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“The Enterprise
Covers _ Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
OAKViEW SANITARIUM WILL
BE BUILT Oil COLLEGE ME.
A six thousand dollar hospital for
Douglas, and that right now. That it
is a certainty is vouched for by Dr.
W. F. Sibbett, who was interviewed by
a reporter of this paper today, and he
announcs that a charter for a private
hospital will be asked for at once.
The promoters and principal stock
holders in the enterprise will be Dr.
W. F. Sibbett, Dr. Will Sibbett, Dr.
Geo. L. Touchton, and Dr. John R.
Smith. They will also be the resident
physicians of the hospital.
The hospital will be built on College
avenue, in West Douglas, and will like
ly be a two story 'structure. Mr. R.
N. McEachren is now preparing the
plans, and it is proposed to make it
modern in every particular. It will
be known as the Oakview Private Sam
tarium.
While the name carries the word
private, the sanitarium will be open to
everybody, all the doctors of the city
being given access to it, in that they
may send their patients there and act
as counsulting physicians for them,
the patient being in the charge of the
local physicians of the hospital, after
they have been removed to it.
Another feature of the proposed in
sitution is that each of these four
physicians will specialize. This will
give the patient a specialist as his
case may require.
Actual builing will likely start in
the next two weeks. The work will
be carried forward as fast as possible,
and by May 1, it is expected that the
Oakview Sanitarium will be open and
ready for business.
Baptist Revival
Will Begin April 1
FLYING SQUADRON.
The readers of the Enterprise are
acquaintd with the announcement of
another PHILLIP’S REVIVAL for
Douglas. No evangelist of any de
nomination ever impressed himself
more favorably upon our people of all
(’lurches than J. B. Phillips didi in the
two meetings i:i which he had ; :.rt
here. Since being hero b experience
has broadened and he'has broadened
with it, becoming a soul winner of
great power. From the great church
in Chattanooga of which he is pastor,
he will bring his assistant pastor, R.
O. Bell who will have charge of the
chorus.
Pastor T. S. Hubert appointed the
entire church as a Committee on
vival and appointed a smaller com
mittee known as Revival Flying Squad
ron to look out for special work, pub
licity, new song books, new lights,
automobile brigade, finance, and so
forth. This committee consists of W.
R. Frier, Melvin Tanner, W. R. Wilson
C. R. Tanner, L. R. Squires and R.
W. Hubert.
Cottage prayer meetings will begin
Monday, March 2Gth. There will be
seven each day of the following week,
no two at the same place. A schedule
of these meetings will be published in
the Enterprise and also distributed on j
sheets of paper. Mr. Philips will ar- I
rive Monday, April 2nd.
THE DOUGLAS PRIV \TE KINDER- j
GARTEN.
On account of measles and wet
weather the kindergarten has been
closed for the past several weeks.
We will resume work on next Tues
day, Feb., 27th, at 9 o’clock. Miss
Nannie Jardine will still be musical
assistant and we hope to very soon i
purchase a Montessori self-correcting t
outfit for very young children and have
every advantage offered by the mod
ern “House of Childhood” of our cities.
I will also teach a class in Aes
thetic Physical Training on Tuesday
and Friday afternoons and open play
ground on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons and will have a Play Fes
tival in the spring giving special at
tention to each child in my charge.
Mrs. Henry Lynch.
Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER It
Mrs. Owen, Age 72
Dies Thursday Night
! On Thursday evening at nine o’cjpck
the gentle spirit of Mrs. Owens took
, its flight at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. L. E. Heath.
Although she has been in failing
health, practically, since the loss of
her husband two years ago, still she
has had no serious illness until ten
days ago when she was stricken with
! paralysis and has never rallied since,
, though conscious part of the time.
Mrs. Owens was about seventy two
j years of age, and endeared herself
| to all who knew her by her unfailing
sweetness of temperament and friend
jliness to young and old alike.
| She has resided here since her hus-
I band’s death wit’.i her only daughter,
Mrs. L. E. Heath. She has two sons
living, one in Oklahoma and one in
Troy Ala., to mourn her loss.
The family left this morning for
Troy where she will be irtered.
Before her marriage to Judge Owens
Mrs. Owens was Miss Cornelia Wiley
one of Alabama’s prominent families.
A! Shaffer Co.
Reorganizes show
The A 1 Shaffer Musical Comedy Co.
have remained over in Douglas this
week for the purpose of reorganiza
tion. While here they have played
three nights at the Grand to packed
houses, t
They leave here Saturday night to
play big time circuits, playing on the
Keith’s' circuit. This is one of the
most popular shows which has visited
Douglas and the members of it have
made many friends during their two
weeks stay with us.
Those deserving special mention are
Miss Dot Moore, the *girl who sings
the blues. She proved to be a special
.vor'.te and has made many friends
here, by her ;■ ace and manners.
Also Miss Anna Mae Thomas, the
clever toe dancer, is as good as is
ever seen on any circuit. Other mem
bers of the troup are g'ood, and all
of them deserve special mention.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Epworth League 10 A. M.
Treadling by pastor 11 A. M. and
7:30 P. M.
Junior League 2 P. M.
Sunday School 3 P. M.
Mid-week Prayer Meeting Wednes
day evening 7:30 o’clock.
To all services you will receive a
cordial welcome. You will find at this
church good singing and plain Gospel
preaching.
B. E. WHITTINGTON, Pastor.
Simon Levin Buys
Lewis Vickers Stock
A business change of much interest
to Douglas people took place this week
when Mr. Simon Levin bought the fire
stock of Lewis Vickers, and assumed
charge Thursday morning.
Mr. Levin has been connected with
the firm of Levin’s Department Store
for many years and has many friends
in the city and county who will be in
terested in the announcement that he
has gone into business for himself.
He proposes to add a large new line
to the present stock, giving him one of
the most complete stocks in the city.
He will have further announcement to
make next week. For the prsent he
will continue business in the store next
to the old Vickers store, where the
present fire sale has been operating.
Mrs. Ike Bashinski, of Mawn, Ga., is
the guest of Mrs. S. J. Philips.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, MARCH 3, 1917.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cffee County and County Commissioners.
WAREHOUSE IS
IB BE BUILT
* tobacco warehouse question has
practically been settled. From the
last accounts, the men, who had the
lists in charge, had subscribed about
$4,000., and it will only take $4,500. to j
build it. Some of the subscribers say I
they will increase their subscription if
necessary.
The promotion of the warehouse
was started by R‘ev. W. B. Smith, of
Broxton, who is the tobacco agent of j
the G. &F. Ry. He got in touch with
Messrs. 1). K. Ford and L. G. Miller,
of Lake View, S. C., and these gentle
men who are experienced tobacco men,
came over to Douglas and were pres
ent at the meeting held this weeK.
iThey propose to establish a tobacco
I market here and promised to do so,
if the citizens would build the nec-
I
essary warehouse.
These gentlemen will rent the ware- j
'house for tobacco purposes about four
months in the year, and fhe remaind
er of the time, the stockholders have
the privilege of renting the warehouse
for various purposes. There seems to
be no question about the proposition
of whether it will pay or not. fi has
been pointed out that the warehouse
will pay, even if no tobacco is ever |
stored in it.
With the building of this warehouse,
Douglas places herself as the first to
bacco market in the state. The build
ing will likely be located on the right
of way of the’ A. B. & A., near the
Tanner-Brice Co.
The officials of both roads attended |
the meeting and pomised their ,
operation.
Pin Howard, a well known young 1
man of this city, has secured a si' a- J
•ation with a prominent lawyer of
ißeidsville and left for that place last
Wednesday.
VICKERS FIRE SALE STILL GO
ING ON. LOTS OF BARG IANS
MONDAY & TUESDAY
LACES ANI) EMBROIDERY AT
LESS THAN f 2 PRICE.
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
“Fanchon The Cricket"
At Auditorium Thursday Evening, March 8.
Don’t miss Fanchon the Cricket next Thursday night at the Audi
torium. It is being given by some of our best local talent to assist
the Woman’s Club and U. D. C. in building a club house.
Fanchon, the pest of the village is the grand daughter of an old
woman who gives herself the airs cf a witch and who is especially
hated by the Barbeands, who refused to let her marry into their family
when she was a girl. Fanchon is taught to hate them also. She
however loves Landry, one of the handsome twin sons of Barbeand,
secretly. Landry scorns her at first hut finally when he knows her,
learns to love her also. Fanshon won’t marry him against his father’s
wishes, and leaves for the city to he out of his way. She is called
back a year later to the bedside of her dying grandmother. If you
want to find out what becomes of Fanchon and Landry be on hand at
eight o’clock.
French peasant costumes have been rented for the occasion. For
get your troubles for awhile, come and laugh and cry with “the Crick
et.”
CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Father Barbeand Miss Marie Ward
Landry Miss Eunice Lott
Mother Barbeand Miss Mae Williamson
Fanchon. the Cricket . Miss Grace Gaffney
Fadet, the Witch Miss Corime Little
Madelan Caillard Miss Lillian Moore
Mariette Miss Lucile Peek
Susette Miss Nora Huss
Colin Mr. John Hall
Father Caillard ‘ Mr. John Hall
SCENE 1.
A room in the Barbeand home.
SCENE 2.
Woods near Fadets home.
SCENE 3.
Hall of the inn on St. Androches Day.
SCENE 4.
Woods near Fadets home.
SCENE 5.
Yard of the Caillard farmhouse.
SCENE 6.
Woods near Fadets home.
SCENE 7.
Room in the Bearbeand. Time one year later.
Don’t forget the date, Thursday March the eighth, time eight
o’clock. Admission 50 and 25 cents. The price is a little more than
usual, but the costumes are expensive. You’ll be sure to have your
moneys worth.
GAEA DAK EBB
WOMANS CLUB
I
Next to the District Meeting of two
years past, the meeting of the Wo
man’s Club on Thursday will go down
in club annuals, as the biggest day of
them all. f
A splendid program was carried out,
interspersed with good music by Miss
Eunice Lott, Miss Nora Huss and Mrs.
Powell with two excellent readings by
Mrs. J. H. Jordan.
The welcome address by Mrs. Diek
| i-s 'n was answered by Mrs. Nichols
Peterson, who told the ladies much
that was interesting about the Federa
tion and about Club work in general.
Each president gave a short talk on
what their' clubs were doign. Espec
ially were we proud of the glowing
reports coming from the young clubs
of Willaeoochee, Homerville and Brox
ton, which were organized so recently
by our president, Mrs. Dickerson.
After giving her report Mrs. Cro
martie gave the ladies a pressing in
vitation to be present at the District
Federation at Hazlehurst in April.
After the session, the ladies and
their guests were taken to the Country
Club, whre a lovely luncheon was serv
ed.
The Club House was beautifully
decorated in jonquils, which are the
club flowers.
After the luncheon the ladies en
joyed a short talk from Mrs. J. C.
Brewer who is past president of the
Club. Several beautiful toasts were
given by Mrs. Peterson and others.
Our guests were Mrs. Reavis, of
Homerville, Mrs. Cromartie and Mrs.
Branche, of Hazlehurst, Mrs. Summer
lin, of Willaeoochee, Mrs. B. M. Poer
and Mrs. J. E. Lott, of Broxton, Mrs.
Dickerson, of Homerville, Mrs. Peter
son and Mrs. Eve, of Tifton, Mrs. Mel
vin Paulk, of Oeilla, Mrs. Pryor, of
Fitzgerald, Mrs. Wfiatley, of Reynolds,
Mrs. Brewer, of Fitzgerald, Mrs. Peat
, ross.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Mr. B. V. Brantley, of Blackshear,
will preach at the Presbyterian church
Sunday.
188 IS JUDGE JUVENILE
COURT FOB COFFEE COUNTY
Citizen Answers
Newspaper Article
Editor Enterprise:
In your issue of week before last
you carried an article from me relat
ive to building a hospital in Douglas.
Last week the Progress carried an
article presumably in reply to mine
in which the writer said that we
would not get a hospital by writing
isueh articles as I did. His statement
iinay be true if every one placed such
an erroneous construction upon it as
he did, but it is to be hoped, and is
confidently expected that no one else
saw it in the light he seems to have
viewed it. He certainnly got an er
roneous idea of it. otherwise I would
not attempt to reply to him.
: The writer of the Progress article
would have you believe that I had said
harmful and unjust things about some
one or about the Elks Club or the
Kracker Club, when nothing of the
kind was said or even intimated. It
was even explained that no “Knock”
was intended at any of them. He says
that I admitted that I did not know
what I was talking about, when I ex
plicitly stated that I refrained from
speaking of that about which I know
nothing, and I wish to repeat that 1
have not made, nor do I intend to
make a statement of my own which
I am not prepared to substantiate with
facts and figures sufficient to satisfy
and clear any fair mind.
The writer of the Progress article
calls attention to the fact that the
members cf the Clubs are among the
best people of Douglas. Now no one
had intimated that they were not. We
admit that many of them are eonsid
-1 ered our foremost citizens, but that
fact makes the situation more puzzl
ing.
■ What my article intended to show,
and what I must think it did show to
| every one who read it save one, is
I that the same backing that makes our
schools and churches a financial suc
cess, and that makes the clubs a finan
cial success wraii ■’ make a hospital a
financial • and that the hispit
would bt wi infinitely more to
I Douglas and Cofiee County than either
!of the clubs or all of them if you
please.
[ I said not a word about any mem
ber of the clubs, and all that I did
say that could at all be so construed,
I desire to repeat: That is, that I
would like for someone to explain to
me the patriotism and Christianity of
a citizenry who will put their money
and energy into a Kracker Club, and
continue to put it in in sufficient
amounts to guarantee its success, and
allows a hospital in their midst to close
its doors for want of funds with which
to keep them open, when the Kracker
Club is not worth one cent to any one
save to these to whom it gives em
polyment and a little recreation and
amusement to its members, and a hos
pital is an institution for the care of
the sick, the relief of the suffering,'
and oftimos. not only instrumental in,
but the direct source of saving a life.
Besides this, it turns loose between
three and five hundred dollars per
month among the various business in
trests of the town that would other
wise not be here. This is what I can
not understand, and the fact that “the
best people in town” are among the
ones who are doing this makes the
situation more puzzling. As I said in
my previous letter it is as inexplain
able as the fact that all intelligent
people in this bible land of ours do not
embrace the Christian religion. I would
certainly like to know how a man
feels; I would like to know the work
ings of his brain and the impulses of
his heart and conscience, who can
support these dubs and other things
of like character and is not willing to
do as much for a hospital. I cannot
comprehend it.
Lest the writer of the Progress ar
ticle should suffer another delusion and
get himself mixed up, let me repeat
(Continued to Last Page.)
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
On next Saturday night, March 10,
at 8 o’clock, the ladies of the Metho
dist church will present to the people
jof Douglas, one of the most unique
entertainers on the stage today. The
attraction will he staged in the audi
torium and the proceeds are for the
j benefit of the Methodist church.
The speaker will he Clyde Poulter,
who has been on the stage for many
years. He is the smallest entertainer
on the American platform, be ink only
a little over three feet tall.
He has many fine press not! es
about the class cf entertainment he
gives and no doubt will please the
large audience that will hear him on
hi.-, visit to Douglas. Besides getting
your moneys worth, you will lie 'tid
ing a great cause. So don’t forgt
the time and place.
PROGRAM FOR AGIRCULTUIML
RALLY.
. MARCH 5, 1917.
1. Prayer.
2. Welcome Address by Mayor of
Douglas.
3. Welcome Address by Dist. Pres, of
Clubs or Pres, of Local Club.
4. Address.—Mrs. Nellie Peters Black
Pres, of Ga. Fed. of Woman’s Clubs.
5. Address.—P. A. Methvin, State
Pure Food Inspector.
fi. Mrs. Wilmer Moore, Chairman
Arts and Handicraft.
Lunch Free.
Afternoon Session.
1. Address.—ll. F. Branham, State
2. Address. —Mrs. Lumpkin, for
Supt. Animal Industry.
Southeastern Fair As.-o. Representa
'tive State College of Agriculture.
3. J. F. Hart Jr., Athens, Ga.
Help ' .
By telep’ J’lg
News If g, tc
Numbe c ® 23,
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The Court of Ordinary has been des
ignated Juvenile Court for Coffee Coun
;ty. This court has jurisdiction over
all children under sixteen years of age,
who are delinquent, neglected, or other
wise subject to the disciplne, or in
need o fthe care and protection of the
state. Also to punish any adult who
may encourage, aid, cause, abet or
•onnive at such state of delinquency,
or neglect, etc.
The court is athorized to seek the
co-operation of all societies, organiza
tions etc., whose object is to help neg
lected children.
It is also made the duty of every
■cunty, town or municipal officer to
render such assistance and co-opera
tion as they can.
Also Womens Clubs, Churches, Sun
day school classes etc., can render
good service to the court in finding
and bringing delinquent children to the
attention of the court.
Also school teachers in the county
are called upon to lend their help in
the betterment of the children in the
county, by calling attention to such
as need help. In fact any body and
everybody who can help any child un
der sixteen years of age to a better
life is solicited to eo-opreate with this
court in saving the needy children of
our county.
W. P. WARD, Judge,
Juvenile Court, Coffee County.
Methodist Ladies
To Stage Attraction
, MR. CLYDE POULTER