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“The Enterprise
Covers Every
Nook and Cor
ner of Coffee
County and
Then Some”
FIELD DAY PRIZE WINNERS
RURAL SCHOOLS CONTEST
Coffee County's Field Day program
was the best ever. The rural schools
of the county held in Douglas on the
20th. of April, the best Field Day pro
gram that they have ever had. The
following is a list of the winners to
gether with the prizes and the names
of those who made the donations.
The teachers and pupils and school
officials express their thanks for the
liberal contributions in prizes by the
merchants and business men of Doug
las which is always true of them.
The first prizes awarded Were to
some young people who had done well
in some contests prior to the contest.
During the first of the year there
was a contest in the schools and
prizes offered for hte boy and girl
who could write the best paper on the
subject “How To Fight The 801 l Wee
vil.” Over one hundred young people
contested for these prizes. It was de
cided that Claud Bethea of the Elim
school had written the best paper of
the boys class and was given a 525
shot "un by the Watt-Holmes Hdw.
Co., which was delivered by Rev. Web
ster. It was decided that Mamie Hall
of the Pine Grove school had written
the best in the g'irls class and was
given a gold medal by F. T. Curiae Co.,
which was delivered by Prof. Neal.
Horace (Doc) Harrell of the Seat's
school was given a Bible by W. L.
Rogers and delivered by Rev. Whit
tington because he was the only boy
in the county in the year 1916 who
completed the cotton club work. Tie
is also the only boy in the state who
is nkown to have contributed $5 from
his own .SBO bank account which he
had make himself, to assist in paying
the work in the erection of a new,
room on the building where he was !
rtending school, j
Literary Work.
Declamation.
First prize, Earnest Grantham, Am- :
brose school, Kodak, donated by W.
R. Wilson.
Second prize, George Glisson, Isaac
school, $1.50 worth Mdse, donated by
Peterson & Relihan.
Recitation.
First prize, Florence Kitchens, 1
Elim school, Lavilliere, donated by F.
T. Currie Co.
Second prize, Mary Jane Grantham,
Ambrose school, SI.OO pr. Silk Hose,
donated by Barnes & Co. N
Spelling,
Kubie Peterson, West Green school,
Collar donated by Miss Chandler.
Composition.
Gordy Mae Wright, Blythestone:
school, Godd Pins, donated by Field-!
ing & Sibbett.
Instrumental Solo.
First prize, Ruby Peterson, West 1
Green school, Hat, donated by Me- !
Lean & Latimer.
Second prize, Beulah Purvis, Har- j
mony Grove school, Crepe-de-Chine (
Handkerchiefs, donated by Mrs. Ter- j
rell.
Quartettes. —■ * - - ‘
First prize, Harmony Gx-ove School, i
$3.00 Mdse., donated by Union Phar- j
rnacy. - 1
StH'oKvl prize, Isaac school, SI.OA!
worth Mdse, donated by C. H. Gran
tham and SI.OO worth Mdse, donalet’
by 5 & 10 Cent Store-.
Chorus. i
First prise, Harmony Grove School,
Md.se. donated by Douglas Hdw. Co.
Second prfee, Inman tx’Xool, $2 worth
Mose. donated by TStfmer Merc. Co.
S, by children 'under ten years of
age.
First prize. Shepherd school, $3.00
worth Mdse, donated by Sapp’s Phar
macy.
Second prize, Harmony Grove school,
$2.00 worth Mdse, donated by Durst
Variety Store.
Original School Song.
•Isaac school, Table, donated by M.
F. Head & Co.
Penmanship.
Lillian Pafford, Shepherd school,
Crepe-de-chine Waist, donated by The
Boston Store.
Drawing.
Best Fi'ee Hand Map on N. A.
Doi-a Kirkland, Saginaw school, $1
worth Mdse, donated by Tanner Merc.
Co.
Vocal Duet.
Douglas Enterprise
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVIII, NUMBER 1
Vickers school, SI.OO box candy, do
nated by Hall’s Drug Store.
Athletics.
Class weight under 80 pounds.
50 yd. Dash, Monroe Newbern, Shep
herd school.
Running Broad Jump, Monroe New r
bern, Shjepherd school.
Running High Jump, Walter Lee
Gregory, Shepherd school.
Base Ball Throw, Dennis Adams,
McKinnon school.
Class weight 81 to 95 pounds.
75 yd. Dash, Albert Cole, Elim
school.
Running High Jump, Albert Cole,
1 dim school.
Base Ball Throw, Albert Cole, Elim
school.
Class weight 111 to 125.
100 yd. Dash, Elzie Newbern, Shep
herd school.
Running Bi'oad Jump, Elzie New
bern, Shepherd school.
Running High Jump, Elzie Newbern
Shepherd school.
Base Ball Throw, Jas. Cole, Elim
school.
Unlimited Class.
100 yd. Dash, Archie Anderson,
McClelland school.
Running Broad Jump, Elzie New
bern, Shepherd school.
Running High Jump, Elzie New
born, Shepherd school.
Base Bail Throw, Elma Sapp, Bly
thestone school.
Blue ribbons will be given winners
in Athletic exercises.
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Enterprise Theatre To
Open Next Monday
The Enterprise Theatre on Peter
son avenue will open its doors for bu
siness on next Monday night. Their
opening bill will be the world famed
play, “Romeo and Juliet,” and the pic
ture is one of the best on the market
today.
The new theatre under the manage
ment of Mr. B. L. Hall, will be one of
the most modern and best equipped
movies in Georgia. . Mr. Hall has paid
$5,000. for his musical instrument
alone, and it is said to be the finest
ever brought to this state, there being
only one more like it in Georgia.
The Enterprise is also equipped with
opera seats, electric fans, and every
convenience the patron will demand.
He expects to give two shows daily,
a matinee at 3:30, and again at i :30
to 10:30.
The opening bill will no doubt draw
a crowded house. The play needs no
introduction to the public. Ihe pic
ture will start Monday at 3:30. The
prices for this big opening bill will
be the same as will continue at this
showt viz: 5 and 10 cents. No extras.
COUNTY TAX BOOKS
CLOSED ON MAY 1.
Thti tax books of Coffee county
clbsed on May t, and there are many
people who have failed to give in
their taxes as required by law.
Receiver Sapp will be at the couit
'house fdr a few days yet and says
he will be glad to let anyone give in
their taxes, who have oveilooked this
all important fact.
CHANGE OF HOURS DELIVERY.
Realizing as we do since trying it
out, our deliveries are not arranged
exactly as we wish. We have decided
to change our morning deliveries as
follows: North and East Douglas
8:30 A. M., South and W'est Douglas
9 A. M. and 4:30 P. M., the other
schedule will stand as heretofore. We
think by* making this change every
body will have ample time to get
their orders in.
North and East 8:30 A. M.
North and East 10:30 A. M.
Noi'th and East 3:00 P. M.
North and East 5:30 P. M.
South and West 9:00 A. M.
South and West 4:30’ P. M.
Above take effect Monday 7th,
Retail Grocers of Douglas.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, MAY 5, 1917.
The Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Cffee County and County Commissioners
EUNICE SUB
MITS REPURT
«
Douglas, Qa., March 31st, 1917.
Hon. County Commissionersandßoard
of Education.
Gentlemen:
For your information I submit the
following report of work done in the
county for the month of March 1917.
Demonstrators visited on their
farms, 39.
Other farmers visited and informa
tion given, 24.
Rural schools visited in interest of
club work, 27.
Farmers who called at office for in
formation, 129.
Phone calls for information, 35.
Letters written to farmers, 195.
Circular letters written to farmers
and club members, 530.
Bulletins mailed, 521.
Meetings held, 8. Attendance, 873.
Club members visited, 15.
Hogs inoculated, (for Cholera) GB2.
Sick mules and horses treated, 4.
Number of pure bred hogs placed in
county, 11.
Number of miles traveled in car,
972. Railroad, 146.
This month special stress was made
on growing food and feed stuffs for
both man and beast, not only a sueffi
cient quanity to supply the farmer
but a small surplus t% sell those that
were not producing any. A majority
of the faremrs have been reached, and
as a result the food crops have been
increased in a.great many instances.
The new crops such as Tobacco,
Cantaloupes, and melons are grow
ing nicely in most places, however the
cantaloupe acreage will be somewhat
reduced on account of'poor tends, but
,the tobacco acreage has been increas
ed.
In the livestock industi’y this of
fice is pushing the eradication of the
cattle tick which is a very serious
menance at present to the livestock
industry of the county. This office
records the loss of three pure bred
males in the county this month from
tick fever. The price of these thi’ee
males would have constructed five con
crete dipping vats.
It is time that every farmer, banker
merchant and business men of all pro
fessions awake to the necessity f
eliminating this great robber, (the
cattle* tick) from our county. This
must be done before we can advance
to any degree of success in the cattle
industry. Respectfully,
G. B. EUNICE,
Cuonty Agent.
L. Seiigmam Wiii
Open Douglas Store
Mr. Li Sefigmari, one of the oldest
and best known mechants in Coffee
county, who has been located at Nich
olls in business for many years, has
decided to cast his lot” With Douglas
people, and will move his large stock
of goods to this city on May 15, oc
cupying the store just vacated by Mr.
I. Levin. He will move his family
hei*e at the same time.
Mr. Seligman proposes to operate a
first class furnishings store, and at
Nic-holls he has always carried one of
the largest stocks in this section, and
he proposes to increase it here and
keep everything the trade will demand
He is an expei't merchant, has made
a tremendous success with his business
[starting at the bottom, peddling just
a few years hack, but today is recog
hiized as one of the best rated mer
chants in Coffee county.
Douglas welcomes Mr. Seligman and
j family, and we are glad they expect
to become permanent citizens.
TWIN CHILDREN OF MR.
AND MRS. YYM. WORTH DIE.
The death of the twin children “of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Worth touched
with sorrow the*hearts of a large <“ir
cle of relatives and friends. They
were about seven weeks old and died
this week within two days of each
other. Funeral at Rocky Pond church
conducted by T. S. Hubert.
CITY COURT
MAY CALENDAR
Monday May 21st, 1917.
DOCKET “E'
9(51 The Anderson Co. vs Royal
Insurance Co.
963 The Anderson Co. vs Liverpool
London & Globe Ins. Co.
973 The Anderson Co. vs Hartford
Fire Ins. Co.
974 The Anderson Co. vs Hartford
Fire Ins. Co.
975 The Anderson Co. vs Hartford
Fire Ins. Co.
979 The Anderson Co. vs Liverpool
Globe & London Ins. Co.
980 The Anderson Co. vs Liverpool
Globe & London Ins. Co.
DOCKET “D”
129 R. F. Scarborough vs W. W.
Stewart & Bro.
805 E. L. Tanner & G. M. Stanton ,
vs Lacy L. Sutton.
1007 Macon Cooperage Co. vs E. C.
Stewart.
Tanner Mere. Co. vs W. M.
Smith Deft. Mrs. Ida smith
Claimant.
DOCKET “E”
255 Alfonso Henry vs Ashley-Price
Lumber Co. -
51 J. L. Cochran vs J. S. Lott.
164 Georgia Pert. Co. vs John C.
Harper Claimant, and E. J.
Harper.
231 David Ricketson Sheriff for the
use W. B. Courson vs Charlie
Pearson, J. 11. Hall and D. H.
Meeks.
245 Union Banking Co. vs J. S.
Starling, et al Deft. & J. H.
Haskins Claimant.
246 J. M. Maddox vs E. Merritt.
338 K. Cohen vs H. Altman.
512 Ox-iental Amusement Co. vs H.
Senger, John A. Corn & G. M.
Stanton.
464 J. G. Williams vs C. W. Shaw.
526 Dr. S. B. Gillispie vs Geo. F.
McCranie, Sr. Partner of Low
ther & McCranie.
537 Miles F. Bixler vs A. A. Meeks.
548 W. J. Callihan vs J. H. Carver.
376 Union Banking Co. vs Citizens
Bank.
386 Dan Metts vs J. W. Stewart, T.
P. Purvis & O. J. Neugent.
3t7 Mer : ants & Farmers Dank vs
John Weill,right, J. T. Chopped
& Co. a firm composed of J. M.
Roberts.
391 Union Banking Co. vs R. L.
Bland and Daniel Gaskins Sr.
407 A. R. Harrolson vs J. J. E. Mc-
Clelland.
435 B. Peterson vs E. A. Vickers &
M. E. Vickers.
437 B. Peterson vs T. A. Woodruff
& C. R. Tidwell End.
445 B. H. Tanner as Tanner Merc.
Co. vs E. J. Harper and John
Vickers Garnishee.
479 Dora Ann Lee vs Jesse Eden
field & Steve A. Edenfield.
483 Mary Jane Hinson vs B. H.
Tanner.
489 Berrien County Bank vs L. L.
McNeal.
498 S. B. Lewis Vs J. E. Roberson.
502 Sothefn Paint & Varnish Co. vs
Eniplfe Construction Co. R. N.
McEachren.
512 Douglas Oil & Fert. Co. vs
Mary Merritt & Robert Mer
ritt. ‘
514 William Solomon vs T. E. At
kinson & C. C. Atkinson.
518 King Hardware Co. vs South
Georgia Furniture Co., J. T.
Giddens & Mary V. Giddens.
527 Citizens Bank vs J. L. Burkett
Prin. et al.
534 J. J. Rogei-s Trustee vs S. J.
Biown.
557 B. Peterson vs S. L. Bedsole et
al.
580 Bank of Douglas vs J. H. Will
iams & Calvin Williams.
585 Merrimac Mfg. Co. vs Anderson
Company.
594 Mrs. B. H. Cribb vs A. L. Dor
sey.
596 B. H. Tanner Plf. in fifa vs R.,
Floyd and T. J. Douglas deft.
Matilda Floyd Clmt.
598 Safina Spivey vs George Hutch
eson.
602 B. Peterson vs E. Corbitt and
Christian Corbitt Deft.
641 H. S. Meinhard & Bro. vs A.
Corbitt.
(Continued to Last Page)
DR. BURNS IS
FIRST ON LIST
A few days ago while Dr. Gordon
Burns, of this city, was in Augusta,
in attendance at the annual meeting
of the state medical society, he stood
an examination for enlistment in the
Medical Reserve Corps.
This week he received notification
from the department of the fact that
he had made the necessary mark and
his name entered for service. He ex
pects instructions-to follow any day,
and no indication was given as to
where he would be used first. He may
be sent direct to France or England
or may be stationed in this county
for a few months.
He has been busy all the week mak
ing necessary preparations for leav
|ing his business, should he get instruct
' *°ns to leave at any time. It is more
than likely that he will be called with
in the next few weeks.
The position to which he has been
selected carries with it the title of
2nd. Lieutenant. He is receiving the
congratulations of his friends on the
fine examination he made, also on the
lact that he is the first Coffee county
man to enlist in the present European
war.
LITTLE JACK WOODARD IN
CONTACT WITH LIVE WIRE.
An unfortunate accident occurred in
this city on ast Thursday afternoon
when little Jack Woodar, son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. R. Woodard, while play
ing with some children near his home,
came in contact with a live wire which
seriously burned his hands and back,
and it was thought for awhile that
they would pove fatal, but the little
fellow is improving slowly at this
time. lie will however probably suf
fer the oss of a few fingers.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL NEWS.
(By Ryan Frier.)
'b rie Jim came to see us up at
chapel Thursday morning.
Two pupils of the fifth grade quit
school this week and one of them
moved out of town.
the sixth ;,::de J a ionic at Gas
kin Springs last Monday.
The Methodist preachers visited us
up at chapel the other morning.
Our school is going to have a flag
raising soon and we are learning songs
to sing then.
We are all glad school is nearly out.
STATEMENT COUNTY GOM
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GENERAL
Jim Powell Janitors Salary $ 25.0(1
A. B. &A.R. R. Freight z 3 74:
L. C. Montague & Co. Auditing services 387659:*
Coxkins Chem. Co. Disinfectants liJKXIO '
J. F. Meeks 2 days service 6.Q0
Stubbs & Pearsall i Supplies 84.25
Bettie Hughes ' Keeping pauper 31.00 *
S, A. Lott * 2 days work 9.00'
Willie Hutcheson 3 days work
J. S. Paulk Supplies y 28
S. M.Meeks Warden salary 100.00
M. J. Roberts Salary guard 40.00
S. M.Meeks Expenses ' 34.40
S. I. Crosby Work 7 00
J. M. Roberts " Salary 20.110“
Y. O. Matthews j* Hay 35*. 19
Peargon Hdw. Co. Nails JO.OO
W. E. Outlaw 7 Work on bridge g 00
H. Ti'aub Sons Supplies > 249.37
Foote & Davies Co. Supplies 386.48
W. M. Haskins 1 Mo. salary , 30.00
Alexander Hill >1 Mo. salary 60.00
Alexander Hill® Expenses 15.75
W. H. Logue Work 15 qo
Dorminy-Palmer Hdw. Co. Supplies 15.49
Charlie Anderson Work (j. 37
D. P. Spivey Work and Supplies • 11.45
R. L. Right Work on bridge 43.30
P. L. Moore Hauling Lumber 221.55
P. L.. Harper Bridge work 7 92
P. L. Harper 1 days service 3.00
Otis Paulk • Work on bridge 7go
P. E. Pafford Supplies .05
(Continued to Eighth Page.)
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
{ Mr. O. F. Deen, manager apd/pn.*p
• rietor of the Union Pharmacy, fct«
| made extensive improvements in hib
[.store, giving him one of the inor.t
: modern and best equipped drug storms
[ in any South Georgia town.
1 He has made quite an imp rovenk*tx
in his ice cream parlors, making it
larger and putting in new tables and
chairs. Ha has moved his office fivsn
the front to an upstairs place in
rear which he had built for this spec
ial purpose.
The whole of the inside and oufakte
of the store building has been re
painted, adn many other new toaefest
given the arrangement of the store.
He says that he is not yet thru (nzC
will continue to add from time to time
any modern and up-to-date equipm-rnt
and conveniences.
NOTICE.
; The Board of Hducaf ion will :.«'t
meet on the Ist Monday in P/lay bo
cause some of the members of ifet-
Board will be away from home attend
ing the School Officials Convention *fc
.Macon. They will probably xneet again
on Friday June Ist. Notice will
given later. J. GORDON FLOYD..
Help r i
By telep'
News It -J to
Numbe J 23,
44, or 106.
REVIVAL LUSTS
ANOTHER WEEK
j The revival now in progress at the
Methodist church is increasing in in
terest, as the first week closes, and
next week promises to be a reewrd
i breaker, in point of attendance and ira
. terest.
I Rev. L. J. Ballard, of Brunswick, ts
doing the preaching, and services are
being held twice daily, 3:30 P. K.
and 7:30 P. M. The meetings w,G
probably close a week hence,
i Douglas people should attend these
services regualrly and help make the
i meeting what it should be. The bu
siness houses should close their doar.f
one hour in the afternoon each
and whether they attend the services-,
or not, give their help an opportunity .
We predict great things for the next
week. Pastor Whittington is work
ing hard to make the revival a ac
cess, and we believe it will be.
Union Pharmacy Has
Made Big Improvement