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Covers Every Nook
and Cemer of
Coffee County— and
Then Some.”
AUDITOR’S REPORT FINANCIAL
CONDITION GIT! OF DOUGLAS
CITY OF DOUGLAS, GA-
Tentative Statement of Financial Con
dition as at Jan. 16th, 1918-
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash on Hand.
Union Banking Co. bai...s 2,939.34
Union B’king Co., deposit. 2.42
Cash and items transferred
to G. A. lunger, Cleric.. 27.88
8 2, 969 .64
Advalorem Tax
Uncollected fi fas, 1916
levy 1,910 81
Uncollected fi fas, 1917
levy 2,917.96
Uncollected costs 1916
levy 191.00
Uncollected costs 1917
levy 389.00
5,408.77
Less estimated insolvents. 408.77
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5,000.00
Water and Light Consumers
Uncollected Light and
water accounts 379.27
Miscellaneous
J. D. Knowles acct., unpaid 5,039.83
Police Court fines 78.50
Sinking Fund Certificates 6,409.11
Accrued interest 133.55
11,660.99
Total Current Assets 20,009.90
Current Liabilities
Treasury Warrants
outstanding 383.86
Bills payable 15,033.85
Unpaid Curent Accounts,
estimated % . 500.00
Interest Coupons, out
standing, estimated 125,725.00
A . ued interest on
floating debt, est 500.00
Total current liabilities, est. 144,142.71
Deduct current assets
shown above 20,009.90
Excess of liabilities
over assets 124,132.81
CITY OF DOUGLAS, GA.
Statement of Cash Account January
1, 1917 to January 16, 1918, Inc.
DEBITS
Balances
Jan. 1, 1917 from J. D.
Knowles, ex-Clerk $1,299,37
Sept. 1, 1917 from Citizens
Bank, Douglas 538.59
Sept. 1, 1917 from Chat and
Phoenix, bal bk. N. Y... 396.62
2,234.56
Taxation
Advalorem Tax, previious
years 11,997.42
Advalorem Tax 1917 22,108.92
Costs and Interest 427.50
Occupation Tax 6,887.00
Street Tax 492.00
Dog Tax 25.00
41,937.84
Police Court fines and
Public Safety
forfeitures 1,370.60
Impounding Fees 27.02
1,397.62
Miscellaneous
Water and light collections 20,229.80
Meters sold 23.85
Fertilizer sold from city
stables 0-00
Junk stone sold 30.00
20,289.65
Trust Fund
Excess fro marshal’s legal
sales 42.37
Borrowed Money
Old loan renewed 19,060.00
New loan 1,000.00
Total current receipts for
the year 83,727.48
Sundry checks returned
unpaid by the bank.— 270.02
Total debits 86,232.06
Credits
Treasury Warrants Issued
General Government
Salaries 2,200.00
Public Safety
VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 41.
79 More Mm
Clerk Haddock informs us that med
ical examination of Coffee county’s
quota will begin tomorrow. They will
be resumed next Tuesday and Wed
nesday. We are due Uncle Sam 79
more men and these will come from
these examinations.
All of Class One men will be exam
ined up to 800. It is estimated that
about 250 will be examined. The first
79 will serve and will leave immediate
ly. Nothing but men in Class One
will be examined.
Police department 2,758.57
Fire department 1,733.70
Sanitary department 1,333.03
City Pound 62.68
5,887.98
Public Works
Street department 996.40
City sewerage 474.43
Water and light plant,
current operation 21,116.76
Permanent improvements.. 5,289.69
Public buildings, grouds,etc. 130.70
28,007.98
Schools
Funds transferred to City
Board of Education.... 5,560.60
Miscellaneous
Repairs an renewals 252.34
Postage, printing and
stationery 647.72
Charity 95.88
General 3,253.44
Public Debt
Bonds retired and coupons
paid 6 759.25
interest on floating debt.. 1,5 72 86
Sundry loans repaid 31,160.00
39,492.11
Total treasury warrants
issueu f)3 359.0 ')
Sundry returned checks
re-deposited 219.il
Total credits 83,647.49
Jan. 16, 1918, Balance to
be accounted for 2,584.57
RECONCILEMENT
Debits
Balance to be accounted for $2,584.57
Outstanding
No. 9112, J. B. Exurn $ .35
No. 9287, Jas. Culbert 3.75
No. 9818, H. C. Sanders 6.00
No. 10103 Coffee Co. Progress.. 4.00
No. 10109 Joe Moore 7.50
No. 10114 H. Kirkland 45.00
No. 10117 Cy Carswell 7.50
No.lollß, Dcug Fdy & Mch Co. 116.11
No. 10119, Douglas Auto C 0... .90
No. 10120, Westinhouse Elec
tric Co 53.G0
No. 10121, Watt-Holmes Hard
ware Co 12.95
No. 10122, T. E. Terrel 3.00
No. 10124, A. B. & A. Ry C 0... 95.20
No. 10126, W. R. Gates 3.00
No. 10128, W. D. Graham.... 25.00
$383.86
Total debit $2,968.43
Excess Cash 1.21
Total 2,969.64
Contra Credits
Union Banking Company:
1-16-18 Balance 2,939.34
1-16-18 Deposit 2.42
2,941.76
Cash
Various checks returned
by the bank 20.58
Cash in drawer 7.30
27.88
Total Credits 2,969.64
To the best of my knowledge and
belief the foregoing statement and
Reconcilement of same are correct,
same being an exact copy of the aud
itor's statement, transferring the of
fie of Clerk to my successor.
Respectfully,
H. F. EROWN,
( V*y , Retiring Clerk.
Vhe Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioner *
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, FEB. 15, 1518
GRID JURY
PRESENTMENTS
We, the Grand Jury, selected, chos
en and sworn for this, the February
term, 1918, of Coffee County Superior
Court, beg to submit herewith, our
general presentments:
We have examined the books of the
Justices of the Peace an Ex. Off. J. P.
and find them fairly well kept, with
the exception that in some cases the
cost is not properly itemized.
Book Committee: R. C. Relihan,
J. E. Chappell, H. W. Eaird.
We have examined the ehaingang
and find the camp in a satisfactory
condition and the convicts looked after
in a careful manner as a whole.
Chaingang Committe: J. J. Carter,
T. Tanner, J. H. King.
We haveexaminedtheccndition of all
public buildings and find them in
fairly good condition. We recom
mend that the hall through the court
house be extended on through the
building.
Public Buildings Committee: G. F.
McCranie, J. A. Daughtery, Jesse
Newbern.
We recommend that each member of
the Grand and Petit Jury, also Bailiff
and Tally Jurors be paid the regular
per diem, $2.00, for services, and that
the Foreman and Clerkeach be paid
the sum of $3.00 per diem for their'
services.
We recommend that W. C. Merier
be paid the sum of $5.00 for steno
graphic work and for writing up out
general presentments.
We recommend that these present
ments be published in the Douglas
Enterprise, the Coffee County Prog
ress and the Pearson Tribune and that
each be paid $5.00 for the printing of
same.
We recommend that H. M Meeks,
Tom Morris and E. Corbett be ap
pointed to succeed themselves as mem
bers of the County Board of Educa
tion.
We recommend that M. L. Aldridge,
N. P. & Ex-Off. J. P„ 1713 Dist., of
Coffee Co., Ga., be appointed to suc
ceed himself at the expiration of his
term, June 30, 1918.
We recommend that Gus L. Branck
be appointed N. P. & Ex-Off. J. P.
for 748th District to fill the unex
pired term of H. F. Brown, who has
resigned.
We recommend tart Mary Beverly
be placed on the pauper list at $5.00
per month.
We recommend to His Excellency
Hugh M. Dorsey, Governor of Geor
gia, and the Honorable James I. Sum
merall, Judge of the Superior Court cf
Waycross Circuit, embracing Coffee
County, Georgia: (a) —That a City
Court be established in and for Coffee
County, Georgia as ic provided by law
under Sections numbered 4270 to and
including 4309, and all sections in
cluded between said two sections of the
Civil Code of Georgia, Volume 2, of
1895, and including all acts and laws
amendatory thereto. (b)—That the
Governor of Georgia apoint a Judge
ef said Court under the terms of the
law governing same; and that said
Judge so appointed shall receive for
his salary as judge of said court the
sum of $1,200.00 per annum, to be paid
in monthly installments, out of the
treasury of the county.
W r e, the Grand Jury of the county,
sitting as above stated, feel justified
in making the recommendaton for said
City Court, knowing that there are a
large number of cases, both civil and
criminal, arising in our county that
can be tried and disposed of by such a
court with more haste and dispatch
and at a much less expense and cost
to the taxpayers and litigants of the
county than in the Superior Court.
And we know that the dockets of the
Superior Court are very much over
crowded and congested with business
and need relief, and believe the es
tablishment o' a City Court will bring
the relief needed.
It is the unanimous desire of the
members of this Grand Jury that there
be left upon the minutes an expression
of our appreciation and heartfelt
thanks to Hon. J. I. Summerail and
Hon. M. D. Dickerson, our esteemed
Judge and Solicitor, for their valuable
advice and constant Eervice which they
freely and graciously rendered *s in
our deliberations over the important
COURT DUSTS
01 FRIDAY
Court resumed work Monday morn
ing and has been on the move all the
week. The court announced in the be
ginning that only six murder cases
would be tried. However, some of
these go over.
The Geo. H. White case goes over
on account of the illness of the lead
ing counsel. The Cleve Tanner case
will go over as the defendant is out on
bond.
The case against Joe Sanders, who
was charged with killing Tom Wesley,
was the first tried this week. The
principal evidence was that of Jim
Staivey. The defendant was repre
sented by Willingham & McDonald, ht
this city, an J. McDonald, of Fitz
gerald. Solicitor Dickerson was as
sisted by Lawson Kelley. A verdict
of not guilty was reached about five
o’clock Tuesday afternoon.
The trial cf Geo. Yates fer the mur
der of Mr. Petty was next taken up.
Thedefendantwasrepresented by Mc-
Donald & Willingham and €. A. Ward
of this city and J. W. Bennett, of Way
cross. As we go to press, Thursday,
afternoon, the jury is still out, with
chances of a mistrial.
Two more murder cases will be tried
at this term. The court has cne in
hand now and another will be, taken
up tonight and likeiy disposed of to
morrow, when the court will adjourn.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
February 17th,1918
Sunday School at ten o'clock, a. m.
Morning worship at eleven o’clock.
Sermon subject: “Our Spiritual
Allies.
There will be no evening service at
this church.
Don’t forget the big show at the
Enterprise Theatre Monday night.
Seats now on sale. This is the big
gest show of the season, 40 people and
a jam-up show in every respect.
TO A FRIEND.
If you care to do the right thing
you will come out to the front and
present your evidence to the one you
so unjustly accused. Innocence has
nnothing to fear.
Slander and calumny may succeed
for a time, but virtue and justice will
finally overcome such acts of injus
tice. INNOCENCE.
LITTLE MAE POSTON DEAD
Little Mae Poston, the twelve year
I old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I). E.
Poston, died at her home at 2:30 WTed
! nesday morning after an illness of
several days. She had just recuper
ated from an attack of measles and
had returned to school, but was out
too early .v'd died f’-om rhe relapse.
She was a bright little girl, loved by
all who knew her, and her death has
(last a gloom over the- city. She was
i uried at the city cemetery Thursday
afternoon.
matters that have been entrusted to
our are. We also desire to thank our
efficient clerk, sheriff and all others
who in any way assisted us in our re
spective duties.
W T e recommend that the Solicitor-
General, by the approval cf the Judge
of the Superior Court, appoint a crim
inal bailiff for Coffee Co., Ga., at a
reasonable salary, same to be paid by
the County Commissioners out of the
treasury of Coffee county.
Respectively submitted,
W. R. FRIER, Foreman; G. F. Me-
CRANIE, Clerk; R. C. Relihan, J. H.
King, T. R. Hattaway, J. A. Day, J. J.
J. Carter, J. E. Phillip, Jesse New
tern, , J. A. Barnes. J. A. Daughtery,
R. L. Glisson, John M. Gaskin, P. L.
Moore, John Paulk,, T. J. Courson,
T. Tanner, Sol Sears, J. E. Chappell,
J. H. eDnt, W. T. Cottingham.
The within and foregoing General
Presentments received and read iin
open court. It is ordered that same
be admitted to record, and published
as therein recommended. In open
court this 14th day of Feb, 1918.
J. 1. SUMMERAL,
Judge Superior Court, W C.
U D. Dickinson, Sci.-Gen, W. C.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
RECENT GRAND JURY CREATES
CiTY COURT FOR COFFEE GO.
Diversify
This nation is taxing its every en
ergy to defeat the well-planned and
long prepared effort to overthrow De
mocracy in the world. The defeat of
this nation would moan the overthrow
of everything held dear to men, wo
men and children of America. We are
fighting for our very independence.
Under such circumstances the more
we gn contri ate to the natioal cause
and the less -e burden the nation or
>ther parts of the nation to help us,
the more we do in our own interest of
the nation. Under the present cir
cumstances, Coffee county cannot af
’-rd t > fciu '.ei other sections cf the
country to produce her food and feed.
Neither can she affrd to tax the al
system of the United, States to bring
the fod to her She must grow it in
self defense and as a national defense.
Thrcfore, the following items should
be considered carefully by every man,
woman and child in Coffee county:
First—A home garden for every
farm family and every town and vil
lage family in Coffee county to sup
ply the home needs with a sufficient
surplus to can or dry for future use.
I Second—We should increase the pro
duction of corn in the county. For
the first time i many years market
reports show local needs arc being al
mos t met by the local supply and
some exportation of corn has taken
place. With an increase of popula
tion, with the many army camps in
our midst, and more particularly, with
an increase of our livestock we cannot
afford to let down on the production
of corn. There is always danger af
ter a large yield in any crop of re
duced acreage the next year. Guard
the corn crop in 918. It means safety
for the people and safety for our
growing livestock industry. Remem
ber that although the country pro
duced an immense crop of corn i 1917,
an unusually large portion of the
great northwestern crop was injured
by frost, and was therefore soft and
unmai ketable.
Third—Produce the hay and for
age crops necessary to amply supply
the livestock on the farm for one year
and an excess for the sake of safety
and for the city and town consumption.
We made a great increase the past
year in velvet beans, peanuts, cow
reas and other crops of that sort.
These should be maintained and in-
creased again this year. They should
become a permanet crop in a general
system of farmig. In the year 1918
peanuts are important, not only as a
feed for hogs, but for their oil value,
when the nation and the world are
short of fats; while velvet beans arc
fast becoming one of our greatest
sources of feed for livestock.
Fourth—We ought to maintain and
increase our supply of meat, eggs and
milk. The nation is asking for a large
| production of hogs, and no section can
produce hogs more economically than
the South. With packing plants well
j established throughout the country, af
i fording a nearby market for every hog
that can be produced on the farm at
a fair price. No farmer should hes
itate to increase the number of hogs
on his farm. Increase your beef cat
tle. There has been six cars of breed
ing cattle brought into the county since
last fall. All were of the beef type.
These should be well cared for and
made o tserve the purpose for which
they were bought. We should not
forget the poultry, which should be in
creased upon until we have
a supply for family use and a supply
for city and town sale. More care
ful feeding, breeding and selecting
will help greatly. Town families can
do this as well as farmers.
Fifth-—When the living has been
enough to insure food for ourselves
and feed for our livestock, we should
grow as much cotton as we can han
dle. The nation needs cotton as well
as food and feed—both are important.
Sixth—ln 1918 every farmer in the
South ought to save all possible waste
products on the farm. Economize on
iir , c, nit. reed. Save i
Douglas and Coffee county is to
have another City Court according to
the recommendations of the recent
grand jury sitting this week, and this
body, realizing the need of such a
court, passed the necessary resolutions
creating one.
This takes effect immediately and
Gov. Dorsey will be requested to name
a Judge. Solicitor Dickerson will act
and Clerk Haddock as Clerk.
This will give the county plenty of
court, there now being four terms of
superior court and with four terms of
City Court, there will be eight terms
a year, but this will not be enough to
rid the docket of the congested busi
ness.
We are advised that the friends of
Judge J. J. Rogers will present his
name to Gov. Dorsey for appointment
to the place of Judge.
Dr. W. L. Pickard
Coming Sunday
The announcemeut that Rev. W. L.
Pickard, D. I)., L. L. D., Presideut of
Mercer University, Macon, Ga., will
preach at the First Baptist Church
of Douglas, next Sunday mornin gand
evening, offers an opportunity rarely
ly enjoyed by the people of our city.
Dr. Pickard is a great preacher as
well as a great educator. He hs ac
cupied the most conspicuous pulpits
of the north and south, among them
that one of the church with which Jno.
D. Rockerfcller holds membership.
Beter than that, he is an earnest, de
voted love’ - and servant of Christ,
clothed mightily in His robe of grace
and power. By all means hear him.
Pensions
I am paying pensions this week.
There are 112 on the roll to whom 1
pay $9,160.00. It is interesting to lis
ten to these Heroes of the Gray tell
of the awful things they endured du
ring the war. Nearly all the men
from Coffee county went to the Civir
War. Age and family had but little
to do with it. There were no ques
tionnaires and classes; all were call
ed and early all went. Those who went
and were true are now getting pen
sions, and not only that, they are hon
ored by their children and loved ones,
and blessed by all who know them.
Our mouments and our pension rolls,
! amounting to millions of dollars ought
to be and are a demonstration to the
younger generations of the meaning
of true patriotism.
When John W'ard, Company“C,” 50th
Ga., came home wounded his friends
said to him. “John F., don’t go back;
stay with your family,” he looked his
friends in the face, his little blue eyes
snapping fire, he said, “Never let it be
said that my boys (3) had a coward
for a father.” He went back to the
j war r.nd did his duty and his boy now
! lies i an unknown grave “Somewhere
iin Virginia.” That man was my fath-
I er.
! In the years to come, when the new
1 pension roll is made up, I hope the
I list from Coffee county will be a long
one, with not a “slacker” on it. Since
the days of Judas Iscariot the world
has despised a traitor. W. P. Ward.
NOTICE.
Members of Camp Spivey, U C. V.,
will meet at the courthouse in Doug
las on February 22. Important b-us
iness. GEO. R. BRIGGS, Com.
vesting time. Use the best implement
and less horse power. Sell excess,
products of the farm and pay living
expenses. A surplus of hogs, poultry,
peanuts, corn and other farm prod
ucts adapted to Ihj
be produced for sale from the fa n*
besies cotton, 'li.e gotuen opportun
ity is here. Better to be saie cuau
sorry. Resowtfullv
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