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CREIT PATRIOTIC RALLY TO
BE HELD HERE SIT. MCH, 30
At a special called meeting of
the Coffee County Council of De
fense held in Chairman J. YV.
Quincey’s office Thursday morn
ing, it was formally decided to
hold a Patriotic and Educational
Rally in this city on Saturday,
March 30. There was present
at this meeting the membership
of the Council, viz: J. YV. Quin
cey, chairman; Mrs. J. M. Dent.
Gordon Floyd, D. F. Minchew
and W. R. Frier. Messrs. Mel
vin Tanner and G. B. Eunice al
so attended the meeting.
It is the purpose of the meet
ing to have a gathering of all
the fanners, schools, churches
and business men of the county,
including all the labor organiza
tions, and let them hear address
es from prominent speakers,
some of them to be men who
have been “over there,” and
give the people of the county
some information about the
present crisis, as they have seen
it. it is also the purpose of the
meeting to discuss the conserva
tion question and advise the far
mers about the planting of food
crops.
Prof. Floyd expects to take the
matter up with the schools and
have all the school children and
teachers and patrons here. The
ministers of the city will take the
matter up with the other pastors
•0 the county and try to have
them here. The heads of all la
bor organizations in the county
will be asked to take it up with
their respective organizations,
and get them here. The busi
ness men of Douglas will be re
quested to close their stores for
at least three hours on this date
and join in the rally.
Letters are being sent to Gov.
Hugh M. Dorsey, Dr. A. M.
Soule, Prof. Brittain, Mrs. In
man, and other prominent speak
ers today, asking them for their
services on this date. An effort
will also be made to get at least
one speaker, who has been in ac
tual touch with the situation in
France, and this will be easy, as
a lot of these speakers are n°w
touring the country telling the
people about the actual condi
tions, as they have seen them.
A program of just what will be
had here will be announced in
due time by this paper.
Everybody will be requested
to bring a basket. Of course we
want you here whether you bring
one or not, as there will be am pit
food to take care of everybody.
It is the purpose of the com
mittee to make this the biggest
patriotic rally ever held in this
sccti >n of the state. The war is
on us and things are getting se
rious, and it is high time the
people were getting together in
a meetin gof this character. We 1
have got to lend our pari in this
great war, and there is no better
way than getting together ai a
rally of this kind and get all the
’'■formation poss he, and then
Equally carry out the ma ter of
conservation as we best can see
it.
YOI NFU) guano.
I have * limited supply of Roy
sters high-grade guanos on hand
at the compress and can make
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r,iy your needs. Melvin Tanner.
Douglas Enterprise
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME XXVII. NUMBER 43
Boy Scouts
The Boy Scouts of Douglas,
Troop No. 1, went for a hike to
Gaskins Springs last Thursday
afternoon, carried rations and
prepared an evening meal while
out there and had a great big
time. Some of the boys fished,
and many games of amusement
were engaged in. They were in
charge of Assistant Scout Mas
ter, Mr. R. P. Henderson, the
Presbyterian minister. Prof.
Drexel, one of the teachers of
the Agricultural School and drill
master for the school, went with
them and began learning the
boys some drills. He has agreed
to give them instrutions in drill
ing. This will add much inter
est to the Troop, and will be of
great help to the boys. The troop
now has twenty-five members
and wants 8 or 10 more. The
recruiting office on courthouse
square will be open every after
noon.
If you want to join, do it now
and get full benefit of all the
fun. The boys will likely attend
the Methodist church in a body
next Sunday morning.
Card of Thanks.
We want to thaqk the many
people who were so generous and
kind to us during the recent ill
ness and death of our little baby
girl. We shall ever remember all
of them for their thoughtfulness
and kind assistance.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Terrell.
MEN WANTED
IN SHIP 10
The government of the United
States, as a necessary w’ar meas
ure, is compelled to build ships
for transporting soldiers and
munitions and food to our men
and to our allies, w r ho are fight
ing our battles in the great world
struggle in wdrich our all is at
stake. To build these ships the
government is calling for volun
teers to carry on the work. Car
penters, blacksmiths, painters,
machinists, metal workers, elec
tricians, common laborers and in
fact workmen of almost every
kind are needed.
The government wants and
must have eleven thousand men
for this work from Georgia and
calls for every available citizen
to enroll at once. The wages are
good and the service is volunta
ry. I shall take pleasure in
ferring with those w r ho care to
in my office enrollment cards and
literature in reference to the ser
vice. You can enroll your name
and if when the call conies for
your service you do not, for any
reason, care to accept the posi
tion offered, you are not forced
to go. It is a patriotic service
at good pay and is entirely vol
untary on your part.
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Council of Defense.
Enterprise ‘Publishes the Legal of the City of ‘Douglas. Coffee County and Ctmnty Commissioners
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, MAR. 8 1918-
LIBERTY ESIN
MEETING HEED
A small meeting of citizens
was held in the courthouse Wed
nesday afternoon for the purpose
of discusssing the Third Liberty
Loan, which will start its drive
about April 1.
Mr. I. C. McCrory, of the gov
ernment, was present and dis
cussed the matter, and gave the
people some valuable informa
tion along this line. It is the pur
pose of the government to raise
twenty billion dollars in this is
sue. It is going to take money
to win this war, and the depart
ment wants the farmers of this
county to take more interest in
this loan than heretofore, as they
have received great profits from
the high cost of everything and
it is up to them to help along this
line, especially when the invest
ment is such a good one.
Germany has had her eighth
bond issue. This is our third.
Every country is raising money,
as it is going to take billions to
win, and the people of this coun
try are expected to help finance
it.
Dedication
The First Baptist Church, now
paid for, will be formally dedi
cated to the worship and service
of God on the first Sunday in
April. A committee on program
has been appointed and impress
ive evercises will emphasize the
meaning of the day so long and
so anxiously awaited by the Bap
tists and their brethren and
friends of other denominations.
NOTICE.
Please put a box on your back
porch and save newspapers, cat
alogues, magazines, etc, for a
charitable purpose. Phone Mrs.
S. J. Stubbs and she will send
for them.
NOTICE.
Those who have not paid in
their subscription t° the Y. M.
C. A. Fund will kindly deposit
same at the Citizens Bank to the
credit of the “ Y. M. C. A. Fund.”
R. C. DICKERSOH, OF CLINCH,
MAT GET IN CONGRESS RICE
Politics in the old Eleventh
will begin to wake up in a few
days, if rumors are true. With
the opening of Spring in a politi
cal year, the birds even chirp the
candidate’s anthem, and the bud,
as it unfols its petals, seems to
assist the inclination of jumping
in.
The newest piece of sure
enough news comes to us today
just before we go to press. It
is this: There is a strong prob
ability that the Hon. R. G. Dick
erson, of Clinlh routy, will he
a cand for congress in the
primaries this veov TUo jr>-*v>r
mation conies' to us by some
- l/HO,U 1 , .1 V, a
or phone message from the pros
NIGHOLLS MIN
IN TROUBLE
Charles Westbrook and Geo.
Lee, of Albany, and George D.
Edenfield, of Nicholls, were held
by United States Commissioner
Carl Noble Tuesday in Jackson
vile, Fla., under bonds of $500.00
each, charged with violation of
tl a federal statutes regarding
the transportation of alcoholic
liquors into dry territory', it be
ing alleged that they were a few
days ago attempting to make
their w r ay home in an automo
bile laden with whiskey. It was
stated just after the hearing
that arrangements wmud be
made by all to post cash bonds
and be released fro meustody.
At the hearing the attorneys
for the defense held that the
Georgians had been arrested be
fore they crossed the line be
tween the dry adn wet state,
that the federal interstate liq
uor shipping law had not been
broken, where if they had been
an inch on Georgia soil an offense
against the law' could justly have
been registered. Further they
held that the automobiles being
used were private conveyances
and could not be considered as
a ommon carrier, such as a rail
road and had a shipment billed
for these points.
Attorney Bolts of Jacksom ilk,
held that the entire evidence in
the case showed that the men
intended to transport the whis
key into this state and that it
was not necessary' for the boun
dary line of the states to have
actually been crossed to consti
tute an offence.
IF you believe in eternal punish
ment, don’t start it here by neg
lecting your eyesight.
* * -
ONE of the sublimest things in
the world is the plain truth; and
therefore, the statement that
YVilson’s glasses are good for the
eyes, is sublime.
* * *
SOME people blame the cook for
their indigestion when really
their eyes are to blame.
* * *
WILSON glasses will relieve
those tired eyes and afternoon
headaches.
t peetive candidate himself. He
! has been receiving many letters
on the subject for the pa.st few
weeks, and our information is
ith t he will hand out something
1 in the next few' days, probably
;an . nno mcement.
I Mr. Dickerson is well knowr in
| this city and county. He is a
I brother i f our we 11 and favorably
known Solicitor-General, Hon. M.
ID. Dickerson, and has many
1 friends in Coffee who will be in-
Iterested in this announcement.
! Our reporter has made an effort
i-n .-o Mirnethin" from Mr Dirtc-
Jerson o\er the phone, but we are
i umw.c, cti
I press.
(1.51 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
1500 ACHES OF TOBACCO
TO BE PLANTED IK COFFEE
First Baptist
At 11 a. m., the Pastor’s sub
ject will be “The Cleansing
Blood.”
Sunday School will meet at 3
p. m., Melvin Tanner, Supt.
The Pastor will preach again
at 7:15 p. m., having an illustra
ted sermon on OUR NAVY.
Will continue patriotic series
begun some months ago. Na
tional songs and anthems used
from the screen.
Come t» all these services.
This church stands for Christ
and Country, God and Humani
ty, Loyalty to Heaven and to the
The Spirit and the Bride
home.
Say, Come.
T. S. Hubert, Pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday, March 10th, 1918.
Sunday Srhool at 10 a. m.
Preaching Services at 11a. m.,
and 7:15 p. m.
The pastor will be absent on
this Sunday in the interest of
the Assembly’s Campaign. The
pulpit will be filled morning and
evening by Rev. Anderson, of
Statesboro.
St. Andrew’s Church.
Holy Communion 10:30 a. in.
Morning prayer and Sermon,
:11 a. m.
Sunday School, 3 p. m.
At night, 7 o’clock service and
address.
Rev. J. \V. Bleker.
Thomas B. Marshall, S. Warden.
TRllli WRECK
HILLS 2 M
i
Shortly before midnight last
Monday' night, near Talbotton,
Conductor A. S. Rogers was kill
ed and Engineer L. C. Dickinson
so badly injured that he died
early Tuesday, in a freight wreck
on the A. B. &A. The accident
was caused by a section of the
freight No. 212 running into an
extra, freight No. 207. No. 212
was doubling into Talbotton and j
when the engine was sent back
for the last half of the train the i
string of cars got. beyond .con
trol when the coupling failed to
lock, going down the grade near
Talbotton and colliding wit h No.
207, which followed No. 212 out
of Manchester.
Conductor Rogers was riding
on the engine of No. 207 and is
believed to have jumped when
he saw the approahing cars.
Engineer Dickinson stuck to his
pist and was terribly scalded.
The engine turned over. The
caboose and four cars of No. 212
were smashed in the wreck, and I
; the engine and ten urs of No.
j 207 were damaged.
An Ordinance Amending Special
Ta xOrdinance.
! Sec. I—Be it ordained by the |
\ iSic . V itiiQ ial u C x lilclll U 1 Lilt, Kjliy |
iof Douglas in session regularly-
Coffee county is destined to
be the big tobacco county of this
state. It has already taken the
lead in tobacco culture to date
and the prospects are that it will
stay in the lead, as is indicated
this year.
In the first place this county
built the first tobacco warehouse
in the state and established the
first market. That market is
right here in Douglas, and as an
nounced last week, the stockhol
ders of this warehouse have also
planned to double the capital
stock and enlarge the institution
in every way.
Last year Coffee county' far
mers planted about 400 acres ot
tobacco. Mr. Melvin Tanner,
who is in touch with the tobacco
situation in the county, says that
the people will plant about 1500
acres this year, or about four
times the amount of acreage of
last year. Next year promises
to show an acreage of 5,000 acres
if the same success prevails this
year, and everything indicates
such a success.
The high mark paid for tobac
co here last year was 42 cents.
The average price was 18 cents,
j The tobacco prices are a great
deal higher this year and the av
erage price in Coffee County
promises to be 30 to 35 cents,
with 50 cents for the very best
quality. The market in North
: Carolina markets now is 35 cents
as against 18 cents this time last
year. This is for the 1017 crop.
The tobacco season in Coffee
county will open about July 15,
and close Sept. 1. There will be
buyers here from every promi
nent factory, and the grower is
promised the very best possible
price at the Douglas warehouse.
Mr. YV. H. Lea will be in charge
of the warehouse this year. Ev
erybody knows who he is as the
announcement has been made in
these columns before. If you
want to know anything further
about tobacco culture, address
him at Timmonsville, S. C., or
YV. B. Smith, Douglas, who is
the tobacco agent for the G. &
F. Ity. They will gladly give
you the information you need.
•sembled and the same is here
by ordained by the authority a
foresaid, that Ordinance adopt
ed Jan. 28th, 1918, known as
Special Tax Ordinance, be, and
the same is hereby amended as
follows: Sec. 1, Item B-27, Bill
Posters and Distributors, be, and
the same is amended by strik
ing therefrom the figures “SSO”
and inserting in lieu thereof the
figures “$25.”
Sec. 2—Be it ordained by the'
authority aforesaid that all or
dinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict with this ordinance be
and the same are hereby repeal
ed.
Placed on first reading and
passed Fob. 25th, 1318. Placed
on second reading and adopted
March 4ih, 1918. Adopted and
approved March 4th, 1918.
Law son Kelly, Mayor.
Attest: G. A. Tanner, Clerk.
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