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“The
Enterprise
Covert Every Nook
«id Corner of
Coffee Count/ sod
Then Some.”
AMBROSE, NICHQLLS AND
PEARSON RAVE RIO RAEEIES
Patriotic rallies were held through
out the county last Saturday in the
interest of the Third Liberty Loan,
it being the anniversary of our entry
into the war, April 6. Reports from
all these rallies are that a moat suc
cessful day was spent and that erowds
of people gathered to hear the speak
ers.
AMBROSE RALLY
The rally at Ambrose proved to be
a success from every standpoint. The
people gathered from the adjacent
territory and swelled the crowd to
overflowing. Judge 3. W. Quincey
and Mr. J. L. Shelton attended the
rally from Douglas and made speech
es. A big basket dinner was spread
and a most enjoyable day was spent.
PEARSON RALLY
Our sister city of Pearson on the
south of us also held a rally on this
date, and reports from there indicated
a great amount of enthusiasm for the
bonds in that section. The Pearson
people made a great day of it, with
dinner on the grounds. Col. J. J.
Willingham and Col. R. J. Cornelius,
of this city, were on hand and made
speeches along patriotic lines. People
from every section of the county
were present and spent a delightful
day.
NICHOLLS RALLY
On the same date the city of Nich
•Ds made a big- rally success, and
people from the surrounding county
attended and report a big day of it.
Dinner and refreshments were served
and the Nieholls people were very
Hberal in their hospitality. ColJ. N.
McDonald and Col. E. L. Grantham,
of this city, were present and each
delivered a strong patriotic address.
Tt was a day long to be remembered
in Nieholls, and it is quite evident that
this little city will oversubscribe her
quota of the Third Liberty Loan.
The tobacco market in Coffee this
year promise to be the best yet.
Every indication points to an average
of :W cents.
New Ford Home
a Thing sf Beauty
i
Douglas can now boast of possess
ing one of the most up-to-date garages
and sales rooms in South Georgia.
In fact there aree only a few in the
large cities to compete with it. We
refer to the new place of Fields &
Mizell, the Ford agents for Coffee
county.
The popular firm moved into their
new place on Peterson ave., last Sat
urday, and on that day had a big
opening to their friends, which was a
guccess from every viewpoint. Hun
dreds of their friends gathered there
and enjoyed their hospitality, and also
shown thru one of the most com
flfete salesrooms and garages to be
7mnd anywhere.
A reporter of this paper was shown
thru on Tuesday and it was certain
lv an eveopener to him. Every de
partment in the large brick building
is complete in every detail. The com
pany is now Prepared to do any kind
of work on a Ford car. They have
employed some of the highest priced
workmen to be had, and expect to
give their large list of friends in Cof
fee county the best possible work to
be had.
Douglas Enterprise
Three Score and 10
V
Last Wednesday was Uncle Dan
Gaskin’s 70th birthday. On this oc
casion he had present at a dinner, iiis
four sisters as follows: Mr 3. Delila
Pearson, age 84, Mrs. Penelope Kirk
land, age 76, Mrs. Elizabeth Trowel,
age 74, and Mrs. Mary Smith, age 68.
Besides these there were several
others presnt including Mr. and Mrs.
Dav Weathers, Mr. and Mrs. Fisher
Trowell, R. S. Smith, and Mr. and Mrs.
Elias Lott.
Col. L.E. Heath presented Uncle
Dan with a beautiful walking stick,
with his name engraved thereon,
which was greatly appreciated by the
Ex-Mayor.
Uncle Dan is one of the old timers
of Coffee county, and is considered one
of the best men the county ever pro
duced. He has reached his four score
and ten, but we believe that he and
his soul mate have many more happy
years ahead of them. Here’s hoping
for many more for this honored and
respected citizen of old Coffee.
Lankford at Brunswick
Judge W. C. Lankford was invited
o Brunswick on last Saturday to make
a speech at their big rally exercises,
and reports from there was that he
made a most earnest patriotic speech
which has been complimented by a
large number present. He and Rev.
Arthur Moore, well known here, were
the principal speakers for the occas
ion.
Brunswick made a great day out of
the program prepared and it will long
be remembered as one of the gala
days of the seacoast city. A long
' parade made the day a most impress-
I ite one.
Douglas Streets Are
Improved By Tractor
If Chairman, Arthur Brooks, of the
street committee, is permitted to con
tinue his work on the streets of Doug
hs, we are going to have better streets
He keeps a large force at work with
his new machine, and is doing the
work in a systematic manner.
He first took up the main thorough
fares and had them ploughed and
scraped, and in a few days goes over
them again. He is now at work on
seme of the side streets, and the
streets as a who-le are in a better con
dition than they have been in many
years.
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Vhe Enterprise ‘Publishes the Legal jl elver Using of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, APRIL 12, 1918
BIST. CLUBS
MEET APR. IB
Interest among the women of Doug
las centers at present in the ap
proaching meeting at Valdosta of the
Federated Clubs of the Eleventh Dis
trict o nApril 16.
Mrs. M. D. Dickerson and Mrs. J.
W. Mathews, both of this city, are
the president and secretary, respec
tively, which fact makes it the more
interesting to Douglas people.
The program is quite a lengthy one
but is very interesting and we regret
our inability to print it all, but will
use only the part that appeals di
rectly to Coffee county people. The
program is a patriotic one, of course,
and contains many musical numbers
of interest.
The meeting will be called to order
at the South Georgia State Normal
College at 9:30 by the president, Mrs.
Dickerson. The address of welcome
will be made by Prof. R. H. Powell
Mrs. Mathews, of this city, the secre
tary, will call the roll. Then comes
the report of committees and officer:,.
Mrs. L. W. Summerlin, of Willa
coochee, will address the meeting on
'Home Economics”. Mrs. Jesse Lott,
of Broxton, will have the subject of
“Civics". There will be luncheon in
the college dining room at 2 o’clock,
being the guests of the college.
The main feature of the afternoon
session will be an address by Miss
Myrtle Bailey, teacher of Home Eco
nomics in the Agricultural School, ef
this city, her subject being “Crown
Your Opportunities”. The evening
session will have on the program an
address by the state president, Mrs.
Nellie Peters Black.
The two federated clubs of Valdosta
the Wymodausis Club and the Parent-
Teacher Association, will act as joint
hostesses.
We dont believe it would be safe
for Tummy to come to Coffee coun
ty and attempt to make a speech.
That's the way the boys talk, and we
are with them.
Church Dedication
Took Place Sunday
According to the program as an
nounced, the dedication of the First
Baptist church of Douglas took place
on last Sunday, the ceremonies be
ing witnessed by a large congregation.
The program was begun at 11:30 and
lasted until one o’clock.
The first was the laying of the cor
ner stone which was handled in a most
impressive way. Then the congrega
tion returned to the pews and listen
ed to a very impressive cpeech by Col.
E. L. Grantham, who received the
service flag for the church. Special
music was provided and at the usual
hour Rev. T. S. Hubert, the pastor,
delivered the dedicatory sermon, his
text being what he terms his trade
mark, “The Spirit and the Bride say
come”. It was a great effort and one
of the best ever delivered by the pas
torr.
After the sermon the church build
ing was formerly delivered by the
deacons to the trustees, free from all
indebtedness.
The night services were attended
by the congregations of all the church
es of the city, and several talks were
made during tV* -si-vice which prov
ed to be one < “ a .i interesting of
the day.
POEICt DEPT.
IS SHAKEN UP
At the regular weekly meeting of
the city council on last Monday night
some very important matters were
discussed and acted upon. The most
important perhaps was the resigna
tion of Chief T. E. Terrell and As
sistant Chief Ira Ricketson. Both
these officials gave up their badges on
Wednesday, and during the morning
Mayor Lawson Kelley named Mr. J.
B. Pharis as acting Chief and he was
duly sworn in. Mr. I. Z. Dykes, who
has been on the force for sometime,
will remain in harness as assistant
to Chief Pharis.
It was also definately decided at
this meeting to enforce the stock
ordinance which has been a law for
some time. This was (lone by reso
lution, and the officei-s were instruct
ed to carry out this ordinance to the
letter. Therefore all hogs and cows,
now and hereafter, must be kept up
and not allowed to parade the streets
at any time. The officers are instruct
ed to put all that are found at liberty
on the streets in the future.
Fltyti in Hospital
Reports reached the city today of an
accident near Macon on last Tuesday
in which a Coupelet Ford car turned
over, the occupar ts being Messrs.
Gordon Floyd and Tom Overstreet.
of this city. They were enroute to
the big Camp Wneeler parade held
in Macon Tuestl iy Mr. Floyd sus
taineu a dislocation of his shoulder
while Mr. Overstreet is suffering from
a sprained knee. Both are in ch
Macon hospital.
Allen Taylor, Soldier
Dies In Cincinnati
\
Editor Enterprise:
One of the sons of Bacon county, a
tine young man, has fallen. A son of
Allen Taylor, living in Alma, aged 24
years, died in a hospital in Cincinatti,
of pneumonia, Friday, the sth inst.
This young man enlisted in the service
of his country about one year aga,
and was stationed at a camp in Ken
tucky. His body was brought toAl
ma, Sunday morning from the hos
pital for burial. The funeral was
held in the Baptist church, where his
membership was, at 3 o’clock Sunday.
The congregation was the largest we
have seen assembled at a funeral ser
vice in many days. The Floral offer
ings was beautiful, some coming from
Camp Whfoler, some by the Red Cross
others from Nicholls. Such eexpre
sions of love and respect has not been
witnessed by this writer upon any
former occasion. 1 have never seen a
more neatly prepared body in uniform.
The casket was equal to any that
could have been furnished by the
family.
There is some consolation in the
fact that our boys are well cared for
by Unde Sam, as they are well fed,
well clothed, and given medical atten
tion when needed, and when one dies
is neatly prepared and sent home to
relatives.
This young man was buried in the
Taylor cemetary near Alma Monday
at noon, that a younger brother in
the rainy also may reach hame and
be present.
H. M. MEEKS.
$1.50 PRR YBAR IN ADVANCE-
TOBACCO INDUSTRIE RIVEN
RIG ROOST IN COFFEE CO.
Wills Tw Ghmc!ies
* FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Bible School and B. Y. P. U. with
good programs as usual.
We have welcome for you, come.
“The Spirit and the Bride say Come".
T. S. HUBERT, Pastor.
SERVICES AT METHODIST
CHURCH SUNDAY.
Preaching 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday School 4 p. m.
Mid-Week Prayer Meeting, Wednes
day evening at 8 o’clock.
Come and go with us and we will
do vouy good.
B. E. WHITTINGTON, Pastor.
Sf Andrews Episcopal Church
Services on Sunday 14th of April
by Rev. J. W. Bleekcr.
Holy Communion 10:30 a. m.
Morning Prayer and sermon 11 a. m.
Sunday School 3:00 p. m.
Evening Services 7:30 p. m.
Everybody welcome.
Thomas B. Marshall,
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday School at 10 o’clock.
Morning Worships at 11 o’clock, and
at this services the sacrament of the
Lords Supper will be served.
Evening Worship at 8 o’clock.
The Presbytery, cf Savannah, will
meet in the church next Tuesday even
ing at 8 o’clock. The opening sermon
will be preached by the retiring mode
rator, Rev. Henry Rankins.
There will be preaching again at 8
o’clock Wednesday evening. Every
welcome to these services.
Real Estate Market
Active In Coffee
The real estate market has been
active for sometime in this section and
every week there are more or less
transfers made. The following trans
fers have been brought to our at
tention:
Youngie Carver bought 490 acres
out from West Green from Bub Mc-
Lean, the consideration being $4,000.
The deal was handled by A. L. Dow
ling.
Richard Smith bought 100 acres
Jeff Spikes, the land being located G
miles of Douglas, consideration $2,000.
This was also handled by A. L. Dow
ling, real estate agent. Both these
tracts are woodland land, and is con
sidered a fair valuation of Coffee
county lands.
The third to take place was the
sale of a one half undivided interest
in 300 acres of land just out of city
limits, the transfer being made from
W. R. Brier to W. R. Wilson, consid
eration being over $9,000. This piece
of property is known as the Price
Dairy Farm.
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At a special meeting of the stock
holders of the Douglas Tobacco Ware
house Co., held Wednesday afternoon,
it was decided to enlarge the capacity
of the present warehouse, and a con
tract was let immediately for this
work.
At this meeting, the new managers,
Messrs. Lea, Pegram & Motley, were
present and made short speeches rel
ative to the prospects of the tobac
co market for this season, and what
they expected to do with the ware
house here. A very enthusiastic
meeting was held.
Mr. Pegran has been working in
the South Carolina and Kentucky
markets for sometime and knows all
there is to know about the industry,
and gave the people at the meeting
a lot of valuable information about its
culture. Mr. Motley is from Danville,
Va., while Mr. Lea is from Timmons
ville, S. C.
The new managers have made ar
rangements while here for the buyers
to have room to pick in. They have
been busy all day doing detail work
in connection with the opening of the
warehouse in a few weeks, and the
people of this city are looking for
ward to the opening of the market
.vith much interest.
In talking w*ith Mr. Lea, he said
that the outlook is a(i bright or
brighter than it has been in years.
He believes that the market this year
will average 30 cents. He says that
he expects to give our people a mark
et equal to the markets of North and
South Carolina. He says that the
growers here may be assured of a
full core of buyers.
He expects to be back in Coffee
county in a few days with machines
and make a house to house canvas,
giving the people instructions and in
formation about tobacco culture.
If you are shy on tobacco plants,
call on Mr. Melvin Tanner and he
probably can help you.
There are now four times as many
vessels in naval service as a year
ago. The estimated pay of officers
and men in the Navy for the first
year of the war $125,000,000.
lack and Beanstalk
at Enterprise Mcnday
The Enterprise Theatre announces
for next Monday, the 15th, a spectacu
lar picturization of the world’s great
est fairy story, "Jack and the Bean
Stalk”. This picture has a universal
appeal and draws crowds wherever
shown.
“Jck and the Beanstalk” is the
“Peter Pan” of the films. It is as ever
lasting as time, for children of all
ages from 5 to 90. This picture is
going to appeal to the heart of all
children, for it is a story that never
grows old. The play features 130 Q
children and a giant 8 feet and 6 in.
tall. Everybody knows the story
which has beer, handed down from the
earliest English people as a heritage
of joy to the present day.
For this picture Manager Hall win
have to charge 25 and 35 cents. The
film costs him more, and the house is
going to be crowded, so you had bet
ter go early and get a good scat.
Delegations are expected from Brox
ton, Nicholls and Willacooebee.