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"The
Enterprise
Covers Every Nools
and Comer of
Coflee County —and
Then Some."
COFFEE CO. IS STILL SOT
$24,000 OF HER LOAN QUOTA
The Third Liberty loan campaign
closes next Saturday night. Just a
couple of days off, and the campaign
in Coffe county promises to wax
warm for the next two days.
Up to Thursday morning the fol
lowing was the status of the cam
paign in this county. Coffee’s quota
as is generally known, is $210,200.,
and there is still a deficiency of ap
proximately $24,000., This amount
will have to subscribed be six o’clock
Saturday night, that is, if our coun
ty expects to frrish the amount ask
of her.
Several days ago the following
was the allottment made to the sev
eral districts in the conty. None of
them have sold their quota yet, ex.
cept the Wooten district, which has
gone away over her part, as is an
nounced elsewhere on this page. This
allotment was made by the local cam
paigr. eommittte, Messrs. J. L. Shel
ton and C. E Baker, and based on
bank deposits, we are advised. That
is why the West Green and McDon
ald districts are not represented.
They are included in the others as
follows.
Ambrose istrict $11,600.
Nicholls District 29,80(|
Pearson Distrct 27,000
WJillacoochee IHistrict .... 20,000
Broxton Dristrict 20,000
Douglas District 97,000
The Douglas district is still shy
about $12,000., up to Thursday morn
ing and the county about $24,000.
There are several names in hand of
people who have not up to date sub
well ffaord to and it is believed that
the balance of our quota will be sub
scribed by noon Saturday, at least.
DOUGHS PLAYS
TIFTONJOIW
One of the most interesting games
of baseball was played on the school
grounds last Monday afternoon in
which the local boys and '’ordon In
stitute boys were the contestants
The game was called at 3:30 and a
nice sized crowd was present to wit
ness the game. Both sides did ex
cellent playing but the Gordon boys
won out by a score of 2 to 1.
The second day’s game was look
ed forward to with greater interest
on account of our defeat in Monday’s
game, and the local boys had made
up their minds to win this game, but
just as the game started, the rain
also sarted and the game had to be
caled off.
At Tifton Monday
The last game of the season, so
far as our boys are concerned, will
be played in Tifton next Monday and
Tuesday. As the score stands now
in the South Georgia Prep Associa
tion, the E. D. A S boys are the
champions of the association, and if
they break even with Tifton in the
games scheduled for next week,
they will hold their present status,
and take off the championship of the
Association. With this aspect, the
games for next week promise to be
the m ost interesting of the entire
series.
MISS ALLIE MeCORMICK
FORMER RESIDENT OF
DOUGLAS DIED LAST NIGHT
Miss Allie McCormick, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George B. McCormick,
long-time residents of Douglas and
numbering a host of friends —died
Wednesday night, stl inst., and was
home of the family, Thursday after
noon.
This announcement will not be
read with surprise by those who knew
her, as her health seldom has been
robust and some months ago became
seriously worse. But it will be read
with regret by all who knew her. She
a charming yeung lady, an earnest
Christian and a loyal member of the
Baptist church.
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Douglas Enterprise,
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS ?
VOLUME, XVIIII, NUMBER 2.
Frank Leavil! Hare
DISTINGUISHED VISITOR
Frank Leavill, State Organizer of
B Y. P. U. has been at Douglas some
days interested in the local Unions
which a re found at Douglas and otb
er Coffee county towns.
He is an exceedingly interesting
speaker, unique in his style, full of
snap and vigor,thoroughly in earnest
and with an irresponsible spirit of
wit and humor.
He wil speak at Douglas Baptist
church Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock
and again that evening at 8 o’clock.
Mr. Leavill conducts B. Y. P. U.
rallies in cities like Philadelphia and
Baltimore, having recently been in
both of these, and should have a
good hearing at Duoglas, as likely
he will.
‘BREAKERS AHEAD” AT
THEATRE FRIDAY
“Breakers Ahead”, in five acts, is
the big picture at the Enterprise
Theatre for today, Friday, and it
promises to be one of the best yet.
Viola Dana, the well known actress,
is the star , which is enough said.
It is a five act Metro screen play of
the sea, displaying heroism and ro
mance. The attendance promises to
be large and it will be well wurth
your while to see this production.
IRISH POTATO MARKET
The lirih potato market is in such
shape that it now seems as if the
price will be low. This condition s
brought about by the large amount
of old potatoes coming on the mark
et and the crop of this year. At pres
ent,the market has a downward trend
and it will continue so until the bulk
of the early crop has gone on the
market.
It is avisable, under present condi
tions, for the potato crop to go to
market as late as posible. In order
to do this, it is necessary for the po
tatoes to be thoroughly ripe before
digging. Let the vines grow as long
as they will and be dying when the
harvesting is started. This will en.
able the grower to hold potatoes until
the season has advanced.
Further, if the crop is matured
when dug. they may be stored and
held for better marketing conditions.
Mature potatoes will bring a better
1 price on a loaded market because of
I the condition in which they reach
their destination. Skinned,, bruised
and p orly packed potatoes will sell
at a loss this season.
A nice package, graded potatoes,
well matured and in g ood shape will
sell at a profit when others are sell
ing at a loss. This office is doing all
it can to bring a profit from our po
tato crop. Please call on me for any
information or service that I may
render you.
With cordial good wishes, I am,
Yours very truly,
G. B. UNICE
Claud Lewis Loses
Life on Steamship
Information reached Douglas this
morning thru the daily press which
[ announced “the sinking of the steam
ship “City of Athens,” off (he Atlan
tic coast,, being run into by a French
cruiser, same occurring Wednesday
morning about 1:30.
Douglas people were much interest
cd in the announcement because the
dispatch carried the information that
Mr. Claude Lewis, well known here,
was among the crew that was lost.
He was second in command of the
boat.
Mr. Lewis was a brother of Miss
. Letitia Lewis, of this city,, now in
• New York, and a nephew of the late
* Marshall Ashley,, and has vsiited
1 Douglas on many occaions.
The Enterprise 'Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Corr.missioners
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GA„ MAY 3, 1918.
SUGAR DULLS
UODNGEQ
Atlanta, Ga., April 23rd—To pro
vide for h ousehold preserving and
canning, Dr. Andrew M. Soule, fed
eral food administrator for Georgia,
today promulgate the following plan
and order for obtaining sugar, under
certificate, in the amount 25 pounds
at one time:
To County Food Administrators:
Under the due execution of the cer
tificate below, permission may be
given to any person in your county
to buy at one time not to exceed
tfenty-five (25) pounds of sugar for
canning and preserving purposes.
You should instruct all merchants of
yor county that under no circumstan
ces must sugar be sold in larger qnau
tities than five pounds to city and
ten pounds to country customers wiht
out the execution of this certificate.
Any violation of this rule, or failure
to have a certificate in writng for
each sale made for canning and pre
serving purposes will be cause for
denying such merchant permission
for the sale of sugar in any quantity.
The certificate hould be carefully
preserved by the merchant selling the
sugar, who should make a record in
a book of the date, name of purchas
er and amount purchased, and at the
of each week, the certificate should
be mailed to the County Food Ad
ministrator. Any person improper
ly using a certificate to obtain sugar
will be denied the right to make any
further purchase of that commod
ity.
U. S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION
Sugar Pledge tor Home Canning arrd
Preserving.
Ga. 1918.
Desiring to purchase sugar for im
mediate canning and preserving pur
poes, I hereby pledge myself to use
such ugar exclusively for such pur
poses and and no circmstances to sell
or loan the ame, Permision is sought
to buy pounds from....
a t, ......
Signature of purchaser.
I hereby certify that theabove a
mount of sugar was this day sold by
me for the use by the above purchas
er for preserving and canning purpo
ses only and 1 further certify that I
have reason to believe that such sug
ar will not be used otherwise than
in aecordiance with the regulations of
the U. S. F’ood Administration.
Signature of retailer
Address of retailer.
Under no circumstances must more
than twenty-five pounds of sugar be
sold on this certificate or to any cus
tomer on additional certificate at any
one tm«. No retailer shall sell to the
same customer on additional certi
ficate until he has satisfied hmself
that ihe permission obtained in pre
vious certificate has not been abused.
Ths certificate will not be furnish
ed by the Food Administration but
must be furnished by the dealers. No
forms other than that of the above
will be permitted.
Please give this letter the widest
posible publicity.
Yours truly,
ANDREW SOULE
Federal Food Administrator for Ga.
In carrying intoeffect the foregoing
order eht public should bear in mind
the fact that there is no abundant
supply of sgar in the market. It is
even m ore necessary to prevent
waste and unnecessary consumption
than before if the actual demand for
preserving and canning are to be
met without creating a serious short
age.
No sales are to be made by retail
dealers in larger quantities than five
pounds to a city or town purchaser
or ten pounds to a country purchaser
at one time, except as provided in the
forgoing certificate.
The world’s best music is acurate
j ly recreated by Mr. Edison’s greatest
invention. Come in and hear the new
patriotic music. Take a Phonograph
! home with you. $35.00 up.
WILSON JEWELRY STORE
Best 'Only
SPECIAL CULL
FDD MODE MEN
Clerk Haddock, of the local board,
received notice a few days ago to
send three men in class-one to Lythe,
Ga., Fort Oglethorpe, and these men
will be entrained Friday morning
over the A. B. <& A. This is a spec
ial order and we understand that
these special orders will come from
time to time, frequently. The men
who will go tomorrow are:
T. A. Weathers, Ambrose, Ga.
Howard R. DuVall, Douglas.
Fred A. Johnson, Willacoochee,
Alternate: Ottie B. Hamer, Pear
son.
This morning, Clerk Haddock- re
ceived another special call, asking
for three men in class one to be
sent Monday to Camp Sheridan,
Montgomery,, Ala., They will be
entrained at the A. B. & A. depot on
schedule time. The men to be sent
are as follows:
William Joyce, Douglas
Horace H. Hutehenson, Soperton
Ga.
Stacy Lee Smith, Douglas,
Alternate: James L. Douglas, Nich
oils.
ENTERPRISE IN ERROR
Thej Enterprise was in error last
week when we stated that Council
man’s Young’s ordinance to repea’
the cow onrdiance included hogs
sheep, goats, etc. The ordinance in
troduced by Mr. Young provided only
for female cows to roam at large, an
that just for a season.
Colored People Hold
Patriotic Meeting
Monday was a high day in Doug
las for the colored people of Douglas
and Coffee county', and, in fact, more
than a dozen counties had represen
tatives here. Be it said to the ever-
Isating credit of the colored man that
as a race, he is loyal. In our hum
ble way we have always helped t
maintain this greatest of all govern
ments, and in our humble way we
will always be r eady and willing to
contribute our share to its maintain
ance.
In Douglas and Coffee county many
of us have joned the Red Cross, many
of us have bought Liberty Bonds and
Thrift stamps and many more wil!
buy.
We had some great speeches made
to us by some of the ablest men of
our race, and Prof. J. G. Floyd, our
genial C. S. S., made a splendid pa
triotic appeal to our people.
We have the war sentiment, and a
feeling of patriotism pervades ou.-
community. Our people, tho slow at
first, are now beginning to realize
the seriousness of the situation. They
are begnning to understand that we
are fighting for our very existence
as a nation. They are ready to ad
mit that this is no itme to tolerate
slackers and idlers. Paul’s bill of
fare f or the loafing Ephesians was
all O. K. “If a man will not work
neither shall he eat.” There is no
place in the economy of American wel
fare for slackers and idlers. The
country is facing the most menacing
! period in the history of its indepen-
I ence. The people are being taxed
! and they willingly contribute for the
j support of our men in uniform.
The liberty of all the people in the
world is at stake. America needs ev
ery resource whether it bemanpowre
water power or otherwise, to meet
the German peril and again we say
this i s n o time for idlers and slack
ers.
We must win the war, we will win
we are goin gto win. We are going
| to support our go vernment to thae
last ditch in order that freedom and
Democracy may triumph on every
i hi’l-top and mountain, valley and
I plain and that not one power mad
man shall ever enslave the liberty
loving people of the world.
Again, I say, America can depend
confidently on her humbls Afro-A
--: merieans.
I J. B. ELLIS
$1.33 PER YEAR IN ADVA’
BROXTON "GOES DIED THE TOP"
IIHE IF i "ITT BUDS
With The Churches
I
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH May
Sunday school at 10 o'clc
Morning worship 11 o’clock. Seri
subject: “The second Mile.
There will be no evening servii •
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
“The Spirit and the Bride say
Come.”
There will be preaching at 11 a‘m.
Bible schol will meet at 3 p. m.
At 4 p. m. there will be a B. Y. P.
U. rally with address by Mr. Frank
Leavill, State B. Y. P. U. organizer.
The 8 p. m. service will present an
address on Training for Christian ef
ficienscy by Mr. Lea ill.
These are all your services and you
are expected at them—and “you”
means everybody.
“T. S. A. T. B. S. C.”
E. 0. A. S. Boys On
Annual Encampment
The cadets of the agricultural
School left morning frjr
their three days annual encamp
ment which will be held this year
at the Country Kraeker club grounds
near this city. Heretofore the jboys
have made this annual encampment
at St. Simons, but this year it was
decided to camp nearer home on ac
count of the expense of the other
trip.
The boys will remain at camp un
til Saturday night, maintain strict
guard duty day and nght, and will
get a fine practice during the three
days outing.
May Term Superior
Court Is Adjourned
The may term of Superior court
has been adjourned by Judge Sum
merall, and all parties interested
may take due notice. The rext
term will be held in September. Ail
jurors and witnesses for this term
need not appear for the next term.
This is done to assist the farmers
with their crops.
FOR SALE
Giyaer Baltmofe Toni|ato plants,
also Sweet pepper* “Pimento” plants
40 cents hundred, prepaid mail $2
a thousand not f repaid.—J. T. El
lis, Douglas, Ga. 2t
Supt. Floyd Gives
Notice To Teachers
The Teachers’ Reading Course for
the c oming year is as follows:
Primaary and General Elementary
Manual for Georgia Teachers —
County Superintendents—Free.
Woofter’s Teaching in Rural schools
Southern School School Book Deposi
tory, 121 Auburn Ave.,Atlanta,, post
paid SI. 20.
Bennett’s School Efficiency, Ginn
& Co., Atlanta, postpaid SI.OO.
High School and Supervisory
Manual for Georgia Teachers
County Superintendents—Free.
Hollister’s High School asd Class
Management—Sothern School Book
Depository, 121 Auburn Ave., Atlan
ta, postpaid, $1.26.
Strayer & Norsworthy’s How to
teach—Southern School Book Depos
itory,, 121 Auburn Ave., Atlanta,
post paid—sl.lo.
Sincerely yors,
J. G. FLOYD
County Superintendent of Schools
on v/ent “over the top” iu
rder in the sale of Liberty.
,uota was something like $22,-
and before last Saturday night
- plucky little city and surround
-• .territory had sold exactly $25,650
orth, about $4,000 over their part.
Mr. J. H. Milhollin, of that city
was the chairman of the committee
and he put aside everything and went
after it. To him and his co-work
ers is due the big success of the Woof
en dritrict, which leads by far all
other districts in the county.
The following is a complete list of
the subscriptions of the Wooten dis
trict, as furnished us.
J. H. Milhollin S3OOO, J. L. Palmer
SIOOO, Dan Lott, Jr. SIOOO, Mrs. Dan
Lott, Jr. SIOOO, Tlios. Byrd SIOOO, L.
J. Kirkland SIOOO, T. S. Price SIOOO
W. M. Rainbow 900. A. R. Lewis S6OO
I. Z. Dykes SSOO, ;W. L. Pridgen
SSOO, G. M. Ricketson SSOO, C. A.
F. M. Merritt SSOO, D. D. Newbem
SSOO, I). McClean SSOO, L. J. Fussell
S3OO, J. L. Sapp SSOO, Jesse Newbern
$250, J. E. Lott $250, A. H. Right
$250, J. F. Pridgen S2OO, E. L. Moore
S2OO, A. A. Me Clean $250, E. L. Bled
soe S2OO, T. B. Thurman S2OO, Mrs.
E. L. Moore $l5O, T. J. Smtihs2oo,
J. E. Trowell S2OO, P. L. Moore $250 f
Willis Smith S2OO.
PURCHASERS OF SIOO BONDS
M. L. Day, Homer Ricketson, J. {L
Ricketson, R. L. Brown, W. L. Dub
berly, J. W. Pridgen, Charlie Deen,
Mrs. J. L. Sapp, Lee Deen, James
Deen, Elisha Deen, J. G. Traynham,
H. L. Croft, B. B. Wooten, J. L. Eng
lish, B. A. Dykes, Boyce Thurman, J.
J. Lott, R. L. Right, G. W. Corbitt,
J. G. Solomon, C. C. Atkinson, Mrs.
I). McClean, D. D .Morgan, Dan A
Byrd, J. J. Hill, B. M. Poer, G. C.
Foster, (Atl.) D. P. Spivey, P. M.
England, C. S. Moseley, J. H. Day,
Fred C. Jones, I. A. Dykes, ,W. J.
Kight, James Carver, Mrs. )R. A.
Greer, J. A. Day.
PURCHASERS OF SSO BONDS
J. A. Lewis, A.S. Mobley, J. C. Day,
W. H. Traynham, E. Todd, J«tin E
Wooten, W. A. Snell, (col), J. H.
Cox, Lauren Poer, Wiley Mobley, C
F. Chambless, E. J. Pridgen, J. W.
Price, B. Young, J. R. Lewis, J. C.
Rodenberry, W. A. Lott, Edna Lott,
W. H. Solomon, Ben Whatley (Du,,
G. L. Duncan, C. J. Traynham, J. W.
Wadel, (col), M. H. Harrell, M. M
McGovern, Alber| McClean, JC W.
Stainacker, W. F. Lewis, Aldine Mc-
Donald, G. T. Knowles, 0. A. Duke,
G. C. Gibs, G. H. Suddath, F. C. Veazy
T. A. Sanders, M. Hubbard, Miss J,
Chambless, Mrs. E. Stainacker, Hen
ry Harel, (col), C. W. Gibbs, Jas. M.
Lott, Miss E. Wooten, V. N. Hutchens
R. T. Satlnacker, J. O. England, J. P.
Dickinson, Ed Kight, F. O. England,
Mrs. B. B. Wooten, W'm. A. McClean,
B. R. Leggett, Mrs. A E Harris, J. C.
Melvin, Lester Day, Robt. Trowel!,
J. J. Knight, Homer McCallum, J. M.
Mullis, T. A. Tapely, Everett Dun
can, W. C. Wright, R. M. Matchet, B.
L. China, J. D. Lott, J. R. Spell, J. M.
Wooten, J. T Lewis, C C Campbell
J D. McCallum, R. L. Glison, J. C.
Rawlins, J. F. Adams, J. H A. Cliett,
Fisher Trowell, Isaac, Corbitt, Ear?
Ricketson, John Reed, S. Singleton, '
11. Singleton, Jr., N. E. Israel, Gea
Leggett, T. O. Grant, Mrs. J. W.Price
W. T. Cliett.
L. K. ROAN ADMITTED TO BAR
It is a source of gratification to
the many friends of Mr. L. K. Roan,
of this city, to learn that he so suc
cessfully passed the bar examina
tions, conducted by the Supreme
Court last week. Mr. Roan was the
only aspirant to the bar from Talla
hassee. For more than a year he hat
been associated with the law firm of
Myers and Myers. Mr. Roan expects
to volnuteer in the service of Uncle
Sam, and at the conclusion of ihe
war he will probably practice law u;
Georgia, his native state—The Flori
da Record.
Mrs. B.Peterson has returned fron*
Atlanta whe v e she has been confined
for several weeks at a local sanator
ium. Her health is much improved,
w* are glad to an ounce.
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