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“The
Enterprise
Covers Every Nook
and Corner of
Coffee County —and
Then Some.”
COFFEE SUBSCRIBES OVER
m 10 BEB CROSS EUND
The Red Cross drive closed Monday
night with Coffee county subscribing
her part, and then some. This is a
record to ,be proud of and The En
terprise makes the anouncement with
great pleasure.
We do not intend to give any spec
ial credit to anyone for the success
ful drive, as everybody' took a band
and joined in the campaign. Col. T.
A. Wallace, who was chairman of the
War Fund, was quite active, as well
as a great number of ladies, includ
ing Mrs. Shelton and Mrs. Stanton.
The quota given Coffee was S2OOO.
This of course included the whole
county, but Willacoochee having an
independent Red Cross Chapter, sub
scribed her assessment which was
$500., and that was done at the very
beginning. Her peaople are to be
' congratulated on the splendid work
done by them, and so quickly.
The total amount subscribed was
a little over $2,500., and is as follows:
Douglas $1,200.00
Willacoochee 500.00
Pearson 317.89
West Green ..., 25.00
Broxton 200.00
Nicfiolls 107.20
Bushnell 8.75
Ambrose 200.00
The Georgia & Florida shop men
subscribed about S6O. which is includ
ed in the above amount.
The above amounts will be for
warded to the proper authorities in
Atlanta this week. Special mention
should be made of the splendid work
done by Col. E. L. Grantham, who
was chairman of the Speakers Com
mittee for the county.
Emmet Shaw Speaks
Here Sat. June 8
Handbills have been distributed
throughout the city this week an
nouncing a speech to be made by Hon.
Emmett K. Shaw candidate for U. S.
Senate, in Douglas,, on Saturday June
8 at 3:30 p. m. He will probably
speak at the court house.
Mr. Shaw, in his announcement,
says that Hardwick, Harris, Howard
or Dean welcome to devide time. Mr.
Shaw will make a good speech and no
doubt that a large crowd through the
county will gather to listen to him.
He w ill entertain who ever attends
and we hope that the people will turn
outand give him a good audience .
Enterprise Theatre
Manager Hall, of the Enterprise
Theatre, has a splendid line-up for
next week, butprobably the best will
he shown Tuesday night when Norma
Talmage will appear in “Panthea,” a
picture reputed to make you smile
thru tears. It is the story of a great
love for all great lovers.
On Monday matinee and night the
Enterprise will present Mae Marsh
in “Fields ofHonor.” On Tuesday for
both shows “Panthea,” as described
above. On Wednesday Ethel Clayton
will appear in “Stolen Hours,,” and on
Thursday the screen production will
be “Babies in the Woods.”
On Friday they will have the great
Metro production, "Riders of the
Night.” with Viola Dana as the star,
and on Saturday mtalnee nd night,
“Little Duchess,” string Madge Ev
ans, also a Fox Comedy “Those Ath
letic Girls.”
NOTICE OF LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that I intend
at the next) Geaieral Assembly of
Georgia, which convenes in June, next
to introduce and insist upon the pas
sage (so as to meet conditions in Cof
fee, since the proposed county of
Atkinson) the following local bill:
An act amending or changing the
act creating a Board of Roads and
Revenues for Coffee county, provid
ing for apoointment and election of
members thereof, and for other pur
poses This May 30th, 1918.
C. E. STEWART.
Ren. for Coffee County
Douglas Enterprise
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
VOLUME. XVIIII, NUMBER 2.
Carrier Exam.
Th.j United States Civil Service
Commission has anouneed an exam
ination for the County of Coffee, Ga.
to be held at Douglas and Waycross
on June 13, 1918 to fill the position of
rural carrier at Axson and vacancies
that may later occur from other post
offices in the above mentioned county.
The examination will be open only to
male citizens who are actually domi
ciled in the teritory of a post office in
the county and who meet other re
quirements set forth in Form No.
1977.
Hubert s Sunday Night
Sermsn Greatly Praised
The services at the Baptist church
last Sunday night was one of remark
aide interest. Tk pastor, Rev. T.
S. Hubert, had announced a sermon
on the “Double Standard; or a White
Life for all”. It not a “sermon to
men only” but was a “sermon to men
specially”, —prepared for all comer?
to hear. \ house full heard it, —
sermon as plain as the alphebet. and
opportune. At close of the service
as the congregation was singing
“Stand up for Jesus,” the pastor said
that all who wanted to shake hands
with him on the sermon could do so,
and it looked like four out of every
five present did so. One enthustiac sis
ter said, “Shake hands? Yes, sir; I
feel like throwing my arms around
the neck of a. man and hugging him
tight when preaches like that.” Doubt
less the pastor can get on without the
hugs, —but we need more sermons
like this clean and honorable man
hood.
Miss Geraldine Hubert presided at
the piano and the music in which all
took part was full of energy and good
feeling.
4 Programs of k* & M. School
Including Graduating Exercises
Play-Saturd ay Ev( ning
Music
Play—“ The Parson’s Greetings”
Cast of Characters
Richard Thomas —Young Bachelor Minister
Cecil Boggan
Daisy Lee—His Fiancee Dorothy Mathews
Maggie O’Toole--Irish Servant Alma Taylor
Slavey—Servant Myrtle Vickers
Members of Society Circle
Miss Susie Simper Lucile Mcßae
Miss Lizzie Snipper JoTtie Martin
Mrs. Portly—President of Circle Mollie Pullen
Mrs. Placid Minnie Harden
Mrs. Moneybanks Corliss Palmer
Mrs. Fuddle Helen Swift
Mrs. Pickles ’f‘. Josie Dobbs
Act I.
Rev. Thomas’s Study
Act 11.
Church Parlor
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Recital Tuesday Evening
Piano Solo —“Cujus Ainman” Kube
Miss Helen Swift
Reading, Freshman “The Children’s Hour”
Miss Mattie Julia Peeples
Reading, Sophmore—“Ole Mistis". .Miss Evelyn Shelton
Reading, Junior—“ Encouragement”. .Miss Irene Cobin
Piano Solo —“Grande Polke (\e Concert” Bartlett
Miss Emmie Floy Burch
Declamation, Freshman—
“ Dedication to Gettysburg Cemetery”—Julian Solomon
Declamation, Sophmore—“Music on the Rappahannock”
Earle Vickers
Declamation, Junior—“A Tribute to Mother”
Cecil Boggan
Piano Solo
Debate—Resolved; That Universal Military Training
Should be Instituted in all Secondary Schools in the
United States.
Affirmative—Edwin Swift, Cecil Boggan.
Vhe Enterprise ‘Publishes the Legal Jldvertising of the City of ‘ Douglas , Coffee County and County Commissioners
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA MAY 51, 1918
I Ito. Tung; — ?
Jos Whits Dies
Joe White, age 33 years, died at
his residence in Axson last Friday
afternoon after an illness of several
months.
He*is survived by his wife and two
children sons, Guy, age 12, and Alton
age 9, also by his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Simon P. White, of Axon, four
brothers, Oliver, of Axson, Lewis oT
Oogdell J. B. of Nahunta and Walt
er of and two sisters, Mrs.
Sam Brooker, of Axson and Mrs.
Richard Brooker of New Smyrna, Fla
The funeral was held Saturday af
ternoon at 3 o’clock at Mt. Zion church
near Axson. The Masonic order had
charge of the service.
young Lady Dies
Mrs. Millie Baker, age 20 years cn
Pine Bkom, died at the home of Mr
J. L. Ward at Millwood Friday aft;-
-. short illness.
The deceased is survived by her ha
band, .one child, her father P. T. Wal
ton of Milwood five sisters, Mrs. Jam;
Cowart ,of Nashville, Mrs. Belle Ca
ender and three younger sisters an
two brothers George Walton who i
in the army stationed at Camp Wheo
er nd Charles Walton of Millwood
The funeral was conductaed Satur
day afternoon at 3 o’clock. Inter
ment being at Walton cemetery near
Millwood.
Negative—Miss Josie Dobbs. Janies Barrett.
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Recital Monday Evening
Piano Solo —“Cujus Animan” Rule
Miss Helen Swift
Piano Solo--“ldiHio” Lac.
Miss Evejjyn Shelton
Reading—“My Sweetheart’s Baby Brother”
Miss Lucile Mcßae
Piam) Solo—“'l'lie Pearly Dewdrop” Bribe i
Miss Mildred C'romartie
Piano Solo—“ The Silver Nymph Hein
Mi-s Elizabeth Terrell
Violin Solo—Selected
Miss Mary Shelton
Piano Sclo—“Alpine Glow” Oest<
Miss Gladys Money
Piano Solo—“Carillion” Hei
M iss Wilma Harper
Vocal Duet—Selected
Misses Hall and Solomon
Piano Sole “A Dream” I.y:
Miss Lucile Manning
Vocal Solo—Selected
Miss Mildred Hall
Piano Quartette —“Poet and Peasant Overture”
M isses Swift, Burch, Shelton and Shelton
Wednesday Evening
GRADUATING EXERCISES
Invocation
Piano Solo—“Grande Polka de Concert” Bartlett
Miss Emmie Floy Burch
Salutatory Miss Josie Dobbs
Essay —“My Country’s Call” Miss Janie Martir,
Quartette —“The End of a Perfect Year Bom'
Misses Swift and Taylor; Messrs. Adams and Jefforc
I.iterarv Address Rev. T. S. Hube
Piano Quartette —“Poet and Peasant Overture”
Misses Swift, Burch, Shelton and Shelton
Delivery of Diplomas and Medals.
Announcements * : :
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
A. &M. SCHOOL CLOSES I
PROCTOR ELECTEQ PRINCIPAL
Vacancies
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces open competitive
examinations for step grapher-type
writer, stenographer, and typewriter
for both men and woman on June 15
1818, at Douglas Georgia.
The examinations will begin at 9
o'clock a.
Vacancies in the De artmntal Ser
.ice Washington, D. will be filled
from these examinations.
The usual entrance .-alary for thes •
positions ra go from SIOOO to SI2OO
i year,, the War Department making
dl appointments at $llOO with pro
notion to SI2OO afier three months'
.ati;-.factory service. Occasionly there
s oportunity. for ap; -intment at some
chat higher outran-, e salaries in the
•asc of persons who attain good rat-'
rues in the examination and who have
had high grade secretarial or steno
graphic experience.
Full information in regard to the
cope and character of the examin::-
stions i; centi.-nou in I'orrn 1421,.
information for 4pp!ie;<rt : ; for sten
ographer cn,J Typewriter Examina
!o: Cedi: ion to' Jul : 1917.
Attention is invited to the supple
mental Registers Establishe dfrom
these examinations, mentioned it: an
nouncement No. 807—-Amended.
Applicants must have reached their
eighteenth birthday on the date of
examination.
Applicants must be examined in th•>
State in which they reside, and have !
been actually domiciled in such State j
for at least one year previous to the j
examination, and must have the conn
ty officers’ certificate in the applica
ion form executed.
Applicants must submit to tile ex- |
miner on the clay of the examination
their photographs, taken within two
years, securely pasted in the space
provided on the admission cards sent
them after their applications are filed
Tintypes groups photographs, or
proofs will not be accepted.
These examinations are open to all
■itizens of the United States who meet
he requirements. In view of the
reeds of the service, subjects of coun
ties allied with the United States
vil! be admitted to these examina
ions, provided they are otherwise
jualified. Such persons may not be
ertified for appoinement, however, so
ong :-s there United States citizens
■n the eligible registers.
Aplicants should at once apply for '
’orms 304 and 1424, stating the title j
the examination desired, to the Un
ed States Civil Service Commission
'■ hi: ' . 1 1. c., the. Peer 'ary r.f
he Local Civil Send e Beard, Post
ffi.-t building, D uglasGa. or to the;
ecretary Fifth Civil Service District
04 Post Office!! Building, Atlanta
a. Applications should be properly
cccuted, excluding medical certificate
ut including the Count;, Officers’ cer- j
ideate, and fii< ! with the Secretary'
ifth Civil Service District, At. ntr, 1
a. in tme to arrange for the exami
ution of the arm!: • tt.
Car mi CaUSe
i ies At Douglas
* A car load of cattle consigned to
Swift & Co., at Moultrie, from some
point in South Carolina, was unlead
ed in Douglas a few days ago, being
in bad condition, and in spite of all
that could be done for them eighteen
died.
The veternarian here stated that
the car was too crowded and that the
excessive heat produced the above
results. The total loss is estimated
at about $2,000.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
June 2
Sunday school at 10 o’clock.
Morning worship at 11 o’clock; Ser
mon subject: “The Man of Ninevah.”
Evening worship at 8:30 o’clock;
sermon subject: * Standing an the
.Vat Hi.”
With the exercises of Wednesday
night, the Eleventh District Agricul
tural School closed its term, which
has been one of the most successful
in the schools’ history. The average
enrollment during the past year has
been 110, and the financial condition
of the school better than it has ever
been,, being cut of debt and a balance
in the bank.
Tnq exercises of Saturday, Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, are
given elsewhere in this issue. The
Inst evening contains the program of
the graduating class, numbering eight
teen.
There were eighteen members of
the graduating class as follows:
B. R. Adams, Atlanta, Ga.; Fred
Anderson Atkinson Ga.; Miss Emmie
l loy Burch, Rentz, Ga.; Miss Edyth
Brooks Douglas Ga.; Miss Jos.e Do.
Ocilla, Ga.; Miss Julia Jardine, Do.
las Ga; Miss Janie Martin, Hinesvii ■„
Ga.;Layton Fraser Hinesviile, G; .;
Vv. 11. Mobley, Fargo Ga.; W.L. Smith
Waycross,s Ga.; E. C.Swift, Woodbine
Ga.; Robert Stacey Hinesvile, ,Ga.;
J. A. Wilkinson Hr.hira Ga.; Miss
Louise Schnaus t, Valdosta, Ga.; L.
C. Walker Waycross Ga.; Miss Miiu.-e
Harden, Reidesville, Ga.; and R.
Jeffords Waresboro. Ga.,
Prof. Fraser leaves the school in
the best possible condition, and has
brought it up to Its present standard,
and it is withNnuch regret that he is
forced to give up the principalship,
a place he could have held indefinite
ly.
Tfiistfes Meet
Eschol Graham, lkcsident, Telfair
county.
■1 A. (Vomartie, Seeretal’y, Jeff Davis
county.
H. G. Whelchel, Chairman, Execu
tive Committee, Coffee county.
Z. T. Houser, Johnson, county.
H. J. Quincey, Irwin.
J. A. Strickland, Pierce county.
T. C. Ham, Echols county.
F. M. Austin, Brooks county.
L. P. Taylor, Bacon county
T. L. Pickren, Charlton .
At a meetng of the Board of Trus
tees of the Eleventh District Agri
cultural School in this city on Tues
day, the first thing to do was the e
lection of a principal to fill the va
cancy caused by the re.- ignr.tion of
Prof. C. W. Fraser. There were sev.
oral applilations, but Prof. L. G
Prohtcr received the unanimous vote
of the board and was declared elected.
Prof. Proctor had one of the fin
st endorsements possible and was
an easy matter for the board to make
the selection. He has been connect
ed with the school for the past year
arid comes higniy recommended by
the leaders of agricultural education
in the state.
The following teachers were elec
ted for the coming year:
L. G. Proctor, Principal.
W. P. White, Vice-Principal.
E. P. Drexel, Agriculturalist.
Miss My’dlte Bailey, Home Econom
ies.
Miss Ne’.u Knowles, Music.
Mrs. Monroe Wilcox, Expression
and Voice.
There will three other places to b*
filled at a later date, one of thest
being an assistant to Miss Bailey,
whose work has grown to such pro
portions that she will not be able to
care for it without some assistance.
J. DANA JONES NOW
WITH SAVANNAH PRESS
Mr. J. Dana Jones, who at one time
edited a local paper, and is well known
to our readers, has been elected as
telegraph editor of the Savannah
Press, assuming his duties there June
first. After leaving Douglas, Mr
Jones was for atime associated with
Editor Herring of the Gazette at Tif
ton, and more recently has l*e»
handling the Journal Lincolr.ton
Mr. Lester Du Bose has passed the
examination and has been ordered te
report to Newport av a stenograph**
in the Navy.
HELP US
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