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"The
Enterprise
Covers Every Nook
and Corner cl
Coffee County and
Then Some.”
ENTERPRISE SUBSCRIPTIONS
ON CASH BASIS AFTER OCT 1
The Enterprise has been instructed
by the Government War Industries
Board at Washington to send the pa
per to no one who does not pay for
it in advance. This order is effee
ive Oct. 1, It will have to be
complied with regardless of past re
lations with our subscribers and re
gardless of our wishes. This gov
ernment order is for the purpose of
saving thousands of tons of white
per throughout the United States in
order that the coal and labor which
go into its manufacture may be used
for War work.
The Enterprise is paying increased
postage of 2s per cent over the old
rates and these increases will contin
ue from year to year until they fin
ally amount to 125 per cent in 1921.
The Enterprise is paying 25 per
cent in crease in freight rates.
The Enterprise is paying 75 per cent
increase for its paper, besides every
other expense that has been added
by the war situation.
Many newspapers have found it
necessary to advance their subscrip
tion rate. The Enterprise has been
notified t thathere will be another ad
vanee in the price of paper on Jan. 1,
1919.
The Enterprise is certain that it
w :l ' bavp to advance its subscription
rate to .$2 on that date to meet the
ever advancing costs.
We will accept until Jan. 1, 1919
advance payments on subscriptions
at the old price of $1.50 per year.
You can pay up what you owe and
as much in advance as you choose at
th» old rates.
On Oct. 1, next, every subscriber
on our list must be paid in advance.
This is not optional with us, se if you
do not receive the paper after that
time, you may know the reason why.
We are not allowed to send to what
is termed “dead heads”. We cannot
afford to play any tricks with Uncle'
Sam, so we expect to arrange our list
on an absolutely cash basis between
now and Oct. 1. Get your subscrip
*•„- * ■■ > r * L .-» X’ ~ V
i . I . Y/e i.;pcc. to i y aiY
call on sa many as possible between
now and that time, so arrange with
us when we call, and dont put us off
if you want the paper.
Uncle Sam says so, and if we dont,
he \y.ll know the reason why.
Harmony Grove To
be Smyrna Host
The Fifth Sunday meeting of the
Smyrna Association will convene at
New Harmony Grove church begin
ning on Friday 28 at 7 p. m. Dev.
Ex. G. W. Daniels, 7:30 preaching by
11. M. Meeks.
Saturday 9:30 Dev. Ex. D.M. Doug
las, 10 Communion as taught by the
bible H. M. Meeks.
10:30 Foundation and history of
our faith John F. Smith.
11:15 preaching by Bro. Clifton of
Alma.
12:15 Dinner.
2 p. m. Predestination and election
by Bro. Bugg and others.
2:45 Duty of the church A. D.
M inchew.
3:30 Adjourned.
7. ! Dev. D. J. Gillis. 7:30 preach
ing S. G. Taylor.
Suipiav 9:30 Dev. D. W. Henderson
10 Sabbath school interest G. Tom
jtwesti 10:30 question box opened.
' ll Reaching by J. I). Poindexter.
An offering.
Trains will be met at Vickers cross
ing Sat. a. m. and Sunday a. m. A
delegation from every church is ex
pected.
See= “The Belgian” because it is the
finest, yet the strongest, link ever
welded to connect the comparitively
new inductry of the film with the old
and everlasting expression of the best
in man — art.
Insure your baby’s head by buying
a folding trip lock crib from Fort &
Thompsion’s.
Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME, XVIIII, NUMBER 2.
Col. Dai L. Grantham
Sleected Secretary
Congressman-elect W. C. Lankford
has already selected his private sec
retary, who will accompany him to
Washington next March. He reached
this decision this week.
Col. Dan L. Grantham, of this city
will serve in that capacity. He is ;•
young lawyer just starting out, and
was one of Judge Lankford’s most
enthusiastic supporters during the re
cent campaign. The selection could
not have been improved upon, and
both parties are to be congratulated
upon bringing about sueft -a combi
nation.
Judge Lankford will visit Wash
ington about Christmas and select a
residence. He expects to live in
Washington with his family most of
the time, of course his citizenship re
maining here. Col. Grantham will do
likewise.
PROGRAM OF W. B. M. U.
OF SMYRNA ASSOCIATION
At Alma. Ga., ()c t.3rd", 1918, 9:30
Union Watchword—Phil. 3:10 “That
| I may know Him.”
Opening song—“ Jesus Calls uS.”
Prayer.
Devotional —Mrs. B. 11. Tanner, Ax
son, Ga.
Song—Woman’s Hymn—(Bring Ju
ly Messenger)
Welcome Address—Alma.
Response—Mrs. B. W. Gray, Doug
las, Georgia.
Appointment of committees.
Report of District Secretarries .
Best Methods Conference —Mrs.
Bugg, Broxton.
The W. M. U. Annual and how to
use it—State Worker.
“The Literature that is indispensi
ble. —Mrs. Melvin Tanner.
Getting, Keeping Making Reports j
A i'K-.-'i.- IT -r- TP .
! '-fc.a Li.c.e in Society— ■
I Mrs. Hoke Davis.
I Have Live Missionary Meetings— i
.’ln-. J. W. Dale.
Have Missionary Study-class—Mrs
ij. 11. Tanner
The Bible p! n of giving—Mrs. Em
ma Windham.
Peisonal Service that counts---
Mrs. T. S. Roberts.
Special Song—Mrs. W. R. Frier.
Things of vPal concern to us.”—
Superintendent.
“Lift up YYiur Eyes.”—Visiting
Speaker.
Collection for Ward Children’s sup
j port.
Announcements.
One hour for lunch (Hooverized)
Afternoon Session
Song.
Devotional, Scripture verses inclu
ded-—Mrs. Poindexter.
Prayer for our young people
The church of tomorrow our Re
sponsibility—Mrs. L. D. Gillis.
Sentence Prayers.
Solo.
The Co-operation of parents the
vital issue—Mrs. Lynch.
The necessary Literature for effec
:ive work—Mrs. W. R. Wilson .
Getting, Giving, Lliving secrets of
the work—Mrs. Dr. Lott.
The call of leadership—Visiting
speaker.
Our goal for the new year—Mrs.
E. L. Tanner.
Report of Societies.
Closing Devotional, Joshua 1:2.
Turner Brewer.
Mrs. J. L. Cochran, Supt.
Mrs. F. M. Appleby, Secretary
FUEL REGULATION
Immediately after the council meet
ing on next Monday night in the City
j Hall the question of the regulation of
the price of wood sold in the city of
Douglas will be taken up anda max
imum price fixed. All parties inter
ested, both as sellers of wood and as
purchasers should be present at this
meeting in order that the rights ol
all parties may be equitably fixed.
J. J. WILLINGHAM,
Fuel Adminitrator
‘Che Enterprise Publishes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
AND COFFEE COUNTY NEWS
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, POL’GLAS, GCOIU IA SEPT. 20, 1913
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Coffee’s Officio! Tattled
Returns Primary Sept. 11
CANDIDATES
tor hecretary of State
S. Guyt McLendon 1 85 52 54 20 29 58 78 44 245 665|
Henry B. Strange 41 105 1371 60 12| 142 09 38 231 811
For Attorney General
Joe Hill Hall 18 15 27 25 18 50 04 22 98 243|
Clifford Walker | 11J 150150 691 271 171 104 01 407 1266!
For Prison Commissioner
Alex E. Keese 48 50 20 14 7 21 50 27 102 345
T. E. Patterson | 85 110 154 67 33] 194 105 51 403112021
For Railroad Commissioner
W. Trox Bankston ] 739 7i 12j 3 5! 16 019 114].
James D. Price 1 20 83 22 23 16 21 65 22 116 3881
Volney Williams | 101 37 161 59| 24(202 85 59 377 1105]
For United States Senator
John R. Coper 71 lj 3 2.. . 2 3| 18]
Thomas W. Hardwick j 65 78 70 26 6] 145 77 35 109 611
William J. Harris 58 81 124 49 42 42] 63 41 301 795|
William Schley Howard.. 9 11 9 22 ... 25 38 8 96: 260]
Emmett R. Shaw 1 2 1 7 ... 1 18: 30]
For Judge Court of Appeals
Frank Harwell | 39 63 80! 12 14 55 75 27 313 1 678]
Alex W. Stephens | 93 99 94 79 : 24 168 81 56 204 898
For Congress 11th District 1
J. R. Walker 15 81 21 1-1 91129 30 5 124 4281
W. C. Lankford j 128 92 182! 86 46] 123 155 891427 1328!
For Solicitor General
Levi O’Steen ] 87i 43;127| 46 34; 47 61] 56(364] 8651
A. B. Spence 58 127 73 52 19 206 117 38 176 866 j
For Representative
D. H. Meeks j 36 76 89: 30 261241 42 16 188 7441
.1. W. Quincey ! 106] 91 113 70 30| 11 138] 76 355] 990|
2511 REGISTER
OR SEPT. 12
The total registration in Coffee
county on Sept. 12 last was 2580. This
included both white and colored be
tween the of 18 and 46.
The questionaries for these regis
trants are being mailed out from
Atlanta this week and should reach
here in a day or so. The registant
is given seven days to execute the
questionaire and return it.
The registration by county dis-
Willacoochee 293
Nicholls ~ 232
Pickren 130
Mora 91
McDonald 134
Broxton 332
Ambrose 263
Pearson 236
Douglas 869
Total 2580
PaSaoe Program
Friday— “Believe nie, Xantippe.” I
with handsome Wallace Reid, in high j
ly delightful Paramount Picture with 1
new twists and filled with thriller, j
Harold Lloyd in Luke Comedy “Lone !
some Luke the Plumber.”
Saturday— The only official War j
news, Greatest Serial produced up- (
to-date,Educational Ford Weekly, and
two thousand feet of fun, a sure-e
--nough comedy, “Automaniacs”
Monday “Winning Grandma,”
fith Baby Marie Osbourne.
Tuesday.—“ The Kaisers* Shaddow”
with pretty Dorothy Dalton. Also a
Luke comedy.
Wednesday “Small town Guy”
with Taylor Holmes; also Pathe news
Thursday— I “Belgian”, starring Val j
entine Grant and Walker Whiteside
a gripping stirring story that will
make every human heart ache for the
martyrs in in down-trodden Belgium.
Friday—“ Her Bravest Way,” with i
the most famous Japanese actor, Sc
sue Hayakawa. Also Mack-Sennet
comedy.
Open -every day at 5 p. m. except
Saturday when we begin at 3 p. n>.
Admission 10 and 20 cents, excep-
Thursday, the “Belgian” will be 15
and 35 cents.
Presbyterian Church Sept. 22
Sunday school at 10 o’clock.
Morning worship at 11 o’clock. Ser
mon subject, “Midnight Marching
Orders.”
No evening services on account of
the Methodist revival.
Ambrose
Willacoochee
Pearson
McDonald
Pickren
Nicholls
Broxton
Mora
Douglas
TOTAL
K.111.Cl DRIVE
| STURTS SOOI
That Coffee county vt-ill do more
than its share to successfully negoti
ate the United War Work campaign
in November in which $170,500,000
will be raised throughout the nation
so that war work may be continued
among the tpoops and the men in the
navy by the seven recognized organi
zations, is the positive prediction of
W. R. Wilson, Chairman of the drive
for Coffee County:
iOi* tlitJ C cUiiJJ*.t*»2,ii iouj.l. XIJ-,
up optimistically, explained that Pres
ident Wilson has deceided thm
’even r?eognized socities doing wel
fare work among the American sol
diers at home and overseas shall con
duct a joint campaign for the funds
necessary to carry on their work dur
ing the coming year. Mr. Wilson be
that Coffee county will have much t
be proud of when the final report of
the fund-raising campaign is report
ed to Ely R. Callaway who is director
of the United work campaign for
Georgia.
Mr. Wilson in explaining the reason
i for the joint campaign said:
‘•The Presidents decision was com
i municated to chairman Raymond D
] Fosdick, of the commission on Train
ing camp Activities, who in making
| pubic the President’s letter announ
ced the campaign would be conduct
led during the- week beginning Nov.
Uth, and that the American people
j would be asked to give one hundred
seventy miPon five hundred thous
and to the organization. The budg
et will he divided as follows: Y.M.( .
A. One hundred milion; Y. W. C. A.
Fifteen million; National Catholic
War Council (including work of
Knights of Columbus) and the special
million. Jewish Welfare Boys Two
i million five hundred thousand; Amer
ican Library ASociation, Three Mil
'ion five hundred thousand; War
j Community Service Fifteen Million;
Salvation Army Three Million Five
Hundred thousand.
LOCAL BOARD THANKS THOSE
WHO ASSISTED THE MSEP. 12th
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The Local Board desires to thank
those so willingly anti faithfully as
sisted our government on registration
day. May the time soon come when
we can look back to that day as one
well spent in the service or our coun
try.
Your names will be sent to Wash
ington for a place on the honor roll.
Again thanking you for your splen
did work.
We are most sincerely yours,
LOCAL BOARD COFFEE COUNTY
Douglas, Ga.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE-
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED FOR
FOURTH LIBERTf LOAN DRIVE
Lieut. Gordon Burns
Now Captain Burns
Word reached the city this Week
from Fort Oglethorpe, where Lieut.
Gordon Burns has been located fo
several months, of his promotion t
the position of Captain. His man;
friends here and elsewhere will re
ceive this information with much in- 1
terest.
Lieut .Burns has been in the ser
vice something over a year, being lo
cated at first in Allentown, Pa. For
the past seven months ne has bee
at Fort Oglethorpe.
Captain Burns, wo salute you!
JUDGE LANKFORD THANKS
PEOPLE OF HIS DISTRICT
To the people of the Eleventh Con
gressional District of Georgia.
I am on* of the most happy of men
yet one of the most humble.
I owe a debt of gratitude lo tin
people of my district which can onh
be paid by ever lasting,* pevsisten:
never ceasing effort on my part, t
do and be all that my dearest friends
expect of me.
I shall never cjr.aaie to sincere!
thank my friends for their loyal sup
port, and I shall never forget thu
true gratitude can only be shown by
true service to my District and Na
tion.
As Congressman I shall devote all
my time and all that I am, to the
faithful performance or my duty. And
will, God being my helper, find the
right and fight for it.
Obediently yours,
W. C. LANKFORD
“THE BELGiAN”
* tiilii* p. v.‘l, w* 1 C! v ci* Oi. 1.-
the public.
* First—Because it has as its back
ground the most pitiful tragedy in
the history of the world—the ravag
ing of Belgium.
Second —Because there is portray
edvividly against this background :■
tender and intensely human love
story.
Third—Because thb cast of thi
picture contains the names of such
splendid artists as Walker Whitesid
and Valentine Grant, to say nothing
of a host of others. No such galaxy
of sci eon talent has ever been assem
bled in the’creation of apliotoplay.
Fourth—Because the author of tht
pi. Jure, Frederick, Arnold Kumme:
and its director, Sidney Oleott, tw.
men preeminent in their respectiv
a ■ Ls, have collaborated to brng abou!
that rare combination of author ano
diicctor, a result that sounds a nev.
note in the history of thescreen.
The United States Exhibitors’ 800 l
ing Corporation believes this produc
tion in its conception no less than it
its intricate detail to be the best (ha,
.‘-as been offered to the public ii
months.
This wonderful picture will be
shown at the Palace Theatre Thurs
day the 26th. First show b<‘ginni;
at 4p. m. Admision 15 and 35 cents.
First Bale of Sea
Island Ginned Today
The first bale of Sea Island cotton
was ginned in Douglas today by the
Overstreet Gin Co. The cotton was
grown by Mr. T. C. Crosby on Co'
E. L. Grantham’s farm, a few mile'
out. The bale weighed 395 pound.--
and is the first bale reported in the
county.
The census report shows that there
were 2476 bales of cotton ginned in
Coffee county up to Sept. 1, this year
as compared with 3599 bales ginned
for the, some period last year.
HELP US
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NEWS ITE.N *
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Numbers
23, 44 or It
Plans for the fourth Liberty Loan
drive in Coffee County are already
taking shape, preparatory for the of
ficial opening on September 28. Chair
man J. J. Willingham, of the Coffee
county organization, has been busy
for several days getting his commit
tees appointed and doing other work
preparatory for the drive.
Chairman Willingham informs us
that Coffee county’s quota has not
yet been determined, but it will be
larger than the previous one, and he
thinks it will be in the neighborhood
of a quarter of a million dollars.
The following is a list of all com
mittees of the lorganbtafpon whiuh
will have charge of the work in Cof
fee county:
County Chairman, J. J. Willingham
Vice Chairman E. L. Grantham
County Executive Committee
T. S. Price, Chm.; J. L. Shelton, J.
N. McDonald, J. W. Quincey, H. Kirk
land, Moses Griffin, E. L. Tanner,
Mrs. John McLean, Dr. J. A. Gaskin,
J. 11. Milhollin, T. J. Holland, B. G.
O’Berry, Dr. Joe Corbitt, Joe Mc-
Donald, R. G. Kirkland, W. B. Cour
son, Richard Smith, H. W. Vickers,
B. H. Tanner, Leon Wall, W. M. Fus
sell, Eli Vickers, Sr.; Elisha Lott,
Jno. Peterson, Hiram Sears, Bud Vick
srs, Thomas Morris, Enox Burkett,
Ben W. Tanner, B. Moms, Sr. Each
District Chairman.
Speakers Committee ,
F. W. Dart, Chairman; T. A. Wal
| lace, W. C. Bryan, R. B. Chastain, R.
(J. Cornelius, W. C. Lankford, E. R.
Smith, G. H. Mingledorff, W. P. Ax
son.
Special Sales Committee
T. S. Price, J. N. McDonald, J. L.
Sheltpn, J. W. Quincey, E. L. Tanner,
H. Kirkland, H. B. Johnson, Lawson
Kelley, I. C. Sapp, C. E. Baker, J. L.
Cochran, Moses Griffin, Simon Le
vin, Elisha Grantham, W. R. Frier,
E. L. Vickers, Each district and
school chairman.
Publicity committee
G. M. Stanton, Preston P. Phillips,
y . T-, ■ -
son, P. L. Moore, W. R. Frier.
Church Committee
B. E. Whittington, T. S. Hubert,
I). W. Henderson, L. E. Heath, J.
A. P'ort.
School Committee
W. A. Little, Gordon Floyd, L. G.
Proctor.
District Chairman
Douglas, J. L. Young; Broxton,
Jesse Newbern; Ambrose, It. J. Vib
bert; Willacoochee, J. M. Roberts;
Pearson, William Smith; Axson, Y.
O. Mathews; West Green, J. A. Cro
martie*; Nicholls, J. A. Dads.
Woman’s Auxiliary
Mrs. J. M. Dent, Mrs, J. M. Ashley,
Mrs. Y. O. Mathews, Mrs. Jeff Kirk
land, Mrs. E. L. Moore, Mrs. R. J.
Vibbert, Mrs. B. M. Poor, Mrs. J. A.
Cromartie, Miss Milam Kirkland
School Chairman
Same as those used in the W. S.'S..
Drive.
C ITY COURT ELECTION
When you cast your vote Satur
day vote for the City Court of Coffee
County, J. J. Rogers judge, who was
elected by the people of the county.
If you vote to keep the City Court
of Coffee County, you vote to sustain
the vote and wishes of the people—
If you vote against this court, you
vote to sustain the Stewart-Bryan-
Chaietain City Court, that was cre
ated in Atlanta by one man.
The tax payers and voters of Coffee
were not allowed a chance to say
who should serve them, as their City
Court officials—they were all elected
in Atlanta.
Be sure to vote against repealing,
or abolishing the peoples City Court
of Coffee County, and let Stewart
know that he cannot boss the people
any longer.
The peoples City Court, is presided
over and run by officials elected by
the voters of the couiiy—The one
man City Court officials were elected
by Stewart in Atlanta, saying by his
action, that the people were too ig
norant to elect for themselves.
(adv.)