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The Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXXV, NUMBER 49
COMMENCEMENT OF
IT 0 M. DRAWS NEAR
OFFICIAL PROGRAM APPEARS
BELOW. COMMENCEMENT SER
MON APRIL 18 AT BAPTIST
CHURCH. GRADUATING EX.
TUESDAY FOLLOWING.
Commencement exercises will begin
at the A. & M. School on Wednesday
night, May 14th at 8:30 o’clock with
a Senior,recital in piano given by
Miss Thelma Meade, and on Friday
May 16th at 8:30 o'clock Miss Doris
O’Steen will give a recital in piano.
The above recitals will be under the
direction of the Music Department of
the school. The school would like to
especially urge all of its friends to
attend these recitals, for the above
young ladies have spent a great deal
of time and effort in preparation for
this work, and a good large audience
will be very much appreciated. There
will be no charge for any prgoram
given during the commencement ev
ercises.
Commencement sermon at 11 o’clock
a. m. on Sunday May 18th will be
preached by Rev. L. J. Scott, pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church, of
Valdota, Georgia. Rev. Scott is
known as one of the best Presbyter
ian ministers in the state. A good
sermon is in store for the people of
Douglas. This sermon will be preach
ed at the First Baptist Church. The
public in general is most cordially in
vited.
On Monday afternoon, May 19th
from 4 to 6 o’clock the Home Econo
mics and Shop exhibit will be on dis
play for inspection in the academic
building. The Shop exhibit will be
placed in the library, while the Home
Economics exhibit will be upstairs in
the Domestic Art Department. Re
freshments will be served during the
above hours.. We would like to urge
that both men and women attend.
On Monday night, May 19th at 8
o’clock the annual Senior play will ge
given. This will be one of the best
plays ever given at the school. The
title is “All On Account of Polly”.
Tuesday morning, May 20th at 10:30
o’clock the graduating exercises will
be held. The literary address will be
delivered by Dr. N. H. Ballard, State
Superintendant of Schools. *Dr.
Ballard is a splendid speaker, and
there will certainly be a treat in store
for all those who will be able to hear
him.
As stated above all programs are
free and the A. & M. School wishes to
urge that its friends attend, so please
show your appreciation of your school
by coming out.
All programs will start promptly
at the hours mentioned.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Robert L. Wyatt, Pastor
The regular services will be held at
the Baptist Church next Sunday, the
pastor preaching at both services.
Sunday School at 10:15, and B. Y. P.
U. at seven o’clock. A welcome a
waits you at the friendly church.
HOME BEING REMODELLED.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. M. D.
Dickerson is being remodelled. The
plans include several changes on the
exterior of the house and then it is to
be repainted white.
DILI GIVES
AID 10 SCHOOL
Next Thursday promises to be a
banner day at the Rivoli Theatre. Be
sides the regular picture, “Her Repu
tation”, the management will give an
additional show as a special benefit for
the A. & M. School.
This special benefit performance
will consist of an operetta, “No Cure
—No Pay”, and will be given by the
A. & M. at both the matinee and night
performance in addition to Mr. Car
roll’s regular show. There will also
be a reading by Miss Margaret Shel
ton and a solo by Mr. A. S. Bussey.
All of this will be given the patron for
50 cents, with a price to children of
25 cents.
The profits accruing from this per
formance will be given by Mr. Car
roll to the A. & M. School, that they
may erect a grand stand on ball
ground, and it is hoped that a large
crowd will attend both these enter
tainments. It will be a big show for
the money and besides you will be
helping a worthy cause.
‘C/je Enterprise Dulishhes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
THE GREAT NATIONAL GAME *
BAPTIST PASTOR
DECLINES CALL
At the morning service of the First
Baptist church last Sunday, Rev. Rob
ert L. Wyatt, the pastor, announced
to the congregation that he had de
clined an offer from Boykins, Va., to
serve that church as pastor and would
remain in Douglas. This information
was received by those present and the
church in general with much delight.
' The Virginia church asked the pas
tor here to visit them for a service or
two, which he did, and at that time
they tendered him a call, but after
reaching home wired them that he
could not accept. Mr. Wyatt has
been with this church only eight
months and felt that his work here
had not been finished. He has made
great progress with the work here,
and has many friends throughout this
section who will learn of his decision
to remain at Douglas with great sat
isfaction.
POTATO ASSOCIATION
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
MEETS WITH SUCCESS
According: to reports coming' from
headquarters of the Georgia Sweet
Potato Growers Association at Val
dosta, the first week of their member
ship campaign has been far more suc
cessful than even the most optimistic
official had expected. It is said that
an acreage equivolent to approximate
ly 75,000 bushels has been signed up
the first week.
Sign up work has been done in four
counties, including Lowndes, Lanier,
Brooks .and Colquitt. Preliminary
work has been done in several others,
and much interest is being shown in
the movement to organize the growers
throughout South Georgia. Interest
ed people have made inquiries even
from North Georgia.
The plans are to cover some fifteen
or twenty counties of this immediate
section of South Georgia at once, af
ter which a permanent organization
meeting will be held and permanent
officers elected. There will be a di
rector from each county, elected by
the members of the particular county.
These directors will have complete
control of the business affairs of the
association.
The movement has attracted the at
tention of the market bureau chief at
Washington, and he has promised to
send a marketing expert down in May
to give any assistance he can render.
It is understood that the federal de
partment at Washington is advocating
organization of Southern sweet pota
to growers, because they recognize
the fact that that this is the only way
in which sweet potato growers can
ever hope to promote tris industry.
Mrs. G. F. Dickson is visiting
friends in Augusta.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, MAY 2, 1924.
MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVED HERE
The Memorial exercises at the
school auditorium on last Saturday
were carried out as announced, the
attendance filling the large auditorium.
The stage had been beautifully decor
ated for the occasion, and besides the
speakers and other entertainers on the
platform, there were many old veter
ans.
Just before the exercises were held,
a parade of the school children was
formed at the school building and a
march made to the monument where
a few minutes were spent in decora
tion.
The entire program at the auditor
ium was interesting throughout. Col.
H. J. Quincey acted as Master of Cere
monies. The address was made by
Col. J. R. Slater, which proved to be
one of the best of its kind ever de
livered in this city. The speaker
received many compliments on the
address of the day. We would be
glad to publish this address if it can
be obtained. The crosses of honor
were presented by Mrs. J. Rod Davis,
president of the Chapter. This was
impressively done. All of the num
bers were good, and the occasion will
be one long to be remembered in this
city.
Oh—That’s Different
Cakeater: “Seeing is believing.”
Flapper: “Oh, I don’t know.”
Cakeater: “Well, it most certainly
is.”
Flapper: “I see you, but—l don’t
believe you.”
BANKED DIXON’S
WOROJO FARMERS
Thos. A. Dixon, Cashier of the Geor
gia State Bank, Douglas, Ga., is urg
ing the Cotton growers of Coffee coun
ty, and this section, to poison their
fields thoroughly and early this year.
It is the opinion of Mr. Dixon that the
Cotton growers of this section have
made as much Cotton since the 801 l
Weevil came as before, but- the Wee
vil has eaten up their staple. The
way to stop this is to poison the wee
vil’s plate when he comes for his first
meal. ,
Every field should be thoroughly
poisoned five days before the first
squares appear, and regularly every
five days thereafter, until at least
four applications of Calcium Arsenate
have been made. If the farmers will
do this, and do the work thoroughly,
then Coffee’s cotton yield this fall will
again assume normal proportions.
Poisoning is the most important item
in the program of the Cotton farmer
nowadays.
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AGGIES AND SPARKS
SPLITWITH GAMES
The mighty team from Sparks blew
into the A. & M. camp on last Monday
to try the A. & M. boys out for two
game#, the first was played promptly
at 4 o’clock with Ward in the box for
the Douglas aggies. From the very
beginning the Aggie boys showed
their determination to win and when
the smoke cleared away the score was
5 to 0 in favor of the Aggies. This
was one of the best games played
during the entire season.
Four weeks ago nobody knew that
Ward could hit a barn door with a
brick bat but this youngster has de
veloped into one of the best pitchers
in this section of the state. Every
member of the team should be prais
ed for their splendid work in this
game, however every sweet has its
bitter and on Tuesday the Aggies
went down in defeat at the hands of
Sparks 8 to 4.
EXAMINE YOUR COTTON
PLANTS CAREFULLY
New Orleans, La., May I.—While a
thorough investigation of young cot
ton plants by farmers to determine
the proper time for pre-square pois
oning is urged it is not considered
necessary that every plant on every
acre in a field be examined. By se
lecting several rows in various parts
of the field for examination it is be
lieved that the degree of infestation
can be determined with sufficient ac
curacy.
However, a most minute examina
tion of the plants in these rows should
be made and to do this it will me nec
essary for the farmer to get down t>n
his knees and look over every portion
of the plant. This operation should
be repeated daily until it is determin
ed that there are as many as twenty
boll weevils ■to the acre. Poisoning
should begin at this stage.
Equal effect has been obtained with
calcium arsenate in dust form and the
calcium arsenate-molasses mixture at
this stage, according to the reports of
state expei iment stations, but farmers
should not confuse the recommenda
tion for use of the liquid mixture in
the pre-square stage with the recom
mendation for late season poisoning.
Calcium arsenate in dust form only is
found to be the most effective after
squares have formed.
At this stage calcium arsenate may
be applied either by cotton -dusting
machises or may be shaken on the
plants from a bag. The mixture,
which should be composed of one
pound of calcium arsenate, one gallon
of molasses and one gallon of water,
may be applied to the tips of the
plants where the weevils feed by
sprinkling a few drops from a home
made mop. About one gollan of the
K. CLUB 10 TAKE
OVER GOLF COURSE
SITE WILL BE NEXT TO KRACK
ER COUNTRY CLUB. DETAILS
NOW BEING WORKED OUT. 50
MEMBERS IN SIGHT. MUCH
INTEREST M AN IFESTED.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the country club on April
25th the stockholders voted to pur
chase 200 acres of land from the Geor
gia Loan and Trust Co. to be used as
a golf course in connection with the
club.
This land will be connected with
the club by a bridge to commence at
the swimming pool and extend across
seventeen mile creek.
Messrs. A. G. Spaulding & Co. have
agreed to send an expert to lay out
the course free of charge and upon his
arrival work on the course will be
commenced and the links will be in
shape for use during the summer
months.
The addition of this feature will
greatly enhance the value
of the country club as a civic
asset to the community. Already at
the club is a swimming pool, dancing
pavilion, club house, space for a
bowling alley and billiard tables and
the addition of this feature will make
it second to none in Georgia.
At this time about forty-five mem
bers, whose names appear below, have
signed up for the Golf Club.
H. W. Stanton, H. J. Quincey, Claude
M. Stubbs, Thos. A. Dixson, W. T. Cot
tingham, C. L. Lott, Harry B. Johnson,
T. 11. Clark, R. N. Yeomans. John R.
Smith, A. I). King, F. S. Stubbs, E. E.
Roberts, Lonnie A. Pope, J. W. Quin
cey, G. H. Pegram, R. W. Griffin, M.
D. Dickerson, Lawson Kelley, Barney
B. Whitaker, H. B. Curling, Fred Rick
etson, E. L. Tanner.
Jas. E. McLean, A. P. Darby, W. R.
Wilson, S. J. Stubbs, Jr., T. S. Price,
J. R. Slater. M. H. Turrentine, Fred
Brewer, W. L. Yeomans, Commercial
Hotel, J. R. Davis, Prop., R. B. Evans,
J. M. Dent, B. C. Griffin, J. H. Mc-
Lean, J. M. Thrash, W. H. Bone, Jr.,
J. M. Hail, Jr.
TORNADO HITS GEORGIA
One of the most severe storms and
winds passed thru Georgia on Wed
nesday doing great damage. It was
first reported in Douglas late in the
afternoon that many had been killed
in Fitzgerald, Valdosta, and other
near-by towns, but this proved to be
an error.
The press today reports 79 persons
billed and over 400 injured as a re
su'd of the tornado. Of this number
only four were killed in Georgia, three
North Carolina, eleven in Alabama,
and thirty-one in South Carolina. The
injured are many. Three were kiileo
in Macon. There was quite a bit of
damage done in Maci n, Fitzgerald, and
Valdosta, and the territory in between.
Many bfildings were biown down.
There was a hard rain here but we
have heard of no damage to property
in Coffee county.
SCHOOLS ADJOURN
UNTIL TUESDAY
There will be no school on Friday
and Saturday of this week, either
grades or High, as a vacation has
been declared on account of the annual
meeting of the Georgia Educational
Association which convenes in Sav
annah tonight, extending thru to Sat
urday night. This gives the student
body a vacation of four days, until
Tuesday -morning.
This association is attended by
teachers all over the state, and much
information is dispensed at these
gatherings. The county superintend
ents also go, in fact it is an education
al gathering, and many noted educa
tors will be present and deliver lec
tures.
Those going from Douglas are, Prof.
J. T. Henry, Prof. Highsmith, Mrs. J.
B. Thrasher, Misses Wooten, Hall,
McLean, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Tanner,
and Mr. Henry C. Roberts. Others
may decide to go at the last minute.
Most of these will leave this after
noon.
mixture should be used to the acre.
Further information on boll weevil
control may be obtained from the
county agen, state college of agricul
ture or the National 801 l Weevil Con
trol Association, Room 220 Whitney
Building, New Orleans, La.
SI.SC ,0 ° R YEAR IN ADVANCE
RIGHEY REVIVAL
DRfING CROWDS
LAR G E DELEGATIONS FROM
DOUGLAS AND COFFEE COUN
TY ATTEND DAILY. MANY RE
PORTS OF HEALING BEING
MADE AT EACH SERVICE.
There appears to be a great deal of
interest in this city and section in the
Raymond Richey revival meetings
which are in progress at Hazlehurst.
The meeting opened there last Friday
/Mid is advertised as a ten days meet
ing. The interest manifested is
brought about on account of the heal
ing process which is claimed to be in
evidence there.
The Richey revival first showed up
in Georgia last summer when the re
vivalist went to Atlanta. It was well
advertised there and remarkable cures
were reported. He has visited many
important cities of the south, going to
Hazlehurst from Tampa, Fla., where
he held a month’s meeting. Hazle
hurst is one of the smallest towns he
has ever visited.
It is reported that large crowds at
tend the meeting twice daily, the
morning service and the one held at
night. People from all over South
Georgia and adjoining states, and
some from far off, are making their
way to Hazlehurst which has become
famous overnight. Cripples and others
who are suffering are now there or on
their way, and many remarkable
cures have been reported. One of the
distinguished personages who has been
reported as being at the services was
Mrs. Wiliiam Jennings Bryan.
The party consists of the revivalist,
who is a young man, and secretaries,
stenographers, reporters, and other
helpers. They go at it in a system
atic way, each sufferer taking his turn,
according to his card. It is under
stood that the party has temporarily
taken over the Hazlehurst News and
issuing a daily during the revival.
A large number of people have
gone from Douglas and Coffee county
and more are going. It is reported
■ hat from four to five thousand peo
ple attend each service. Next Sun
day will probably be the big day.
Crowds go over from Douglas nightly.
Palying Safe
Archie: “Mon—Let me go over to
Jimmy Smith’s—j-just long enough to
say hello?”
Mother: “And how long is that?”
Archie: “Well, not very long—but
he stutters, you know.”
MOTHERS DAY TO
BE HONORED MAY II
A state wide observance of Mother’s
Day, which comes May 11 this year,
and of Mother and Daughter Week,
May 11 tq 18, is being promoted by the
Georgia Sunday School Association
from its Atlanta office.
About 15 years ago the celebration
of the second Sunday in May was ob
served as Mother’s Day in a number
of cities, towns, and villages of Ameri
ca, the movement having been found
ed by Mrs. Anna Jarvis of Philadel
phia. In 1914 by act of Congress this
Sunday was officially dedicated as
“National Mother’s Day”. The Moth
er’s Day emblem is the white carna
tion.
In its promotion of the observance
of Mother’s Day and Mother and
Daughter Week the Georgia Sunday
School Association has prepared a
program for the Sunday School and
the Church, which can be obtained
upon application, and also a list of
suggestions for Mother and Daughter
Banquets, Luncheons, and Teas. A
number of these programs have been
mailed over the State by Mr. R. D.
Webb, General Superintendent, and
Mr. Webb feels that there will be a
wider observance of the day and week
this year than ever before in Georgia-
According to Mr. Webb, the purpose
of Mother and Daughter Week is four
fold: •
To give the Mother a better under
standing and appreciation of her
Daughter.
To give the Daughter a better un
derstanding and appreciation of
Mother.
To help both Mothers and Daughters
to find in the Church and Church
School a channel for the expression of
their finest selves, thus securing in
the work and support of the Church
their co-operation.
To bring to a focal point the com
munity-wide interest in Mother and
Daughter relationships.