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The Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXXVI. NUMBER 7
Douglas Hi School Commencement Starts Tonight Closing Mon. Night
JUDGE W. A. COVINGTON WILL
MAKE LITERARY ADDRESS ON
GRADUATING NIGHT MONDAY
REV. I. P. TYSON WILL PREACH
COMMENCEMENT SERMON.
FOURTEEN GRADUATES FIRST
HIGH SCHOOL YEAR. SUC
CESSFUL YEARS’ WORK.
The commencement exercises of the
Douglas High School will begin to
night (Friday) and close with the
graduating exercises of next Monday
evening. Already there are many
visitors in the city and more are ex
pected to arrive before the commen
cement is over.
The year’s work has been most suc
cessful. Superintendent J. T. Henry
has worked untiringly, as well as all
of the other teachers, and the first
year of the Douglas High School will
go down in history as a success. There
will be fourteen graduates next Mon
day evening as follows: Mattie
Belle Brown, Thomas S. Deen, Will
iam G. Dickerson, Ona Lois Farnell,
CLASS NIGHT BY SENIORS.
Friday Evening, 8:30 O’Clock
Lovely Springtime Moszkowski-Forman
Class
Duet LaCapriensce
Lois Farnell and Eula Wilson
President’s Address Harley Moorman
Class Inventory Tom Deen
Prophecy Anne McDonald and Ryan Frier
To Spring Grieg
Melva Coffee
Class Colors Oren Tally
Poem Lois Farnell
Diagnosis Vera Sapp
Hungary Koelling
Virginia Griffin
History Willie Lee Shephard
Lamentations Johnson Sapp
Giftorian Matibel Brown and Jack Woodard
Will ....Eula Wilson
Class .Song
Monday Evening, 8:30 O’Clock
Invocation i ....Rev. Guyton Fisher
Salutation Harvey Louise Roberts
Grande Valse Caprice Godard
Mary Alice McEachin
Valedictory William G. Dickerson
2nd. Hungarian Rapsody Nell Burns and Jerradine Brinson
Literary Address Judge W. A. Covington
Delivery of Diplomas.
Benediction Rev. R. L. W’yatt
Sunday Morning, 11:30 O’Clock
Invocation ..Rev. R. L. Wyatt
Anthem Make A Joyful Noise Unto God
Song Come Thou Almighty King
Scripture Reading
Solo H. C. Roberts
Sermon Rev. I. P. Tyson
Song Holy, Holy, Holy
Benediction Rev. Guyton Fisher
BOY ELECTROCUTED
DROUGHT BACK HOME
Douglas and Coffee county people
were much grieved to learn of the
sudden death of the little two year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Roberts,
at their home in Lakeland, Fla.,
which occurred last Thursday after
noon. It seems that a large £ruck
had backed into one of the electric
light poles, knocking down the wire,
and before it was placed back, the lit
tle boy ran out and in playing around
ran into it and was electrocuted.
The remains were brought back_to
Coffee county and intered on Saturday
afternoon at the family cemetery at
Harmony Grove church where a large
crowd gathered to pay respe«jts.
The parents are well known in this
community, Mr. Roberts having at
tended school in Douglas a few years
ago, also his wife went to school here.
She is a daughter of Mr. Archie Mc-
Kinnon. T 1 i deceased is a nephew
of Mr. Heri y Roberts, of this city.
BON AIR SPECIAL WILL
CHANGE SCHEDULE MAY 31
Effective next Saturday night, May
31, the Bon Air Special will leave Au
gusta at 8 o’clock and will arrive at
Douglas at 1:25, the same as it does
every week night.
‘TJhe Enterprise Dulisbhes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
William Ryan *Frier, Jr., J. Harley
Moorman, Mary Anne McDonald, Har
vey Louise Roberts, Vera Annette
Sapp, Johnson W. Sapp, Willie Lee
Shepard, Oren Edgar Tally, Jack E.
Woodard, Eula Jeanette Wilson.
The commencement sermon will be
preached this year by Rev. I. P. Tyson,
and the literary address will be de
livered by Judge W. A. Covington, of
Moultrie. Both of these speakers
will please those who attend. Judge
Covington is well known throughout
the state as a polished speaker, and
has done much work of this character.
Douglas people should attend all of
the exercises. Everything is free and
the school should have the support of
every citizen in Douglas and the
county. There are only three pro
grams, one tonight, the Sunday ser
vice, and the graduating exercises of
Monday evening. The following are
the programs in detail:
MEEKS ANNOUNCES
FORJEELECTION
Dr. D. H. Meeks, of Nicholls, makes
his announcement in this issue for re
election as representative of Coffee
county. This makes two candidates
in the race, the other one being Dr.
G. M. Ricketson, of Broxton.
LITTLE JOHN LEWIS LEE
BURIED HERE TODAY
Little John Lewis Lee, sixteen
months’ old son of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin
Lee of Augusta, died there yesterday
of colitis and was buried here today.
Mrs. J. F. Touchton, Mrs. Lee‘s
mother, was called to Augusta Tues
day night but the little babe had pass
ed away before the grandmother ar
rived.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee and children, Mrs.
Touchton, Messrs. Carl Touchton, Will
Lee and Rooker of Augusta, Marion
Lee of Macon, arrived on the Bon Air
from Augusta last night with the lit
tle casket and the funeral took place
at the Touchton home on College St.
at four o’clock.
There will be no services at the Bap
tist church next Sunday morning on
account of the commencement sermon
at the school auditorium. There will
be the usual service at night, also Sun
day School and B. Y. P. U.
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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, MAY 30, 1924.
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NORMAN MCDUFFIE
PASSESJO BEYOND
Douglas people were greatly shock
ed last Monday morning when the
news reached here that Mr. Norman
McDuffie haa died that morning at
the home of his sister in Gainesville,
Ga. The remains were intered in the
family cemetery at Hawkinsville on
Tuesday afternoon, after the funeral'
service, where a large number t of
friends gathered to pay their last re
spects.
Mr. McDuffie had been ill for over
a year, the direct cause of his death
being heart trouble. He remained in
Douglas several months after his first
illness, then went to Atlanta to be
near specialists, later going to the
home of his sister, Mrs. H. W. Mor
gan, of Gainesville, where he remain
ed for several weeks before the end.
The deceased was the Son of the late
J. B. McDuffie, of Hawkinsville, and
a direct descendant of General Elie
Warren, of Revolutionary days, and
was prominently connected through
out Georgia. He enlisted in the navy
during the world war and was award
ed a medal for bravery. After his
discharge in 1921, he came to this city
from Dublin, where he and Mr. A. D.
Blackshear engaged n the wholesale
grocery business. Since that time
they have conducted a most success
ful business.
Mr. McDuffie was 32 years old and
unmarried. He is survived by one
brother, J. W. McDuffie, of Bainbridge,
and five sisters, Mrs. W. D. Domin
goes, Miss Margaret McDuffie, both
of Macon; Mrs. G. B. Pate, of Ilaw
kinsville, Mrs. H. W. Morgan, of
Gainesville, and Mrs. Chas. M. Gard
ner, of Johnstown, Pa,
The deceased had made many
friends since his residence in this
city. He was a hard worker, attend
ed strictly to his own business, ar d
always stood for everything progres
sive in the community. He wll be
missed from the social and business
ufe of Douglas.
MR. LEON WALL’S LITTLE
SON DIES MONDAY AFT.
We regret to announce the death of
the little 2 year old boy of Mr. Leon
Wall which occurred at the home last
Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The
little fellow was sick for only a short
time.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at the Carver church, the ser
vices being conducted by Mr. Tomlin
son.
DOUGLAS CUCUMBER MARKET
SHIPS TEN CARS TO CANADA
The Georgia cucumber market pion
eered by Coffee county, opened in full
blast Tuesday under the management
of John M. Hall, Jr., of Chamberlin &
Hall, state managers, with ten car
loads moving from the Douglas mar
ket*. There were three from the Doug
las warehouse, two from Broxton, two
from Huffer, two from Axson and one
from Willacoochee, with also ten cars
moving today from the Valdosta ware
houses under the supervision of J. W.
Chamberlin.
The initial car was shipped from
Douglas Saturday, all the Georgia crop
of cucumbers this year being shipped
direct to the Canadian market under
special arrangements with the mar
keting system of cucumbers and vege
tables.
The Georgia market has arrange
ments with the Canadian market to
take twenty cars each day, and cu
cumbers will go forward from ware
houses at Douglas and Valdosta this
week and for the next two and a half
weeks at the rate of two cars a day,
all to the same market.
It takes a car six days to reach the
Canadian market and be sold. Man
ager Hall at Douglas says there will
be no other cucumbers on the market
this year in competition with the
Georgia cucumbers, and that the Geor
gia products this year are of a fine
average and prospects for prices this
year are splendid.
There will be all told about 1,000
cars to be shipped from Georgia.
Last year’s prices ran as high as sl.-
500 a car. There are 480 hampers in
each standard car. The Douglas mar
ket shipped the first cucumbers in
Georgia in car load lots. There will
be a fall crop this year perhaps as
large as the spring crop.
EDITOR IS SHOT BY A
SOPERTON MERCH ANT TL'ES.
Soperton, Ga., May 28.—Horace M.
Flanders, editor of the Soperton News
was shot and seriously wounded last
night by Crosby Williams, a promin
ent Soperton merchant, who escaped
and thus far has not been arrested.
The two men have not been on good
terms for some time, it is said due to
political differences and editorials ap
pearing in Flander’s paper scoring
the whiskey traffic in Trpelin county.
Williams is said to have complained
that the editorials were bad advertis
ing for the town. During a quarrel
last night Williams is said to have
drawn a pistol and shot the editor.
MISS WILLIE PEARL DAVIS
WINS TWO ATHELETIC CUPS
Miss Willie Pearl Davis who won
the cup in athletics at Bessie Tift
College last year has won two cups
on the athletic field there this year.
She is known in the sporting world
as “Bill Davis” and Bessit Tift chal
lenges any school for a game against
her.
Douglas is proud of her record.
She and Miss Mary Roberts are ex
pected home from Bessie Tift next
Tuesday.
DOUGLAS ORGANIZES
EVANGELISTIC CLUB
A temporary organization of the
Douglas Evangelistic Club was made
at the court house last Sunday after
noon, where several lay members of
the different protestant churches of
the city met. At this meeting there
were 19 laymen of the city who join
ed. Mr. T. A. Dixon was named tem
porary chairman, and Mr. Melvin
Tanner, temporary secretary. There
will be another meeting next Sunday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at the court
house, when a permanent organiza
tion will be had.
At the meetig last Sunday several
Fitzgerald laymen and members of
the Fitzgerald Evangelistic Club were
present and explained the workings of
a club of this kind. Among those
present were W. R. Bowen, J. E. Tur
ner, A. J M.cDonald, Mr. Russell, Mr.
Chastain, and M. M. Stevens, who is
president of the club there. Most of
them made interesting talks and told
of the success of the work in that
community.
The object of these clubs is to pro
mote greater church activity among
the laymen. It is interdenominational
and conducted by laymen only. All
members of protestant churches are
eligible for membership. These clubs
conduct revival meetings, prayer meet
ings, in fact do a lot of active church
work in the community. The Fitz
gerald men told of several revival
meetings they have already success
fully held, some in Fitzgerald, and
others in nearby towns. Ministers
are only allowed as honorary mem
bers, it being strictly a laymen out
fit.
$1 03 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
M TRUST CO.
HOST TO OVER 200
AT BIG BARBECUE
VISITORS SAW OVER 200 ACRES
FI N E GRO W ING TOB ACC O.
SPEECHES MADE BY MANY
PROMINENT MEN OF ATLANTA
AND ELSEWHERE.
A big barbecue was held last Wed
nesday near Ambrose on the lands of
the Atlanta Trust Co., under the sup
ervision of Mr. J. W. Sikes, where a
large crowd from Douglas attended.
There were something like 200 people
present, most of them being from
Fitzgerald and Douglas. There were
also visitors from Atlanta, Ocilla, Am
brose, Broxton, and many other near
by towns.
The barbecue was put on and con
ducted by the officials of the Atlanta
Trust Co., most of them being present.
This company owns 735 acres of land
in this body and are spending a lot of
time and money in developing it. Mr.
Sikes is in charge and has done a won
derful work in that community. The
big industry there is tobacco, and
something like 200 acres was shown
he visitors, as pretty tobacco as there
is in the county.
The barbecue was well planned and
served, and everybody had a delight
ful time. After the dinner, several
speeches were made. Mr. John R.
Slater made the first talk and closed
by introducing Mr. Eugene R. Black,
of Atlanta, who is president of the
Atlanta Trust Co., and a prominent
lawyer of that city. He made *a de
lightful address and entertained the
large crowd for twenty minutes. He
was followed by President Bugg, of
the A., B. & A., who made a short
talk. Mayor R. A. Moore, of Douglas
followed Mr. Bugg, and made one of
the best speeches of the occasion.
Next was Mr. J. N. McDonald and
Prof. J. M. Thrash, and a few talks
by others.
The Atlanta Trust Co. is doing a
great work in that community in de
veloping the lands and drawing the
attention of hundreds of people to the
value of Coffee county lands for the
production of tobacco and other crops.
This year will be a great success and
more development is promised for
next season.
Mr. Sikes has the thanks of this
community for his splendid work and
for his ivitation to many to be present
at this special occasion. Development
of this kind in every section of the
county would mean a great deal for
the future of this section. The At
lanta and Fitzgerald visitors were
greatly pleased with what they saw
and have nothing but praises for cur
lands.
ACIOAL WRRX OH
GOLF COURSE BEGINS
Actual work on the Golf Club for
Douglas is expected to be commenced
within the next ten days. The Coun
try Club has appointed a committee
to superintend the work which it is
expected will be done under the sup
ervision of Mr. C. E. Byels the Golf
professional of the Americus Country
Club. Mr. Byels has been in Ameri
cus for three years. He constructed
the Americus Course and after going
over the location here he stated that
the land with very little expense could
be made ready for use during the sum
mer months.
The deeds to the property have ar
rived and sufficient funds have been
raised to assure the success of the
project. Fifty members for the club
have been secured and as soon as the
title to the land can be checked con
struction work will be commenced.
Members of the building committee
for the course are as follows: T. A.
Dixon, S. J. Stubbs, Fred Brewer, E.
L. Tanner, John R. Slater, F. F. Pres
ton. Claude M. Stubbs, H. J. Quincey,
F. S. Stubbs, and John M. Hall, Jr.
Coffee County Singing Convention.
The Coffee County Singing Conven
tion will convene at New Forest School
house on the second Sunday in June
at 10 a. m. We cordially invite the
public and especially all singers to
come and enjoy the day in making
music. J. H. Green, Sec.