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The Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXXVII, NUMBER 44
STORES CLOSE SATURDAY 2 TO 4 O’CLOCK
COFFEE COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Will BE A CERTAINTY
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ENDORSE MOVEMENT
CITIZENS PLANNING MEETING
THERE AND ARE HEARTILY BE
HIND COUNTY MOVEMENT.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
At a meeting of the merchants and
business men of Broxton, held on last
Monday night, a resolution was unani
mously passed heartily endorsing the
movement now on foot to organize a
Coffee County Chamber of Commerce,
and every member present was urged
to cooperate and unite with the move
ment to promote the best interests of
our county.
At this meeting the following com
mittees were appointed:
Program committee:
J. H. Milbollin, chairman.
E. L. Bledsoe, secretary.
J. G. Traynham, treasurer.
P. L. Moore, A. R. Lewis, F. C.
Veazey, W. M. Cook, Earl Ricketson.
W. M. Rainbow, Lee Palmer, J. G.
Traynham, soliciting committee.
J. E. Lott, Dr. C. C. Giddens, B. B.
Wooten, C. F. Chambliss, E. L. Bled
f oe, advertising committee.
It was unanimously voted to have a
Gala Day or “Get-together” meeting
for the Broxton District of Coffee
County, on Thursday, February 18th.,
at Broxton; and to have a big barbe
cue feast, horse races, climbing greasy
poles, pulling gander heads and other
amusing stunts, and the world is in
vited to come and have a good time
with us.
GEORGIA MAGAGZINE OUT
COFFEE COUNTY FEATURED
The February number of “Georgia”,
a magazine devoted to the development
of a greater Georgia, published by
The Georgia Association of which our
fellow townsman, Hon. John R. Slater,
is president, is full and complete writh
information about Georgia, her re
sources a#d possibilities.
Several pages are devoted to Coffee
county and there are eight pages of
the magazine which make up the “Cof
fee County Photogravure Section”.
These are pictures of Coffee county
industries and people, and many inter
esting things are s*aid of this immed
iate section.
We urge everybody to get a copy
of this magazine and look it over. It
is interesting from front to cover and
back, and especially should Coffee
county citizens get one. There are
10,000 copies of this magazine print
ed to be distributed by the Georgia
Association. By all means get one.
Helen in Paris
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Miss Helen Wills, America’s ten
nis queen, is now in Europe to
study art but friends say she will
battle Mile, Lenglen for the world’s
net crown before returning to her
native shores.
‘C’Ae Enterprise ‘Pulisbhes the Legal j4dvertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
FEBRUARY MEETING
Of MANS GLUE
SHOWER PROPOSED FOR CLUB
LIBRARY. MEETING PROVED
TO BE MOST INTERESTING.
MRS. FRED BREWER PRESIDED.
The club house w'as made exceeding
ly attractive for the regular monthly
meeting last Thursday afternoon.
Washington decorations, colors of red,
white and blue prevailed. On the
library table a cut cherry tree with
miniature hatchet formed the center
piece. A real Georgia cherry tree,
laden with cherries, graced the piano.
The soft glow from the shaded lights
made the scene quite pretty and added
zest to the always interesting sessions.
Mrs. Brewer, in her charming man
ner, presided with her usual poise.
•Reports from the many departments
were given.
The Civic Committee is offering two
prizes, the first: for the best planned
yard of blooming flow r ers, SIO.OO, the
second prize, for the prettiest collec
tion of pot plants, porch boxes includ
ed, but not judged alone, no collection
judged separately, $5.00. Prizes
awarded to any person within city
limits. The time, the third week in
May, day to be announced later.
The Educational Committee is of
fering a prize for the ‘best essay, sub
ject to be announced soon. The Build
ing Committee’s Fund is growing
steadily, and the dreams of the club
for a more commodious building will
be realized at no distant date.
Mrs. Hall keeps before the women
the library work, and by her untiring
efforts, the books will soon be avail
able. This announcement is of more
than passing interest, as it is the cul
mination of the long cherished desire
of a large number of public-spirited
men and women of our city. On Feb.
22nd a book shower will be held at the
club house. A book, or money will be
appreciated. Since the books can be
used by the town, the shower is not
exclusively for club members, but
others can participate and are urged
to lend a helping hand in this worthy
undertaking. Those who have failed to
give the dollar asked for by the book
committee still have an opportunity to
do their bit, only fifty-one members
have paid this pledge, forty-one still
i remtais unpaid. Be not the one to
withhold your part.
Mrs. chairman of High
Arts, announced a dramatic program,
one of Shakespeare’s Plays, ‘As You
Like It,’ to be given the third Thurs
day.
The Red Cross Sale netted $50.12,
the entire amount was sent to State
Tubercular Fund. If at any time a
patient in our own midst needs help,
funds will be provided to assist the
sufferer to regain health.
A good picture is to be shown at
the Rivoli under the auspices of the
Club, the committee handling this
matter will advertise in due time
'since a percentage goes to the women
a liberal patronage is asked. A very
fine picture will be shown and a pleas
ant evenin,; will be spent.
The tentative vaudeville program
being arranged for next Thursday
evening will be the greatest attrac
tion of the season. There will be five
acts, and under the splendid manage
ment and leadership of the appointed
committees, a success in every detail
is promised. A community so gifted
with local tr.lent need not depend on
celebrites for an evenings entertain
ment. Come one, come all, for the
most delightful evening spent in
many years awaits you. The urogram
will be high class in every way, for
the Woman’s Club sponsors only the
best. Since the proceeds of the en
tertainment will go to the club, not
only will you be entertained, hut will
be helping the women at the same
time.
After the business a fine program
was rendered. Mrs. Coleman gave one
of Beethoven’s selections. Mr. Parks,
with much pathos, sang ‘Cathlcen’,
Mrs. Dixon gave a most interesting
paper cn early musical instruments
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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, FEB. 12, 1926.
TIFION CLEE CLUB
COMING HERE FEB. 22
SOUTH GEORGIA A & M COLLEGE
TEAM COMING HERE MONDAY,
FEB. 22. PROGRAM WILL BE
GIVEN AT LOCAL A. & M.
The South Georgia A. & M. College
Glee Club, of Tifton, will g-ive an en
tertainment at the local A. & M.
School auditorium on Monday night,
February 22, at eight o’clock. The
South Georgia A. & M. College Glee
Club is becoming famous throughout
this section of the state for its splen
did entertainments. The Glee Club is
composed of four ladies and sixteen
men, all well trained. Professor J. G.
Holt is in charge. There are several
members of the A. & M. College fac
ulty with the Glee Club.
The A. & M. School is arranging ex
tra seats in order to accommodate the
large crowd that is expected to attend.
Admission will be only 35c.
COUNCIL INSTRUCTS POLICE
TO ENFORCE FIRE ORDINANCE
Consideiable trouble has been ex
perienced lately by the volunteer fire
department in being able to get to the
fire after the alarm is turned in owing
to the fact that quite a number of
citizens, tooth ladies and gentlemen,
insist on going to the fires al soon as
the alarm is turned in, not realising
that the fire boys are scattered all
over the town and have to get there
as best they can, and can not make
time when they are unable to pass
other cars on the streets.
Council after hearing the complaint
of the Fire Department gave positive
instructions to the Police to docket
cases against all parties and Mr.
Brooks, the recorder, states that he
thinks one time before him will be
sufficient to cure any violators of this
ordinance.
The ordinance states plainly that
all cars must park for a period of at
least three minutes before moving on
after the alarm lis sounded.
LANKFORD BILL IS
GIVEN TO HOUSE
Washington, Feb. 9. —Under a bill
proposed in the House today by Rep
resentative Lankford, of Georgia, au
thority would be given for the con
struction of post office buildings in the
smaller towns and communities of the
country having receipts of $5,000 or
more annually.
‘“.At present,” Representative Lank
for (I said, explaining the measure,
“post office buildings can only be built
in cities with annual postal receipts
of SIO,OOO or more. A real economy
;an be effected by buying land for
buddings ipurposes in the smaller
•itits before the land advances in price
and, then again, all the arguments in
favor of buildings in the large cities
applies to the smaller cities, especially
if the buildings are standardized and
constructed so as to be easily enlarg
ed.
‘ It is urged that the United States
cannot afford to enter upon an exten
sive building program at this time.
Billions of dollars are to be spent for
buiidings and improvements in the
larger cities. Why not a reasonable
amount he spent for needed problems
in the smaller cities. Congress ap
pronrates and gives with a lavish hand
until aid is sought for a small city or
for the people of a rural community.”
Several numbers were played by Miss
Huss, violin, Miss Bowen, piano, Mr.
Marvin Williams, saxaphone.
The hostesses, Mrs. S. M. Roberts.
Mi's. Darby, Mrs. Exam and Mrs. E.
S. Sapp, carried out the Washington
feature in their refreshments. Brick
cream, angel cake and favors of can
died cherries were daintily served.
.Mr. M. A. Buchanan, of Nashville,
is spending several days here.
CHATAUP BOOKED
IN DOUGLAS FOB MAY
FINE WEEK’S PROGRAM WILL BE
GIVEN. ENDORSED BY PRESS
EVERYWHERE. CITIZBNS
UNITE TO MAKE PERMANENT.
We are glad to announce that forty
or more of the leading citizens of
Douglas have signed a contract for a
chatauqua of international reputation.
H. J. Bamford, the representative of
White and Brown Chatauqua of Kan
sas City, completed the contract. Many
of the representative citizens have
long felt that an institution of this
character should be one of the annual
affairs of the city.
There is only one way to obtain en
tertainments of this character and
that is by the wholehearted coopera
tion of everyone.
Through a thorough investigation
we know that the White and Brown
Chautauqua System is one of the lead
ing companys in the country, if not
the leading one.
Mr. Bamford, a gentleman of high
regard and reputation has paid the
city a splendid compliment. He says
Douglas is destined for a bright fu
ture. Very few towns have such a
strong force of ministers as this town
has, every man being a man of out
standing attainments. The city is
very fortunate in having officials who
have the spirit of progress and high
i<t,‘aj.v During the two weeks that
Mr. Bamford has ‘been in the city he
has not failed to limjpress us that he
means what he says in all sincerity.
We are looking forward with great
anticipation to the first of May, the
appropriate date.
We trust that all the various organi
zations of the city will enthusiastically
get behind the ehautauqua and make
it a big success. It can be done, lets
do it.
NOTICE.
Notice to the City Court Jurors
drawn to serve the third Monday in
Feb. You will please not come on the
third Monday as there will be no city
court the third Monday, but you are
required to report here on Feb. 22,
the fourth Monday at 10 o’clock a. m.
Eugene Merier,
Deputy Clerk City Court of Douglas.
REV. N. H. WILLIAMS AT THE
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Pastor Stanfor-d announces that he
will speak next Sunday morning on
the subject, The Church As It Should
Be, at the evening worship Rev. N. H.
Williams presiding elder of the Way
cross district will preach. Mr. Will
iams is a forceful speaker and will be
greeted by a large number of his
friends and admirers in Douglas.
The fii-st quarterly conference for
the Douglas Methodist church will be
held Friday evening at 7:30. All the
officials and members of the church
are expected to be present.
The Sunday school meets at 10:15 a.
m. The school is taking on new life,
there is a renewed interest in the
whole school. The Bible class at the
court house meets at 10:15 a. m. and
is growing in attendance.
The Epworth League meets at 6:45
p. m. and there will be a splendid pr o
gram rendered.
Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:45 p.
m. These are meetings of unusual in -
terest.
Mrs. J. C. Jones, of Blackshear, is
spending several days at the home of
her brother, Mr. A. W. Haddock.
FERTILIZER INSPECTION.
I am ready to inspect fertilizer.
Anyone can reach me by writing to
Chula, Ga. W. J. WEAVER.
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FORD CARS REDUCE PRICES.
Effective today the Ford four door
sedans drop in price $95., the tudor
sedans drop $60.. and the coupe S2O.
R. B. Evans Motor C-o.
FINE PROGRAM ARRANGED FOR
COURT HOUSE MEETING 2 P. M.
MERCHANTS BEHIND
COUNTY-WIDE HOVE
Cooperation is the word in the is
suance of this number of The Enter
prise. The mrechants and business
men who have contributed to this
number, making it possible to issue
this size paper, show's the spirit of the
community, and the interest the people
have in the promotion of the propos
ed Coffee County Chamber of Com
merce.
Everybody willingly took a part in
this issue. There was no quibbling on
the part of anyone, and the spirit dis
played is the finest we have yet en
countered in our career as a citizen of
this county, which covers a period of
22 years.
We are indebted, as well as the com
munity, to the following business peo
ple who have a part in this number
of The Enterprise:
Sapp’s Pharmacy.
The Empire Store.
Chappell’s Drug Store.
Standard Service Station.
The M. F. Head Co.
Dickerson & Sims.
The Harris Store.
G. L. Sims.
Douglas Hardware Co.
Hart Furniture Co.
City Service Station.
Bozardt’s Bakery.
D. D. Morgan.
J. Hanna & Bio.
Peoples Hardware Co.
R. T. Dismuke ti Co.
Westbrook’s, Inc.
G. C. Weitman Co., Inc.
Lewis Vickers.
Dent's Drug Store.
Union Pharmacy.
Douglas Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Jardine Auto Co.
Tanner-Brice Co.
J. L. Young Co.
Douglas Oil & Fertilizer Co.
$ Dollar Saver $.
The Boston Store.
Wilson Jewelry Store.
Union Banking Co.
Watt & Holmes Hardware Co.
Douglas Chero-Cola Bottling Co.
Lowry’s Store.
A. & P. Store.
Union Dry Goods Co.
R. B. Evans Motor Co.
Douglas Ice Co.
BUSSEY GIVES I RKATMKXT
FOR SWEET POTATOES
For the benefit of those farmers
who are desirous of treating their
sweet potatoes, I am running this
week the directions for treating. These
directions rpust be followed closely for
if the solution is allowed to get too
weak by dipping too much in one lot,
the treatment will be no good, while if
the solution is too strong, the pota
toes are liable to be injured.
The treatment is as follows: Sub
merge the potatoes in baskets or ham
pers for ten minutes in solution of
corrosive sublimate (bi-chloride of
mercury). Make the corrosive subli
mate solution up by adding corrosive
sublimate at the rate of one ounce to
eight gallons of water. Take out po
tatoes and allow to drain back into
barrel for a few seconds. The pota
toes may he bedded immediately or
dried and stored. After dippng at the
rate of ten bushels to thirty gallons
of solution, recharge solution by ad
ding one-half ounce corrosive subli
mate to each thirty gallons and enough
wafer to make back original volume.
Then dip ten bushels. Recharge and
flip ten more bushels. Recharge and
dip ten more bushels. After 40 bush
els have been dipped in this manner,
discard all the solution and start all
over again.
A. S. Bussey. Countv Agent.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
EXPECTED TO BE LARGEST AND
MOST ENTHUSIASTIC MEET
ING EVER HELD IN COFFEE
COUNTY. SENTIMENT STRONG
FOR COUNTY TRADE BODY.
The merchants and business men of
this section have announced on every
page of this sixteen page number of
The Enterprise that there is going to
be something doing in Douglas on next
Saturday. They have invited the peo
ple of Coffee county to come here and
spend the day, many of them offering
dtollar day bargains to help make it
worth while, but the most interesting
thing will be the big meeting at the
court house at 2 o’clock.
At this meeting there will be many
short snappy speeches made, and some
special music has been provided, which
will make the time spent enjoyable
and profitable. There will be interest
ing messages for all and it is going
to be the best get-together county
meeting of citizens that has ever been
pulled in any county.
Stores To Close.
The stores have agreed to close for
two hours Saturday afternoon, from
2 to 4 o’clock. This one fact shows
that there is cooperation here, and if
is the purpose of this meeting to make
this same spirit county-wide. Every
body is going to the meeting. There
will be seats for all.
There are committees working in
every section of the county tow'ards
getting the people together in this
movement. An enthusiastic meeting
of the business men was held in the
court house last Thursday night at
which time it was agreed to close for
two hours Saturday, and special com
mittees over the county were named
to see the people and tell them of the
project in hand. These committees
will report next Saturday.
It will pay you to lay aside every
thing and spend the day in Douglas
Saturday. Everybody will bs here.
DOUGLAS HI WINS FROM FEAR
SON; LOSES TO HOMERVILLE
The Duglas High School won from
Pearson on Monday by the score of 15
to 11. The game was fast and well
played. Ilomerville won from the
High School yesterday 12 to 2. The
game was closer than the score indi
cates. The visiting teams were larger
than our boys. There are several more
games to be played here. The boys
appreciate support and are playing
their best.
Youngest Aviator
Photo shows Farnam Parker,
thirteen year old pilot of planes
and the youngest qualified flier in
the world, addressing his radio au
dience thru the microphone. Don 1
you envy him, boys?