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VOLUME XXXVII, NUMBER 46
A. B. & A. WILL BE
TAKEN BY COAST LINE
Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 24.—Plans for
taking over of the Atlanta, Birming
ham and Atlantic Railway Company,
now in receivership, by the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad, were announced
here today by Col. B. !L. Bugg, re
ceiver for the A., B. & A.
A new company is to be organized
to issue preferred stock in exchange
for the outstanding Atlantic Birming
ham’s first s’s and the Atlanta, Birm
ingham and Atlantic 5 per cent in
come bonds at the rate of S6O face
value of stock for each SIOO in bonds.
The Atlantic Coast Line is also to
assume the obligations of the receiv
ership now existing prior to the out
standing bonds and to guarantee div
idends at the rate of five per cent on
the preferred stock of the new com
pany, the dividends to begin in one
year.
All of the common stock of the new
company is to be held by the Atlantic
Coast Line. It is understood the
Coast Line will operate the property
as an independent corporation.
The Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic Railroad runs between Birming
ham, Atlanta and Brunswick. It has
been in the hands of a receiver for a
number of years.
Bugg’s Announcement.
“The announcement is made by Col.
B. L. Bugg, Receiver of the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic Railway
Co., that a plan of reorganization
been adopted by the bond holders com
committees with the Atlantic Coast
Birmingham first s’s and the Atlanta,
Birmingham and Atlantic 5 per cent
income bonds and an agreement has
been entered into by both of these
Remittees with the Atlatic Coast
Line under the terms of which, subject
to the approval of the Interstate Com
merce Commission and a substantial
amount of the 'bondholders of each is
sue, a company will be organized
without bonded debt, the Atlantic
Coast Line is to assume the obliga
tions of the receivership now existing
prior to the outstanding bonds and to
guarantee dividends at the rate of five
per cent on an issue of preferred stock
of the new company, said dividends
commencing one year from the date of
acquisition, which stock is to be is
sued in exchange for the outstanding
bonds of both of the above mentioned
issues at the rate of sixty dollars face
value of stock for each SIOO in bonds.
All of the common stock of the new
company is to be held by the Atlantic
Coast Line. No provision is made for
participation of stockholders of the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
Railway Co. It is understood that
the Atlantic Coast Line will operate
the property as an independent cor
poration.”
The A. B. & A. has a mileage of
640 miles. It went into the hands of
receivers Feb. 25, 1921.
It touches the Atlantic Coast Line
on the coast and the Louisville and
Nashville, which is owned by the At
lantic Coast Line at Atlanta and Bir
mingham.
DELIGHTFUL MUSIC AND VAU
DEVILLE SKIT at Rivoli Theatre
Thursday, March 4th, in connection
with “THE UNHOLY THREE” Spec
ial Music! Pretty Girls! FINE PIC
TURE.
COMING TO DOUGLAS
FOR TWO DAYS VISIT
Yes, “CHARLEY’S AUNT” that
famous moving picture, which has
convulsed a world with laughter will
be at the Rivoli theatre next Monday
and Tuesday, March 1 and 2. Syd
Chaplin has the title role and is sup
ported by famous players of wide re
pute. Tiuly this ds the occasion when
you can park your troubles at the
ticket office and laugh all your cares
away inside the theatre with “CHAR
( EY’S AUNT.”
a very competent critic, “Char
yV Aunt” is the type of play that
will delight any audience; as a stage
play it was written 40 years ago, and
the screen version is a sparkling com
edy of the first water and nothing has
ever been produced that approaches
it as a fountain of clean, wholesome,
uproarous fun.” It is light of heart,
light of head and never grows old.
The Rivoli management is to be com
plimented on bringing this picture to
Douglas, and our people congratulated
on having the opportunity to see it.
The regular Monday and Tuesday
rates will prevail, no increase in ad
mi■ sion price.
Vhe Enterprise ‘Pulisbhes the Legal j4dvertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
DARKEST DAY IN HISTORY B y a b chapin
SJhat evening- when you were among- strangers and hap /'Ci/.uovS
WORM TO THE FVtRTY ABOUT FOURTEEN LAVERS OF OFFICIAL DIGNITY Vl/i e 1 P*
AND YOU WAD SUCCEEDED IN PUTTING- UP A LARffF FRONT UNTIL. ;>»ji > WINS j
ißev eor you into that pfsky "Stepping- Stones Race " dKiv vy /
AND,IN your EAG-ER EFFORTS TO help YOUR 'PARTNER. WIN, WINS j' /
You had Suddenly eons into a side slip and sprawled v y
A Nice large flop All ovfo. the floor. S i l=-
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HON. THOS. MORRIS
DIED SUNJEB. 14TH
Hon. Thomas Morris, of Pearson,
brother of Mr. Ben Morris of this
county, died on Sunday night Feb. 14
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Jesse Meeks at Pearson. He had been
ill for several months with cancer of
the stomach, and was seventy years
old when he died.
Mr. Morris was avery active man in
his county, and up to a short time be
fore his death was tax collector of
Atkinson county. At an early age he
became a member of the Primitive
Baptist church and was faithful to his
church vows.
The deceased when a young man
was married to Miss Weltha Corbitt,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Cor
bitt, who preceded him to the grave
by several years. He is survived by
seven children, one sister, and two
brothers.
The funeral was held Monday after
noon at Amie Church, of which he
was a member. Rev. William Tom
linson officiated and a alrge number
of friends and relatives gathered to
pay their last respects. Interment
was in the church cemetery.
MRS. W. M. TANNER
SR. DIESJONDAY AFT,
Mrs. W. M. Tanner, widow of the
late W. M. Tanner, former sheriff of
Coffee county, and mother of W. M.
Tanner, present sheriff, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Jeff Lewis,
near West Green last Monday after
noon, after a lingering illness of sev
earl months due to complications of
old age.
Funeral services were held on Wed
nesday morning at Sand Hill Baptist
church, conducted by Rev. S. H. Tay
lor. Interment was at Sand Hill ceme
tery where a large crowd of friends
gathered to pay their last respects.
The deceased leaves a large family
of children, those living are: daugh
ters, Mrs. T. A. Wilcox, Mrs. Jeff
Lewis, and Mrs. Steve Baker, the
sons are, B. W., W. M., J. M. and
Frank, all living in Coffee county.
The deceased was 78 years old at
the time of her death and a native of
Appling county, moving to Coffee
county after she became the wife of
the late W. M. Tanner. She was Miss
Melian Thomas before her marriage.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NOTICE
From now on there will be preach
ing services at the Presbyterian church
both morning and evening.
Sunday School 10:15 a. m.
Preaching Service 11:30 a. m.
Christian Endeavor 7:00 p. m.
Preaching Service 7:45 p. m.
W. E. Smith, Pastor.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, FEB. 26, U 126.
SARASOTA-DOUGLAS CLUB
JOINS THE COFFEE COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mayor John R. Slater received a
wire from the Sarasota-Douglas Club
this week, sent by Col. J. N. McDon
ald, buying fifty memberships of the
Coffee County Chamber of Commerce.
The fact that the members of this
club are not making their homes here
does not remove from their minds the
pride and faith they have in this sec
tion of the country. This is a mani
festation of their unselfishness and
should spur the citizens of Douglas
and Coffee county on to a larger goal
than first planned.
RICKETSON HIES
ON PAVING BONDS
To the Editor of The Enterprise:
I have been reading in the press and
various articles in reference to the
Highway Department, and the issue
of bonding the State, or pay as you
go, cash plan. I am in favor of the
cash plan, or pay as you go. lam not
in favor of bonding the State. I am
in favor of good roads, permanent
roads, from county seat to county
seat. I am in favor of the counties
matching State and Federal aid as far
as they are financially able to do so.
I feel like the revenue received by the
State Highway Department will do
this, provided it has time.
We have only been building good
roads in Georgia for a few years, and
our section has mqde wonderful strides
along this line, however, some of the
counties in the middle and northern
part of the State have far surpassed
us along this line. Our people have
awakened to the necessity of good
roads, and we are beginning to get
permanent roads, and I hope to see a
hard surfaced road running through
our State, North and South, East and
West, with hard surfaced roads lead
ing to all our main trade centers,
wrich I believe will be accomplished
within a few years.
-Our people have been very hard
pressed over our entire State, due to
cro-p conditions, but they are coming
out from under this now, and we have
had reasonable good crops for the past
two years. With the various other
interests that Georgia has, I feel like
that there will be sufficient revenue
raised for the maintenance and upkeep
of our highways, and to build addit
ional mileage in a reasonable length
of time, and then we will have our
system paid for, and no burden will be
left on our people.
Broxton, Ga. G. W. Rickstson.
CAN SHE TRIP THE LIGHT FAN
TISTIC? JUST WATCH HER!
WHO?
“CHAR-LEY’S AUNT” THE RIVOLI
Monday and Tuesday, March 1-2.
BABTIST CHOIR 10
GIVE PROGRAM SUN.
The choir of the First Baptist
church has prepared an excellent
mus .:ai program to be presented next
Sunday evening, Feb. 28th.. at 7:45
o’clock at the Baptist church. This
program will take up the whole of the
preaching hour, with the exception of
ten minutes when Dr. Minor will make
a short talk.
This choir under the able leadership
of Mrs. W. F. Bronson, has given
many beautiful selections which have
added much to the usual services at
tlii-- church, and I>r. Minor expresses
his appreciation of their efforts by
asking that they present this pro
gram.
The following is the program in
detail:
Anthem—“ Lead Us Onward”—Wit
ty—Choir.
Duet—“ Beyond the Smiling”
Lacey—Mrs. Bankston and Mis. Bron
son.
Offertory “Violin and Piano”—
Mis. Jardine and Miss lluss.
Solo —“Not Understood”—Houghton
—Mrs. E. L. Tanner.
Anthem—“ Send Out Thy Light”—
Guonod—Choir.
Piano Solo—“ Sabbath Chmies”—
Miss Thelma Meade.
Medley of Songs—Congregation.
Anthem—“l Wonder If There’s
Room”—Thompson-—Mr. Park and
Choir.
Male Quartette.
ROAR IN LAUGHTER ALL YOU
WANT but don’t raise the roof—we
are placing heavy weights to hold it
down when “CHARLEY’S AUNT"
comes to the RIVOLI, Mon. and Tues.,
March 1-2.
RECITAL MONDAY NITE
AT HI AUDITORIUM
The Y'o ;r> and Piano pupils of Miss
Nora Huss and Miss Mary Lowrey will
fcive a recital at the High School Au
ditorium next Monday evening March
Ist. We regret that lack of space
prevents us using the program in de
tail this week. It is a carefully plan
ned program and shows much study
and work on the part of pupils and
teachers.
This is an annual program anff the
eitizer-s of Douglas should show their
appreciation of the work of these
young ladies by attending. There will
be no charge for admittance, and this
program will afford you an enjoyable
evening, and you should not miss it.
Don’t forget the date, Monday even
ing, March Ist., at eight-thirty o’clock,
at High School Auditorium.
BUSSEY’S WEEKLY LET
TER TOJUE FARMERS
My dear Farmers:
I have been advised today by the
State College of Agriculture that
Swift & Company has offered the fol
lowing»prizes for 5-acre com contests,
limited to counties in the Coastal
Plains region:
SIOO to the county having the most
contestants.
First Prize $250.00.
Second Prize SIOO.OO.
Third Prize $75.00.
Fourth Prize $50.00.
Fifth Prize $25.00.
Twenty Prizes $20.00 Each.
The judging will be done on a basis
of yield, profit and exhibit from a wee
vil-resistant standpoint; yield to count
fifty per cent, profit thirty-five per
cent and exhibit fifteen per cent.
It is expected that each county will
hold a county contest and the three
highest scorers in the county will send
the exhibits and records to the State
Contest at the Moultrie Fair in Octo
ber. One bushel of corn must be fur
nished as an exhibit, part in shuck and
part in ear with shuck removed.
Now, fellows, let’s get in enough
contestants to win that SIOO, and use
it for boys’ club prizes. All who want
to enter this 5-acre contest must reg
ister with me for further instructions
and so I can keep up with you. Be
sides these prizes, we will have some
local prizes to help out. Our plans
are about perfected for a County Fair
here this fall and we want you to put
on your exhibit here also.
I don’t see why we can’t win this
prize as well as any one else. I,et’s
go after it, let’s get busy. Write me
right away signifying your intention
of carrying it through for the year.
Yours very truly,
A. S. Bussey, County Agent.
HON. C. R. ASHLEY DIED
SUNDAY IN VALDOSTA
Mr. C. R. Ashley, one of the pioneers
of Valdosta passed away Sunday af
ternoon at his home in Valdosta at
the age of 6 8 and following a long
period of iIJ health, Mr. Ashley’s suc
cessful life-history was in many re
spects the histoiy of Valdosta, having
been identified with business and
property interests since that city was
a mere village.
The funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon from the family
residence, and interment was at the
city cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his wid
ow and a number of children.
11THIDIST. WOMAN’S
CLUBS HEBE MUR. 9-10
Douglas, “The Pride of the Wire
grass”, far-famed for true Southern
hospitality, will be hostess to the Elev
ents District Federated Woman’s Clubs
March 9 and 10. The Club earnestly
requests the merchants of the city to
cooperate in making the city as at
tractive as possible. This can be done
by using the club colors, white and
gold, in decorating the windows, and
in showing your best wares. The
season comes too early for flowers to
be blooming, but the town can be made
attractive in many other ways. The
impression received at the District
Conventios will do more to boost “The
Golden Harvest City”, than any other
one thing, for thirteen counties will
be represented, and this will be the
initial visit for many. They will go
from our midst a booster or knocker.
Let the town co-operate with the wo
men in making this occasion one long
to be remembered because of the fav
orable impression received whileguests
of the club.
The program, arranged by Mrs. E.
D. Dimmock, Waycross, district presi
dent, will be distinctive, and will be
made up of prominent women through
out the State. The occasion will bring
a delightful bit of social activity as
well as important phases of club work.
The district is proud of the distinc
tion of having as a resident the State
President, Mrs. A. P. Brantley, who
will be a prominent figure in the de
liberations. Mrs. Fitzgerald, a woman
of rare intellect, who has done so
much in educational circles for the
youth of our land, will be a disting
uished guest also. Many other cele
brities will attend the district meet.
A full program will appear next week.
$1.50 PER YEAH ADVANCE
PURDOM HIES OF >1
TORACCOIFERTILIZER
By J. M. Purdom
Asst. Agricultural and Industrial Agt.,
A. C. L. Ry. Co.
Mention has previously been made
of thea dvantages of rebreaking the
land a short time prior to transplant
ing the orep to the field. This should
not be overlooked as I have often ob
served very marked benefits from this
operation.
Putting Gut The Fertilizer.
About ten days or two weeks before
the plants will be ready to come off
of the bed is my idea of the proper
tim eto put out the fertilizer. The
advantage* of this are that during the
interval between the time of putting
out fertilizer and transplaning the
plants the fertilizing materials have
a chance to permeate through the soil
thoroughly, and when the plant is put
in the soil the tiny feed roots will im
mediately begin to receive nourish
ment. In the case of crops where the
seed are planted, the fertilizer has this
opportunity during the interval be
tween planting and the sprouting of
the seed. There is very little danger
of loss of any of the fertilizer by
leaching, a'nd any such loss that might
occur will be so small as to Ire neglig
ible.
Another advantage worthy of ser
ious considoiation is that if heavy
rains should come just at the time you
are ready to begin transplanting, your
fertilizer will be out, the beds made,
and you can go ahead without waiting
for the ground to dry off enough for
plowing there/by running the risk of
the plants getting too large. If rains
have fallen since the beds were made
up, and the land is in nice working
condition at the time of transplanting,
it is a good idea to tear the beds down
and throw up new ones. If the land
is too wet to plow the beds can be
loosened by later running long nar
row scooters under them.
Laying Off The Rows.
Pior to laying off the rows it is a
good idea to run over the land with
a harrow. Most growers are coming
to the conclusion it is best to have the
rows four feet apart. The wider rows
give a chance for late cultivation
which at times is very irportant.
Provision should also be made for
wide middles through which the sleds
or trucks can be drawn when gather
ing the ciop. If four croppers are to
be used flay off two rows four feet
apart, then leave a middle five feet,
wide. Thereafter let every fourth mid
(He he the wide one. This enables
two croppers to work on either side of
the truck. If six croppers are t 0 work
first lay off three rows, then a wide
middle and subsequently let every 6th
one be wide. If you want to be sure
to have full acres of tobacco you will
have to lay oft about four and a quar
ter acres of land to allow for the wide
middle.
Distributing The Fertilizers.
The furrows in which the fertilizers
are iput should not be too deep. I like
one not over four inches deep, and it
should be as wide as possible. A dis
tributor which will put the fertilizer
out at a uniform rate should be used,
and it should be watched very care
fully to see that the fertilizer is going
out uniformly. I think it is a good
idea to lun a harrow or similar imple
ment through the fertilizer so as to
mix it with the soil before throwing
up the beds. This additional stirring
of the land is also a help, I believe, in
preventing wire or drill worms and
cut worm damage. A broad high bed
should be thrown up. A turn plow is
usually the best tool to do this with.
Another very important point to
watch in laying off the rows is to be
sure they are free to drain from end
to end, and that there are no sinks :n
which water can pond.
chambTrTommerge
Oljlffi STILL ON
The Coffee County Chambtr of
Commerce drive is still on and reposts
from all parts of the county are that
the drive will go over without any
hesitancy.
The citizens of Broxton put over a
big day last Thursday, and although
it rained there were something like
3,000 people in that little city for the
rally.
The steering committee announces
that the drive is under good headway
and it will not be long until the Coffee
County Chamber of Commerce will be
in active service.