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The Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXXVII. NUMBER 50
SESSION EAIES, 55
DIED WEDNESDAY
WAS SERVING SECOND TERM AS
CLERK. LONG IDENTIFIED
WITH PUBLIC AND NATIVE OF
COFFEE COUNTY.
The announcement of the death of
Mr. Session Fales will bring sadness
to many hearts throughout the county
where he has lived for 55 years, the
span of his life. The death occurred
at his home on South Peterson ave
nue last Wednesday morning at 10:30
o’clock, after an extended illness of
several months- of stomach trouble.
For the past seven weeks he was con
fined to his bed, growing weaker all
the time, and other complications set
up. He would rally at times, then
have another setback, but on Tues
day night he made a rapid decline and
it could be seen that the end was near.
The funeral services were conduct
ed this morning at 11 o’clock at Mt.
Zion church, between Fales and Axson,
and the interment followed about
noon. The services were conducted
by Rev. W. H. Tomlinson. Mr. Fales
joined the new Wayfare church less
than a year ago, but no cemetery has
been started at this church, hence the
interment at the old Mt. Zion grave
yard.
Mr. Fales was born two miles north
of Pearson, and has lived in the coun
ty all his life. When a young man
he worked for the late B. H. Tanner,
at Fales, and about twenty years ago
moved to Douglas where he contin
ued in the employ of Mr. Tanner at
the B. H. Tanner & Son’s store, most
of his work being cotton buying. He
' Remained with the Tanner firm until he
. J.s elected clerk in 1906 to fill the
unexpired term of the late Dan Gas
kin. He served a short time there
and returned to his old place with Mr.
Tanner, remaining there until he was
elected clerk again in 1920. He was
holding his second term at the time
of his death.
The deceased was Imarried *to a
Miss Wall, sister to Messrs. Leon and
Dan Wall, and besides her he is sur
vived by three children, Ira Fales, an
attorney in Barnwell, S. C., Mrs. Clyde
Stubbs, and Mr. Cleon Fales, both of
this city. He is also survived by a
sister in North Carolina, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Wood, of this city, and the
late Mrs. John Gillis (Belle) was also
a sister. Col. Andrew Wood of Ho
boken is a nephew of the deceased.
Mr. Fales w r as a Mason and Elk.
While he never joined the chuich un
til recently, he was always a regular
visitor to some church service. He
was very retiring in disposition, had
very little to say, but made strong
friends, and it has always been a well
known fact that his “word was his
bond, living an honorable life in every
way.
GEORGIA GLEE CLUB TO AP
PEAR WAYX AND VALDOSTA
The Georgia Glee Club will play in
Waycross on Saturday night and in
Valdosta on Monday night following.
This announcement will interest hun
dreds of people in this section of the
state, and several Dorglas people are
scheduled to go to either Waycross or
Valdosta for one of the performances.
The University of Georgia musicians
have one of the best programs in their
history, harmony being the watch
word, and this tour will carry them
into most of the important cities of
Georgia and Florida. The dub is in
demand everywhere.
BABTIST REVIVAL 7
10 BEGIN EASIER
The revival scheduled for the First
Baptist church of this city will begin
on Easter Sunday, April 4, and con
tinue indefinitely. Dr. Carl W. Minor,
rje pastor, makes this officiaj an
(jewuncement.
Dr. W. L. Pickard, a former presi
dent of Mercer, a former pastor of one
of the large Chattanooga churches,
and an evangelist well known through
out the state, will do most of the
preaching. He will likely preach his
first sermon Sunday night, April 4,
however, he may not arrive until the
following Monday. A definite an
nouncement will be made next week.
Services will be held twice daily, at
3:30 in the afternoon and at 8 o’clock
in the evenings, for the first week,
and the hours may be changed for the
day service, to a morning hour, the
s V *nd week.
c&he Enterprise ‘Pulishhes the Legal jddvertising of the City of ‘Douglas, Coffee Count p and Countv Commissioners
EUGENE MERRIER IS
EAIESJUCCESSOR
WAS DEPUTY CLERK AT TIME OF
MR. FALES’ DEATH. WILL
SERVE UNTIL ELECTION, SAME
TO BE HELD WITHIN 60 DAYS.
On Wednesday afternoon Mr. Eu
gene Merier, who has been acting as
deputy clerk during the recent illness
of Mr. Fales, w r as named Clerk of the
superior count of Coffee county to
serve until an election is held and a
successor to fill the unexpired term is
elected. The appointment was made
by Ordinary W. P. Ward s who was
vested with this authority. Mr. Mer
ier gave bond and was sworn in about
3 o’clock.
The new clerk will have authority
to name a deputy or deputies, in fact
has all the powers of a regular elect
ed clerk. The election cannot be held
under twenty days, and will be likely
held within sixty days. The calling
of same and the date fixing will be
made by Ordinary Ward. He will
likely announce the date next week.
There are already rumors of many
candidates, but there will not likely
be any announcements before next
week. It is going to be a short quick
race, no primary, and for, this reason
the candidate will begin actual ser
vice right away.
ALUMNI OFFICERS WILL
MEET TO FORMULATE PLANS
The alumni officers of the A. & M.
School will meet tomorrow night at
the offices of the school for the pur
pose of formulating plans for the
annual banquet at the school during
commencement period. The date of
the banquet will be Saturday night,
May 15. Prof. W. P. Richie is presi
dent of the association, Cecil Boggan
is secretary and treasurer.
McKAY & SMITH REALTY CO.
NEW DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE
The McKay and Smith Realty Co.
is one of the newest enterprises in
Douglas. This company has opened
offices near the G. & F. depot, on the
Dixie Highway, and are already on
the job. Mr. McKay first opened the
o ce but he later formed a partner
ship with Mr. Harold Smith, of Dan
ville, 111., under the firm name of the
McKay & Smith Realty Co.
The company sold last week a house
and lot on .Jefferson street to Mr. Les
sig, of Tampa, Fla. The place be
longed to Mr. Powers. They have
several other sales in transit and ex
pect to be active in helping push
Douglas city property forward.
MANNING CORBITT DIES AT
HIS HOME IN PEARSON
Mr. Manning Corbitt, a well known
Pearson citizen, died at his home there
this week, after a short illness. He
was about 50 years old at the time of
hi 9 death. The funeral took place in
the family cemetery.
The deceased was a son of the late
Martin Corbitt. Besides a widow there
are several children to mour his
death. He was related to the big
Corbitt family of this county, and had
made many friends during a long use
ful life.
R. B. EVANS LETS CONTRACT
FOR $7,500. RESIDENCE
We are informed that Mr. R. B.
Evans has contracted with Mr. C. D.
Outen, contractor and builder, for the
erection of a $7,500 bungalow on Gas
kin avenue, the work to begin at once.
Mr. Evans recently purchased a nice
lot on Gaskin avenue, being a part of
the north end of the W. P. Ward block
and the home will be placed there.
GROVER EDMONDSON
COMMITS SUICIDE
Jacksonville, Fla., March 24. —Gro-
ver C. Edmondson, 35, United States
commissioner here, committed suicide
late today by shooting himself through
the head. He died in a hospital a few
minutes later. He had been ill for
some time, relatives said. Before the
World War in which he served over
seas, Edmondson was a secretary to
the late Senator Thomas E. Watson
of Georgia. His home was in Quit
man, Ga.
He was appointed commissioner last
December. Previous to that time he
had served as federal prohibition
agent, being second in command to H.
L. Duncan, until September, prohibit
ion administrator of the state.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE. DOUGLAS. GEORGIA, MARCH 26, 1926.
1/ I; President Calvin V
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18. ROBERT ROBERT
DIES IN WARRENTON
Douglas friends and acquaintances
of Rev. Thos. S. Hubert, a former pas
tor here, and of his mother, Mrs. Rob
ert Hubert, who lived in Warrenton,
will ieam with much sadness of the
death of the latter, who died at the
old Hubert home place in Warrenton
one day last Wfeek, the end coming
peacefully as if she had just gone to
sleep.
Mrs. Hubert was in her eighties,
and for the past seveial years had en
joyed good health for a woman of her
age. However, the inevitable decline
came and she gradually grew weaker
until the end. She was buried in the
family cemetery at Warrenton where
she had lived most of her life. The
funeral service was very impressive,
many floral offerings from her home
town and county, and several from
New York City, also every store in
Warrenton closed for the funeral, all
of which beais testimony as to the
esteem in which she was held by her
own people who had watched her life
and knew it well.
Mrs. Hubert had been a widow for
a long number of years, her husband,
Dr. Robert Hubert having passed a
way more than two decades ago. Af
ter his death she refused to live any
where but the old home place, and her
daughter, Mrs. Felts, lived with her.
She had visited Douglas on many oc
casions while her son, Rev. Thos. S.
Hubert was pastor here, and had made
many friends who will read this an
nouncement with much sorrow.
Her son, a former pastor here, had
spoken so many times on street and
in pulpit of his mother, until most of
people felt that they knew hei\ His
devotion to her and her life was beau
tiful, and she had long since given in
return her love and all the sacrifices
a real mother gives to a son.
UNION PRAYER MEETING.
The Union Prayer Meeting of the
city held monthly by the various
churches here, will be at the Episc pal
church on Friday of next week, April
2nd at 4 o’clock. Mrs. Fred Brewer
leading the service. Everybody is in
vited.
LOCAL TALENT PLAY
THURSDAY, APRIL I
On Thursday evening, April Ist.,
at eight o’clock the Dramatic Art
Club under the direction of Miss Zeta
Mae Burton will present a peppy three
act comedy “A Bunch of Fun”. The
lines are very clever, the plot inter
esting and the characters unique anti
attractive. The play will be for the
benefit of the expression department
anl High School. Admission foe 25c
and 35c. Come out and help your
school.
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fflMt 8301 NEARS
IIS ORGANIZATION
There will be a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the Coffee Coun
ty Chamber of Commerce in the par-
Icrft of the Douccff Hotel tonight. The
cal! is issued by Chairman John R.
Slater, and a full attendance is de
sired. The party will be guests of
Col. Slater at supper, we are inform
ed.
The purpose of this meeting is to
further the organization plans of the
chamber. The matter of offices will
be discussed and likely settled upon,
also the matter of selecting a per
manent secretary will be taken up and
discussed. Several working commit
tees will be named, in fact there are
several matter’s to ceme up of great
importance to the trade body at this
particular time.
YOUNG MEN’S BIBLE CLASS
ENTERTAIN TUESDAY NIGHT
The Young Men’s Bible class of the
Baptist church entertained at the home
of Mrs. E. L. Tanner last Tuesday
evening. Most of the class with their
wives and sweethearts were present.
Games were played, and the music was
furnished by Misses Lowery and Huss.
Miss Ruby Grubbs assisted in the en
tertainment. Refreshments were
served and the evening proved to be
an entertainment worth while.
The Young Men’s Bible Class is
normally about 60, with an attend
ance of about thirty-five average. Dr.
Minor has been the teacher since his
pastorate began here, and a campaign
is being planned for a broader pro
gram for the class, in attendance and
equipment.
SMYRNA S. S. CONVENTION
CONVENES MAY 22 AND 23
The Smyrna BapUst S. S. conven
tion convenes this year with the Brox
ton church on the fourth Saturday and
Sunday in May. Mr. Turner Brewer
is president and is preparing a fine
program for the occasion. Further
announcements will be made.
DOUGLAS SCOUTS
m ORGANIZED
Scout Executive C-has. N. Wilson
visited Douglas Mo-ndry to assist in
organizing a troop of Scouts in this
city. Twenty-nine boys were present
to start off the new organization and
much enthusiasm was manifested. A
detail from the Kangaroo Patrol,
Troop Three, Waycross, accompanied
the Scout Executive and put on a
snappy demonstration of Scout stuff.
Rev. W. E. Smith is Scoutmaster
and Harold Adams Assistant Scout
master of the new troop, which ij>
[sponsoied by tho Kiwanis Club.
PROTECT TOBACCO
CROP FROM INSECTS
TOBACCO EXPERT PI ROOM GIVE
VALUABLE INFORMATION HOW
TO PREVENT INSECTS IN TO
BACCO. OTHER INSTRUCTIONS.
by J. M. PURDOM
Asst. Agri & Ind. Agt., A. C. L. Ry.
There is no question that the most
profitable protection of the tobacco
crop against insect injury is the pro
tection which is started in time to
prevent injury. It is a fact that
worms of one knd or another are
bound to attack our crop of tobacco,
and this being true it is veiy poor
policy to wait until the crop is dam
aged before starting our work to kill
them. If the poison for killing them
is applied at the proper time the
worms will be killed before they have
done any damage. Another advan
tage from this early application of
poison is that later on in the season
the worms will not be so numerous,
and it will not require such heavy ap
plications of poison to control them
as will be the case if the early broods
of worms are not thoroughly killed
out.
On The Plant Bed.
It looks as if we are faced this year
with a late wet spring. The major
ity of our plant beds are not as far
advanced as we are accustomed to
having them at this time of the year.
This combination of circumstances
makes the plant beds unusually liable
to cut worm damage. I would advise
the immediate poisoning of the beds
against this damage. It has been my
experience that the best way to do
this is to mix arsenate of lead with
corn meal, bian or shorts, using one
pound of arsenate of lead with ten
pounds of meal or shorts, and dusting
the mixture thoroughly over the
plants. It is necessary to remove the
cloth to do this, and at this time the
bed should be looked over very care
fully for signs of wonn injury. If a
dose inspection shows that there is
worm injury, a close watch should be
kept on the areas where it is seen the
worms are working, and if one ap
plication does not stop the damage
it will be necessary to make further
applications.
Prevention vs Cure.
Prevention is always better than a
cure, and anything that w.e can do to
prevent a heavy infestation of tobacco
worms will be a help. The tobacco
woims are hatched from eggs which
are laid by moths in the bud and on
the leaves of the plant. Almost al
ways the bud worm moth, and some
times the horn worm moth, lays eggs
on the plant before they are pulled
off of (the bed, and as it looks like we
are going to be relatively late trans
planting this year, the chances are
there will be a liberal infestation of
wonns taken from the bed to the fields
unless measures are taken to prevent
it. I would suggest putting out a
second application of the ipoisoh mix
ture mentioned above on the plants
ten days before time for transplant
ing, and another application the day
before the plants are pulled off of the
bed. The materials used in this ap
plication will cost very little, and can
be put on in just a few minutes, and
may prevent the taking of a large
number of worms to the field from
the bed.
Another preventative measure will
help to cut down infestation is to des
troy the plants promptly remaining
on the bed after a stand has been se
cured in the field. If these plants are
allowed to stay on the bed they form
an ideal breeding place for worms,
and large numbers of the moths which
lay the tobacco worm eggs will fly
from the bed into the tobacco field,
there to lay eggs on the plants in the
field, increasing by many thousands
the number of worms we will have to
kill.
ARMY RECRUITING OFFICER
VISITED DOUGLAS THIS WEEK
The Army Recruiting Officer from
Valdosta was in the city Monday and
worked all day. Sgt. Allen states
that there are many good openings
now in the Army for young men who
want to start army life. Enlistments
can be made for one and three years
and there are six camps open for en
listments besides Fort Benning, Ga.,
so if the boys want to go a long way
from home now is the time to go.
To those who did not see Sgt. Allen
can write or call at Army Recruiting
Officer, Post Office Bldg., Valdosta.
It must be a good thing when the
girls are trying to go.
$1.30 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
P. 1. IS. HOLD INTER
ESTING SESSION
DELEGATES NAMED TO STATE
CO N V E N T ION. COMMITTEES
APPOINTED TO ARRANGE FOR
ENTERTAIN MENT DELEGATES.
The regular monthly meeting of
tho P.-T. A. convened in the auditor
ium at the school house last Friday
afternoon at 3 o’clock. Mrs. J. T.
Henry, the president, presided. There
was a splendid attendance and pro
nounced one of the best meetings held
in some time.
The devotional was conducted by
Rev. W. E. Smith the Presbyter
ian church. jgplde one of tho
strongest the club has ever
had the opportunity to hear, bringing
out the future of our boys and what
training meant to them as they were
growing up.
The business meeting was gone into
and reports from various committees
out made a splendid showing. Re
ports from the grade mothers were
all gratifying, and the business end
of the session was dispatched with
great interest.
The club named the delegates to
the state meeting in Atlanta on May
3, viz: Mrs. T. H. Clark, with Mrs. J
D. Adams, alternate.
The district meeting to be held here
in April was discussed by the mem
bership. A committee was named to
assist in securing homes for the dele
gates in conjunction with the Womans
dub. This committee will also join
a committee from the Womans club
in arranging a reception for the dele
gates to the district meeting.
The chair appointed a nominating
committee to report at the next meet
ng, to select officers for another year.
The personnel of this committee is,
Mrs. M. D. Dickerson, Mrs. J. M.
Thrash, and Mrs. Oliver Deen.
Mrs. J. M. Dent made a suggestion
that the body act on the question of
changing the school holiday.from Mon
day to Saturday. This was diseased
and the chair refused to appoint a
committee to go before the board, but
left the matter open for fuither dis
cussion. The- president suggested
that it was too late in the school year
to contemplate any change now, any
way.
The April meeting was moved up
one week earlier on account of many
<>f the teachers being absent for the
meeting of teachers in Macon. They
will meet on Friday of the second
week in April for the next meeting
only, then return to their regular date.
The Seventh grade under the direc
tion of Miss Mary Holland, won the
Flag. This is quite a distinction and
honor always.
The club also discussed the ques
tion of a Dad’s night in the near fu
ture, bi-inging all the Dads out for a
get-to-gether session. A committee
was named to 'perfect plans, with Mrs.
Fred Brewer as chairman.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT THE »
METHODIST CHURCH SUNDAY
Pastor Stanford announces that he
will speak Sunday morning on Saved
For Service or What Methodism
Means. At the evening hour, A Son
of Shame, will be the theme. This
will be a character study, and will be
a message for all struggling souls.
Sunday School 10:15 a. m., splendid
teachers in all departments and classes
for all. Epworith League 7 p. m.
Special Music at both services. Pray
er Meeting Wednesday 8 p. m.
SAFETY IST PLAY
POSTPONED 3 WEEKS
We are requested by Mrs. Jno. M.
Hall, chairman of the Library commit
tee of the Womans Club, to announce
that the local talent play, Safety First,
scheduled to appear on Friday night
of this week, has been postponed in
definitely, and will not ilkely be pro
duced under three weeks.
One of the main characters, Miss
Miami Paulk, w-as called to her home
in Willacoochee on accout of illness,
and there being so many dates im
mediately ahead, it was founl hard to
arrange a date to follow during the
next few days, so the play will not
take place until later.
This announcement will bring re
grets to many who vvere looking for
ward to Friday evening for an occas
ion of entertainment by witnessing
this production, but the delay is un
avoidable. Further announceme: a
will be made.