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The Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXXVII, NUMBER 51
Deal Gosed This Week Gives Douglas Second Redrying and Stemming Plant
SPECIAL ELECTION
CALLED FOR MAY II
Ordinary W. P. Ward announced to
day the date of the special election
to fill the vacancy in the office of
Clerk of the Superior Court caused by
j the recent death of Mr. Session Fales,
to be Tuesday, May 11. Under the
law he is empowered with this au
thority. This gives about six weeeks
jj for candidates to run. The official or-
I der of Judge Ward is as follows:
Special Election For Clerk
May 11, 1926.
I-Georgia, Coffee County.
Whereas, there is a vacancy in the
| office of the Clerk of the Superior
f'Court of Coffee . County, Georgia, on
account of the death of Hon. Session
* Fales, whose death occurred March 24,
| 1926, said Session Fales being Clerk
■ of said Court at the time of his death,
And, Whereas, the vacancy in said
; office has not been filled,
And, Whereas, under the law, I, W.
P. Ward, Ordinary in and for said
State and County, and charged with
the duty of calling an election to fill
said vacancy,
Now, Therefore, I. W. P. Ward, Or
dinary as aforesaid, do hereby call an
election in terms of the law, to be held
at all the election precincts in said
County on Tuesday, May 11, 1926, for
the purpose of electing a Clerk of
Superior Court of said County in
terms of the law, to fill the unexpired
term of Hon. Session Fales, nbw de
ce:j|ed.
£ ■ Is Further Ordered that this or
der be entered upon the minutes of
the Superior Court of said State and
County, and upon the minutes of this
Court.
Done and ordeerd this the 30th day
of March, 1926.
W. P. Ward, Ordinary,
Coffee County, Georgia.
CLYDE TANNER AND DAN
COLEMAN IN BUSINESS
We are glad to announce the forma
tion of a partnership between Mr.
Clyde Tanner and Mr. Dan Coleman,
under the firm name of Venic'e-No
komis Drug Co., with a first class drug
store in Venice, Fla., a new town lo
cated 30 miles below Sarasota. They
have recently opened up this store
and doing a nice business, it is re
ported.
COFFEE COMMISSIONERS TO
BE GUESTS TELFAIR COM.
The Coffee county commissioners
will convene in regular session next
Monday morning at ten o’clock and
will be in session only a short time,
’about an hour, when the body will ad
journ and leave for Mcßae as the
guests of the county commissioners
of Telfair county. The two sets of
commissioners are to discuss several
matters of importance at this time,
affecting Coffee and Telfair counties.
The board desires to put all inter
ested on notice that they will not be
in session over an hour, and then ad
journ to meet later.
FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT.
I am in the race for Clerk of the
Superior Court of Coffee County to
fill the unexpired term of the late
Session Fales, and will appreciate the
votes ond influence of the people of
the county. I feel that lam qualified
to fill this high office, and will give it
my personal attention. The election
will be held on May 11.
April 1, 192(5. J. B. EXUM.
GHATAUQUA “BEGINS
AROUND MAY 7TH.
Vhe Chautauqua for Douglas will
botffo on or about May 7, lasting for
a week. This is the approximate date
as given out by headquarters, and the
public may rely on this as being the
official opening. If it is changed, the
new date will not miss May 7 but a
day or two, either way.
Further and positive announcements
will be made later. In a short time
an outline of the program will be re
ceived and published in this paper.
The program is very strong, some of
the best chautauqua speakers in the
county being on it, as well as some
of the best known musical programs.
A oh.v will also be given during the
‘CTre (Enterprise ‘Pulishhes the Legal jidver Using of the City of Douglas , Coffee County and Countx Commissioners
LANKFORD’S Bill
10 EP THUMB
Washington. March 31.—Represen
tative William C. Lankford, of the
Eleventh Georgia district, introduced
in the bourse Saturday a bill authoriz
ing the postmaster general to estab
lish during the next five years fifty
experimental delivery routes for the
handling of food products produced on
farms. The post office department
would determine the parcel post rates
for such experimental routes and
would be given authority to make the
necessary expenditures for such ex
periments.
The main provision of the Lankford
bill is: “That the postmaster general
shall be authorized to establish not
exceeding fifty experimental routes
for the handling of food products, in
whatever form, of the farm, orchard
or grove, dairy and garden, whenever
and wherever the postmaster at the
initial mailing point is given ten days
notice that twenty or more unaddress
ed packages of said products will be
mailed on named days during a def
inite period of time, for delivery on
designated day or days of a list of
addresses in the same city or com
munity.
“Sec. 2. That watermelons, canta
loupes, cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage,
grapefruit, corn on the cob, oranges,
apples, milk in bottles, canned or bot
tled food or food products, without
additional wrapping or crating, shall
be deemed and held to be identical
packages and handled under the pro
visions of this act.”
MERCHANTS PLEDGE TO
CLOSE STORES AT 6:30 P. M.
We the undersigned merchants of
Douglas, do hereby agree and pledge
to close our places of business each
day at 6:30 p. m., except Saturdays,
beginning April 5 and ending on the
date the Douglas Tobacco Market
opens.
We further pledge that we will
promptly close our places of business
each afternoon at 6:30 except Sat
urdays, and at the appointed hour
that we shall close our doois, thereby
eliminating the criticism of the past
by allowing our doors to remain open
beyond the closing hour. It is hoped
that each merchant that signs this pe
tition will comply with, the above
promptly each day.
Union Dry Goods Co., The Boston
Store, Harris Store, Mrs. C. M. Jack
son, The Empire Store, The A. & P.
Tea Co., Southern Grcoery Stores, Inc..
G. C. Weitman Co., Jos. Hana & Bro.,
E. Thomas, Mose Hanna, l\fike Nahra
Dry Goods, Westbrook’s.
J. B. EXUM WRITES LETTER
TO VOTERS COFFEE CO.
Douglas, Ga., Mch. 31. 192 G.
Just a letter of introduction to the
Voters of Coffee County. On my re
turn from Florida last Saturday I was
informed of the death of my good
friend Mr. Session Fales, peace be un
to his ashes evermore. On coming
down town Saturday afternoon I wos
accosted by several friends asking me
to offer for the unexpired term of Mr.
Fales. The longer I was on the
streets the more urgent it became for
me to offer for the place, so after due
thought and careful consideration, I
am now' before the voters for the un
expircd term of Mr. Fales. If elect
ed to the cleaikship the office will be
taken care of as before. I have lived
in Douglas since April 1908. Eighteen
years as a citizen and neighbor, I in
vite you to inquire of my next door
neighbors if any one of them should
say that I am unworthy of any trust
imposed in me, I will cheerfully with
draw from the race should it be one.
Now friends it will be impossible for
me to see all of you in so short a time,
should I fail to see any one before the
election day, in case you should have
the time to come to the electon, Dlease
consider me just before you cast your
ballot. If elected I promise a most
faithful performance of the duties of
the office. I thank you.
Ycurs respectfully,
J. B. Exum.
Mrs. H. L. Stradley, of Atlanta, is
spending some time here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Adams.
She recently underwent an operation
in Atlanta and is here recuperating.
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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, APRIL 2, 1926.
CAP!. J. L. NEWBERN
COVERED DISTRICT
(Valdosta Times)
The friends of Capt. J. L. Newbern
at Douglas, Quitman, Waycross, Alma,
Baxley, Brunswick, and other ipoints
in the district are reporting things
shaping up nicely in the matter of
Capt. Newborn’s prospective race for
Congress from this district.
During the past two weeks Capt.
Newbern has mingled with these
friends and has discussed the situa
tion with them. He has actually vis
ited seventeen of the twenty counties
in the district. He has been amazed
by the favorable conditions which he
has found—pleased not only with the
strength which he has won, but he is
erfcouraged by the dissatisfaction
which he finds to exist against the in
cumbent.
He finds a growing sentiment in
favor of a change and this sentiment
is not confined to any particular sec
tion. He finds that there is a strong
belief thata eight years for one rep
resentative is enough, especially when
the record does not show more than
has been accomplished for this dis
trict. He says that- he has been im
pressed by the fact that there is a
prevalent feeling that the incumbent
has less influence with his colleagues
than he should have, the result being
that his efforts, however earnest and
eager are minimized in results.
The fact that Capt. Newbern is a
farmer-reared boy and is what is com
monly termed a self-made man, and
his training has made him adapted to
the public service, are counting a great
deal in his favor throughout the dis
trict. He has a good record as an or
ganizer and is an ex-service man who
made a splendid record overseas in the
World War.
Capt. Newbern has devoted much
of his time during the past few months
to the study of great public questions
and his knowledge of these questions,
as well as the record which has been
made in Washington by members of
Congress, i* remarkable.
SLATER SAYS OUTLOOK BRIGHT
FOR MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
Waycross. Ga., March 31. —John R.
Slater, of Douglas, president of the
Georgia Association, while in Way
cross stated that the outlook was ex
ceptionally bright for the membership
campaign for this association which
is being started this week. The goal
is 50,000 individual members at $3
each, this to include subscriptions to
the Georgia magazine. Mrs. S. C.
Townsend of St. Marys will have
charge of the state-wide campaign.
COUNTY AGENT BUSSEY IN
STRONG LETTER TO FARMERS
Increaesd yields per acre mean
greater profits. The above statement
is verified by statistics gathered by
the U. S. Departmest of Agriculture
from 1471 cotton farms in the cotton
belt. The figures show that when the
average yield of lint per acre is 150
pounds the cost per pound to grow it
is 18c, while where the wield per acre
is 500 pounds lint the cost is 8c per
pound to grow it.
Now, the general outlook for cotton
prices for this fall is for low prices,
therefoie, it behooves the farmer more
than ever to make cotton as cheaply
as possible. According to the Depart
ment of Agriculture figures above, the
way to make it cheaper is to make
more per acre. It takes just about as
much work to make 150 pounds of
lint as it does 500 pounds of lint per
acre, the difference comes in a little
more fertilizer applied and a little
more thought given to intelligent cul
tivation and weevil control on fewer
acres.
The same principle applies to corn,
as well as alj farm crops. To en
courage greater production per acre,
Swift and Company and the Georgia
Bankers’ Association are offering an
aggregate of $2,000 in prizes for the
best five-acres of corn and the South
ern Manufacturers Association is of
fering SI,OOO in prizes on five-acre cot
ton contest. In addition, we have some
small local prizes on each of the
above. Also, there are S9CO dollars in
prizes up for the Ton-Litter Contest;
this being offered to a man who takes
BAPTIST REVIVAL
10 BEGIN SUNDAY
The revival meetings of the First
Baptist church of Douglas will begin
next Sunday morning and continue
indefinitely. Dr. W. L. Pickard, at
present of Tilton, a former president
of Mercer University, and former pas
tor of several large churches, will do
the preaching. He will not reach
Douglas until itftnday, preaching Mon
day evening, but Dr. Minor, the Doug
las pastor, will begin the meetings
Sunday morning.
Services have been held almost daily
during the week, in preparation for
the revival. Dr. Pickard is one of
the strongest preacheis in the state,
well known as a revivalist, and one of
the best meetings in the history of
the church is looked for. During the
first week the day services will be
held at 3:30 in the afternoon, and 8
o’clock in the evenings. Further as
nouncemcnts will be made from the
pulpit.
TANNER-BRIGE CO.
II) CLOSE BUSINESS
The Tanner-Brice Co., one of the
four wholesale houses of this city,
under the direct management of Mr.
E. L. Tanner, has decided to go out of
business, and are now in process of
reducing their stock, and will later
sell the remaining stock to the other
three wholesale houses of the city.
Mr. Tanner has large interests in
Sarasota, Spartanburg, and Vidajia.
and finds fchwt* these three places keep
him busy. This is one of Douglas’
old firms which has been doing a large
business for many years. The com
pany has rented their building to The
Austin Company, of Greenville, Tenn..
for a tobacco redrying plant.
LANKFORD BILL WOULD
GUARD U. S. EMPLOYEES
FROM POLITICAL SOLICITING
Washington, March 31.—Represen
tative Lankford, Democrat, Georgia,
introduced Saturday a bill to make it
unlawful for any one to solicit or re
ceive from any federal employee a
contribution of money or other val
uables for political purposes.
The bill mentioned specifically pos
tal employees.
The measure would provide that any
applicant for a federal post marking
such contributions would be ineligible
for any appointment. Those violating
the proposed law would be lible to fine
or imprisonment, or both.
a litter of pigs and making them weigh
the most and show greatest profit on
I these ipigs at 180 days old.
These contests are open to any Cof
fee county man or boy. All you have
' to do to enter is to so indicate to me
and I’ll sign you up. The crop is all
; yours whether you win a prize or not.
They may make good yields on North
j Georgia bottoms, but they may have
j another dry year—you never can tell
i what will happel. You must sign up
immediately. We ought to have at
least 50 farmers in each contest.
To encourage greater production
per acre or unit is one of the most im
portant objects of Boys’ Club Work.
Another important object is to edu
cate, if possible, the farm boy to stay
on the farm. Our whole educational
system practically is to educate the
boy away from the farm and into so
called professions. The whole system
is turned around from what it should
be. Let’s educate your boy to be a
farmer of the future. To be a farmer
of the future it will be more necessary
than in the past that he be a business
man, so let’s start him now to learn
to transact business and make each
acre, cow, hog, or hen to do its dead
level best. Give him an acre of corn,
cotton or sweet potatoes, or a pig, or
some pure-bred chickens and let him
handle them as the Experiment Sta
tions and the College of Agrculture
say handle them and see if he doesn’t
beat you. Send his name to me and
yours also for the 5-acre contests.
A. S. Bussey, County Agent.
JUDGE REED MAY
RUN FOR GOlfflß
Judge Harry D. Reed, of the Way
cioss superior court circuit, who is
receiving requests from all over Geor
gia to enter the lace for- governor,
states that he has these requests un
der serious consideration but. will not
give a definite answer until after tne
adjournment of the present special
session of the legislature.
Judge Reed states he feels that as
governor of the Kiwanis clubs of Geor
gia he has accepted the responsibility
to present the support of these clubs
for a state highway bond issue and
that this responsibility will not be ful
filled until the special session has act
ed. Until this is done he states, he
does sot think he should consider per
sonal matters or ambitions. Judge
Reed is very hopeful that the special
session will pass the highway bond
bill. He has just returned from
North Georgia and reports that he
found public opinion favorable by a
large majoiity to bonds.
The Kiwanis clubs, in state conven
tion and trustees’ meetings for four
times have endorsed without qualifi
cation a state highway bond issue and
as head of these clubs Judge Reed is
doing all within his power to make
the endoisements effective.
REV. T. S. HUBERT.
At a special called conference of
the Douglas Baptist Church on Sun
day morning, March 28th, a committee
of two was elected to draft resolutions
to extend to our former Pastor, Bro.
Hubert, our deepest sympathy to him
and his family when we learned of the
sad death of riss ainted mother.
Resolver!, first, that each and every
member of this church do hereby ex
tend to Brother Hubert and his fam
ily our deepest and heartfelt sym
pathy.
Resolved, second, that while he
mourns over her being called hence
and realizes that her place can not be
filled in this world, that Providence
has assured 11s that we who believe
and trust in Him shall meet again in
the sweet bye and bye, and our faith
is anchored in that promise.
Resolved, third, that foi many years
Brother Hubert has administered to
our people, visited the sick, cared for
the poor, and fed us upon spiritual
food, thereby causing us to love and
esteem him as a‘brother.
Resolved, fourth, that while Provi
dence has called him to another find,
that he, by his Christian life and
words of sympathy and love, has left
seeds sown in the hearts of the people
of this church and our city that will
grow as green as the bay tree that was
planted by the liver of waters.
Resolved, fifth, that we hereby of
fer Brother Hubert and his family our
deepest and most heartfelt sympathy,
and assure them that we will ever love
them and esteem them and never for
get them. May Providence bless, pio
tect and provide bountifully for them
in this world and at last receive them
into that home not made with hands,
eternal in the Heavens, is our earnest
prayer and desi r<f
Resolved, sixth, that a copy of these
resolutions be mailed to our good
friend, Brother Hubert, and that a
copy be recorded in our Church Min
utes and also a copy be mailed to our
city papers and request them to pub
lish them. Sincerely,
Turner Brewer, W. H. Bailey, t
Committee.
EASTER MUSIC AT THE METH
ODIST CHURCH; THIRTY-TWO
YEARS IN CHRIST’S SERVICE
Pastor Stanford announces that
there will be special Easter musical
program at the Methodist church Sun
day. The Risen Lord will be the
theme. At the evening worship the
pastor will tell something of what
Jesus has meant to him during the
years since his conversion. Thirty
two years in Christ’ service, Jesus the
Savior, Lord, Friend, Healer, Com
forter asd Guide. Illustrated from the
experiences of the pastor.
Sunday school 10:15 a. m.
Epworth League 7 p. m.
LOST—SS reward for the return of
one black leather wallet containing
one SSO bill, two $lO, four $5 and five
sl. Mrs. J. S. Barrett 225 College
Avenue, Phone 142.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
AUSTIN CO. LIASES
TAVHEIHfCE BLDG.
A deal was consummated this week
which gives the Douglas tobacco mar
ket another redrying and stemming
plant, in addition to the first plant
built here several years ago and which
has been operated by the China
American Tobacco Co.
The Austin Company, a corporation,
of Greenville, Tenn., has taken a two
years lease, with option to buy, on
the Tanner-Brice building which han
been used by them as a wholesale gro
cery store, the latter company now
closing out their wholesale business
The A. B. & A. Railroad also agree;:
to grant The Austin Co., the privilege;
of as much of their land on the south
side of the building as it will need for
operations.
The deal has been in progress fur
several days, Mr. Clyde B. Austin, the
president of the company, being here
in per son, and was finally closed Tues
day. The Austin Company is one of
the largest tobacco corporations in the
tobacco belt, operating in Greenville,
Tenn. a large redrying plant, as well
t as being well known tobacco buyers of
that section.
The operations 0 f the new company
will not begin until the season of 1927,
on account of being unable to get their
machinery here and placed in time.
Mr. Austin, the president, will imov-o
his family to Douglas by that time.
The company will buy for themselvsn
and on order, in the market here, re
condition it and ship to their plant in
Greenville this season.
This gives Douglas two large r©dry -
ing and stemming plants thereby es
tablishing this market in the mind :
and hearts of the tobacco belt of Geo*
ffia as the leading tobacco center. Ib
is also going to give to this market
another large buyer. Mr. Austin
spent several days in Douglas, attend
ed our Kiwanis cluEr luncheon, and the
deal just closed is ample evidence of
his favorable impressions with this
section as a leading tobacco center.
CLEON FALES AND EXUM
ENTER CLERK’S RACK
We are carrying this week two an
nouncements for clerk cf the uoerior
court, viz: Cleon Fales and J. B. Exum
There may bo others in the race as
the special election does not take pi a; ,*
until May 11.
Mr. Fales is the son of the late
Session Fales, who was serving as
clerk when he died. Mr. Clecn Fales
has been deputy clerk for some time
He is well qualified in every way ft.;
the place.
Mr. Exum is well known to the ;>e
pie of Coffee county, and is also qual
fied to fill the place. He has been 1
resident of the county for 18 years.
FOR CLERK SUPERIOR COURT
To the Voters of Coffee County:
I am today announcing my candid
acy for the office of Clerk of the Sup
erior Court of Coffee County at a Spe<
ial Election to be held on the 11th da/
of May, 1926, to fill a vacancy caused
by the death of Mr. Session Fales, rrp
father. lam well acquainted with the*
duties of said office, having assisted
my father in the discharge of the*
duties of this office for about four
years. I will appreciate any assistance
or support the voters of the county
may see fit to give me and, if elected.,
promise a faithful discharge of the
duties of the office.
Yours for service,
April Ist.. 1926. CLEON FALES.
MINISTERIAL ASSO.
ORGANIZED HERE
The four ministers of Douglas vi;
Dr. Carl W. Minor, of the Baptist
church; Rev. .T B. Stanford, of the
Methodist church; Rev. W. E. Smith,
of the Presbyterian ehuich; and Re
R. J. Stihvell, of the Episcopal church,
have formed a Ministerial association
for the city. The ministers met afi v
nights ago and outlined their plan-,
also electing officers.
Dr. Carl W. Minor was elected pro
ident of the Association, and Rev. \\
E. Smith was nampd secretary. Tit
purpose of the organization is to wor
for the spiritual welfare of this city
and county, a better cooperation b*
tween pastor and people, and for a
better fellowship between minisfers of
the city and the several congregations.
Most all live church towns have such,
an organization.