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The Douglas Enterprise VOLUME XXXVIII. NUMBER 10 SEAM SHIPPING 4 CABS JUS DAIIE CREST OF MARKET MILL BE REACHED IN TEN DAYS WHEN 10 CARS DAILY MILL BE SHIP PED. CROP ASSURED. The Seaiboard Farms on the west of us in this county are now shipping four car loads daily to the northern and eastern markets, and in another week will reach the crest of their shipments of ten cars a day. The first shiipmest of two cars was made about ten days ago and sold for $2700 per car. • Every car load of tomatoes contains 480 crates, and at the present prices are bringing over $2400 per car. There are 800 acres in tomatoes and the en tire crop will be harvested and sold within the next four weeks. Conser vative estimates indicate that the five hundred acres will produce somewhat over four hundred cars, and at pres ent, the indications are that this esti mate will not fall short, but allowing for shrinkage in prices of less than two-thirds of the present price, the es timate of one thousand dollars an acre is going to be realized. The above conservative figures means that over one half million dol lars will be produced in tomatoes on five hundred acres of Coffee county lands in a period of three months. Can you beat it? There is nothing like it on any lands in any county of any state in the union. DR. AND MRS. CLARK AND COL .M. D. DICKER RSON TO LEAVE FOR MAYO BROS. Dr. and Mrs. T. H. Clark will leave the last of next week for Mayo Bros, sanitarium at Rochester, Minn., where they will spend a few weeks. Dr. Clark while there will spend most of his time in the various departments of the world’s largest sanitariums in an ef fort to better equip himself for better service here. On their return they will stop over in Chicago where Dr. Clark will represent the local Elks lodge at the national convention which will be in session at the time. Dr. and Mrs. Clark will be accom panied by Col. M. D. Dickerson who desires to spend some time at this fa mous institution in an effort to regain his health. While Mr. Dickerson’s health is in very good shape he feels that the trip might prove beneficial to him. BROOKEB'S 100 ACRE FIELD JtTOBACCO The Southern States Develompent Company of Brooker, Jeff Davis coun ty, is perhaps the largest individual tobacco grower in this section this year It has 100 acres in as fine to bacco as can be found in this section. The tobacco was grown under the sup ervision of one of the best tobacco growers of Wake Forest, N. C., and he is recognized as one of the best tobac co growers now operating in the South Georgia territory. Last year he grew 85 aces with this same company and made good money out of it notwith standing that the drought hit that sec tion a hard blow. L. F. Carr, general superintendent of the Southern States Development Company's 12,000 acre tract of farm lands at Brooker, is growing this year 150 acres in big stem sweet potatoes under the direct supervision of W. L. Duncan, the man who originally in troduced big stem sweet potatoes in this section of Georgia. These pota toes are fine and shipments to the Eastern and Northern markets will begin to move during the last half of July. In addition to the tobacco and sweet potatoes this same concern has 40 acres in fine watermelons which will begin to move to market next week. The company also is growing a large acreage in cotton, corn, peas, etc. This company purchased this tract of land and subdivided it into 122 Ms acre tracts, and some smaller tracts and has cleared and builded neat bun galow houses on a great many of these tracts, having spent in the neighbor hood of SIOO,OOO in improvements on this land, and is going to offer tracts for sale—in fact it is already selling some of the tracts to Eastern farmers, this is one of the best average tracts of land anywhere to be found in South Georgia. ‘TJhe Enterprise Dulishhes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and Countv Commissioners TOBACCOISTS MEET IN TIFTON JUNE 25 TOBACCO MEN FROM ALL OVER GA. MILL MEET IN TIFTON ON THAT DATE. ANNUAL AFFAIR. MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED. Farmers and all others interested in the production of tobacco are invited to visit the tobacco experiment at the Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tif ton, Ga., on Friday, June 25. The tour through the various plots will begin at 10 a. m. It is hoped that everybody will try to arrive on time. The tobacco experiments are con ducted cooperatively by the U. S. Of fice of Tobacco Investigations, the Coastal Plain Experiment Station and the Georgia State College of Agricul ture. These experiments have been run ning five years. They have revealed a large amount of information on fer tilization, cultivatiop, etc., and this in formation has proven very profitable to farmers who have taken advantage of it. It is well worth the day to anyone interested in tobacco production, whether warehouseman, demonstrator, or grower, to spend the day at the Ex periment Station. There are other experiments with various farm crops and opportunity will be given to visit these to those that wish it. Don't forget that the date is Friday, June 25, the time is 10 a. m., and the place is the Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, Ga. Let’s go. A. S. Bussey, County Agent. The annual tobacco rally for South east Georgia farmers will be held at Tifton on Fiiday, June 25, according to E. C. Westbrook, cotton and tobac co specialist of the State of Agricul ture. The annual field inspection, un der the direction of C. H. Starr, direc tor of the coastal plain experiment station at Tifton, will be made by fanners of the South Georgia tobacco belt. Tobacco farmers will be carried through the various plats, and lectures will be delivered on the growth and cultivation of the weed. Farmers from every section of South Georgia will be in attendance. For the past five years the experiments have been conducted and every year there is a large rep resentation from the tobacco counties of the state. The experiments are conducted co operatively by the United States office of tobacco inviestigations and the coastal plain experiment station and the Georgia State College of Agri culture. They have revealed a large amount of information of fertilization varieties, methods of cultivation, ef fect of tobacco rotations and the prop er rotations to adopt, and other ques tions of prime importance to the to bacco industry. County agents, tobacco warehouse men, railroad agricultural agents and others interested in tobacco production and marketing in Georgia are invited to join growers in the big rally. In addition to the tobacco demon strations it is announced that there will be tests and experiments on vari ous horticultural and field crops, it is announced by station officials. LATEST REPORT OF SOME OF IX)UGLAS’ PATIENTS Mrs. I. Kronstadt, of Savannah, who has been seiiously ill at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. Harris, is much improved as we go to press. We are delighted to announce the impoved condition of Mrs. I. Wein troufo and son Leo, who have been seri ously ill at their home on Ward street. Miss Clara Dell Exum is out again after a short illness at the home of her parents. Mrs. Claude Poindexter is still con fined to her bed, brt as we go to press her condition is much improved. She has been ill about three weeks. Miss Mae Hust’s condition remains about the same. She has been ill about two weeks and it is hoped by her friends that she will soon recover from her illness. Paul Turrentine is out again after a short illness at the home of his par ents, Dr. asd Mrs. M. H. Turrentine. Bernard Rogers is out again after a short .illness. We are glad to announce the con dition of Mrs. W. H. Moore, mother of Mrs. Lawson Kelley, is much improved Thursday at noon, over her previous condition. She has been very ill for several days and not expected to live, but her condition at this time gives some slight hopes of her recovery. auii tilt (Soffit <Satmt( Drills THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS. GEORGIA. JUNE 18. 1926. JOHN W. GREER MAY BE ELECTED SEC. i HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH TRADE BODIES FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. WELL KNOWN IN THIS CITY AND SECTION. Mr. John W. Greer, of Moultiie, has been in the city several days in con ference with the executive committee of the recently organized Coffee Coun ty Chamber of Commerce. The com mittee sent for him to confer with its members in an effort to secure his ser vces as the permanent secretary of the organization. A meeting has been called for tonight (Friday) at the Doucoff Hotel, of the members of the executive committee, at which time the matter will be discussed, and likely something definitely determined. Mr. Greer is not a stranger to Doug las and Coffee county people. He lived in this community many years ago, in fact was once editor of this paper, and he knows all of the older families in Douglas and throughout the county. He lived for several years in Way cross where he edited the Waycross Journal, and later removed to Fitz gerald where he continued his news paper work, but was later called to Moultiie by that enterprising city to serve as secretary of their Chamber of Commerce, and it was during this ser vice and thru his efforts that the big packing house was located in that city which gave it national publicity. Mr. Greer is familiar with the build ing of cities and commodities, knows the ins and outs of the work, and his past record speaks for itself. The ex ecutive committee could hardly im prove on his selection, if the members are looking for a wide-awake and pro gressive secretary. However, the matter will be threshed out at the meeting Friday night, after which defi nite announcements will be made. KITCHTNSirOIES; MOTHER VERY LOW The little fourteen months old son, Ralph, of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Kitch ens, died Wednesday morning early after a short illness. The remains were interred in the Douglas cemetery late Wednesday afternoon after the funeral at home. The mother has been ill for four weeks of typhoid fever and is still in a very critical condition. She has not been told of the illness and death of the little boy. Another of her child ren, a twin brother of the deceased, is also very ill but better as we go to press, and will probably recover. Mrs. Kitchens has a slight chance of re covery. fitzMalTplans RALLYJOR JULY 5 The Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce at Fitzgerald has announc ed that plans have been completed for a big celebration of the 150th anniver saiy of American Independence on Monday, July the sth, in the city of Fitzgerald. The day’s program will open at 10:30 in the morning with a parade of floats and decorated cais led by the Community Band consisting of sixty (60) pieces under the direction of Prof. R. Glenn Johnson. At 11 o’clock all the candidates for the office of Governor of Georgia have been invited to speak to the vast multitudes that are expected to be present. At one o’clock the free ‘barbecue will be serv ed. Throughout the afternoon amuse ments have been provided such as sack racing, swimming contests, baseball game, tc. This will be followed by an hours concert by the Fitzgerald Con cert Band, the largest Community Band in the state of Georgia. The Junior Chamber of Commerce at 9 o’clock in the evening will put on a beautiful display of fireworks. Plenty of ice cream, cold drinks and shade, together with all this program, the whole family can find something in Fitzgerald that will make the 4th a happy occasion. The invitation has been extended to all the surrounding towns and coun ties to participate' in the day’s pro gram. Miss Elizabeth Talley, of Ocalla, Fla., is sipending two weeks in the city ' as a guest at the home of her uncle | and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Talley. MARKET OPENING DETERMINED SOON MEETING OF TOBACCO MEN IN ATLANTIC CITY LAST OF THIS MONTH TO DETERMINE DATE OF OPEN ING OF GA. MARKET. The date of the to/bacco market opening for the state of Georgia will be fixed at a meeting to be held in At lantic City on June 24, 25, 26. The meeting is held there every year, all of the manufacturers and other promi nent tobacco men gathering there when the conditions will be discussed and a date named for the opening of Georgia’s market, as well as the mar kets in the Carolinas. The opening date therefore cannot be announced until this meeting is held. Tobacco experts of this state are of the opinion that the Georgia market will open around the last week in July. Of course this is not official, just a guess. The conditions of the Douglas market have reached such a stage that, it is going to require a third set of buyers or an extension of time. This will be asked for. The tobacco situation in Coffee coun ty and this immediate section which supports the Douglas market, is all that could be asked for. Tobacco everywhere is in fine condition, rains have been about what is needed, and the crops generally are around what they should be, is the opinion express ed by those in position to know some thing about the industry is this sec tion. G. S f. GUYS MORE GARS AND ENGINES From authentic information receiv ed in Douglas the Georgia & Florida railway has asked for bids from man ufacturing concerns for one million dollars worth of new freight cars. It is expected that pries on these earn will (be forthcoming in a short time, when the award will foe made by the management of the road with the request that delivery made as rapidly as possible. This order will mean the addition of five hundred and twenty-five new freight cars for the use of the road. These cars will foe of the latest design with the regulation steel underframes. The addition to the rolling stock will be bought in order to meet the grow ing business of the road and enable it to better handle business for its patrons. Two new locomotives have already been purchased and delivery of them is expected within a short time. These are the larger type than many of the engines now in use on the road, and this increased motive power is also to assist in taking care of the steadily increasing business of the Georgia & Florida railway. Announcement of these new pur chases were made in Augusta during the present week, following a con ference there between Receiver John Skelton Williams and officials of the road. CO. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS MONDAY, JUNE 21 Chairman R. A. Moore, of the coun ty executive committee, has called a meeting of the committee to meet at the court house in Douglas on next Monday at noo'n, June 21. A full at tendance is desired. At this time the county primary date will be named as well as matters which will have to be determined right away. SEABOARD OFFICIALS ARE HOSTS TO PROMINENT VISI TORS ON TUES. AT FARMS The Seaboard Farms officials enter tained at a luncheon on their site near Ambrose last Tuesday at which time a number of friends gathered and en joyed the time immensely. In addit ion to many Douglas and Ambrose friends, other guests were Mr. Sparks, staff photographer of the Atlanta Journal, and Mr. Row’sCy, of the repor torial staff of the Journal, also Messrs. A. D. Daniel and Wisson, of the A., B. & A. Ry. There were many pictures made of the fields and the packing by the pho tographer, also a well written story of the crop, all of which will appear at a later date in the columns of the Jour nal. IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE I Have You Tried It? MUGR INTEREST IN METHODIST REVIVAL REV. CHARLEY TILLMAN CON DUCTS SINGING FOR REVIVAL AND THIS FEATURE IS DRAW ING LARGE CROWDS DAILY. ■Hr IrIMF-;- f REV. CHARLEY TILLMAN The revival at the Methodist church has grown in interest and power from service to service. Rev. Charley Till man has charmed the congregations with his singing and splendid sermons always illustrated by appropriate songs. And Miss Tillman by her splendid woik has endeared herself to the entire congregation. On Saturday afteinoon at 4:30 there will foe an open air sevice in front of the county jail, to which all the people are invited. Mr. Tillman will sing and speak at this meeting. Brother Stanford thanks all the members of the other churches who have shown such splendid interest in the meeting. Sunday is to be a day of gieat effort to enlist all the people in the meet ings. The pastor will preach at 11:30 and at 4:30, Mr. Tillman will speak at an “Old Folks” service that he has tried in other places with great suc cess. Eveiybody is isvited and all the perple over sixty years of age in a radius of six to eight miles of Doug las will be invited and brought to the church by the committee if it is known that they wish to attend. The singing has been splendid and all the people are enjoying this feature of the meet ings. Services will continue through next week at 10 a. m. and 8:30 p. m. Let all the people come. W. P. Ward, A. W. Haddock and Thos. Griffin is the committee on invi tation to the “Old Folks” Service. Please give them the names of peo ple who would want to attend this ser vcie. WILL OPEN SALOON BE BACK IN DOUGLAS? That is the question right now. It’s talked more than any other subject. Your mind will be made uip when you see “TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM” at the Rivoli Theatre Wednes day and Thursday, July 7-8,. You might say “it’s old” then you may add “All that is good improves with age.” This wonderful production is indorsed by the press, pulpit and general pub lic. It presents more different fea tures and characters than any other picture. You come to laugh, perhaps, but you stay to cry and marvel at the wonderful, most wonderful child actress. This production is taken from the book “TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM”. It is said that this book stands second to the BIBLE in sales. The popular demand for action pic tures having a wide appeal has led to the inevitable production “TEN NIGHTS” on a value of the title. Would you foe thrilled by reel after reel of intensive, heart - reaching drama, pathos, humor, comedy—The greatest acting in the mightiest drama. Then go and see “TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM” when it is shown here in our city. You have seen the play! You have read the book. Now see the produc tion as only the movie possibilities can make it. But above aII—SEE THAT YOUR CHILD SEES “TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR-ROOM”. The price will be: Children 15c, Adults 35c. Mr. and Mrs. Mose Griffin are spending several days in Atlanta where they went to consult a special j ist concerning Mr. Griffin’s condition. $1.50 PER YfeAR IN ADVANCE CANDIDATES DIDST BE IN BT JUNE 23 HENRY C. ELLIS ANNOUNCES FOR REPRESENTATIVE. CLOS ING TIME COMES JUNE 23, ONE WEEK OFF. MAY BE OTHERS. The state executive committee has set Sept. 8 as the date for the state primary, and it is likely that the coun ty executive committees will use this date for their county primaries. The last date of entry has been set for June 23, next and all can didates for state offices will have to qualify by that time, and if the coun ty executive committee uses same dates, all candidates will have to quali fy by next Wdnesday. Chairman R. A. Moore has called a meeting of the county executive com mittee for Monday at noon, June 21, at the court house, at which time sev eral matters will be decided. It is possible that the county primary may 'be called earlier, and these matters will be decided at the meeting on next Monday. Ellis for Representative. The Enterprise carries this week a new announcement for representative, Mr. Heny C. Ellis, of the Broxton sec tion of th county. Mr. Ellis is well known in the county and has large connections and no doubt will poll a good vote. The other candidate so far for representative is Prof. J. M. Thrash, of Douglas. Prof. Thrash has been in the race for several weeks. There may be others and probably some are waiting on the action of the county executive committee next Mon day. The commissioners race has about narrowed down to entries, it is said. Mr. Lewis Vickers is unopposed from this district. Messrs. A. J. Meeks and John Tanner will run it out in the Nicholls-West Green district. Messrs. P. L. Moore and A. R. Bordeaux will make the race in the Amhrose-Broxton district. Other Races. It now appears that Congressman W. C. Lankford will not have opposit ion. The time closes next Wednesday and no one is prominently spoken of, so he will likely have a clear field for reelection. The Governor’s race made a shift this week, Messrs. B. F. Maiir, and Cecil Neill, withdrawing, leaving the field to Messrs. John Holder, Howard Ennis, Dr. Hardman, Joe Wood, and a woman whose name we cannot recall. However, it is generally predicted that a new entry or entries will be had be fore the closing date next Wednesday. Most all of the old state house of ficers are candidates for reelction. Geo. W. Lankford, of Lyons, is a can didate for the Public Service Com mission. Judge Pete Highsmith, of Baxley, the present Judge of the sup erior courts of the Brunswick circuit, is a candidate for the Court of Ap peals against Judge Alex W. Stephens. This section will likely support Judge Highsmith. We had about forgotten to mention that Judge Reed, of our circuit, will be a candidate for reelection, and So licitor Allen Spence will also be a can didate for reelection. It is not likely that either of these will have opposit ion, at least there is no talk of any, and the entries close for these races next Wednesday. If you wish to see something extra good don’t miss FRED THOMSON and Silver King in “ALL AROUND THE FRYING PAN” which comes to the RIVOLI Saturday. SUMMED SCHOOL 10 open next mom Beginning Monday, June 21, 1926, Pi of. Clyde Herndon will hold classes at the High School for those pupils who did not make their grade during the last term. He has tried to see all those who can get off enough work to go on to the next grade. If there are any that he has missed who are inter ested please call on him at the school! building next Saturday morning from 9 to 11, and he will arrange a class for them. The school will run for six weeks. At the end of that time he wilt give examinations. Those passing" will be given credit. All are interest ed in these children and hope they will take advantage of this opportunity. The school will close the last of July. It will give the children plenty of time to rest before the regular session be gins in September.