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The Douglas Enterprise VOLUME XXXVHI, NUMBER 11 THRASH AND GRANTHAM CANDIDATES FOR HOUSE At noon Wednesday in this county and the state the gong soundel which closed all entries for the primary which comes off on Sept. 8. A few surprises developed in the county list, as usually does at the last minute, but there will be no new entries, and the official list has been furnished us by the local treasurer, J. B. Exum. One of the surprises of the new en tries was that of Col. E. L. Grantham, who announced Wednesday morning for representative, and the withdrawal of Henry C. Ellis as a candidate. It has been known for some time that Col. Grantham was being urged to make this race, but most people had decided that the race had narrowed down to Thrash and Ellis, as it has been a little unusual in this county for last minute entries to occur. Also the announcement of John Mc- Kinnon on Wednesday morning for county commissioner from this district was somewhat a surprise. ' However this gives a race in every district. The official list of candidates as fur nished us is as follows: Judge Superior Courts. Harry Reed. Solicitor Superior Courts. Allen B. Spence. Representative. J. M. Thrash. E. L. Grantham. County Commissioner. Ambrose-Broxton. P. L. Moore. A. R. Bordeaux. Nicholls-West Green. A. J. Meeks. John Tanner. !*ouglas-Bridgetown. Lewis Vickers. John McKinnon. SCOUT NEWS. Assistant Scoutmaster H. H. Adams held the regular scout meeting last Monday evening. Tests were passed by several scouts. Mr. Adams read a letter which he had received from Scout Executive Wilson with regard to another scout organizing anaother scout troop here. Mr. Wilson was in town Tuesday. Charles Heath, Scribe. COMMUNITY CLUB HELD MONDAY NIGHT WEST GREEN, June 22.—At the regular meeting of the Community Club held Monday night, County Sup erintendent Melvin Tanner, and John W. Greer, the new Secretary of the County Chamber of Commerce, were present and made talks. Mr. Greer explained to the club what the new Chamber of Commerce would mean to the county, and explained in detail his famous County Plan which he hopes to inaugurate in this county. Mr. Greer has put this plan on in several counties in Georgia and Florida, and wherever it has /been tried the counties have made wonderful progress, and he /believes that the plan inaugurated in Coffee county will make this one of the leading counties of the South with in two or three years. This plan in cludes the development of all the hu man activities in every walk of life, including Agriculture, Industry, Com merce, Transportation, and Civics. It includes the activities of every man and woman in the county and even the play of the children and, of course, will be interesting to every man, woman and child in the county. Our people were intensely interest ed in Mr. Greer’s program, and after he had finished, the club voted one hundred percent strong for the inau guration of the system. Superintendent Tanner followed Mr. Greer and endorsed the program, es pecially that referring to the schools of the county. He also went over the matter of the consolidated school at West Green advising the club in re gard to taking in certain districts with West Green. He said that the new school house would be started as soon as the bond issue had been sold, and that bids were now coming for these "bonds. Mr. J. H. Green presided, and there was a full attendance of the club. Mr. Greer suggested that in view of the fact that a branch of the County Charriber was to be organized at West Green, it might be a good idea to merge the Community Club into this branch of the County Chamber. This matter will be taken up at a later meeting. ‘Uhe (Enterprise ‘Pulisbhes the Legal Advertising of the dtp of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners MINUTES OF THE COFFEE COUN TY DEMOCRATIC EX. COMMITTEE For Meeting Held Under Call of Chair man on June 21st., 1926. Called to order by Chairman R. A. Moore, Esq. A quorum being present a motion was made and carried that the assem bly then in session elect officers for the next two years which resulted in election of R. A. Moore as Chairman, Dr. J. J. Lott as Vice Chairman. The committee then proceeded to elect a Secretary and Treasurer which resulted in the election of J. B. Exum as Secretary and Treasurer for a term of two year’s. Moved and carried that the nomina tion for members of the Commission ers of Roads and Revenues of Coffee County be nominated by the result of the election held for Democratic Pri mary on Sept Bth, 1926, and that the respective commissioners toe nominat ed by the vote of the respective road district for which they offer. Moved and carried that all candid ates for the various offices shall quali fy with the Secretary and Treasurer of the Coffee County Democratic Com mittee by payment of such assess ments as may be required, and that such qualification shall be made by 12 o’clock, noon, on June 23rd, 1926. Moved and carried that the candid ates for the offices hereinafter named be and they are hereby assessed the following amounts: Judge and Solicitor of the Superior Court of Coffee County, Ga., (Way cross Judicial Circuit) the sum of, each, $50.00. Commissioner of Roads and Reve nues for Coffee County, Ga., the sum of, each, $20.00. Members of the General Assembly, State of Geoigia, each, $50.00. Moved and carried that Democratic Primary for Coffee County. Georgia, be held on September Bth. 1926 (oil same date as the State Democratic Primary) erd under the Australian Rallott S', stem. Moved and carried all parties be given until August 25th, 1926, in which to qualify to vote in the Pri mary, and that no person be allowed to vote whose name does not appear on the revised voters list furnished by the County Registrars, or other proper authorities. Moved and carried that the old rules of the Coffee County Democratic Ex ecutive Committee be used in the Pri mary held on September Bth, 1926, with the exceptions herein contained. Moved and carried that the primary be held at the place designated in the respective districts, and by the Man agers and Clerks named for the res pective districts, subject to such changes in the naming of Managers and Clerks as may be necessary in the opinion of the Chairman. Bridgetown, at Metts-Daniel Gin Site. Managers, Thomas Daniel, Joe Wilkinson, Willis Vickers. Clerks, Charlie Daniels, H. C. Wilkinson, E. I. Nolan. Bioxton, Justice Court House. Man agers, D. P. Spivey, W. M. Cook, Lu ther Roberts. Clerks, Eli Smith, H. B. Johnson, Mrs. John McCollum. West Green, Justice Court House. Managers, J. C. Ellis, B. T. Burkett, Mitchell Sapp. Clerks, J. H. Green, Mrs. L. L. Denton, Mrs. C. A. Barron. Ambrose, office of A. R. Bordeaux. Managers, T. H. Brown, Oswald Vick ers, C. D. Boggan. Clerks, Elias Vick ers, Aubrey Brown, M. J. Ferguson. Nicholls, City Hall. Managers, H. M. Thomas, Fisher Kirkland, S. D. Anderson. Clerks, E. M. Thompson, Atlee Tanner, Mrs. Wilma Gibson. Douglas, at Court House. Booth No. I—Managers, Maggie E. Kuhl, N. F. Goodyear, H. F. Brown; Clerks, Mrs A. S. M. Coleman, H. G. Fussell, E. R. McClelland. Booth No. 2—Managers, Mrs. J. M. Dent, J. J. Rogers, J. B. Pharis; Clerks, Mrs. H. Kirkland, Si mon Peterson, Jesse Lott. Moved and carried that it shall be the duty of the Tieasurer to get out supply of tickets on competitive prices, and of 25 per cent more than the total of voters of the respective districts, and see that the tickets are placed in hands of the Managers of the various districts. Moved and carried that the Secre tary and Treasurer be authorized to employ competent person to prepare a complete list of voters for each dis trict. No further business the Committee adjourned. J. B. Exum, Treasurer^ ~,i, <Ebf ffioffn’ <Eoum? HfiDs THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, JUNE 25? 1926. THE WEEK BEFORE THE FOURTH that ( ft njMJFETO arSS.U-L« IffOTMOREXf MISSVSKSNT 7 7 AINT .T '"Two Dollar? ' Pays *e foil (Gee A / swell. ) W/A% IWO COLLAR'S | -1 I CuTTIM' HEtt- LOOKy AT \ ' ~~ Fob-Th Footrw —i_ ar, crass last them rocke ts A 4 AN'MY SAP'S " WEEK IT . |ETCHA NW/ m TW - petcha /YX/Am H 1 I Four Bits por. Sa. b & MillyuV . //\ */// vm, Am * * WASHIV'TH' AWP+ imtAOJ' f/f , l WVT & WATCH CHOP FOB TEXAS COTTON FLEA I wish the farmers would keep a close watch out through the cotton fields for the Texas Cotton Flea. This insect is a white winged, green bodied fly, a little larger than a gnat and they seem to go in droves. The first indication of them that you will piobalbly see will be a wilting away and dieing of squares and small bolls, small squares mainly. The fleas sting the small squares which then turn brown and drop off. If you find anything in your cotton which you think might Ibe the Texas Cotton Flea o'" Cotton Hopper, please let me knov' immediately. I undei stand that this flea is as bad or worse than the boll weevil when they get numerous. A. S. Bussy, County Agent. DOUGLAS REAL ESTATE ACTIVE DURING PAST WEEK The following real estate deals have been handled during the past few days thru the real estate office of the Dixie Realty Co. Elias Lott sold to Lonnie Ward a farm on Gaskin Springs road. Mr. Ward will live there after Jan. 1. Lonnie Ward sold at the same time to Elias Lott a dwelling on East Ward street. This will be improved by Mr. Lott for a rent house. A. F. Coffee sold to Charles Gar wood, of Stubbs & Stubbs office, a large building lot on Jackson street, adjoining the new bungalow' of J. L. Cochran. Mr. Garwood will build a handsome bungalow on the site, work to begin immediately. Through the Tanner-Youmans agen cy, H. W. Baird sold his corner lot on Ward and Coffee streets to Prof. J. M. Thrash. THAT’S DIFFERENT. Boss:—“My boy, I never promote anyone who lies. I warn you now you’ll never be president here unless you are truthful!” “I don’t wanta be president—l wanta be a salesman!” TOO LATE. Detective to tramp:—“Did you see a short, dark man pass here smoking a big cigar?” “Yes, I seen him—but yer needn’t foller him any longer cause I picked it up.” FOR SALE—Royal typewriter, first class condition. J. C. Hall, Southern Bread Salesman, Douglas, Ga. 2t Angry Policeman:—“l’m going to give you a ticket for speeding. What’s your name?” Guilty One:—“Jones.” “Hod do you spell it?” IN. H. CARROLL SAYS PICTURE IS GREAT Editor Douglas Enterprise: In bringing to Douglas July 8-9 the serial reproduction of that old play “TEN NIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM” the Rivoli feels that it is serving a good cause, that of prohibition, as well as providing a clean cut entertainment of the sweetest nature, to be cherish ed long after the film has been shown and passed from our posession. To the audience it brings tears, sobs, smiles, laughter. It is a tense drama that has made millions laugh and cry, and millions more are waiting to laugh and cry at it. The greatest heart in terest drama the world has ever known; it has touched the heats of multitudes in all parts of the world foi sixty years, and is as fresh today as when written; like kind words it “never dies”. The writer, when a Sunday school scholar in the Methodist church of his old home in Monticello, Florida, heard the song of this play fifty years ago, and itse choes, fresh as morning dew, lingers with him still. The Misses Mallory, musical attaches of the Ri voli will sing this old time song each day that it is shown, every father and mother should hear it, and should bring their children, that they might heart the same plaintive melody that rejoiced their parents, their grand par ents and great grand parents, years and years ago. It will prove a bless ed memory when the frosts of time, and changing scenes of life shall have set its seal upon them. Every minister in Douglas will ap prove and applaud this pictuie, as has been done wherever it has been shown, and each one with their respective families are cordially invited to call and see it free of cha’ge. The writer saw it presented in the theatre of an othr city last week, and can most un hesitatingly commend it. W. H. Carroll, JOHN GREER NAMED PERMANENT SEC. At a meeting of the executive com mittee of the Chamber of Commerce of Coffee County at the Doueoff Hotel last Friday evening, it was decided to enter into an agreement with Mr. John W. Greer to serve as permanent sec retary of their body indefinitely. Mr. Greer accepted and is on the job. The Enterprise asks the cooperation of every one in the county, and if you will give this, Mr. Greer can better carry on bis work and give to this city and county an organization worth while, one that will be worth a great deal to our section of the state. We believe this will be done. By A. B. CHAPIN T. B. BELL, AGE 65 DIED WEDNESDAY A. M. Mr. T. B. Bell, age 65, died at his home in Douglas on Wednesday morn ing a'uout ten o’clock after suffering for several months of brights disease. The funeral service took place at the heme at nine o’clock this morning, the erviees being conducted by Rev. T. B. Stanford, < f the Methodist church. Special music was provided by Mrs. E. L. Tanner, Mrs. E. S. Sapp, Mrs. A. W. Haddock and Mrs. Lewis Davis, ■nd others. The interment followed at the city cemetery. Besides his wife there are two child en surviving, Oscar Bell and Mrs. Florine Jones, also a half brother, Mr. Jeo. Roberts, of Ware county. The deceased had lived in Douglas or many years, a well known charac ter, following the profession of brick laying. He also was a preacher and had served many churches from time o time throughout this section of the state. He was a mason also. The deceased was known for his rugged honesty and fair dealings with his neighbors in every way, and will be missed by many people in this city and section. THREE TOMATOES WEIGHING 3% POUNDS EXHIBITED HERE Mr. John J. May, of the Douglas district, on the Pearson road, brought to this office for exhibit on Wednesday a tomato stem holding three tomatoes, all weighing 3% pounds, the largest we have seen this season. They were grown in his garden. On Thursday morning he presented this office with a small crate of fine tomatoes, such as Coffee county soil produces. WILLIAM VICKERS BURIEI) WEDNESDAY William Vickers, about 35 years old, a prominent turpentine operator, com mittde suicide Tuesday afternoon about 5:30 o’clock at his home in Doug las by shooting the top of his head off with a shot gun. His family were at home but none of them were in the room with him at the time. He had been sick and despondent for some time and ill health is attributed as the cause. He was a brother of Lewis Vickers, chairman of the county commissioners, and a brother of Henry Vickers, with whom he was engaged as a partner in the turpentine business. He is sur vived by his wife, who was a Miss Paulk before her marriage, and sev eral small children. He was a mem ber of the large and influential Vick ers family in Coffee County. No fun eral arrangements have been made so i far. $1.50 PER YVS.i IN ADVANCE CITIZENS TO MEET HERE TOES. 3 P. M. According to the following letter a number of citizens from all parts of the county have been called to meet at the auditorium of the County Court House for next Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock for the purpose of con sidai ing the idea of making a program for Coffee county: June 24, 1926. We are calling together a limited number of men and women of Coffee county who are vitally interested in the progress of Coffee to consider the question of a definite program for the county. You have been selected by a com mittee as one of this number. We will meet in the court room of the County Courthouse at Douglas next Tuesday afternoon, June 29, at three o’clock, and we shall expect you to be present unless prevented by providen tial cause. In the meantime determine in your mind on which one of the committees named hereunder you can best serve, and what you deem as the biggest and best things to be done under that line of work for the net five years. Within the next five years we want to make Coffee county the greatest county in the South, and our new Sec retory believes it can be done only by making a plan to diiect it. Come and hellp us consider this plan. Sincerely yours, Coffee County Chamber of Commerce. Lawson Kelley, Pres. CIVICS: Spiritual, Health, Educa tion, Drainage, Parks and I laygrounds Sports and Amusements, Fine Arts, Entertainment, Publicity, Legislative, Ways and Means, Membership. AGRICULTURE: Standard Crops, Live Stock, Horticulture, Trucking. INDUSTRY: Old Factories, New Factories, Power, Labor. TRANSPORTATION: Ilighwa ys nd Streets, Railroad and Rates, Tele graph and Telephone, Mai] Service. COM MERGE: Wholesale Trade, Re tail Trade, Markets. According to Mr. Greer, the secre tary this program will be the combin ed ideas of the people fiom all over the county and from every walk of life, giving their ideas of what the county should strive to do within a certain period to be named by the meeting. He says if a man starts to build a house, he naturally wants a plan to go by, and in building a county, it can best be done with a definite plan. Of course, says he, we shall not be slaves to this plan, but it is the general chart and compass to point the way, and various other things suggest them selves as we go along. President Kelley is very anxious that all who have been asked will meet him and the committee next Tuesday at three o’clock in the afternoon, pre pared to spend two hours at least in this work. RUSSELL ANNOUNCES FORJENATE RACE The state races closed also at noon Wednesday'. The biggest surprise in this list was the entry of Judge R. B. Russell for U. S. Senator against Sen ator Walter George. Judge Russell qualified at the last minute. In the race for Governor there will be four candidates, viz: John Holder, Dr. Hardman, Joe Wood and Geo. Carswell. The Commissioner of Agriculture race also developed some surprises at the last minute. J. B. Mills, presi dent of the state Farmers Union, and an employee of the state Agricultural department, qualified Wednesday morn ing against the encumbent, Hon. J. J. Brown. There are five others in this race including Hon. C. E. Stewart, of Coffee and Atkinson counties. Mr. Stewart qualified Wednesday morning. Attorney' General Napier has oppo sition in the person of J. Herman Mil ner, of Eastman. Judge Eve, of Tif ton, announced for the state supreme court, and Judge Pete Highsmith, of Baxley, is in the race for the court of appeals against the encumbent, Judge Alex Stephens. The other races have no opposition except in the two vacan cies on the Public Service Commission. Geo. Lankford and Calvin Parker are running for the Price place, and the other vacancy has two candidates. For rent, house on East Wart St. Apply this office.