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VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER 13
CURING SCHEDULE
GIVEN FOR TOBACCO
SPLENDID ARTICLE ON THE CUR
ING OF TOBACCO WRITTEN BY
EXPERT. COFFEE COUNTY
GROWERS NEED ADVICE AT
TIME.
By J. M. PURDOM,
Assistant Agricultural & Industrial
Agent Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road Company.
It is impossible to give a schedule
by which all barns of tobacco can be
cured. In curing any barn of tobac
co the type of tobacco which is in the
barn must be kept clearly in mind,
and the schedule of curing adapted to
it. For example, if the tobacco is
rather light and low to color but easy
to dry, the schedule imust be modified
so as not to admit air and raise the
heat too early because if this is done
the leaf will dry out with a green color
in it. On the other hand, if the leaf
i well ripened and easy to color and
is heavy and hard to dry, it is well to
begin to let air in at the bottom of
the barn as soon as it looks like the
coloring process in geting under way.
The following schedule is adapted to
good bodied, well ripened tobacco.
Schedule For Curing.
I believe in firing: up the barn as
soon as it has been filled. The barn
should be shup tigrht, top and bottom,
Be sure of this. Build a moderate
fire sufficient to raise the heat to 100
in two or three hours. After you have
the fire regulated so the temperature
is running regularly at 100 put one
or two pieces of slow burning wood in
the furnace, and go to bed. If the
heat runs up to 110 or 115 for a few
minutes it will do no harm if the barn
is shut up tight.
First Day. Rebuild the fire early
in the morning, and run all day at a
heat of 100 to 105. Before the sun
goes down make a careful inspection
of the tobacco. The coloring process
should be well under way, and if such
is the case proceed ai follows:
Second Night. Raise the heat to
110 and open the ventilators, bottom
and top. At midnight go to 115 and
at 2:00 a. m. to 120. Run at 120 the
rest of the night.
Second Day. After the sun is up
make another close examination of the
tobacco. At this time the tips of the
leaves should be drying out and the
rest of the leaf well colored. If this
is the case, raise the heat 5 degrees
every two hours until you get to 135.
You will ordinarily get to 135 about
noon. Keep the heat at 135 the rest
of the day.
Third Night. Keep the heat at 135
to 140 all night.
Third Day. Continue at 140 until
the leaves on the bottom tiers are dry
around the shoulders. When they are
dry, usually about noon, partly close
the bottom air holes and raise the
heat 5 degrees an hour to 150. At
this point be sure the leaves in the top
of the barn as well as in the bottom
are dry. If they are not, continue to
run at 150 until they are. When they
are dry, finish closing the bottom air
holes, and raise the heat 5 degrees an
hour until you get to 170. Run at
170 a few hours and then close the top
ventilator.
Fourth Night. This schedule will
usually have you running at 170, and
continue to do so.
Fourth Day. Contnue to run at 170
until the barn is killed out. It is not
desirable to exceed temperature of
170. This is often done for short
times without noticeable injury, but
if higher temperatures are run for
any considerable period of time in
jury to the leaf will result.
Notes.
First Night and First Day. You
want a warm moist condition in the
barn. Unless the bottom of the bam
is tightly closed, the tobacco in the
lower tiers will not color as fast as the
tobacco in the top of the barn.
Second Night. This is the time we
usually begin to slowly dry the leaf.
Coloring also is taking place. Do not
wait until the leaf, especially in the
bottom tires, is a pumpkin yellow be
fore giving air and beginning to raise
the heat.
Second Day and Second Nght. If
the shoulders (or butts) of the leaf
have not colored up, continue to run
at 120 until they have. The most dif
ficult period of firing occurs during
the temperature ranges of 120 to 140
and every effort should be made to
keep the fires burning uniformly. At
this time you want to guard against
the tobacco sweating and if the air in
the barn stays moist and damp it is
an indication there is not enough ven-
'Uhe (Enterprise ‘Pulisbhes the Legal Advertising of the City of T)ouglas, Coffee County and Countv Commissioners
KIWIS SENDS 10
GIRLS TO WILKINS
CLUB RALLIES TO SUGGESTION
OF MISS BUCHAN AND AGREES
TO PAY ALL EXPENSES OF TEN
GIRLS TO CAMP WILKINS THIS
SUMMER.
The Kiwanis club on Friday raised
a fund to send ten girls from Coffee
county to Camp Wilkins at the State
College of Agriculture, Athens, for
the week ending July 12. These are
canning club girls from all over the
county and are the pupils of Miss Liz
zie Buchan, Home Economics agent of
the county. Miss Buchan has about
twenty clubs in the county with over
350 girls and for the last two years
she has made wonderful progress here
in the home economics work.
For the week ending August 9, the
Kiwanis club will raise a fund to send
ten boys from the Boys clubs of this
county to Camp Wilkins, selected by
A. S. Bussey, the county agent.
Camp Wlilkins, as many know, is not
a camp of all play, but the place where
the State College takes two hundred
boys and girls a week during the sum
mer months and instructs them in
dairying, horticulture, trucking, stand
ard crop growing, needle work, cook
ing and housekeeping in the morning
hours and systematic play and recre
ation in the afternoons. In the even
ings they are given free picture shows
of a wholesome kind and the last night
of each week, every county delegation
is expected to give an original stunt
of some kind, and those weeks in
camp sends the boys and girls home
with new ideas of work and play that
they would nexer otherwise get. They
go home and give this knowledge to
those who have to stay at home, thus
making it pssible for all the counties
to participate in the fine work of the
college.
DOUGLAS CAMP 16783
M. W. of A. MET WEDNESDAY
The Modern Woodmen of America
Douglas Camp 16783 met Wednesday
night, June 30. State Deputy Jas. W.
Smith of Columbus, presided at the
meeting.
State Deputy Smith made a fine
talk on the progress of Modern Wood
craft in Georgia for the last twelve
months.
Douglas Camp 16783 changed meet
ing nights by unanimous vote of mem
bers. We meet now on 2nd and 4th
Wednesday nights instead of Ist and
3rd Wednesday nights. Neighbor H.
F. Stirewalt was elected consul by a
majority of members. Consul Stire
walt and Clerk John D. Adams asks
that some of our lax members attend
more regularly.
The Georgia & Florida Railroad ex
pects to sped a million dollars for
equipment right away. The road will
also be taken out of the receivers
hands, iti s said.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
ANNOUNCES $45 REDUCTION
On June 19th., last, the Ford Motor
Company reduced prices on all their
cars which will average about $45.00
on the ear. This brings the Ford car
down in price considerably and makes
it the cheapest and best value for the
money of any car on the market.
The R. B. Evans Motor Company
keep a full supply of all kinds of Ford
cars and trucks, as well as parts, and
those desiring to invest in a Ford of
any kind will do well to consult Mr.
Evans or any of his force right away.
This local company is prepared to
give quick service of any kind on all
Ford cars and trucks, as they employ
only experienced mechanics who are
thoroughly posted on any car made
by the Ford Motor Company.
tilation.
Third Day. It is not safe to take
chances on raising the heat over 140
before the leaf is pretty thoroughly
dry. If the barn has been properly
ventilated, and the tobacco is not too
crowded in the barn, the tobacco in
the top wall usually dry ut before that
in the bottom.
Fourth Night and Fourth Day. If a
steady heat of 170 degrees is main
tained the stems will dry out readily.
Be sure you do not quit firing the barn
until the stems are thoroughly dry.
As a rule the last stems to drf out will
be found in the second tier in the cor
ners, next to the walls and over the
door.
Do not leave the barn until you are
sure there is no danger of fire break
j ing cut.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE. DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, JULY 9, 1926.
Candidate for Representative
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We are carrying the official an
nouncement of Col. E. L. Grantham
in this issue. Col. Grantham is a can
didate for Representative of Coffee
County, and while he was qualified for
the race on June 23rd., no official an
nouncement has come from him until
this date.
Col. Grantham is no novice in Cof
fee County politics. He has repre
sented Coffee County in the past and
made a splendid record as Representa
tive of this county. He expects to be
gin an active campaign at once going
into every district of the county.
The race contains two candidates,
viz: Prof. J. M. Thrash, who announc
ed sometime ago, and Col. Grantham.
Both are representative men of this
county and the people will be safe in
the election of either of them, as both
are men of experience and qualified in
many ways for this particular posit
ion. We are carrying on this page a
likeness of Col. Grantham, together
with his official announcement.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
To the Citizens of Coffee County, Ga:
I hereby announce myself a candid
ate for the office of representative of
Coffee County in the General Assem
bly of Georgia. Your support and in
fluence will be highly appreciated.
Respectfully,
Douglas, Ga. E. L. Grantham.
BROXTON mm
JUNIOR CHAMBER
Broxton people organized a branch
of the Coffee County Chamber of Com
merce at the town hall at Broxton
Tuesday night and a large number
from the Central Chamber at Doug
las attended in a body.
J. H. Milhollin was elected chair
man of the meeting and Mrs. Ben Poer
was secretary. The Douglas delega
tion was headed by President Lawson
Kelley and Vice President T. A. Dixon.
The meeting was enthusiastic through
out and the “junior Chamber’’ as it
was named, promises to be a live
adjunct to the Coffee County Chamber.
Three other Branch organizations
are contemplated, at Nicholls, Am
brose and West Green.
The committees of the Central
Chamber began to function yesterday
and the development of the Five Year
Plan is going on with intense interest.
It will require about six weeks to com
plete the program.
The many friends of Col. M. D.
Dickerson will be glad to know that he
is improving sicely at the Mayo Sani
tarium where he has been two weeks.
He was operated on a few days ago
and regaining his strength fast.
E. L. GRANTHAM
WELFARE COUNCIL
HAS ANNUAL PICNIC
The Welfare Council of the local
postoffice consisting of the entire force
enjoytaj, an annual barbecue and bas
ket dinner at the picnic held at Gas
kin Springs last Monday. Something
like 100 people were present.
This is an annual affair and always
looked forward to from year to year
as the biggest social feature in con
nection with the holidays of the postal
employees. Invitations were issued to
other postal employees of the county.
They had as treir guests Postmaster
D. A. Meeks, of Nicholls, Mr. and
Mrs. Gray Meeks, and Mr. and Mrs.
Blalock, of the Nicholls office, Mr. and
Mrs. George Knowles, Mr. and Mrs.
R. L. Brown, of the Broxton office.
Inspector and Mrs. T. W. Overstreet,
also the ministers of the city, Rev. and
Mrs. T. B. Stanford, Rev. and Mrs. R.
J. Stilwell, and Dr. Carl W. Minor.
Editors W. R. Frier and Fred Rieket
son, of the local papeis were present,
also Mr. F. F. Preston.
Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Peterson had as
their guest, Mrs. Mary Mcßae, of New
Orleans. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Adams
had as their guests, Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Stradley, of Jacksonville, and Miss
Eleanor Wilder of Atlanta. Mr. and
Mrs. R. W. Cain had as treir guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barringer, of Jack
sonville. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Wheless
hada s their guest, Mrs. W. H. Griffin
of Valdosta. Mr. and Mrs. T. P.
Evans had as their guest, Mrs. E. D.
Evans of New Forest.
The postoffice force desires to ex
press their thanks and appreciation
for the couitesies shown them by Mr.
and Mrs. H. J. Thompson, residents of
Gaskin Springs where the picnic was
held.
BLIIfG MULE NEED
ED FOB CORN PATCH
Mr. Leon Vickers who lives near
Mora in the Southwestern part of the
county has been boasting a good deal
recently about a field of corn on his
place, and yesterday he came into
town inquiring for a blind mule, say
ing he wanted tebuy or rent a blind
mule.
“What do you want with a blind
mule, Mr. Vickers,’’ inquired the sec
retary of the Chamber of Commerce,
to whome he had applied.
“Oh, 1 want to plow that field of
corn of mine. That corn has grown
so tall and thick and dark I can’t get
them mules of mine to go in there.”
He walked on up the street, leaving
the secretary to wonder how old is
Jane.
Boost the Coffee Coupty Chamber
of Commerce always.
IRE COMMITTEES
FOR TRADE BODY
SECRETARY GREER WORKING
ALL WEEK IN GETTING HIS
COMMITTEE LIST COMPLETED.
MANY IMPORTANT COMMIT
TEES NAMED.
The Chamber of Commerce started
work with the committees Tuesday
morning and every day since that time,
three committees each day have been
organized and projecting their work
on the five year program.
The first meeting of these commit
tees is largely the work of building
them up and teaching the members
what is wanted for the five year plan.
Within the next two weeks they will
be called again and the ideas for the
plan will be tabulated, discussed and
enlarged. A third meeting will be
held and at that the work will be com
pleted and turned over the committee
of the whole to be put together.
Up to going to press the following
committees have met and enlarged,
each elected a chairman.
Spiritual Activities.
Dr. C. W. Minor, Douglas; Mrs. B.
M. Poor, Broxton; Miss Maude Gris
wold, Nicholls; Rev. Mr. Smith, Doug
las; Rev. R. J. Stilwell, Douglas; Rev.
T. B. Stanford, Douglas; Rev. F. M.
Salter, Broxton; Rev. E. L. Padrick,
West Green; Rev. J. A. Cook, Nicholls;
Rev. J. 11. Green, West Green; Mrs.
Elie Tanner, Douglas; Mr. Gillis,
Douglas; Mrs. Thomas Daniels Bridge
town; Mr. Vickers, Bridgetown; Mrs.
Lem Peterson, Douglas; Mr. C. L. Pat
terson, Douglas; Mr. T. H. Brown,
Ambrose; Mrs. H. L. Vickers, Am
brose; Mr. J. H. Traynham, Broxton;
Mis. L. L. Denton, West Green; Mrs.
Ira Cribb, West Green; Mr. A. W.
Haddock, Douglas, Chairman.
Committee On Education.
Miss Maude Griswold, Nicholls; Mr.
E. L. Grantham, Douglas; Mrs. M. D.
Dickerson, Douglas; Mr. Melvin Tan
ner, Douglas; Mrs. W. R. Vickers, Am
brose; Mr. J. H. Green, West Green;
Mrs. J. M. Hall, Douglas; Mrs. Horton
Christopher, Douglas; Mr. J. M.
Thrash, Douglas; Prof. H. O. Hixon,
Douglas; Mr. R. A. Moore, Douglas;
Mrs. C. A. Tyler, Broxton; Mr. A. R.
Lewds, Broxton; Mr. H. L. Vickers,
Ambrose; Mrs. L. L. Denton, West
Green; Mr. H. M. Meeks, Nicholls; Mr.
W. H. Vickers, Mr. T. A. Dixon,
Douglas, Chairman.
Healtr and Drainage.
Mr. W. R. Wilson, Douglas; Mr. T.
A. Dixon, Douglas; Miss Lizzie Buch
an, Douglas; Mrs. Homer Ricketson,
Broxton; Mrs. C. A. Poer, Broxton;
Dr. A. S. M. Coleman, Douglas; Dr.
W. F. Sibbett, Douglas; Dr. S. L. Vin
son, Douglas; Dr. S. J. Shirley, Doug
las; Dr. W. H. Hughes, Dugias; Dr.
M. H. Turrentine, Douglas; Dr. J. R.
Smith, Douglas; Dr. T. H. Clark,
Douglas; Dr. H. C. Wrelchel, Douglas;
Dr. Lewis Davis, Douglas; Dr. Hume
Owens, Douglas; Dr. D. H. Meeks,
Nicholls; Dr. W. L. Hall, Nicholls; Mr.
Usher Kirkland, Nicholls; Dr. G. M.
Ricketson, Broxton; Mr. Arthur Vick
eis, Ambrose; Mrs. C. A. Tyler, Brox
ton; Mr. Leon Vickers, Willacoochee;
Mrs. L. F. Kirkland, Wbst Green; Mr.
Melvin Tanner, Douglas, Chairman.
Gjhlao oiiohooh'i.o-cgorc serrd m me
Parks and Playgrounds.
Mrs. J. M. Thrash, Douglas; Mrs. C.
A. Poer, Broxton; Mrs. J. H. Boat
wright, Douglas; Mrs. M. 11. Turren
tine, Douglas; Mrs. R. N. McEachren,
Douglas; Mr. J. M. Thrash, Douglas;
Rev. W. E. Smith, Douglas; Mr. E.
L. Bledsoe, Broxton; Mr. J. S. Young,
West Green; Mrs. Gray Meeks, Nich
o'lls; Mr. E. A. Meeks, Nicholls; Mrs.
Phillips; Mrs. L. L. Denton, West
Green, Chairman.
Markets.
J. G. Traynham, Broxton; J. H. Mil-
Hollin, Broxton; Lewis Vickers, Doug
las; R. W. Griffin, Douglas; W. R. Wil
son, Douglas; A. S. Bussey, Douglas;
S. M. McCranie, Douglas; G. W. Gil
lis, Axson; T. H. Broln, Ambrose; S.
A. Lott, West Green; Warren G.
Meeks, Nicholls; S. J. Stubbs, Doug
las; W. H. Bone, Jr., Douglas; Jesse
McKinnon, Douglas; J. W. Sikes,
Douglas; Robert Day, Douglas, Chair
man.
Dairy.
E. T. Willingham, Douglas; J. M.
Kitchens, Douglas; P. A. Jones, West
Green; Jesse Newborn, Broxton; Lee
Deen, Broxton; J. L. Parker, W. T.
Cottingham, Douglas; J. M. Smith,
Douglas; Matt Kirkland, Nicholls;
John Tanner, Nicholls; L. D. Gillis,
Axson; J. A. Patten, Axson; S. W.
Hestre, Axson; W*. D. Horton, Brox
ton;Jacob Vickers, Willacoochee; Joe
Vickers, Willacoochee; Dr. S. J. Syir-
PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
PEACE OFFICERS
COME HERE 1927
THIS YEAR'S MEETING HELD IN
VALDOSTA. ACCEPTS INVITA
TION OF DOUGLAS OFFICIALS
TO MEET HERE FOR SESSION
NEXT YEAR.
At their annual meeting in Valdosta
which ended Friday, the Peace Of
ficers of the state accepted the invi
tation of the Civic clubs of Coffee
county extended by Sheriff Tanner to
hold their next annual meeting in
Douglas.
Shei iff Tanner and his deputies
went to Valdosta convention with in
structions to bring the convention back
with him next year and they .made a.
good job of it, for they set to work
soon after their arrival and before the
cnvention was over, he wired back that
the convention would come to Douglas
next year.
Coffee county with her million dol
lar farm, her leadership in tobacco
culture in Georgia and her many other
qualities of greatness is becoming
more and more interesting to the pub
lic and with her Civic Club emphasiz
ing her hospitality and entertainment
qualities, expects to have many con
ventions and delegations during the
next year. When the Peace Officers
arrive next year they will find a plen
ty to keep them busy.
BAPTIST S. S. PICNIC
ENJOYED ON YESTERDAY
The Baptist Sunday School took a
day off and picniced on yesterday,
Thursday, at Gaskin Springs. A large
crowd was present and a basket din
ner was served at one o’clock. Bath
ing was a big feature. Plenty of
watermelons and lemonade was in
evidence.
MRS. O. N. NEW BERN'S
BIRTHDAY OBSERVED
Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Newbern, of
Bushnell, were hosts at a birthday
dinner last Sunday in honor of the
birthday of Mrs. Newburn. A large
number of friends and relatives were
present and the occasion proved to be
one long to be remembered. Col. John
S. Gibson was one of the honored
guests and delivered a short address
to those present.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Griffin and
children, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. McCranie
and children, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cot
tingham and children have returned
from a ten days stay at the Douglas
Fisring Club.
MAN JAILED HAS “
BEEN RELEASED
The publicity given Douglas and
Coffee county last week on account of
an arrest being made by Inspector
Overstreet of a man suspected of be
ing either Ray or Roy De Autremont,
twins, wanted on a charge of a train
hold-up and murder committed in
Oregon in Oct. 1923, has about sub
sided, as the prisoner who was de
tained here in the Coffee county jail
for several days was released this
week, and his freedom given him.
The man denied the charge from the
beginning, and the story he gave prov
ed to be true. He claimed to be a
convict in a certain pen for several
years and was released last November.
The charge against him was commit
ted last October. Finger prints were
obtained of the man who had been in
the pen, and who he claimed to have
been, and this fact, with others, prov
ed his innocence of the charge against
him. However, he tallied in many
marks with the criminal wanted, anti
it was first thought that the right man
had been arrested for which a reward
of $15,000. is outstanding.
ley, Douglas; W. T. Cottingham,
Douglas, Chairman.
Poultry.
Mrs. A. C. Blalock, Nicholls; E. L.
Tanner, Douglas; J. M. Thrash, Doug
las; Mrs. John Neugent, Bridgetown;
Miss Buchan, Douglas; Mrs. W. R.
Vickers, Douglas; Dr. W. H. Hughes,
Douglas; R. K. Mosely, Broxton; John
Bankston, Douglas; Mrs. W. M. Cook,
Bioxton; Mr. Jeff Meels, West Green;
Mrs. J. E. Phillips, West Green; M.
M. Kirkland. Nicholls; Mrs. David An
derson, Nicholls; Mrs. Thomas Hol
land, Ambrose; Dr. W. H. Hughes,
Douglas, Chairman.