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The Douglas Enterprise unit ®lif doffpp ffistmi? TtfM 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 jjj Ip t L GRANTHAM 111 MCEjmCWiT 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.