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MARKET YOUR TOBACCO IN DOUGLAS - - - GEORGIA’S BEST TOBACCO i OWN
The Douglas Enterprise
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VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER 16
EVERYTHING READY FOR TOBACCO MARKET OPENING TUESDAY
MR. GREER GIVES OUT
FURTHER PLANS OF
GHAMBEJJOMMERGE
Retail Trade.
The Retail Trade committee in its
meeting last Thursday elected Mr. F.
F. Peston chairman. It passed reso
lutions urging the merchants of the
county to maintain a closer relation
with one another, to make their stores
as attractive as possible, to try to
carry everything our people want at
prices as reasonable as such quality
can be sold and where a customer
wants something not in stock to refer
him to a neighbor store that might
have it so that the customer may not
have to leave the county to fulfill his
wants.
A resolution also urged the people
before sending away to mail order
houses for goods, to ask for the goods
in the county stores so as to keep the
money in our own county if possible.
It was the sense of the committee
that the stores in all the towns of the
county to close at reasonable hours,
so as to give the clerks reasonable
working hours, thereby securing bet
ter service and just as much trade as
to keep the stores open until late
hours.
Trade days and friendly tours into
the trade territory were advocated as
promotors of amity and good will,
which are necessary to permanent
business with people.
Cooperative advertising was also
endorsed and the secretary was re
quested to get a complete roster of
periodicals in the territory and the
prices for space.
Bigger Membership.
The membership committee began
gathering data preparatory for a
membership campaign. Rufus Moore,
chairman, will soon have in hand all
the information necessary to make a
thorough search for every citizen in
the county that is not, but ought to
be in the Chamber of Commerce. They
will ask the Board of Directors for
metal signs and cards as badges of
membership.
Entertainment.
The entertainment committee made
arrangements for handling the news
paper men and railroad officials on the
day of the tobacco market opening.
Without a specific program, the en
tertainment committee is ready at all
times to make visitors and strangers
feel at home in Coffee county and the
branch organizations are urged to be
ready at all times to welcome strang
ers to the county and communities.
Live Stock Program.
The live stock committee held an
interesting session and made out a
tentative program in which they fixed
a standard for a one-hourse farm in
hog raising. Two sows and twenty
four pigs a year was though to be a
good average of what a man with a
one-horse farm ought to handle. That
will give him twenty to sell and four
for his own use. These should be
pure bred stock, treated against chol
era, worms, pneumonia and to have
sanitary conditions to prevent sickness
of all kinds, especially pure drinking
water be provided in abundance so
that it may not be contaminated.
The committee advises that beef
cattle should be confined to farms
where there is ample land for pastures
and capital for feeding and finishing.
Pure bred beef bulls should be kept
in all beef herds.
Publicity.
The Publicity committee has such a
temporary notice of this work that a
permanent program is impossible. It
premises Coffee county to let the out
side world know what is .going on here
in a constructive way. While it can
not escape destructive news, it pro
poses to send out only the facts and
jeave off embellishments to harmful
/ews.
Band for County.
Perhaps the fullest and most de
lightful program that has been sug
gested by any committee was the
Fine arts committee which met Mon
day morning with E. L. Tanner chair
man. The first thing they took up
was the matter of providing Coffee
county with a first class band. A band
that will give sacred concerts on Sun
day afternoon in some central park in
• X COU nty and evening concerts in
The Enterprise Thilisbhes the Legal fldvertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
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KNOT! & SIKES EN
LARGE WAREHOUSE
The big addition being made to the
Red Warehouse started a week ago is
rapidly being completed and will be
fully so within the next few days, in
time for the opening next Tuesday.
Messrs. Knott and Sikes, owners of
this mammoth warehouse, having had
an overflow last season, and after a
full survey of the crop for this sea
son, came to the conclusion two weeks
ago that they would need at least
7,000 square feet addition to their al
ready large facilities and so they
started the surveyors and contractor
on this work and have been pushing
everything to the limit to get the new
addition finished, and despite the rains
they are going to have it completed in
good time.
one of the towns each week, visiting
one town in the county one week, and
another the following week,, making
the rounds continually during the
summer and playing for such occas
ions throughout the year as will con
tribute to the happiness and unity of
spirit among the people. The com
mittee appointed a sub-committee to
go before the county commissioners
and city council of Douglas to ask
them for funds to pay a leader to give
his entire time in handling an adult
band and teaching a junior band to
supply and keep the senior band al
ways up to the standard.
This committee also advocated an
annual Chautauqua, frequent lectures,
musicals and art displays as often as
they could be secured.
The committee also urged the beau
tifying of public grounds around the
schools and other buildings, and es
pecially urges that the junior cham
bers in the county work to the end
that every private home in the coun
ty have pretty flowers, shrubbery and
trees and it is especially desired that
every town in the county have a flag
pole and flag and that every school
have one, and keep it floating during
the fair days of school months.
The committee also wants commun
ity singing in every town in the coun
ty. This can be brought about by
having a park and a grand Stand in
its midst where a leader may carry
on community singng all through the
summer and in the school houses dur
ing winter.
Domestic science and manual train
ing were advocated in all the schools
of the county. It was thought that
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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. JULY 30. 1926.
L. A. FARNELL DIED
SATUROAYAFTERNOON
The whole of the city of Douglas
was saddened last Saturday morning
when it was learned that Mr. Lem
Farnell had sustained fatal injuries in
an automobile accident on the Baker
Highway a few miles from Douglas.
Mr. Parnell’s Stude'baker touring car
turned turtle inflicting concussion of
the brain and almost severed the left
ear.
News of the accident was promptly
brought to Douglas, and Dr. T. H.
Clark and Mr. G. L. Sims with the
ambulance went out and rendered first
aid, bringing him to Clark-Smith Sani
tarium where everything possible was
done for him. He lingered there with
out ever regaining consciousness until
five o’clock Saturday afternoon when
death relieved his suffering.
No definite information has been
obtained as to just how the accident
occurred but signs at the place indi
cate that he was running his car at a
high rate of speed when it struck a
sandy place in the road and he lost
control of it. The automobile was
completely demolished.
The funeral services were held at
the Methodist church Monday morn
ing at 11 o’clock, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. T. B. Stanford, and Dr.
Carl Minor, of the Baptist church. A
ladies quartette sweetly sang, “Abide
With Me”, and “Some Day We’ll Un
derstand’. Interment took place im
mediately afterwards at the city ceme
tery. The pall bearers were, Messrs.
Jim McLean, F. F. Preston, L. B.
Knott. O. F. Deen, Fred Ricketson, J.
L. Y’oung, L. S. Peterson, W. M. Tan
ner, L. A. Pope, and I. G. Cook.
Mr. Farnell was managing partner
of the local Studebaker-Hudson-Essex
Agency, and was one of Douglas’ most
loved citizens. He was a member of
the Methodist church, an Elk, and a
Mason, and in all his dealings with his
fellowman hie life stood fair and
square. The many-beautiful floral of
ferings showed the high esteem in
which he was held by those who
knew him. Mr. Farnell was 43 years
old, was reared at Unadilla, in Dooly
county, but moved to Fitzgerald in
young manhood. He with h'S excel
lent family came to Douglas eleven
years ago.
He is survived by his widow, who
was a Miss Ellington, two daughters
Misses Lois and Leland, and one sis
ter, Mrs. O. E. Osborne, of Jackson
ville.
The out-of-town relatives who at-
CHICKEN HATCHERY
FOR COFFEE COUNTY
Dr. W. H. Hughes on Monday order
ed a seven thousand egg incubator for
service in Coffee and surrounding
counties and he expects to have it
erected and running at the Coffee
Couty Fair in October, so as to sup
ply baby chicks for the fall trade.
Dr. Hughes has had the matter un
der advisement for some time, but
came to a definite conclusion as soon
as the poultry committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce put on a definite
poultry program for the county for
the next five years.
Dr. Hughes in discussing the mat
ter, said, “I was somewhat in doubt
that a plant would pay in the county
until the Chamber of Commerce took
up the poultry business in a big way
and after that I had no further doubt
about going ahead.
“Furthermore, I believe,” said the
doctor, “that with the big things the
Chamber of Commerce is planning for
the county, I can double the size of
this incubator in six months after it
starts and that it will double every
year for several years.”
The doctor will erect his plant per
manently at some convenient point in
or near Douglas so that people want
ing to sell eggs or have them hatched
or buy baby chicks will have no trou
ble in getting what they want.
The Doctor may develop this incu
bator plant into a regular poultry
station after it gets going for the pur
chase of poultry and eggs as well as
the purchase of pure bred eggs and
the hatching of baby chicks.
Plans are being perfected to hold a
tennis tournament in Douglas the lat
ter part of August for the purpose of
sending a team to several towns. The
A. and M. court will be put in tip-top
shape and used for this. Register with
Gerald Lott at Dent’s Pharmacy by
paying a fee of fifty cents. Select
your partner and practice until the
tournament is lined up. Open to any
who plays, male or female.
tended the funeral were, Mrs. O. E.
Osborne, and son, Harry, of Jackson
ville, Fla., Mrs. H. L. Fields, and
daughter, Elizabeth, of Miami, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. EPington, of Fitzger
ald, Mr. C. R. Ellington and son, Will
iam, of Mansfield, Mrs. Tom Hooks,
of Valdosta, Mr. W. S. Ellington, of
Brunswick, Mr. F. L. Ellington, of
Brunswick, Mr. and Mrs. John Smith,
of Valdosta, and Mr. T. C. Bush, of
Fitzgerald.
Douglas Led State In 1925
Average Price And Tonnage
EDUGATIONAL COM.
mm schools
Pursuant to a call of the educational
committees of the Chamber of Com
merce, the trustees of three school
districts, West Green, Mobley and
Broxton, met at Broxton last Friday
afternoon to go over the matter of a
county-wide consolidation of schools.
Quite a number of citizens of each
of the districts were present in ad
dition vo the trustees and the matter
of building and maintaining consoli
dated schools was discussed from an
economic and educational standpoint
and the attendants were not only in
tensely interested, but became pretty
thoroughly informed on what will be
necessary to handle the school ques
tion in Coffee county within the next
few years.
While all the projects for consoli
dation that have been started were en
dorsed and pledges were made by all
present to uphold the hands of those
working out these projects, it was
pretty thoroughly understood that in
future, consolidated schools should
conform to a county-wide plan rather
than to local plants, in order that the
most efficient schoos and the most
rigid economy might be maintained
in the construction and maintenance
of the schools.
T. A. Dixon was elected chairman of
the meeting, the Secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce kept the record
and was called on to explain the ob
ject of the meeting. The chairman
discussed the matter in a purely dis
interested way and then called on
County School Superintendent Tanner
to give the facts about the locator,
biulding and maintaining consolidated
schools. Mr. Tanner showed in a
very conslusive way haw the small
schools were duplicating territory and
costs and how inefficient the work
necessarily was in these small schools.
It was shown that the separation of
the town and country schools was sep
arated nearly forty years ago in or
der to let the town schools go ahead
with their programs, while the coun
try schools lagged behind on account
of money, and the result is that the
nation is following the European sys
tem of making a peasant and patrician
citizen which is un-American and
wholly untenable in our form of gov
ernment. That it now has become ap
parent to all who have studied the
question that the two systems must
again be combined and all operated
together.
'Rev. Mr. Green, of West Green, was
thoroughly versed in the matter and
gave some facts that could not be
overlooked, especially >n the main
tainance of schools. He and his as
sociates at West Green were read to
cooperate in any way possible to do
the right thisg in handling the ques
tion.
Rufus Moore opened up the question
from a local standpoint at is applied
to Broxton, West Green and Mary’s
Chapel. It was a question whether
the three districts could maintain
three consolidated schools without ex
tra expense or whether they ought to
get together and build in locations
that would serve all three.
Mr. Sams, of Mary’s, Chapel main
tained that the children could not wait
till this question was settled as it
might delay their school two or three
years and their children were without
any adequate school facilities, and
therefore could not wait.
Mr. Milhollin spoke in favor of the
Mary’s Chapel project and urged that
though it might be an additional cost
now, the people could better afford the
additional cost than to let the children
go without schools. That eventually
the school could either be turned into
a Grammar school or junked if nec
essary, but by all means, it should be
built.
Mr. Meeks, chairman of the Coun
ty Board, spoke for progress nd urged
that the matter be adjusted to suit
the local people.
Mr. Green finally moved that we go
on record as endorsing the Mobley
District consolidated school and that
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
Four Warehouses
For Douglas Mart
The Douglas Tobacco Market is in
readiness for the opening date, next
Tuesday, Aug. 3rd. The Douglas mar
ket is the largest in the state, and
greater preparations are being made
than ever before. The warehouses
have been enlarged and there need be
no fear of lack of space for your to
bacco. Three sets of buyers have
been secured, and they are coming in
on every train, and the seller may rest
assured that he will get the top price
for his tobacco at the Douglas market.
Four large warehouses will be op
erated on the Douglas market this
season, viz: The Red Warehouse, own
ed and operated by Messrs. L. B. Knott
and J. W. Sikes; The Growers Ware
house, owned and operated by Messrs.
McLean and George; The Farmers
New Brick Warehouse, operated by
Messrs. Pegram, Easterly and Gott,
and The Big 0. K. Warehouse, owned
and operated by Messrs. Oettinger
and King.
So the Douglas market is well eqip
ped for any emergency, and with the
record of former years behind it, the
grower need not hesitate about bring
ing his tobacco to this market.
The indications for the opening next
Tuesday were never so favorable to
this market and it is likely that this
market will have a twelve million
pound crop to sell this season. Not
only does the outlook for a big in
crease appear a surety, but the fine
quality will probably bring more than
a third advance over last year.
NOTICE TO BOY SCOUTS.
Every scout is asked to give his
careful attention to these insrtuctions.
Be at meeting Friday night (30th)
at 8:30 and be prepared for following:
(1) Know for certain whether you
are going on camp with troop.
(2) Bring $4.00 if going.
(3) Bring pocket certificate.
(4) Be able to pay all dues thru July
(5) iße able to pay all fines.
Camp instructions: Every scout
must be prepared or provided as to
following thirty minutes before train
time Monday morning Aug. 2.
(1) Wearng uniform, as complete
as scout possess, and well laundered.
(2) Have all scout equpiment that
he possesses.
(3) Every scout must have a staff.
(4) Every scout must have a blank
et (two if he so desires and olive drab
is preferable color).
(5) One change of underwear or
more (including socks or stockings).
(6) One outer suit besides uniform.
Overalls and .shirt will do. Bathing
suit if possesed.
(7) At least two towels.
(8) One cake of laundry soap and
one of toilet soap.
(9) Messkit as follows: one tin
plate and cup, knife, fork and spoon.
(10) Scout handbook and pencil and
composition pad.
(11) One lunch for dinner on Mon.
(12) Toothbrush and paste.
The equipment is to be made into
blanket-roll and haversack. Inspec
tion thirty minutes before train on
station yard. Patrol leaders to super
vise equipment of his patrol.
The camp is equiped with kitchen,
cooking stove, cooking utensils, tents,
cots, mattresses, and cook whose fee
is paid by troop. Camp discipline will
be enforced and all precautions a
gainst accidents. An itemized state
ment of expenses will be turned in to
organization financing camp.
W. E. Smith, Scoutmaster.
the other districts do all in their power
to assist that district in getting their
school to going and upholding its
maintainance, whose location is to be
at or near Mary’s Chapel.
The meeting adjourned with a bet
ter understanding of the whole ques
tion and many agreed that it was one
of the most helpful school meetings
that had ever been held in this county.