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VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER 19
1. SHEER WRITES
ON FINE TERR PERN
(by John W. Greer)
In this issue we are sending to the
public the Coffee County Five Year
Plan, which is being submitted to
the Committe of the Whole at the
court house for its final amendments.
There may be some minor changes,
but we apprehend no very radical cor
rections, as this form of the different
committee recommendations has been
worked over and over until it is just
about what will finally prevail.
As President Kelley says, the Plan
is probably not perfect any more than
the human mind is perfect, but it is
the best two or three hundred Coffee
county people could make, and when
we read it over a second or third time,
we begin to realize it is a magnificent
piece of business. Probably no other
three hundred people—that is the
number that have participated in its
making—in any county could have
done any better. It covers the whole
gamut of human indcavor, and stands
for the best that has been put forth
by the human mind up to date.
Some will say it is too large a pro
gram to be attempted by a people at
one time. But when we consider it is
a program to be carried through not
in one day or one year but in five
years; not by one man or a hundred
men, but by twenty thousand men,
women and children, then we begin
to comprehend that although it is a
big job, we have twenty thousand peo
ple working at it and have five years
to accomplish it, then we come to the
conclusion it is not too big.
Building a county is no short time
job, and we shall find that at the end
of five years, the county is not finish
ed, although we have accomplished
every item in this program. At that
time, if we are wise, we shall probably
be ready to lay out another five year
plan even bigger than this one. We
shall want to show the world and our
selves that we can go on to better and
better things in life, building on “our
dead selves to higher things,” as Ten
neyson says.
And it is no one man's job or even
that of a few, although progress in
most communities heretofore has been
left to the fortunes and caprices of
a few. To build a county, build it
right and do it fully dnd well rounded,
it requires the efforts of all the peo
ple, all the time and continuously. Our
plan has selected five years as the
time limit, but we shall find that this
will merely give us a taste of a joyous
progress that will merely put us on the
way to one of the finest developments
the world has yet seen, and we beg the
people of Coffee county to enter into
this great program and make it not a
mere dream, but a real fact, and along
with it will come so many other things
not included in the five year period set
for the goal.
HON .GEORGE H. CARSWELL
SPEAKS HERE WEDNESDAY
Hon. George H. Carswell, candidate
for Governor in the democratic pri
mary of Sept. Bth., will speak at the
court house on next Wednesday after
noon, Aug. 25th, at 4 o’clock.
Mr. Carswell has a number of
friends in this section, and it is ex
pected that a large crowd will be in
the city to hear him speak. All the
people of the county are invited, and
a special invitation to the ladies has
been extended.
New Prohibition Head?
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It is rumored that Brig. Gen.
Lincoln C. Andrews, present dry
chief will resign on his return
from abroad. If he does, Roy H.
Haynes, who is strongly backed by
the Anti-Saloon League, is pointed
out as the most likely successor to
the cost.
‘TT/ie Enterprise ‘Pulishhes the Legal Advertising of the City of ‘Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
BUSSEY GIVES FACTS
ON MONTY FI
There are two or three things of
primary importance that I want to
call to the attention of the farmers
this week.
First, don’t forget we are going to
have a county fair this fall. The time
is lOctoiber 18 to 23. We can’t have a
fair unless the farmers and farm wo
men bring in their products to show.
Get a prize list and study it. Enter
something in every department that
you can. Although the prizes are
larger than those odrinarily offered in
county fairs, they are not what we
are working for. We want to put on
a county fair that will 'be a credit to
Coffee County. Get a prize list.
We are planning on having the new
hatchery, which will be put up this
winter, temporarily at the fair build
ing during the fair. Dr. Hughes, who
is putting up the 'hatchery, wants to
get some pure-bred eggs about the
last week in September so that he can
have a hatch coming off during the
fair. I wish every one in the county
having pure-bred flocks that will be
producing at that time to .let me or
Dr. Hughes know so we can get eggs
from you for this setting.
I want to call your attention again
to Hairy Vetch. It is one of the best
soil builders we can find anywhere. It
should be sown in late '.September or
well into October at the rate of 20
pounds per acre. I am working on a
cooperative order. If you will buy
your vetch cooperatively you can save
some money. Vetch is primarily a
soil building crop. All the fellows who
are planning to enter the state five
acre contests in cotton and corn next
year should by all means pant the
land to Hairy Vetch this fall. Even
though you are not going to enter the
contest, you are always looking for
means to increase your yields per acre
if not you ought to be, and this is the
way. Hairy Vetch will prevent soil
erosion and washing and will fertilize
the land during the winter if turned
under in the spring. If you need the
feed it makes a good hay or grazing
crop. Primarily, it is a soil builder
and that is the way I want you to look
at it.
The Alabama Experiment Station
reports from tests they have (been run
ning that a good crop of hairy vetch
will leave in the soil nitrogen equiva
lent to 1000 pounds cotton seed meal
or 426 pounds nitrate of soda if the
vetch is turned under about April 10
when in full bloom. A Worth County,
Georgia, farmer made 7,361 pounds of
oat and vetch hay per acre on 3 1-4
acres last year or a gross income of
$109.96 per acre. The Alabama Ex
periment Station says that hogs run
ning on vetch pasture in addition to
having corn, tankage and mineral sold
for $3.30 per head more than hogs
having corn, tankage and mineral.
They grazed 10 hogs on three-quarters
of an acre. I give you these facts to
show you the value of vetch if used as
a feed crop. Also, you can see the
value as a fertilizer when it will put
in the ground nitrogen equal to 425
pounds of nitrate of soda if turned un
der; this is the main point. In ad
fition, it prevents washing and gives
a large amount of organic matter
which will help our loose soils here to
hold water during the growing period
of the summer crops and therefore
stand droughts better. Dr. Moorman
has made an outstanding success with
vetch, talk to him. If you are half
way interested, see me for more in
formation, and to list your order.
A. S. Bussey, County Agent.
WOMAN’S CLUB EXP
RESSES THANKS
We wish to express our appreciation
to the ones who took part in the musi
cal comedy, “Listen Lady” last Fri
day evening, and also the merchants
who assisted us in getting our pro
grams.
Mrs. Fred Brewer, past pres.,
and Finance Committee.
MRS. CARROLL ENTERTAINS.
Mrs. W. H. Carroll is entertaining
her circle of the Methodist church at
a matinee party this afternoon at the
Rivoli Theatre.
FIFTH SUNDAY SINGING CON.
The fifth Sunday singing convention
meets with Mt. Union church, three
miles from Ambrose on the ’Villacoo
chee and Ambrose road, the fifth Sun
day in August, 1926. Everybody is
•cordially invited especially all leaders
and singers. E. L. Smith, See. Treas.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. AUG. 20, 1926.
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WEST GREEN SECTION
TAKES TYPHOID SERUM
Through the cooperation of the
Chamber of Commerce, Drs. Clark and
Smith sent one of their nurses to West
Green last Saturday for the purpose of
vaccinating the people ji that com
munity with the typhoid serum and
practically the whole community was
present and took the 'serum.
Miss Poindexter, the nurse from the
sanitarium, said all the people of the
community were very agreeable about
the matter and gave her every assis
tance in doing the work, and that only
owing to the fact that three or four
were absent from the community, she
would have vaccinated one hundred
per cent, of the population.
She will make three or four more
visits there to finish her work, going
each Saturday until it is finished.
The Clark-Smith Sanitarium fur
nishes the nurse free for this work and
the state furnishes the serum, so that
the people can render themselves im
mune (from typhoid fever in a little
while without cost.
RALLY DAY AT DeBERRY.
Rally day at Deßerry Baptist
church, six miles west of Broxton.
Prof. W. C. Carlton, principal speaker.
Service begins 11:30 a. m. Come and
bring lunches, it is an all-day service.
4th Sunday in August, 1.926 is the day.
Everyobdy cordial'y invited.
E. J. Riddle, Past •
KI WAN IANS INVITE
DIRT FARMERS
The Valdosta Kiwanis Club has
adopted the 'policy of having one or
more “dirt” farmers as guests at each
of the remaining luncheons through
the present year.
Members of the club have 'for a long
time endeavored in many ways to he
of assistance to a greater develop
ment of the agricultural interests of
the county and section and it is be
lieved that through this method of
having visiting farmers every week a
closer contact may be formed that will
result in a better working arrange
ment between town and rural com
munities.
DRAW PLANS FOR
VALDOSTA STADIUM
Architect’s plans for the new sta
dium to be built in Valdosta were sub
mitted to the directors of the chamber
of commerce 'Monday night and were
approved by this body.
Boost the Coffee County Chamber
of Commerce always.
FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Mrs. H. L.
Carter.
“THE THIEF OF BAGDAD” SENSA
TIONAL PLAY COMES TO RIVOLI
For the benefit of the Broxton Mo
zart Music Club, the Rivoli Theatre
will on Monday and Tuesday, 30-31,
present that celebrated picture creat
eTby Douglas Fairbanks, “The Thief
of Bagdad”. It is a glorious fantasy
of the Arabian Nights, a fanciful
story of love and adventure laid in
imaginary worlds, abounding in amaz
ing happenings and unbelievable won
ders.
It takes you back to Bagdad of the
days when the salt of life was love,
and the wine of life adventure. Some
of the astonishing features of this ro
mantic story is the Magic Carpet by
the use of which the Thief and the
Princess fly over the housetops, and
away into the land of Romance; the
Winged Horse on which the Thief flies
up to and through the coulds; the
Cloak *of Invisibility which hides the
Thief from human sight; the Flight
of a thousand Steps leading to the
Moon; a Spider many times bigger
than a man; the Crystal realm be
neath the floor of the sea where (beau
tiful sirens abide. The Valley of Fire,
the Sea of Midnight that renders this
glorious fantasy of ancient Bagdad
the most beautiful spectacle ever
brought to the screen.
Tickets at regular prices are on sale
by committees of ladies in both Brox
ton and Douglas. We hope our Doug
las people will by a liberal attendance
help out our Broxton neighbors and
at the same time be delightfully en
tertained iby a most wonderful picture.
The children particularly will be over
joyed to see it.
VALDOSTA TALENT TO
PRESENT PLAY HERE
“The Whole Town’s Talking”, a
farce in three acts, will be presented
here by Valdosta talent. The Douglas
public will have the opportunity of
seeing a finished production of this
popular play in ten days. Watch for
exact date and place. ,
NICIIOLLS 4-H CLUB MEETS.
The 4-H Denmonstration Club of
Nicholls had an all day meeting at the
school kitchen. 20 girls were present
to take part in the work of the day.
They were divided into five groups and
each given a definite piece of work to
do. The following products were can
ned in standard packs: Butterbeans,
Snap Beans, Peas, Tomatoes, Canned
Sauce, Tomato Pickle, Light Rolls.
After the canning lesson, lunch was
served in picnic style from the long
cook table. The hot rolls with fried
chicken and tea made up the 'best part
of the dinner.
The afternoon was taken up with a
business session and sewing. Plans
for the County Fair in October are in
the making and every girl is doing
her best to get a creditable exhibit
ready. Nellie Robinson, Sec.
By A. B. CHAPIN
FUNERAL OF LAIE
REV. W. E/SNIITti
The following is a of an ac
count of funeral of Rev. W. E. Smith
given in ‘The County Record’ of Kings
tree, S. C.:
The Rev. W. E. Smith was a son of
Mr. Bartow Smth, of the Hebron sec
tion of this county. On June 16th of
this year he was married to Miss
Ethel Rayc Shuler, sister of Mr. M.
] A. Shuler, of Kingstree, the marriage
taking place at Lodge in this state.
The remains were accompanied to
Kingstree from Brunswick and Doug
las, Ga., by Messrs. Bartow Smith and
M. A. /Shuler, who made the trip there
to accompany the body of Rev. Mr.
Smith and the stricken widow to
Kingstree. Funeral services were held
at the Williamsburg Presbyterian
church here at five o’clock Friday af
ternoon by the Rev. John W. Davis,
assisted by the Rev. John M. Wells,
pastor of the Presbyterian church of
Sumter, who was president of the Col
umbia Theological Seminary at Col
umbia when the Rev. W. E. Smith was
a student there; Rev. R. L. Grier, pas
tor of the Presbyterian church at
Mayesville, Rev. J. S. Crawley, pastor
of the Pres, church at Olanta and
Bethel; Rev. T. C. Bryan, pastor of
the Pres, church at Mullins; Rev. A.
W. iDick, pastor of Pres, church at
West Point, Ga.; Rev. Chas. Evans,
pastor of Pres, church ath Summer
ton; Rev. R. W. Park, pastor of Pres,
church at Lake City. The last four
named were college and seminary
mates ,of the late Rev. Mr. Smith.
(There were also a number of minis-
ters of other denominations present.)
A large concourse of sorrowing
friends and relatives from the Pres
byterian church to the Williamsburg
cemetery, where the body was laid to
rest. A touching scene here was the
thoughtfulness of local Scoutmasters
George Nelson and his scouts, who
acted as guides to the funeral proces
sion and took charge of traffic while
the procession was enroutc to the
cemetery. The floral offerings were
profuse and beautiful, amng them be
ing wreathes frm the Methodist, Bap
tist, Episcopal and Presbyterian
churches of Douglas, Ga., and from
the Boy Scouts of Douglas and Jesup,
Ga.
PRESBYTERIAN SERVICES.
Mr. Homer Shuler, of Lodge, S. C.,
will hold services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday, the 22nd, at 11:30 a.
m. The public is cordially invited.
Mr. Shuler is a brother of Mrs. W. E.
Smith, widow of the late W. E. Smith,
who was pastor of the local Presby
terian Church.
The U. D. C. will meet next Thurs
day afternoon, Aug. 26, at the chap
ter house. Mrs. .Hoke Davis.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
IRONDRV SALES PEAK
OF SEASON SO FAR
The Douglas tobacco market reach
ed its peak for the season Monday
morning when every warehouse was
full to its capacity.
990,000 pounds were reported on the
floors and before the day was over,
this amount had reached several hun
dred thousand pounds more, for not
much more than half the floors were
cleared by Monday’s sales and not un
til yesterday was the block cleared.
Not only was the peak of quantity
reached but the prices v/ere strong
Monday and they have strengthened
every day since. The average price
for the week will probably go close to
thirty cents, and the quantity for the
week, will run to more than three mil
lion pounds.
If the next three weeks hold up as
they did last year, Douglas will prob
ably be the first ma.ket of the state
again this year in quantity.
Large quantities are coming in from
Tatnall and Toombs counties this
week, and the prices for the Tatnall
product especially have been running
high. One sale in the /Red warehouse
of over eight thousand pounds ran an
average of over thirty-two cents, while
a large shipment from Collins Wednes
day to the Growers of over 80,000
pounds averaged over thirty cents.
Earlich Brothers from Swainsboro
brought a carload shipment to <be O.
K. Wednesday. It will not be sur
prising if the floors are again blocked
Monday.
CHARLIE SIMS GOES WITH
TANNER FURNITURE CO.
Mr. Charlie Sims, formerly a mem
ber of the firm of Dickerson & Sims,
goes with the Tanner-Brice Furniture
Co. This company will handle a com
plete line of electrical supplies, will do
general contract work, such as wire
ing and furnishing buildings with
fixtures etc. Mr. Sims will have
charge of this part of their business.
SUNDAY SERV ICES AT THE
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday school 10:15 a. m., organized
B.bie classes for men and Women, com
petent teachers, graded school and
classes for all. Preaching at 11:30 a.
m. and 8:30 p. m. Old time Gospel
preaching, good fellowship and a wel
come for all. Good music, congrega
tional singing led by a good choir, and
special numbers by the choir. The
senior Epworth League will have a
splendid program at 7:30 p. m., led
by Miss Ruth Wheless. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday 8:15 p. m. The Mes
sage of Jonah, will be the theme.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank, with grateful
hearts, the people of Douglas for their
kind ministrations and tender sympa
thy during the most supreme moments
of our recent sorrow—the death of our
loved one, Rev. W. E. Smith; and upon
them we pray God’s richest blessings.
We wish also to express our sincere
appreciation to the various churches,
the IBo£ Scouts, and individuals of
Douglas for the beautiful floral offer
ings. Mrs. W. E. Smith
and other loved ones.
Fly-Tox tonight and sleep in com
fort —undisturbed by mosquitoes.
There’ll Be a Hot Time
New York is marshalling its
forces for one gala reception when
Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle comes
home from her record breaking
swim of the English channel. Slue
sails for home Aug. 21 —leaving a
record, (the first woman) of 14Va
hours across the channel—a mark
which bids to stand for many
years. »