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The Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER 20
DOUGLAS TOBACCO MARKET
TO CLOSE TUESDAY. AUG. 31
GROWERS GREATLY ENCOURAG
ED. PRICES PAID ARE HIGHER
THANA T ANY TIME. THREE
SETS OF BUYERS KEPT BUSY
ALL SEASON.
The Georgia Tobacco Market closes
next Tuesday. The indications are
that Douglas v/ill maintain its supre
macy as the premier tobacco market
in Georgia.
Although Douglas will not have the
amount of tobacco to its credit this
year as it did last, it is also true that
none of .the other big markets will
have as much, and it is probable that
Douglas will lead all the markets in
the state by several hundred thousand
pounds. Last week Douglas lead
Blackshear over a 100,000 pounds and
Nashville over 400,000 pounds and lead
both markets by nearly a cent in price.
The growers have been greatly en
couraged this year by the price they
have received for tobacco and it is
likely the tendency next year will be
to plant too much. The effort in this
county will be to get more people to
plant, but to plant fewer acres.
Although the market has been satis
factory to both growers, warehouse
men and buyers this year, and the
Douglas people are pleased with their
standing as in the market.
The general opinion here is that the
Douglas market will lead the state in
sales and average price. This fact is
going to be a great boost to the Doug
las market and in future seasons will
receive first recognition in the matter
of buyers, etc. This market is al
ready referred to as the Wilson mar
ket of Georgia. The Douglas market
will ,sel' one fifth of the tobacco sold
in the state this season.
A. & M. SCHOOL TO
OPEN NEXT MONDAY
The A. & M. School expects to open
its doors for the fall term next Mon
day with the largest attendance of its
history, and Prof. Thrash says that he
expects to take care of all who come.
Students are expected from Washing
ton, D. C. to Tampa, Fla., and inquiries
are being received daily.
The students will begin to come in
on Monday. On Tuesday the day will
be devoted to classification and on
Wednesday morning the regular work
will 'begin in earnest.
The faculty for the present term
was published in our columns some
time ago and is one of the 'strongest in
the history of the school. Prof. Thrash
is very careful in his selection of a
faculty and ’always gets the very best
possible material. The faculty is the
same with the exception of one, Prof.
E. F. Striplin, of Virginia Polytechnic
Institute, who will teach mathematics.
The A. & M. grounds are the pret
tiest .of any campus in the state, the
big colleges not excepted. Prof. Thrash
has been working hard on the grounds
for several years, hiaking improve
ments every year, and all visitors pro
nounce the A. & M. campus as the
most artistically arranged of any
school grounds in the state. Many
other improvements in the buildings
and elsewhere have been made, and
the white Way in front of the school
buildings, makes the ( drive-way one of
the interesting drives of the city. The
A. & M. has been cne of the show
places of Douglas for a number of
years, and always will be as long as
the present management is in charge.
SUNDAY SERVICES AT
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Phillip, the Apostle who wanted to
know, will be the subject of the (fifth
of a series of sermons by Pastor Stan
ford at the Methodist church Sunday
morning. At the evening service at
8:15, God’s Leadings seen in Israel’s
deliverance from Egypt, will be the
theme. It is not where the Lord is
carrying us that is important, but
what will we be when we arrive. Come
Sunday night and let us think about
this together.
Sunday School at 10:15 a. m., or
ganized Bible classes, good teachers
and classes for all.
The senior League will have a good
program at 7:15 p. <m. Prayer meet
ing and Bible study Wednesday 8:15
p. m.
Vhe Enterprise ‘Pulishhes the Legal Advertising of the City of ‘Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
GEORGE H. CARSWELL IS
HURT—CAR TURN OVER
Malcomb Ainsworth In Auto With Him
Suffers Injuries Too. Speaking
Dates For Today Cancelled.
Mcßae, Ga., Aug. 25.—George H.
Carswell, -candidate for governor, was
injured this afternoon shortly after
noon when his sedan car in which he
was traveling with Malcomb Ains
worth of Macon, turned over twice
about 10 miles from Mcßae. Mr. Ains
worth was also slightly hurt. The
colored chauffeur, Jeff Smith, was un
injured. The party were enroute to
Hazlehurst.
The car was running at a pretty fast
rate when it struck a curve. Instead
stead of slowing down the colored
chauffeur put on the gas and lost con
trol of the car which turned over
twice.
Thep hysician after a careful in
vestigation reported Mr. Carswell suf
fering severely from shock but stated
no bones were broken. He insisted,
however, upon Mr. Carswell remaining
in 'bed today and possibly tomorrow.
CLUB BOY WRITES
ABOUT CAMP WILKENS
The trip up to Camp Wilkins last
week was my first trip. I had never
taken a trip like that before, that I
enjoyed like I did this one. I think
the rest of the boys enjoyed the trip
too.
We left Douglas about 5:25 o’clock
Monday morning, Aug. 9, in a Ford
truck owned and driven by Mr. A. W.
Brigmond. I think Mr. 'Brigmond en
joyed the trip too. We found the rest
of our group of boys on the road, and
after we got them all we made good
time. We passed through the peach
belt where they grow so many peaches
to ship to the market. The country
up there is sure pretty, because the
hills shows it up so nice.
We went by where they make
cement and they sure have a large
plant. This plant is just this side of
Perry. We went through several
small towns on our way. Macon was
the largest one we went through. But,
I didn’t 'see any that was as nice as
Douglas.
We did not have any car trouble
that amounted to anything. After
leaving Fitzgerald that morning, We
soon arrived at Bowen’s Mill where we
stopped and ate breakfast and rested
a while. We ate dinner under a big
oak tree right beside a spring near
Perry.
W|e rrived at Camp V/ilkins about
9 o’clock that night. As soon as we
all got our meal tickets we all got
supper. Then they took us up-stairs
and showed us our beds and we went
to bed for we were all tired.
The next morning we got up for
flag raising before breakfast and also
had our setting up exercises. Then
after breakfast we went to classes,
such as Farm Engineering, Culling
Chickens, Timber Estimating and
other interesting subjects.
Every boy went in bathing in the
afternoon that wanted to. The hours
were from four ’till five. I went in
twice and enjoyed it very much. We
visited everything that was worth-*
while and saw every college building
in Athens, where they study law, en
gineering, etc. We went to town twice
while we were there and one of the
times they carried us all over Athens
on the street cars. Then they left us
at the picture show where we saw a
free show.
We had a big time Friday night be
fore we left to come home. They
gave us a Tegular old frolic which
every boy enjoyed, for they had lots
of good looking girls there. We left
Saturday morning about 2:30 for
home and arrived in Douglas about six
Saturday afternoon.
I surely do appreciate the things
that Camp Wilkins did for me and I
am sure all the boys feel the same way
about it. If I can get a chance to go
back next year I am going nd do all
in my power to carry more boys. I
thank Dr. Soule, Mr. Cunningham, Mr.
Attaway, Mr. Harrold nd Mr. Strick-
Ind nd the Test of the camp officers for
the kindness they showed our County
Agent and us boys while we were
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DAVE WRIGHT KILLS
MRS. ZILPHIE ROLLINS
Last Saturday night about eight or
nine o’clock Dave Wright walked into
the kitchen of Mrs. Zilphie Ilollins on
the Harrison Tanner place on the
Fales Road about eight miles from
Douglas, and according to an eye wit
ness, began shooting her with a pis
tol, inflicting wounds from which she
died almost instantly.
It is said that Mrs. Rollins was
cooking supper, and a man by the
name of Johnson is said to have seen
the tragedy, r.nd says that Wright
shot her without saying a word to her.
It is thought that some old grudge he
held against her caused his rash act,
and that he was drinking at the time.
Wright made his escape and al
though the sheriff’s forces went im
mediately to the scene of the crime
they did not arrest him until about 2
o’clock Sunday, when he was brought
toiDouglas and lodged in jail to await
trial on second Monday in October.
It is said that immediately after the
shooting Dave Wright went across
the field a short distance to the home
of his brother, Will Wright, and find
ing the family away, found and took
about a tea spoonful of strychnine and
went out in the nearby wood to allow
it to take effect, and some time later
when his brother, Will, came home
from fishing, heard him groaning
while having convulsions and watched
over him all night and up to 2 o’clock
Sunday. Deputy Sheriff Henry Good
win secured G. L. Sims and Dr. T. H.
Clark, and after rendering him first
aid brought him to jail in an ambu
lance. and he is now getting along al
right and will recover from the effects
of the over-dose of strychnine.
Mrs. Rollins was buried Sunday af
ternoon at the family cemetery and
Rev. T. B. Stanford of the Methodist
church conducted the funeral. She
was a daughter of Mr. Merge Tanner
and leaves five children surviving her
besides a large number of relatives.
Dave Wright had recently been in
jail both in Douglas and Valdosta in
connection with a whiskey charge.
there.
We Coffee county boys and County
Agent Bussey wish to thank the Ki
wanis Club for what they have done
for us in aiding us in getting this trip
to Camp Wilkins.
Howell Minchew.
WANTED—Man to take charge of
agency in Coffee County. Growing
business. Must be of neat appearance
and fair education. Apply X. Y. Z
this office.
Lost on the streets late Saturday
night a roll of bills amounting to S9O.
Finder please bring to this office and
receive reward.
FARCE COMEDY 10 BE
PRESENTED TUESDAY
“The Whole Town’s Talking’*, a
popular farce in three acts, written,
staged, and directed by John Emerson,
was very popular in New York, and
will be presented to the Douglas pub
lic by dramatic talent from Valdosta,
on next Tuesday evening, Aug. 30,
at 8:30 o’clock.
This play is directed by Miss Marie
Fry. of Valdosta, and was repeated
there by special request. It will ibe.
put on here with a percentage of the
proceeds going to the Episcopal Young
Peoples Service League. Come out
and enjoy an evening of rare enter
tainment, and help the young people
cf both Valdosta and our own city.
And the Enterprise has been request
ed to announce that when you can use
the (Douglas (Service League, call on
them.
Admission will be 25c, 50c and 75c.
Cast of Characters:
Henry Simmons—a manufacturer—
Powell Puckett.
Harriet Simmons—his wife—Ram
elle Daugherty.
Ethel Simmons—their daughter—
Mary Youles.
Chester Bunney—Simon’s partner—
Joe Davis.
Letty Lyter—movie star Emily
Tillman.
Donald Swift—director—John R.
Dasher.
Roger Shields—of Chicago—John
Oliver.
Lila Wilson—friend of Ethel’s—
Kathleen Winn.
Sally Otis—friend of Ethel’s—Mar
garet Dasher.
Annie—a maid—Virginia Thomas.
Taxi Driver—Billie Haygood.
Sadie Bloom—Frances Holmes.
The following young ladies of Doug
las will also take part in the play:
Misses Ethel Dent, Eunice Dixon,
Margaret Shelton, Marjorie Frier,
Elizabeth Terrell, and Ethel Dicker
son.
The Kinky Kids Parade girls:
Winnifred Clark, Capt., Mamie Sara
Sapp, Clara MoCranie, Rose Mary Pet
erson, Jane Carroll Tanner, Ruth Con
ner, Kathrine Moore, Roberta Mc-
Eachren; Iboys: Will Lowry, Capt., Joe
Thrash, Elmo Thrash, Robert Jardine,
Billie Brewer, J. C. Relihan, Jr., Clyde
Jardine, Jr., Ward Whelchel.
ELKS FROM FOUR STATES
TO MEET IN SAVANNAH
Plans for the annual quadro-state
convention of the Benevolent and Pro
tective Order of Elks will be discussed
on Oct. 10 at a meeting of representa
tives of the four states at the Hotel
Savannah, .G. ‘P. Maggioni, past presi
dent of the Georgia Elks, anounced
yesterday.
By A. B. CHAPIN
MODERN OAKERY
TO REINSTALLED
Douglas will soon have a modern
electric bakery.
It is the result of the City Electric
Commission cooperating with the citi
zens to give them cheap current for
industrial purposes.
Messrs. 11. F. Brown and D. F. Min
chew are the proprietors of this new
bakery and they have secured'the ser
vices of the finest bakery expert the
Electrik Maid Oven people had to op
erate this plant.
That means that Douglas will not
only have the most modern plant for
cooking its bread, (but a finished (baker
to mix the dough and make the pas
tries.
The Electrik Maid oven is the very
latest machine in the.world for mak
ing bread. It is all done by machinery
operated by electricity and does not
touch the hands of the workers. It
is to be located in the large store room
of the Lankford building and will be
right in front in full view from the big
windows, so that visitors can see al
ways that it is perfectly clean.
The bakery will have a capacity of
1800 loaves in eight hours and can be
increased at will. It is said that these
bakeries are one hundred per cent
sanitary. There is never any over or
under cooking, the heat can be regu
lated just right and henceforth Doug
las will have bread and pastry out of
its own bakery that is perfect.
The machinery for this plant is all
on the way from the factory and will
be in place ready to operate by Sept
ember 1.
SERVICES AT BAPTIST
CHURCH SUNDAY
A letter from Dr. Carl W. Minor an
nounces that he will arrive in the city
next Saturday and there will be the
regular services at the Baptist church
next Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Minor have been in
Battle Creek, Mich., for several weeks,
going there for Mrs. Minor’s health.
Dr. Minor says that her condition is
very much improved, but she will be
unable to return home with him.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
ENJOYS SOCIAL
The Sunday schol class, Valliant
Knights, of the Baptist church, enjoy
ed a social at the home of their teacher
Mrs. Lawson Kelly on Tuesday even
ing of last week. Many interesting
games and contests were enjoyed and
cream and cake were served.
Mrs. C. C. Shepard and children left
Tuesday night for their home in Steph
enson, Miss., after an extended visit
to the former’s mother, Mrs. A. J.
Banks.
SIHHPER YEAR IN ADVANCE
COFFEE CBUNTI FUR
DATES_OCT. 18-23
The Big Coffee County Fair on Oct
ober 18-23 —Five Big Days.
The exhibit building to be the Big
Brick Tobacco Warehouse with amuse
ments features stretching for blocks
all round.
But the big agricultural features of
tho fair is to be six big district exhib
its, one from each distrct in the coun
ty, Ambrose, Bridgetown, Broxton,
Nicholls, West Green and Douglas.
There will be three capital prizes for
these district exhibits, first, second
and third.
After the district exhibits will come
the best school exhibits, exhibits to
be received from ail schools that put
on Ibest exhibits of club work.
After the public school exhibits, the
A. & M. School will put on a fine
school exhibit.
Then the individual agricultural ex
hibits of farm products, livestock,
poultry, fruit, vegetables, canned
goods, needle work, handicraft and so
forth, these prizes are open for boys,
girls, women and men, with separate
prizes for each.
Then the individual farm exhibits,
for the farm in the county making the
best full farm exhibit.
And finally, the commercial exhib
its, of all kinds of merchandise, ma
chinery, farm implements and home
equipment.
In other word’s, the Coffee County
Fair is to be no small concern, but
something worth while and it is doubt
ful if there will be a county fair in
Georgia that will equal it this year.
Mr. Bussey and Miss Buchan have
started their campaign over the coun
ty already to awaken the farmers to
the importance of this fair and the
fact that there will probably 'be more
people from the Carolinas and Vir
ginia down this yeawto see about this
county that is leading Georgia in to
bacco than have ever come before. It
is ,the year of all years that Coffee
must make her best sjiow, for the pre
eminent need of the county is more
people and while conditions are good
and promiskig is the time to get them.
Mr. Bussey and Miss Buchan want
'.he people to save and bring to them
the best samples of their products of
every kind. They can be left at the
Chamber of Commerce or the City
Hall, or if they will notify the agents,
they will call for them at the farms.
BABY PICTURES ARE BEING
MADE FOR THE RIVOLI
Mr. W. H. Carroll, manager of the
Rivoli theatre, announces that he has
secured the services of an expert
cameraman for the purpose of photo
graphing all of Douglas’ babies. The
cameraman is now in town engaged
in the work. No charge whatever is
made for this work, and the parents
whose baby’s picture is made will be
under no obligations.
“Every year we have one week set
aside as National Baby Week in many
of the larger cities, .Mr. Carroll stated.
In accordance with this plan the Ri
voli theatre has arranged to give the
mothers of Douglas the privilege of
seeing their loved ones on the screen.
The baby pictures will be shown, each
baby iby itself, life size, natural, smil
ing, clear and distinct. Each baby’s
name will (be on the screen with its
picture. Our town is proud of its ba
bies, for these little ones represent
our future generation, our little men
and women of tomorrow. Perhaps we
may find among some of these loved
ones a future presidnet, governor, sen
ator, or some great future lawyer,
doctor or diplomat. In fact none can
tell just what walk in life they may
travel.
“This screen showing of our babies
will be one big gala day and an op
portunity of a life time to see your
favorite baby on the screen. It will
take place Thursday, Sept. 2.’’
H. C. ELLIS TO SPEAK SEPT. 4TH.
Editor Douglas Enterprise:
Please allow me space in your poper
to announce that I will address the
people of Coffee County on Sept. 4th,
at the court house at 2 o’clock.
My subject will be the political sit
uation in Coffee County, the Kiwanis
Club, the Chamber of Commerce of
Coffee County, and last but not least
the school question. Y’ours,
Henry C. Ellis.
“Ridicule Often Cheeks the Absurd.
More Often Smothers the Noble”—
Walter .Scott.
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