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VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER 21
EXAMINATION COUNTY BOOKS
FINDS FINANCES FINE SHAPE
The writer having heard many con
flicting rumors in regard to the finan
cial condition of our county, decided
to investigate the matter. With this
end in view we examined the books
and records of the county.
The records show that more than
$7,000.00 of old indebtedness, which
was due before the present board of
commissioners took charge of the af
fairs of the county, Jan. 1, 1925, has
been paid.
There are more than $10,000.00 in
taxes still to be turned over to the
Treasury, which when applied to the
old indebtedness will reduce the
amount owed more than $17,000.00.
At this rate the old indebtedness will
be paid in three years. There are
back taxes due the county from the
A. B. & A. and G. & F. Railways up to
January 1, 1926, more than $6000.00.
This tax has not been paid because the
roads are in the- hands of receivers.
We find that all wood bridges south
of the Satilla river have been replac
ed by metal pipes. These pipes are
guaranteed, we are told, for forty
years. This should be a great saving
each year for the county.
We found also, that the rate of tax
ation has not been l'aised because the
reduction of the old debt, and the im
provement of the roads and bridges
throughout the entire county.
The present board of commissioners
express their appreciation to the Tax
Payers of Coffee County for their
splendid co-opcration in assisting the
present Board of Commissioners, as
well as the former board.
The commissioners stated to me
that the people of the Bridgetown and
Douglas districts have furnished prac
tically all of the bridge piling in these
districts and that the county has paid
less than $30.00 for surh material.
The commissioners further stated
the aid of the Highway Commission
has been of great benefit to them in
the work of maintaining the roads of
the county.
We understand the State Highway
Commission has made arrangements
to replace all bridges on their lines in
the county with permanent structures.
This will turn loose in Coffee county
more than $200,000.00 without the cost
of one cent to the tax payers of the
county.
The commissioners say hat the im
proved condition of our roads is large
ly due to the efficiency and loyalty of
the county warden.
Yours respectfully,
M. D. DAVIS,
Ex-County Commissioner.
P. 0. CONVENTION
W RIEETHERE V
The local Post Office Employees will
spend next Monday, Labor Day, in
Moultrie, where they will attend an
annual meeting of the South Georgia
Postal Employees Association. The
day will afford much pleasure for the
members of this association. There
will .be a barbecue and a picnic spread
at the lunch hour.
The local employees, on this occas
ion will invite the association to Doug
las for their 1927 convention, the in
vitation beng backed by the Coffee
County Chamber of Commerce. If the
Assocation accepts this invitation, it
will mean that Douglas will entertain
about 700 or 800 Postal Employees
next year. The town as a whole hopes
that Mr. Peterson and his co-workers
will be successful in getting this con
vention to come to Douglas next year.
SCOUT NEWS.
The local scouts have been engaged
in smashing empty tin cans last week,
a section of Douglas was assigned to
each patrol. A map was to be made
of each section by the scouts showing
stagnant water and other places where
mosquitoes might breed. The Eagle
Patrol took first place with 2,018 cans
smashed. J. H. Higgs smashed the
most cans, a total of 1,225. Badges
were given out by Mr. Adams at the
last meeting. Several new members
have been added to the scouts in the
last two weeks.
Chas. Heath, Scribe.
PENSION MONEY,
j have Pension money in hand for
■ i, e third quarter of 1926. Please call
W T . P. Ward. Ordinary.
c CTie Enterprise ‘Pulisbhes the Legal j4dvertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
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* STATE OF GEORGIA *
* By His Excellency, CLIFFORD *
* WALKER, Governor *
* *
* A PROCLAMATION. *
* *
Atlanta, Aug. 31, 1926. *
* ORDERED: *
* That the Secretary of State *
* record and issue a proclamation *
* offering $500.00 for the apprehen- *
* sion and delivery of the leader *
* and SIOO.OO for the apprehension *
* and delivery of any other member *
* of any body of men, whch on Aug- *
* ust 29 and 30th, 1926, in the coun- *
* ty of Coffee conspired together to *
* assemble for a riotous purpose, *
* and particularly to forcibly take *
* from the Coffee county jail and *
* put to dgath by lynching one Dave *
* Wright a citizen of this State, and *
* who having so conspired did as- *
* semble for such riotous and un- *
* lawful purposes and did violate *
* the law of the State. Said parties *
* to be delivered with evidence suf- *
* ficient to convict to the Sheriff of *
* Coffee County. *
* CLIFFORD WALKER, *
* A. R. Araau, Governor. *
* Sec’y Executive Dept.
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AGT. BUSSEY HIES
ON SOIL BUILDING
I wish to again call the farmers at*
tention to soil (building, and the posit
ion that hairy vetch occupies in a soil
biulding program.
Hary vetch is one of the best soil
building corps that we have. If it is
seeded in October at the rate of 20
pounds per acre, inoculated and with
a light application of acid phosphate,
and allowed to grow until late March
before turning under, it will add as
much nitrogen to the acre as 300 lbs
of nitrate of soda and give a ton of
organic matter to turn under. Com
pare the cost of the nitrogen per
pound from this source with nitrogen
from nitrate of soda.
If you want to use it as a hay crop,
sow about 15 pounds per acre with
oats in October and cut the whole
works when the oats are in a dough
stage. Handle just like hay. In this
way you get the advantage of a crop
on the land during the winter, to pre
vent washing, and the nitrogen gath
ering qualities cf the vetch.
Vetch will make a good grazing
crop from February on until May. It
should be seeded for grazing just as
for soil building.
I am getting up a cooperative order
for vetch and we can get in on an or
der with the farmers of Ben Hill coun
ty and make up a car load and get it
to Douglas for something less than 12c
per pound. To buy it through regular
channels, it will cost you 'better than
15c at Savannah. If you are interest
ed see me or write me. List your or
der now. Try a few acres this winter
and follow with eorn next year. A
good crop of hairy vetch turned under
and followed with corn will increase
the yield per acre 15 bushels.
Don’t forget the County Fair, Oct.
18-23. It is your Fair and should it
not be a howling success, it will be
YOUR fault because you did not ex
hibit. Get a premium list and look
it over, see how exhibits must be pre
pared and put on some exhibits.
A. S. Bussey, County Agt.
GRANTHAM WRITES
LETTER JO VOTERS
To the Citizens of Coffee County, Ga:
Immediately after entering the race
for Representative of this county I
prepared and published a statement
containing a number of things that I
had stood for in the past and a num
ber of things that I expect to try to
get enaeted into law in the event I am
elected to this office.
I desire to call your attention again
to these matters as published in my
original letter and platform and again
desire to state to you that I shall put
forth every effort to do the things
that I have pledged to do and that I
have discussed w r ith a number of the
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THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. SEIT. 3. 1926.
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■Coffee county probbly will soon have
a colony of settlers brought here
through agencies operating under the
auspices of the G. & F. Railroad.
Robins, Limited, of London, inter
national real estate dealers were rep
resented before the Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce Wednesday
night in the person of Robert M. Yoe
mans, manager of the company.
Mr. Yoemans came here under the
auspices of the Georgia and Florida
Railroad, accompanied by Mr. W. E.
French, Immigration Agent, L. C.
Watson and J. V. Wilder, Agricultural
Agents, all of the Georgia and Florida.
They were traveling by auto and
Mr. Yoemans was looking over the
G. & F. territory with a view of plac
ing colonies along the road from Doug
las south.
Mr. Yoemans made a very interest
ing talk to the Directors and won not
only their interest in his plan, but be
fore he finished their enthusiastic sup
port.
He said he did not want any finan
cial support from anybody, but the
moral support and assistance in se
curing lands of the right kind and
right price on which to locate reliable
farmers. His company proposed to
develop these properties in their own
way and sell them to settlers on terms
they could meet.
He was responded to in the most
cordial terms by John Slater , Joe
Brewer, Lewis Vickers, Rufus Moore,
J. M. Thrash and a number of others.
He asked and was asked many ques
tions concerning his plans and it was
rather evident that he had found what
he was looking for in this county and
the reports he had concerning the
county’s resources had all been veri
fied.
He thought if his plans were con
summated he might start operating
in this territory in thirty or sixty
days.
The party left Thursday morning
for Broxton territory and thence to
Vidalia where Mr. Yoemans will take
train for New York and Toronto, Can
ada.
JEWISH NEW YEAR TO BE
OBSERVED SEPTEMBER 9
The stores of Mr. A. Harris and Mr.
I. Weintroub will be closed next Thurs
day, Sept. 9th., in observance of the
Jewish New Year. Messrs. Weintroub
and Harris are popular merchants of
this city and their customers will
please remember this date of closing
and govern themselves accordingly.
LOST—Brindle Bull Dog. answers
to name of Single. Reward far any
information leading to his recovery.
Mrs. A. E. Coffee.
DAVE WRIGHT LYNCHED.
OTHER TRAGEDIES SUN.
Judge Reed was here Tuesday fol
lowing the lynching of Dave Wright
by an unknown band of masked men
early Monday morning. He has called
the grand jury into session Monday
morning and will hear a report of the
lynching from Sheriff Tanner and wit
nesses whom he intends to cd.ll. Sher
iff Tanner stated he bit several of his
assailants during a scuffle for the jail
keys and that he hoped to identify
some of them by these marks.
Coroner Southerland will also ap
pear before the grand jury to give
what information he has secured fol
lowing the lynching. Wright was in
jaid for the slaying of Mrs. Zilphia
Rollins here two weeks ago. The wo
man was a distant relative of Sheriff
Tanner.
Suicide.
While the burial of the lynching
victim was going on, relatives were
burying the remains of Ed Wooten
Sapp, 19, who killed himself at his
home at Broxton, nine miles from
here, Sunday subsequent to a quarrel
with his young wife. The youthful
couple had been married only a short
while and were leading a somewhat
stormy domestic existence, according
to a report made to the sheriff’s of
fice. Sapp forbade his wife from go
ing o see her family and, holding a
pistol to his head, threatened to end
his life if she left him. She is re
ported to have told him she doubted
he would shoot—whereupon Tr j ended
his life.
Fratricide.
The third fatality resulted in Hugh
Crawford, negro, being jailed for the
murder of his brother, Lonnie Craw
ford. The two negroes bought an au
tomobile together, then later quarrell
ed over who should drive it. In an
altercation, Hugh is said to have shot
Lonnie four times in the back. He
was arrested after the killing and now
awaits a hearing.
MR. W. M. COOK MADE LOCAL
DEALER FOR HUDSON-ESSEX
Mr. W. M. Cook, of Broxton, has
been made manager of the local Hud
son-Essex Agency, to succeed the late
Mr. Lem Famell. Mr. Cook expects
to open offices next week in the old
Dixie Garage, next door to the Doug
las Auto Co., which is now being re
modeled.
The Hudson-Essex Agency was sep
arate from the Coffee County Motor
Co., and will not be connected with it
at all. Mr. Cook is well known in
Douglas, and this city welcomes him
and his family which he expects to
move to Douglas at an early date.
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“Employment Gives Health, Sobrie
ty and Morals”—Daniel Webster.
By A. B. CHAPIN
DOUGLAS AGAIN LEADS
IN TOBACCO SALES
Douglas again leads tobacco mar
kets of Georgia.
With about 1,000,000 pounds Doug
las lead Blackshear, the next highest
market, in the season that has just
passed.
While the official figures are not yet
available it is ascertained that Doug
las sales were a little over 7,600,000,
with an average price of 23.25 per
pound and a total amount paid out of
over $1,700,000.
While these figures are not as large
as last years totals yet they maintain
about the same ratio in respect to
ether marktes as did the last years
figures. The official figures will prob
ably show Douglas first, Blackshear
second, Nashville third, with Tifton,
Vidalia, Valdosta, and Thomasville
following.
The Douglas market closed Tuesday
about noon with a sale of about 60,000
for the day while Satrday and Mon
day totaled over 250,000 pounds.
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The tobacco men have nearly all left
for their homes in the Carolinas and
Tennessee while the warehousemen
are still here winding up their season’s
business.
On Monday night some of the Board
of Directors of the Chamber of Com
merce and the warehousemen held a
conference in the Chamber of Com
merce room and it was agreed that
the Warehousemen would lay out a
tobacco campaign for this county and
territory which the Chamber of Com
merce will execute during the next
few months.
THRASH ISSUES J
IETTERIO VOTERS
To my Fellow Citizens:
In order that there may be no
eleventh hour misunderstanding I ask
you to remember:
That with the plain unvarnished
truth told as to my stand on matters
which I have discussed with the voters
I have no fear of their decision on
next Wednesday.
I believe absolutely in the fairmind
edness of the people of Coffee county.
My duties will require that most of
my time be spent at your school from
now until the date of the Primary,
and I will be forced to rely largely on
my friends and the fairminded citi
zenry of the county, in whose hands I
am willing to leave my candidacy.
I am in favor of reducing taxes
where possible to do so, and unalter
ably oposed to any increase.
I favor banking laws that will ab
solutely protect the depositor.
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$1.50 PEMC'EAR IN ADVANCE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OPEN ON TUESDAY
The city public schools will open for
work next Tuesday morning with
Prof. O. M. Hixon as superintendent
and Prof. Hevndon as principal. A
complete list of the faculty was pub
lished in this paper several weeks ago.
Prof. Hixon looks for a record breaker
attendance this year.
A number of repairs are being made
an the buildings to get them in first,
class shape for the opening. In some
places new flooring is being put in,
and all the woodwork on the outside
is being painted.
On the last page of this paper we
are carrying an article written by
Prof. Hixon which carries many sug
gestions which wll be helpful toward
makng the term a success. The pat
rons of the school should read this
article and learn where each can be
a help.
111. R. FRIER THANKS
COFEEE Cfl. PEOfIE
To the Voters of Coffee County:
I want to thank the people of my
town and county for their many ex
pressions of confidence and support
since I ‘announced for the office of
Georgia Public Service Commission.
The race will be over in a few days,
and win or lose, I shall never forget
my home people.
Of course none of you expect me to
make a canvass of Coffee county and
solicit' you personally for your sup
port. In a race like this, it would be
impossible, as I have to spend all my
time in the middle and northern part
of the state where I am less known.
I have not even visited Atkinson coun
ty or Irwin, as I feel at ease about the
result in these my home counties.
I have had many pledges of support
from all over the state, have visited
over 100 counties, and will make 20
more this week. It is a hard job, this
going around, but if I am defeated I
will have the satisfaction of knowing
more about my native state and her
eople, besides I have made many new
xriends. We have a great state, and
I realize it more now than ever before.
Again thanking all of you who have
tendered your support in my race, and
assuring you of my sincere apprecia
tion, I am
Sincerely yours,
Aug. 31. W. R. FRIER.
CHAMBERCOMMERCE
HAS FARMS LISTED
Do you want a nice home in the
country within three miles of Douglas
on one of the prominent highways of
the county? i
The Chamber of Commerce has se
cured the cooperation of a gentleman
to build four nice bungalows close to
gether with all modern conveniences
including electric lights, water and
sewers.
These homes will have forty acres
of land, and more if wanted. They
will be for sale at a very reasonable
price on a long term basis and the
first four people who can meet the re
quirements will be given the choice of
buying these homes.
This gentleman and the Chamber of
Commerce are making an experiment
with this proposition and if it turns
out well, the effort may be continued
indefinitely.
Those wanting these homes may ap
ply to the Chamber of Commerce in
the Doucoff Hotel.
CLERICA GRANTHAM DIES
FOLLOWING LONG ILLNESS
Clerica, little five year old daughter
of Mrs. Ola Grantham, died at her
home on Cleveland street Thursday af
ternoon about 6 o’clock. She had been
ill for some time, practically all her
life, and attending physicians and her
family have known for quite a while
that she would not get well.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at four o’clock at the Bap
tist church, with Dr. Carl W. Minor in
charge. Burial will take place im
mediately afterwards at the city ceme
tery.
LOST—Pair of Glasses, dark shell
rims, black case with name Augusta
Optical Co. Reward. Mrs. Harry-
Curling.