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VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER 23
RUM SCHOOLS TO
OPEH SEPT. 27TH.
Arrangements have been perfected
for the opening of the county public
schools on Monday, Sept. 27th. This
date was approved and designated by
the County Board of Education at its
meeting last week. All the schools
will be operated for a term of six
months, except West Green which
opened on Monday of this week and
will have an eight months term, and
Ambrose which will open on next
Monday, the 20th, for a term of seven
months.
The assignment of teachers will be
completed this week so there will be
no delay for lack of teachers.
That buildings and grounds may be
repaired and cleaned and made ready
for the opening, a call is hereby made
that the local trustees, patrons and
school children in the respective school
districts meet at the school house on
f* riday, the 24th for a school commun
ity work day. The buildings should
be repaired and thoroughly cleaned.
The toilets should receive necessary
attention. The well should be clean
ed, those not having tile or cement
curbs should have the water supply
protected by filling around the curb to
a depth of two to three feet with clean
sand. We make this suggestion that
the supply of drinking water may be
protected against contaminated sur
face water. All chimneys and flues
should be examined and repaired if
necessary to protect buildings against
fire. All desks should be properly set
and fastened to the floor. Many desks
need repairing and tightening up so
as to make them steady. Necessary
supplies such as brooms, dusters,
erasers, and crayons should be provid
ed and on hand for the opening day.
We are making an effort as far as
possible to have tl\e teachers meet
with the children aifd patrons on this
day. This will give an opportunity
to get acquainted and to ascertain the
needs of the children in the way of
books and other supplies. Good fel
lowship and co-operation from every
one in the community should be sought
and cultivated. Special effort should
be made to have all children enter
school on the opening day. Those who
enter late are handicapped in making
their grades during the short term of
six months.
A complete list of the schools and
names of the teachers will be publish
ed next week.
MELVIN TANNER,
County School Superintendent.
SEE BUSSEY NOW
FOR YOUR VETCH
All farmers who want to buy hairy
vetch should list their orders with me
immediately. Before your order will
be properly listed it must be accom
panied by a deposit of 2c per pound.
Make your check payable to W. H.
Bone, Treas., and send it to me so I
can make a record of it.
This vetch will be bought through
the Marketing Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, therefore, the
farmers will get it at cost. lam sure
that we can get it laid down in Doug
las and to the farmers for a little less
than 12c per pound, which is 4c less
than you can buy it at Savannah now.
If you are planning on a prize win
ning 5-acre patch of corn next year,
the best thing you can do will be to
plant 20 pounds of vetch there this
fall and turn it under next spring and
follow it with corn. For a soil build
ing crop, use 20 pounds vetch per acre,
inoculate the seed and use about 400
pounds of acid phosphate per acre.
The Marketing Committee will handle
the inoculation at cost for you.
Send in your order today by mail
to me. Don’t wait to try to see me
for I will be hard to find for the next
few months.
Remember that the County Fair this
fall is for the fanners and their wives
and children. Practically all the prize
money, over SI3OO, is for them and if
the money is not won, it will be their
fault. Get a premium list and see
how we want the displays put on and
put them on right. Let’s put on a
Fair that will be a credit to our coun
ty. A. S. Bussey,
County Agent.
Mr. M. Whitford and Miss Polly
anna Caldwell are leaving today for
their home in Birmingham, after
spending several days in the city as
quests of Mrs. Ben Gray and Mrs.
Hortense Caldwell.
Enterprise Vulisbhes the Legal Advertising of the City of ‘Douglas, Coffee County cmd County Commissioners
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GEORGIA NORMAL
OPENED TUESDAY
The Georgia Normal College and
Business Institute, of this city, open
ed its doors for work last Tuesday
morning. The students have been ar
riving since Sunday and the dormi
tories are about full.
The prospects are good this year
for a large attendance, and the work
accomplished will compare favorably
with the years gone by, which is
enough said. Prof, and Mrs. Kuhl
give their undivided attention to every
student, and when the student has
completed his course, there is always
a position awaiting him, and he is
prepared to hold it down.
The school is one of Douglas’ great
est assets. Thousands of boys and
girls throughout this section are grad
uates of this school and all are doing
well. Everything is taught in this
school that you can get in the larger
business colleges, including banking.
All of the students have not arrived
and will be coming in during the week.
Make them feel welcome.
SINGING CONVENTION NOTICE!
The 1926 session of the Wiregrass
Singing Convention will be held at
Nicholls the second Sunday in Oct
ober. This is an annual affair and
has been in existence for more than
twenty years. We are making spec
ial efforts to make this the biggest
and best of them yet. All singers and
song leaders are urged to meet with
us and help us worship in song. Some
of Vaughan’s singers will be with us.
Dr. S. L. Vinson, Pres.,
Douglas, Ga.
WORSHIP AT THE METHO
DIST CHURCH SUNDAY
T. B. Stanford, Pastor
Sunday School at 10:15 a. m., or
ganized Bible classes for men and
women, competent teachers and class
es for all.
Morning worship at 11:30, preach
ing by the pastor. This is to be Fam
ily Day. The pastor wants to make
this a day when parents, teachers and
pupils may be helped to see how each
may co-operate in the work of making
men and women, the one purpose in
all education.
The Epworth League will have a
splendid program at 7 p. m. The
boarding pupils in all the schools are
urged to come and get acquainted with
the young people of the church.
The Failures of Infidelity, will be
the subject at the evening hour. It
seems “smart” to some young people
to talk of their “doubts” and stress
the things they do not believe. The
pastor wants to show the folly of all
this and try to reveal the failures of
'infidelity and unbelief.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, SKIT. 17, 1926.
AMBROSE BRANCH
ORGAN ZEO TODAY
Mr. T. A. Dixon vice president of
the Coffee County Chamber of Com
merce and Secretary Greer went to
Ambrose Thursday afternoon and or
ganized a branch chamber of com
merce for that community.
The meeting was held in the depot,
Mr. Dixon acting chairman. Harry
Vickers was elected temporary presi
dent and E. B. Nelson was elected sec
retary.
C. A. Royal, T. H. Brown and H. L.
Vickers, E. B. Nelson and Harry Vick
. ers were elected a temporary board of
I directors.
These were instructed by the chair
to hold a meeting and elect such other
directors up to ten to assist them in
getting a membership, after which a
general meeting would be held and a
permanent organization would be per
fected.
When a meeting for the permanent
organization is called, a number of
the Douglas business men and mem
bers from the chamber will go up and
give assistance in getting the new
branch Chamber started off in good
shape.
This makes four branch chambers in
the county that have been organized
at West Green, Broxton, Nicholls and
Ambrose.
ANNUAL MEETING OF W M. U.
OF SMYRNA ASSOCIATION TO
MEET WITH DOUGLAS BAPTIST
CHURCH, FRIDAY, SEPT. 24TH.
10:00-—Hymn, “All Hail the Power
of Jesus Name”.
Devotional, Mrs. W. H. Baiey. “Seek
ye first the Kingdom of God”, Matt.
6-33.
Prayer.
Hymn for the year—“ Jesus Shall
Reign.”
10:20—Welcome, Mrs. Fred Brewer,
Douglas.
Response.
10:30—Recognition of Pastors and
other visitirs.
10:35—iRoll Cal! of. Societies.
10:50—Report of Associational Of
ficers.
11:00—Song, Miss Thelma Meade.
11:10—Round Table Discussion led
by Mrs. King, Div. Vice Pres.
Appointment of Committees.
Announcements.
Address—“ Home Missions”, Miss
Leachman of H. M. Board.
12:30—Closing Prayer.
Lunch—Afternoon.
Song—Praise Him! Praise Him!
Devotional—Rev. C. W. Minor.
Special Music.
“Our People”—Miss Julia
Allen, State Y. P. Leader.
Report of Committees.
Benedictior-
By A. B. CHAPIN
MRS. 0. S. GOODYEAR
BURIED SATURDAY
A very sad death occurred in this
city last Friday evening at 7:30, when
Mrs. Duncan Goodyear passed away
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A.
Hendrickson. She had been ill for
some time but not critical, and her
death was not expected at the time.'
On the day of her death she was dirv
en over to the home of Mr. Neal
Goodyear for a short visit. The di
rect cause of her death was acute in
digestion, it is said.
The funeral took place at the Meth
odist church on Saturday afternoon,
conducted by Rev. T. B. Stanford.
The burial followed at the city ceme
tery, where a large circle of friends
gathered.
Besides her husband the deceased
is survived by five children as follows:
Marion Goodyear, of Waycross, Jesse,
Mrs. Rachael Jones, of Waycross, Mrs.
Millie Bacon, of Reidsville, and Mrs.
A. Hendrickson, of this city. The
family came to Coffee county about 27
years ago from Nicholls, S. C., and
have resided a short ways out for all
these years. They have made the
county some of its best citizens, and
the deceased had made hundreds of
friends thru her righteous living.
BAKERY PLANT HERE
FOR INSTALLMENT
We are advised that the new bakery
plant has arrived and will be installed
at once in the Lankford building next
to the Enterprise offieffie. It will be
operated by Messrs. H. F. Brown and
D. F. Minchew, an account of which
has appeared before in these columns.
BONDS CARRY FOR
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
Editor Enterprise:
After a campaign of education led
by the pastors of three churches in the
district, the voters of the Palmer-
Mobley consolidated district voted 36
for and 2 against bonding for SIO,OOO.
to build a modern brick or hollow tile
school house at Mary’s Chapel, on the
Coffee and Jeff Davis counties line.
The patrons of this school are in
debted to Mr. Williams, presiding el
der of this circuit, Mr. Green, pastor
of the Providence church, Mr. Walker,
pastor of Mt. Pleasant church and Mr.
Salter, pastor of Marys Chapel, and
the trustees, Messrs. Wley Byrd, T. J.
Smith, and J. W. Wooten, for their
able leadership. School will convene
about Sept. 27 n Marys Chapel, but
the trustees hope that the new build
ing will be ready for use before the
new year. T. L. Sams.
West Green, Ga.
Our incimes are like our shoes: if
too small, they pinch; if too large we
st a mbl e — Cclt cn.
LEWIS vices IS
HOST TO HUNDREDS
Mr. Lewis Vickers gave a fish fry to
his friends on Wednesday at Bell Lake
on Seventeen and nearly two hundred
people attended, including President
Purvis and some other officials of the
Georgia and Florida Railroad, Mr.
Coleman of the State Highway De
partment of Waycross and others
from all sections of the county.
There was abundance of fish and
other eats and drinks and Lewis was
very much present with his best dis
position to make everybody happy.
And everybody was happy and thor
oughly satisfied that the whole affair
was a complete success.
After dinner. Mr. Vickers asked
President Kelley of the Chamber of
Commerce to take charge and have
some talks. Secretary Greer was call
ed on to start the sentiment and he
urged that the county commissioners
start the paving cf the Dixie Highway
just as early as possible. He told how
the National Highway was being pav
ed through Crisp county without any
bonds and without any extra expense
except two or three additional truck
drivers.
He said the county was furnishing
the labor and the state and national
governments were furnishing the ma
terials. This same arrangement could
be made by our county if the commis
sioners would devote part cf the coun
ty gang to it.
Mi\ Stanford made a strong plea for
the cooperation of the people in the
development of the five year plan, es
pecially emphasizing the moral ele
ment in it.
Mr. Minor urged cooperation among
the people in making Coffee county
what it ought to be, saying Coffee had
wonderful resources if they were only
developed.
Mr. Heath stressed the idea of mak
ing a Junior college of the A. & M.
School. This was received with ap
plause.
Mr. Purvis of the Georgia & Florida
Railroad made a fine talk on the de
velopment of the county on all lines.
He was especially anxious that the
county should develop its roads and
schools. He said great prosperity
would follow these developments and
that permanent prosperity could not
come until these were in a better way
in this county. He is a strong advo
cate of electrifying the county with
cheap electricity.
Professor Thrash said he would do
his best in the Legislature to get the
district agricultural school made a
Junior College, so our people could
give their children at least two years
of college work at home.
Mr. Lewis Vickers made a short
speech thanking the people for their
support and for the hearty way they
had attended the fish fry. President
Kelley dismissed the crowd in the very
best humor.
SUNDAY AT BAPTIST CHURCH.
Carl W. Minor, Pastor
An interesting and profitable day
is promised all who attend the study
and worship next Lord’s day.
The Sunday school will open prom
ptly at 10:15 a. m., in charge of Supt.
W. R. Frier. Morning worship at
11:30 a. m., subject “Volunteers, Not
Conscripts’’. This to follow up the
message of last Sunday morning.
Evening worship at 8:15 p. m. This
hour will be Evangelistic. Unions
will meet at 7:15 p. m. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday night at 8:15 p. m.
You are cordially invited to study
and worship with us.
SPECIAL TRAIN IN
TOBACCO BELT
G. & F. Mill Run From Augu«ta
to Valdosta.
On Oct. 11 a special train will be
operated from Augusta to Valdosta
over the Georgia and Florida Railway
to show those interested the tobacco
fields of South Georgia.
This tour is being staged in answer
to the growing interest shown around
Augusta in tobacco growing and al
ready a large number of people have
been booked for the trip. Stops will
be made at all of the six big tobacco
markets on the Georgia and Florida
Railroad so that the visitors may have
the opportunity of looking over the
producing area and talking with the
people who have actually made a suc
cess in growing bright leaf tobacco.
The angry man opens his mouth and
shuts his eyes—Cato.
sl-50 §-'1 YEAR IN ADVANCE
PUBLIC LIBRARY
GETS MORE BOOKS
The Douglas Public Library is in re
ceipt of several new books this week,
much to the delight of its patrons,
The library is open two days each
week, Wednesday and Friday, from 3
to 6:30, and may be visited at that
time. The annual membership fee is
one dollar and this amount is invested
in new books. We publish below a
list of the new books just received, the
second list being books for children.
All of the selections are splendid.
The Fruit of the Family Tree; Prac
tical Radio, Drums, Professor’s House,
Private Life of Helen of Troy, Cara
van, Barren Ground, Arrowsmith,
Carolinian, Emmigrants, Venetian
Glass Nephew, The Barrier, Cabin
Fever, Head of the House of Coombe,
Robin, Honor of the Big Snows, God’s
Country and the Woman, When Egypt
Went Broke, The Obstacle Race, Ers
kine Dale Pioneer, The Leavenworth
Case, The last Trail, The Spirit of the
Border, Appassionata, Galusha the
Magnificent.
The Portygee, Oliver October, Ty
pee, The Callahans and the Murphys,
Adventures of Jimmie Dale, Vander
mark’s Folly, Hawkeye, Foursquare,
Rufus, Twenty-fourth of June, .Bab
a Sub-deb, More Tish, The Wrong Mr.
Right, Conquest of Canaan, The Live
ly Warrior, The Mystery Girl, The
Great Pearl Secret, The Exile of the
Lariat, Helen of the Old House, Mine
with the Iron Door, Struggle for De
mocracy in America, Julie Cane, Per
ennial Bachelor.
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
What Shall 1 Be, Old Brig’s Cargo,
The Varmint, Sisteis in Law, Grey
friar’s Bobby, Iron Trail, Cardigan,
Girl from the Big Horn Country, The
Major, Awakening of Helena Richie,
The Iron Woman, Keeper of the Door,
Adv. of Sherlock Holmes, Madam,
Claire, This Side of Paradise, Heart
of tne Hills, House of Whispering
Pines, Aunt Jane of Kentucky, Wasted
Generation, Blue Circle.
The Beloved Vagabond, The Feast
of Lanterns, Anne’s House of Dreams,
j Emily of the New Moon, The Coming
of Cassidy, Man from Bar 20, Certain
People of Importance, Bob Son of
Battle, The Curious Quest, No De
fense, Round the Corner in Gay St.,
The Breaking Point, A Poor Wise
Man, T ish, The Golden Scorpion, The
Disturbing Charm, His Official Fiance,
Sir of Madam, The Prairie Wife, Black
Gold. The Tattooel Countess.
Woodcarver of the ’Lympus, The
Thoroughbred, Vicky Van, You’re
Only Young Once, Enchanted Canyon,
1 he Virginian, Indeoeretions of Archie.
Little Women, Little Men, Old Fash
ioned Girl, Story of a Bad Boy, Peter
kin Papers, Texas Blue Bonnet, Betty
Leicester, Toiby Tyler or Two Weeks
with the Circus, Three Mus::e*eers,
Jane Lends a Hand. Widow Callahan’s
Boys, Hans Brinker, What Happened
to Inger Johanne, Heidi.
Lance of Kanana, Swiss Family
Robinson, The Great Quest, The Muti
neers, Pool of Stars, Tom Brown’s
School Days, When Patty Went to
College, The Sprite, Oregon Trail,
Cruise of the Cachelot, Women in
American History, Heroes of the Day,
Men of Iron, Black Arrow.
SCOUT NEWS.
Scoutmaster Royal. Assistant Fen
dig and three scouts from Brunswick
spent the week-end in Douglas as
guests of the local scouts.
Messrs. Adams and Snead held the
regular meeting last Monday. Mr.
Fred Brewer, a scout official, was
present at the meeting.
Chas. Heath, Scribe.
TWO LAUNDRIES TG
BE iraiLED HEBE
Two new steam laundries will be
launched in Douglas at an early date
if their plans do not miscarry. The
first one suggested to this office will
be built and operated by Mr. Harry
Powers. He expects to build on a
site next to his home in this city. He
expects to begin work at once.
The second project reported to this
office on Thursday afternoon was by
Mr. Joe Filingim, who says that he
will install a new steam laundry at
an early date in the Lankford building
next to the Douglas Coca-Cola plant,
fronting the school buildings. He ex
pects to use only modern e ;uipment.