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The Douglas Enterprise
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VOLUME XXXVIII. NUMBER 27
Hundreds Will Visit Coffee County Fair On Opening Day Next Monday
MI HOLDS FOR
ONE BAY. GRAND
JURY CONTINUES
RECENT LYNCHING BEING VIG
OROUSLY INVESTIGATED AND
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
EXPECTED AT ANY TIME.
The regular October term of Sup
erior court for Coffee county convened
in Douglas last Monday morning at
10 o’clock, with Judge Harry Reed on
the bench and Solicitor Allen Spence
on hand in the interest of the state.
The session for this week only lasted
one day, adjourning over to next Mon
day when the criminal docket will be
taken up.
The grand jury organized by elect
ing F. F. Preston, foreman. The
charge of Judge Reed to the grand
jury was strong and covered all the
requirements under the statue. He
dwelt on prohibition and the enforce
ment of the prohibition laws, and urg
ed the body to look carefully into the
Ellis Health law and recommend that
it be put in force in Coffee county.
In his charge Judge Reed also
brought up again the lynching of
Dave Wright some time ago. He
charged the jury to make thorough in
vestigation of this affair, and we un
derstand the jury has spent much of
their time on this case.
The grand jury is still in session
Thursday afternoon and will likely be
tomorrow. The body will return
again Monday. The criminal division
of the court will be taken up Monday,
at which time the case of the state vs
Major Brown is scheduled to be tried,
as well as two other murder cases.
A full list of the cases tried this and
next week will be listed in these col
umns in our next issue. The trial of
divorce cases consumed most of the
day Monday.
DR. W. H. HUGHES INSTALLS
NEW CHICK HATCHERY
Dr. W. H. Hughes expects to open
up a chicken hatchery in this city, to
be operated by Oct. 20. He has al
ready received his equipment and
same is being installed at 235 Peter
son Avenue. The machine is 7,000 ca
pacity, and Dr. Hughes proposes to
operate it for the public at large. He
will be glad to talk the matter over
with anyone interesed. If you have
eggs to be hatched, take them to the
new hatchery.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
The W. M. S. of the Baptist church
will hold its regular third Monday
Missionary Program at the church
Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock. Mrs.
Wlindham’s circle will have charge of
meeting.
LANKFORD RECIEVES
OFFICIAL NOTICE
By unanimous vote, W. C. Lankford,
of Douglas, Saturday was declared the
democratic nominee for congress from
t m elcvent.i district by the democratic
congressional convention which con
vened in Waycross v/ith Chairman J.
O. Rodgers, of Homerville, presiding.
C. W. Pittman, J. D. Mitchell and J.
W. Bennett, Jr., were named as the
committee to notify Mr. Lankford of
his nomination.
The following mere named as mem
bers of the district executive commit
tee for the next two years: J. R. Na
hunta, H. L. Lankford, Pearson; J. B.
Moore, Baxley; W. F. Kicklighter, Al
ma; W. R. Knight, Quitman; W. S.
Yates, Quitman; Alvah Gaskins, Nash
ville; J. O. Rodgers, Homerville; R.
J. Roddenberry, Hazlehurst; L. E.
Blackshear, J. W. Bennett, Jr., Way
cross; C. W. Pittman, Waycross; W.
B. Gibbs, Jesup; A. W. Haddock, Doug*
las; Mrs. S. C. Townsend, St. Marys;
C. O. Smith, Adel; L. E. Ballard,
Folkston; W. D. Clayton, Statenville;
j L. Paulk, Ocilla; Mrs. Elizabeth
Hughes, Lakeland; W. W. Webb, Ha
hira; Mrs. Mary Everette, St. Simons
Island; A. T. Wbodward, Vallosta.
The following officers were elected:
A. W. Haddock, Douglas, chairman;
j. W. Bennett, Jr., Waycross, vice
chairman; H. L. Lankford, Pearson,
secretary.
c U/ie (Enterprise ‘Pulisbhes the Legal Advertising of the City of ‘Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
MEN HERE TO BUY
COFFEE CO. LANDS
FOR COLONIZATION
BROUGHT HERE THRU EFFORTS
GEORGIA & FLORIDA RY. EX
PECTED TO MAKE SEVERAL
PURCHASES IN THIS SECTION.
Thru the efforts of the land and in
dustrial department of the Georgia &
Florida Railroad it now looks like
Coffee county will have many new
farmers from the north and west for
the coming season.
Mr. W. E. French, General Indus
trial Agent of the road, together with
General Manager H. V/. Purvis, spent
Thursday in the city and vicinity of
Douglas in company with Messrs. F.
B. Robbins, president of Robbins, Ltd.,
of Toronto, and McLaren, an official
of the land company, and visited
many farms in the county v/ith a view
of buying them. They were much im
pressed with what they saw, and the
Robbins, Ltd., is one of the largest
colonization concerns operating in the
the U. S.
It is the purpose of the company
to buy many farms, build more houses
on them, equipping them in every way
for first class farming, and then send
salesmen out thru the north to sell
them to first class farmers who want
to come to this section. The company
expects to cut the farms purchased
into any size the purchaser demands.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Carl W. Minod, D. D., Minister.
Vese for the day, Psalm 122:1, I
was glad when they said unto me, let
us go into the house of the Lord.
Bible School 10:15 a. m., W. R.
Frier Supt.
Morning worship 11:30. Subject:
“The Supreme Gift to Christ.”
The Unions will meet at 6:45 p. m.
Evening worship at 7:45.
We arc nearing the end of our asso
ciational year. This and one more
Sunday will bring us up to the adop
tion of our church letter. Our time is
short in which to finish our work. To
this end Sunday has been designated
as “Home Coming Day.” Every
member is urged to be present at the
morning worship. All Baptists who
have their letters are invited to put
them in the church Sunday. Those
who have not their letters invited to
come under the watchcarc of the
church. Come and let’s make a great
day for our Lord.
PROGRAM FOR B. Y. P. U.
FOR SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17
Topic: Stewardship.
Scripture readings, Luke 16:1-12,
and 1 Cor. 8:1-12, by Lillie McCarty.
Introduction by Marion McCarty.
Part 1. Are Southern Baptists
Broke? bp Mrs. Laura Joyner.
Part 2. Stew-ardship as Taught in
a Story, by Miss Alice Harris.
Part 3. The Kind of Givers Paul
Praised, by Miss Kate Outen.
Part 4. Stewardship Stated Simp
ly, by Mrs. Kirkland.
Part 5 and 6. Stewardship of Sub
stance and Give God a Tenth, by Miss
Dollie Freeman.
Part 7 and 8. A Denial of Covet
ousness and Begin with -’he Tents as a
Minimum, by Mrs. Lawson Kelley.
Be sure to come to our B. Y. P. U.
You will enjoy what you hear.
1.8 M. SCRUBS TO
PLAY BLACKSHEAR
One of the best games of the sea
son wll be played here tomorrow (Fri
day) on the local field between the A.
&M. Scrubs and Blackshear. The
game will be called at 3:30 and a large
crowd is expected to be present. The
local Scrubs have one of the best
teams in their history., and the game
will be interesting from start to finish.
Brunswick Wins.
On last Saturday the Scrub team
played the Brunswck team at Bruns
wick and was defeated by a score of
6 to 0.
The regular team will play Pied
mont in Waycross next Monday.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE—try it!
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. OCT. 15,7926.
Official Program Of Fair
Gives Five Interesting Days
Monday—Opening Day.
Tuesday—School Day.
Tuesday Night—Fashion Show.
Wednesday—Kiwanis and Chamber of Commerce Day.
Thursday—Women’s Day. •
Friday—Farmers’ Day.
Friday Night—Ku Klux Klan Night.
Saturday—Everybody’s Day.
All School Children In County
Admitted For 10 Cents Tues.
We are authorized to announce that the County Fair
Management will admit all school children, city and rural, on
Tuesday. October 19th, for 10 cents per pupil. This liberal
concession is made for one day only.
Douglas Woman’s Club
Holds Ist. New Year Meet
On Thursday afternoon, October the
seventh, the Douglas Woman’s Club
held its first meeting of the year,
v/ith a large part of the membership
present. As Mrs. Horton Christopher,
the newly elected club president, had
tendered her resignation, Mrs. T. H.
Clark was elected for this office, with
Mrs. J. M. Thrash as first vice presi.
dent.
Mrs. Fred Brewer, club presilent for
the past two years, in a few well
chosen words turned her chair over to
Mrs. Clark, who asked the co-opera
tion of the entire club in order that
she may do the best work during her
period of office. The new president
voiced the sentiment of the club mem
bership in expressions of regret at
the resignation of Mrs. Christopher.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Fred
Brewer and her finartce committee
during the summer not only has all
the left over indebtedness of the club
paid, but other disbursements- have
been made, still leaving in the treas
ury something over fifty dollars.
Mrs. Bronson, chairman of the mu
sic committee, stated that the old club
piano had been sold, and that the out
look for securing a new one is prom
ising.
The club feels very much indebted
to Mrs. Hall and her splendid com
mittee for the work they have done
P.-T. A. Plans Work For New
Year And Names Committies
The executive committee of the P
T. A. met at the home if Mrs. Boat
wright last Wednesday. Plans for the
work of the coming year were dis
cussed and committees for the year
were appointed as follows:
Program: Mrs. T. A. Dixon, chm.,
Miss Nora Huss, Miss Mary I.owrey,
Miss Gaffney.
Reception: Mrs. T. H. Clark, cbm.,
Mrs. M. F. Head, Mrs. Harry B. John
son, Mrs. Oliver Deen.
Prgss Reporter: Mrs. Hoke Davis.
Health: Mrs. E. S. Talley, chm.,
Mrs. W. H. Bailey, Mrs. Martha Baird,
Mrs. W. S. Conner, Mrs. Melvin Tan
ner, Mrs. Homer Johnson.
Finance: Mrs. E. L. Tanner - , chm.,
Mrs. A. F. Coffee, Mrs. O. F. Deen,
Miss Alice Lowrey. Miss Thornton,
Mr. Herndon. Mrs. Fred Brewer, Mr.
Hixon.
Membership: Mrs. W. O. Harris,
chm., Mrs. A. C. Winn, Miss Lucy
Hall, Miss Lola Mac McLean, Mis. J.
F. Spivey, Mrs. R. N. McEachren,
Mrs. E. L. Grantham.
Campus: Mrs. J. M. Thrash, chm.,
Miss Marie Wooten, Mrs. M .H. Tur
rentine, Miss Parnell, Mrs. J. L. Coch
ran, Mrs. Clyde Jardine, Miss Betts,
Mrs. J. C. Relihan.
Relief: Mrs. L. E. Heath, chm., Mrs.
J. M. Dent, Mrs. Hall, Sr., Miss
Richardson, Miss Holland, Mrs. T. H.
Clark, Mrs. B. H. Tanner, Mrs. R. J.
Cornelius, Mrs. Weintroub.’
Dom. Science: Miss Ruby Grubbs,
Mrs. M. F. Head, Mrs. J. D. Adams.
Music Dept.: Miss Mary Lowrey,
Mrs. W. H. Williams.
Expression: Miss Gaffney, Mrs. M.
D. Dickerson.
, Mrs. C. R. Tanner,
for the library. They have kept the
library open all summer, acting as
librarians themselves, and have a
• %
laige number of good books on hand
with several paid subscriptions.
Mrs. W. T. Cottingham, chairman
of the fine arts committee, announced
a program to be held at the club house
Theursday afternoon, Oct. 21.
Miss Buchan and Mrs. A. F. Coffee
each asked that the club lend its co
operation in making the county fair
a success. The several committees of
the club are each to have booths of
their own at the fair, and are now at
work perfecting plans for the booths.
Mrs. Durst reported that the Rest
Robin is doing nicely with Mrs. King
in charge as matron.
The program for the afternoon was
a most instructive paper, “The Value
of Art to the People”, given by Mrs.
Blie Tanner.
During the social hour an iced
course was served, the favors used be
ing suggestive of Halloween. This
idea was also carried out in the dec
orations.
The hostesses for the afternoon
were Mrs. Lewis Davis, Mis. Banks
ton, Mrs. Fannie Rogeis, and Mrs.
George Saunders. They were assist
ed in serving by Mrs. Hutch Williams,
Miss Wannelle Rogers, and Miss Mary
Lois Woodard.
Mrs. R. N. McEachren,
Mrs. H. J. Boatwright,
Mrs. Solomon,
Mrs. Melvin Tanner, Com.
Grade mothers appointed for the
different grades as follows:
First Grade: Mrs. Melvin Tanner,
Mrs. M. H. Turrentine, Mrs. Harry B.
Johnson.
First Grade: Mrs. Martha Baird,
Mrs. R. H. Wheless, Mrs. Bush.
Second Grade: Miss Nora Huss, Mrs.
J. L. Cochran, Mrs. W. A. Wilcox.
Second Grade: Miss Lola Mae Mc-
Lean, Mrs. McCranie, Mrs. Lewis
Vickers.
Third Grade: Miss Williams, Mrs.
Johnnie Jardine, Mrs. A. Harris.
Third Grade: Miss Parnell, Mrs. H.
W. Baird, Mrs. W. S. Conner.
Fourth Grade: Miss Thornton, Mrs.
Elie Tanner, Mrs. Woodard.
Fourth and Fifth Grade: Miss Alice
Lowrey, Mrs. W. T. Cottingham.
Fifth Giade: Miss Marie Wooten,
Mis. F'. F. Preston, Mrs. Outen.
Sixth Grade: Miss Betts, Mrs. W.
11. Hughes, Mrs. Geo. Mingledorff.
Seventh Grade: Miss Holland, Mrs.
Stirewalt.
Sixth and Seventh Grades: Mrs. J.
F\ Spivey, Mrs. J. A. Sikes.
Eighth Grade: Mrs. John Greer,
Mrs. J. H. Breedlove.
Ninth Grade: Mrs. Ben Gray.
Tenth Grade: Mrs. C. L. Patterson.
Eleventh Grade: Mrs. A. P. Darby.
The October meeting of the P.-T.
A. will be held at the school auditor
ium FYiday, Oct. 15, 4 p. m., after
which a brilliant reception will be held
in honor of the teachers. All patrons
cordially invited and urged to bej
present.
Special Band Music Will
Be Heard Daily. Tuesday
Is School Childrens Day
Up to Wednesday morning applica
tion for space had been made for the
following exhibits:
Six district agricultural exhibts.
Quite a number of individual exhib
its in agriculture and live stock.
A large volume of Woman’s Work.
Large exhibit Girls’ and Boys’ work
7 or 8 fine School exhibits.
Douglas Novelty Works.
Electrik Maid Bake Shop.
Sanitary Mattress Shop.
Hart Furniture Co.
White Cigar Co.
Dixie Fire Kindling Co.
Georgia Oil Co.
The Boston Store.
The Harris Store.
Tanner-Brice Furniture Co.
Kiwanis.
Chamber of Commerce.
Union Dry Goods Co.
Wilson Jewelry Store.
R. W. Griffin Seed Co.
G. C. Weitman Co.
Douglas Oil & Fertilizer Co.
Lewis Vickers.
Head Furniture Co.
Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
People’s Hardware Co.
Douglas Hardware Co.
International Harvester Co.
Lott Builders Supply Co.
Overland Autos.
Chevrolet.
Hudson & Essex.
Dodge Brothers.
Ford Autos and Tractors.
Bradshaw Music Co.
LANKFORD PREPARING
COTTON SALES BILL
W. C. Lankford, Congressman from
the Eleventh District, is now prepar
ing a bill for the maiketing of cotton
under a federal system similar to that
proposed by the McNary-Haugen bill
for the marketing of wheat.
The purpose of the bill is to stabi
lize the price of cotton and to prevent
it from going below a prescribed min
imum.
MEETING OF SMYRNA W. M. U.
The W. M. U. of the Smyrna Asso
ciation met with the ladies of Douglts
Baptist church on Sept. 25th. Mis.
W. F. Bronson, Superintendent of the
Association, presided over the meeting
with prayerful enthusiasm. The morn
ing devotional was very impressively
given by Mrs. W. H. Bailey.
Miss Emma I-eachman, of the Home
Board brought to all present a very
stirring and effective message on
“Sacrifice.” Here came the noon hour
when lunch was served in real old
fashioned picnic style.
Dr. Carl W. Minor eld the afternoon
devotional, which was very helpful
and inspiring. Miss Julia Allen,
Young People’s Leader of the Georgia
W. M. U., greatly delighted all pres
ent and especially the young people.
The following officers were elected for
the new year.
Supt., Mrs. W. F. Bronson.
Sec., Mi's. Hoke Davis.
Treas., Mrs. E. L. Grantham.
Stewardship Chm., Mrs. B. H. Tan
ner.
Peisonal Service Chm., Mrs. J. L.
Cochran.
White Cross Chm., Mrs. T. Brewer.
Press Chm., Mrs. Mary Coleman.
Mission Study Chm., Mrs. L. L.
Denton.
District Secretarys: Ist, Mrs. T. S.
Roberts; 2nd, Mrs. L. D. Gillis; 3rd,
Mrs. B. H. Tanner; 4th, Mrs. R. O.
Martin; sth, Mrs. Fisher Kirkland.
Young Peoples’ Leader, Miss Maude
Griswold.
DOUGLAS HI PLAYS
NASHVILLE FRIDAY
The Douglas Hi School team will
play the Nashville team at Nashvile
tomorrow (Friday). Several expect
to go down to witness the game.
On last Friday the Douglas Hi
team played the Ocilla team in Ocilla
and was defeated by a score of 47 to
0.
The same team played Broxton one
day this week and defeated the Brox
ton team by a score of 27 to 0.
frpft PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
SPECIAL DAYS FOR EVERY BODY.
EXHIBITS IN BRICK TOBACCO
WAREHOUSE. WISE SHOWS
WILL BE HERE FOR THE WEEK.
On Monday afternoon at five o’clock
Wise’s Royal Concert Band and his
Minstrel Concert Band will give a
double concert on Peterson Avenue
and at seven o’clock, Wise’s big carni
val shows will throw open their tents
and the fun will begin.
On Tuesday morning at ten o’clock
the big parade will occur and the fair
will be formally opened.
The parade will be formed on Peter"
s*»rt avenue in front of the Peteison
home, it will be headed by the police
force, the county commissionWs, may
or and council, the Kwanis club, Cham
ber of Commerce and Women’s clubs,
followel by the A. & M. College stu
dents, the Commercial School and the
Douglas Public Schools and citizens.
The parade will bp headed ty ’’he
Royal Italian Band, in the middle of
the parade the Minstrel Concert band
will march and at the end, Wise’s
caliope will bring up the procession.
At the fair grounds, the parade will
be broken and everybody will enter
the fair through the north gates of
the building, where the exhibits will
be in place, and on the inside -hort
addresses will be delivered by the
chairman of the county, commission
ers, the mayor, presidents of the Ki
wanis and Chamber of Commerce and
the Women’s clubs, and the fair will
be declared formally open.
The general admittance to the fair
will be 25 cents for adults, 15 cents
for children. One dollar for adult
sea‘-tn tick 0 , and fiDv ents for child
len. On Tuesday, which is School
Day, all children and teachers will be
admitted for ten cents. In the day
time all admittance to the fair and
show grounds will be hrough the fair
building. At night the fair building
will be closed and admittance to the
carnival will be from Peterson avenue
entrance, in the rear of the fair build
ing.
Indications are that this will be one
of the best fairs Douglas ever had.
Space in the fair building has already
been engaged almost to the limit and
there are yet many attractions to
come.
On the North end of the building,
the six big district agricultural ex
hibits will be located. The people in
the militia districts are working like
beavers to win the capital prize for the
best agricultural exhibit, and it is like
ly these exhibits will excel anything
at the state fair. These exhibits will
begin arriving Friday night, Saturday
they are expected to be practically all
placed in the building and by Monday
noon, it is hoped every one will be
ready for display.
On the East side of the building in
the corner, the Chamber of Commerce
will have a booth, then comes the Wo
man’s Work, after that the Girls, then
the Boys, the Educational exhibits,
then the industrial and commercial ex
hibits running- all around the side to
the exit door forty feet from the West
wall.
On the right of the aisle and in the
center of the building will be ranged
the automobile exhibits, running over
half way round, to be continued by
machinery and commercial exhibits,
The poultry exhibits will commence
near the exit gate and run back to
ward the entrance.
The cattle, hogs and other live
stock will be in the stalls to the east
of the building and these are expected
to be brought to the fair Monday be
fore noon. Mr. McCranie will have
charge of this work and the stock wilL
be fed and cared for through the fair
and by the fair.
One of the fine features of the fail
will be the musicai program every af
ternoon at 3:30 o’clock in the fair
building under the auspices of the
Woman’s cub. Some fine singers will
be heard.
Wise’s shows are said to be one of
the best aggregations on the road.
Their two fine bands with their Hi
wian and Minstrel shows are some of
the special features.