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The Douglas Enterprise
VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER iF
Greer Calls Meet for Saturday 2 p. m. to Organize County Welfare Work
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S. Guy McLendon, Secretary of
State, Monday granted ia charter to
the newly organized Atlanta, Birm
ingham & Coast Railroad, which re
cently took oyer the operation of the
Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic.
Application for the charter was
made by George E. Roosevelt and J.
A. Fowler, of New York, and E. R.
Everett, B. L. Bell and A. V. Gilbert,
of Atlanta. The application set forth
that these men represent the group
which purchased the Atlanta, Birm
•ngham & Atlantic holdings at public
sale n Atlanta last June. Deeds and
title have been conveyed on Novem
ber 16, and the new owners were
ready to begin operation, it stated.
The new company's capitalization
as provided by the charter, consists
of 52,000 shares of preferred capital
stock, each share valued at SIOO, and
150,000 shares of common stock of
no par value.
Under the plan of the new organi
zation the new company will lease the
A. B. & C. Railroad to the A. C. L.
unedr an agreement reached prior to
the securing of the charter by the new
company, and prior to the recent pur
chase of the new company.
At a recent hearing of the petition
before the Interstate Commerce the
petition was granted to the new com
pany to take over the property but
they were instrdeted to retnrn with
another petition to lease to the A. C.
L., after the organization of the new
company had been perfected.
According to those in close touch
with the situation it is now only nec
essary for them to return to the I. C.
C nd secure the formal approval of
thi commission when the A. C. L. will
be in actual control.
In the meantime it could not be
learned from the local authorities
when the first A. B. & C. train would
be run, as it will be necessary to have
the equipment restenciled, nd accord
ing to them they have so far made no
move toward that as yet.
FOR COUNCILMAN.
I am a candidate for councilman
from the Second ward and will appre
ciate the support and influence of
every voter of Douglas, The election
will be held in December and the
books are now open for registration.
If elected I shall give the city the best
that is in me. John S. Gibson.
ALL-DAY SING AT”
mm sun.
To the Enterprise:
There will be an all-day sing at the
school house auditorium at Douglas
the 4th Sunday in this month, Nov.
28. Everybody that can or will sing
or likes to hear good singing is in
vited. We will have the happy trio
of Vaughn’s quartette with us, also
a musical concert Monday night, the
29th. Everybody come and enjoy it.
Yours for good music,
Douglas, Ga. B. L. Davis.
HAROLD ADAMS RESIGNS
AS ASST. SCOUTMASTER
Douglas, Ga., Nov. 22, 1926.
To The Court of Honor and
Douglas Boy Scouts:
On account of my duties attendent
upon graduation in June, and the
work attached to my duties as an of
ficer in the Reserve Army, I find that
I cannot devote the time that I should
g-ive you of my duties as assistant
Scoutmaster, I therefore with much
regret ask you to release me from
these duties.
1 feel highly honored in having
been associated with you as one of
your officers, and as such have al
ways found you obedient, loyal, stud
ious and honorable Scouts, and I take
pleasure in commending you as such
to your new officers, and ask you to
give them your loyal obedience in the
future as you have is the past.
With much regret and best wishes*
for youf future, I am,
Harold H. Adams,
Assistance Scoutmaster.
Judge and Mrs. J. A. Roberts an
nounce the birth of a son on Thursday,
Nov. Hath.
'CTie (Enterprise ‘Pulishhes the Legal Advertising of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
G. & F. BY. GOLD
TO NEW CO. MONDAY
The Georgia and Florida railway,
with principal offices in Augusta, was
sold at public outcry early Monday
afternoon to a purchasing committee
of the late John Skelton Williams syn
dicate for $1,000,000. John Skelton
Williams, Jr., Frank H. Wfeston and
Brice Clagett composed the purchas
ing committee.
J 11. Fly the, cummis.v'oner of the
road, read Ibc papers advertising the
sale and describing the property. At
the conclusion ,f the reading, the
Williams sysdicate entered a bid of
SI,OOO 000. No other bds were re
ceived.
The new company will be known as
the Georgia and Florida railroad, of
which H. W. Purvis, will be president
and general manager, with R. Las
caster Williams, chairman af ue
beard, succeeding his brother. Lan
caster Williams is now a director in
the Missouri Pacific railway system
and prominent in railroad circles. He
was one of the receivers of the Sea
board Air Line, a member of the re
organization committee of the road.
He has been actively identified with
matters pertaising to the Georgia
and Florida railway for years, assist
ing his brother and Wiliam G. Mc-
Adoo in the important phases of the
work looking toward reorganization
of the road.
When the sale was concluded by Mr.
Flythe, the railroad immediately be
gan operating under the new owner
ship of the re-organized system.
DISTRICT PRESS BODY
WILL MEET AT PEARSON
The spring meeting of the Eleventh
District Press association wall be held
in Pearson, it is announced by Jack
Williams, editor of the Waycross
Journal-Herald, president.
The fall meeting was held in Black
shear, guests of Kirk Sutlive, editor
of the Blackshear Times. B. T. Allen,
editor of the Pearson Tribune, will be
host at the forthcoming session.
Officers will be elected at the Pear
son meeting.
JESUP DEFEATS DOUGLAS.
On last Friday, over on the High
school campus, v.as played the pret
tiest game of football that the local
boys have had this season. A large
and enthusiastic crowd witnessed the
battle. The local team went into the
game with six touchdowns loser, but
when the final whistle blew the visi
tors had scarcely won a game. Both
teams played well, but our boys de
serve much credit for holding a larger
and more experienced team. Prac
tically the whole Jesup team has play
ed together three years and were a
good deal larger. Every boy of the
local team always enters a game
with a fighting spirit to do the best
he can and plays as hard as possible.
Such a spirit prevails whether the
team is winning or losing. Douglas
played a much better game last week
than they did in Jesup until every
boy needs to be commended. The
final score was 12 to 0 in favor of
Jesup and certainly speaks well for
the High school boys. The girls and
boys on the side-lines helped the boys
to play the game. The final game
will be plyed in Douglas on Dec. 3
with Screven.
The boys have been faithful and
have worked hard and appreciate a
large crowd to see them play. The
teams will be about even in size and
experience and promise to give a good
account of themselves. Lets don’t
forget the date and plan to see the
boys at work.
The following line-up for last week’s
game':
Doug-las: Jesup:
Rogers, B. R.E. Calvin
Dent, J. R.T. Tyre
Williams, A. R.G McPyskin
Brewer, J. C. C. Highsmith
McCarty, G. L.G. Gordon
Thomas, J. L.T. Madroy
Whelchel, J. L.E. Ingram
Lowry. R. Q. Strickland
Lott, O. L.H. Highsmith
Greer, Ed. R.H. Littlefield
Wilson, W. F.B. Fender
Lowry and Lott carried the hall
well on offense for Douglas. The
whole team played well on defense,
very often throwing the Jesup backs
for a less.
THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA. NOV. 26, 1926.
MAJOR BROWN NOW
ON GRADY CO. GANG
Cairo, Ga., Nov. 23.—Major Brown,
alleged leader of the Coffee county
lynching party, and Willie Tanner,
also an alleged member of the party,
who entered a plea of guilty in the
superior court recently, began serv
ing their sentences today. Brown was
given a life term and Tanner was
given from four to twenty years. They
are serving time on the Grady county
gang.
The other seven alleged members
of the party, sentenced to serve from
four to twenty years, will serve their
sentences on the Colquitt, Telfair and
Worth county gangs.
Nine Confessed Lynchers Already
Assigned to Gangs.
All nine of the men who pleaded
guilty to participation in the mob vio
lence that resulted in the lynching of
Dave Wright, in Coffee county, have
been assigned to convict camps in
south Georgia, according to announce
ment Thursday by the state prison
commission. Their pleas of guilty
were received Wednesday and before
the end of the present week they will
have begun their pirson terms.
Major Brown, who was given a life
sentence, has been assigned to Grady
county chain gang, as has Willie Tan
ner, rwho received a sentence of from
four to twenty years.
The seven other defendants, each
of whom was sentenced to serve from
four to twenty years, were assigned
as follows:
Charlie Adams and Willie Arnold
to the Worth county gang; Paul Cady
and "George Lott to the Telfair county
gang; Archie Tanner, Joe Hutto and
Alma Hester to the Colquitt county
gang.
HAGGARD MEETINGS
INCREASE IN INTEREST
The evangelistic services being con
ducted at the Red tobacco warehouse
by Rev. Haggard and party are mov
ing along nicely, and the crowds are
increasing with each service. The
night service on Thanksgiving was
the largest of the week, and much in
terest was manifested. The first part
of the week was given over to so many
programs on in the city that the
ciowds were not as large as expected,
but they are increasing - now with
every service.
Rev. Haggard is a s*plendid preach
er, and the singing is ably led by the
director. The services are held every
evening at 7:30, and everybody is
urged to attend some of them.
BOY SCOUT NEWS.
At the scout meeting last Monday
evening Mr. Adams handed in his
resignation as assistant scoutmaster.
W. W. Snead will be our next scout
master. Mr. Adams was liked by all
of the boys and they hated for him to
resign. Mr. Adams took charge of
the scouts last August and has done
excellent work with them for the
three months they were under his
leadership. When he took over the
scouts there were three second-class
scouts and the rest were tenderfeet.
At the present time there are five
first class scouts, eighteen second
class and five tenderfeet.
Mr. Adams conducted the can
smashing contest sponsored by the Ki
wanis club. The scouts as a whole
wish to thank Mr. Adams for the work
he has done for us.
Chas. Heath, Scribe, and
Scout Raymond Lowry.
PAN-AM REDUCES GAS
2c MORE—6c TOTAL
The Pan-American Petroleum Corp.
has again taken the lead in reducing
gasoline prices throughout the State
of Georgia. The cut of two cents
which became effective on Saturday
morning, November 20th, brings the
total reduction in the price of gas
oline in the State of Georgia down six
cents per gallon.
It is estimated that about eighteen
million gallons of gasoline are con
sumed in he State each month. The
total saving, therefore, which the Pan
American Petroleum iCorp. has made
possible for the gasoline consuming
public of Georgia amounts to the stu
pendous figure of over one million
dollars per month.
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THE 10 THIGPENS
ARE IN JAIL HERE
Dan and Bill Thigpen' alleged mem
bers of the original sixteen men in
dicted for lynching Dave Wright in
Coffee county in August, have been
captured and are now being held in
jail in Coffee county awaiting trial
and it is probable they too, will enter
a plea of guilty provided they receive
a similar punishment as imposed on
the eight others who pleaded guilty
last week.
These men virtually surrendered as
it is understood they came back into
Coffee and telephoned the of
ficers where they could (be found, and
the officers went out and made the
arrests.
This only leaves two of the original
sixteen at large, Make Tanner and D.
B. Lott, and the friends of Lott think
he will probably surrender in a few
days and take his . medicine along
with the others.
It is thought that Make Tanner,
who is alleged to have been a joint
leader with Major Brown, has left the
United States. No time has "been fix
ed (by Judge Reed when he will re
convene Coffee Superior Court to try
the other cases, or to receive pleas of
guilty from those who desire to plead.
CLUB WORK SAFE
GUARDS RURAL LIFE
Club work is primarily an educa
tional undertaking in which the prin
ciples and precepts are learned by
practicing them. Through creative,
constructive enterprise which quick
ens th" initiative and imagination of
these young people and stimulate
them to an effort to make country life
more prosperous and enjoyable, it
makes them see a dignified and satis
fying calling in what before appeared
only hard and uninteresting labor.
Club work is recognized as a force
for safeguarding the American ideals
of rural life.
There are more than 400 farm girls
of club age in Coffee county. 115 of
these girls did active work this year.
Eut we must not forget that there are
more than 100 girls of club age on
Coffee county farms who for one rea
son or another are out of school and
without its stimulation and encour
agement at a time when lifelong pur
poses and convictions are forming.
Here are ten good reasons given in
Rural Facts issued at Ashburn why
farm boys and girls should be club
members:
1. Club work* enlarges the vision of
the boy or girl.
2. It stimulates an interest in
rural life.
3. It enables one to make some
money for himself.
4. It furnishes recreation and
amusement at regular intervals.
5. It trains the boy or girl to keep
farm records.
, 6. It encourages modern methods
in farming.
7. It emphasizes the dignity of
farm work well done.
8. It reaches the young boy or girl
and directs the thoughts and efforts
in proper channels.
9. It stresses the .importance of
organization and cooperation.
10. And it assists in building the
four ships: Ownership, Partnership,
Leadership, and Citizenship.
Lizzie D. Buchan, C. H. D. A.
AUGUSTA BOOSTERS HERE
SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY
A special car carrying about 75 Au
gusta boosters arrived in Douglas
early Tuesday afternoon and spent
the night. The iparty was out on a
good will tour making the important
towns on the G. & F. Ry. It was ac
companied by the Augusta Police band
which rendered excellent music while
here.
The party was entertained at the
Doucoff in the evening by the local
Kiwanis club aftr which a dance was
given in the dining room of the hotel,
which was attended by several visit
ing young ladies and men from Fitz
gerald, Waycross and other towns.
The party was composed of some of
Augusta’s best business men, as well
as several officials of the G. & F., also
Mr. Battle of the Augusta Chronicle
was along representing that paper.
MANY CARS JOIN
MOTORCADE HERE
The Central Dixie Highway auto
cade, organized thru the efforts of
civic clubs and highway enthusiasts of
Fvtzgerald, I. Gelders, chairman, in
cooperation with other boosting agen
cies along the route, passed thnj Doug
las about 9:45 Monday morning. All
cars were decorated with bunting and
flags. The boosters were headed to
ward Florida, where they were guests
of the Florida State Fair late that
night and part of Tuesday.
The motorcade was organized at
Fitzgerald, on the route thru Ocilla.
Douglas, Nicholls, Alma, Waycross
and Folkston. The procession picked
up cars at every point, and when Jack
sonville was reached, the procession
was of some length. The entire par
ty stopped at Folkston where the peo
ple of Charlton county served an old
fashioned barbecue. From Waycross
to Jacksonville, about 76 miles, the
motor caravan viewed an unbroken
stretch of asphalt pavement.
Those joining the motorcade at
Douglas were, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Brewer, Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Price, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Slater, J. B. Jardine,
Thos. A. Dixon, Dr. and Mrs. T. H.
Clark, O. F. Deen, A. S. Bussey, Carl
Tanner, L. A. Pope, Walter Youmans,
J. M. Thrash, W. H. Carroll, A. P.
Darby, W. R. Wilson, R. A. Moore,
Mrs. Jesse Upton, and Miss Rebecca
Merrier. These names were furnish
ed us by one of the party, and we
hope no name was overlooked.
One of the significant points of in
terest on the trip to Jacksopville was
the old St. Mary’s river bridge, five
miles south of Folkston. This wooden
span connects the states of Georgia
and Florida, and has been in service
for a number of years. From the
old bridge is a vista that is a fit in
troduction to beautiful Florida. The
old bridge will be abandoned > nthin a
short time, giving place to a new steel
and concrete structure to be placed
thirty feet north of the present span,
the contract for Which will be let dur
mg the next several weeks by the
Georgia State Highway department.
In past years the bridge has been
operated as a toll bridge, the proceeds
being divided between Charlton coun
ty in Georgia and Nassau county in
Flonda. All tolls will be removed 1
when the new bridge is built, and this
announcement is welcomed by Dixie 1
Highway boosters who desire to give 1
travelers free passport, north and
south, through the state of Georgia I
■iver the central route.
THE GREAT MISSIONARY
TEXT AT B. Y. P. U.
G —od so loved the world that he
gave his
O —nly begotten
S—on that whosoever believeth in
Him shbuld not
P—erish but have
E —ver lasting
L—ife.
The Gospel of Gospels in the Gos
pel. Stories of four Great Men who
gave themselves to take the Gospen.
Sunday evening 6:30, B. Y. P. U.
Great Stories —Enjoy a Good Time.
Miss Lucy Poston has charge of the
program which will be an interesting
discussion of Four Pioneer Baptist
Missionaries.
Devotional—Miss Lucy Poston.
William Carey—Mr. James Echols
Adoniram Judson —Miss Alice Har
ris and Miss Lillie McCarthy.
John Lewis Shuck —Miss Dollie
Freeman.
Matthew Tyson Yates—Mrs. 11.
Kirkland.
RIVOLI THEATRE STAGE
EQUALS ANY SHOW STAGE
The management of the Rivoli
Theatre is to be complimented on
their new stage. It was turned on
with all the lights, etc., last Monday
evening, and everybody was surprised
at the showing made. It is modern
in every particular, and is arranged
so that it can handle most any kind
of a play.
Mr. Carroll and Mr. Parker have
been working hard to get the stage
perfected and arranged so that it
would be a credit to Douglas, and
they have succeeded. It is a credit
to any city, anti the people of Douglas
are proud of The Rivoli.
$1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
MEETING WILL RE ATTEND
ED BY LARGE CROWD. IM
PORTANT THAT WORK
SHOULD BEGIN NOW.
The Chamber of Commerce is call
ing a meeting for Saturday afternoon
at 2 o’clock for a temporary organi
zation of the county welfare work.
The meeting will convene in the Cham
ber of Commerce room in the Doucoff
Hotel.
The committee on Spiritual Activi
ties, the pastors of all the churches
whose names could be obtained, the
heads of all the lodges, fraternities,
dubs, Junior Chambers of Commerce,
county commissioners, city councils
and other organizations have been in
vited to be present, in order that this
work may be represented in every or
ganization in the county.
It is especially desired that this
work get under way as soon as pos
sible so as to be ready to handle the
Christmas charities for this year. It
is proposed that this organization
shall be made permanent, as soon as
the work can be made so, and that all
the charities and benevolences of the
county may go through one channel
and not have duplicating work done
by different churches, other organiza
tions and individuals as heretofore.
The idea is to have a member of
every organization in the county on
the board of this Welfare Work, not
only for securing the funds, but for
dispensing the charities, that the work
shall operate all over the county, that
every case shall have a thorough in
vestigation, that no professional beg
ging shall be permitted anywhere in
the county, but that every case of real
merit shall be helped, not only tem
porarily, ibut permanently, that re
habilitation of people shall be carried
on where they have a chance of re
covery, so they may be able to support
themselves again.
j One of the immediate things to be
I done is to dispense the Christmas
j charity fund. By having one organi
i zation doing this work, every deserv
ing person in the county will get what
is most needed and no one will get
contributions from two or three
sources while others get nothing.
Everybody will be doing his or her
part toward the work, white and col
ored, and nobody will be shirking.
Cards have been sent to the heads
of every organization that could be
obtained and it is much desired that
they all meet in the Chamber of Com
merce Saturday afternoon at two
o’clock and assist in the organization
that promises so much ifor the county.
DOUGLAS WINS GAME FROM
LYONS THANKSGIVING
Douglas wins! The football game
in Lyons on Thanksgiving between the
Lyons team and the local team here,*
resulted in a victory for Douglas by
a score of 7 to 0. This will be the
last game of the season.
STfINFORD SENT
BOOM
The people of Douglas were de
lighted in the announcement that the
conference had returned to the Metho
dist church here for another year,
Rev. T. B. Stanford, who has just
finished his first year. The appoint
ments of the Waycross district are
as follows:
Waycross District —N. H. Williams,
presiding elder; Alma and Mershon,
W. W. Hill; Axson, Caude Horton,
supply; Alma circuit, C. R. Williams,
supply; Blackshear, M. O. Williams;
BroxtOn, F. M. Salter; Brunswick,
First church, W. P. Blevin; Bruns
wick, McKendree, T. F. Drake; Bruns
wick circuit, J. W. Patterson; Doug
las, T. B. Stanford; Folkston, L. E.
Williams; Hebardville, R. K. Brady;
Hinrsville, E. M. Elder; Homerville,
J. D. Smith; Jesup, J. L. Jones; Ludo
wici, Q. J. Pinson; Nahunta, J. M.
Paiborough; Nicholls, J. W. Connors;
Pearson, J. D. McCord; Screven, S.
P. Cleary; St. Marys and Kingsland,
A. Morrison; Townsend, W. D.
Dennis; Waresboro, W. C. Rahn;
Waycross, First church, O. B. Ches
ter; Trinity, J. E. Sampley; White
Oak, E. A. Martin. •
District Evangelist, O. C. Mingle
dorff.
Student Emory University, R. C.
Sampley.