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The Douglas Enterprise VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER iF Greer Calls Meet for Saturday 2 p. m. to Organize County Welfare Work 18. 51. NO MORE NO# y. 8 C. Iff. 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. »ni. Slit ffoffff ffiaura? Hftua 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.