The Douglas enterprise. (Douglas, Ga.) 1905-current, December 24, 1926, Image 1

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The Douglas Enterprise .»» tltf <SoHw doump Hftua VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER 37 KIWIS 1926 ACTIVITIES ANNOUNCED BY SEC. TALLEY CLUB MAKES GOOD SHOWING FOR YEAR PROGRAM FOR 1927 PROMISES GREATER ACTIVITIES IF POS SIBLE. CLUB LIFE REVIVED AND PERMANENCY ASSURED. Secretary E. S. Talley of the Doug las Kiwanis Club has submitted a summary of Kiwanis activities for 1926, and we take great pleasure in reproducing his report which was given at the last meeting of the club: Jan. 8, John Slater spoke on organ izing a Chamber of Commerce. Jan. 15, Fred Ricketson suggested that the Boy Scouts be reorganized. Mass meeting arranged by special committee for court house next Tues day night. Jan. 22, Rev. W. E. Smith appoint ed to take charge of the Boy Scouts. Members of the club took a party of tourists to places of interest around the city. Feb. 5, E. L. Grantham suggested that the club back County Agent Bus sey in planning some kind of agricul tural exhibit for the fall and this was referred to the Agricultural commit tee. Feb. 12, Mr. Murrell, of Tifton, was present and a meeting arranged to go into further details of the Chamber of Commerce. Feb. 19, a motion carried that the club underwrite the expense of adver tising space in the Jacksonville Times Union, pending the organization of the Chamber of Commerce. Mar. 5, committee named to attend a road meet at Jacksonville, Ga. Mar. 26, committee named to attend a road meeting at Hawkinsville, Ga. April 19, committee appointed to ar range a barbecue for the District School Meet. May 14, committee appointed to at tend road meet at Albany, Ga. May 21, committee named to carry the Club Boys and Club Girls to Camp Wilkins at Athens, Ga. July 30, committee reported $161.00 raised for the Boy Scout encampment on Long Island. As a result of these foregoing sug gestions amrcommittees, the Chamber of Commerce has been organized and functioning. The Coffee County Fair a success. The Scout Troop sent on the en campment, and a legally organized Troop in operation. The girls and boys went to Camp Wilkins. The Chautauqua sponsored. A Kiwanis Club organized at Alma. Assisted in securing Post Office Employees Convention, and County Peace Officers Convention in Douglas for 1927. Many other worth while things have been done, but the above are the out standing things as seen by your Sec retary. Respectfully submitted, E. S. TALLY, Secretary. CHRISTMAS SUNDAY AT THE METHODIST CHURCH T. B. Stanford, Pastor. Sunday school 10:15. G. H. Min gledorff, superintendent, Christmas Carols will be sung, special number by the Male Quai-tett and other special features. Preaching at 11:30 by the pastor, “The Splendor of Christmas” will be theme. A splendid musical program will be rendered by the choir. Epworth League meeting at 6:30. A program of song and short talks by splendid speakers. All the young peo ple are requested to be present. “My Gospel”, a study-of the plan of Salvation as revealed in Christ, will be theme at the evening hour, by the pastor. Special music at both ser vices. Wednesday evening at 7:30 the Lay mens movement will be presented and special prayers for the salvation of the unsaved. This should be a season of refreshing, and all the men in the church should make an effort to be present. As the work of the year will be outlined and the work of the var ious committees discussed. “The People Are Able to Do Their Own Fighting and Their Own Voting” —William Henry Harrison. 'Che Enterprise ‘Pulisbhes the Legal j 4 (her Using of the City of Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners DOUGLAS’ OUTSTANDING MODERN INSTITUTION /One of the most outstanding assets of the city of Douglas to -1 day is the New Rivoli Theatre which is under the management and direction of Mr. W. H. Car roll and Mr. M. A. Parker. The Rivoli of today is not the Rivoli of yesterday, and will not be the Rivoli of tomorrow, as the man agement is continually at work in an effort to improve, both in ser vice and character of pictures shown, as well as in the comfort for its ever increasing patronage. During the past few months, Mr. Carroll has made many im provements in service which in cludes greater comfort for his patrons, besided, he has given to Douglas and Coffee county people, one of the most modern stages and curtain equipment to be found in any theatre anywhere. It has : been said that a visit to the Rivoli reminds one of a visit to the How -1 ard in Atlanta and may we go one better, it is more like, on a small ; er scale, to the new Georgia in : Atlanta, the finest theatre in the South. We just wanted to say this be : cause we felt it, and thought the management deserved it. Besides giving this community a modern theatre, these two gentlemen are ' the type of men who boost and ‘ build in the community in which ‘ they live. Mr. Carroll’s recent : announcement as to building more 1 Douglas homes for rent, is worthy ' of the highest type of citizenship, ' and Mr. Parker’s efforts in his ' pecan proposition is one of the ‘ best movements for the improve ' ment and permanency of any ‘ community. FIND YOUTH IS “HORNING” WAY AROUND WORLD “Horning one’s way around the world,’’ is rapidly becoming a populai means by which Young America is gratifying its “going abroad” hunger, according to information reaching the Conn Music Center, Elkhart, Tnd. Mu sic is not only the wherewithal which makes it possible for him to satisfy his desire for travel, but it is also keeping ills pockets rather well lined. The American band is found aboard the ships of every flag, and in the cap itals of the nations of tlie Orient and Occident. Members of orchestras pro vide music aboard boat at comfortable salaries and further Increase tlieir earnings through concerts in foreign ports. The story of America’s sym phonic jazz has penetrated every na tion. and the natives are waiting to know more of it. They are anxious to try their luck witli America’s dance steps, too. Even the American girls are “horn ing in” on ibis free but de luxe travel scheme. When Jack Sutherland re turned to the United States recently his saxophone sextette included four American girls. They had stopped in Honolulu for tlieir first appearance, then jumped to Japan. From there they kept on going, and playing. “We were treated like ambassa dors.” reported Jesse Wright and his fellow members of the S. S. Frnueonia orchestra, when they docked at San Francisco after circling the globe on one of their tours. Constant practice on a musical in strument as a means of acquiring that degree of skill which the surgeon must have for the successful pursuit of his profession, is advocated by a writer iii an English medical journal, copies oi which have been received by the Conn Musical Center. The editor of the magazine carrying the amazing urtich is a famous Gloucester surgeon whose advanced opinions are widely quoted The writer of the article maintain* that constant and intensive practice on a musical instrument gives the sur geon a super degree of dexterity. Tin difficult exercises required in bringing tuneful blasts from a horn are ever superior to the skill required by the medical man in the midst of a majoi operation. Absolute muscular contro of the fingers and their lmmedlata re sponge to mental suggestion are listei by the writer as paramount among th benefits derived from the musical side line. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, DEC. 24, 1926. OUR CHRISTMAS CAROL — ' J BANK DEPOSITORS TO GEL DIVIDEND LIQUIDATINGA GENT MITCHELL WILL PAY TWENTY PER CENT DIVIDEND TODAY TO DEPOSI TORS. MORE TO FOLLOW. Announcement has been made that Mr. T. A. Mitchell, liquidating agent of the defunct Georgia State Bank, which recently was closed here, will mail out this week a twenty per cent dividend to depositors. Mr. Mitchell has been busy for the past few days making out these checks, which should reach all depositors before Christmas. Mr. Mitchell also announces that veiy likely another dividend will be mailed out at an eai’ly date, but does not make known the amount. The depositors will receive more and larger dividends thaq first anticipated, per haps a total of fifty per cent of their deposits. Efforts are being made to close up the affairs of the bank at the earliest possible moment. SYLVANIA TO HEAR PASTOR A. R. COOPER DELIVER EMANCI PATION DAY ORATION, JAN. 1 Rev. A. R. Cooper of the A. M. E. Church here hc.s accepted an invita tion to address the citizens of Syl vania, Ga., Jan. 1. He will discuss “The Negro of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.” Cross Country Auto Roads Now Kept Open Through the Winter I ' CHRISTMAS SPIRIT HlGjtl DOUGLAS STORES REPORT GOOD TRADE. PEOPLE ARE BUYING LIBERAL -LY, AND GENERAL GOOD FEEL ING PREAVAILS EVERYWHERE The holiday rush in Douglas is on in dead earnest, as we go to press. All of the merchants have their stores decorated for the Christmas season, and Douglas merchants have been able to supply everyone with their needs for the holiday season, and at prices equal to any other section of the state. Never before in the history of Douglas have the stores made such prepai-ations for the holiday trade. They are displaying in an attractive way, and the purchaser lias little trouble in finding just what he wants, and in a short time. The merchants announce that the people have been very liberal with their buying, and that trade has been good throughout the season. We have been informed that most of the stores will close on Saturday, Christmas Day, with the possible ex ception of the drug stores. However, this is not official just information, so that you may govern yourselves ac cordingly. The greatest rush, of course, for the merchants, will be Fri day until midnight. On Sunday, most of the churches will present special Christmas music, together with other programs. The B,r A. B. CHAPIN T. A. DIXON HEADS KIWANIS FOR 1927 ELECTION OF OFFICERS TOOK PLACE LAST MEETING. LADIES NIGHT TO BE FRIDAY, JAN. 14. E. L. GRANTHAM IS CHAIRMAN. At the last regular meeting of the Douglas Kiwanis Club held in the din ing rooms of the Doucoff Hotel, the election of officers took place result ing in the following being named for 1927: Piesident, Thos. A. Dixon. First V. P., Dr. T. H. Clark. Second V. P., A. S. Bussey. Treasurer, R. 11. Sapp. Secretary, E. S. Talley. Dist. Trustee, R. A. Moore. Directors: John R. Slater, S. J. Stubbs, J. B. Jardine, Fred Ricketson, E. L. Grantham. Col. R. A. Moore is the retiring president of the club. The above of ficers will be installed at an early date. Methodist Sunday School held their program on Wednesday night of this week, and on tonight, Thursday at 7:30, the Baptist Sunday School will give ther annual Christmas Tree for the children of the school. A special program consisting of special music and a play has been arranged for the occasion, and a great time is antici pated for tonight at the Baptist church. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE WELFARE BOARD 10 DISTRIBUTE TODAY BASKETS WILL BE GIVEN OUT FRIDAY MORNING. OVER $390 IN MONEY AND GROCERIES ARE GIVEN FOR POOR. The Welfare Board has made a complete success of its work for the Christmas ditribution thus far, and the indications are that every worthy person in the county, both white and colored, who is in need, will be re membered by Santa Claus on Christ mas Eve day. The five country districts that are handling their own distribution have sent in good reports of their work, and it is likely that they will have sufficient funds to care for all the helpless reported in those districts. The Douglas district, which of course will have the largest number to care for, has done its work in a most thorough and business like way, and Mrs. Dickei «on, the chairman, re ports nearly three hundred dollars in money and some groceries, with about, fifty baskets to supply. Mrs. Dickerson will have her com mittees meet in the vacant store next to the Union Banking Co. early Thurs day morning where she will send out her buying committees, have the goods assembled, marked and packed, and on Christmas Eve day she will have the young people v/ith their cars neet her and deliver to the addresses. The Welfare Board has received quite a number of letters commend ing the work and the way it has been handled up to this time. Those contributing since last re port are the A. M. E. Church $3.20, R. N. McEachren $lO., Douglas Lodge F. & A. M. $lO., Baptist Ladies Mis sionary Society $lO., Methodist Mis sionary Circles $20.35. Some others have contributed that have not yet been report J and others will do so. DOUGLAS LODGE NO. 386 F. & A. M. ELECTS OFFICERS At the last regular Communication of Douglas Lodge No. 386 F. & A. M., the following officers were elected for the year 1927: S. M. Moore, Worshipful Master. Geo. T. Saunders, Senior Warden. J. E. White, Junior Warden. J. B. Pharis, Treasurer. H. Grady Fussell, Secretary. Turner Brewer, Chaplain. P. O. Kohn, Senior Deacon. W. L. Rogers, Junior Deacon. J. H. Calhoun, Senior Steward. B. F. Sweat, Junior Steward. E. R. McClelland, Tyler. # MRS. BERTHA KIRKLAND NEW PEARSON MAYOR Mrs. Bertha Kirkland has been elected Mayor of Pearson. The coun cilmen elected are L. A. Hargreaves and J. O. White. The members of the Board of Education elected are M. N. Johnson and W. M. Sumner. At the first meeting of the new city council L. A. Hargreaves was elected city attorney, W. L. McNeal, Marshal, and A. R. Harelson, operator at the light and water plant. The Board of Education has been organizeed with Mrs. Bertha Kirkland chairman, L. A. Hargreaves, superin tendent, and M. N. Johnson, treasurer. —, 1 CHRISTMAS FINDS ONLY THREE PRISONERS IN JAIL The Sheriff’s office informs us that, there are only three prisoners in jail at this time, Thursday. This is way below the average for this season of the year, but speaks well foi* our county. One of these is one of the alleged lynchers. The county commissioners expect to give a big Christmas linner to the county convicts, with Warden Pridgen in charge. This is an an, ual affair and is always enjoyed by the boys in camp. A CORRECTION. Through some mistake, the account of the Christmas Cantata which ap peared in last week’s issue of the En terprise, failed to mention among the solos those of Mrs. John Bankston and Mr. Simon Peterson, both of which were most admirably rendered. The singers of the Cantata worked untiringly for five weeks and no one realizes and appreciates this fact or regrets the above mentioned omission more than Mrs. Thos. A. Dixon.