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The (Douglas Enterprise
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VOLUME XXXVIII, NUMBER 38
TWO IEW LAWYERS
IH DOWS HELD
With the Christmas holidays comes
the announcement that Douglas has
added two lawyers to the local bar,
viz: Miss Clyde Wheless and Mr. Her.
man C. Barnes, both passing the bar
examination in Waycross last week
under the spervision of Judge Harry
D. IReed. They will he sworn in in a
few days here by Judge Reed.
Miss Wheless is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Wheless, assist
ant pastmaster of this city, and a
young lady of fine talents. She has
been working and studying for several
months in the law offices of Slater and
Moore, -and prepared herself for the
examination while being employed
there.
Mr. Bames is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. C. Barnes, of this city, at the
present the Justice of the Peace of
this miltia district, and a young man
of excellent habits and reputation. He
read law in the offices of Mingledorff
and Gibson, and it is understood that
both he and Miss Wheless made ex
cellent marks in their examination,
and was complimented by Judge Reed
and others.
It is not known just what these
young people will do with their recent
ly acquired degree, whether they will
locate in Douglas for the practice of
law, or not. They 'are receiving the
congratulations of their many friends
in this city and section of the state.
VALENTINO’S GREAT PICTURE
‘THE FOUR HORSEMEN” COM
ING TO THE RIVOLI, JAN. 10-11
This great picture of Valentino’s,
the first he made, and which introduc
ed him to fame has been secured by
Malmanagement of the Rivoli Theatre
BmP will be shown here Monday and
Tuesday, January lOth-llth. Said a
prominent citizen of Douglas who saw
it in Atlanta, “that is the finest mov
ing picture I have ever seen.” It has
never been in Douglas, and our people
are now given the opportunity of
viewing one of the greatest cinema
productions of the age.
It is Rex Ingram’s stupendous
achievement, a film masterpiece that
has made motion picture history, now
on a triumphant return through the
South. It is the one picture you can
not afford to miss. It will have six
exhibitions in Douglas and it is likely
you will want to see it six times. It
is one of the wonders of the world,
the picture millions have waited to
see.
DD. 111. I PARKS
KILLED ID TAMPA
The people of this city as well as
the state were shocked and grieved
this morning when the news reached
here that Dr. M. M. Parks, president
" £■ the Georgia State Wiomans College
at Milledgeville, had been killed while
on a visit to his son in Tampa during
the holidays.
Dr. Paries was crossing ta crowded
street in Tampa yesterday morning
and was run into by a negress driving
a car, knocked him ten feet, throwing
him against the pavement, resulting
in a fractured skull. He never re
gained consciousness.
In the death of Dr. Parks the state
has lost one of its leading educators
and one of the best friends the cause
of education has in Georgia. There
are at present a number of Douglas
girls who are attending the Milledge
ville school, all home for the holidays,
' and they in particular will be sadden
ed greatly as they resume their w r ork
next week.
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DIES IN FLORIDA
JL News has reached the city of the
path of Mrs. Dessie Waters, of
Haines City, Fla., on last Friday,
Christmas Eve Day. She had.been ill
for several weeks, and all hopes for
-her recovery were given up about a
week before her death.
Mrs. Waters will be remembered in
this city as Miss Mary Overstreet,
of Mr. and Mrs. A. Over
who now live in Haines City,
is survived by her husband, two
children, her parents, and sev
eral brothers and sisters.
(Enterprise Dulishhes the Legal j4chertising of the City of ‘Douglas, Coffee County and County Commissioners
SEABHRD FARMS
j IS REORGANIZED
The Sn .board Farms, the big Cof
fee Coup-p Tomato Plantation, is on
the mov< full steam ahead, with an
enlarged program and much larger
acreage Hr 1927 than was planted in
1926.
DuringMie last two weeks, Manager
Eve has started the plows and tractors
agoing, M has been adding to his
forces and he now has quite a number
of famili*;; from New Jersey and a
much lar|ior force from Georgia and
from the acreage to be planted it is
likely he ,Vill have a much larger
force of yorkmen on the place than
was opera ed last year.
Indeed, ,the acreage to be operated
with trucli crops will be more than
doubled qvor last year. The same
amount tomatoes will be planted,
that is, five hundred acres; 300 acres
of early I»sh potatoes will be planted,
100 acres of pepper, an increase of
over 75 acres, 150 acres of early Jer
sey sweet potatoes anl 100 acres of
tobacco, with the usual amount of
corn, hay, oats, peas, and some snap
beans.
The Seaboard Farms has recently
had a reorganization of the company,
has been refinanced on a larger basis
and with a superb equipment that
was put in last year at a cost of sev
eral hundred thousand dollars, it will
be one of the show places in the
South this year. The company has a
fine packing house at Ambrose, ten
miles west of Douglas, where last
year they worked several hundred peo
ple, packing their big tomato crop,
which was averaging about a carload
of tomatoes to the acre when the
rains caught the crop. Today it is
the busiest plantation in Georgia.
DOUGLAS MASONS
IMSTALL OFFICERS
The first official act performed by
the newly elected grand chaplain of
the Grand Lodge of Masons of Geor
gia, Rev. B. E. Whittington, of Mc-
Rae, was the installation in Douglas
last night of the new officers of Wil
cox Lodge No. 668, F. and A. M.
The Douglas Lodge No. 386, F. and
A. M., of Douglas, commemorated last
night. St. John’s Day at Douglas
Methodist Church with a splendid pro
gram. The Douglas choir rendered
several selections of music and Mrs.
W. H. Dyer, assisted by Mrs. Bron
son, rendered a song. Turner Brewer
was master of ceremonies. The invo
cation was given by Rev. T. B. Stan
ford. Miss Ethel Dickerson and Mrs.
Bronson both rendered readigs. W.
R. Wilson in a talk told of the aims
and pursues of Masonery. The prin
cipal address was given by Grand
Chaplain Rev. B. E. Whittington to
a large and appreciative audience and
was pronounced a splendid address.
After the program given t the church
the Masons returned to the Douglas
Lodge No. 386 where a banquet was
given in honor of the grand chaplain.
After the banquet Grand Chaplain
Whittington installed the new officers
of Wilcox Lodge No. 668, of which S.
M. Moore is the new worshipful mas
ter.
CHARGE IQ BE MADE
FOB BANK SERVICE
Information cames from Atkinson
county that the banks of Pearson and
Willacoochee have installed a (service
fee for all those who open an account
wtith their Fbanks. The same is now in
effect.
At the same time we understand
that the Union Banking Co., of this
city, will follow this rule after their
annual meeting the latter part of this
month. Many banks hroughout the
state have been operating under this
arrangement for some time.
PRESBYTERIAN SERTj’IC S.
Rev. Alhvorth, of Columbia. jS. C.,
will spend Sunday in the ciw and
will preach at the PrjasJ fterian
Church at 11:30 Sunday moimtig and
7:30 Sunday evening. A rtoriial in
vitation is extenled all to attiejd these
services. i f
RESEARCH CLUB MEETS.
Miss Lucy Hall will be hostess to
the Research Club this afternoon av.
her home ort Gaskin Ave.
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President Coolidge Urges Observance
Of International Golden Rule Sunday
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE again
asks America lo observe Interna
tional Golden Rule Sunday.
By Presidential endorsement the day
has. been observed for the past three
years to aid child welfare and relief
work of the Near East Relief. This
year the day will have the auditional
significance of aiding the earthquake
victims of Armenia.
The President’s letter of endorse
ment follows:
"I regard International Golden Rule
Sunday as a movement of much impor
tance. Begun in an attempt to care
for the orphaned children of Bible
lands, It has been extended to other
countries.
“Practical help is the best expres
sion of friendship. The aid we may
give out of our abundance to those
less fortunately situated than we
should be of great value in bringing
about the application of the Golden
Rule to the settlement of misunder
standings among nations as well as
among individuals.
“I hope the voluntary observance
of this day may become increasingly
prevalent in America and throughout
the world.”
By A. B CHAPIN
All IADS HELD ON
CHARGE OF MURDER
Linton James and Will Dunlap,
Bacon county youths, are held in the
county jail at Alma on charges of
mui’der, it has ’been learned here fol
lowing the highway tragedy near Al
ma Sunday night when Miss Angie
Sweat, 22 year old girl was killed.
Miss Sweat was killed instantly
when the car in which she was riding
with a party of Alma young people
turned over on the Dixie Highway
north of Alma Sunday night about 11
o’clock. She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Sweat of Ware coun
ty.
Following the tragedy Linton James
and Will Dunlap were taken into cus
tody by Bacon county authorities and
it is reported from Alma that they
are being held under warrants charg
ing murder.
The full details of the tragedy are
not known, and it is possible that a
preliminary trial will be held at once
to determine the cause of the acci
dent.
ELKS DANCE TONIGHT.
Invitations have been issued to an
e'flclusive Elks Dance on Thursday
evening, Dec. 30, from 8:30 to 12
o’clock, at the Elks Hall, in this city.
Special music has been provdied and
a most enjoyable time is anticipated
by those who will attend.
CLAYTON COOK
KILLEOJS A. M.
Just as we go to press information
reaches us that Mr. Clayton Cook, a.
flagman on the G. & F., was instantly
killed this morning on freight train
No. 94, going to Augusta, while in
the yards at Midville. We understand
that Mr. Cook was walking on top of
the cars and fell through between two
cars on the running train.
Mr.'Cook lived in Douglas and mar
ried a Douglas girl, a Miss Gaskin.
We are unable to announce the funeral
arrangement? at this time.
$1.50 PER YEARjI
I. C. C.
PUDS OFJLB F. U
Washington, Dec. 28.—Reorganiza
tion plans which the Georgia and Flor
ida railroad will be taken out of re
ceivership, and a new line 56 mile
long constructed fi-om Augusta, Ga ,
to Greenwood, S. C., were approved to
day by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission.
The receivership over the Georgia
and Florida system began in March
1915 and was conducted until his
death by the late John Skelton Will
iams. His brother R. Lancaster Will
iams was largely instrumental in pre
paring the reorganization plan by
which a new comlpany will take over
the entire enterprise and undertake
the Greenwood ..tension which the
Commission’s decision today said,
would give the system a prospect rf
operating profitably in the future.
The Georgia and Florida railroad
company which will acquire the sys
tem was permitted by the order today
to issue $9,000,000 in six percent prt
ferred stock, 100,000 shares of com
mon stock of no par value, and $6,-
500,000 in bonds. In addition it will
guarantee payment of interest am
principal as to $750,000 in equipment
trust certificates and $792,000 in re
ceivers’ certificates. The face value
of all these obligations is $3,850,00!)
less than the par of securities which
were outstanding in the company
when it failed.
During recent years under the re
ceivership the railroad has operated
with difficulty, but has shown improve
ment, the commission observed. Th
extension to Greenwood will give t
a new northern outlet and add effi
ciency to its operation as well as give
it an opportunity to increase traffic.
This construction will cost $2,181,000
and the new security issues approved
are expected to provide funds to th
total, as well as serve for exchange
with the securities of the failed rail
road.
DANCE AT COUNTRY CLUB.
The members of the Country Club
enjoyed (their annual dance on last
Tuesday evening. Music was furnish
ed by the famous Georgians, an or
chestra from Macon. The large bail
room of the club house was decorated
in Christmas colors, festoons of holy
and large red bells being used.
Quite a number of young peop e
from Waycross and Tifton were a mom g
the guests.
WELFARE BOARD KAO
COMPLETED WORK
The Coffee County Welfare Wo <
brought the biggest Christmas to the
needy people in the county they ever
experienced in the history of the
county.
Dr, J. R. Smith, chairman of the
county work, has been receiving ma: y
letters since the distribution on Chr t
mas Eve Day and these indicate thc.t
many families with little children
were made very happy by the receipt
of a basket from Santa Claus.
Mrs. Dickerson of the Douglas d. -
trict with her corps of workers se t
out eighty-five baskets during Chris:-
mas Eve and gave food and presents
to many others who called at the pla e
of distribution. Full reports have
not been received from the other de
tracts, but they had over fifty famili-s
to supply and reports indicate th; t
each district took care of own, witikh
was he plan the smaller districts chcv.o
for themselves with the assurar e
from the Douglas district that :t
would give assistance if the smaller
districts ran short. None of the dis
tricts called for help and it is the
conclusion that they had plenty, as ci 1
the ’Douglas district, with a surplus f
funds .to begin the permanent opera
tion of the Welfare Board.
This work is already going and Fr.
Smith is asking all the district chap
men and members of the Board of I -
rectors to continue in the permanent
work where they did such splen J
work in the Christmas distributer.
When beggars or helpless people r e
reported anywhere in the county, they
will be asked to report to the drstr ±
chairmen, who will take the matt- r
up with the central board for pros • r
relief.
Mr. and Mrs. W J. Oagle, of N* /-
nan, were guests of Mrs. Cagle’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Harris r
the holidays.