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The (Douglas Enterprise J anil Stir (Soffrr <soomd Rrais 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. mrsXwlterT 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. THE DOUGLAS ENTERPRISE, DOUGLAS, GEORGIA, DEC. 31, 1926. REVIEWING 1926 wc wall* ’zi TOOK THE . - /!/ LODfjtP -1 Jfr | Coal str.m WiylED* ooE Coo*, t Tel'S AwwisitRSARY 0 Jft COURT I - “ *"* , y, ,o\ 74 IfE A tCi »<«««•' A*oas--the vuvyiNft- on 1 : *Hu i M C-AS.W.ELUOTT RuDOLPh VACEUTH/O T 7q, ££;& 1 b S|'CAODIWAL MEIZCIEtZ. LUTHEB- OUCOAMK /"S (( V lIV -K-ZVoN HcoL. JOHW C. COOMDC-E OJCAK. S. STRAI/S H (\' \ V / ’ SB JOHM W. WEEKS RO3T TOPP LIMCOOJ £& Kr/ 1 ' \U • ) ;'TIML EUSEWE V. PEBS ■ WIE JoE'CAkhc* W* I ' i'A'///-'/ £.» SSMATOU * l . |*t, .•V.• ’v A SBMATOR MtKWLSV JOSEPH'PeMWU. ||| 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.