Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-24
DOUGLAS AND
COFFEE COUNTY
HCSTSTO EDITORS
Newspaper Men Spend Day in Coffee
Guest of Kiwanis Club

| The north and middle Georgia del
legation of editors headed for the an
nual convention at Waycros, Monday
spent most interesting day in Coffee
County, the guests of the Kiwanis
Club of Douglas, who met them in
cars on arrival of the morning trains
from Atlanta and Augusta. The entire
party of about seventy editors was tax
en- to the New Douglas hotel for
breakfast, after which the party was
taken in automobiles through the city
visiting the A. & M. College, where a
summer, school is in progress, under
the charge of Prof. Usher. of Lyons,
and competent set of teachers among
them Prof. Park of Louisville and
Mrs. Tanner of Douglas, most ex-
cellent teacher in primary work.
The U. S. Turpentine Cos. plant
new industry just begun operation
was visited. Mr.. G. c. Smith is gen
eral manager and vice-president of
this plant, which is destined to play
large part in the agricultural devel-
opment OF Coffee County. The plant
utilizes the pine stumps of the cut ov-
er lands of the county and produces
pine oil and turpentine and other by
products of the pine.
The tobacco fields and development
project of the Atlanta Trust Co., was
next on the program and to most OF
the visiting editors this was special
treat. being their first visit to tobacco
fields and seeing the process OF cur
ling. Messrs Croker and Skies OF the
Trust Company were hosts at Am
brose and delightfully."- entertained the
visitors.
Broxton was the next stopping
place. where the entire town turned
ont To do honors to their visitors. In
tertainment was provided under the
hacking shed of the G. & F. Railroad
where the Womans' Club, assisted by
the Young ladies of the town. served
punch. water melons and sandwiches
DELIGHTFUL words of welcome were
spoken by Rev. Duke on behalf OF OF
Bnoxton. responded to by john L.
Boife uillet andl President c. D. Roun-
tree Miss Emily Woodward OF Wen
ma and D G Bickers of the Savannah
News. Assisting in the reception were
Mesdames Milhollan, Gus Lewis, "a.
TYLER. B. M. Pore, Ell. Bledsoe. BIB
Wooden and Misses Tyler, Dockery,
Drake. Bagwell, Wooden, Sullivan,
Rickerson, Judge, Hurley, Johnson
and Reagan. r.
Dickerson, DIR. John Lott, T. L; Moore
and Mr.. Smith, agent for the y. q r.
In. R., made the occasion one long 10
be remembered The party drove to
DOUGLAS to- be entertained at the
Cracker Country Club, passing en-
route most prosperous looking sec,
tion where tobacco fields, corn and
peanuts give all the appearance OF an
early revival of Georgia's awakening
At the Cracker Club, Douglas en-
tertained lavishly, headed by Mayor K
G. Moore, Messrs J. R. Slaton, 5. M.
McCranie' w. T. Cottingharn, w. H.
Bailey, w. R. Frier, Fred Rlckerso4'
John Bankston, w. 5. Conner, n
Peterson, M. F. Head, Harvey Moore
|B. F. Ureston, H. ]. Day, L. L; Pet
erson and R. N. Youmans made the
editors feel at home. Short speeches
were made by Mayor Moore, j. X:
Siaton and responded to by President
Rountree and John T. Boifeullett.
At $50 the party was driven to-
Nichols. where the little city on the
Central Dixie Highway had prepared
water melon cutting for their an /,
ticipated guests. Mayor w. L. Hall
welcomed the guests to their town and
turned them over to bevy OF Amer
lean beauties, Misses Margaret Doug
las, Minnie Cohen, Pearle Lewis, Bon,
Malta Lewis, Blanche Douglas. ana