The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, December 14, 1917, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text“WITHE NEWS VOLUME SEVENTEEN number eight Official Organ City of Milledgeville Established October 12, 1901, MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, Friday Morning, December 14,1917. 6.M.C. STUDENTS TO STAGE PLAPiiY Forty And Comedians Will Appear On The Stage In The Opera House — Large Audience Expected. For the past three weeks the stu dents of the Georgia Military College liave been working faithfully on the minstrel which they will present on Friday evening. Milledgeville is ex pecting a great treat and no doubt the Opera House will be packed when t be curtain rises at 8:30. Forty sing ers and comedians will take part in the performance and they will be as sisted by an orchestra of ten pieces. The program will bo divided in ' ' o parts, consisting first of a regulr.c min strel setting and secondly an act con taining six vauderville numbers. In th ? minstrel part are several excellent soloists, among them Messrs. Milton, Poe, Searboro, Walker, and Turner. These t en will sing the latest ballads and war songs. Among the comedi ans are Hatcher, Tarbutton, Moran, ami < h ves. The two featured come dians are Berry, a former G. m7 C. black laced artist, and Maj. Donald son. who was for two years comedian with the University, of Georgia Glee Club. With these two performers as end men and with the other four valua ble black faced assistants, the mini- strcl will be well supplied with fun. Th? position of middle men will be held by Maj. Moore. He needs no introduction to a Milledgeville audi ence and those who have se#h him know that he will fill the bill. The comedians and singers are backed by a chorus of twelve voices and all of them are working hard to make this an excellent show. A regular Keith vauderville actwill constitute the second part of the pro gram. Among the feature numbers are the G. M. C. Quartette, Kemp, the Magician, and special acts by Majors Osterman and Donaldson. The pro- G.M.C. WILL CLOSE TODAYJOR XMAS Cadets Will Begin To Leave For Their Homes Tomorrow For a Holiday of 18 Days, Returning January 2. The first half of the 1917-1918 term of the Georgia Military College will come to a close today and tomorrow the several hundred cadets of the in stitution will begin to leave for their homes in different sections of the State to spend the holidays with their parents. The boys’ college will be closed for a period of eighteen days during the Christmas, the students leaving the insitutlon with instructions to return to again enter upon their studies the second day of January. The first half of the college season Just closing has been exceedingly favor able with the local military school and INFORMATION FOR INCOMEJAX PAYER Government Will Send! Agjents Into Every County To Assist People To Make Returns In Januaryjmd February. * n,^f a ? ta ’ Dec - 12, —That the Govern ment has made plans to send income tax ^ agaiita-into every county in the t0 assist Georgians to make prop- men f tU f?i, and thereb y avol d the pay- »«* he Penalty of failure to do so, S tb e announcement made today by a! O. Elaiock, collector for this State. According to this, it will not be nec- ry , f0r persons subject to the In- Thin 0 '' 1 ® 10 ' 18 t0 flgL ’ r e out their thu w'1 0o ™ra®ent's agent will do w’ ? Ut *5 e w1 not hunt U P those sub- l ect < tbe tax- He furnish all sought nCS possIble ’ but be mus t he r H ° 8 i», as * t „ e ,I s L* ,ank .? r8 and newspa- tbo number of students enrolled- has pars will tell when the neJnt been greater than that of any year,'around. be since the Institution w ft .first founded. Major J. H. Marshburn, who is at the head of Georgia Military College this year, has made for himself an en viable record In the way of a college nresldent and there is every reason to believe that the school will continue to progress under his management. PUTNAM HUNTER IS ^ i d Qi s b t ^ Januar y 1 and-March nif - Thereafter the penalty is ef fective and information from the col- iector s office would indicats that there will be no exceptions in enforcing the penalty to the,letter of the law. ig. norance of the law will be no excuse, the Government making every prepar ation within its means to properly In form taxpayers. ' _ ACCIDENTALLY SHOT, | persons experience a good deal Of dif- Walter Wilson DiC From Wounds Re-‘ * 6m ?' ta ‘ onton ■ « ce >' 8 are not easily accessible find it Eaton,on. D S c ' S? “■STS? hunting season tragedy of the winter person living with wife nr'hi.thin,i oo,t a,i IK.'ot W.lter Wilson, well* Soj b.ving S known throughout the county. He every unmarried nersnn nnt died fro.ua wound accidentally inffict- of a family having a net income o^ ed last Saturday by Emmett Lynch $1)000 for th s year 1917 -must makers'- It seems that Mr. Wilson was behind turn of income on the form prescribed soms underbrush in the woods and there will be hundreds in every com! was unaware of the proximity of Mr. munlty seking ljght on the la ^ C “„ d Lynch, who also did not know Mr. Wil- he i p ln executing their returns Mv son was anywhere near. 'own and every other collection ds Mr Lynch shot and Just as he fired trlc t in the nation will be divided into Mr. Wilson raised up in front of the dlstrlcts wlth the cornt a8 the - ual ® gun, the bullet lodging in his head. and a Government officer informed in Everything possible was done to save the income ta X assigned to eachidis- the wounded man, but he grew worse trlct . He wJ11 spend hard]y ^ r& The y deceased is survived by his counties ‘a ver? likely gram closes with a medley of songs by ' ^ynefc deplores*^ accident?which it {“wm® iJm£° “ltte? ihere^tlefe^re the entire company. Seats are on sale seems was one of ths tragedies that branch collector’s offices he "will Its at the Colonial Theatre. Admission could not be avoided. . there and in other cities possibl? 'at mrwau • I the City-Hall. My 'office wlffi, in due FIX COTTON SEED * £,me advise postmasters and/bankers nnippc »T en and send out notices to the newspa- rnlLCd A! «p4f.9U pera stating when th e officer Will be • - in each county. It will be unnecessary Atlanta, Dec. 12.—More thtan a mil- fo I prospective taxpayers to ask my G.N.AND I. COLLEGE CLOSES THURSDAY SLIGHT RELIEF IN COAL SITUATION Musicians Spend Short While Collection Taken At Charity Here In Entertaining G. N. & I. College Student Body and Faculty. • ** The Georgia Normal and Jndustrial College will close its doors next Thurs day for the Christmas holidays and the young lady students will be given a vacation to last until Wednesday, January 2. As has been the custom heretofore, special trains will be operated over thr railroads coming into Milledgeville to accommodate the college girls who will go home from here to spend Christmas with their parents. The Central railroad will operate special trains to serve the college girls on their trips going and returning, while the Georgia road will provide several extra coaches for the same purpose. While the Georgia Normal and In dustrial College has increased its stu dent enrollment each year for the past twelve or fifteen years the number reg istered this year is greater than that of any year since the institution first commenced operation. However, with the addition of a new dormitory which went up during the pasl sum-mer the uncomfortably crowded conditions have been relieved somewhat, while tjie building also adds materially to the general appoaranco of the college itself. After this week there will be only two more days of school work before the-college closes for the holidays and both the members of the faculty and the student body, are looking forward with a great deal of interest to going home to spend a short time with their relatives after a most sflccessful and satisfactory stay hero for the first half of the college term. $1.50 a Yeai; off5Ti TO BEJNSTALLED Formal Ceremony Will Take Place At the Baptist Church' ~ Next Sunday Night — Fifty Members On RolL * —: - The Installation of the complete list of officers of the Baptist Church-will take place next Sunday night and about fifty men and women will bo __ invested with their ranks with a form* many fLillies being caught withoutV al ceremony. lutag, of the product as the thermome- Sunday afternoon the Deacons and ter dropped down to Just 14 degrees I Finance Committee 'vyill visit every Concert Is Being Distributed Amongst The Poor As A Christmas Gift. Milledgeville reached its first real coal shortage this week at a time when the fuel was needed in a greater meas ure than at any time since the begln- sing of the fall and winter season, above zero. The most severe cold spell of the season commenced in Milledgeville Saturday night and ever since bitter cold has prevailed over almost the en tire South. Tuesday night quite a heavy sleet and -snowfall was recorded in this section and before the end of that night the merciiry had registered its lowest mark. Wednesday morning the streets and sidewalks in Milledgeville wero cover ed with a thick layer of ice and In member of the church £:r the pur- poso of securing subscriptions and Sunday night they will report to the church the financial aid obtained while on the mission. The, men will gather at the church at 2 o’clock in the afternoon before making their rounds in visiting the various members of the church. At the installation of the officer# Sunday night every church member who can possibly 1| present will be expected to be on hand and witnss the occasion. Included in this service will LOOK AT THE LABEL ON YOUR PAPER AND SEE IF YOUR SUB- SCRIPTION HAS EXPIRED. IF IT HAS, PAY UP. Kidd’s Almond Cream, 25c. For Chapped and Tanned Skin. Culver & Kidd. many homes in this city not a lump of h® £bo lnst al Ia U° n of each Missionary coal or hardly a stick of wood could be 1 Crcle lead ® f a ? d ber , secrc* - v and found to use as a fuel and intoi-e every member of each circle will b e re- suffering from cob*was experienced in que8ted t0 8tand and , lndic a‘o boxy some quarters. However- before the many members of <|ch circle are pres- middle of the day fol!#ving this cold night a car load of coal* was received by the Fowler-Flemister Coal Coin- A matter of much importance to the church will take place Sunday night pany and small quantities of coal were ] vh - n iU an inf °™ al c ° nce „ r “; distributed amongst those in need as rapidly as possible and before'the end of the day Thursday practically everv family here had received enough fuel to carry them over for at least four or five days. HOARDING Soo.ooo POUNDS OF SUGAR Savannah, Ga., Dec. 12.—Homer W. Geiger, local food administrator, has reported to State Administrator Soulo that he has foupd a Savannah firm bearding five thousand one hundred pound sacks of sugar and has asked for Instructions. Savannah restaurants are limiting patrons to two lumps of sugar to a cup of coffee and retail stores are lim iting patrons to, 10 pounds each. ing the work to be done next year will take place and all those having a’ desire to introduce any progressive measnre will be expected to join those coming to tli service with ideas already in view. The public is invited to the service! of the installation of officers and ev eryone attending will receive a special nvitatlon after they reach the church to have a seat in a portion of the building provided for those of tlia sec tion in which each particular person might live. LOST—White and Liver spotted pointer dog about 3 yc-ars old. Split ln each ear wearing collar. Last seen near Chand|er’s Gin, Nov. 25th*. Will pay fdr information that will lead to recovery. Call 181. His ROY S. ALFORD. * 50 and 75 cents. Curtain , will rise promptly at 8:30. HARRIS IN CAMPAIGN TO MAKE NATION DRY Former Governor Of Georgia Makes Address Before The Anti-Saloon League. Washington, Dec. 12.—Citing many benefits in his State because of prohi bition former Governor Harris, of Georgia, in an address at today’s convention session of ths Anti-Saloon Leagtn- of America here declared he wanted to be a part of the campaign to make the nation dry. Prominent prohibition advocates from other dry States told of the good prohibition has bad in their communities. - CHRISTMAS FUND GIVEN TO NEEDY Collection Taken At Charity Concert Is Being Distributed Amongst The Poor As a Christmas Gift. At- appropriation received at the charily i nncert held at the Methodist churcli several weeks i\jo ffom the iamb of those attending the occasion s now- being distributed amongst the I'l-’ of Milledgeville in order to poor provide need -. The 'ho h, initio, Club. Little the oi of - m forts for those who are in lion dollarss and a half will be saved ° fflce for forms oa which to snakei re- to the farmers of Bahama and TJeor- turns. Tho office 1 who visit their gia it is said by action of cottonseed coa J l£ ^ have them, crushem of the two states, two hun- 1 *t may be stated as a matter of dred in number who met at the cham- general information that ‘net income’ ber of comerce Wednesday. , 18 tbe remainder after subtracting ex- There they adopted a resolution'fix- penses from gross income. Personal, lag the price of cotton seed meal at family or living expense is not expense 547.60 a ton providing the meal con- i Q the meaning of the law, except- talns no more than 36 per cent protein tlon being allowed to cover such This price applies to loots of thirty penses. tons or -.Tore. For each addotional per “The new exemption of $1,000 and cent of protein in the meal an addi- |2.000 will add tens of thousands to tional dollar per ton will be charged, the number of inccaj.e tax payers in Dr A. W. Soule, federal food admin- this district, ir/unuch as practically istrator for Georgia: secretary D. F. every farmer, merchant, tradesman, McClatchey, secretary to the adminis- professional man and salary worker trator and H. M. Mobble, of Montgom- find a great many wage workers will ery, federal food administrator for b e required to make return and pay Alabama were present. The crushers tax. acted according to the recommenda tions of the administrators. OHIO GOVERNOR SEIZES COAL GOES OVER HEADS OF THE FEDER AL FUEL ADMINISTRATION—OF FICIALS TO SUPPLY SUFFERERS. "instances. -mi-ibution has been placed in ->t tbe Social Service Com 'be Milledgeville Woman’s ,,s W. F. Littel hairman, Mrs. '. s seeking the co-operation of '' ,llilv People and anyone knowing " person or family in particularly "> - ii cuiustances are aBked to com- i-M-.' with her as soon as they ■ ""iv,silently do so. e' um was realized at the char- 1 rt and It is believed generally lu ‘ "mount raised will be sufficl- Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 12—Governor Cox wfent over I Us heads of Fuel Ad- ministration offl* als oiny ami has taken :he Oh r coal shortage problem i*i hit own htn-.s. 'P’st move 't-s to obtain solid train loads of coal as sembled and sent immediately to points in the state most seriously in need of fuel. The order is directly to instructions of F. D. Baird, ful administrator in charge cf the lakes coal pool, Cleve land, who refused by long distance tele phone to sanction such action. NEGRO IS KILLED AFTER COLLISION to provide for themselves ity cu that i ent t thosi, uiiabl _ ,v" 1 1:1 'minus and it is the hopes of '“' "'hers of the WC tn.V's Club. Nf.at r ‘‘ r ' on in Milledgeville will Have ■*"" in fool that they have not been r, '"minb. red. Tenant Drives Auto Into White Man's Buggy Then Fires — Jury Clears Willis. The law makes it the duty of the taxpayer to seek out the collector. Many people assume that if an income tax form is not l3nt, or a Government officer does not call they are relieved fron making report. This is decided ly in error. It 1b the other way round. The taxpayer has to go to the Govern ment and if he doesn't within the time prescribed he is a violator of the law and the Government will go to him. with its penalties.” COMMITTEE DECIDE ON SPENDING OF $4oo,ooo Augusta Mayor Takes Steps To Secure Legacy Left By Prominent Merch ant—Two Hundred Acres Of Land Also Given To City. The People And Adjoining of Baldwin Counties: : Loose Leaf Ledgers, Post ‘ncers and Fillers. The Fam- ° Us Cesco” Line. Let us show > ou tlie m^ny advantages af- ordec] by the use of a modern loose leaf ledger. — f HE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS Hawkinsville, eDc. 12.—That Dock Willis was Justified ln killing Jake Vickers, a negro tenant, following a collision on the road between Haw- kinsville and Macon, is the Verdict re turned by tho coroner’s Jury investi gating the case. 8 Details of the trouble which became known today, are to the effect that Vickers, driving an automobile with out lights, ran into Mr. Willis ba 8Ry Just across the Bleckley county lino, knocking Mr. WilliB out and damaging thtf vehicle. The negro then shot and killed Mr. Willis’ mule. - Mr. Willis was unable to tell In tne darkness who had run Into hini, but re turned fire, one of the bullets from hls Runvsirlklng the negro and killing him. The jury held that Mr. Willis in firing upon tho negro acted in self-defense, Augusta, Dec. 12.—A citizens' com mittee. composed of 41 white men, nine ladies and four negro men, has been appointed by Mayor James R. Littleton to make recommendations to Council as to the disposition that shall be made of a bequest of $400,000 left to tho city by the late J. B. White, Augusta merchant, who died last spring in Italy. The will of the late Mr. White provided that the money should be ex pended in a manner that would bene fit tho entire city and as Mr. White's millions were made from the patron age of all classes, Mayor Littleton has appointed a committee representing all classes of citizens to determine to what use the nioney shall be put, In order for the city to receive the legacy a feasible plan ft r its dispo sition must be agreed upon within a year from the date of the death of the testator. Besides the $400,000 Mr. White also left the city 200 acres of land on the edge of the city which he suggested should be used as a park or cemetery. FOR SALE—My Ford Touring Car— A very good machine, 1917 model. WILLIAM H. IVEY, Milledgeville, Ga., R. F. D. No. 1 Are you still feeding High priced corn to your hogs that are ready to kill? You cannot afford to do. this with corn worth $1.75 per bushel, and going higher. Why not kill your hogs now? We have ready for delivery- just what you need, the cold weather and the salt that will save your meat. ~ . YOU CANNOT WITH MEAT \FF0RD TO TAKE ANY CHANCES NORTH 35 CENTS PER POUND. We will cure your meat for a very small sum. Why wait on the weather, continue your feed expenses and after all take chances. You run no risk when you store your meats with us. We Cure Your Meat You in 30 And Return it to Days. Phone 181 and let us tell you adout our process. Georgia Products COLD STORAGE DEPT. Co.

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The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, December 14, 1917, Image 1