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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
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Official Organ
City of
Miliedgeville
Established October 12, 1901.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA, Friday Morning, February 1, 1918.
$4000 SALES WAR
SAVING STAMPS
This Is the Record ol the Mill-
edaeville Postoffice for the
Week Ending Last Night,
January 24 to 31.
n day
tia e the sale of War
at the Miliedgeville
.limited to $4000. This
1 the seven dSys begin-
-1 and ending January
i, almost $000 each day.
of Postmaster J. D.
given
to (ho sales of the War
ups made by the local
PostofTue that it is doubtful if there
in the country selling
measure certificates
In so’
Savings
postoili
sale in
n;ng
31, av
It is the opinion
Howard and others who have
caret ui
Savin
is an titer
more of these " ar
than in this city, in proportion to pop
ulation.
Postmaster Howard stated that lie
would not he surprised to see the
fa les of the stamps run up to $1,000
jn one day, as the demands have been
on tin- increase steadily for the past
I two weeks.
MR. OSCAR L. BROWN DIED
HERE FRIDAY MORNING
T= ■-
$1.50 a Year
i DC NOT SEND FOOD
TO SOLDIERS AT CAMP
Feed Administration Calls Attention
to Fact That Ample Supplies
Are Provided.
Atlanta, Jan. 29.—A new angle of
| He food waste at army camps and
cantonments, of which there are three
In Georgia- Macon, Augusta and At-
| lanta-has been taken up by Dr. Soule,
federal food administrator for Geor
gia. and by the National Council of
| Defense for the country generally.
"investigations have shown that a
I great burden <f tiie waste comes not
so much from the manner of handling
food supplies in the camps and can
tonments ;,s from injudicious home
fto"ghtfulness and would-be careful
attention on the part of parents, rel
atives and friends of the men who are
in the can p \ In respect to that prac-
I tice generally the following statement
I has been it sued:
“The f'::ndl of National Defense
[-desires to inform the people of the
| countr t! : 1 : mlant food is supplied
One of Best Known Citizens In This
City and County Passes Away
After Only a Few Days Illness.
Mr. Oscar L. Drown, age GG, died at
his home in this city at 7 o’clock Fri
day morning after an illness of only
a few days.
Mr. Brown was taken ill Sunday be
fore he died and from the time he was
forced to retire to his bed he contin
ued to grow weaker until his death,
despite the administering of every
medical assistance, and the news of
his death was learned as a sad sur
prise to his many friends and rela
tives.
The deceased was a native of Bald
win counly ami had been a citizen ef
the county during hi3 entire life and
he was known by a large circle of ac
quaintances as being a valuable and
trustworthy citizen, spending hut lit
tle of his time in idleness and working
at all times for the welfare of his com
munity and a comfortable support for
his family.
When quite a young boy, Mr. Brown
had the misfortune of losing one of
his arms which hampered him in his
struggles through life. Though with
his afflictions he succeeded in the bat
tles against his misfortune and was al
ways known as a successful business
man and honesty was a principle ac
companying him to the day of his
death.
Besides liis widow, Mr. Brown is
survived by six children, Mrs. Harvey
Myrick, of Barwick; Miss Mary Brown
and Mr. H. K. Brown, of this city; Mr.
Oscar Brown, of Macon; Mr. Madison
Brown, of Montgomery, Ala., and Mr.
Parham Brown, enlisted in the army,
now stationed at Camp Wheeler.
The funeral services were held from
the residence Sunday afternoon, the
services being conducted by Rev. A. A.
Tilley. Interment took place in the
city cemetery in this city.
GRAIN CROP ONLY
SLIGHTLY DAMAGED
Despite Extremely Cold Wea
ther Existing During Last
Several Weeks, Fair Crop
Is Promised.
While it has been many years since
cold and freezing weather has been
felt in this section as it has been felt
during the last several weeks, all grain
crops have withstood the extremely
low temperature to the extent of prom
ising a fair crop.
During the last severe cold weather
felt here, about two weeks ago, it was
the general opinion that the oat crop
would prove to be almost a complete-
failure and that wheat would turn out
to ho an altogether unprofilabls
crop. However, since the weather
conditions have moderated to a de
cided extent ail grain crops planted
during the early fall are beginning to
show up beyond all expectations and
the indications now are that there will
be a fair yield harvested, provided no
damage is sustained before the end
of the winter season.
There is an unsually large acreage
planted in grain in this section this
season and the fact that the crop has
escaped without decided damage is a
matter of much gratification to the
farmer, as thousands of dollars would
have been involved ns a loss should
the long freezing weather have proved
disastr us to wheat and oats especial
ly.
NEGRO IS CAUGHT IN
ACT OF STEALING
MILDEST WEATHER OF
WINTER THIS WEEK
to the soldi!
I and can: on i:
of'
I an«' 1
i
| food th 1-
The mildest weather of the winter
season was enjoyed in this section for
several days this week when the ther
mometer registered around 70 degrees.
| The temperature Saturday, Sunday
, and Monday, especially, was the low-
I G3t recorded hero since the first of last
I October and decidedly warmer than
: nd that the sending j any time since tlie beginning of the
c n .'li by their friends main winter months,
not in any respect nec- 1 .. , I JU _ , _
and sailors in the camps
Caught By Eye Witness and the Only
Thing Captured in the Case Was
the Goods Held by Thief.
Early in the evening Friday, a no-
gro was found by Chief of Police
Burke and Policeman Ivey in the act of
stealing goods from tho wholesale gro
cery store of the Whitfield Grocery
Company.
Tiie negro’s plan of entering the
store aitcr business hours had been
discovered by Mr. Oscar Stcmbridge,
salesman for the wholesale house, and
tho policemen were notilied and a trap
was set to catch the guilty party.
IVlien the negro was seen leavin
the rear of the store with a heavy load
on bis shoulders the officers called
upon him to stop. However, the thief
paid but little attention to the com
mand, dropping his package and flee
ing a:; rapidly as possible.
An the negro failed to obey the of
ficers’ commands to stop, he was fired
upon by both of the policemen, though
none of the shots kept the thief from
making a successful getaway.
The negro was recognized as Charley
Hurt, a porter of tho Whitfield Gro
cery Company. Later in the evening
a search was made of Hurt’s home
and a quantity of goods discovered.
The negro made a complete escape
and as yet his whereabouts are un
known.
SCHOOL RALLY TO
BE HELD APRIL 10
MR. A. W. ATHQN PASSES
AWAY AT AGE OF 84
McGEE’S STUDIO BOUGHT
BY VESSELS BROTHERS
Mr. C. W. Vessels Comes Here From
Apalachicola, Florida, to Take
Charge New Place of Bu«in c 8S.
regate quantity of j appetites of the soldiers and in this
an
Epi.i:
the h
I the into
and ;iL'
ICcu
the mil
cly sent is enormous
i of it is mere or less j
.uently injurious to '
ilie men. Therefore in !
ihe conservation of food J
health of the men the
f N; tional Defense requests
ii continue the sending
o! food to the camps.’’
It ha- been shown by investigation
i l attention is directed
i by the Food Administra-
ti,m in (i >, that the tender home
Mntiment which naturally prompts
1 ! boxes and packages of
n 'he camps is, from a
1 not only superfluous
' irmity with the very
' orvatlon which is Im
materially aid thoso
" win the war.
< i rtuient looks very
proper care of tho
country more than any in the world,
The photograph gallery of Mr. M. L.
McGee was this week purchased by
Vessels Brotiiers, of Apalachicola, Fla.,
tiie deal having been finally closed on
Tuesday morning.
Mr. McGee, former owner of the pho
tograph business, has been forced to
give up the business on account of his
health and wlU go to White Sulphur
Springs, Fla., for recuperation. He
lias won many friends and admirers
here during the several years he has
been in business in this city, who will
regret to learn cf his departure from
Miliedgeville end many good wishes
will go with him from the people here.
The photograph business purchased
from Mr. McGee by the Vessells Broth
ers will he in charge of Mr. C. W. Vo
FIRE DESTROYS SMALL
NEGRO RESIDENCE
About 9:30 o’clock Monday morning
Ire broke out in a small negro resi-
lenco on South Wayne street belong
ing V Mr. David Ferguson and owing
to the fact that the flames had gained
considerable headway before the fire
alarm call was put In the building was
soon envelope 1 in flames and practi
cally destroyed before the fire depart
ment reached the scene.
The loss in the destruction of tho
Irdlding amounted to about $200.
perhaps, is tiro matter of food for sol- j vl ’° has already arrived h"'o
dier^ fully provided for. The n suit
M^that tho thoughtfulness of home
folks in this respect deviates from and
disrupts the carefully prepared food
schedule of the army and at the same
time sends to an inevitable waste much
food that should be used at and con
served by the homes. This, too, when
it is an admitted fact the world over,
that food is as important In fighting
this was as bullets.
I fecit to III
I food Siam
tut rot ii
lurposn o
WANT TO SELL THAT
OLD AUTOMOBILE ?
Tell everybody In Baldwin county
about it through advertisement in
THE NEWS.
MRS. !. W. TURKE DIED
HERE MONDAY NIGHT
W| c* sf Former Tax Collector of
Baldwin County Passes Away at
the Age cf Eighty-Nine Years.
Mrs. Martha Turko, widow of the
late tax Collector T. W. Turke, of
Baldwin county, died at the h me cf
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Bearden at 11
o’clock Monday night while in her
' hty-ninth year.
.‘Ira. Turke, before her marriage,
w. Mi: 3 Martha J. Hines, of Decliard,
Tcnn., : nd she is remembered by
many of ti e older residents of Mlll-
cdgeville, who liave long since lei-
the city to make other places their
homes, her husband having servej as
tax collector and county commissioner
cf Baldwin county for a number of
years before his death, about 10 years
ago.
Tho funeral was held from the res
idence of Mr. and Mrs. Bearden Wed
nesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conduct
ed by Rev. J. C. Wilkinson, pastor of
he Baptist Church, interment taking
place In the city cemetery.
The deceased is survived by several
distant relatives in this city.
WANTED—We will bey a few hurt-j
dred bushels cane seed, Early Am- j If you have any beef cattle for sale,
ber, Golden Top, Honey Dew, etc. (call W. H. Montgomery’s Market, tel-
GEORGIA PRODUCTS CO. I ephone 12G. 2-1-tf.
Date Was Decided at Meeting
of Teachers Held in Mili
edgeville Saturday — All
County Schools Included.
At a meeting of the teachers of the
public schools of Baldwin county, held
at tiie -Georgia Normal and Industrial
College Saturday morning, a day w
named and decided upon for the hold
ing cf a school rally ln-MlllOdgevillc
April 19 being the day voted upon.
The school rally to be held in April
■'ill Le gotten up with the view-
holding an exhibit of work done by
the schcol children of the counly and
the participation in singing and ath
letic contests,-a similar event having
taken place here last year.
Ail tiie public schools of the counly
will he included in the school rally
and practically every child attending
school and all school teachers will be
expected to be here at the gathering
Also, all parents will be asked to at
tend the event.
Besides the arranging for a date for
holding the school rally next spring, ,
the meeting was cno of much Interest
in other particulars, r number of in
teresting addresses being delivered on
the occasion. The following lady
teachers of the Georgia Normal and
Industrial College addressed the tea
chers during the meeting.
Miss Lora B Able discussed the
work of the Red Cross, Miss Sue C.
Clcaton, rural schools; Mrs. Edward
R. Hines, woman’s club activities. Al-
s-, Postmaster J. D. Howard mado an
Interesting address on tho virtues of
War Savings Stamps.
At the conclusion of the meeting all
the teachers departed with the deter
mination to become active at once in
beginning preparations for (he big
school rally and if weather conditions
are favorable at tlio time, several hun
dred children, their teachers and
scores of parents will bo here to at
tend the cccasion.
Mr. A. W. Athon, age 81 years, and
a veteran of the Civil war, died’at his
home In this city Saturday afternoon
following an illness of about live
weeks duration.
Several weeks ago Mr. Athon was
taken ill with pneumonia and although
;o lied practically recovered from tho
’.“case, IPs lowered state of vitality
• r.s ..e. r regained frox the shock
r.d lio gradually con Gnu d to fcrow
eaUer until his death.
Mr. Ath- n had been a resident cf
lllodgevllle about seven years, hav-'
i.; moved to tills city from Putnam
county, where he spent most of his
fe engaged in farming and both here
md at his fermer home he was rec-
gnized as a valuable and honest cit
izen,
Mr. Athon served as a soldier
throughout the Civil war and fell
vovndod at ono time while engaged in
battle at Snickers’ Ferry, Va., August
I, 18Gb
The deceased is survived by a large
’amity of children, all of whom will
lave tho sympathy of scores of friends
throughout the s.ato upon learning of
heir sad bereavement, liis children
surviving him are: Misses Anuie and
Carrie Athon and Mr. Ld Athon, cf this
city; Mrs. J. L. Llnch, of Linchburg;
Mrs. O. P. Smith, of Atlnnta, Mrs. L.
D. Nelson, of Jacksonville; Mrs. J. W.
Allen, of Ellaville; Mr. W. A. Athon,
of Jacksonville; Messrs. C. D„ N. W,
and T. J. Athon, of Oglethorpe, and Mr.
J. D. Athon, of Macon.
The funeral services, conducted by
Dr. T. R. Kendall, pastor of the Metii-
dist church ih this city, were con
ducted at the family burial grounds at
Willard, where interment took place
Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
FUEL ADMINISTRATION
ORDER CLOSES SI'Qfii
Other Minor Industries Aare Put At a
Standstill in Miliedgeville During
the Day Monday.
SGT M. W. WHITFIELD
IS NOV/ IN FRANCE
the purpose. He is au expert in h '
line of business, h iving followed pho
tography frr a number of years in an
extensive way.
The photograph gallery just pur
chased by tho Vessels Iirotliers will
not interfere with their place of bus
iness in Apalachicola, as they will con
tinue to operate the business in Flori
da in connection with their new place
here.
WANTED—We can use any quantity
of peas, all kinds. High s st cash
price paid for them.
GEORGIA PRODUCTS CO.
Practically every business estab
lishment in Miliedgeville, with the ex
ception of the grocery stores, was
strictly closed in Miliedgeville all day
Monday in compliance with the nation
al Fu. I Administration in observing
the lieatless day order.
The grocery stores in this city wore
authorized to remain open until 12
’.clock end after tills hour only man
ufacturing plants engaged in the man
ufacture i food supplies had the priv-
ilegc cf continuing operation during
the remainder of the day.
Monday of this woek, which was the
second fuelless day observed through
out the nation, was observed to a
greater extent than Monday of last
week, even the drug stores closing
their doors in observance of tho oc
casion, cafes and re tuarants remain
ing open to sell only such items as
were served in tho way of food.
Well-Known Yeung Miliedgeville Man
and Brother to Mr. C. H. Whitfield,
of This City, Now On Eu
ropean Battlefields. *
Mr. Marlon M. Whitfield, now a ser
geant in the United States Army, has
landed in France, accordtpg to advices
received hens Tuesday by Mr. Charles
H. Whitfield, his brother.
Sergeant Whitfield enlisted in tho
Quartermaster’s Department of tiie ar
my during the summer ot' last year and
upon his enlistment he was sent direct
to Camp Pike, Kansas, being trans
ferred to New Jersey during the
month of November. From the latter
point he sailed for France.
Sergeant Whitfield was ono of the
most popular young men in Milledgo-
ville and ho has scores of friends hero
who arc interested in his welfare.
If •
call V
ej ho;
TOBACCO INCREASE
IS SHOWN FOR YEAR
Washington, Jan. 29.—Leaf tobacco
held by manufacturers and dealers on
Junuary showed an increase of more
than 130,000,000 pounds over that date
a year ago. Total holdings amounted
to 1,176,234,657 pounds, the census bu
reau today announced, of which 893,-
404,555 pounds were chewing, smok
ing, snuff and export types; 223,432,-
87G pounds of cigar types; and 59,397,-
22G pounds imported types. Cigar
i have* any beef cattle for sale, f types showed a decrease of more than
. H. Montgomery’s Market, tel- 8,000,000 pounds compared with a year
126.
2-1-tf. ago; all other types showing increase.
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lie is now a recruiting officer to enlist the financial support of the youngsters. Let him be your children’s adviser in the matter of thrift. Let
him show them what it means to substitute interest-bearing Thrift Stamps for the penny savings bank. Let him be the medium to put
void- children into actual contact with the country's Government. , . , t t
Ti p Thrift Stamp represents to the children what the Liberty Bond represents to the adults. The power of the penny is shown by tne fact that
the Government hopes to raise $2,000,0 00,0(0 from the sale of these stamps. .
A Child’s savings may mean the shortening of this war by days, and every day means he redemption of colossal waste.
Thrift Stamps cost 25 cents each. A book of 16 (with a few cents added) is at any time exchangeable for certificates which will be worth $J>
in 1923. These stamps are received as payments on Liberty Bonds.
You can buy them from your mail carrier or at any Postoffice.
Let the children start today.
i; the second
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II 1,1 ‘- HRS'f NATIONAL BANK.
J ads paid for and donated by
THE MERCHANTS k FARMERS BANK
THE MILLEDGEVILLE BANKING CO.
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