The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, May 29, 1918, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextHI Baldwin County ITHR MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS Official Organ City of Milledgeviile Established <. ■r 12, 1901. MILLEDGEVILLE GEORGIA, Wednesday Morning, May 29, 1918. $1.50 a Year r M, C. COMMENCEMENT EXERCISE WAS GREAT OCCASION THIS YEAR Hundreds of Visitors From fKer State Here To Attend Annual Event, Which Clos ed Yesterday Afternoon. cfventy graduates 5 IN CLASS THIS YEAR 5t eac |v Growth of School Re " .ponsible For Largest Senir» Class Ever Turned Out By The Institution. The thirty-ninth annual term cf the ,, Military College lias been ( iplPtid and the commencement ex- Ti.-cs of the institution came to a close yesterday afternoon. THe - ason just passed was the big- p . t ever enjoyed by the college, as the nu mber of students enrolled was larger than that of any term in the history of the institution. Alec, the senior class this year excelled in number any of the past college years. Seventy students of the college re- <eivt-,1 their diplomas at the graduat- in , ex r ises held Tuesday morning. The i ri.tm nceiront exercises this tear were commenced Wednesday evening when the punior class of the colltge entertained the seniors with a prom on the attractive campus in front tf the college buildings. Both the senior and Junior classes ot the college being greater In number than any of the same former classes, this entertainment was one of unusual brilliant y. the number of visitors en joying the event being greater than ever before. Th rsday evening an ; enjoyable band concert was given in the college auditorium, under the direction of Maj r Godfrey Osterman. During this occasion Major Osterman gave sever al cornet solos, Miss Katherine Moran road several highly entertaining se lections and the entertainment as a whole proved Interesting to the large audience present. PROCLAMATION. WHERFJAS, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States i f America, on the 11th day of May, 191S, having issued his proclama tion setting apart the thirtieth day of May as a day of public humilia tion, fasting and prater, and hav ing exhorted all citizens of all faiths and creeds to assemble to gether on that day in their several places of worship and in their' Jinnies, to pray Almighty God that He might forgive (heir sins, as a people, ar.d purify their hearts to see and Icve the truth, to defend all things that are just and right and to propose only those acts and judgments that are in conformity with His will. Praying Him to give victory to our armies as they fight for freedom; and wiih wisdom to our rulers and steadfastness lo un people, to make sacrifice to the ut most, In support of what is just and true! bringing us at last to the peace in which all men’s hearts can be at rest. NOW THEREFORE, in recogni tion of the great wisdom and pro- 1 pr.et.v of the setting apart of this I day by our President, and in fur- i theiance of the purpose he has in view and to co-operate with him, as far as may be, in the accomplish ment of the ends proposed; I, Mil ler S. Bell, Mayor of the City of Milledgeviile, do issue this my proclamation. I hereby call upon every citizen of Milledgeviile to honestly, fervently and humbly obey this summons from the great head of our Government and faith fully to keep and use, as therein set forth the 30th day of May, 1918, as a day of humiliation, prayer, fasting and public worship; and for and during the hours of public worship, that is from 9:30 to 11:30, at least, that they shall close all places of business, suspend all la bor and take part in the public ser vice of worship and prayer, as .us U«. II united people meat program waa carried out Fri day evening, when the pupils of Miss ( Gertrude Treanor gave a very credit able musical recital In the college au ditorium to a large number of vis itors. Sunday morning at 11 o'clock Bish op Warren A. Candler preached the baccalaureate sermon of the occasion. This service was also held In the col lege auditorium and the place was tilled to its capacity with hundreds of local people and out-of-tewn visitors. Th.. sermon of Bishop Candler was a wonderful pulpit oration and the packed audience gave him strict at tention to the end of his sermon. Tuesday morning the graduation ex- eri is- - took place. Dr. S. V. Sanford, "h is principal of the English de- partmen of the University of Georgia, delivering the literary address of the evasion. The speech of Dr. Sanford "as considered highly Instructive and the number of students receiving their diplomas gave strict attention to many words of advice directed to them and the graduating students will probably carry home the sound doc trine of the noted orator. Following the address of Dr. San ford, the members of the graduating das.-- n.re handed their diplomas by Judge .lohn T. Allen, who Is president °f the board of trustees of the college. tine of the most Interesting features of the commencement exercises was held Tuesday afternoon when the com petitive drills of the four military companies appeared an the athletic rro nils of the colleg^ The number °l students this year Increased the number of companies from three to four and the Interest surrounding the ' vent v as added equally In proportion The competitive drills concluded the commencement exercises and hun deeds of visitors from many sections °f the state witnessed the highly en- 'ertainlng affair, many coming here in automobiles specially to observe the Mh-ndld training of the several hun dred military students. The roll of students receiving their diplomas from the college this year is follows; Senior Class. Georgia Military Collage ,i 0,iv e Amoss, Milledgeviile 1 Fleming Arnall, Senoia i jwis R. Barnes, Milledgeviile v c. Beall, Macon 'dgar Blalock, Jonesboro ,’ l:, njaniln J. Broach. Print Peter 1 '"mil P. Rranmn, Milledgeviile l f Bert Brown, Sharon- 1 Robert W. Brown. Millodgevllle 1 ' Ross Bynum. Shellman t Jatnee p. t’hevos, Atlanta MILDER S. BELL, Mayor. Milledgeviile, Ga„ May 27, 1918. 50,000 CABBAGES AT SANITARIUM Gardens At Big State Institu tion This Year Are The Fin est Ever Grown At That Place. Probably the largest garden in the ANNOUNCEMENT UF ENNIS TO BE MADE Present Member of Legisla ture From Baldwin County to Get In Senatorial Rate— Will Announce Next Week. Representative J. H. Ennis, of Bald- South Is that of the Georgia State win county, will issue his forma! an Sanitarium and at no time in the his- nouncement next week as a candidate tory of the institution lies there been for the State Senate from this sena- 1 a finer crop on the place than that of torial district, which is comprised of this year. the counties of Baldwin, Hancock and I There are f.C,0C0 heads of cabbage Washington, at the Sanitarium this year, weighing | It has been known for several weeks 1 on an average of 10 pounds, It is said, that Captain Ennis would be a sena and this particular crop alone repre- j torial aspirant, though the date of the sents hundreds of dollars saving to issuing of his formal announcement to the hig state institution. There are |this effect had not been known until several runureu acres ot iauu vul.i- in is weak, vated in growing vegetables for th* Inmates of the asylum, which sA-eg George ,1. Clark, Waycross Stanley A. Clegg, Scotland G. F. D. P. Croy, Douglas llorrie W. Daniel, Dexter Harold S. Day, Milledgeviile Laurie L. Dozie, Hillman Ellen Ennis, Milledgeviile L. B. Findley. Duluth Hilton M. Fuller, Dublin Jrme Gholson, Milledgeviile Malcolm Grayblll, Milledgeviile Welcome Urcves, Lineolnton John V. Hardeman, Gray Mary Lucy Hargrove. Milledgeviile Donald M. Hastings, Atlanta George L. Hendricks, Metter Reese Hodges, Oconee Estelle Hutchins, Carrs Station W. M. Jernigan, White Plains F. Lamar Jones, Senoia H. J. R. I .a mar. Atlanta J. Albert Lane, Monticello Lillian Lawson. Milledgeviile J. Dudley Mclgiin, Pelham Julian MeDeermond, Wari'oy J. r. McCullough, Hillsboro I. Newton Maxwell. Milledgeviile E,.,«i Montgomery. Milledgeviile E. Cllnto# Moore, Chipley Robert B. Moore, Milledgeviile Donald Neese, Eastman B. Everett Norvell, Macon W. Vaden Parks, Milledgeviile James U Perry. Machen Eugene Peterson, Vidalia W. Edwin Pickard. Tazewell el.land Poe, FVvrsyth J. J. Price, Jr., Lineolnton C. Edward Rawson, Athens Ivylyn Roberts. Milledgeviile Nolle Roberts, Milledgeviile W. E. Sr.under*. Jr., Arlington eDwey Scarboro, Moultrie William Scumpert, Vidalia Julia Scott, Milledgeviile William A. L. Sibley. Milledgeviile Boykin U. Smith. Sandersville Joseph Me. Smith, Albany Sidney E. Stevens. Comer J. T. Terry, Milledgeviile Olynthus C. Turner, Ashbum Frank Wilson. Duluth Ruth Youngblood, Milledgeviile Ernest H. Younglln, Jr„ Athens svvr SALE — Brabham peas in fine "condUionfor seed. ,3.50 per bushel. I Sigm'd i I- M JONES, Superintend ent, MllledgerHIe.^Gs. FOR SALE—One good mule in flrmt cUss condition for sale. See or write C. H, Benner, Oa. , Milledgeviile, in decreasing the state’s expenses it the maintenance of the home for Georgia's unfortunate population. As to what the real value of the truck grown at the State Sanitarium amounts to in one year, it would he u!-1 most difficult to estimate, but to plate I the figures at many thousands of dot- lara would probably be no ex?.gr , - ra * ticn. MR. ROBERTB. HARRISON SPOKE HERE THURSDAY Talking On Food Conservation And Agricultural Production, He Makes A Big Hit With College Students. One of the most interesting visitors Who has visited Milledgeviile in th* interest of fo d conservation and food production was Mr. Robert H. llsrri- who made two speeches In this city Thursday, the first to the stud ut body of the Georgia Normal and In dustrial College and the second to the itudents at the Georgia Military Col lege. Mr. Harrison is chairman <f the committee in charge of the work of securing pledge cards for food con servation. At the Georgia Normal and Industrial College, Thursday morning he addressed the several hundred s'U- Jents on the line of systematic ho co ke. ping and home econ mics. The speaker gave many of his own experi ences and enlivened his lecture by witticisms and quaint philosophy that fairly charmed his hearers and his ad dress was considered one of the best heard at the college in many weeks. At the conclusion of his lecture at the girls' college, President ,’arks. on behalf of the students, expressed great appreciation for the wholesome discussion of the problems that would confront the young ladles in after life. . In the afternoon, Mr. Harrison ad dressed some three hundred cadets at the Georgia Military College. He spoke clearly of the needs of conserva tion of food and the great demands for additional agricultural production, pointing the valuable work possible to be rendered to aid the government during the crisis we sre now confront- After speaking to the students of the military college for more than a hal hour. Col. J. H. Msrshburn, president of the school, made a abort address to the students In sanctioning the ad vices given the students byjhe dis tinguished visitor. r ■ Representative Ennis is now serving bis third term as a member of the Legislature from Baldwin county and his announcement as a candidate for a place in the upper house of the law making body of Georgia will be Earn ed with much Interest by his many friends throughout this section and the state at large. Captain Ennis stated yesterday that he would furnish The News with his formal announcement as a senatorial candidate to appear in the issue of next Wednesday. —~ PROF. KYLE T. ALFR1END FORMALLY ANNOUNCES Issues Card to Public Stating That He Is A Candidate For The Legislature From Baldwin County. Prof. Kyle T. Alfriend has issued his formal announcement as a candidate for the Legislature from Baldwin county, his statement to this efTect up- pearing In The Milledgeviile News for the first time last week. While Professor Alfriend had in formally made known several »e«fcs ago his intention t become a legis lative candidate, no definite statement was issued to this effect until the past week. This is the first formal an nouncement of a candidate for this place. QUINCY HANCOCK SHOT BY POLICE Wanted By Government On a Charge of Desertion, Tries To Make His Escape In An Automobile Monday. Quincy Hancock, a soldier from Camp Wheeler, wanted on the char e of descrtlcn, was shot Monday morn ing about 8 o'clock by Policeman John Burke, while the former w.o nmktn r an attea.pt to escape In an automobile. Several days ago Sheriff S. L. Ter ry and the police officers of Milledge- vtile were notified by military author- it'es to he 6n the lo k-out for Han cock and to make the arrest of the young nian. This request from the government officials was responsible for the shooting Monday morning. After having returned from the southern part of the ccunty, Sheriff Terry and Policeman Burke met Han cock at the Fishing creek bridge on South Wayne street. Just before eetlng I he young man the sheriff got out of the automobile, walked o t ,n the middle ot the street and under took to wave dovvn the car driven by tiie s Idler, though no attention was paid to the officer and the machine continued to pass at a high spci cl. As soon as Hancock had passed the officers the latter turned their car around and immediately begun to chase the soldier charged with deser tion. Hancock was soon overtaken and on several occasions the officers called upon him to stop his car and give up, though again no attention was given to the commands of the sheriff and policeman. Finally Po liceman Burke called upon the soldier and notified him that he < Burke I would shoot if the attempt to escape was continued further. At thi« point the two officers undertook to drive up by the side of the car driven by Han cock and the latter again proeveeded to bead his car across the road for the purpose of heading off the chasing iut mobile and as he did so oPilce nan Burke fired. The shot went hrough the back of the seat of the automobile anrt penetrated liauum.'. right side, Inflicting a minor wound As soon as Honcock was struck by the bullet trod by the officer, he Im mediately stopped his machine and gave up. At the time of the capture of Han cock, the ocers had in their charge a young white man by the name of James Odum, who had been arresteJ __ the charge of failing to report be- tore the local exemption board to be entrained for army service. Odum was a resident of Baldwin county, having lived several miles south of .Milledgeviile. Hancock was in mili tary uniform when taken by the of ficers, having been absent fr m Camp Wheeler for a period of about two months. Fallowing ihe arrest of Hancock, ihe two officers returned to Mllledge- vtlle and within a short time they made arrangements to proceed to Macon tc deliver Ihe two men charg ed with desertion to the military au thorities at Camp Wheeler. THOSE BECOMING 21 TO REGISTER JUNE 5TH All Young Men Ranching Age Sines June 5th Last Year Must Rsgister Juns 5th This Yssr For 8elt«»ive Draft. The Congressional bill containing that part in which all young men who have become 21 years of age since June 3th, 1917, will be required to reg later under the Selective Service Reg ulations, has been passed and signed by the President. These men will be required to reg Inter June 5th, 1918, and. under the present regulations, will not be ellgi ble for voluntary enlistment In the U 8. Army on and after that date Until that time they are eligible to volun teer and select the branch of service best suited to them If qualified Pras tlcally all branches of the service are open to the volunteer now. — —*® , WANTED—Bring your fresh eggs to W. H. Montgomery for best prices. -hai REV. J. H. FLYE LEAVES EPISCOPAL CHURCH Will Leave Milledgeviile Saturday For Summer Vacation—To Erter School Work Beginning Next Fall. Rev. J. II. FT ye, who liu served as pastor of St. Stephens Church for three years, will nave Milledgeviile Satur day for a vacation of several weeks, during the summer months, following his res ! gnatlon as a minister here. F’uther and Mrs. Flye will go frt m here to Ohio, where they will be gone for a couple of weeks to visit Mrs Flye’s parents, al.ter they will visit other places ol Interest uunng the sum mer months. Beginning next fall Fathfr IHye will be connected with the St. Andrea* School for Boy*, at 8t. Andrew*, Tenn. STRICT ORDERS ON FOOD REGULATION County Food Administrator J. H. Ennis Puts Matter Up lo Merchants Not lo Vio late National Ruling. As an extraordinary precaution t > all merchants in Baldwin county hand ling flour and sugar, Coun-ty F'ood Ad ministrator J. II. ICnnis has iss cd a special communication to these deal ers calling up a them to pey strict at- leution to' the ruling of the national tood administration, otherwise pro ceed ngs to force violators of the or der to comply xvith the measure will be necessary, he says. The communication aaddressed to these merchants is as follows: “I find that a good many mer chants are violating (he sugar and flour laws as set out by the U. S. F’ood Administration. In order to make matters clear to everyone Interested, 1_ am giving below plain laws, or the law In plain words, anil every law must be ob served, or the violator will pay the penalty. I can make no ex ceptions: Rules Governing Sale of Flour. Raid 1.—No person is allowed mere than one and one-half pounds of flour per week. That is, If a family of four should wish to purchase flour, they would be en titled to six pounds per week, or 24 pounds per month. Rule 2.—You cannot, under any circumstances, sell more than 30 days supply to a family, even if you have to break a sack. In fact you are required to break sacks when necessary. Rule 3.—You cannot, under any circumstances, sell to John Jones a sack of flour for Dick Smith. Smith must buy his own flour. I Rule 4.—With every purchase of flour, where the card is not in hands of tue purchaser, you must require him to buy sn equal quan tity ot other cereals, such as meal, oatmeal, grits, barley flour, etc. Ritlaa Rnvupninn Sale of Suoar Rule 1.—Flach person is allowed three pounds of sugar per month, but you cannot sell more than five pounds to any family in the city at one sale, nor more than 10 pounds to a family in the country, except for canning purposes. Rule 2.—Any purchaser desiring sugar for canning purposes can purchase any reasonable quantity, provided that he make affidavit that he Is to use the sugar for no other purpose except for canning and that he is willing for his premises to he inspected to show that sugar was used fcr. canning, should any doubt arise as to IiIb sincerity. It is the Intention of the administration to encourage caauning In every respect and am ple sugar will he supplied. Rule 3.—Manufacturers must have certificates from the State F’ood Administration, signed by Andrew M. Soule, before any pur chase of sugar can be made. This certificate must be presented with each purchase. This Includes soda founts, candy kitchens, bak eries and bottling wt rks. These rules are plain and, as stated above, must and will be ob served. No further notice will be given. Post these rules In your place of buslne V- J, H. F1NNIS, Food Adminis trator of Baldwin County. Every subscription helps to make your county paper more newsy and valuable to you. Let ut have yours today. Peas, Chickans, Eggs, Gtaaa, Tut- kays or anything that you have for tale. GEORGIA PRODUCT# CO. FOR 8ALE-I HAVE 100 TONS OP 1« PER CENT ACID WHICH I WILL 8ELL CLOSE FOR CASH. J. H. ENNIS. WANTED—We are in the market for your beef cattle and hogs Highest market prices paid. W. H. Montgom- ery’* Market. . “ - • . FOR RENT ONE BINDER M. W. Stembridge TELEPHONE 28

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The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, May 29, 1918, Image 1