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Off'C
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Bald*'
County
THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS!
Official Organ
City of
Milledgeville
ij^p S thirty-eight^
Established October 12, 1901.
MILLEDGEVILLE GEORGIA, Wednesday Morning, July 17, 1918.
$1.50 a Year
rand Jury Presements of
The July Term Superior Court
- rts Concerning Examin-
■Jj on 0( County Officers
ar No Criticism Of Any
lature Whatever.
[COMMENDS ANNUAL
audit of finances
This Is Only Way To Ar-
| ive at Financial Standing
-Savs Auditor’s Report
hould Be Published.
e Grand Jury presentmenls of the
lff m of the Baldwin Superior
, I3S Riven to The News for pub-
this week, as were the re-
j given this official body by the
its of this county.
“ r JJTrt concerning the books
i several county officers the
IJun made no criticism of the
Ids but on the other hand their
lent of tit- - * comity's affairs was
rery way favorable. However,
recommendations were made
I the ohjeit of grasping n clear
1>( the c,millions of the county s
this recommendation being
lif having the hooks of the coun-
ited mice each year and that
I i,e published and placed before
^nnle.
full report of the Grand Jury
reports of the county officers
I to the court during this term
liblisiied in full below:
! Hon. Jus. I!. Park, Judge:
I the Grand .1 ry, beg to submit
Ith our report.
|bave disposed of all criminal
s handed us by our solicitor and
(at the small number of critn-
brought before the courts,
|be very gratifying to our cit-
Jkave examined, as best we
kite books and records of the
|county officers, and find them
f kept; and so far as we could
i In our limited time, they are
|ttach hereto, the reports of our
county officers and request
me be published in both the
(papers.
in antiquated custom of Grand
|o appoint commutes to exatn-
|records of the various county
The report o fthese conimit-
merely perfunctory, and in
Names meaningless: fer the
fhai the limited time in which
onmittees are expected to
Tir report, renders it impossi-
I" lnin an Investigation of tin*
of the county.
I nl - sensible and business-like
priteat a true financial stand-
1 county affairs is a thorough
' "t uditor. To, therefore,
1' ' ' :i, t a dit lie made once
1 SUl *' reeurds as pertain to
lc ' a ' 0,l| l "f the county’s nf-
* r( 'l , ort published on
1,1 llf their work,
pf grand jury has made this
'"u and it appears that
"‘ idc ofr the year 1017.
Clerk of Court occupy office now used
by Sheriff. This- will give Clerk ad
ditional room, which is much needed
in his office. We recommend that
a brick vault be built under each
front stairway, one to be used by the
Clerk and one by Ordinary. Both of
fices have valuable records that should
be safeguarded, as they never could
be replaced ifdestroyed. These two
vaults could be built at small expense
and made absolutely fireproof.
Owing to the volume of records
which the passing of time has accu
mulated in these two offices, some
thing must be done to make room and
make safe these valuable records.
We have elected Kyle T. Alfriend,
O. M. Ennis, George W. Hollinshead,
Jr., and .1. R. Torrance as members of
the Board of Education.
Our country is now engaged in a
gigantic struggle for world freedom
and the defense of cur own national
honor. Our citizens have at last
awakened to a realization of the grav
ity of the situation. The continued
prosperity and happiness of our belov
ed country depends on the success of
our arms. The success of our army
depends up n our continued ability to
feed and clothe and otherwise sup
port or soldiers. Our ability to do
this depends largely on our conserv
ing every item of food, clothing, fuel,
etc., and producing enough food crops
to feed ourselves, and the brave boys
who are fighting our battles.
Our government asked us to
deny ourselves of many seeming ne
cessities and our people have respond
ed without a murmur.
We urge our citizens to let economy
be their watchword. And respectful
ly ask our county officers who have
the disbursing cf funds in hand and
the purchasing of supplies to use every
means to conserve same.
We urge our officer* to be diligent
In the enforcement of the law against
idleness and ask the co-operation of
our citizens along this line.
We extend our thanks to the of
ficers and members of this court and
respectfully submit these present
ments.
W. T. GARRARD, Foreman,
L. H. ANDREWS, Secretary.
CROPS CONDITIONS
VERY JFAVORABLE
Indications Now Point To A
Large Yield Of Both Cotton
And Corn In Baldwin Coun
ty This Year.
I)ue to recent favorable seasons,
the crop conditions in Baldwin coun
ty are probably more favorable than
at any time during the last several
years, both corn and cotton present
ing a vigorous and healthy growing
appearance, as well as many other
less important crops.
During the few days just passed the
rainfall in this section has been ideal
and new growth has been added to
all plants and fields everywhere are
showing up in first class shape, indi
cating yields unequalled here in at
least a decade.
-Fa-
’hat tiii s
I Road
nurse lie continued.
s and Bridges.
h " r " a,ls fairly good. The
•‘Xcellent.
'he proposed legisla
ture tlie
’ the mom
f ern ffi‘."t. for
peorcia
|on r
1 the
| Pro,
leneral Assetn-
V lor the Fedd-
road improve-
J ls ">ado available and
representative to look
>sage of such legisla-
appropriations that
Ith. " 1 ' 1, lnr ’* le > m l>rove-
" ‘P nt.v highways.
■ ’ nn °'t' n. we have ap-
! folios
Report of County Commissioners.
Milledgeville, Ga., July 8, 1918.—To
tlie Grand Jury of Baldwin County,
Georgia, sitting at the July term, 1918,
of the Superior Court of said county.
Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen:
We submit the following report of
the affairs of the office of Commis
sioners of Roads and Revenues:
We have issued orders of the treas
ury of the county for the following
purposes and in the following amount:
For Jurors, $788.00; for Bailiffs.
$74.50; For inquests, $28.00; for jail,
$1,114.98; for paupers, $781.75; for
county officers, $4,363.82; for roads
and bridges, $19,618.7.",; for interest,
$299.30; for all other purposes, $2,-
351.83. Total $29,420.91.
We have alsa collected of funds be
longing to the county, which are
largely derived from road taxes, tlie
sum of $1,679.43.
The period covered by this report
dates from January 1. to June 30,1918,
Inclusive of both dates.
Respectfully submitted,
G. C. McKINLEY,
,1. O. ETHEREDGE,
F. E. WATSON,
HONOR TO FRANCE
BY PEOPLE HERE
Patriotic Gathering On G. N.
& I. Campus Sunday After
noon In Celebration of Bas-
tile Day.
One of the most enthusiastic patri
otic gatherings to take place in Mill
edgeville since the beginning of the
war took place Sunday afternoon on
the campus of the Georgia Normal
and Industrial College, the object of
the occasion being that cf paying h<m-
or to France by celebrating Bastile
Day with the same interest displayed
by the French people 'this year in
celebrating America’s Fourth of July.
The occasion Sunday evening was
presided o\er by Dr. D. W. Bramt-n,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church, of
this city, and hundreds of people from
this city and section were present to
witness the enthusiastic gathering.
The principal speakers of the ocac
sion were Col. Joseph E. Pottle and
Rev. .1. C. Wilkinson, the latter pastor
of the Baptist Church. The addresses
of the speakers were entirely of a pa
triotic nature and they paid high tri
bute to the French people and called
attention to the audience of the many
years of friendly relations between
the I’nited States and France.
EXECUTIVE MEET
SET FORTHURSDAY
Be Held In Thomson and Rules
and Regulations Will Be Pro
mulgated For Conducting
Congressional Promary.
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee of the Tenth Congressional dis
trict has been called to meet in Thom
son next Thursday, June 18, at noon.
C. McAuliffe, secretary of the com
mittee, sent out notices Saturday :o
the members and the convention will
fix rules and regulations for conduct
ing the congressional primary in con
junction with the state -primary which
will be held September 11th next.
While it is not expected that any on-
position to Congressman Carl Vin
son will develop, of course, the com
mittee will make provision for any
contingency in the way of a contest
that might arise by adopting rules
and regulations for a convention nom
ination, second primary, or other
method that might he deemed desira
ble. Time limit on the entries will
also be fixed by I lie committee.
The following are the members of
the committee:
Baldwin county, .1. D. Howard.
Columbia County, E. D. Clary.
Glascock County, Charles Gibson.
Hancock County, I,. C. Miller.
McDuffie County, .1. E. Wilson
PLANS TO PROMOTE
W.S.S. SALES HERE
FARMERS CLUB TO
BE W.;H MR. SCOTT
Members of ■'ogressive Farm
ers Club W» Be Entertained
At the Hom^of Mr. J. W.
Scott Next Sa^ day.
^
The members of th<£rialdwin Coun
ty Progressive Farmers Club will meet
with Mr. J, W. Scott next Saturday
morning.
At noon the members of the organ
ization will be entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. Scott at a delightful dinner and
beforo and after the noon hour these
farmers will take up live subjects rel
ative to conditions facing the farmers
at this time. During the several years
since the organization of the Farmers
Club, many new ideas have been
reached by tho various members of the
association that resulted,in much ben
efit to the farming interests of Bald
win county.
The co-operative spirit existing
amongst the men composing this or- J he given further publication in The
ganization has proven creditable to j News next week and plans of the op-
the county-and at no time in the past jerutien in carrying on another War
iias the unity of the purpose of the . Savings Stamp drive will be given to
Meeting Held At Court House
Tuesday Evening In Inter
est Of Movement To Help
Raise County’s Quota.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
at the court house in Milledgeville
yesterday evening for the purpose of
making further sales of War Savings
Stamps in order to complete Baldwin
county's quota in this particular war
measure.
At present, not more than have the
quota placed upon this county by the
government in the sale of War Sav
ings Stamps has been received and
while a good showing was made on
War Savings Stamp Day, June 28tb,
it Is realized- that other steps will bo
necessary in order to complete the
assessment passed upon the people
here.
Complete details of this n;eet!ng will
members bteti more evident than at
present.
The meeting Saturday will take
place at tlie home of Mr. Scott about
11 o'clock and all members will prob-
the public at the same time.
It is realized that no let-up can he
made in tho matter of making further
sales of these stamps in this county
and it is also the general opinion
ably be in attendance at the time to that some extraordinary effort will he
*' n Progressive discussions necessary in order to accomplish, the
Jefferson County, Joseph Oliphant. ! Ieaflin S to improved methods of farm- undertaking in carrying out tlie re-
Richmond County, J. C. McAuliffe.
Lincoln County, Lamar Car'.ledge.
Washington County, H. M. Franklin.
Warren County, Jule C. Evans.
Wilkinson County, John S. Davis.
Taliaferro County, Gordon Stone.
The fact that Congressman Vinson
w-ill probably again go back without
any opposition is considered by his
supporters generally to be one of the
strongest endorsements possible of his
work. ^
The convention will be presided
over by J. D. Howard, chairman of
the committee.
ing.
LUTHER BL00DW0RTH IS
WINNER IN BIG RACE
MR. H. E. PAFFORD
VISITS MILLEDGEVILLE
hers
II. Andrews
"‘g committee from
confer with the county
k ) )f> la such steps as
l|,. '* in regard thereto:
”■ Ennis, George
* he ad. Jr., i.
^"Mister.
'* 1 ‘ in good sanitary
^ ll,n * San 'tarium.
" U<P 'Siting this insti-
V 1,1 inst *tution in excel-
U<lli.'» n<ll,t0n ’ bolh mal * an<1
il " e "““Id say that
E-" <- f or treatment of
. 'It was estab-
7' Ul ,n the
U? «. t,IR! the office now
Uon, "'2 <0m, n>»aioners he
U" , . ft r ’' U P "tairs. The
by C( , " 10Ve< l to office now
■ Coi0o >iBslone r B. And that
Report of County School Supt.
Milledgeville, tin.. January 1. 1918.
To The Grand Jury of Baldwin Coun
ty, Milledgeville, Ga. Gentlemen. 1
beg to submit below a statement show-
ing all the receipts and disburse
ments made by me as County S' por-
intendent of Schools of Baldwin conn-
y from January 1, 1817, to January 1,
1918.
RECEIPTS.
January 27. 1917—Received
from the State, bal. due
on 1916 apportionment— .$12,833.15
Jan. 30, 1917-Received re
bate on int. check to
M. B. Co.
Feb. 3, 1917.—Received from
loan from The Mllledge-
ville Banking Co
April 7, 1917—Received from
rebate on check to Don
nie Peeler
May 17,1917—Received from
N. H. Bullard, former C.
S. C„
Dec. 3. 1917—Received from
loan from the Milledge
ville Banking Co. 1 '. :,00 ° r>
Mr. H. E. Pafford, who was con
nected with the Georgia Normal and
Industrial College for the past three
years in the capacity of English
teacher, spent Monday in Milledgeville
en route from New York and Wash
ington to Spartanburg, S (’., where
lie is stationed.
Mr. Pafford enlisted in the army in
December of lust year and since that
time has been doing Y. M. C. A. work
in Cantp Wadsworth at Spartanburg,
S. C„ having been given the superin
tendency of the camp school for illit
erates.
.
Better see how your sup
ply of bill headings stands, for
the first of the month is ap
proaching. If you are short
phone 312.
Luther Bloodworth, captain of the
1918 Mercer University baseball team,
was the winner recently of a relay
race at Camp Sevier over representa
tives of several Southern colleges.
For winning the event, Bloodworth
wus presented with a handsome gold
medal. He finished 40 yards ahead
of his nearest opponent. There were
40 in the race.
Bloodworth is attending the fourth
officers training camp. In a letter to
a friend, Walter C. Stevens, clerk in
the ordinary’s office, Bloodworth de
clares that he likes the array and feels
hopeful cf securing a commission.
Police Chief Is Made A
Deputy Revenue Officer
A Joe Walton, of Eatonton, With Rec
ord For Capturing "Tigers" Receiv
es Appointment Frcm Internal Rev
enue Commissioner Blalock.
3.97
2,500.00
3.7
351.36
(Continued on Three.)
ON’WHEATLESS DAXS
USI NO SHEAR ClAiXXES.
r\MlCY OR BKIAXIAST
POODS CONTAINING
N/HEAXJ
Eatonton, July 14.—Chief of Police
A. Joe Walton, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Walton, of this city, today re
ceived from Internal Revenue Com
missioner A. O. Blalock his commis
sion and appointment as a deputy
revenue collector. Chief Walton will
have his headquarters in Atlanta, re
porting for duty on July 15.
Eatonton gives him up with regret,
as ail able and efficient officer, faith
ful and fearless in the discharge of
his duties and an officer with a vne
record. He has been specially active
in capturing illicit distilleries and his
promttion and recent honor in the
above appointment is largely due to
tlie apprecution of Mayor J. R. Twee
dy.
WORK ON OIL MILLS
PUSHING FORWARD
Plant Will Probably Be Ready
For Operation By Middle Of
Fall And Will Be Modern In
Every Way. -
Work on the Milledgeville Oil Mills
is being pushed forward as rapidlz as
possible by the contractors in charge
of the construction and it is hoped to
have the plant in shape for oporat'on
by the middle of the fall, if not earli
er in the season.
During rho last two or Hires weeks
nearly one hundred men have been
engaged in grading and other werk
preparatory to beginning the founda
tion of the big mills, which will he
the finest plant of the kind n the
South when finally completed.
The laying of brick for the founda
tion of the oil mill plant has already
been commenced and within a short
time the walls of tho structure will
be started up. The building will be
constructed wholly of brick and thor
oughly fireproof, besides the installa
tion cf a modern sprinkler system io
lie used in tlie case of lire breaking
out in the lint and seed rooms cf the
place.
While it I. somewhat Impossible to
, .-. imaie Just when tlie plant will lie
. omple ed in every way. Including
thet installation of machinery, tlie
c- ntraetors hope to have the place ’•Ju
dy lor operation by the first or the
middle of October.
SEVENTH SON WILL
WILL ENTER ARMY SOON
I quest of the government to raise our
| share of the $57,500,000, to be raised
in Georgia.
LAMAR HAM MAKING
FRIENDS IN HOUSE
Frcm The Atlanta Georgian.
Lamar Ham, of Mllledgoville, is
making a lot of friends in the legis
lature. Ho is the calendar Clerk —
and he's a mighty efficient and ac
commodating one. There are a great
many little attentions and courtesies
the calendar clerks can show the
membership of the house, if he wishes
to—and they are courtesies that are
not forgotten by members to whom
they are extended, moreover.
There never has been a calendar
clerk more willing to go out of his
way to serve the membership than
the present clerk.
Mr. Ham, by the way, is the son of
a man once familiar in Georgia poli
tics—the late H. W. J. Ham, of Gaines
ville. ho became known to fame as
"Snollygoster" Ham, because he coin
ed the word and applied it to a sort
o fclieap variety of near-statesmen
flourishing in his time, some twenty-
odd years ago.
BOY IS KILLED BY HOE
Falls and Handle Penetrates Pit Of
Six-Year Old Boy’s Stomach.
Grocerymen, Notice
WE HAVE JUST PRINTED A SUPPLY OF
SUGAR PLEDGE CARDS
BOTH FOR HOME CANNING AND PRESERVING AND
HOUSEHOLD USE
TO BE FILLED OUT BY YOUR CUSTOMERS A8 REQUIRED BY THE
UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINISTRATION
WE ARE SELLING THESE BLANKS IN RETAIL QUANTITIES AT
WHOLESALE PRICES
THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
Puna, III., July 15. Mr. and Mrs. K.
A. Mathias, farmers near here, hold
tho central Illinois record for furnish
ing hr ye for i'ncle Sam's fighting
forces. Two sons—Alvin, coast ar
tillery, and Sergt. C, 1,. a.Mthais, field
artillery, are in France and Earl, in
fantry, is stationed at Camp Ileniing,
N. M.; Samuel, Albert and Lon have
been called in the draft and llrinton
is nearing twenty-one and will soon
he in the service.
RUBBER SYRINGES.
We are selling fountain syringes
made by one of the best rubber com
panies in AmerTca. We are so well
pleased with the quality of these
goods that ail fountain syringes sold
by us are sold with a two year guar
antee, prices ranging from $1.25 to
$2.60. We also carry a heavy stock
cf ice caps tnd hot water bottles; in
fact, our assortment of rubber goods
is so complete we are a little conceit
ed about being able to carry the quan
tity we have on hand. Culver & Kidd,
Of Course.
FLOOR PAINTS AND STAINS.
When you buy either paints or
stains from us you are not experi
menting or guessing at the quality,
for the brand we have on hand are
the ones we have been selling for
years. We have a large stock of lead,
linseed oil and all colors. Will be
glad to have your wants for anything
along this lino. Culver & Kidd, Of
Course.
FOR RELIEF OF HEAT
Put up in 25c cans at Culver &
Kidd's, of course. Owners of the cele
brated K. K. K. Liver Pills.
Eatonton, July 9.—The 6-year old
sen oi Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cathey, of
this county, was buried here today in
Pine Grove Cemetery, alter death
i rom an accident under unusually rad
and painful circumstances. The little
fellow, while handling a hoe, fell in
such a way the handle of the hoe pen
etrated tlie pit of his stomach. The
little sufferer lingered two or three
days in great pain. Mr. and Mrs.
Cathey came to this coun'.v from Hen
ry county about three years ago, and
have many friends here and in ,ne!r
former home who will tegret to know
of the'r sorrow. Soon after moving
to their new home hen, it was burn
ed to the ground with no insurance.
Lieutenant Carr Transferred.
Lieut. Arthur Carr, who lias been
serving, since his enlistment in the
Cnited States Infantry at Camp
Wheeler, has recently been moved to
Camp Burney in Ei Paso, Texas, and
he is now in the three hundred anff
fourteenth Caval/y, having been trans-
< fried fro mthe infantry to the cava!
ry department.
The War Savings “Torch of Liber
ty" stands for tlie independence x. e
mean to win tor the world.
The State Bureau of Mar-
keta, State Capitol, Atlanta,
is maintained by the State
and asks that you list any
Georgia farm products that
you have for sale or wish to
buy. A market bulletin is
issued weekly and your
name will be put on mailing
list If requested. This ser
vice is entirely free.