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T HE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
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Official Organ
City of
Milledgeville
„omb eR
TWO.
/ If tabllahed October 12, 1901.
Baldwin Goes Over The Top in
Making Sales of Bond Quota
milledgeville boys
ARRIVE IN FRANCE
Captain Edmund Wright, Lieut. F. R.
Hargrove and Others Cable Their
Safe Arrival Overseas.
jessed $294,350 and Re
vives Subscriptions For the
Amount of $305,700 Be
fore Ena of Campaign.
OVERSUBSCRIPTION
AMOUNTS TO $l I ,350 \ t Cablegrams have been received
Baldwin County and City of
Milledgeville To Get Honor
flags For Patriotic Efforts
In Liberty Loan Drive.
„ aU »\TN GOES OVER — —- —
The Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
came to a close Saturday and with the
winding up of the big drive Baldwin
tounty came out with an ‘overeubscrip-
tjon amounting to $306,700.
Baldwin’s quota figured up $294,350
im l the total sale of bends brought
tip an oversubscription of $11,360,
which entitles her to an honor flag for
having mot the requirements placed
upon her by the government. During
Ihe last week of the campaign, bonds
were sold to the sum of about $35,000,
thile probably less than $25,000 were
needed In order to g; over the top
with the quota.
The treasury department is award
ing each county having gone over the
lop with raising the quota of Liberty
i with an honor flag and in com
plying with this Baldwin county is
entitled to this proud distinction. The
Bag will be forwarded to Chairman
,Idler S. Bell, of the Fourth Liberty
Low Committee of Baldwin county,
and will probably be placed over the
emranee of the county court house.
In each community or city having
subscription to the Fourth Liberty
Loan of twenty per cent, of the tax
payers, will be given a special honcr
Bag and in this connection the city
of Milledgeville will be the recipient
of such a gift. This requirement was
more than fulfilled here as a conse
quence one of these flags will adorn
the city hall in this place.
As chairman of the Baldwin county
committee of the Fourth Liberty loan
.Mavor Miller S. Bell has prepared the
(Allowing; communication expressive
of the splendid co-operation shown by
the people here in making possible
the success of the Liberty Bond cam
paign :
Milledgeville, Ga., October 22.
To the Fourth Liberty Loan Com
mitteemen of Baldwin County:
I wish to express to you person
ally, mv warm appreciation of the
very valuable assistance and for
ihp i-iPunt services you have ren
dered in the sale of the Fourth
Liberty Loan Bonds. It was your
splendid spirit and hard work that
made possible the great success
of the campaign In our city and
co tit y.
The people of Milledgeville and
Baldwin county who have done
their proportionate nnrt in carry
ing our quota of the bie loan
tar over the t p, are entitled' to
the gratitude of every citizen.
1 wish especially to thank Mrs.
B. B. Allen and her corps of work
ers among the wnien and to com-
"end them for the part taken in
the success of the sale of Liberty
Bonds. Sincerely yours,
''ll t.EP S. BELL. Chairman.
Baldwin Co. Liberty Loan Corn.
LIEltT. w. T. GARRARD, JR.
IS GIVEN PROMOTION
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Garrard, of
This City, Made Instructor In Of
ficers Training Camp at Camp Mc
Arthur, Waco, Texas.
Milledgeville announcing the safe ar
rival in France of a number of young
men from this city, who recently sail
ed from this ccuntry to join the Amer
ican forces overseas.
The relatives of the following Mili-
adgeville boys have received messages
to the above effect:
Capt. Edmund Wright, Lieut. Fur-
mor R. Hargrove, Sergeants Mike
Johnson, Jenkins Johnson, Corporal
Jennings Holton, Norman Handley and
Walter Zachery, Lamar (Bud) Han-
c.ck, Ernest Jackson, Jesse Bryant.
AdviceB of the arrival of these young
nen in France were received here
during the last two or three days, the
messages being received with much
pleasure by the relatives of each.
MILLEDGEVILLE GEORGIA, Wednesday Morning, October 23, 1918.
$1.50 a Year
MRS. ALFRED ELLISON
DIES IN BIRMINGHAM
Wife of Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. El
lison, of This City, Gives Way To
Pneumonia, Following Influenza.
Lieut. W. T Garrard. Jr., son of Mr.
a “'l Mrs. W. T. Garrard, of this city,
his been given n distinctive promo-
lion by Hie appointment as an in-
sir ctor in the officers training camp
at f'amp McArthur, Waco, Texas.
The advancement of Lieut. Garrard
"as made during the last week and
•he recognition accorded him by the
appointment he has received will be
'"tuned with a great deal of Interest
hy his many friends In Milledgeville
* n, i this section.
Wanted
" e "ill give 10 cents each for the
llr t twelve copies of The Milicdgo-
v||1 ° News, date of October 2nd, de-
h'ered to us at this office. Our flics
at 1 " short of this issue.
THE MILLEDGEVILLE news.
JUST
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COOKIES* |
The many friends of Mr. Alfred El
.ison will regret to learn of the death
if Mrs. Ellison, who died at her home
in Birmingham, Ala., October 12.
Mr. Ellison will be remembered by
his friends here as the son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Ellison, of this city, all of
whom join him in his sad bereave
ment,
Mrs. Ellison was the daughter of the
late Mr. John Wicker, of Augusta,
she being Miss Anne Wicker before
her marriage. Announcing her death
n its news columns, the Augusta
Chronicle heralded the sad news in
the following words:
"Augusta friends will regret to learn
of the death of Mrs. Alfred Ellison,
which occurred at 1 o'clock Saturday,
October 12, at her home in Birming
ham, Ala., after a brief illness of pneu
monia. Mrs. Ellison is remembered
in her old home town as Miss Anne
Wicker, daughter of th late John
Wicker.
Her death came as a great shock
to many friends who had not heard
of her illness. She had been sick for
u tew days and was thought to be re
covering, when pneumonia developed.
er mother, Mrs. K. T. Ackrldge, was
here with another daughter, Mrs.
Hugh Ellison, who was quite sick,
when the telegram announcing thp
illness of Mrs. Alfred Ellison was
received. eBfore site could make ar
rangements to go to Birmingham the
wire came announcing hr death.
Mrs. Ellison was an unusually sweet
and lovable young woman, who, al
though she had not lived here in sev-
ral years, is still recalled very loving
ly by numerous friends of her child
hood and girlhood.
"She -is survived by her husband,
Mr. Allred L. Ellison, her mother and
her two sisters, Mrs. Kluto, of Jack
sonville, Fla., and Mrs. Hugh Ellison
of this city, all of whom have the sin
crest sympathy of their many friends.
Funeral services were held at the
cemetery chapel on the arrival of the
remains.”
WHAT YOU HAVE
LOOKING FOR-
A small ALCOHOL STOVE using
solidified alcohol. This canned heat
i8 economical and easily applied. \\o
have a limited supply on hand at 7.x
for complete outfit. This makes It
very convenient when you wish to
heat just a small quantity or cook a
small amount. Huy now.
ICY HOT.
The wonderful bottle that keeps
things hot as well as keep them cold.
It is what you have been wanting pos
slbly for sometime. Having ear
that there was going to be a material
increase in the price of these goods,
we laid in a large stock and are in
position to let you have at bottle com
plete or filler for bottle. Me would
advise, If you Intend giving one o
these for Christmas present, buy
now. If you should need one for your
own v«e, buy it now
CULVER & KIDD, of Course.
AN HEROIC .SACRIFICE.
MR. NEWTON MAXWELL IS
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
Son of Mr, and Mrs. O. N. Maxwell
Died Monday Morning At Hoa|iltll
of Mercer University Training
School — Funeral and Interment
Tuesday.
MRS. HOMER THOMPSON
DIED MONDAY MORNING
After a Few Days Illness With Pneu
Monia, She Passes Away Shortly
After Twelve o’clock Sunday Night.
WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE
that we have just received
ANOTHER shipment of tanlac.
_ CULVER A KIDD, of courae.
WE ARE GLAD TO ANNOUNCE
THAT WE HAVE J UST RECEIVED
another shipment of tanlac.
CULVER A KIDD, of Courae.
News was received in Milledgeville
early Monday morning heralding the
death of Mr. Newton Maxwell, who
passed away at the hospital of Mercer
University training school, influenza
folHweedJ by pneumonia being the
cause.
Young Maxwell had just passed his
eighteenth girthday. He was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Maxwell, who
reside at the state prison farm, the
father holding the position of warden
at the female department.
The deceased was an ex-student of
the Georgia Military College and was
quite well and feavorably known in
this city and section. His ir-*ivy
friends here were saddened in learn
ing of his death and all are joining
In sympathizing with the bereaved
parents.
The funeral and interment took
place at Danville, Ga., Tuesday tnern-
ing at 10 o’clock.
Young Maxwell is survived by his
parents and three sisters and <wo
brothers.
BROWN URGES HOLDING
OF THE COTTON CROP
Says Mills Will Need The Staple and
Will Pay The Price If Allowed to
Cet “Hunrgy.”
Atlanta, Oct. 21.—Apply the “Hun
ger treatment" to the cotton mills, is
the advice cf Commissioner of Agri
culture J. J. Brown, to the cotton pro-
tlv rers of Georgia and the South, un
til they are willing to pay a fair price
;'or the product.
“While reasonable market buctu.i-
ions are to be expected,” Commission
er Brown says, in a statement just
a to tlte press, "the recent consid
erable decline is due solely tc manip
ulation and a meager hand to-mouth
system of taking by the mill men. It s
just their same old plan; and it serves
to emphasize Just now, the Importance
of our advice to the farmer, continual-
y given this fall, to go slow in mar
keting.
"The demand for products from oot-
t-e nis greater than in many years.
Cotton goods are selling, in some cas
'd, even higher than silks. Manufac
turers are making money as never be
fore. In driving cotton down, they
are merely fattening their own pocket
books at the expense of the farmer
They have got to have cottbn to meet
their crntracts, and they are going to
buy it.
“These are facts which should fur
nish the basis of action by the pro
ducer. The few who persist in rush
ing their cotton to market at any
price, are furling both themselves
•ind the many others who, in a gratify
ing degree, are holding off the mark
et. They are helping the mills defeat
the law of supply and demand.
Talk of government price fixing has
been silenced through the efforts of
the Cottcn States Marketing Board.
There is no danger of it now, and the
wise farmer will wait until a reasorn
able market Justifies the efTerlng of
his product to those who need and
must have it.’’
The remains of Mrs. Hrmer E
Thompson were laid away in the cem
etery in this city Monday afternoon,
her <Vath occuring about 1 o’clock
Monday morning from pneumonia.
Mrs. Thompson had been ill for sev
eral days with influenza and about
two days before her death pneumonia
ieveloped and she rapidly grew weak
er until the end came. She is survlv
ed by her husband and four step-chil-
Iren.
The funeral as held from the resi
dence at 3:30 o’clock Monday after-
noon, the sad occasion being conduct'
ed by Rev. J. C. Wilkinson, pastor of
the Baptist church.
Before her marriage about three
years ago, Mrs. Thompson wfts Miss
Marie Dominick, of Dublin. The rela-
ives of the departed good woman are
being extended the sincere syspathy
of scores of friends in this city and
section in their add bereavement.
MRS. J. A SHANKLIN
HAS PASSED AWAY
Daughter of Mr. J. C. Whitaker, For-
merly Miss Scott Whitaker, Dies
From Pneumonia In Columbia, S. C.,
Hospital—Funeral Held Here Sat
urday.
Mrs. J. A. Shanklin, before her mar
riage Miss Scott Whitaker, daughter
of Mr. J. C. Whitaker, of this city, died
at the Columbia, S. C., hospital Wed
nesday night from pneumonia, follow
ing influenza.
Her condition was not considered
dangerous until a short time before
her death and it was not until Wed
nesday that she was moved from her
residence to the hospital in order to
obtain the beat possible attention of
physicians and trained nurses. Despite
the fact everything possible was done
to restore her health, she passed away
at 10 o’clock at night of the same day.
Mrs. Shanklin was well known in
Milledgeville and she possessed many
warm friends here who were grieved
to learn of her sudden death. Abou
flve years ago she was remembered i
Milledgeville as Miss Scott Whitake
and after h< r marriage at this tin:
> Mr. Shanklin the couple left tc mak
heir home nt Columbia, where the
•esided ail ihe while afterwards.
The duration of Mrs. Shanklln’s ill
ness covered only about one week or
ten days and it was only about thre:■>
weeks before her death since she was
in Milledgeville visiting her father
having made the trip here in an auto
mobile. She Is survived hy her hus
land and two little children, her fath-
tr, Mr. J. C. Whitaker, of this city, one
brother, Mr. J. C. Whitaker, Jr., cf Co
lumbia, S. C„ four sisters, Miss Mari
on Whitaker, of Rocky Mount, N. C.
Mrs. M. L. Severance, of Rocky Mount,
N. C„ Miss Orle Whitaker, of Balti
more, Md., nnd Miss Gertrude Whita
ker, of Philadelphia. The relatives
are being extended the deepest sympa
thy of scores of friends In Mllledge-
vllle In their bereavement.
The funeral was held from 8t. Ste
phens Episcopal church, of Milledge
ville Saturday morning, the services
being conducted by Dr. D. W. Bran-
nen.
Only cne of the sisters, MIbs Ger
trude Whitaker, was able to attend the
funeral, the remainder being 111 with
influenza at the time, including the
brother, Mr. J. C. Whitaker, Jr.
Interment toolr place in the ceme
tery in Milledgeville.
-pa
ne w SPAPERS PLAY BIG
PART IN WINNING WAR
Without Them Dissemination of Mass
of Information Would Have Been
Impossible, Is General Opinion.
Atlanta, Oct. 2i.—Although Ameri
can newspapers have played a tre
mendous purl in carrying f.rward ev-
?ry detail of the government's grejt
war program, newspaper men are uot
taking advantage, either liree or else-
wh 're, ct the c.-, ;ential nature of their
irol'esslon to escape military service
or shirk any otlipr duty. All Atlanta
-apers util periodicals have furnish: J
i long list of employees who hastened
0 get into til" biggest gaaio f all his
tory, the willing of tlie war for democ
racy.
Without tile support of the newspa
pers, it is doubtful of public senti
ment coitid have been sufficiently ed-
■nied in ihi short time necessary to
i
pass the draft act. Without the as-
.stance of the newspapers it would
lave been extereinely difficult to dis
seminate the great mass of informa
1 n connected with the machinery of
the draft. Without the newspapers
It would have been almost impossible
to put across any one of the four Lib
erty Iman campaigns. Without the
•ewspapers the Red Cross, the Young
Men’s Christian Association and all
the other war activities would have
ixperienced hard sledding.
Why? Because the American peo
ple are a loosely organized democracy.
They cannot be ordered to do this and
not do that, as the German govern-
«<»nt orders Its subjects. They are
free citipens who need to be informed.
Then they will act
TUESDAY’S MARKETS
Middling Cotton 30c
Cotton Seed, per bushel ...$1.02
No. 1 Milling Corn, per bushel*..$1.76
Np. 2 Milling Corn, per bushel...$1.72
Ear Corn $1.65
No. 1 Wheat,,per bushel $2.26
Field Peas, per bushel $1.50
Eggs, per dozen 46c
No. 1 butter, per lb. 50c
No. 2 Butter, per lb. 45c
UNITED WAR WORK MEET
IN MACON TUESDAY
Central City Will Be Host To Workers
In This Great Campaign On Novem
ber 5—Cr. Ashby Jones and Other
Fine Speakers.
This entire section of Georgia will
have as an event of exceptional Inter
est a United War Work Campaign
district conference in Macon next
Tuesday, November 6th. The confer
elite will be featured by addresses
from such well known men us Dr. M.
Ashby Jones, Dr. S. E. Wasson, Rabbi
Marx and I. K. Orr, state chairman
for ihi campaign. It will tie attend
ed hy a large number of Ibis district's
most prominent men and womeu
who arc actively engaged in the cam
paign.
Upon an appeal from President Wil
son and by order > f the war Uepart-
n. at, the United War Work Cam
paign has been launched by seven or-
junizations in combination, each ol
which Is doing army welfare work at
home and abroad that has won the
high praise of President Wilson, Gen
era) Pershing and other leaders in
state and army affairs. The actual
drive will begin on Monday, November
11th, and will run through M nday
November 18th. $170,000,000 Is to be
aised by the nation, of which Geor
gia's quota will be $1,685,785. It is
the sentiment of state, district and
•ounty workers In the campaign that
leorgia will far exceed her quota for
this magnificent army welfare sen-
tee, because no people in the whole
civilized world are more squarely
bncking their government and their
soldiers on the battlefields than are
the people of the Empire State of the
oSuth.
It is entirely fitting that this coun
ty should eagerly embrace every op
portunity for contributing to the suc
cess and happiness of the army and
navy, for many of the county's own
sons are fighting bravely under the
American flag against Prussianism.
The district conference will be fol
lowed quickly by county conferences,
for which able speakers will be pro
vided. County organizations have
been under way for several weeks and
are almost completed. With the
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO OPEN MONDAY
r
Regular Terms Under State
Federation Will Commence
October 28 — Local Tax
Schools Already Open.
The regular 1918-19 term of the pub
lic schools of Baldwin county, under
state operation, will commence next
Monday morning, October 28.
However, a number of the schools
of the county have been open for sev
eral weeks already, their early com
mencing being due to local taxation
being levied in their respective com
munities. Those already having start
ed operation on the local tax system
ire as follows:
O. M. C. Grammar School—J. H.
Marshburn, president; Miss Jolla
Moore, principal; Miss Lois Crawford,
Miss Anes Stembrldge, Miss Mattie
Moore, Miss Benita Allen, Miss Jotse-
ihlne Bethune, Miss Cassie Simpson.
Midway School—J. L. Lnwrence,
rlncipal, Hardwick; Misses Jessie Al-
®n. Eula Simpson, Flossie Simpson,
Milledgeville.
Meriwether School — Miss Annabel
Webstar, Meriwether.
Huuiphries School — Miss Pansey
Smith. Meriwpther.
Snead School—Miss Laura M. Smith,
Meriwether.
Pleasant Grove School—Miss Mary
Norris, Browns Crossing.
WntFon School — Miss Viola Hill,
.Milledgeville R. F. D.
State Farm School—Miss Lucy Har
grove. Milledgeville.
Union Point School—Miss Allie Ste
venson, Milledgeville; Mrs. Olive
Pearson, Milledgeville.
Harmcny School—Miss Annie God-
"rev, Deepstep.
The several schools having failed to
’-ivy local tax and scheduled to open
next Monday under state operation are
ns follows, with the names of each
teacher elected.
Black Springs—Miss Myrtle Rossee,
MP'odgevjlle.
Scottsboro School—Mias Gladys
Tindall, Milledgeville.
Trilby School—Miss Frances Fer
guson. Milledgeville..
Mt. Pleasant School—Mias Mamie
Cormannl, Ivey.
Cooperville School—G. L. Andrews,
principal, Ivey; Miss Mattie Goodwin,
Ivey; Miss Beulah Brannen, Ivey.
Hall School—Miss Sarah Lawrence,
Gordon, R. F. D. 3.
Camp Creek School—Miss Emily
Keller, Milledgeville.
Salem School—Miss Mamie Tor
rance, Milledgeville; Miss Iris Wilkin
son, Milledgeville.
Hopewell School—Miss Rosie Cook,
Milledgeville.
Pine Grove Scboo!—Miss Fannie
Lane, Gordon.
Clocks Will Be Turned
Back On October 27
Washington, D. C.—No further ef
fort will bo made by congress to con-
iinue the existing daylight saving law
and the hands of the clocks will be
turned back an hour on October 27 as
originally p nuM-. This de i.don was
reached today at a conference be
tween ccngr io.nnl leaders and
Chairman Baruch, of (lie war indus
tries Board, who had recommended
that the law remain in ofree or the
period of the war.
STORK AND RESIDENCE FOR RENT
—I have for rent the stor< and resi
dence form: rjy occupied by 'lr. Jo'so
Simmerson, just over the Oconee river.
Tills is an ideal place to livo and in
one of the host stand.: D r a mercan
tile establishment to be found in Bald
win county. If you aro loo ! ng for a
place to enior a business that will
prove profitable, you need not go fur-
:tier. Posses don given January I,
1919. Sco me at once, If interested,
tf TERRY TREANOR.
completion of the Fourth Liberty
Loan campaign last week, the United
War Work campaign was given full
right-of-way and one of the most
thorough patriotic campaign organiza
tions ever yet perfected in Georgia is
now beginning to swing into forceful
action.
State Director Ely R. Callaway will
attend this district’s conference next
week, and he urges that every commu
nity be well represented. The confer
ence offers unusual interest and enter
tainment, as well as an opportunity
for valuuble service to the boys at
home and <n foreign battlefields—the
fellows who will mould the future ot
America.