The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, February 11, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS VOLUME 18. NUMBER 17. Established October 12, 1901. MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA FRIDAV MORNING FEB. 11, 1921 ORK ON SEWERS TO BEGIN AT ONCE on tict Awarded to McCrary and Co. for Laying of Sew ers at a Saving of $6,277/ 70 From Bid 6 months ago. L , atr act for the laying of sewers ,en.l of the main streets la Mil e „ [ t . was awarded to J. B. Me- ''rn Wednesday afternoon for of IS.po.00. Work J probably begin next week and will ’ rushed to completion for ose during Nearly opring, the time for the com- “eticu of the work being estimated t about four months. * feature of the contract wtih the nstruction company is that the com- . ,ny agrees to employ local labor only ;.; ich will keep Mllle,dlgevllle money at ome. ... . The new sewer lines will traverse .j-ne and Wilkinson streets and all streets in the southern section of e city. la this connection it is interesting note tan*. .»ug. 20. .920 the sar.e ■m made a bid for this same work, e price being 914,777.70; The con- act closed Wednesday afternoon by avor Bell shows that th e city saves inctly $0,277.70 by waiting 6 months r the work. Mr. J. T. Rose, vice- esident of the company came to Mil- igevitlo to close the contract after e details had been practically agreed wn. The new sewers are being lilt with bonab voted some years but the high price of labor and aterial was given as the reason by e mayor iiud cc.jneli *o; not com eting the work sooner. The new wer lines will serve 144 homes in the 7 not now being served Though no definite plans have been ade for the erection of the school hiding for which bonds were voted ime time ago, Mayor Bell states that e building will be constructed and ady for occupancy when the Septezu- tr term of school begins. The oney derived from the sale of the hool bonds 122,500.00, Is deposited a Macon Bank and is drawing In rest. $1.50 a Year FARM BUREAU MEET BE HELD TOMORROW Farmers To Assemble To Dis cuss Cooperative Methods In Crop To Be Grown the Coming Season. - GEORGIA DAY AT SCHOOLSJN COUNTY Legislature Named Feb. 12th as Georgia Day And Coun ty Schools Are To Observe Same Today. A meetng of t| . ^ Coopw ...... Baldwin County Farm BUfea.i iSf b’cmfL-' tiled to take place in MlUedgevllle Saturday alternoon for the purpose of discussing plans of getting together on the crops to be grown In the county the coming crop season. It is hoped by the officers of the Fat m Bureau that some plan will be reached whereby the farmers will be enabled to go about planting this year in an intellligent way and result in the bringing about of a better oppor tunity to cooperate with one another in the matter of making sales of their surplus crops next fall Too, it is un- dtrstood that one of the principal ob jects to be taken uip at the meeting to morrow is that of the farmers getting • together on ciffeerent purchases in the way of seed and other commod ities. The meeting scheduled for last Sat urday was not held, due to the fact that the farmers were unable to come to Milledgeville in any worthwhile number on account of the rain. Only a few were present and it was decided- to postponee the meeting until Satur day of this week. The meeting tomorrow will be held in the court house and in the event the weather is favorable a large number of farmers are expectrtl to bo present. REV. C. M. LIPHAM WILL ATTENP BIG MFETING Rev C. M. Lipham, pasor of the Tirsi Methodist church here, together wit Rev. Wallace Rogers, Druid Park church, Atlanta have been selected by the North Georgia Conference to attend a meeting of the General chinch Extension Board which convenes In Louisville, Ky., May 1st. This is quite an honor conferred on these two pastors as this is one of tbe n,ore important gatherings of the officials cf the Methodist church in the south. ...l.UMtislature of Georgia has da- signaietr tomorrow, Feb. 12 as Georgia Day in the state atwi: intrude the vari ous Boards of Education and the County School Superintudents to see that the day is observed by the coun ty schools, both teachers and pupils being required to take part, and many intresting programs have been arrang ed at the schools in the county. County Scool Superintendent Bivin3 suggests that the following be by all means included In the exercises: Founding of Georgia and the caus es. Development of Georgia as a col ony. Devlopment of the colony into a state, Devlopment of industry and com merce. Progress of schools. Natural resources of the state. Great men noted for their construe tive leadership. The flag of Georgia. The Great Seal of Georgia. MRS. MARY H. ARMOUR WILL LECTURE HERE One of the Original Prohibition Work ers Will Come to Milledgeville This Month. Is a Brilliant Woman. Mrs.Mary Harris Armour, noted temperance worker and one of the most brilliant speakers among south ern women will come to Milledgeville and leet.re at the Methodist church February 27th, the heur for the ad dress not having as yet been determin ed upon. Mrs. Armour has spoken In every state in the union aui in several foreign counties, using her temperance lectures. She was the woman leader in the fight for prohibition in Gorgia being as well known In the fight as Judge Covington who introduced the prohibition bill in the Georgia kouso of representatives years ago. Her lectures are always interesting and she will no doubt be greeted by a large audience here. OFFICERS ELECTED FOR LIVE STOCK CO. New Company Plans to Sell Pure Bred Hogs to Farmers on Terms That Hog Raising May Be Made a Busi ness In This County. GET YOUR LICENSE BEFORE MARCH 1ST Secretary of State Notifies Every Sheriff of State That Automobile License Should Be Bought on Time. Let LU Do Your Printiner. The stockholders of the Baldwin County Livestock Association met Monday afemoon for the purpose of perfecting organization and for the election of officers and directors. This company was granted a charter at the last term of Superior court here. The corporation plans the same kind of business as that carried on by the cattle bank of Florida, that of celling tbo farmers pure bred hogs that may get started properly hog raising. The feature of this plan is that If the farmr is not able to buy a pure bred sow the company will soil him one on easy terms the hogs eu- liancing in value and multiplying much faster than the small Interest that will be charged him. The cattle bank in Florida operates the same way that farmers may obtain pure bred cows. The officers elected! were: E E. Bass, President, R. W, Hatcher, Vice-president J. W. Hutchinson, secretary and treasurer. Directors: L. C. Hall, L. N. Jordan, C. H. Whitfield and H. E. Andrews PHONE 272-L That’s Us Who Are “Us,” Says You Say we, we are the people who have just opened up a new grocery btore opposite the Baptist chnrch on Wayne. Our stock is quite complete, ever^Mv ng in our store being fresh. Too, we’d hav/ >ou know that our Prices are as low as the low cries are unexcelled. We a He I to? Hello! luot a win when you m?d anythin (jCOCt at our deliv- Secretary of state S. G. McClendon hr.R written Sheriff Terry, as well as every othier sheriff in the state that owners of automobiles should send •heir remittance In or. cn.te, that ml tags be gotten out before tho last day, Feb. 28. The Secretary stalei that there will be a floodl of people woh are always late but that now licenses can b© mailed tho day the remittance is received in his office . His letter is as follows: To Georgia Sheriffs: Your attention is called to the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Law, and you are requested- to advise all owners of cars! that ail cars must bo registered by the 1st day of March, 1921. The office is now prepared to fill all applications the day re ceived, but in a littl 0 while, whoa applications come in at the rate of 4,000 and 5,000 a Cay, some body is going to havo to wait for his tag. He had better apply now. S. G. McClendon, Secretary of State. Sheriff Terry states that ho has no choice in the matter of making cases against people who drive their cars after March 1st without the new license tag, as the law makes it obligatory upon him to make cases for these vio lations, so if you don't want the sheriff to get you, it’s best to mail your re mittance to the Secretary of State at ■once and not wait until the last day. GOODRICH TO OPEN STORE HERE SOON Sandersviile Merchant To Launch New Buisness Here First of March, It Is Under stood. Mr. M. Goodrich, a well known mer chant residing in Sandersviile, was in Milledgeeville this week and rented the store in which was formerly carri ed dry goodU and ladies' ready-to wear by the W. S. Myrick Department Store. It is understood that Mr. Goodrich who operates stores In Macon, Sau- dersville and Davisboro, will open up here an extensive dry goods store. Ilu stated that ho hoped to be In position to begin business by the first of March, at which time he is ti> take possession of the building. The storee rented by Mr. Goodrich is one of tho largest in Milledgeville and is located in an unusually popular section. Just what will compose the complete lines to be carried when the new store is opened will probably depend upon Ideas to be developed af ter the business has been opened up. It was stated by Mr. Goodrich while hero this week that he proposes to first enter into an extensive dry goods bus iness, that he will commence business with a big new stock and increase his lines to meet all demands of the buying p. bile. ‘PRODIGAL VILLIAGE” BEGINS IN NEWS One of Irwin Myers Stories Will be Published in The News Beginning With This Issue. Good Storv Writer ^ "The Prodigal Village, by the fam ous short writers will begin with Lhis issue of The News and countlnue from week to week until completed. Don’t miss the firet chapter for the story is one of the best and every chapter is an interesting one. The story in all gentleness and kind- lines, in all beauty and sincerity, in tbo real spirit of the true American, "The Prodigal Village shows us the happy pathway to the delectable mountains and makes us long for tho old days, the brave days, the days that are no more but can come again—If we but will it. The man who succsec- fully told the story of Lincoln’s lifo and career in the form of a novel gives us a new and inspiring tale of Ameri can life. Begin with todhy’s issue and you will read one of the best stories that has ever been run a3 a serial in a weekly newspaper. NEWS PRINTING FOR DIFFERENT STATES News Job Printing Department Not Confled 'to Printing for (Georgia Alone. Gaining Reputation In Other Southern Mate*. iS j 7 forget us i up-to-date The News Job printing department nas wihin the past week turned out job printing for three different states, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida. Tho Jobs consisted of letter heads, envelopes and labels the latter print ed by very few commercial printing offices, Tho Nows being especially equipped for this class of printing There arc several reasons why The News, In addition to getting a large patronage in Milledogeville nnd this section, is able to get work from distance. Paper stock is all bought in largo quantities, the greater amount shipped direct from the mills, getting the best price obtainable; having only flrBt class equipment nnd adding new equipment at regular intervals; employ Ing skilled help In the mechanical de partment and) giving the business peo ple what they want when they want it is some of these reasons. The job de partment has turned out several Jobs the past week which were given ub on compeltive bids and for the re? son stat ed above, the work came to The News office. Within the pest week The News has contracted to print The Southern High way Journal, of Atlanta, Augusta and Birmingham. This is a high class monthly publication of about thirty magazine size pages. An estimate will be gladly furnished on any class cf printing, together with sample of! paper and stylo of type. 500 BALES COTTON SOLD AT LOW MARKET Washington County’s Largest Plante, Sells 500 Bales of Cotton for Ap proxlmately $25,000.00. Sold to Local Firm Mr. C. G. Rawlings sold five hundred bales of cotton Monday to the Dixie Cotton Company of Dublin at an aver age price of 11 3-4 cents, approximate ly $25,000.00. The cotton had been stored at the Planters Warehouse in Sandersviile for several months, wait ing for an improvement In price con ditions, but Mr. Rawlings sated Mon day that he had become tired out with watchful waiting and hence decided to close out this portion of his last year's crop and convert it into cash. He operates a large number of plows in this and Johnson countlees and is more largely interested in farminng than any citizen of this section of the state. Tni3 is one of lie largest sales ever made from the warehouse here. The snipment is being made over the Sunders vile railroad and It requires ourtern box cars to move the five un trod tales.—Sandersviile Progress. NOTED EVANGELIST TO COME HERE NEXT MAY Rev. J. Earnest Thacker, D. D„ Will Conduct Revival Meeting at the Presbyterian Church Beginning May the 4th. Rev. T. G. Watts announces that Rev. J. Earnest Thacker, Norfolk, Va, and one of tho best known divines in the United States will come to Mil ledgeville to conduct a revival meeting at the Presbyterian church beginning on the above dlute. Rev. Thacker is one of tho best known evangelist® in the country and has conducted revivals successfully la many of he largest cities In the south. The Presbyterian church and Mllledgo- vllle are fortunate in securing such an able man to com e here for the revival services. Rev. Thacker is official evangelist of the Southern PreE-bteriy and General Assembly. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT PRESBTERIAN CHURCH—Rev. Thou Gordon Watts, pastor. Sunday School 10 a. m„ L. C. Hall superintendent. Men's Bible class, Col. Kyle T. Al- friend, teacher, Women's Bible class, Mrs. L. C. Hall, teacher. All men and women not engaged In other class es are cordially Invited to attend these classes. Full corps of teachers for all other classes down to the Cradlo Roll. Mid-week prayer service Wednes day afternoon, four o’clock. Preaching services, 11:30 a. m., aud 7:30 p. m. Plain gospel preaching at all oer- vtces, to which everbody is cordially invited. Bring the children too. REV. OLIVER HART TO BE AT ST. STEPHENS NEW WATCHMAN IS ELECTED BY COUNCIL MILLEDGEVILLE TO HAVE BRASS BAND Enthusiastic Meetings Held And Band Orgnized. Prac tice already Started. Many Have Instruments Already. Rector of Christ Rev. Olive J. Hart, church, Macon will Friday evening Lent services at St Stephens Episcopal church. Tii 1 speaker for next week will be Rev. Dr. Memminger. of Atlanta, Both of these men are well known preach ers und will no doubt have large audiences on the Friday evenings they are here. The ’services Ik gin at .! o'clock and tho public is cordially in vited PLUMBING . —o FOR GUICK AND SATISFACTORY WORK, PHONE 55 OR 12-3c. CAN URNISH all KINDS MATERIAL at LOWEST PRICES. 11-12.«. , Darwin V. Brake Mr. Robert B. Brown was elected night watchman at a meeting of tho mayor and council last Friday even ing and bogan his duties Saturday Preach at tUot njgllt Mr j M Mr rnhy has filled this place In a very cred-bthla mu ia-r for the past few months, temporarily. Mr. Murphy is in charge cf the fire truck nnd will devote nil his timo to th> tire department in the future. The lovers of music in Mllltdgeville will give this city a band and they promise to be in position to give con certs this summer. At a meeting held Friday night and another MondfUF night, twenty-five men and young men organized, all “signing up" for twelv* month 8. Mr. A .Davis, Sr., was selected leader Emmett Barnes, Jr., manager and B. D. Prosser, secretary and rasurer. A number of the men havo thtlr instru ments andi the others have already ordered theirs. The instruments and men are: Cornets-E. L. Baines, Jr., Arthur Davis, Jr., E. D. Prosser nnd Arthur Davis, Sr. Clarinets—J. B. Lawrence, I* Jt Johnson, and Harry Hargrove. Se.xcTihono—H irrij Ilall, MnndiaA Bland, Lewl3 Horne and George Mor ris. Alto— Cllfrord Miller, W. M. Black- well, P(l < i.uzqnos and John Grant. Troi.ih >ao D. W. Harry, J. W. Ivey W. R. Myfl.-ld, C. 11. Massey and C. rtvGilm n Bar,* 'f. Jo-hnren. P.tfc '. IT. Johnsen. Dru-’fs—Frank Bell and Jerry Moq*^. i WHAT A MAE What is your ansvitr? Our: 'hU.tl SPRING GAF WE HAVE THE SEED—AND PLANT", Your inquiry for bv MAIL ORDERS CIV ! CULVEH ?: ■ “Of Course” .".SH AND ) nking of your r., ONION SETS, lalicited ■ EN TION r co. U -.'rd 240

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The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, February 11, 1921, Image 1