The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, February 25, 1921, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS ^^“isT NUMBER 17. Establish** OcUb.r 18, 1801. MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA FRIDAV MORNING FEB. 25. 1921 $1.51 a Year OARD SETS DOWN ON AGENT MAHER ev Vote Not to Vote on Petitions of Citizens Urging Appointment of County Demonstration Agent. Answering the call of a number^ rominent citizens of Baldwin county ' mec t them at the court hou^e idiiv afternoon, the county comrais- loners assembled In the commission- r 3 ' office and heard read petition* rglng the board to appoint a farm emonstrator for the remainder of the ear of 19-1- Besides presenting the petitions to he commissioners In the neighbor- ,ood of seventy-five to one hundred eople personally called to insist that move be made to secure a man well arsed [ n the diversification of farm- ug to aid those this year In the coua- f ungaged in agricultural purguit. \ Dumber of short speeches were nade by some of the citizens appear- ng before the board. One of the peakers, who probably Is as vltallv nterested in the outcome of the agii- ultural production this year as any an In t o county, advised the three nmmlssioners that as an lnaicatlou if his endorsement of the idea ot mploying a farm demonstrator the cncern he represented had engaged man to look after the farming in terests In which the business was indirectly concerned In and appealed to the county officials to give the matter under advisement thorough lonsideratlon. Some of t'nie speakers addressing the county commissioners on the oc casion were C. U. Young, Allen Sty les, .Mayor Miller 8. Bell, Dr. H. T. Ruhl, Geo. W. Holllnshead, Jr., Q. C. McWhorter, of the Central Georgia Railroad Agricultural Department, G. H. Tunnel!, of the Georgia Railroad, W. T. Garrard and others. The meet- lug was in session probobly aa hour and a half. . . _ At the conclusion of the hearing before tin* county commissioners the petitioners were encouraged by the chairman of the board to the extent of bringing about belief that the r<- questB of the prominent tax paye.-s as to how their money should oe spent, would be given careful and due omslderatlon. The discussions of the speakers evidenced the fact tlia the object in going before tho commit?- rloners was the urging of a measure that was deemed advisable in aiding the farmers of tho county to copo with 1 £ ltuati( n that has arisen since the arpear.moe of the boll weevil In Bald win countv and this section. It was pointed out that the raising of li/u slock (>:: an extensive scale and tho Stoning of foodstuffs as money crop* nriiy have to be followea eplace deficits caused Dy estruution of the cotton would in ord DR. DAWSON ALLEN AT HEALTH MEETING Attending Series of Lecturers Under Direction of School of Publio Health Very Instructive Meeting to Last Several Days. Dr. Dawson Allen, Jr., Commission er of public health for Baldwin coun ty, left Sunday for Augusta -where he will attend tfcte school of public health now in session there and will continuo through March 4th. A large number of noted specialists are making addresses to the body, arr.oung them being Dr. LaPrlnce who rid tho canal zone of many dlsoaaus and cleaned up the Isthmus a few years ago. There are a large number of state, city and federal health officers there for the addresses and for a discus sion of the many problems they face In 'their work as health offlceTh. MONDAY LAST DAY WITHOUT AUTO TAG If you havr.’t procured your tag for your automobile or truck by Monde y night, you better leave the old boat somewhere In the shade until the tag arrives, for you are likely to he arrested if you venture out—even In your home town, for sheriff Terry has already received Instructions to be on the lookout for cars without the new tags and under tho law he can accept no excuse If you are traveling without the latest style number. Tags were placed on sale In D»c am ber and Secretary of State McLeneon has been urging owners of cars for the past several weeks to get tho'r tags before tho last days, for those who waited may have to wait a fe : days until his office can get out t.h the tags applied for this week. ALL CHURCHES CHANGE HOUR OF SERVICES All the night services tn the churches l r . MlUedggville wiU begte at 8 o'clock beginning next Sunday night. CAMP SITE IS GIVEN TO - BOY 8COUT8 AT COLUMBUS ColumbuB, Ga.—ft became kuowa hero today that several prominent citizens of Columbus headed by W. \V. McKcnnie ’had purchased what Ib, as far as known, the first perma nent Boy Sccut Camp ever given over to tho Scout organization in the Unit ed States. While tho consideration wsa not made public, it Is understood to he a large sum. Tho local council it.is signed all papers in tho transaction and the deeds will be filed at once in Muscogee Superior Court. The site is located 9 miles from Columbus and will bo known as Camp McKennie in honor of Mr. McKcnnie, who worked hard to se cure tho camp for the scouts. ANNUAL INSPECTION K. T. HELD TUESDAY Plantasnet Commanderv In spected bv fudge Thomas Jeffries of Atlanlta. Large Number Visitors Here. Sir Knight Thomas S. Jeffries, of Atlanta made the annual Inspection of Plantagnet Commandery here Tues day evening. Before the meeting was called to order, the ladies of the Bap tist ctaurdh served a banquet to tho large number Of visitors present and the local members. The banquet was served in the Masonic Club rooms, made very attractive by the decora tions for the occasion, tho birthday of George Washington, the first presi dent and a leading Mason during Ui.i lifetime. After the formal inspection of the Knights, speeches were made by Sit Knight Thomas Jeffries and Knights J. A. Moore, K. T.'Alfrlend, J. C. Wil kinson, R. II. Woottjen ynd G. C. Wood, of Sandersville. As Plantagqet Commandery is the temple for tills section, a largo number of Knights from Eatonton, Sparta and various other towns near Milledgevillo wore present at the inspection. K has been decided by the Knight" of PlunlAignet to attend Easter ser vices in a body at Sandersville. After t ■ hearing of tho scores of — —-— citizens ■ . the reading of the names it wa3 reported that the executive u'lit farmers ahd business session was a short one and marked in on of county signed to the pe- by inactivities. Upon motion of the t'tions u n':; thg appointment of a chairman of the board for action on Count y (1 ministration agent, the coin- the petitions presented anil tho ;n ■- tters immediately retired sonal appeals from members of the find v.-t ii mti) executive session Tha committee appearing before tlie of- "I tho executive bhssIoii, k ficial members it is said that tho und 'r.-tood, was ta take Into con- only question voted upon was wheth- Eider;; tit) a and act upon the petitions or or not the appeal of fne citizens »n,i ])U. : personally made by those should be balloted upon “Nay" it i= a l>l>earin before the board. said was ilie answer and the, execu 1 time later In the afternoon tive session was ended in short order AT BAPTIST CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT Bunyan’s text. Bunyan was n Bap tist preacher. He is the first of (ho great men and their texts who hap pened to be a Baptist Bunyan married early In life and was shortly afterward converted Many a man has had his eyes opened after he has married. After a whlls he became ft Baptist preacher and was placed . In Jail. After he was placed In Jail he supported his family toy tat ting. This would be some task tor the modern preacher. But good and bad are very much mixed In life, pur lng the eleven years he spent In jail he wrote among other things, .. Pil grim's Progress and ho book has had a larger circulation except the blble. It has carr*e|) a great message of hope and cheer to the world. What Is the text of Pilgrim’s Prog ress and of Bunyan? This will be the text at the Baptist church next Sun day night. We are not going to have any grand opera music next Sunday night but it is going to be good. In fact it is likely to sound very good, ao companiod by the organ and orchestra. There will bo a welcome to every one who comes. The services will begin at 8 o’clock next Sunday night. NEW GROCERY STORE FOR MILLEDGEVILLE Mr. F. B. Chambers, of Toomsb.it’ bought the stock of groceries of F P. Ward Monday and will open a en ' and carry grocery stove in the, store formerly occupied by Mr. Ward, be ginning business Saturday .with a com plete lino of fancy and family gt ' ceries and announces that the new storn will make prices tu.at will son tiio goods. Mr. E. P. Ward will be manager the new store. SMALL NUMBER AT KU KLUX MEETING Rev. Dr. Parrish Spoke For Dr. Ridlev to Small Crowd. Several Have Joined it is Understood. The address ot Rev. Dr. Parrish for the order of the Ku Klux Klau at th« city hall last Friday evening drew a very small crowd and the scheduled address was more of an Informal talk to those present. Dr. Parrish took the place of Rev. Dr. Ridley, who was scheduled for the meeting but was unatlo to come on account of Illness. Dr. Parrish stated that the order was built on the principle of Ameri cans for America and called especial attention to the fact that no man was accepted unless hie was an American bom white citizen, stating It was for white supremacy, for law and order, for the protection of the home and that it was necessary for a man take a solemn oath to support the constitution and laws of the United Staton before ho could become a mem ber of tho order. Dr. Parrish stated that the order cad been criticized by some nhwsp.i- pers, especially in tho north, but that this was caused largely by ignorance of the real intant cf the order. Ho stated that the members of the order were under solemn oath to uphold the laws of the country and than -.ony wars pledged to give assistance If nailed upon by officers and that the talk of their inciting hatred, riots ini lynchlngs and of their participating In right rides for the purpose of scaring negroes was absolutely false. A few negroes came to the meet ing and stayed until Dr. Parrish ha,', almost completed his talk. Dr. Par rish stated that he was glad that they came to the meeting. A few applied for membership at ♦he «in*e of the meotlng and an or ganiser la In the city ttola week fsgfl touch Klan here. FORMER SPEAKER OF HOUSE HERE APRIL 26 W. H. Bur-well, Former Speaker of House of Representatives Accepts Invitation to Make Memorial Ad drees Here April 28th. Mr. W. H. Burwell, speaker of the leorgia Hour, of Representatives lor many years and one of the be3t known speakers in the state has accepted the Invitation of the R. E. Lee Chap ter Daughters of the Confederacy to deliver the Memorial address here April the 26th. The program Is in the hands ot the Daughters of the Confederacy for the honoring of the Confederate dead and an especially Interesting program is being arranged and will be completed at an early date. The coming of Mr. Burwell will add to the program. He is well known in Milledgevillo and his friends will be glad to welcome him. PRESBYTERIANS TO HAVE FINE MEETING Rev: f. Ernest Thacker, Not* ed Evangelist to BBe^n a Series of Meetings Here on May 4th. Snecial Husic. MYSTERIOUS YOUNG i WOMAN WITH BAD BOX NEWS OF INTEREST FROM THE BOYS TRAINING SCHOOL (By Bill Ireland) M.'os Miriam Pritchard and Mias Elolse Mallary of Tennille were n: guests of Mrs. Man3on Sunday after noon. Mrs. Manson and Mrs. W. T. Lath am Bpent' Thursday In Macon. A poultry department haB recently been instituted for our school In or dor that the boys may have practical as well as scientific poultry raising. Wo have at present Buff Orpingtons and Brown Legnoru3, from the formei wo expect to raise chickens and from tho latter eggs In sufficient quantities to furnish our boys, both white aod black, eggs once a week and chickens once a month. With the coming ot the warmer weather our boys have been able to accomplish a great deal in our truck iarm. to-| Roy Hill -of,Danville, Is convales cent after a successful operation on his eyes. Our school has recently purchaied new uniforms and the hoys are rapid ly being fitted. Hatch Your Chickens in March Csather Your Eggs in the Fall You can do both by placing orders with me for as many Eggs as you cafe to hatch. Raise Barred Plymouth Rocks I breed the purest strain. I am now taking orders for deliveries to be made during the next two or three weeks, Mine is a prize winning flock. Per-sell ing $1.59 ar»d 52-59. QUIN ROBINSON Phone 438 j Milledgevilfe, Ga. VUII Appear Here With a Box Tha. Contains Among 'Other Things, Buns Of One of The Dangerous Varieties. (Written for Tao News ) You'd nevef guess in the wide, wide world unless somebody told you. in the next week, there will appear on tho streets of this city a boautiful young lady, and she will bring with her a box. In that box will be—not paint and powdor, hut a II. g—a bug that bites and t o bite is dangerous. It has been known to throw a mas Into so great r. fever and deprive bin rf his reasoning powers to such up. extent that he implores some woman with big brov.'n eyes to share his joys, ambitions and pccketbook. Oftimos the 'final chapter finds for sharing his towel, toothbrush and soirows. But you may rest assured that tir is some Bug which can make a man forget that he has to take on a rnor.h- or-in-lnw in order to become a hus band, forget it anyway until after tk ■ ceremony. The Spinsters Club of Mllledgevill i Is responsible for tho coming of thi i young female, Madam Cupid, and it is m their belief that she is making this trip and bringing tills box which contains the Baj Bug. It Is rumored that the Spinsters will give a garden party on the even ing of March te lith and that u’l tho bachelors in the city will i> ? invited. Make ready, young lu.m. your hour for giving’up your liberty is near nt hand. Bo prepared to meet you.r fate and stand up and look it in the face and meet it llko a man. Ed Nolan and Walter Lane of Ma con and Charles Newsome Of Bruns wick have recently been paroled by the authorities of the school. Mr. Burr Blackburn, secretary of the State Board of Public Welfare, of Atlanta was a visitor to our school Wednesday. After close Inspection Mr. Blackburn said he was greatly pleased with the improvements belli.; made at the school and tho general management. Our boys are delighted with thru new individual clothes cabinet. The system of giving every boy his alto*- ment of clothing, having our officer of tho day check him once a week. In t' is way it makes the boy respon sible for his own clothing that ku; recently been s; pplled. The officer of the day will also inspect the persona appearance of every boy three time daily, making reports to the matron in charge, who will enter these reports on the boy’s record. If you have any fresh country eggs for sale see t e BOSTON CAFE 12-21-.1tc Milledgevllle. Ga Rev. J. Ernest Thacker, evangelist of the General Assembly of the Pres byterian Church, South, will begin a series of meetings at the Presbyterian church in Milledgevllle on May 4th. A feature of the meeting will be too special music, Rev. Thacker bringing his singer and pianist with him ou his trip here. Dr. Thacker is one of the most eloquent and Lest known preachers of the Southern Presbyterian Church, and has been at the head of the Gen eral Assembly's evangelistic , work for many years. He wan formerly pastor of some of the largest of tho Southorn Presbyterian churches, Al exandria, Va., Lexington, Ky., and at Norfolk, Va. In his official cupacity ag the Assembly’s evangelist he ha* held meetings lp all the principal cities of the south and in most of the larger cities of the north and east. As a public speaker, he is en dowed with those peculiar gifts that enable him to hold an audience as long ns ho cares to speak, and never preaches anything but the "old-fash ioned gospel of a crucified Christ As an Instrument In the hands of God be has been iused in leading many thousands Into a clearer know ledge of God and Into the way ol Salvation. It Is the desire of the Presbyterian church to make these revival meet ings of community wide benefit anil the cooperation of all other religious bodies of the community will bo wel comed. FIRE DESTROYS BARN EARLY MONDAY NIGHT Fire early Monday evening com pletely destroyed) the barn of Mr. Adrian Hall on Hancock street and threatened several negro houses In the vicinity. The rain of the dAy probably saved the latter, together with the work of the firemen And others in soaking the nearby houses with water. The barn contained a quantity of foodstuffs and some live stock, the latter was safely removed, together with some of the farming implimeuts stored in the barn. The loss is par tially covered by Insurance. The ori gin of the fire is unknown. BALDWIN FARMER NOW A BANKRUPT \V. It. Combes of this county filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the office of tho elehk of federal court in Macon this week, llis total assets are .121,120, which includes a farm of IS-1 acres, live stock and oth er farming implements and machin ery. Liabilites are listed at $2-1,:’.S-1, aii(j claims of $19,72.-), for secured creditors is listed. Joseph C. Combes also filed volun tary proceedings, listing liabilities at $2,200 and assets of $1,200. The fir .t meeting of creditors of both will be held in Macon March 1st. YOUNG PEOPLE ENJOY VALENTINE PARTY The Junior B. Y. Y. P. V. of ilia Baptist church had a valentine patty Friday night at which time each mem ber brought, a guest. TJie young peo ple went on a honeymoon trip through all the Sunday School rooms. Ku h room was attractively decorated to represent some station. After play ing for a time, refreshments were served. Eighty four guests were in vited'and the party proved a succ^st. PAINTS—VARNISHES sRic ALL REDUCED Get Our Prices beore buying— / Lucas “Glidden Tripod Lines CULVER & KIDD DRUG CO. “Of Course” Phones 224 and 240 HINSON SAND MINES SUPERIOR EUILDING AND GLA33 SANCS Carload Lots a Spaciaity Correspondence Solicited LUMBER CITY, CA.

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The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, February 25, 1921, Image 1