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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
VOLUME 18 NUMBER 17.
Established October 12, 1901.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY MORNING, Mav II, 1921.
election will be
HELD HERE TODAY
flavor. Aldermen and Mem
bers of Executime Commit-
tt He Named Women To
Cast Balots.
new and
of Mlllei
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ii! moan the entering of a
uitant leaf In ihe history
,:ili—not merely because
jay set for the primary in
i:minis are to bo elected
r. ill,;t ever cast in a mtuil-
i.ii Iioiii here will be passed
1 lol box to count just as
, cute of any Old politi-
\. j- came down the pike.
ns that the montbers of
\ will l.m Introduced iitto
. i nil those enjoying suf-.
. lime when none need fear
i,:. They can cast their
m t and the result of the
... ill ii the same, as it so hap-
uq a candidate whose name
ir upon the ticket to be cast
opposition—as a eonse .
i premieous soliciting of
il not be so general as it
uhenvise. So, in the ini-
it is to follow tile opening
ils this morning there will
. riding or other antics that
along with the admission
n iubi i , to tile order- -thee
Ik* cm.ng.i candidates to war
;i til? whole paraplier
■ naionly used on elec.
i r S. Hell’s name will
ii .1 of the hallo, to be
., candidate to £ueeeod
r Hall is now serving
i- rm and be will be nom-
Untr term today without
il f.. Wall, K. T. Bai.nlen
Elemlster were l e only
lo qualify as candidates
•n and filers being three
t'm* municipal law-making
named it is a sure thing
■ ill In' nominated as ;.sc-
Uimm-rlves all being a 1
ud'urs of the board of al-
the list of candidc.tes
tiun today comes the
1 S. Sanford, .1. It. Slan-
n. 1,. if. Jordan, F. K.
h H McAulit'fe, all aspir-
tiilly elected members
mo ratio executive com-
r of these candidates
i "cation lo approach any
o far as seeking poll-
at tills time is connected
are bound to bo elected.
; arc j> st enough can-
up tlu> executive corn-
"SI*
"ill lip opened this morn-
lock and will close this
"Vcn o'clock, the elec.
d in the clerk's office
dl.
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New
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[IASS MEETING SUNDAY
Boys—First Presbyter-
Men and
f 1 ' Church.
ii with the special ser-
are attracting so much
I 1 the First Presbyterian
I ."id which have made such
1 on the entire eomnvunl-
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for
I n a grout mass meet-
mi '» and bovs
i - v aftisnooii.
at
o'clock
Thu. k,
NUtUtos
will speak on "Wha*
a Fool?
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,nan and hoy i n Milledgevllh
C-OBi
re il’
I
s urroundlng country ought
,lr ' ' at in hear this remarkable
1,0,1 In a remarkable way
"I " attend Hie Thacker-Harbl-
are requested to bring
them.
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IMPORTANT MEET
OF FARMERS HELD
Plans Outlined to Strive For
Certain Objects At Meet-
inc Saturday County
Agent Swain Present.
Probably the most important nieet-
ng ever held by representatives farm
ers of Baldwin county took place here
at three o'clock Saturday afternoon
at which time a program was tho
roughly outlined for the farmers to
So by, t ie purpose being that of bring
about means whereby thorough co
operation might be expected.
Mr. I,. E. Swkni, the new county
agricultural agent, was one of the im
portant attendants at this meeting.
Most of the farmers attending were
members of the Baldwin county Farm
Bureau and the discussions brought
ui> proved so interesting us lo cause
the meeting to last practically two
hot rs.
Tiis was a real business meeting
and from all indication coming ui
everyone present, wan interested to
the fullest extent and evidenced a
desire to join any movement that
might have a tendency to improve
conditions on the farm. A general
program to ha carried out Lliis year
wan fully outlined and the attendants
at -the meeting were enthusiastic in
'coming forward and pledging to sup
port the measure proposed. District
Supervijor Anbury, of the state de
partment of agriculture, was pr< sent
and was given the asnirtmce that
County Agent Swain would be given
the s. pport of the progressive fanners
of the county
The general program outlin' d for
the farmers of Baldwin county i
givpn below:
1. To increase the enrollment in
members in Farm Bureau during the
year of 1921.
To appoint a membership co mull,
feu to devise ways and means tor in
creasing this membership.
Develop a working -Community
Council in every well deiined com
munity in Baldwin county. The Ad
visory Board member from th ‘sy dif
ferent communities to bn responsible
together with the County Agent, for
i \ elopment of these Council.
.'5. To promote diversified farming
and to develop co-operative distribu
tion and marketing of the diversil'i >d
product s:
a. Dog grading and sale pen
b, Sufficieul sweet potato storage
houses.
c liny feeders, hog and cattle, and
feed i.ilt ;.u ii .ms, pean is and pota
toes.
4. Hold Agriculture and l.ive Stock
Fair. Fair committee to work out
plans to make Hie Fair a permanent
institution.
' 5. Encourage Bays Club work and
assist in securing prizes for same.
The following comniitties were ap
pointed :
Committee on Potato Curing House
and condition and disposal of potatoes
already in storage: Geo. \Y. Hollin-
sheud, Jr., J. A. Stiles, Harper P Tuck
er, C. IT. Young and D. K. Swain.
The above committee was also in
structed to look into the cotton ware
housing situation amt assertain from
warehousemen h' storage rates on cot
ton could not he reduced to conform
to the present level prices.
Fair Committee: J. It. Torrance, T.
Treanor, J. \V. Stentbridge, John Seo-
gins, C it. Torrance, K. H. Lawrence,
J. A. Styles, G. C. McKinley, J. <>.
Ethridge, Geo. W. Hollinshead, Jr., C.
IT. Young, John, itlis. \V \Y. Moran.
H. 1». Tucker, J. W. Scott. F. C. Pen-
uel.
Committee to furnish County Agent
with office equipment: C. U. Young
and C. It Torrance.
$1.50 a Year
Milledgeville Educator Named President of Georgia
Educational Association
' ■; ::2 •—Ts
Ci i K. T. Alfriend, president ut t ie Georgia ..iiiury College and one
of tlie foremost educators in the slat , was Saturday named president of
■e eGorgia Educational Association at its annual convention held in At
lanta.
HARRIS CASE TO GO
TO SUPREME COURT
Negro Convicted of Murder
Of His Wife Will Have
Hearing Before Higher
Court Next Monday.
The case cf James Harris, negro,
•onvicted at the Jan.ary Term of the
laldwin Superior Court, and sentenc
'd to ung, is now in the Supreme
-ourt on appeal from the denial ot
i new trial by Judge James B. Park,
ue brief .! Couneel for defendant
ia\ Ing gone forward to the higher
'ouit on Saturday the Nth. The case
; set for hearing before the Supreme
ourt cm next Monday, tlit? IGllt.
T e charge of murder against the
negro has created considerable inter
est throughout the ouunty. The ease
grew out ot the finding of the body
of an unidentified negro woman hi
he Oconee River during tire mouth
of July, last year. The defendant's
wife had .been missing for some ten
day previous, and suspicion pointed
(.ward Harris, who was arrested in
Ohio and brought buck to Milledge
ville for trial. There wore no eye
witnesses to the alleged homicide, hut
the trial jury found there was enough
evidence to convict.
The defendant is now confined in
Hie Baldwin county jail, Judge Janies
| B. Park having granted a stiphrsedaes
pending the appeal 'for a new trial
Council for defendant are confident
that ihey will secure for Harris
new trial when the ease is heard on
no t Monday. In the event the upper
C urt sustains the decision of the low
er. 11 urricouncil will lake the ease
before (lie Governor in (lie hope thi
Harris’ sentence may lie reduced to
lito imprisonment. The attorneys for
the defender*- contend that Harris
war, npj legally convicted.
Harris’s attorneys, I). S. Sanford
and T. !>. Luther, will gu leaf re the
Supreme ^.ourt to make an effort to
reverse the judgment rendered by
Judge Park, who presides over tin
icurts of the Oe.mulgea circ. it.
COL ALFRIEND IS
HEAD EDUCATORS
President of Georgia Military
Coileae Elected President
cf Georgia Educational As
sociation.
(Continued on Back Page)
Only
() ne more case of that five cent toilet paper at
Hairs Pharmacy
G, ‘ l ’t at Hall’s
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WE DELIVER
Col. Kyle T. Almond, presid on of
the Georgia Military College, wu
Saturday elected president of the
Georgia Educational Ass vyjtion at
its annual convention held in Atlanta.
For a number of years Col Alfriend
has been held in high ranks with the
leading edivaters of the stilt" For
practically a decade he served as s’e<
rotary of the Educational Association
and his election Saturday vv rend of
the association came-us no surprise
fo his friends here and throughout
Georgia.
Col Alfriend Iras been engaged in
educational work some fifteen or eigli
teen years. For several years be was
superintendent of the public schools
in Dublin and later he was at t'. e held
of l.anier High School in Macon.
Eight years ago, Col. Alfriend came
to Milledgeville from the Savannah
High School to accept a place on the
facility of the Georgia Normal and
Industrial College, which place lie
held until the end of the term 1919-20,
Last year he was named president of
the Georgia Military College.
In 1918 Col. Alfriend was elected tr
represent Baldwin county in the Geor
gia general assembly. H iring iris ca
reer as a member of the Georgia law
making body his activities were mark
ed by his untiring effort to bring
about and support measures intended
for tlie advancement of education in
the state.
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WOMEN’S CLUBS TO
MEET NEXT WEEK
Program of Annual Con veil
tion of Tenth District Led
e rated Clubs Has Been
Completed.
STORES CLOSE FOR
THACKER MEETINGS!
All Merchants and Business
Houses lo Close Doors
Once Dailv Commencing
This morning.
A petition has eirclu;tted over the
burin s section of Milledgeville- Tues
day uiteiooon, requesting that all
".'chants and business h uses in
-c m nil close their doors for forty-five
minutes during Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday mornings of this week t'o
the purpose cf affording all employ
e's an opportunity to attend the
Tracker meetings being carried on at
tlie Presbyterian < hi rch.
The petition was quite readily sign
ed as the merchants were approached
and as a consequence all mercantile
establishments will have their doors
closed this morning at 10:80 o'clock
and a like action will lie taken by the
men units tomorrow and the day fol
lowing. ♦ -
The services conducted by Dr
Thacker were commenced a week ago
today, the meeting being held twice
daily. The congregations on all oc
casions have been large and it is gen
erally believed that no greater inter-
est lias been shown during any gen
eral revival campaign carried on here
in several years.
As an evangelist. Dr. Thacker has
few equal In tlie country and his
sermons twice daily are serving to
arouse much interest and already
'hi re are few peoplo in Milledgeville
who have not taken advantage of tlie
oppotunity to hear tire widely known
nijiister
A feature of tlie Thacker meeting
are the splendid musical programs
t at ate being carried out by Rev.
mt Mrs. J. Frank Harbison. Mr. and
Mrs. Harbison came here from India
napolis, hid., to conduct the music at
l)r. Thacker is to he here.
Mr. J. 0- Bloodworth To
Move To Florida Soon
Local Real Estate Man Announces
That He Will Go To Lakeland At
An Early Date To Establish Real
Eilat; Business There.
Mr. J. ti. Bloodworth, who for sev
eral years has been engaged in t .e
uni estate business in Milledgeville
announced this week that he will
move to Lakeland, Fla., at an early
date.
Mr. Bloodworth stated that it was
his intention to engage in tie aiurii
businss in Lakeland that lie hat car
ried on here during t ie last decade
He returned from Florida Friday and
he stated that he was convinced that
there was a splendid opening in Lake
land for a man well versed in tlie r
estate business.
About sixteen years ago Mr. Blood-
worth came to Milledgeville from Vil
kinson county to enter the mercunt'.l'
business. After several years of sue
cess as a merchant he decided to go
into the real estate business.
During his career i’r Milledgeville,
Mr Bloodworth was quite active in
political circles. He was for q ile a
while a member of the city council
an ( | later served as taij assessor.
Mr. Bloodworth and his family alive
many friends here who will regret to
learn of their proposed departure
from Milledgeville.
CORN FOR SALE
I have about 1500 bushels of good
sound corn in shucks for sale. Will
make price delivered or at my barn.
14 miles from Milledgeville on Dixie
Highway to Sandersville.
C. F. FOWLER
Oconee, Ga., Rt. No 1
Practically all details in connection
with the program to he carried out
next week when the convention of tho
Tenth Distiict Federated Women's
clubs meet here lias been completed.
It is anticipated that this will he
the most successful annual convention
ever held by the women's clubs -if
this district. The attendance will t"'n_
bab'.y be i e largest of any former
year aud the program that has been
arranged embraces both constructive
and social features that are calculat
ed to arouse unusual interest and
everything possible will he done to
make the occasion one that will bring
about a lasting impression on the part
of all those who are to be in atten
dance.
In regards to the convention, Mrs.
E. It. Hines, president of the Milledge-
ville Woman’s club and president of
the Tenth District Federated clubs,
1ms prepared tlie following open letter
to he pihlislred in connection with lhn
program to be'carried out:
Guests are to arrive by twelve
o'clock Wednesday, May ISlli. All
hostesses, members of D A. it., U. D.
and Women's Club, as well as fed
eration guests and delegates, are ex
pected to the supper given at Y Hut
hv C e D. A H. and >’■ D. (’. H t after
noon at six o'clock.
All sessions of the convention, both
night aud day, are open to tttt.v body
who wishes to attend. Not cii'y that,
but everybody is extended a cordial
invitation and urged to come and "icur
what the club women of tlie district
are doing in tlie way of work.
Beth of tlie nig t sessi ue will bo
particular Interesting. Tlie Child Wel
fare Conference, which will come Fri
day morning, w ill lie a special feature
of tin* convention. On this program
will lie talks from people who have
studied the subject. “Nutrition," by
Miss Hasslock, of tlie Domestic
Science department G. N. 4^ I. C.•
Play and Story Telling- Miss Susan
Myrieic of i e Physical Training de
partment, and "What the Girl Scouts
Stand For."
Mi:s Kate Parker, who Inis doti" so
much to make the Semite of oar own
city a success. "Why Children should
Sing"—Miss McClure, who ted tho
kids of Baldwin to vi( tory in the sing
ing line so recently
Another splendid feature ot t.io con
vention will he 5 five minutes talks
by live wido awake women on five
live topics—in fact tiiey are to lie
known as tlie five C's which the
Tenth will appreciate on this next
year. Civics, Mrs. Robert Daniels,
Treasurer State Federation, Atlanta;
Counties, Mrs. A. II. Brenner,‘Cor Sec.
of State Federation, Augusta; Citizen
ship, Mrs. Alonza Richardson, State
( hafnium of Citizenship, Atlanta,
Child Welfare, Mrs. A. 1\ Brantley,
First Vice-President Fedratton, Black-
shear; Co.operation, Mrs. J. S. Haw
kins, Second Vice-President State,
Savannah.
Mrs. E. It. Hines, president of tho
Woman’s Club and also of tlie Tenth
District, urges a splendid crowd to
come to every meeting and show their
appreciation of tlie honor their city
has had conferred upon it to have this
convention and also their Interest in
work along special lines, and especial
ly for Child Welfare. You do not have
to be a club woman to appreciate
these things—ao come and hear
Every member of the Woman's dub
(ami of cocrse ali the federation
guests and delegates) are expected to
be present at the luncheon on Thurs
day at one o’clock in Sunday school
(Continued on Back Page)
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