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THE M1LLEDGEVILLE NEWS
volume 18. NUMMR 17. Established October 12, 1901.
Mil . ocURGIA WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST. 3, 1921
BRAND JURY PRESENTMENTS GIVEN PLAN TO ORGANIZE
$1.50 a Year
OUT FOR PUBLICATION THIS WEEK
L-!
Nothing of Unusual Nature
Embraced and But Few Re
commendations Are Offer'
ed -
The Grand jury presentments of the
| j u |y term of tlie Baldwin Superior
| vas given to The News this
ek for p blierition and the same
llniiudi : individual veneris of all of-
I liters are given below:
1 GEORG IA Baldwin County.
The tlie Honorable James B. Park,
I Judge Superior Court, Ocmulgee Cir-
leuit. ' , it
\V e . t:,o Grand Jury empaneled
sml sworn for tlie July Term of
■ i porior Court, 1921,' make
like f ! presentments.
\v ■ Iks 1 disposed of all the crimL
1 pu„in brought before us by
the- ?a!5itor and we feel that eveiy
Lion i being used to suppress law-
utiPOUT OF COMMISSIONERS OF
ROADS AND REVENUES OF
BALDWIN COUNTY
Mllleotseviile, Oa ., July 1st 1921
To the Grand Jury of Baldwin Coun
ly sitting at the July Term, 1921 of
the Superior Court of said Canty.
Mr. Foreman, and Gentlemen:
Wo herewith submit to you a re.
port cf the affairs of the office ot
c-ommissicuers of Roads and Reve
nues of said county for the period
oeginnig January 1st, 1921, and end-
lig June 30t$, 1921
We have o llected during the peri
od in cash the sum of $1018.75 and
have paid the same into the Trcas
ury
We have drawn orders on the Treas
urer during this period aggregating
the sum of $51 150.58. These orders
eve be in drawn for the following
pui puses ai/l irfi U'Q 1 following
;. mounts.
*o pay jurors $2149.00
‘ o yay uailiUs ;SU.7i.
-o Pay inquests 79 ; OU
r tiie B! pport of me jail
COUNTY C. OF C. HERE
Plans To Organize Chamber
Of Commerce
made tno usual examina-
r . c. unty affairs through
s appointed for the purpose
report of these committees
lied hereto and made a part
presentments.
minuend that the jurors and
■ paid $2.00 per diem.
■Bsness.
We ha
iin of
lomrai'.t
id tbo
re alia i
l Ur .
We re
ailiffs b
| \ve re:-.;mmend to tee County Com
missioners th. t the jantber at the
ourt In se be paid $30.00 per
(ninth,
Afi r i ■ consideration the part of
Ii niy it is our opinion that the
cent method of electing County
lommissioners is tlie best and we so
emmend.
| It pi. *s i pleasure to commejufc
the public of Baldwin county the'
llucation and valuable work being
k>ne by our Health Officer and be
lt for this office the hearty eo.
ratien of tim public. The pos-
Ibilit lif d in the education of
|i p along tlie lines mbruo-
d in ! . (1 ut i■ are great
Wo ms. gr itified, to learn that
County Commissioners are now
mstiu:ting the approaches to the
<'•>" rde biiilg.' over Town Oeek
r v !a a tlii i work Is completed wa
rill 'd that the State
ii sion will take over
of the road to San-
C oreby relieving the
exponso.
y desire to thank
'll for Tiis val able
i a many matters that
hi
o
siipp
■-C paupgrs
--It 14..c.
pay s
•mrica and fc.:s cf
Jolt
iiy ofiicei'3
-.4361.78
inkling
:nd repairing
roach
auT tjii
dge.r
29601.5J.
0
p-ty
ntcrest
—lluo 6.
L T>
ropey
uoi rowed money
--6000.0U
or
tiie a
upport of the
Health
I;
.•partin', nt
. . 1773;7^
vl
other
expens.s --
—2929.46
$51150 53
OL
the
bove amount
$22,541.94 WH :■
. a\
•n i a
payment of
obi ig;
tiods in
m r
'■(1 hj
the county
prior
to Jana-
yy
1st. 1
921- Tiie balance
$28,503 -
rellnbl v
cur body, our
> tended to Judge
I r his able co.opora-
tho law in our
that these presont-
II J in the official or
tho suggestion of
charge that the >n-
ymont cf fines of
in order to secure
! praetfeo and often
ends of jiiEtico,
t i i lly- submitted,
' iv ini i y, Foreman -
V no,'Secretary
W Hollinshead, Sr
■ bell'
Young
I nfroe
i’ook
araker
'i .I'dler
Webb
'tmley
Wiliiams
Little
’hiiips
Bitidhle
. 1 ■ i ronser
A ; I. Butts
"’ii'itim Rico
04 was in discharge of obligations by
the present board We estimate
that it will require about $35,009.00’
t.o pay t. . current expenses of the [
county for tlie balance of the year
In view of the tact that the Tax'
Assessors have reduced the valuation I
of taxable property mi re Ilian aj
million dollars, we are of the opinion | men took th
that the' tax rate for the year 1921
can not be reduced. The Commis
sioners are unwilling to Inn r obligu
tions unless t ’ey can bo taken care
of during the year, and tho-largc re.
Ruction in taxable values mak.s a
reduction of the rate impossible
We again rail the Grand Jury's at
tention to the question of jury tecs,
and suggest that the Grand Jury fix
the per diem of jurors at $2.00
We aga.in call th? Grand Jury's at
tention to the matter of the support
of a Health Department for the coun
ty While that department may be
very desirable we feel that the coun
ty is not in position to sustain at
this time, and we recommend that'
the Grand Jury take such action as
will abolish that department
Wo offer to you for examination all
of the records and books cf our of
fice.
limpettfully submitted
.) K Miller, Commissi nor
1 K Y\ at son, Commissioner
T. B. f well, Comtulmdouev
REPORT OF COUNTY JUDGE AND
COI NT Y COl RT SOLID!1 OK
J.oigiu, Baldwin f ounty
'i u tno lion ruble Grand Jury of
L.tid loi.try .inly Term 1921
y. c, tiie undersign-'d, officer.! o:
he said county, judge and county
oliciv/r of the county court »es-
pcetii 'dy show to this Honor-ble
‘ ody that we have not had nor have
e now in our possession uiiv miner *
11 .lying to the State or county uu-
ounted for
If further information or servi:-.? ]
in the matter is deslrod we would l)c
pie;.; si t> cull on us
T'liis July 11, 1921
Very respectfully yours
1"). S. Sanford,
Judge County Court B. C Ga.
J Irwin *-iblc/.
CiMity Soii.itor, ii. Co Ga.
REPORT OF BALDWIN COUNTY
BOARD OF HEALTH
MliB.igevllle Or., July 11 Ipcl
To tho Honorable Grand Joy mil
win county, Georgia
Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen:
I r.ui Instructed by the Ba Win
county Board of Health io submit tbo
following reyc-t for-your com . i
Hon The Hoard if Health r■ vpect
f*dly requests that this report be
lead bo'.ure yt?u body.
Raspovi'mly submitted
P N. Bivins, Secretary
Baldwin County 1 arii cf Health
To tlie "Baldwin County Board of
Health
i.:e* f flowing is a summary ol
p acttviOes of the Commissioner
cf Health of Baldwin county for the
ip if year ceding June 30th. 1921
luternary fiem monthly reports and
inily records.
Tho tax 1 >vi \l to support tho of-
: - • no ],„•» year or $2 000.00
for 0 months The actual exp.n
• f the office for the six months has
an si.80(1.04. This includes sal-
Cfy office evpenssa, gas and oil for
•pj', in pursuit of duties, anil
t-ir-t e ntingent. fund for
(Conttnued on Back Pug 1
The high note of progress was
sounded cn last Friday, July 29th.,
when abq t twenty-five prominent
business men and farmers of Mllled.
geville and Baldwin County assomb-
ltd at’tlie magnificent farm of Mr.
Dixon Williams about nine miles
from Milledgcville, for a business
conference.
This meeting was called by Mr.
Williams and Mr L H Andrews for
-he purpose of discussing the indus
trial situation and far perfecting nonii
uiiiiniaaticn tc develop the resources
cl Baldwin County,-and rurnish a
..:aik't f:r the products of the rural
di trict..
Mr. Andrews in outlining the pul
i'.me if tlie meeting slated Ii• t; ought
\ ;e results desired could be accom-
1'li'J.od though the c^iublielimeiu
of chamber of cpmmerco, sketching
briefly the unusual coHditicnr con.
fronting the people today, and the plan
by which the organisation could be
perfettsd. Mr. Williams •illowe'i
With an enthusiastic luik.sanctioning
this plan which iio had brrn consid
ering for a long time, Judge John
T Allen, who was made Chairman,
threw the m eting dpen for a free
discuss; n by tlidso present and i
number cf tee business men and t'ar-
opportunity tc endorse
unreservedly tho plan of Messrs. An-
ti'.f w and W iJlannH Cenildera'olc
enthusiasm was displayed in the
meeting, and upon motion cf Judge
Santord amended by Mr. Miller BeM.
the chairman appointed ;i oommlltee
of eleven to meet and outline a plan
of organization, fix thi fee if mem
bership end call a mass meeting of
citizens at an early date for the pur
pose of giving the movement county
vide publicity and the sec ring of
necessary members to put the Cham
ber on a sound financial foundation.
T e following committee was ap
pointed by Judge Allen, and t' c en
mities will hold its first moating in
the early part of this week: John T
Alien, Miller S. Bell Jno. Hutchin
son, John Conn, C. If* Whitfield, Hr, -
•Oil Bon?, D. S Sanford. C V Yeung
E S. Vinson, Dixon Williams and L.
H. Andrews.
There perhaps, was never i foe •
In this state, a meeting called Just
liko this one Far away from tiie
marts of trade amid the peaceful
luenos of a Georgia plantation Mr.
..
served them with a dinner of baibe
- u-, if w and fresh vegetables x. iin
a desert of tvaternrelcns . Hard head
ed men of business, not L'trU upon
i lort.ure but eatnoc'ly endeavoring
to work cut a plan to omeliorat? ji cs-
cut conditions. They tdbk them- i.c
' -vay fnr.r the environment cf th ir
own bi sincss to place where Nature
l oid.; dominion. Otro could imagine
■ m the can:, stne ; ml cl.t
ese men that a Divine Fow
guiding their minds in the
channels of thought.
Tho writer for himself, as
for the others present wishes
this opportunity to ‘expri
i anks and appreciation to the host
for an excellent dim- r, and to th
enterprise of Messrs. Andrews and
Williams f r launching a movement
',v hich is destined to be a factor in
the upbuilding of this community and
of ;■ ttinr; til? feet of Baldwin County
upon the highway of prosperity.
The Millcdgeville News e,lands be
hind this enterprise, and is ready at
all time ; with lt‘s colu mn:: to give it
active and stendfqot support.
Notice cf date on which mass meet
ing will be called will appecr in these
columns at a later date
GREENSBORO SHUTS
OUT LOCAL TEAM
Milledgeviile Nine Blanked in
Game Tuesday Afternoon
While Visitors Pile up nine
Runs.
T.:c Milledgeviile baseball team
played in hard luck Tuesday afternoon
when the players came in for a con
test on the 1 cal diamond with the
aggregation from Greensboro
This was the first time the local
team had played Greensboro since be
coming a part of the Middle Georgia
League. The score was _ to u in
favor of the visitors
Greensboro started setting in the
first inning, thong at this time only
one run was made In the fourth
lining the visitors put throe of tlrir
men cafe in for homo, and a like
n rr.ber in the seventh inning.
Mutt Rhodes, a former G. M C Slav
player, score’, for a homo run tofu
tho Greensboro ffigi' gati, l; though
he war, entitled to only a three baco
hit, making heme cn an error of tho
local’s center field. The halting of
Greer, boro's team was < xcniiont
'considering the good pitching of
Johnson and Mayfield f:r the Alii
: dgcviUe nine,
Tho batteries for Milledgeviile
wore Jo niton, .Mayfield and Johnson.
SCHOOL OF ART IS
DECIDED SUCCESS
Course in Ceramics And In
terior Decorations Will
Be Continued By Miss Cai
lie Cook Another Year.
CARUSU SUCCUMBS
AFTER OPERATION
World Famous Tenor Passes
Awav Tuesday in Native
Land After Undergoing an
Operation Sunday.
Nr pics July 2 —'Enrico Caruso,
world famous tenor died here to
day.
Caruso was «iperatted on Sunday.
The operation was fir an aheess
between the liver and the diaphragm,
which caused acute peritonit's Caru
so's wife and his brother were at
iris bedside.
The tenor was until a week ug'
cn the way to recovery frym the
long illness which, began m N*ew
York last winter early in' tho oper
atic reason when suddenly he hat
; n unexpected relapse and wa ; ro
moved ft m Sorrento to Napier,
He arrived at Naples Sunday lit
arils the menage, and the special! t.
who were celled in d, elded to •me, 1 -
immediately
Improved Fcr 0 While
New York—The las. word rc.oiv c"
here from Naples war, that Enrlcr.
Caruso was improving n) ody ont
that. Ins voice -would not bo per man
er.tly impaired by hie illness
When tho tenor sailed from Nev
York for Italy .x. lie an
peaioj t'i lie rtil! very ill and w- :t>
although liL phyMei.tnx insisted that
It: was cn the road to rapid recovery
and wet Id soon roga .r his lual’l
abroad
*e n .
“Of c
RAZOR BLADES
30 Cents Per Dozen
old safety razor blades as good as new.
’EVER & KIDD D:\UG CO.
p- -i-r p24 and 240
Use C, K.’ S-iavinT Lotion
“IT’S A WINNER”
erety of
pro't
well aa
to take
Fs our
TYPEWRITTER RIBBONS
Wv keep in stock at all times
■ complete line of high • grad- r
typewriter libbor.s for all
make machines.
The Milled*;sville News
Phone 312
Miso Cllic Cook, teacher of Art at
Wc-leyan College, Macon, held dur
ing the month ot July, a most success-
t 1 school of Art at her hom; in Mid
way Splendid courses were given in
Ceremics and Interior Bo; ration.
The spacious suburban home was
opened for the entertainment of tli
boarding pupilu. Visitors were v.cl
t cmird at uny time to t o bus y studios,
and on two occasions an intere t'.nv
exhibit of tbo work was given ti
which a number of gut its were in it
c 1. Many pleasant socil atfair
were given by Miss Cook and oth ;rs
in lienor of the students during their
stay
'i'k ■ quality and the rttnouut cf work
aciompliuhod during the month wa
unu I. Mi. s Cook is making plans
f: ;■ : I?■ ger school of the same typ
for n xt summer
The attending the school were:
Mrs George Zorn, Thomasville, Miss
iellie Alford, Macon Mis : Mary Pryor
.- mlthville, Miss ft e Ellen Morton.
Gray, Miss, Ruts. FI inn Dawson, Mi.
Jtcggio Gillis. Soperton, Mr. and Mrs
H unison, Crawf.rdvllle, Ind. Mi - •
$:• |u Buttle.; HijC-p'shurg Misti
Clara Loo Coe Atlanta, Miss
May Asbury, Now Orleans La, Mr, L.
13. Walters, Spartanburg. S. C. Mis
Florida Allen, Miss Marg: rot Cook,
Mm. .1 I Garrard and M”s Ralph Sim
mere n, of Mllledgoville
It is tlip opinion of many that Miss
'k ok has no superior in the south a
i teacher of ceramics. She i:a
m :. for herself a wido reputation and
it is quite probable that her cl; ■
another year will more than double
the number of students under her in
struct ions tills summer, providi d all
those making applications to lier can
be accommodated
Farm Burea’i Members Anc'
Their Families'to Assem
ble Thursday for Fea:i
And Addresses.
Tomorrow, .August 4tli the membirt
of the Baldwin county F. rni FJ roar,
their families and invited gue .ts will
imble in the grove of Messrs. Mt
Kinley an l Collins, about two mile:-
frm MiUedgovil’,:. to hear c.everal
irominent speakers, who are coming
iere Gn invitation front tli? I-c.rm L i
duu to address tlie termers and their
,vi.es on van us topics, which will
include, the growing of live stock, tc -
mark, ting of t':n model- country homo?
the organization and purpose of tiv
t'arm Bureau, and tlie marketing m
lie Burplu3 products of tho farm A
pedal U'Hioc.'.e will be rerved til
it:cn. Possibly some of tho speak
ers will make tlr ir talks after the
LOCAL TEAN EVENS
UP WITH EATONTON
norm
horn
. this depending upon the
hour
at w
dec they arrive in Mil!? lgt-
villo
On
the
following Fat
rdiiy, August
6tli
the
ocular month
ly meeting o'
tho
‘arm
Bureau will 1)
■ held in th '
Com
ty Court House at
3:00 p. m
Ti
e me
nibors of the
Form Bureau
nvitci
to attend tli
meeting and
cssh
t In
working < ut
tlie problem?
whit
h con
front the farming chics to-
day.
Oil
cannot expe
ct to got more
out
of an
organization
tlii'n ho puts
into
it !>?
that money
time or talent
is tii
e c nteiition of tho
directly lie
bind
organization.
If we wish
ihLU
s to i
appen we mu
-t make them
happ
tiie idea b->i
ig advanced
t:
o m a.
•kiting probl
?m is one o:
the most
sei'ious affect
r.g the farmer
toda
y. x
the Farai
hirer.u is per
fecting an
organization
through which
TO CONSUMERS OF ICE
Tn order to acryvnodate all tin >o
a.likc. We wo putting on sale t*-
week, Ten Lb, lee coupons. Tile: e
coupons are in books of Two Hun
died Pounds and the price is One
Dollar nuil FiTly t ents cash Making
y'tu' ice cost you delivered, seven
and one half cenW; for ton pounds.
ENNIS ICE & FUEL WORKS.
the products ot the farm, pen be rai l
but th|ei State (rganiz.uti ut can do
nothing r.mi! the local organization i
formed end ready to function
Georgia Baldwin County, Court of
Ordinary' Aug. Term, B21
W. J. Chandler, the liu; trator
upon the estate of Mrs Mary F Chand
ler, represents t tlii court by peti
tion now of flic in tiiia office, that lie
has fully discharged Ihc duties of
his raid trust.
This is therefore to rotify 11 per
tons concerned that tv 1 Petition
will be heard on the first Monday iii
Sept, 1921 and if no valid objections
are filed thereto letter . r f : - . Hon
will be granted as pray d f’
W It St ribriJgo Ordinary •’ C Gn.
Milledgeviile Team Defeats
Eatonton bv Score of 7 to
1 in Game Played Thur.
Th^ second game of the series since
Milledgeviile baseball team joined the
Middle Georgia Leiigue was played
by the locals Thursday This game
resulted in a ccore tef 7 to 1 In favor
if the Milledgeviile aggregation
The game was- played on the Eaton'
on diamond and wuh witnessed by a
.urge number of fans In the attend
;nee wore quite a crowd from Mllle b'e
Kile, th|p entire number of fans anil
ill the players going from here in o i-
imobiks
The tii of tho scoring was dina
y Milledgeviile in the first inning,
dling up two if us. The Eatouton
earn scored ts first run nnd only run
n the fir.-t inning also.
In tee ;i?v-.util inning it was pluin
fiat Milledgeviile had a; walk.nwav
vltli their opponents. With tiirce
ucn standing on bases, after one ran
had cl!ready boon scored in this inninc
Bass went to the bat and hit safe for
a tftroe bng'gir scoring tlie three
ahead of im, El.'tss was later all' ’.v-
ed to pass home plate, making a total
of five runs in tlie seventh and a
grand totul of seven
After the seventh inning neither
Eatonton nor Milledgeviile scored and
the wind-up showed a mark of 7 !c,
1 on the score hoard, resulting in v.
sntlsfact Ty retaliation being had by
the local team on account of its -lc
feat by Eatonton Tuesday afternoon
of last wek.
The 'batteries for Milledgeviile v, ere
Wade JoVqson «iJ Dfhk Johnson
LARGE AUDiENCE
AT BAND CONCERT
Estimated Two Thousand
ear Splendid Music Fuivv
ish bv Local Band on Mon
day Evening.
The regular weekly concert of the
Milledgeviile Band given oil tho CK.'urt
louse lawn Monday evening was heard
by tiie largest audience ever assem
bled to witness an event cf the kind
3 inco the band was organized several
months ry:o
It is (.tinmted that tlie attendance
Monday evening was two thousand.
In t't-o large audience were several
hundred people from tlie rural ee -
tions of tho county and nearby towns.
Tho c iicert on this occasion was
partlcurarly enjoyed liy tho many mu
sic lovers present. The court house
lawn was almost over crowded v ; th
the hundred; of people pre: >nt and
everyone expres ed the belief that t e
u a steal rendition ■ evidenced tlie fact
Out tho mush Ian. have made wonder
ful pragro -s under the direction of
Bund Mast-( r Nash
Among the large number witnessing
the splendid music I event were many
hlldren and in cider to make the
vent one of glnuinn pleasure from
every standpoint, Mir G eno Clatr
Barnes had volunteered to take charge
f the little ones assembled on the
grounds
The musicians liave agr ed to hold
i concert on the court house lawn
-very Monday evening h p reaft?r. The
nncunceiU'nt of the e weekly entcr.
■alnnrent have resulted In large gather
! rga of people from the varioc'B sec
tions of Baldwin county. One citi
zen alone, Mr. M C Harrington, resid
ing near Hopewell, furnished convey
ances for tliirty-two persons who came
Into the concert tho past M nday
evening
On account of the rplendid spirit
exhibited by the members of the MB-
ledgeville band in furnishing such a
writ v mimical organization for MIL
loclgovill it has been suggested that
owners of automobiles In this city get
together and offer to take tho musl-
•lr • to neighbt ring ( Hies for the
renditions of musical concerts when
ever the opportunity is off'red. This
surgesttlon la offered as a means of
exhibiting to the people f tho sur
rounding section the sort of pride the
vtiing ni'n of Milledgeviile possess
in regards to their home city