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THE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS
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E 18 NUMBER 17.
Established October 12, 1901.
MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1921
«un HARDWICK HERE TUESDAY
AND VISITS STATE SANITARIUM
$1.50 a Year
liet
i.vecutive is Much
Concerned Over Affairs of
-,e Bi;i State Institution
AT LENGTH
SUPERINTENDENT
j;To Devse Plans For
TakiiCare of State’s
Minded Object of
Feeb!
Visit
l hi.;. W, Hardwick was
i!! TV.. s;lay for about
. the principal object of
being that ol' hold,
ne • with Ur. L. M.
;; i.tendent of the state
r dative to t’.ie over.crow-
;t vs i istiug at thp home
i'eebl.) minded.
n*r Hardwick arrived in Mil..
(shortly after one o'clock,
i immediately to the Baldwin
lie was accompained by Mrs.
i. on his visit here.
- a an hour after hia arrival in
dgevijc the 'Governor. acc-bni.
m .Milledgeville friends,
' iv city to go out to the saDi.
i:a- Before leaving tire city he.
a telephone message dispatched
r. K.n<c. advising that he experL
i rail on the sanitarium supertu.
ent within a short time.
■on arriving at the sanitarium
(iovernor went dirtctly to Ur.
office. The chief executive
led lately took v p with the sani.
mu official the important question,
fronting the institution—a crowfl,.
•on iftion iich us demands that no,
banal patients bo admitted to,
asylum from any comity In Geor.
ral weeks ago the board of
s of the state sanitarium di
ed that the applications for admit.
of tt-er patients to the. sani.
uni bo turned down. The issu
ed this order by the* trustees was
outcome of the Georgia legisla.
refusing, at the 1821 session af
General Assembly, to make -.pj
•nation sufficient to erect n? ori
»!-w buildings that would preui
adequate room for handling .a!
•ter uiml-er of paUents t'aaj might
rent to tip sanitarium from the
ous counties I:: the state,
'it-udv there are 235 rooms in the
ll '' artl 01 thp sanitarium in
1,1 o or more patients are kept :
tr i 'oni lu ilili white female Build.
patients are required to sleep,
lattressej, j iuocd o.l the floor. Alr.o.’
adored department of the
aution there m-o i.,,
rt aie J24 rooms in
h 'wo or more patient
wl to
BIG RECEPTION GIVEN
FOR G. M. C. STUDENTS
WOMAN’S CLUB WILL
MEET NEXT FRIDAY
Enjoyable Event Takes Place Friday
Evening At "Y” Hut When Hun.
dreds Gather In Compliment To
Entire Staents Body Of College
A big reception wa3 giv n at' the'
' lu,t at the Georgia Military Col.
logo Friday evening in compliment to
11,0 students of that institution, hun
dreds of Milledgevilla p:opl > attend
ing the event as a sort welcome to the
new comers to tills city.
Various amusements were inclined
on t.iv, program for the evenina In
strumental and vocal music featured
in 1 •« ontcrtlunments, while readings
by Misses Susnn Myric-k, Katherine
Moran and Allie Myrick added great
ly to tie program cat lied out.
The occasion was highly enjoyable
ftom tv.-dry standpoint Dbliscioup
punch was served the guests
Members Will Meet at 4
o’Clock in Afternoon In
Parks Hall - New Members
Invited.
LARGE FISH STILL
BEING CAUGHT HERE
i r cur StarJet, no Captured Friday In
Oconee Kiver Tip The Scales At
do5 Pounds.
nr« r«_
"Py each roowL
• 'id that th|e uoruiaJ capacity
In. s(m
anitarium will not ex-
ll ' 1 a, i ,, 8 for more than 349;
though there are at present
' ' ''' crowded into tie varL
I” addition lo the
( ., )( , tuall - v confined at lho as:
” minded are out of the
1 "ii furloughs, all subject
returned at any time with.
" r commitment trial.
" ' s °ssion or the legisla.
annual imiltitennuce appro
bate sanitarium was
' li Hr
no provision was
'■ n K cf new buildings to
"•medying tho crowded
fa "» existing at the insti.
!n«r ir.
'ban one month appli.
* 11 admissions of nearly
1,11111 n>t| insw
persons have
1 H'e sanitarium. Mes.
,r ' " lm ve come from vari
ter
•Uati,
In th s lust issue of The News up.
beared u story in which a statement
vv^i3 made and given credit to Mr. L.
H. Willis relative to the claim of
u certain very largo fish caught iu
the Oconee river, a short distance be.
low Milledgeville •
Friday afternoon Mr. Willis i alien
The News over tire telephone and
made the assertion, that tna stcry he
gave out was not tliet of the regular
"fish'' variety anil that bo would be
in tlJe city Saturday morning to pre.
fent evidence that would back up
wlmt ho hHd said. And Mr. Willis
did what be said he would do ou this
occasion.
Shortly before nine o’clock Satur
day morning young Willis, with hi
fat.ier, Mr W. H. Willis, drove a team
into the city and stepped In front *f
The news office. In time wagon drown
by the team were four sturgeon fish
that balanced the scales .at Coo
pounds.
These fis'.r, which mm partially
alive, were strung up aml averaged
measuring urounJ sovsn feat iu
length. One of the lot wan so lengthy
.lie tallest man iu the crowd uf sev.
ciul hundred congregated to witness
Ji>> sight could baicly reach q;i to
tl. mouth cf t’.ie monster water
breathing animal.
Th. senior Mr, Willis declared that
) came near being drowned when
he and hia son attempted to haul
til? large fish ftem Lie river- N'o
one in the crowd questioned tin- de
claration. though many -expressed
amiuse as to how it was possible to
capture the fish any way.
Tiie fiist fall iu; etbig of the Mil.
lcdgevillo Woman’s Club will take
i luco next Friday afternoon in Parks
Hull, at tlie G, N. and I. College
This will be the first meeting held
by th Woman’s club since last April.
Monthly meetings will be held re
gularly hereafter until the beginning
of the summer next year
Mrs. Uixon Williams, president of
th( Woman's club, made the announ
cement Tuesuay o.' the arrangements
made for holding tho met ting Friday.
She stated that the club is open for
the receiving of as many members
as care to join. Dues of all mem
bers arc now payable, she stated.
The local woman's club has been
Quito active since its first organ iza.
Hon about flvf* or six years ago.
Probably no civic organization in the
state excels the Milledgevillo Wo.
man’s club in the matter of awom.
plishmonts
LOCAL OIL MILL
BEGINS BUSINESS
Milledgeville Plant Is In Mar
ket for Cotton Seed - Will
Probably Buy Other Com
modities.
WAGING*FIGHT CN
THE BOLL WEEVIL
Countv Agent Issues State
ment Concerning Means ol
Destroying Destructive In
sect.
affairs that prompted Governor
Hardwick's visit to Milledgeville
Tuesday
The Governor advised tMat the san
itarium officials make it a point to
release from the sanitarium as many
pal li nts of a harmless nature as pos
sible in order to make room for Hu-
more voilmit ones. The situation
was from* over in detail by the Gov
ernor and Superintend-lit Jones.
Governor and Mrs, Hardwick left
Milledgeville “about five o’clock Tues
day afternoon for Sandersville, wher
they proposed visiting friends for i
few days.
"ii
concerning this alarm.
111,1 11 "ns this state of
SEED WHEAT AND OATS
FOR SALE
I have a quanltlty of good sound
seed oats for sale. Address
M. C HARRINGTON
nf C
oiirse
DID YOU KNOW?
Waxes '*
JOHNSON’S Dves and
Paints
Are Carried Bv
CULVER & KIDD DRUG CO.
Phones 224 and 240
w. . rnones /.£■* u-
C. l|r nigate Your House For 75c a Room.
The mere fact that cotton is today
bringing an attractive price in the
market will, 1 have no doubt, change
the plans of a great many farmers
uho had about made up their minds
to grow more cotton.
If a farmer is going to plant chiton
next year he should commen ie the
fight on tlie weevil now. or just as
soon ae the cotton made this year is|
■gathered. if the field Js .under feneoi
and there are sufficient cattle on the
place to graze the land quickly the
stock should be turned An .and allow,
ed to consume the foliage on the
plants. If there are not enough cat
tle ifor this purpore thsr ittie stalks
should be plowed up and turned un.
-der. The importance of destroying
the heed supply ef the weevils early
is shown in the following tests:
Of 3000 weevils put iu hibernation
«n October 1st, only 27 came out
Stive iif the spring?; of UOPjt.oji Octo.
her 15th, 148 lived tlr-ough the win.
tor; of 3000 on November 1st, 294
mrvtved Over MOO -pot item more
-weevils 'lived through tho winter that
wont Into hibernation with a full
stomach than when their food ivp-
pl.v was cut off earl? forcing them to
go into their long rieep loan and
hungry.
To Uie .average taj-uiar it may
seem foolish to start this early to
fight boll weevils in order lo grow a
crop uf cotton next year, but eternal
vigilante is the price of growing cot.
ton. and as the crop wfjj be easily
ami quickly gathered thla year the
cotton farmer has an excellent op.
port unity f.o deQroy all stalks belt) si
froet.
F.i '.>• li'hil ow,anr, who is handling!
his property under tho tenant system;
should insist upon his tenants malt
ing an early destruction of all oottoi
stalks. Tho importance of this
work can hardly be* over-estimated;
it is certainly one of the limiting
factors in the control of the boll
weevil.
If a farmer is not going to grow
cotton anctl-cr year he should feel n
sufficient interest in his neighbor
who Is trying to make cotton, to dcs.
troy the stalks early and Fioreby re
duce tho number of weevils which
will come out in the spring to eat
up the neighbor's cotton.
L. E. SWAIN.
County Agent
Mr. R. S. Patillo, manager of the
Milledgeville Oil Mills, staled Tues.
duy that the concern lie heads is now
open for ti;e purchasing of any quan
tity of cotton seed that might b?
-v . la tiir territory,, large or .mall
turn titles,
in diseui.suig the prospects cl' buy
ing cottcn seed ,1 c:c this tall, Mr,
Patillo also took, occasion to state
that it I.; very likely that lie will es
tablish at an early date : market for
peanuts and velvet beans. At any
rate, he stated that It is his intention
to thoroughly investigate the situa
tion and in tlie event he can find
buyers for the products elsewhere
he Is a re to commence flic purchas
ing of tl ese feed stuffs.
Tho local oil mill will commence
operation as soor. as enough cotton
seed can bo obtained to warrant
starting up the machinery. It is
possible that tho concern will reach
into ni >rn distant territories this
year in the pi, chasing of seed on ac
count of tin decided shortage in cot
ton crops of this sectiou.
"We are going to buy all the cot.
ton seed that comes to us and for
tarno we are going lo offer the very
1 igliost market price,” said tho oil
mill manrger. Mir. Patillo also
stated that the plans would carry on
hand qur.nlties of cotton seed meal
asid hulls for sake
Probably ut no lima during the
lust half fcentory hits Baldwin county
grown such a short cottcn crop as
this year. It is generally estimised
that tie yield will not be one tenth
normal.
£APT.J.M. BURKE TO
HAVE STATE FARM
Head of State Penitentiary
Sends in His Resignation to
Prison Commission Tues
day.
OPENING OF G. N. AND I. COLLEGE TO
TAKE PLACE THURSDAY MORNING
TOWN FILL COMPLETED
BY C0UNTL ROAD FORCE
Repair Work on County Roads To Be
Commence Thursday Is Present
Plans—Force to Do Grading Work
And rill Washes.
The work in putting in tlie fill ap
proaching the new concrete bridge
over Town errei; has U en completed
to the extent cf making travel over
tho rood safe and pleasant. Thir
announcement was r.mde Tu sday by
Superintendent Goodr.cn
Mr. Goodeon stated that tho road
hang would !)■ employed from Thurs
day on In doing repair work to t e
toads of th county. For several
weeks prisoners have been engaged
in the wc rk at Town creek rnd for
itch reason the roads have n . it en
kept up to tho former standard.
As soon a.s the roads over the
county are thoroughly worked over
the force will hp taken back and the
finishing touches will ba added to
the work that has already been done
at the Town crook bridge approach
CONGRESSMAN VINSON
TO ARRIVE NEXT WEEK
Tenth Ristrict Official Will Be At
Home For Vacation of Several
W'eeks Before The Convening cf
Next Session of Congress.
C jig:cr-sman Carl Vinson Is ex
pected to arrive in Milledgeville next
week to spend a month or more be
fore the opening of the next session
of congress.
Air. Vinson will be accompuiincd by
rs. Vinson on his trip bore. They
Students Will Ar rive in Mil
ledgeville bv the Hundreds
mi uuring; Wednesday.
RECORD ENROLLMENT
STUDENT THIS TERM
Dormitories Will Be Fuied to
Capacities With The Be'
ginning 01 Inc oeasou.
TL" Georgia Normal and Industrial
College will open lor th isidi.iyna
term louiiuTow! moinit.g at niili
o'clock.
liamli'odu of studon.a will
. r.i.uugei me el, tue L.aui.. i
-eUliui oi GOOI'AU aifd ut oi
roads touay. nil a. moors
a, i iv
ot
in
tne
Kail-
Ihe
wil ble wlUt Mr. Vluson s parents,
Mr. and Mrs, H. S. Vinson.
Congressman Vinson has been in
Washington since the first of this
gear attending to Ms officials duties.
FOR RENT—Four unfurnished down
stairs, connecting rooms with bath.
MRS. H. B. ENNIS,
197 Elbert St.
Capt. J. M. Burke, who has been
filling the position of superintendent
at th'e Georgia state pentltentlarv for
the last twelve years, has forwurded
his resignation to the position to the
state prison commission.
Two weeks ago Capt. Burke v as
notified that the office he now holds
would bi abolished after the first of
nert Jair ary. The work ttiat lia.-
been throw'll upon tho supe-intendeni
Ii be loft with the warden, accord
ing to the plai s of the members ot
the prison commission.
Uhu Capt. Burke was informed iu
an informal way of the abolishment
of the office lie holds, he immediate,
ly advised the prison conimiasiuo
that hr u oi Id, under the ciicuiiuia’icv
j pro to red l> .leave the statu farm
before tlie /nid of the year,
I lie resignation of the prison farm
superintendent was forwarded .to th'
members ol the prisou commission
Tuesday, to liecome effective at on.
Notice of the acceptance or non ac
ceptance of the resignation will pro
Iwtily be received before tho latter
lari of this week by Capt. Burlo
Asked what bis plans for f?e fit
ture was, Capt. Burke stuted Tu
day afternoon that lie proposed going
to his farm in Wilkinson county. lie
I stated that it was his purpose to p
into the stock raising business r.
soon as lu? leaves his present por.l
thin.
Mrs. Burke And their two children
v. ill move to Milledgeville t'e latter
part of this week. They will occupy
gn apartment on Clarke street until
n*e end of the present college season,
after which time they will join Capt
Burke at theirWU klnson county home
It is said that the purpose of the
prison commission in ubolls'iing of.
fice of superintendent at the farm Is
that of an economic measure.
COTTON CROP GREATLY
REDUCED IS PROSPECT
Estimated That Not More Than One
Tenth of Rleld Will Be The Out
Come in Baldwin County This Year
—fields Becoming Bare.
Wihr.t cotlou will be made iu Bald
win county this jttar la being rapidly
fi*thur«d.
it is eatimadoa by authorities that
the yiehl of tho fleecy staple l|i this
section this year will not exceed one
tenth off the average crop grown
heretofore. The fields am already
b‘coming bare and it is believed Unit
by tlie first of October will be ready
to turn over to stock grazing.
Tha prediction of cotton in Bald
win county this year is baitig estimat
ed at between five hundred and
thousand bales.
7o Open New Bridge
As a War Memoral
Pulasl; county is making great plans
for the opening or the concrete and
steel Memorial bridge ov»r the Oc.
mulgee River at this point, the event
to take place early in September.
Tiie brigle is 1.900 feet in length
and is being built us a memorial to
the soldiers who served in tlie World
,\\ ar. It Is considered ulso one of
the most economic projects put
through In this section, for it is built
the junction of threia important
highways, the Dixie Highway from
Chicago to Miami, Fla., the Dixie
Overland Highway, from San Fran-
cisco via Columbus, to Savannah, and
the New York.Brunswick Highway.
Tills Ir, the fifth bridge that has
been built In Pulaski county with the
aid of Federal funds. These bridges
place Pulaski county above the men.
ace of high water.
It is expected thet big delegations
will attend the bridge opening, com.
ing from all parts of tlie State In
anticipation of this an old-fashioned
-oiiego uiculty have aireuuy arrived
to commerce their d&ties and every
detail will bo in readiness lor the
loinuit opunug Thursday morning.
it is possible that Jusi u tew more
student.: will register at tlie college
this term t'.’an over registered there
befuro, even though for years the
institution has turned down hundreds
of applications annually on account
of lack of room to accommodate a
greater number. The chances are
some provision will bo mr.de to let
a few more students got iu than came
hci|e the last season. However, there
will be no material or wortJ'wkile
difference iu the number ol' students
to be here this term than were hero
tho last term—room is lacking,
Tlie dormitoiies and grounds have
all been p: l in attri ctive s'-iape for
the formal opining of the college.
Nothing v/as been left undone In the
matter of getting in lcadiness the
starting of the collego term.
Following up the rtatjo of affairs
that 1ms existed for years past, the
college authorities were the reci
pients of many applications during the
summer that could not be accrptetl.
Hundreds of young ladles applying
for admission to the institution were
through necessity, notified that they
could not get a place In the college,
as itvery available space lu the dormi
tories had been taken up by these
making applications earlier.
The opening exercises at the col
lego tomorrow morning will likely be
attended by quite a number of Mil
ledgeville people. Short addressea
of welcome will be made before the
young ladies and as lias been custo
mary heretofore musical, instrumen
tal and vocal, selections will have a
■part on tho program to be carried
out.
Senate Adopts Measure
Giving Roads $75,000,0Q0
The Federal aid roads bill, appro
priating $75,000,000 for construction,
one.third of which would be imimdi-
atdy available, was passed in August
by the Senate.
By w vote of 2S to 22, the Senate
adopted an amendment to the bin
reducing from $1UO,OUO.OOO to $75,000,.
°<» Jhe, amount) nv:!.‘|| ble /for ecu.
structicn in the next year,
Senator New, Republican, Indiana,
who olfered the amendment, explain
ed that the surplus now in hand from
formr r appropriations, together with
the $.’.>,000,000 of tlie appropriation in
the bill which it i proposed to make
immediately avuiluble would be suf-
flcfoiit for the improvements plannej
tor tho next six months, at which
tini|,. $.<0,000,000, the remainder of-the
appropriations carried by the tell
would bo available.
MR. WILBUR VINSON ON
VISIT TO HIS PARENTS
■Mr. Wilbur Vinson, who has been in
the army service since quite a while
before tho closing of the European
war, has been spending q veral days
here with his parents, Mr. nnrl
E. S. Vinson.
Mr. Vinson, after the end of
furlough hero, will enter the
Mrs.
his
army
barbecue will lie .provided on the day I training school. n ring the ].-t
of this formal op nlng cf the Memorial several months he ha b»en stationed
brld - e ' In Florida.