The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, January 11, 1922, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MILLEDGEVILLE NEWS VOL.U wlE 18, NUMBER 27. Established October 12, 1901. MILLEDGEVILLE, GA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1922. $1.50 A YEAR G^-^ans Themselves Responsible i, or Retard of State’s Progress Thousands of Dollars Sent Avvay for Things That Could Be Purchased Right Here at Home. )Ullen . Ga„ Jun. 7.—That the peo- Oeorgia are overlooking their and opportunities in not pie of C tdavntages living and boarding at home was broug ht out forcibly in one section ot the report of W. R. Crltles, secre cy of the Millen and Jenkins Comp ty Chamber of Commerce, made to that body at its first meeting of the new year. What Mr. Critics says in regard to MUlen is typical ot every town in the state, and in fact the en tire southland. It in a large measure aaplalns our present financial depres- lion, it was pointed ont. The section of his report referred to follows: Last week I made a canvass ot our itores in the desire to learn some of the things that are holding back Georgia development. I found a situ ation that to me was appalling, and one which In a large measure ex plains the financial sltuaUon of Geor gia today. I give below a list of items lound in our stores that should be purchased in Georgia, and purchased from Georgians, and this money kept in our own state. Any other proce dure is fatal to our own development. Listen to this and see what we are doing to our own detriment 1 find that we are buying: Imported Into Georgia Peas from Maine and Maryland; beans from Michigan, New York and CaUtomla; sweet corn from Maine, New York and California; potatoes from Maine; sweet potatoes from Maryland and New Jersey; tomato oeteep from New Jersey,^Psunsylva- ala, New York and Indiana; pickles, "57 varieties,” from Plttaburgh; (teaches from California; with a country overflowing with Geor gia cane syrup at anything from 15 cents a gallon up, we are paying i high price for corn syrup from New York; with twenty million surplus bushels of corn, we are buying grits, lyo hominy, corn meal and corn atarch from Iowa, Illinois, Pennsylva- »ia and New York; English walnuts from California; tomatoes from Cal ifornia and New York; sauer kraut from New York; vegetable soups from Indiana; red beets from Maine; honey from New York and California; •PPle Jelly from Missouri and Mary land; Peanut butter from New York, P'anuts from Virginia; tobacco from ab over the world; soup from Cin cinnati uiado from our own cotton aoed oils; mules from Kentucky and Missouri; cereals from Michigan and Illinois; cheese from Wisconsin and York; rice from Now Orleans, China and Japan; brooms from Flor- itl.i. Alabama and Ohio; apples from Nmv '"Ik, Oregon and Washington; “W'ches from Ohio and Michigan; pi- ntwitoes from Spain and New York; 1,11 kinds, from Chicago and Snuth America; sausage from Green a5, "‘ R ! crackers from Virginia; fingerale from Wisconsin and New or k, grape juice from California and Icr8ey; vinegar from Virginia; ‘"Pd'-nsed milk from California and ,ls hington; oysters from Maryland ‘' l Ni'w Jersey; hay from Massachu- * ll ' (,e °rgia cotton coming back to 11 '• tit three or four profits and ex- 1,1 ‘k! Bright rates added over and "hat w* receive for it on a ,, market; woolen goods that - Georg Mich, from VISIT BIG CANNING FACTORY IN MACON Several Citiezns From Mill- edgcville and Baldwin County Spend Day Invest! gating Proposition. Several citizens from Milledgeville and Baldwin county spent the day in Macon Tuesday investigating the pro posed canning factory to be establish ed there in the near future by a large northern syndicate. Already, some $80,000 worth of machinery has been purchased to go into the large plant to be erected and when the factory in completed it will be one of the largest in the country, It is said. The plant will be erected on the old Willingham property, the old Camp Wheeler site. According to those visiting Macon Tuesday to investigate the situation at the place where the canning fac tory is to be established, there will be opened up a market for- large quantities of vegetables to be grown by the farmers of Middle Georgia. It is understood the canning factory op erators are preparing to enter into contracts with farmers for cetrain acreages in various sorts of vege tables at a guaranteed price. Those going from here to call upon the officials of the proposed canning factory include County Agent L. E. Swain, Mtassrs. C. E. Bonner, C. U. Young, Adrian Horne, L. H. Andrews, E. E. Bass, Dixon Williams and G. E. McWhorter. The concern planning to erect the large canning plant in Macon now op erates a number of similar factories throughout this country and it la said that the Macon factory will be cptu ducted by Some of the leading experts of the Unlted'Btates. NEGRO IS KILLED STEVENS POTTERY nl, 'Peculator’s l 1 ' 1 M be made of wool from i raised sheep; furniture front 11 and Pennsylvania, made Southern lumber, and there rt ' Hill other items in the list. Tl'-nk of the economic loss from freights that we are paying on tlies8 articles that should be produc ed at home. Right Here In Georgia There Is not one single Itom in this list that could not be produced la Georgia. We could even go further, and Include articles of iron, steel, aluminum, clay, asbestos, mica, ce ment, slate, lime and other mineral products. With the exception of cer tain distinctly tropical fruits, drugs, rubber, teas and coffee3 Georgia could furnish the entire list of our needs. 1 might even go further and say that I am not sure but what we could pro- dttce some of the drugs and the teas and coffees. We could build a wall around our stato nnd go on living as comfortably as wo are now living if we would properly develop our nat ural resources.” Mr. Critcs further niado an appeal to tne women of Georgia to give this serious thought in tlieir ho tsehold purchases, lie plead with them to consider the millions of dollaj-s of good. Georgia money going out of the state annually for goods that should be produced right at home. lie further states: ‘‘The farmers arc hungry for markets for things to take the place of cotton, and yet we handicap them and our own progress by buying articles from other states tliat they, could produce at a profit. Please thinly what this means. Let us build up Georgia and make it not only the empire state of the south in name, but in fact. Our prosperity is within our own hands. Let us make the most of it.” Zack Stephenson is Killed by L. R. Riley When the For mer Undertakes to Fire Deadly Shots Saturuday. Saturday shortly after the noon hour a difficulty took place at Ste vens Pottery between Zack Stephen son, a negro employe of ths clay man ufacturing plant of SteVens Brothers & Co., and Messrs. L. R. Riley and Wt H. Smith, members of the Ste vens Brothers & Co. office force, re sulting in Stephenson being shot to death. Accord lug to tho evidence furnish ed at the coroner’s inquest the kill- lug of Stephenson was justifiable and in self-defense. The deadly shot was fired by Mr. Riley, who UEed a shot gun. The negro was in an Intoxicated condition 'when he was killed. He went into the office at the time the force of employees were being paid off and v-!.en he was handod his pay without ctopping to count his money, demanded to know if his pay envelope contained an amount to cover the en tire time he had made. According to tho evidence submit ted before the coroner's jury Stephen son had made the remark before go ing into the office for his pay that he was going in with something oh his hip pocket that would call for a settlement to suit him. Almost in stantly before starting up an arg« ment with Mr. W. II. Smith, the cashier, the negro pulled his pistol and the weapon was pushed In downward direction by Mr. Riley, who was standing nearby. While the scuffle was going on between Mr. R1 ley and Stephenson, Mr. Smith reach ed over for a revolver and the negro fled for the door, with pistol In hand, ‘After getting out of the office door, Stephenson declared that he Was go ihg (o' kill the first man that ap proached the exit of the place. Re alising that the disturbance had to be gottea rid of, Messrs. Smith and Ri le? dually prepared themselves with x pistol and a shotgun and rushed to the door, and as tehy did so the ne gro oommenced to fire at them. Stephenson was standing at the corner of the office buildiug when he wee shot. The gun fired by Mr. Riley produced the death of the ne gro. Neither Mr. Smith nor Mr. Ri ley happened to be struck by any of the bullets Bred by Stepbenson. The coroner’s Jury engaged to hear the evidence in the killing exonerat ed Mr. Rifljy. NOTED LECTORER AT G. NJ. COLLEGE * Pussy Foot” Johnson, World Famed Speaker Will Ar rive in Milledgeville Satur day to Deliver Address. “Pussy Foot” Johnson, noted Amer ican lecturer, will arrive in Miliedge- ville Saturday to deliver an address at the Georgia Normal and Industrial College., The address of Mr. Johnson will be commenced at eight o’clock in the auditorium of the college. The com lng to Milledgeville of this world- famed lecturer will doubtless be learned with great deal of interest and as one of the lyceum members at the G. N. and I. College his appear ance here will in all 'probability re sult in a record attendance from the public. For years this famous speaker has delivered lectures in various coun tries In Europe, besides having ad dressed hundreds of audiences in this country. Upon his appearence here Mr. John son will discuss in his lecture gen eral world problems. He, gained a famous reputation soon after bis ap pearance on the platform as a pro hibits naavocate. Health ttfrsgr Or. li. D. Allen issues Length) Lei$i1 Ur the Year 1921 MR. C.B. SCOTT DIED IN MACONJUESDAY Former .Well Known Mill edgeville Citizen Succumbs After Several Months* Ill ness. Mr. Charles B. Scott, age 70 years, a former well known cltlien of Mil- lodgovtlle, passed away in Macon Tuesday afternoon after being ill for several months. About olght months ago Mr. Scott moved with his family from MlUedgt- vllle to Macon. He was a native of Baldwin count? and a brother of Mr. Jesse W. Scott, a well known.Cltlsen residing In the Trilby community. For many yearn Mr. Scott resided on South Wayne street, this city. He is survived by his wife and four chil dren, Mrs. Leverette Montgomery, of Macon, Mr. Willis Scott, of Atlanta, and Misses Julia and Lucy Scott, of Macon, and three brothers, Mr. Jesse W. Scott, of Baldwin county, Mr. Eugene Scott, of Kilgore, Texas, and Mir. Julian ScotL of Louisiana. The funoral will be held in .Milledge ville Wednesday afternoon and inler- hYent will tako place in tha city ceme tery. , rr || FEDERATED CLUB NEWS OF BALDWIN COUNTY 1 tBy Mrs. Harper Tucker) J WANTED—Man with car to soil low priced Graham Tires. $130.00 per week and commissions. Graham Tire Co., 516 Boulevard, Benton Harbor, Mich. USE CULVER & KIDD'S ALMOND CREAM FOR CHAPPED FACE AND HANDS 30 CENTS USE KIDD’S SALVE FOR KIDS A Guaranteed Cure for Sores and Eczema Culver & Kidd Drug Co. “OF COURSE” PHONES 224 and 240 The “Better Babies” idea is meet ing with much favor wherever it is presented and the committees which Mrs. Hines has appointed Doli‘’v there will be a large delegation of babies assembled on the three Jays the baby welfare affair will be held. This is an opportunity that the mothers all over our county can til afford to miss. Our children come first and if we can do anything to make them c-tronger, healthier chil dren, then it is our duty to do so and thereby build up 'a stronger, healthier nuiioii. We are looking forward to our Geor gia Day celebration. We do earnest- ed some of the greatest men in the Ours is a great state and ha3 prod' c- ly hope wo can have invitations and go to every school in our county on that day nnd assist in the programs, world. We want our boys and girls to know this and to know about out great men, learn to love them and to follow in their footsteps so in de parting they, too, may leave "foot prints on the sands of timo.” Now is the time to think abos f planting shrubs and Gowers and beautifying our places. Suppose each boy and each girl in our county were to plant one shrub or one flower and care for it this spring. Just think what that would mean towards s county beautiful. Let's try that and 1 believe our mothers will ojiu In sad plant some, too. Let's make our places so beautiful with flowers, the embodiment of God’s eternal sunshine, that we won't ever wnnt to move away. Mrs. Tucker has a number of canna roots of red and yellow splotch ed cannas which she will be glad to give to anyone who will come for them. , Outline Survey of Condition Various Undertaikngs to Dr. T. M. Hall, Chairman Baldwin Count. I. ard of Health, Sir: I have tho honor to submit report of the Baldwiii County Board of Health for the year ending December 31, 1921. As lam yaer’s report was incomplete owing to interruptions of the wor by changes in persons in charge of the active health work, it is well to recall that this la tho first complete annual report of the pres ent Health Commissioner. While the budget levied by the county for the support of the office is $4,000.00, the actual expense incurr ed is a little less than $3,800, inclusive ot bills against contingent fund where relief was requested In cases of ill ness and contagious conditions where relief was necessary to enforce prop er precautions. For convenience and brevity the work will be divided under the fol lowing heads: 1. Public Health Education. As the ultimate end of all Health Work is to prolong life and Yisetulness it is necessary that the people for whom the work Is supposed to bene fit have an understanding of what may be done to avoid disease, and an appreciation of legitimate pales for tbe prevention of diseases that are disseminated from, one person to an other, as is true of any of the infect ious diseases. Thus It has been the’ policy of the - office to simplify tl&e limited facts of our knowledge of scientific health work and apply It In specific cases where the need is greatest and to fevory extent possible create a demand from the people for the work at Its greatest value. To this end no opportunity ha* been lost to offer assistance wherever needed seek personal interviews and urge preventive measures in tbe neighbor hoods ot actual contagious condition*. Special efforts have been 637 visits to homes and schools, 81 articles pub lished In local newspapers, 68 talks to /schools and community gatherings reaching approximately 3,000 people, 1,000 letters endeavoring ta explain the health work of the eoanty were mailed to the list of registered voters. Approximately 2,000 special pieces ot literature relative to malaria, nrban and rilra! sanitation and care of chil- dien, as prepared by tbe state board of health, has also been distributed to interested persons. 2. Examination of 8chool Children. With tho end ot 1920 all of rural chools for white children had been visited one or more times and inspec ting made on the 140 pupils present. This year the school work has been somewhat interrupted by three small epidemics of small pox and other emergency work. However, in the spring the 280 children at G. N. & I. C. were examined in connection with the health work there, assisting Miss Hurfitt and Miss Myrick. Two hun dred and seventy-eight children ut G. M. C. and 314 children at Meriwether, Union Point, Midway, Union Hill, Pine Grove Watson, Humphries Mt. Pleasant and Scottsboro. These ex- Teachers, if you haven't already or ganized a Bettor Speech Club in your schpoi let’s do that right away. Let it continue a month oruntilsc it continue a month or until school closes would be better. Have all your pupils members of this club ami lot each note the grammatical errors of the others and confer about tho mat ter. Thorp 4s no set rule, just do it as you like but pull for better speech, our priceless heritugc, in yonr school. The Hopewell Community Club, which is next to our baby club had a and tree for tiheir December Club most beautiful Christmas program meeting. The tree ( was beautifully decorated and held a gift for every child. The school children had a lovely little program around tho tree which added greatly to the occasion. Everyone present enjoyed the occa sion thoroughly. This splendid little community is very enthusiastic about their club and are working together for the good of their community. Their next program is on child wel fare. County and Enumerates About Improvements ■i . j of interest and value show approximately 80 per . .i. of tlio children need dental at- • t;..n an-J tb.s problem can only be ved by encouraging every child to i.eep their teeth well brushed and clean and have dental repairs done whenever needed by frequent and regular visits to the dentist. The school clinic,-very successful in some of the larger towns, are admrably adapted for putting in reach of every child dental work at very moderate cost. The next thing of Interest la the child’s proportional weight to height, which gives a very good in dex of the nutrition or rate of thriv ing of the child. More than a third of the school children are more than 10 per cent underweight. Much can bo done to correct these errors of nu trition by encouraging the children in balancing their diets. Miss Ander son’s public work at G. M. C. shows tome very striking examples of how much interest the children will take in tbe work and how rapidly some can gain weight About 8 per cent of the children show defects of vision or have eye trouble. This Is mainly near sighted* ness and verying degrees of cross- eyes. These eye defects are ot great importance in shaping the future of the children's education as it is in teresting to note that In one of our rural schools that go as high us elev en grades, of eighteen pupils in tbe four higher grades none fall to road the teat type at the required dhrtanca. Naturally the child with difficulty In seeing to study loses Interest In school work and quits, often to b« marked as just stupid. Lastly, ofthe common trouble* found era nose and throat. Approxi mately 88 par cent have tonsils or adenoids and tonsils that Interfere with proper breathing or affect the general health when chronically in fected. Very oftep children that are undernourished and fall to gain when properly dieted improve rapidly after 1 having their tonsils removed. Tonsil lar sondltions are also important from their association with such cond-tlone as acute Inflammatory rheumatism, chorea or SL Vitus dance, lung infla tions, and partial deafness, besidOW being the direct cause of repeated at tacks of sore throat. In one of the schools hookworm rieems to be vehy prevalent. The readiness with which chiidron in book work sections become reinfected makes the treatment of this condition very difficult unless a sufficient num ber of infected persons are treated at one time to materially check soil pollution or sanitary appliances are given to the disposal of the human excretions. It Is hoped that some concerted action can bo taken against this condition where it exists in this county within the near future. Some few over a hundred cases of itch and head lice have been treated in seven of the schools. In order to as quickly us possible eradicate these conditions where found and (Continued on l.ast Page) COAL! COAL! COAL! aatsf The hind of service we render equals the High Quality of the Coals we handle. Promptness and carefulness characterize our de livery service, and a lacking in these essentials finds ns eager to correct the fault that causes the c; nplaint. Both words of appreciation and of criticism are welcomed—we are helped by both in mak -g t’.is bzsi- ness one of real service. Fowler-Flemister Cc -" Co. PHONE 252 "THE COMPANY WITH THE COAL AN 3; RVICE

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The Milledgeville news. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1901-19??, January 11, 1922, Image 1