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VOLUME XCVI.
Southern in j|fj Millcdgeville, Ga.. January 21. 1926
Ccnsolidated in 1872
No. 24
C. of C. Sponsors Great Booster Meet
THE GRAND JURY [STORAGE PLANT
QUIT TUESDAY!. AT SANITARIUM
endorse good roads, con. machinery for thirty ton
de.mn lynching of insane daily capacity for ice to
negro, co mmend work OF be installed plant will
CRIMINAL CASES
TRIED IN SUPERIOR
COURT THIS WEEK
SPORT ROADSTER
STOLEN FROM
GARAGE HERE
health department.
The Grand Jury, after rcceasimt
{rom last Thursday reassembled
Tue-day'and ill the early afternoon
r tad their presentments before the
cp .., court and were discharged by
Judye Park.
They thanked Judge Park for his
charte mentioning especially his ref-
BE MODERN IN EVERY WAY.
Tba Followng Are The Caaee Diapoa.
ed of in Superior Coart Dur
ing Week The Court
Adjourned Today
Property of Mr.
nployee of G«r»je
Thief Still Free; <
Making Scare
FAIR TO BE HELD BUSINESSMEN
OCTOBER 4-9 TO GATHER HERE
FR1DAYNIGHT 29
Work on the cold storage plant
and the ice factory is being pushed Monday morning,
rapidly forward and the new $25,000
plant at the Georgia State Sanitar
ium will be ready for use within the
next sixty days.
The construction under the super
vision of Mr. Bob McMillan
eTtuC e to the prohibition law and gun several weeks ago and sufficient
to Solicitor Duke for assistance ren- work has been done to begin the in.
dered. jstallation of the machinery. Two en-
Committees had examined books of *5 ton capacity will he in-
•od records of officers of the .county «t*Iled. The cold storage section will
tnd found them correctly kept, [ bove sufficient floor space to store
They expressed gratification that perishable commodities used by
so few cases had come before the H»e institution. The present plant
body for investigation.. | has b ** n “** several years and the
They strongly condemned the
lynching of the negro inmate at the ‘ *
» reveal the guilty '
plant will be one of the
SuoitgriumThut their i»v«tl’. | n »“ ™ <><krn f *»e .Ute .ml wll urn.
ply accommodate the Great Institu-
tion.
The bill appropriating funds for
the building of this plant was parsed
by Rev, McCluney and Capt, Ennis
in the last legislature thus relieving
a great handicap.
ration had failed
party or parties.
They endorsed good roads and
urged cooperation with the County
Commissioners to improve rouds of
Baldwin county.
They stated that some of the
stores in suburbs of the city and in
the county were violating the law by
keeping open on Sunday and urged
the officers of the law to apprehend
those who are guilty.' ^ ' *’
They highly commended the work
of the health officer. Dr. Sam An-.
The Kiwanis Club luncheon
Fixed the salary of the County j Baldwin Hotel Friday
Judge at S 1.000 per annum. Elected
Mr. R. II. Harper a member of the
Board of Education to succeed him-
The criminal dorket was called
when Superior Court reconvened'
During the week
the following cases were disposed of
as shown by the records of the Clerk
of Court:
State vs. Maud Pitts, assault and
battery, verdict guilty, sentence 12
months at State Farm or a fine of
$190.
State v*. Alf Scratching*, aband
onment of minor child, guilty, pay
ment of cost and payment of fb Ant
of each month for support of minor
child for 12 months
State vi. Tom Swint, plea of guilty,
12 months or $100.
State vs. Bud Willis, cow stealing,,
verdict not guilty.
State vs. J. L Satterfield, simple
larceny, mistrial The jury had this
case under consideration through
Wednesday and Wednesday night.
Judge Park declared a mistrial
Thursday morning.
The case of the State vs. Sam-Ev:
The Willys-Knlght sport roadster
of Mr. Louis Balafas was stolen from
the garune on North Wayne and Mc
Intosh streets where it had b^n stor-
night, the thief making
his get-away some time after mid
night of Wednesday.
Mr. Balafas put the automobile in
the garage early in the night of
Wednesday and whan the owner of
the garage opened for b wines*
Thursday he found the car had been
taken and an employe, M. G. Green,
convict, had alio disappeared.
The police suspect Green as the man
who has the atrilMOobile. Blanket*
and other contents of a car owned
• a tourist, mere also taken.
The police of the city notified
surrounding towns of the theft and
close watch has been made of the
hgbwny* Nothing has been heard
of the car since its disappearance
Mr, Balnfas formerly operated the
peture show in this city but had
postponed on account of the phy.
ical condition of Judge John T. Al-
MR. WM. E. IRELAND I len, prosecutor
TALKS TO KIW4XIS Coun at tfourned Thursday after-
of Boys' Training School Ga
Most Interesting Talk
*elf.
The presentments with the reports
of the committees and county offic
ers will be published in full next
SAVANNAH HIGH TO BE
DEDICATION OPPONENTS
Local Fans WUI Have Opportunity
To Witnnaa Good Gome
Efforts are being made to com
plete the new sports arena for the
Savannah High five which comes
h?re next Wednesday night. Fair
weather is the hope for the finishing
“f the work. The finishing touches
mn y not have been put on but the
gam,- will be played if the floor work
is completed.
A MEMORIAL TO
SENATOR WATSON
argly attended
After the luncheon Mr. Wm. E. i
Ireland, Superintendent of the Boys’ } MEETING OF LOCAL ASSOCIA-
TION HELD SATURDAY COM
MITTEES APPOINTED TO SO
LICIT FUNDS
Training School, war? presented and
mude a most interesting talk. He
expressed appreciation of the sympa
thy and encouragement that had
been manifested townrds the school The friends of the late United
by the Club, and told of the work ( States Senator Thos. E. Watson hav
that was being done by the school j united for the purpose of raising a
to train for useful citizenship. j memorial in his vhoncr, and organi-
The Club voted $50 u> a eontribu. j za ‘‘" n haa been Perfected throw*-
tion to bo donated to the fund for ou ‘ tbe s ‘ a ‘ e . Senator \\ at-son by
rebuild*!: the Eddy High school for ; his rtr °"K Personality, gigantic intel-
the colored children of the city. i la c‘ nnd tl "‘ Principies ■* >*Pou»ed
Resolution, endorsing the pavinK !»»" « 1-^ f-llouing througho,
the charge of embezzlement' Gently moved to Gordon. He i
the city Wednesday spending
night with relatives and had stored
the garage for the night.
We undex-stand that the car was
partly insured against theft.
FARMERS CLUB
MET SATURDAY
DATE NAMED AT RECENT MEET-
INC OF OFFICERS AND DIREC
TORS. BETTER AND LARGER
EXHIBITS ASSURED.
will be held the week of October 4th
through the 9th. This announcement
has been made by Capt. B, H. Dun-
ay, President of the Association,
after having been fixed by the of
ficers and board of directors
It is expected thut the fair will be
much larger than the one held last
of theshrdlu shrdlu shrdlu ardod
year, as the people of the city and
couaty have a larger and more com
prehensive viewpoint as to what a
fair can really be- made. . .
The officers af the Baldwin -Coun
,ty Fair Association
Dunaway, President; F. W Hen
New Hotel uu) Paved Road, To Be
Diicuued b Boeder Meet
BANQUET AT BALD
WIN HOTEL
■hjror Eaaii aad Praidat Hord-
■lUrpBbi
of the streets of the city and the call
for a bond election of $25,000 by
the City Council were passed.
Th?
Savannah five is an exper-
team and are human light-
They have made their keputa-
MR. ARCH F TURK DIES
IN LOS ANGELES, CAL.
Wa. Brother of . Mr.
Mrs. Terrance Treanor and Mrs.; *>*th-John Scoggins,
!. W, Thornton received n telegram
“ on on ^eir speed and the local Tuesday morning bringing the sad
itn. will have the opportunity of intelligence that their brother. Mr.
nemg one of the fastest teams in Arch F. Turk, had died Monday in
eorgia in action. j Los Angeles, California,
‘ — Mr, Turk was well known in this
.city, having lived here several years
country.
At a meeting of the local Ton, I hospitality that the guerta appreei-
Watson Memorial Association Inst Med am] Ih,.roughly enjoyed.
Saturday, it was derided to canvass j At tHl ‘ c " Rdu "' m of the dinner n
the county by districts, and the fol-1 business meeting of the club was
lowing committees were appointed: ! h « w aad raa "- v t ” ,ks rela “"K ‘°
, 10th—Miss Esther Roberson, L. B ricu . ltur »' i "*«' re! ‘ s discussed.
! j> u kk Mr, C, R. Torrance was awarded
* nd | ' 115th—J. R .Torrance, W. D. » P riz ' a °' f * 4 - 00 f ° r '*>* best produc-
j Gi]cs | tion of corn on on acre of any of the
H Har- men *bers, and Col. Jos. E, Pottle the
amount for the largest cotton
________ | weather has delayed the
MR. W. T GARRARD WAS HOST: basketball court and the game had
AT DELIGHTFUL TURKEY AND j*" h “ transferred to Macon and the
BIRD DINNER. IMPORTANT Lanier live given a game here on the
MATTERS DISCUSSED. | 1!lth <•* FebruVy.
[ The Lanier five has u good record
The Farmers Progressive Club < "date thla season, having defeated
held their regular monthly meeting *"nie of the best lives in this see.
Saturday at the home of Mr. W. T IThe G. M. C. team opened the
Garrard. A short time after the I season last week with a tour of
members of the club hud assembled i s "“* h Georgia and broke even on
they were invited into the dining 1 ‘be four games played. The team
room by Mrs. Garrard, where they , bus shown improvement and although
found awaiting them a turkey and : * 8 n "‘ expected thut they will de
bird dinner. The dinner was n . ‘be Lanier capers, a good game
splendid one nnd was served with a •• « certainty.
"A Bigger and Better Clip and
County" will be the slogan of tin
Boosters Meeting to be held next
Friday night, January 2g, at the
_ , _ „ B * 1 **‘* Hotel M * o’clock, under the
• | direction of the Chamber of Com
. , , ... „ ’• j, "on- merer, announces Rev F H Hard
drickson, Vice Pres.; R. H. Wootten,{jog. JVeaident. ‘ ’
Trees ; C. B. McCuitnr, Secy.; E A p ; , „ .,
.. . ... . , • ■ Prssideat Harding has called a
Nesmith, Agricultural Secretary; ^ get-together meeting fo'r th. city sod
Directors: E. E. Bell, John Conn, W.. county and has invited every man in
J. Chandler, A. W Watkins, Marior. I Hie county who i* interested in the
Stembridgc, J. R Torrance and T I “dvancement of the many resources
B. faumus. ‘ ' i b‘ >re »ud concerned in the moving
| fonvard of Miiledgcville in the pro-
G \1 r PI A VC I ? e “ ion of Progress to join the Cham
. M, 1 LA I a I her of Commerce at the Baldwin
LANIER FRIDAY Hotel for the great Old Fashioned
Booster Meeting. ,
Paved roads and a new hotel are
the principal topics for discussion, as
■ , weI1 as many other questions of vital
Failure, to dedicate the basketball i j nter "‘. Miiledgcville is in the cen-
enun with a game with the Lanl.n* r \ ercal move a„.l
High five here Friday night is du- “ h, ' arl “ f G ""'ltm’s richest
to the fuel tha tthe cold and wet Lr“ y , da P ol ‘ ita - Hotel accommodations.
good roads nnd good schools ;
most inviting assets. Cooperation is
necessary to put any great undertak.
ir.g over .-ays President Harding and
if Miiledgcville men will line up with
the Chumbcr of Commerce ifi their
efforts already begun marked results
will be realized. Patriotism demands
attendaace at this meet.
Tickets for the dinner will go on
sale at the Chamber of Commerce
Friday of this week. The dinner
will be 75 cents per* plate
Mayor J. H. Ennis has placed his
endorsement to the meeting and is
doing his share to bring about j
citizens will follow the team to 35a-
SIX HOGS NETTED 3600
POUNDS
Six hogs which were raised
at -® Geor K' a -State Sanitar
ium were recently killed and
netted 3.600 , ltlunds ^
largest of these hogs ‘weighed
— P J °“ n ! , : s und the other five
etted 526 pound*
' jof his boyhood, being a cadet at G.
* M. C. He wont from here to Atinn-
* to, und was with the Georgia Power
* t Co,, and moved to Los Angeles about
* eighteen yenrs ago.
' i The remains of Mr. Turk will be I chairman. P. N. Bivins, announced
* buried in the family burying ground ’ lhat near j y $200 had already been
* l«t Tuskegee, Ala. Mrs, Treanor nnd : sll hsorlbcd Have your subscription
* j 3!rs. Thornton will attend the funer- rt , a( jy
* I al. They have the sympathy of their (
* , friends here.
The -Meeting of the Morris-Little
Port o» the American Legion, which
wa* to have been held Friday night,
has been postponed, the date of the
meeting to he announced later. The
have been held at the
and Sirs. Terrence
poultry in less than car load lots Treanor, but was postponed on ac-
were di*cu«?ed. The details will count of the death of Mrs. Treanor’*
probably be agreed upon at the j brother, Mr. Arch Turk,
meeting of the club in February.
Jll'th—F E. Watson, M E. Webh,, >’ ie > d
W F Williamson *^* 1e or K un i* at > on °f hog and poul- meeting was
320th-C. J. Newton, Chmn. | try clubs und plans for market,,*; home of Mr
321st—-Frank Johnson, Chmn.
322nd—W. A. Torrance, P. 3!
Wood.
1714th—A J. Wood, J. M Hub . , „ . ,
• | The banks of the city have been
>)l At* the meeting everyone present ° f
expressed the belief that there would i S100 for tha best y.eid of corn from
not be any trouble in raising Bald
win county's quota. The County
DR. ANDERSON ISSUES SMALLPOX
WARNING; VACCINATION URGED
Health Departi
CHANGE IN MANAGERS AT
POSTAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE
red To
Offic
laa Spread Un
der Control, Vaccination Cam
paign Begun. Every Citiaen
Required By Law To Be
Vaccinated.
1 Tuesday of this week at the Meri
) A ether and Primary schools where he
.vaccinated more than 100 children.
Dr. Anderson states that the con-j
,r, 'l of the spread of this disease de-1
, pond * upon the people and he urg- j
jently requests them to come to his!
j office for vaccination.
The high degree of health that has
four acre*. The successful contest
ant to be eligible to enter for the
one thousand dollar* offered by the
Banker* Association.
Col, *Pottle announced that the
First National Bank would again fi_
nance the boys’ corn and cotton
clubs, as tht* institution has done
the past two years. It was thought
that the membership of these club*
would be increased this year.
The club adjourned to meet with
Judge B H. Dunaway in February,
Dr, Sam Anderson has issued a
warning to ihe poopie of thia county . -
against smallpox and has busied him. >< ‘ en ma '"‘ a >ned in tbir county has. hag ,. ondcrcl j t |, e public prompt
3Ir. A. J. Daniel, who has been
manager of the Postal Telegraph of
fice here for the past several years,
ha* been transferred t<» the Valdosta
office, and he and Mrs. Daniel will
leave within the next few days for
that city to make their home.
Mr. Daniel has handlcu the affairs
of the Postal company efficiently and
t controlling the srpead of the
disease, ■’
A few esse* had been reported to
‘he Health Department Monday,
,nort of them being in the negro
carters. Dr. Anderson has issued
bi* warning and requested every ciL
'ten to be vaccinated. He spent
been through the quick and efficient
work of the health officers here and
Dr. Anderson ha* wasted no time in
getting into action. There has not
been a case reported since last Mon_
day, so the spread is curbed hut it
ia necessary that every person be
vaccinated to prevent all danger.
ice. The friends of Mr. and Mrs,
Daniel regret to see them leave this
city.
Mr. Levi C.«o» B«y* • D«df#
Brother* Track
This, is th? second'one Jn the past
30 day* He knows a good thing.
L .N. JORDAN.
Stn
A new and complete service sta
tion is nearin gcompletion and will
in the next month open for .Vusinese
here under the management of Mr.
B G Glass.
Mr. Charles Fowler is building the
station on the comer of Hancock and
Jefferson streets, two main highways
passing through the city;.and b}'‘erect
ing a most ai.ractive building. Tie
station adjoins the lot*of the B. G.
Glass Motor Co r
A large number of st udents and i attendance. He is heartily in sym
pathy with the move and has pledged
hi* support, Millcdgeville merchants
must work as a unit with the farm
ers and other citizens in the adver
tising work ahead of the Chamber
of Commerce Milledgevilie has the
natural resources and stands in a bet
ter position to offer not only manu
facturing enterprises an opportunity
for envelopment but the farming pos
sibilities arc many. Join in the great
booster meet for the bigger und bet
ter city and county next Friday.
President Erwin Sibley of the lii-
wani* Club han joined hands with
the Chamber of Commerce official*
ifi promoting this meeting and the
members of that organization will
help in swelling the attendance and
putting the meeting over. Friday is
the regular meeting night of the Ki-
wanis Club and the member* will be
given credit for meals at the Boosters
Meet.
Be present for this get-together
undertaking.
The rain Saturday night,
Sunday and Sunday night to
talled 1.18 inches. The rain
followed several day* of cold
crisp weather.
MR. BENSON BUYS BALDWIN COUNTY
FAIR FOR OPENING DAY: FREE TO ALL
rn.on*. B.kery Will H... Char,.
Of Fair Ground* On Opening
Day. Purchase Two Naw
iVuck* for Lotfl Bread
Delieary
Mr. W. H. Benson, proprietor of
Benson’s Bakery, was in the city
Friday and Saturday, While‘here Mv
Benson purchased two new Chevrolet
trucks from Mr. Ralph Simmerson,
local' agent. Tt^se trucks will be
used in filing the wholesale orders
in'and arohnd the city.
. Mr. Benson also made a contract
jrith the Directors of the Baldwin
County Fair Association for the ex
clusive privilege of opening day of
the fair which will be held Octtober
4th through the 9th. The directors
agreed to have all exhibits placed
and in readiness for the opening day.
The gates of the fair will be thrown
open on that day and the public will
enter as the guests of Mr. Benson.
Mr, Benson, since establishing his
bakery here has taken great interest
in the welfare of the city and has
a membership in the Chamber of
Commerce, He has also contributed
to a number .of causes looking to
wards advancement.
Benson’s Bakery does an extensive
business throughout' the surrounding
territory of this city.
