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W U.ME XCVL
■ oumern K° l °orita? t * bli * b?d 111 }($MiBedgevillf. Ga.. February 4. 1926
Consolidated in 1872
No. 26
PRESBYTERIANS TO GYMNASIUM TO
OBSERVE BIRTHDAY BEDEWCATED
flU CELEBRATE
IT’S CENTENNIAL !
EARLY IN JUNE!
. H. Andrews Named Ckairmaa •
Celebration Committee *
WEATHER CONDITIONS
DURING JANUARY
The weather conditions dur
ing the month of January, as
recorded by Mr. R. H. Mc-
Comb, shows that the first day
of the month was the coldest,
the temperature registering
20 degrees above zero. The
total rainfall amounted to
7.63 inches.
STUDENTS TO
GATHER HERE
JUDGE JOHN ALLEN TO BE STUDENT VOLUNTEER CONFER-
HONORED. NEW SPORTS ARE- ENCE TO CONVENE HERE
NA TO BEAR NAME OF BOARD’ FEB. 12, GUESTS OF COLLEGES
PRESIDENT. —TWO DAY MEET.
WEEK OF SERVICES
WH.LBEHELD BOOSTER MEET
Prominent Miniiten Will Be Pren-
r ot and Deliver Sennonn
The new basketball court and irym- The Georgia Student Volunteer
nasium at the Georgia Military Col- Union will hold its annual Confcr-
lege will be officially dedicated and ence in Miiledgeville, February 12-
presonted to the school by the alum- 14, as the guests of the Georgia
nne on next Friday night at 8:16 State College for Women, Georgia
o clock when the cadet five meets Military College, the various church-
the Adel High basketeers. es of the city, as well a* other or-
The building was completed this ganizations.
week and ia one of the most modern The Conference met with the G.
basketball building, i„ the »outh. S. C. W. four yew, ago and broueht
The alumnae of the institution con- pleasure and profound good to all.
jtributed the funds for the erection. So with greut anticipation, the stu-
I Col. Marion Allen who has been act- dents and citizens look forward to
the alumnae drive will present the Conference meeting here again,
the school und R. B, , There will be students nresent
HOMECOMING FOR
DR. CHAS. HERTY
GROUND HOG SEES
SHADOW; GOES BACK
The ground hog saw his
shadow Tuesday, Feb. 2nd,
and went back into his hole
again. According to an old
legend, this means that there
will be six more weeks of cold
weather. However, many of
the trees are putting on their
spring appearance.
| the court l
AT Cl WEOC Moore ’ Vice Chairman of the board [from nil of the universities and col-
UilCAl JUttUu W " aCCePt thc bulIdln * on behalf of'leges of the state.
FARM CENSUS
NOTED SCIENTIST
WILL VISIT BOY
HOOD HOME HERE
Ha Via* U LnU Famri T.
WiA Mack P1nmi.
TO BE WELCOMED AT
THE DEPOT
Annonnc
- — hundred!
the school. The building will be arid fifty delegates arc expected,i
named Alien Gymnasium in honnr of They will arrive Friday afterno
, ... i imuiru /men uymnasium in honor
ha, been made thm SIXTY.FIVE BUSINESS MEN AS- Judge John T. Allen. Chzirman „f I February 12, at six o'clock
Sri that the F.rst Presbyterian SEMBLE AT HOTEL AND DIS-]the Board of Trustees und who has .p.ci.1 train from Macon,
dumb of this city will on June 11. CUSS PROGESSIVE STEPS FOR served the school faithfully fo,
celebrate its one hundredth anniver- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. ■
ith fitting exercises. The
1925 RELEASED Will Atirrm Ctixeu at G. M. C
AiJiloriam Toutlay Nifkt
... T ,een tbe principal factor in bringing lower of Christ
church was organized here on June Sixty-five business men of Mil- the school through
, \m. ' '
Mr. I- H. Andrews has been ap- Baldwin Hotel at a banquet spon- the building to stand
REPORT SHOWS DECREASE IN
LAND FARMED. OVER 18,000 Dr - Char,e * Herty, former Mil-
v —- . The purpose of the Conference is ACRES IDLE - INTERESTING ledgevflle boy and one of America’s
I y half « century. Judge Allen has' stated thusly: My relation, ns a fol-! P *CT3 ABOUT CONDITIONS, j greatest scientists, will arrive here
been the principal factor in hrimrlmr inn-w «r :
Foreign Missions,
fortunate that Dr.
: icdgeville, last Friday night at the trying year, and the alumnle'wanU Itolel'e '
Baldwin Hotel at a banquet spon- the building to stand to the memory i , Jd ' d
General Chairman of the sored by the Chamber of Commerce, of Judge Allen. * ‘ ud nt ' olun tecr Mov
Centennial and has busied himself pledged their support to the Chamber
next Tuesday, Feb, 0, on the 11:30
Centennial and has uusicu mmsejl pledged their aupport to the Chamber Dr. E. T. Holmes will preside nt 11'“,' T™ 1 *?' .° f *!*" '“°™' many interesting results
sith the arrangements for the week of Commerce and to lining up be- the ceremonies and the G. M. C. band Confer.,,.. * n", TuSm The ° f lh< ' l*nd,
,d observance. Mr. Andrews ha, hind Milledgovill. for a great for- will furnish the music ing, in (hi. county are
Results of the 1525 farm census, Central train and will be met bp'
of the " r< rt ’ lca ' rd the P“‘ vt* by the friends and G. M. C. Band, and given
Department of Commerce with a an enthusiastic and cordial welcome,
comparative statement „f 1020 .„d j D r. Herty i, in Georgia attending
shown, the American Ceramic Society meet-
nds and bnild-. in g Atlanta and will come to hia
Kereusnn'who will 1 re par ” a hCjo'ry "‘ftt'r H^H^ilg^President of ' the^np^riHon'ta The° ul” fur ""'' .thcToHowinn TZT Z mo TOaT^ue ta ritatiTta" ***{® r *^?~^
the past juir and showed dih— i frntpH -tn m, l , l > • , « , .,, ., .. , t _ i 18,SaG acrt*s idle: 49,664 acres in
11 atert *° me ° r the ***** h, »T h «ncol j .South. Dr. .S. H, Chester, Candidate 1 WO(lf ,.. . ,n companions and in the afternoon will
.South Georgia. ] Secretary of the Foreign Mission I nnu pastures. spend hjs time vMting fri< , ndj| ^
On .Saturday night th > Riverside Board of the Presbyterian Church; Th * pPCan • rd "* tr y in thp country »p<,t» familiar to his childhood. In the
cadets of Gainesville, will come here Ur. Ashby Jones, Pastor of the ***** ** l0wn '* jrrral increase. The re- evening at 8:00 o’clock at the audi-
» game Crvieh Hub Dowis and Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, At- port * h " WR that there nre ov * r ,4 '°° 0 torium of the G. M. College a public
Blue Birds are primed for the hnta, Ga.; Mr. Joe McConnell, re- fffviS trees the county^ while•welcome will be given him. Capt J.
The Presbyterian church since its do
resnixation has shown growth and tinctively the good of the organiza- fl vc
of the most beautiful Lion and the things accomplished,
church buildings in the city. There President Harding stressed the need
only two living preachers who of cooperation by every citizen und
served this enurch and both of expressed belief that the coming 1 ^
them will be present. Rev. Donald year would find even better results. ftpd nr
McQueen, of Orlar.do, Fla., und Rev. The Chamber of Commerce has or-. Ri vors i t j e r,
G. Watts, present minister, are Kanized with the state and national ( . rd and
only surviving ministers. Some organizations and will work with
the leading divines of the pres- them in boosting Georgia as well as
erian church have sened the pas- this section,
it* here. The correspondence of the office
The week will be celebrated as h”* covered a wide field, many of the
ne coming week and the members ,arKl * r concerns of the east planning
I former members of the church development of the South have been
,e been invited to come home for nt *racted here. The road maps and
Crivbration. Each duy during " ,hor information put nut as tu
Jeld by out
for victory. The turned Missionary from India: Miss '" I ' rc "V 0 " ot ' im tr b.000 trev, H, Ennis will deliver the welcome
leeping a clean rec- Helen Smith. 1025 graduate ol Wei- |,lan ™ ln la!!u , Th o I'ecan indue- f rom the city and Dr. E. T. Holmes
ill give G. M. C. a busy iesley and now Traveling Secretary ‘f ! ' h “ !l l "' comi ' “ Principal factor in will nsaure him of the college'a
of the .Student Volunteer Movement: lt ’ Un , ty a,1<l si " c,! thl -' organizu- pleasure in having him.. Several of
Ot at- Hr. R. W. Miles, Student Secretary ,f " < ’ n . * h< ' Mi| lrd>trville Nursery Co. his old school mate, will make three
, (he Presbyterian thurch; several return- n trct '* h “ bo< ' n " li, ” vn minute speeches. Dr. J. E. Kidd,
„„c is ed mh-ionaries; also several foreig,, ‘rev. of the nursery are boyhood friend of Dr. Herty, will
IS i, I students on various Georgia earn- n , thr ro P“«- Th <- prerant him to his audience after
,r the P”'"- Peach Orchard ha. also taken strides which h. will nddrc.s them. The
!“? county. Several or- music wiil be furnished by the G. M.
cnnrd.H have been planted in the last C. Bund.
>» n r
The
is ten
routes to Florida have included MII-
ledgeville in their list, as here-to-fore
d of the church is thoy b ** en ,eft off - The Cham-
celebrated here and bcr of Commerce has furnished infor-
of the largest church mat ‘ on an ‘l I 1118 l ;e PL connection with
held in this city. road con ^itions and furnished sam-
" pies of soil and given details to con
cerns thinking of developing this
section.
Receives Eye Injury The work of tbe Chamber ° f com-
J * mcrce has been heavy and to go into '
(detail would consume much space.
night.
The people here arc u**gcd
j tend these games and join it
week-end celebration. The g;
}new in a graat man.- resn.'c
j Miiledgeville but the officials
institution are thorougHly coi
the people will come "ui t-
jgames. The new sport* arcr
(comfortable seats and will acci
h*j>
All indications point tc
,est Conference which G<
dent Volunteers have evei
included
date a thousand people. The build
ing will be heated with Radiola:!
which are large furnaces and will hi
comfortable in that respect.
Reginald Hatcher
<G>ht Ey. by Shut fn.
Sh».-SU,. l n f.
atioa From
.Specialist Says lajary la
The report of Rev. Harding
COMMERCE BODY
GAINS MEMBERS
SIBLEY NAMES
COMMIITEES
cotton
Dr. Herty. of New York City ,ia
president of the Synthetic Organic
Chemical Manufacturers Association
rvau a de- of the United States, and hns had a
acres plant- career marked by productive research
The duirv service to his country and outstand-
gained ing scientific achievement. He has
ceived the endorsement of the group BOOSTER MEETING RESULTS
gathered at the hotel. Col. Erwin
; Sibley, President of the Kiwanis
Eterinni. u . . ! Ulub, Mayor J. H. Ennis and many
jtnd ) lrs f v * r ’ r ’’ Ron of Mr - others addressed the gathering and
fully inii.r.j nsu ”1 Cher ’ Was * pain * 8 °unde<l a most optimistic note. They
struck in “ , j* day . ® fternoon b >’ stressed the need of pulling togeth-
t fri , m ! ° ye by * er for the « ood ot Miiledgeville and
•ne of hi«" ,nK ’ 8h0t m th<? hand ® lt was their be,icf thnt » r *‘ at thin » r - <
'hot P^Ld in >0 a U t n ^ C0 Tu i0nS - Werc in the futur * for Miiledgeville.
'nd injured the ball If C<>n ^ r EVtTV m>in present aSRUred Rev *
* carried to Macon an/ H * HardinK of their *UPP°«* to the
r thg care or « • • p aced un " Commerce body. They were satis-
•al days great Speciai “ t ’ ^ or *® v * fied as to the value of the organiza-
ving the sight°of°t» n f ! !t ** ti0n * nd p,ed *f ed thelr support for
kl _ of lb ® injured eye. 1926.
This
1 telephom
anxiety h», b«„ relicVK , ,
fatcher from Macon .sdvira.^1. t1 "' new ye " r ' “ nd P ro [”‘ r steps
specialist thinks that h :n that thc be taken to realize results in the
to preserv e the s, c ht o7th * bbi , plans ahe.d.
"ill be cheerful ^ "" Tk ‘-
friend, who have in q „i°
Pressed their ,y m p >Uly -
•Mr. and Mrs. Hatcher .... .
Union Recorder to conv^^ the
■'eep appreciation „f the
eased by their friend, during the
"me of anxious waiting.
J7x y BALDWIN BLUES TO
HAVE INSPECTION
>veram«Bt Official Will Inapt
Local National Guard Fob. 24,
Public Demonstration On
Tba Streets
SHOWN BY ENLISTMENT OF
TWELVE NEW MEMBERS TO
THE ORGANIZATION.
Rev. F. H. Harding, president and
secretary of the Miiledgeville Cham
ber of Commerce announced thla
week that twelve new members had
been gained for the body showing
direct result of the Booster meet
ing held last Friday nigln.
The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Co., who has a store in this city join
ed the organization when their At
lanta office mailed membership dues
to Mr. Harding. The A4P people | ion ot *i* nB along the roads show-
have shown a coopewtive spirit and ,i n JT mileage an ddirection. This com-
their organization realizes the value i mittee will continue to function and
of a Chamber of Commerce actively ' r(, P a i r °> d s»ffns when needed
functioning in a city and that the «"d place new ones at the causeways
good accomplished will be a big ben-' now nearing completion,
efit to them. Practically every gro-1 The following are thc committees
•v»ry firm in the city has joined the j f° r coming year:
Commerce body and have bom the Program-^Iere Moore. E. H.
early clays of organization. | ^ c °tt* Hick Stembridgc,
The other citizens and firms who j Membership—F. E. Bone. Dawson
have juBt joined the body are live Allen, E. T. Holmes,
and progressive and arc enthu:
few years which
the census.
The principal crops,
and sweet potatoes havi
cline since 1920 in both
ed and crop harvested,
cows have not decreased
having h.lii their own. Th. nupi- been described by a friend as "a na-
COMMITTEES h" d.eraZd }£ " n<l ’“‘"'mSZZZ K ""'
FOR CURRENT YEA* NAMED The report of a deereura 1. not’ ”
BY. PRESIDENT. MUCH WORK, only characteristic of Baldwin coun-
P ** A *^ E ® CLUB. Jty, but the farm industry has been
j on thc decline for thc past several
the years and has lost largely in the few
an- ears gone by. The tables have
i- 'turned and there has begun a return
small way but with
KIWANIS CLUB
ginning FIGURES
SHOWING INCREASE
The tabulation of the *i„.
n:n K report was i„„ed this
*“ l by tb » Department of
Lommeree at Washington.
There were 4.S62 bales of eoU
romT" 1 ‘ n Ra ' d " in coun ty.
fro rathe crop of 1525 prior to
; »»*•. •. cornpar-
wSV'T b *"“ ^
, f 4 . 8bow *ng a gain of 1174
kales over previous year.
• The Government inspector for the
. I Georgia National Guards will be in
•j tbe c !*>' February 24, for the an-
• j ru -il inspection of the Baldwin Blues
• 1" b ' cb W 'HI he held in the business
• I section nt 8 o’clock.
• ■ Capt. H. B. Ennis made this
• i no uncement this week and has be-
- [gun preparations for the occasion.
• . The drills nightly have been snappy
• j and thorough in making ready for
• .the officer coming here.
The inspection will be held oti the
# * i*^ rect * of the business section of the
* * * * clt y the public will he invited.
President Erwin Sibley, of
Miiledgeville Kiwanis Club, will
nounce the committees for the c
ing year at the regular weekly meet- to the farm
ing to be held Friday night. a more systematic plan and better
The Club has shown materiul prog- organizations,
ress the past year and many marked These facts nre interesting to the
improvements arc credited to their ! people here and should receive con-
energies. The Club will take up j-sideration.
many other important matters toward —
the improving of the highways, STEM BRIDGE HEAD
schools-beautifying the city and as HCjAU
1 general In the mattei
: improvements.
A special committee has been 1
' throughout the year in the 1
EVANGELISTIC CLUB
their support and cooperation for
the upbuilding and .advancement of
Miiledgeville and Baldwin county.
The following are the new mem
bers.
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Co., T. B. Coxwell, P. N. Bivins. Jos.
A. Moore, Walter W. Stembridge. C.
N. Chandler, Dr. W. M. Scott. S. J.
Bland, T. C. Carr. F. E. Bone. J. C.
Cooper, C. H. Andrews A Son.
1926 Ford Coupe For Sale
One that has not gotten slick. I
will take the loss—Ride while you
Roorganisatioa of Bwaioeae Mow’s
Evaagelistic Clwb Loot Mowdoy
Night. Orgaaixatieo One
Year Old.
The Business Men’s Evangelistic
Club named for its President for the
coming year Mr, Sidney Stembridge,
last Monday night .at a meeting of
the club in the Bible class rooms of
the Baptist church.
Mr. J. I. Gore was elected to the
Vice Presidency and Mr. L. C. Hall
was named Secretary and Treasurer.
The club lias been active for a year
and has realized good and effective
work. The Club was organized with
i the aid of clubs from neighboring
, towns and its *-ork has been jffect-
Attendance—J. C. Cooper. R. H.
Wootten. I. N. Lozier.
Classification—F. H. Harding,
Francis Daniels.
House—Dr. M. F. .Stembridge, J.
L. Beeson, E. E. Bell. I j ve and a fellowship developed among
Education—W. T. Wynn. Geo. H., the business men thit it outstanding.
Webber, E. T. Holmes, M. M. Parks. Messrs. Stembridge, Gore and Hall
Finance—F. E. Bor.e, J. C. Cooper. h BVe i>«A« n active in the club since
Public Affairs J. H. Ennis. R. H., jts organization and under their lead-
W ootten, Dr. W. M. Scott, E. E. Bell, erahip great things arc predicted.
M. W. Stembridge.
Publicity—R. B. Moore, F. H.
Harding. Jere Moore, S.' L. Terry.
Inter-City and Club—Hugh Cline,
E. T. Holme*, J. C. Cooper, W. T.
Garrard.
Under Privileged Child end Health
FOR SALE—One Buick Six tour
ing car et a bargain. See Mrs, C. P.
Schell.
—Dr. W. M. Scott, Dr.
L. C. Hall.
Born at Miiledgeville, Georgia, he
was graduated from G. M. C. and
later was graduated from the Uni
versity of Georgia in 1886. He
tained his doctor’s degree from Johns
Hopkins in 1890 and studied at Ger
man universities. He became a mem
ber of the faculty at the Univeraitj
of Georgia in 1891, and remained
there for eleven years. As Adjunct
Professor of Chemistry, he came in
contact with thousands of students
who held him in high esteem, not only
as s teacher but as a man. Himself
a football and baseball player, be
always took an active interest In all
branches of athletics. When the
University hf Georgia erected a mod
em athletic plant. It was given the
name it bears today, “Herty Field,”
He has served as President of the
American Chemical Society, and has
consistently urged the necessity of
American economic independence in
all branches of industry. He is at
present a director of the American
Chemical Society and President of
the Chemical Warfare Association, as
well as a member and leading spirit
in numerous other technical organi
zations.
• Announcement has been *
• made that the student body at *
• the Georgia State College for •
• Women w ill present an annual •
• showing thr year’s activities *
• at the College. The Spectrum •
• is the title given to the new *
• book, which arm be the first •
• published h» many years. The •
• editors hffTe begun active •
• pnjuntMa.^ •
L. N. JOBDAR
