Newspaper Page Text
VOLUME XCVL
Federal Union Established
1,1 Miliedgevillc. Ga„ February 25, 1926
No. 29
ELECT10NT0BE ANUSEFULUFE CORN GROWING i REGISTRATION A CARNIVAL CO G M C WINS
HELD WEDNESDAY ENDEDTUESDAY CONTEST OPENED BOOKS CLOSED FOR COUNTY FAIR ‘ OPEMNG GAME
LOT WHETHER NEW INDUS-
TRIES SHALL BE TAX EXEMPT
FIVE YEARS CR NOT. .
TRON OF TERRELL HALL AT
G. S. C. W., DIED AFTER SHORT
ILLNESS WITH PNEUMONIA.
AND BEST PRODUCTION ON
FIVE ACRES. BANKS OFFER
PRIZES.
QUALIFIED TO CONTRACT CLOSED TUESDAY LOOMS UP K HOR«;r „
V BOND F,Fr ' W,TH DAVE WISE. ONE OF TER DEFEAT^"
VOTE IN CITY BOND ELEC
TION WHICH WILL BE HELD
MARCH 17TH.
LARGEST TRAVELING—FREE
AMUSEMENTS DAILY.
An election will be held ir. Bald- 3Irs. J. T. Dixon, matron of Ter- The ;
win county Wednesday, March 3, roll Hall, of the Georgia State Col- Baldwin
submitting the questir of whether lege for Women, died in the city a prize ■
or not the tax levying authorities of hospital early Tuesday morning after the Geo
this county shnll exempt from tuxu- a week’s illness with penumonia. the con
tion for a period of five years new T hc death of Mrs. Dixon came ns
enterprises and industries as provid- n great shock to her friends through-
ed in the constitution.
SCHOOL IN OPENINC GAME
OF C. I. A. A. TOURNAMENT.
of the farmers i
:estly called i
county is
•Acred under the auspices
rgia Bankers Association to
of the State. A
•d by
The registration books for the The directors of the Bald
‘lection on a bond issue of $25,000,- tv Fair Association Wednes
GO for the purpose of improving the ing closed a contract for
itreets of Miliedgevillc, clocsd today, Wise Carnival Company fen
(Thursday). engagement o n the fair grounds dur-
ihe registration totalled 250 who ing the week commencing October
J’ ,n Coun * . M - C - defeated the fast Univer-
iay morn- sity School five of Atlanta. Wednea-
<!uy aftcrnoon >*» the opening game
f the G. I. A. A. tournament by the
local price of ?75.00 i» offered hy The reyirtratiol. totalled 250 ,vhn' i«7he"wcek"commMei“r '“"oclXr wWna'tte‘do™ ‘h" com ' , J*‘* l J f "P*
„ . . , . National Bank, the Ex- uualified to vote In the eleetion to -Ith. while the (air i, in prop*,. themrelve. ' *" d "“ ,n * torth
,ont the eolkse and a number of the ehan B e Bank, and the Merchants & be held on the 17th day of March. I The Dave Win, Carrival Com,™,- . " P ° M,ble dark tl ° n «’
precincts in the city -.and people of MilledRcvilIc, who had come Farmers Bank of this city. As 10 who.1, rh -,, , 1 one of the !nre««. „ The victory enpic us a surprise to
** A " »o whether the city will be au- one of the largest attractions of its the interested n . „»». _ »
The conditions under which this thnyiied to issue *26,000 in bonds kin,i the rosd. and carries the whr had entered the ,„,T '“"l"
prize may be contested for are .us to pave the intersecting streets of m ° ht up-to-date equipment in the The local baaketeera un n * m ^ n
, the thoroughfares of the city in car- ;. wa y °( shows and rides. The com- mer predictions and nnw^stand
o’clock and close at six; thc county Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bell where they „ \ actua ‘ ,y mfa ™ red ’ ” ul “ f* Ti,,K pro(!ram » f * Ka ‘T'!' ‘Z'Z f '' Ur ! P ”“ ib '' cm “™ d " to ""the title. The
precinct, will open a. nine o’clock, remained until Tuesday evening when ™ * * l * cUd fdr . * b ' cor "’ This lh< ' c,,y ’ ".V , K t *" aKKr ' g ': Kam “ »’** -plrte with thrill, ,„d tho
!k »” — ompnnied to the depot . n '™." ,hat “ , may bt 5tep - , In l-a ''" p «i°" "ith there bonds n of entertainers thnt is hard sere rwuny b«r'. „„d forth until tho
.r iLn #—...A.. 1. ped ofr ‘ It must be measured what is known ns "Baby Bonds” will ” *“ rpaM - l«t faw minutes of play when th«
ith absolute accuracy. also be issued on the property The d,rector B feel that they were Rentzite* put up a powerful defense
2. The contestant is required to fronting the highways paved. fortunate :n being able to secure and r
This method of pavimt hiyhwnys :« i ls «»«Wen»nt. are
k.. . JL always la demand.
The director have also arranged M.
-oughout the county will be opened to know her since her residence
during the same hours ns those of the city,
a general election. The precinct nt The remains, after preparation for follows:
thc court house will open at seven burial, were carried to the home of , Fi
x; the county Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bell where they
nine o’clock, rema' *
The ballots will read “For a five year they
exemption,” and “Against a five year by members of thc faculty, commit-
exemption.” tees of matrons and of the student
This election was called by Judge body and placed on the train to be
W. H. Stembridge, Ordinary, when carried to .West Point for burial. The ktep
• out victorious.
, accurate account of all the This method of paving highways I en * a K em ents are After winning the first game the
n petition hearing more than the re- funeral services were held at West cost involved in the planting and the has.been tried by a number of the J! * . schedule arrangers have it for G.
qulred number of voters was filed in Point Wednesday morning at eleven cu,tivation - This includes fertilize! smaller cities in Georgia and has ... , w a *° > “ rrn " ,rc to mppt the Barncsville Ag-
his office. I o’clock. used * labor co8t - U P to and including proven most satisfactory and sue- . . , n audcv,,lc As f°- fries in the second round tonight
<• I.. , ., the gathering of the nroduet eessful elation for free attractions twice Thu Amrina ... j ■
Jnduc SK.mi.ri.lro will have the Mrs. Dixon was the widow of the Katn the pr, " ,ct - , daily, durimr the progress of t!
ballots and tnlley sheets m-idy sever- ,a,L * Mr - J - T. Dixon, of West Point, s * A snowing must he made A targe number of the voters of fair
al days prior to the election.
The indications are that for ex
emption will carry by a large major-
THREE LOCAL MEN
ARE APPOINTED
Ns
and before her marriage was Miss
Mary McGhee, her father being the
•ate Rev. J. B. McGhee, for years a
leading Methodist minister of the
South Georgia conference. After
her marriage, for a long number of
years, she made her home in West
!‘< int, where she was held in the
highest esteem .-ind love on account
of her Christian and womanly char
ily ■
n is gathered, that it the city failed :
grown at n profit. icring.
A statement in writing, prop-
qualify by
presented
nil* Me
Disti i<
Waycros
has
to serve in the distri
year and on that list
ledgevitle Kiwanians.
Col. Erwin .Sibley, r
local club ha- been
In 1922 Mrs. Dixon came to l
G. S. C. W. as matron of Terrell H;
Harry Reed, of a " d bM " '" th tka *
the Committees ltfr ' a,nce thal time. Fhe was
■ , C ‘ . cultured and refined woman und her
f np»* r< *^tionrhip to the college and stu-
tlent body was one of consecrated
Ir. E, A. Nesmith, county farm dem-
r.ftrator, covering the actual cost
f cultivation and gathering.
S. The corn must be gathered ur-
er thc super\'ision of a committee
f disinterested persons, hereafter
to be selected.
,p No contestant will be considered
•• urle*-s he signs and returns on or
>- before march 20, 1020, the follow-
EMORY GLEE CLUB
PLEASES HEARERS
MUSICIANS GIVEN CORDIAL
WELCOME AND CREETED BY
LARGE AUDIENCES. RECEP
TION GIVEN AT G. S. C. W.
ponenta and will give G. M.
hard game. The game is scheduled
... , . . , ^° r R “’clock. A large delegation of
“ 1 f firt orks displayed in the students nnd local fans
Pn * n ^ traded and will j
will also
will he at-
A committee of the d
now engaged
purchase of p
‘he erection of buildings.
The premium list is
pared and will b
hrr.ds of the printer within a sh
| Maco:
■ the
ls "“me- A big delegation witnessed
.tifktine the the npenine eernc Wednesday.
Phi
MR. HARDTNO
ON COMIVtlTTEE
The
Idira
L of the
Her life
i bless
fting influence to all whom it
. „ , . „ bed. She was especially loved
. Co ™ m,ttee ’ •*> the students who boarded in Ter
rell Hall, who came directly under
care, and with whom she dealt
firmly, yet lovingly and kindly.
Mrs. Dixon is survived hy one son,
Mr. R. B. Dixon, of Aiken. S. C.. and
The Miliedgevillc Club has shown three brothers, Messrs. John and Hin-
nn active interest in the district work ton McGhee, of Talbotton and Mr. do so ure rec l uested to sign the agree-
and the appointment of thc three \Y. N. McGhee, of Atlanta. rncnt JU5t ab °ve set out, nnd send it
men did not come as a surprise. . to Mr. E. A. Nasmith as promptly
DR. CHAS. H. HERTY ,:s P°s*ible.
Dr. Dawson Allen, District Truste
was placed on the Public Health } M , r
Committee, and Mr. M. S. Bell was
named on the Finance Committee of ^
the District.
ent: The Emory Giro Club wa
nroll myself as a cor.- by largo audiences in their
ip corn growers prize forraanccs here Just Mondi
1926. I do hereby noon and night, which has been ;
■.nly strictly with \ho nounced one of the best college i
ditiors. clubs to play this city,
if the prize offered by The afternoon performance
of the G<
ftcr-
“I hereby
testant fo i
for the yea
.agree to ci
foregoing c<
The whim
the three banks will also bs eicgible attended by^the
to contest for the state prize, which P'a State College for Women who
is $1,000. gave the club .a great ovation. The
It is hoped that a number of Bald- ni " ht Performance was given for the
win county farmers will engage in P eo Ple of Millodgeville and the house
this contest. Those who desire to V; ‘‘ Packed to its capacity. Con
tinuous applause greeted the artists
as they gave their program.
ms are that Bnldw
ve one of the bigge
ext fall ever held
thc people recogni;
hie for the county
i kinds of exhibit
se to be found
Columbus.
■ all thos*
Iti-v. F. II. Hurtiinp, Prraddtnt ond
y to Sectary of the .Villcditcvllle Cham-
that ber of Commerce, was riven an 1m-
any- portant committee .aj
the State Conference
who Secretaries ColumV
nent at
-hamber
the
A NEW FEATURE ADDED
BY BELL GROCERY CO.
The Bell Gr.
solution committee and with the
assistance of t h« other committee
men drafted measures that were en
dorsed .and have material bearing on
the future development of the state.
presented a resolu-
increase in the educa-
ementH
VESPER SERVICES AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
EXPRESSES APPRECIATION
New York, N. Y., Feb. 16. 1926.
The Sunday evening services of Rev. F. H. Harding, President.
^ resbyterian church have been Millodgeville Chamber of Commerce,
canceled and a “Vesper Service” is Miliedgevillc, Ga.
ieJd in the afternoon at half-past My Dear Mr. Harding:
• ur o’clock. These services consis
B. H. DUNAWAY,
E. A. NESMITH,
g. e. McWhorter.
Comr.-.itU
ompnny
nient in this t j on fo ”
d l e l n .^' tionaI funds and th *-’
of thc h|jfhwayg by mnJ:iR(f them
k fancy chee« nnd home-made hard •“ rfa " d ’ A renolntion
aluds, etc.
paper that they hav
catessen department __ ^ t
* nd WlH CU,Ty “ hnC ° f C ° ,d CO ° k ’ d hlrt surfaced!
their rendition of the numbers was salads, etc. * h ° mC 011,1 ^*“* d ur S* n C the government ...
most excellent. The quartette num- This is an innovation in this city • C, f Sh,ni8 act to the dis-
ipecinBy plcaamc in both und will prove popular a« it will fill ‘itorv",." llLk"r l>0 ^f r " v ‘’ r the ttr -
ad Alabama
gaining
, ... r-r-M.1 ■»* it will fill
the classical and comical. In the a demand that has long been felt
rvncopation by the orchestra the au- The Bell Grocery Co. I. always
live in meeting a progressive step
f a high class grocery business.
. difficult for me to reali:
ongs and a short talk by the pus- just a week ago at this hour
finding sitting in the dining room of t
■ that
who attend
nterestinc and tel in Milleclpeville with .
many loyal friends of r
The usual session of the recon
r’s court was held on Monday afte
non. Then were ten cases trie
n the charge of disorderly conduc
KIWAN1S TO HAVE
nd thoughts
n word on r
At this
DR. WYNNE AND MISS WILDER.
OF G. S. C. W. FACULTY. TO BE
FLa. UKLS OF EVENING. FULL
ATTENDANCE URGED.
Miss Margaret Wilder, te.acher of
violin, will be the principul artist oi
the program at the Friday eveninj
dinner of the Kimvnpis club thi
week.
Mi. a
quickly that yen
md I am sure it
y part to tell you how vliiti*' m*an
I was by the lovable- -. vilh ?tea!ir
] y L. Balafas
ONE PRISONER IN JAIL
dienee voiced their approval by re
peated applause. They were Jazz
Hounds do luxe and were clever and
original. ft:R ADRIAN HORNE PRES. OF
After the night performance the i tNE-ANDREWS COM. CO.
members of the club were given n
reception in the basement of Ennis Mr. Adrian H
Hall by the Senior Degrees of the President of
college. This entertainment was de- CommisMon Co.
lightful and a fitting close to the ing this well-kn
ritory of both Georgia
keep capitalists
c ontrol of the power dc -
The meeting war aft
large delegatin and a
note came fn
• has been elected
i* "»*• d:rcct - he, eve]
lonmenL
attended l.v a
an optimistic
cretaries in ev-
cry section of GeorEio. They plede-
" d themselves „. a U :,ited effnr, to
pnrh Gennjio. her r-souree, nnd
possibility, nnd to l-rire .boot the
're. of prosperity the state
•xpericr.ced.
isit* to tho
nuch of thc
deeply -.ov
tiers of that reccpti
touched I was by 1
- pots which held
sweetness and sadness of life to me.
I feel deeply grateful to you who,
without any personal acquaintance
- the old town nnd carried through
i uch delightful arrangements to make
iom feed immediately e« if I was part
of the old place again.
•3£3r‘£ : BALDWIN BUSS
al of the people hen
• friendship .and nppr '
ORDERING AUTOMOBILE TAGS of the be
The owners of
it and only a fei
i to get th ir or
Yi office of the ;
ilder has entertained the * shall always remember particu-
Ki wan inns nnd several oreasions and ,nrl - v t},e few nu, nients spent in your
a real treat is in store for the mem- company by those of us who were
hers of the club this week-end. Miss rhildren together once in Milledgc-
Wilder will give both classical and vi:jc 08 w '° ^t 11 >** the pews where we
popnlar numbers. had sat with our parents so many
sident of y**n Wfo and where last Tuesday
State.
l the south. The
da> CAPT. J. H. ENNIS IN ATLANTA
d mo-
iry of Cnpt. J. H. Ennis, President of the
; Senate, left Tuesday afternoon for
Atlanta, and was present .at the op-
INSPECTING OFFICER GIVES
local company good rat.
INC. INSPECTION WITNESSED
BY LARGE CROWD.
TOURISTS RETURNING vi.iv n ssic
Wednesday.
Tourists are on their return from pnnied to A
Florida ar>d numbv - pnos through who will ret
the city every day on their return —
the Legislati
Murfr«
the;
orthei
TIME TO CLEAN UP PREMISES
Ter.n., club will
!k his impressions of Mil-
Prof. Wynne recently
Millcdgcvil'e joining the
W. faculty nnd hr.s since
popular member of the
wit and knowledge insure
•is of a most interesting
Dr.
most interesting lec-
the Kiwanis was that
at a recent meeting
K‘ch he gave his visions of India
the Orient. Prof. Daniels ha:
ed with such deep feeling
• the beautiful prayer you made.
I love to think of the good you
re doing in Miliedgevillc and of the
m t. thnt our people are such that
y wish n clergyman for their the animal owners of
■Oder in matters lay as well as dcr- Pollie Carnival which
al. in Savannah, has just
through the deatl
trained baboon. The
least $5,f>00 i
intelligent and highly '
J. W. Robert.-, city sanitary
with the opening of spring.
r.car a thand, will put on
us clean up campaign.
best of ,
• hope that s
r paths may
ry sincerely yours.
CHAS. H. HERTY.
the world historv and ciated nnd enjoyed his lecture.
seeing the animals is concerned. S. C.
H. Andrews &. Son. He has be
connected with the company since it
organization and succeeded the Inti
.Mr. J. A. Horne as President.
Mr. Adrian Horne is one of tin
city’s young business men and is on.
“f the directors of the First Nation
r.1 Bank, and is one of the county’
• x assc.H-crs. In taking charge of —
the company, Mr. Horne will contin- Ca Pt- Fall. Inspecting Officer, of
ue its operation with the determinn- the Un 'ted States army, was highly
tion to carry it on successfully. complimentary uftcr his inspection of
i the Baldwin Blues at the armory of
MR. R. W. HATCHER WILL . thp company Wednesday night.
RETURN HOME SUNDAY The inspector put the company
, through a rigid test in every branch
Mr. R. \\. Hatcher, who has been of the infantry work. He questioned
visiting the conventions of the Hard- tbp wen closely us to their know.
warc Associations of the north nnd ,p d*re of the work and found them -at
east, in an official capacity, has been u h >»rh rate of perfection. The
given an enthusiastic reception wher- drills on the streets were witnessed
He delivered an a crowd of citizens who were im-
lst evening. The Pressed with the good drill,
sre that Mr. <;a P‘- Fall, when asked about the
audi- ra Ung of the company, made no state-
ipres- n,ent a » to what rating would be giv
en but stated that the company w.u
- rey good and that he was pleased
he has been.
tvhich is r.car a thand, will put on ’ <rrra in Boston
He newspaper report*
Zeidnmr- i,r • - ' of the citizens al an early Hatcher wn« heart! bv largi
wint'T.r.g date as possible to give their prem- once* nnd made a pleasant
ereo a big ises a thorough spring cleaning sion wherever he ha* spoken.
r » fine ——- He i* expected to return
Sunday evening. j w «th the showing made.
— — After the inspection was made a
ined. It is DEATH OF WELL KNOWN dance was given at the Elks Club for
1 the brute. Reports are that Mr. J. N. Butler COLORED CITIZEN ,hp visiting officers. Capt. Aaron
animal* at i- critically ill at his home on South ' m Gibson, a well known colored ( Becker, officer assigned with the ba-
points that may bear the fair grounds where the cxnival Wi.yr.e street. Mr. Butler has bee?: cit-ren died at his home south of bullion, und Capt. Chan. Hughley,
years in travel and has upon the future history of the world, i wintering, are no longer open to confined to his home the pu«t scv»ri»l l " hsng Creek Wednesday morning. Fnptain of the Headquarters coni-
'Wledge of world affairs. Dr. Daniels is n most interesting the inspection of the public. The i days, and his co-.dition has become He was an industrious man ond ac- P an Y of the brigade were also pres-
: audience many interest- talker and the Kiwanis both uppre- lid has been damned on tight so far ^rious. He is watchman at the C. "jnulated a competency. He was a ,n t- Capt. Fall left for Dublin after
rd is w:!l !:r'
half brother of Alonzo Slater.
I ^ be da nce to inspect the troops there. *
