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VOLUME XCVL
Federal Unlcn Kftal.ii
Milledgeville, Ca.. March 4, 1926
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REPORT HEARD WANTS LEAbE HIGH HONOR SUMER SCHOOL CITIZEN DEAD RESIGNS MONDAY
EXCESS OF ASSETS OVER LIA- CHAIN SYSTEM WANTS LEASE WAR DEPARTMENT TO MAKF
... .*.rc nUVB «i?nnn l*ITY .. . _ 1 1 ^ WAKt
BIL1TIES OVER $42,000. CITY
FINANCES IN FINE SHAPE.
CLERK’S WORK COMMENDED.
OF NEW JORDAN HOTEL. AP- j
PLY FOR 20 YEAR CONTRACT.
CONSTRUCTION INDEFINITE.
« rzsrjs'XESi
SCHOOL AFTER RECOMMEN
DATION OF COMMANDER
AWAY SUDDENLY WEDNES-
DAY MORNING AT HIS HOME
IN WEST BALDWIN.
Pursuant to an audit made of the
record* of the Clerk and Treasurer, in<
, ai,o the superintendent of the Wu- 1 rat to* Corporation of Kichmond, Vir-1 ^
IN ATLANTA WITH FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK. W. J. HANEY
NAMED SUCCESSOR.
The William De Four Hotel Ope-
Special orders were received from
the Adjutant General** department
ter" Works, the Drcwry Audit Com- have requeued a lease 1' he J''° u £ h Aw “ b T C “’“
panv of Atlanta, submitted a report L - N. Jordan for a period of twenty > ' ' ' "■ Professor of Military
to th. Cit- Council at its sellar y«» ou the new hotel project under 1®“'“* »■>■* *•«>** <■* ‘he O. M. <•„
to tne i II. Louncu at ns regular , that recommendation had been maJe
meeting Monday night and with it consideration nerv. n .
gave their comment of the method ; Mr • Jordan recenUy purchased tho Department to name G.
being u>ed in administering the city adjoining his modern garage for , ’ ° the dw J« a *uw b « d
nffajnt the purpose of erecting an up to date *°. eg “ und honor Mrhoo,B the
‘ The audit showed a total assets of ! ^urut hotel and has architects draw- “ d in P«"uant of this
ing plans for the erection of this commendation a corps of officials
A ilui:«l
Mr."*. W. Williamson died ut his
home in the western part of Baldwin
county about three <f clock Wedne?-
day morning, March 3rd.
Air. Williamson had be
The City Council at its regular
monthly meeting .Monday night, ac
cepted the resignation of Police
' hief W. B. .Matthews, named W. J.
from the Georgia State College for
Women announcing that the Summer
School fur Teachers would open a
six weeks scseion on June 14th and * Mr * Williamson had been in ill Haney, night patrolman, to succeed
continue to July 24, 1926. health for some time past but his him, und Grover Adams* as night
The Bulletin sets forth that the doath ram,> w,dden, y and unexpect patrolman,
cost of the entire session for rescr- i** d ^’ and WB * a Rreat shock to his Chief Matthew's resignation quit
auon, tuition and board will be $3.1. ! an ' y ond ffiends. He was stricken after he had accepted n position with
The faculty of the college and oth- w * appoplexy Tuesday evening the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta
r expert instructors will teach dur- I*'"* 1 * at BrowI,,B Crossing where he 'as a special officer. Chief Matthew*
_ , . , .. „err io ueicrmine me scnooi in the 1g the six weeks, a special course of h “ , 0n bu *i"«*"* A physician , was named head of the police depart-
of Utet. over liabilities .mountinit fr «“ ~>mo of to. leadin* inrtruction. being given. Thor, will »*» . h f* t, l> 'nmraonni und ho wu. mont more thun u your «, .nd te
to *42,822.86. TM> statement give, j ebsm poople of the country to tek. £ Xr «ho.U to' **“ * “ ™bor of lecture. d.K«- ! ‘“'T* *« h « >" •» »»«nseious ,becn . rorcrasfel o*ieer. m,
th. city . teron, .undin* und .bow. «*- th. pretty under . Ion, tern, ^e di^Xn ««4. und other eatertoining fa- >” »“*«> >■* ■»- ceraor, W. J H.ney, cam,* X
th. fiounciu] tutu, in splendid con- W. th. mo« ouUUndin* bein, th. .. . , ,urra. 9 * ■V* —T Iforoc the And the X W
dition. Th. bonded ind.htedn.«, j Do Foor poopU who have under op- . “ k_Boyoll,_l»«pPo t ,n* Of- . djd pl . n , „f too G S. C wUd ‘ wm «» ni,ht wetehuun .moo «-
wh^n th. uudit ... umd, ... *.,.,- ™tion ram. ofth. «h« hji*.« ^"ted hi .--M ,™r,*^ •“******£ - «» ^on.
loo: Sine. th.t time *8,000 h.v. th. country »nd in now umnuin* JT0,.°; „ tm „n a „,t. to th. te.oh- | fri ' ,ld S wm c.^ucted ut tho re«i- with polio, ulfuin und win muke .
Won retired, I covin* tho city bond- from Now Jonuy to Floridu, und ut F nuu7 * ,l f r thio in^ooUon W” > done. Thunduy morain* ut olovon competent oflotul
«1 indobtodne.i low in compuriran »n wriy dute expect to m.k. . bi* ! W thoroughly equip thomral.ra for thoir J**' G««, Admn. ... „.mcd to
to other progroemvo eitie.. The uu- expwMon program. „um,d . b ° ^ life work of the Mllled*wdl. Crrcmt. The re- raced Mr Huney. Mr. Adum. ho.
.liter, railed the attention of the of- The Jordan Hotel will be modern n «<l «n honor rahool. Thl. rrcom- were bmied in the cemetery been eonneeted with the Georate
betel, thut . linking f„ n d bud not i- -very detoil und it I. hi. purpose k "* , ' n « - T”' ***■ ^ ,0 ' k,Win, ' * rti ”* Pnran Form .. .
been prevlou.lv mnintoined to retire ‘<> rabmlt the pluo. to the chnin P«o- * D ‘ h " w ' m . e “' G ',, S ' C ' W ' ' i pull-be.ren.: Mow.ru L. II. Andrews 1 election went into elfeet irat -—- ,
' the bond, which cum. du. in 'J.nuur, ' for their ud.,tion before the ter. o ^ the rtulf Wn,h,„*ton here , work, w . new etem bu,ld,n* hra G , c . MeKintey. Noei Pitt., J. S., The ”h.nX rao^fl
o« required by tow. They Creed' cunCruetion be^nu. The date for ° ““ k ' • rnepwetron rame ,been erected und the .xuditenum Chandler. P. E. Wutoon, J. R Smith. Irurprira to th. prapThera “4 •
the neceusity of having thin sinking the con.truction to begin has not l ' me '‘ ur y r A l’ r1, lf ,he F c,n "““V' '•h,eh u under eonEtruetion will nuv< Mr Williumran wan born June 17, few knew of the contemn! .led rede
fund ,0 retL bonds The prent been decided upon bu, us soon as *bc v,.n «h„ term.^ "eon completed and the donortory 1(l67 . „ nd ^^ ln the ; T Mr i'ubeiT
ndmini.trution bu. appropriated for the iJ.n. muteriuiiie the work will I T h " 1 “ * J'dmct one, there room ho. boon enlarged. j county. He to. n roomful farmer,! ;
make a second inspection
time early in April, if they can make j which is under construction will
^, the vibH this term. j been completed and the donaftoi
^ _ This honor is a distinct one, there room has been enlarged.
this sinking fund since itTassummed b **tf n » nd h« read y operation for ; be,nK onl t 5 ’/ u '°^ cho "! a t ,n . th< ‘ corps / 7,18 Bulletin announces that those making a living from the land and VUmMItNiiAmv
control of the city’s affairs * b <* winter tourirt travel. “ rea rec * iv * n K dlttlnction. The who wish to attend will write to Mis* :accumulating property by hard work ' Miff P I |lMkTIIiN
Tl.e auditors in their report espec- Tb ^ De Foor chain has under ope- ro ^ B an>a fivc »tates. [Alary Burn*, Secretary, for a card of nnd economical management. H* 1 liAIdlfli 1 lUIl
ially commended Mr. R. T. Bnisden, rnt5on hotels in Long Branch, N. J., I Capt Bowden ha * ^ un to admission, using the application was a member of Plearant Grove
C ity Clerk and Treasurer for tbJ Durham, Greensboro and High Point, P . r * P V? t *® n for th,B ‘"'Pection «> . blank on the last page of the Bulle- Methodist church, being a regular al-
nccuracv with which his books are N - c - Spartanburg, S. C., and Jack- that h ‘ u E ba ‘ a,, ' oa wil1 b ** •" reidi- |t i n . A buHetin containing the undunt upon it* services and
kept His office was given a close Seville and Miami. Fla. These when the ofricer * n,ake th * ir .courses of study will be issued
WINS ELECTION
i :camination and found in excellent ,de have high rating and
condition. The records were syste- Pining to operate a large number
matically und neatly kept. The af- af ncw hotels in the south. The ad-
fairs administered through this of- !v, * rti ® n S 10 Milledgeville from
lice show capable supervision. j°* th”* chain hotels will be
The condition of the municipality- Teac h m ff-
as reflected by the balance sheet Mr - Jord * n has not definitely decid-
should be gratifying to the admin- ed upon **»* ,eaM! of th “ holding'
istration and to the citwena. The . bul il “ certain that the «
April.
MR. HATCHER
RETURNS TO an
city property b valued at *188,814£1 Gratia® will begin
which is a small estimate on the Attre -
property.
The auditor's report is with the
City Clerk and can be seen on re
quest. The following is the letter ;
sent with the audit:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
City of Milledgeville,
Milledgeville, Georgia,
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to your valued instruc
tions, we have completed an audit of
the record* of the clerk and treasur
er of vour city also the superintend
ent of the Water Works for the years [
1924 and 1926.
Report showing the result of o
information is submitted herewith.
We trust that the comment,
tether with the
i the i
fu-'
AFTER AN EXTENDED TOUR TO
THE NORTH. EAST AND WEST,
DUR1NC WHICH TIME HE DE-
LIVERED ADDRESSES.
R. W. Hatcher has returned
from a tour of three week* through
the West, North nnd East, visiting
and .addressing Hardware Retailers
Associations at Grand Rapids, Mich.,
,'eraf ^statements j Hnrt * ord » Cone., Borfcrn. Mara., and
md schedules that immediately W-’“ ther pl “ ce '> “* Prcsidint of N “-
l"W will meet-year approval, and , t “ n * 1 Brtai: A " od * ti ° n - Iie
Wi.h to thank you for the opportunity the “"'f "Peaker At the annual ban-
of service. ( ? uet °* tbe New England Hardware
Yours very truly. Association, which was held at Bos-
DRFWRY AUDIT CO..
J. H. Prewry, C. P. A.
Reported by M. L. Hudson, » u ! Mr - Hatcher was accorded a most
most elaborate af-
Drewry, Jr.
COL. ERWIN SIBLEY TO
BE SPEAKER AT WRENS
wani. To Be Fe;
Wr
Geo,
will have a Ki-
announcement
ton, and
fair.
Mr. Hatcher was accorded .
er»thf -.instic reception by all of the
Associations he visited, these recep
tions, in fact, amounting to an ova
tion. His addresses were well re
ceived, and the enthusiasm of his
hearers called him back to the floor
several time* in acknowledging the
honor paid him.
Mr. Hatcher is President of the
National Hardware Denlers Associa
tion, with forty-eight states and terri
torial affiliations. It maintains n
wani* Club
made thi* week by the district gov-, corps of expert*, large office? in In-
ernor when the charter will] be pro- diannnolix.
ented to the club next Wednesday j The visit of Mr. Hatcher and the
'light, March 10th. : addresr.es he delivered gave him An
Col. Erwin Sibley, President of the! opportunity to tell the business men
*ca! club has been invited to greet to whom he spoke about the section
he new club into the organization ^W>m which he came, and he nuns.
f rom the «»ther club? in the state.
Several prominent speaker* from th«|
Kiwnnis Clubs will be prese
-«i« In making th, urogram k» BEEN RECEIVED
i*d up to the opportunity.
nr.d PENSION MONEY HAS
by
Col. Sibley will be accompanied
several Kiwanian? from this club.
! Jud F«* w. H. Stem bridge, Ordinary!
THREE HUNDRED AND ; rak T 1
SIXTEEN VOTERS QUALIFIED $2,760 from tho nffioo „? Stoto pirn
Three hundred and sixteen voters Commissioner Clark. TW S 1
mlified to vote in the city bond | amount pays tlte pensioners of Bald- ’
■ection which will be held March 17.' county, fifty-five in number, $60
Tho voters on that day will say er * ch for for the first quar-!
’••■hfther or not the city can Issue ( ter 1926 -
•‘.000 bonds to pave the intersect- Those who hnve not yet received
'’“e: streets of the highways in the their check may get same by calling)
c,ty of Milledgeville. 1 at Judge Stcmbridge’s office. *
A SERIOUS 5ITUATIOM.
It i* seldom that a community faces a SERIOUS SITUATION and
a SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY at the same time.
The SERIOUS SITUATION is this: Representatives of our pres
ent Hospital Corporation appeared before the Executive Committee
of the Chamber of Commerce a few days ago and disclosed to them
certain facta of great Imporfautp and wtfeh ought to be taken
Into serious consideration by every resident in H!Tted|VvUte and
Baldwin County. They stated, that the Ho*pitaI,could no looker
continue it* service* to our community under present conditions;
that it* officers had done all in their power to maiutnin this insti
tution for tbe public good and that not a single stockholder had
ever received any dividends from stock owned by them; that in spite
of all efforts, the Hospital was unable to meet running expenses,
because of the fact that at certain periods of the year when the hos
pital was not full of patient*, expense* continued just the same, and
because also of the smallness of the hospital, which prohibited them
from caring for more patients whenever the demand for its service
was great.
Under these circumstances, these gentlemen stated, that unless
some remedy for the situation was offered it would be necessary to
close the hospital. This we feel sure every one would admit would
he a great calamity for our city and county. To be without a hos
pital would jeopardize the lives of our people, a* at any moment, to
any family in our midst, it might be a matter of LIFE OR DEATH
to have the hospital here. This has been the case in a number of
instances lately in our city, when it would have been impossible for
patients to have been carried to other places for treatment, so great
was the emergency. That these lives were spared to our community,
speaks loudly against the possibility of any such disaster falling upon
u*, a* would fall should our hospital close.
The SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY open to us in the face of this
impending disaster is, the proposition made by one of our progress
ive citizens, that if the City Council and the County Board would in
crease their maintenance appropriation for Charity Work to $200.00
each per month, he would build a modern hospital of twenty-five
beds that could be used for hospital purposes and because of its
increased capacity and modern appointments could be maintained
n:o*v satisfactorily than one -uch as our present hospital of one-
third the size, which demands practically the same overhead ex
penses.
Both the City an<} County are at present contributing to the hos
pital nnd all that is asked of them is to increase the amount they
are now giving to th-: sum suggested above, which those in charge
of the hospital have found to be absolutely necessary for the mafn-
t- unce of this institution.
The amount asked for by them would hardly be felt by any tax
nnyer in thy City or ( unty because of its smallness. It is estimat' d
that the increase from the City would amount to about $.(50 on the
thousand. There is no tax payer in the City or County to whom at
SMiy moment 4 he existence of a hospital in our midst may not mean
benefit which can not 1m- reckoned in dollars and cents, and when
such benefits are considered as over against the amount asked for
its rupport, it seems but a small thing in proportion.
An opportunity will be given, a little later, for all citizens, who
are interested in thi* matter, to express themselves at a Mass Meet
ing. which will be held in the presence of a joint session of the City
Council ind the Cobnty Board, in order that these officer* may know
what is the will of the people in this respect
The Chamber of Commerce has written to other towns in the
State asking for information in regard to the support being givet. to
hospitals in their midst. The officers of the hospital here have the
fact* and figures to show the exact financial condition of the present
institution and the need for the maintenance fund which they have
asked. AH thi? inform: tion is public property and what we are ask
ing now is that evt’ry tax payer ret information In order that we may
intelligently face the situation.
Which shall it he: A CLOSED HOSPITAL or A NEW ONE?
MILLEDGEVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
F. H. Harding, President and Secretary
tributor to it* support. He was an 1 - ■
honest, upright citizen, a good and BALDWIN COUNTY VOTE! TO
hospitable neighbor, a kind and dc- RELIEVE NEW ENTERPRISES
voted father and husband, aud hi* ■ OF TAXATION FOR A TERM
passing away ha* brought a loss to j OF FIVE YEARS.
his. family and to his neighbors and
friends.
] Mr. Williamson is survived by Mrs.
; Williamson, four daughters, Mrs. J.
W. Fullbright, of Augusta, Mrs.
Grady Kei), of Louisville, G*., Mios
es Fannie and Sara WiUtaawxt, of
this county, two.sons, Mr. W.V. WIT
liunton, of Brown’s Crossing, and
Mr. G. L. Williamson, of Macon, and
'one sister. Mr*. R. C. Moore of this
city.
DR. NORMAN COX
TO MAKE ADDRESS
PASTOR OF FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH OF SAVANNAH, WILL
DELIVER BACCALAUREATE
ADDRESS AT C. M. C.
D E. T. Holmes, President of G.
M. u., ha* announced that the bac
calaureate address at the approach
ing commencement of that institution
will be delivered by Dr. Norman W.
Cox, paster of the First Baptist
church of Savannah.
Dr. Cox is a fluent speaker, pol
ished orator and is recognized as one
of the ablest minister? of the South
ern Baptist church. He ha* recently
i returned from an extensive visit to
I Europe.
The coming of Dr. Cox to G. M.
The question of exempting mtm
enterprises from taxation for a ,1cm
of five years was voted for la an
election held in Baldwin caaatp
Wednesday.
A large majority rj the \vU* cam w- „■
was in favorf of Mm txemptJ<£> Iff
vote was a? follows:
ln the Milledgeville District •Ightr
votes were cast, 78 for and 2 agahtsL
Brown’s Crorsing District, !•
against.
Meriwether District, 10 for.
321st District, 46 for, I against.
1714th District. 6 for.
322nd District, 9 for 2 againtt.
116th District, 10 for, 1 against.»
106th District, no election held.
The votes were consolidated today
nnd the result declared.
li? authorize* the taxing pownas
of Baldwin county to exempt new
enterprises of certain classes from
taxation for a term of five years.
MINSTRELS WILL
APPEAR IN APRIL
CAST CHOSEN AND REHERSAU
BEGUN IN EARNEST FOR ML
LEDGEVILLE’S BEST HOME
TALENT PRODUCTION.
Intoxicated with tinging and a»-
deliver the baccalaureate ad- peasing tunes, chocked full of cfcrnu
insures an occasion of the wholesome comedy the Kiwana H3»
t not only to the stu- steels has started on the roud to hr
* 1 ut 1° tbe people of the the most popular !ocn! talent play
oonty. ever presented here.
A.,„„q„„ Md ta tk.U„,onR K »„! The production to unde, too dL
r .wu week, a*o th. bncrabnrra:. of „„ , lperi .„,. t . d wW
errnon oj be delivered by Dr. Eu- know, toe thin*, tout app.nl nnd to
, r ' i- ™"’ H . v ha " mixed the to ra,:h a
rrabyterum church of Athcn, ,‘h.t every one will And .njoyji
Popular jazzy numbers interspersed
| The perfecting of a program
the commencement exercise?
; now be carried rapidly forward, and
jit caa,be,expected that the approach-
! ing commencement will be one of the
j best in the history of the college
R. E. LEE CHAPTER
WILL MEET TUESDAY
The R. E. Lm Chapter of the U.
D. C, will meet with Mrs. H. D. A1
len next Tuesday afternoon at 3:30
o’clock at tbe borne of Mrs. Alien.
Business of importance and a full
attendance ia derived.
WATER SUPPLY EXCELLENT
Mr. H. C. Woodall, Chief Engineer
jof the State Board of Health, after
examining- water samples sent from
MiTledgeWne water supply, pro-
. nounces it excellent
ith the old favorites of by-go»
days will be found on the prognm.
New and original can be truly titled
the Kiwanis Minstrels.
Tho people of Milledgeville havv «
treat in store for them nnd although
the date has not been definitely de
cided upon, the director* promise Mm
play ready for presentation early m
April.
One of the features of the Rg
will be the big noon day parade wRh
a band concert in the center of thr
city. The Kiwanis cub aad nil sum.
b«r» of the cast will take part and
thus help advertise tbf show.
A positive volcano of )• Tighter t®
disperse all gloom is the effort of fhe
show and those who find they urn
laugh win be fooled if they see the
Kiwanis Minstrels Watch for tl*
date.
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