Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, December 09, 1926, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textfirst Section flftttUm ft Sixteen Pages VOLUME xcvn » mr MiUedgeviBe. Gi., December 9, i926 Consolidated in 1827 No. 17 WTO BEGIN COL POTTLE’S HOME THREATENED BY FIRE ON MACON ROAD—-- STATE prisoners to work from city limits to ex tent OF THE STATE'S PROP ERTY. Contracts have been let and work will begin the first of the new year on the Milledgeville-Macon road was the information let out by the Coun ty c.irr-isrioners this week. The *t*te prisoners will handle the work fr .m the city limits to the ex tent "1 the state's property, about two miles beyond the men's building at the ?tate farm. The prison com mission und Judge Dunaway are co operating with the county in this road project- Negotiations are un der way for the building of the re- I £ Q | p (>1 mainder of the road to the Jones | line upon the completion of the if Quickly Extinguished. Interior Badly Damaged by Water The palatial residence of CoL Jos. E. Pottle on Jefferson street, was threatened with destruction by fire Tuesday night. A few minutes af- o'clock a blaze was discov ered on the roof of the # house and the alarm was quickly sounded. Tha CREAM STATION WAS DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF FARMERS MET SATURDAY AND QUESTION DISCUSSED. COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE FOODSTUFF. PAVING STARTS JANUARY FIRST CONTRACTOR IN CITY WEDNES DAY AND ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL NOT TEAR UP THE STREETS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. CONCERT WILL BE GIVEN SATURDAY NIGHT UGHHNG CO.’S STORE IS OPERD The Dumond Concert Company vill be the next lyceum number at S. C. W. The Dumond Company will appear in the auditorium of the ’ ! college next Saturday evening, and Mr. McDougald, a member of the |wil, give an original play baaed on LARGE CROWDS INSPECT VAR IOUS ELECTRICAL GOODS ON DISPLAY AND ARE GIVEN CORDIAL WELCOME. stream of water playing on the fire and had it extinguished. While the fire iteelf did not do ' any great imount of damage, the interior walls, the carpeting and furniture were 'onsiderahly damaged by water. A number of farmers met at the Mr. McDougald, a member of the w5 ]| ^ ive an original play based on The opening of the retail store, court house Saturday afternoon for fj rm w ho has the contract to pave the ‘the life of the great American com- and K enerml offices of the Milledge firemen responded promptly and in Purpose of inaugurating a sour rtn , et ^ in No j waa in the c{ty ' pose r, Stephen Faster, who composed , v,n ® Lighting Co., on Tuesday from short while by fast work had a cream station m this erty. ! Wednesday, and looked over the work »»■»» immortal ballads. | 2 10 » etter was read from a creamery j.. . , , . , , . . . j mat nas been done and made other ldosta, agreeing to purchase all | dans relative to the paving. Mr. McDougald announced that on ccount of the approaching Christ mas holidays, further work would be tostponed, und that the streets would ot be torn up until the first of Jan- this city, nd to pay for same promptly. The question was discussed from every angle and an agreement was reached unding alarm attracted to hold another meeting next Satur- luite a large crowd of people to the 'day afternoon at three o'clock at the scene. ttle, J. R. To! The "nes county officials have be- ■k from Haddock to the Bald- ■ and will in the next few complete this project. The id will make a direct line be- his city and Haddock, elim- the curves in the present recognizing the prompt- ; hich the firemen responded, [Fowler and T. B. Duma and the quick work done, publishes minted a committee to a card of appreciation in this paper. -(operative buying and I stuffs for cows and 1 W. E. Work STEWARDS HOLD FIRST MEETING TWO G. M. C. MEN PICKED CHARITY FUNDS BEING MADE ON ALL G. I. A. A. TEAM j UP FOR CHRISTMAS CHEER Tie county commissioners state OF FlCIALS OF THE METHODIST ihat th. road leading over Fishing CHURCH ENTERTAINED AT Creek -d to the Putnam line will I DINNER BY DR. AND MRS. M. i-e completed within the next few PARKS, weeks thus finishing the first road | - project- ;he present hoard of com- | The members of *he Board of missi'c has undertaken. The sys- f Stewards of the Milledgeville Meth- •em -f r ads in this county will equal od ’ st c *>urch were entertained at din ner m. i he state und will aid mater- ner Tuesday evening by Dr. and Mrs. iaU/ m increasing the travel to this Porks at the Mansion, city and county. j The dining halls and tables were ’most attractively decorated and pre- COL. LIVINGSTON KENAN | rented a scene of rare loveliness. A DIED IN TAMPA. RA | During the time spent at the table all G. I. A rised by the Known Lawyer Here, t> ach of the Stewards told bow long r After Short lllneaa i hey had been members of the Board, he pastor by whom they had been appointed and whether ^ny of their brilliant perfi paternal ancestors had served as classed as on< The fathers o^a numb- Col. Livingston Kenan died at home at Tampa, Fla., following stroke of apoplexy. His remains 'st< wen- carried to the old home ea for burial. CoL kanan was a r».l<tent of tilt! sociatinn appeared the name of Swartz for one of the tackle births and Cantrell as half back on the sec ond team. Swartz has been one of the most consistent players on the red and •lack eleven and all during the sea- on he has made a big impression on opposing teams. In choosing Swartz hey have a power on both offense and defense und u kicker of no nean ability. Cantrell as the choice for the second team half has been a attracted The costumes in the play are in crowd s of visitors Iron BMC the picturesque manner of ante-bel- ** r ’ and during these boon tin lum days, giving it a most interest- , room8 were filled to their capacity ing charm. and overflowing. It can bo safely rv,L „ _ stated that more than a thousand Other portions of the program are 1 , . . . • .. „ . .. , people visited the store. given to a varied presentation of I vocal and instrumental selections. company had spared no pains Th,. »nui.i.. UP „ f r in ?*?**“•“ * ,n< ' "• inct grtiats an dthey present a snlen- »»<• «"T O-etr „ „ died program. This will be the l..t ‘Active, h — tha • c - ir!,m *r ,s hetntr pushed L f th „ L) nmhm brtKhtest spot m the ct, and as tne 'h. 1 " l"' j hristmo. holiday,, and it t,e ""»•>» """kled together and .aspect- Christma, hnhd.y, begin. , r „, y , tu . nd ed by the student body " Un, , b " <lf '■«*"«' Haynes, engineer of the ' n j t .j,j J ,,. ns pliances on display and listened to »s this work in charge. * j 1 their wonderful advantages explain ed, great interest was manifested. The visitors were met at the door and handed u souvenir and the men were treated to cigars. At intervals an orchestra of several instruments rendered music which made the ' ! crowd hustle their feet and beat SPECIAL TRAIN WILL CARRY j time with their hands, and if there STUDENTS TO MACON WHERE | had been floor room many of them THEY WILL GO TO ALL SEC-1 would have been dancing. Refreshments consisting of hot coffee and cakes were served. In the evening a radio concert was giv- G.S.C.W. CLOSES ON DECEMBER 18 TIONS OF GEORGIA. ties of the Baptist hurches, the Ladie he Presbyterian •hurches, th« Ladies Dhurch, Legion Au> vanis Club ami othe: he tidings of joy ovi Epi of the Catholic liary. Elks, Ki- » plan to spread r Baldwin coun- latiji The G. S. C. W. will close I C hri-tma* holidays, Saturday ember 18th. On that day v ia! train will leave the city fi con, carrying the large majority of the young ladies to that city where they will catch trains for all points The of tho, and has of the ah. at Du- jof Ifeem had been member* of the the G. M. C. line and is a dangerous | i Board und a lew had had grandfath- tackier from the word go. city several years and was a member of the Milledgeville bar. He serv ed as Solicitor of the County Court »nd later as City Attorney. When a youth he was a cadet at G. M. C. • nd was connected with one of Mil- edgeville’s oldest families. He had a number of friends here who knew him when he attended G. M. C. t and later after reaching man hood when he returned here to prac tice law. He left the city and went lo Savannah and opened law offices, being connected with a prominent firm of that city. He later went to Tampa. Col. Kenan is survived by .'fra. Kenan and two sons and two daughters. officials. The pas1 LN. JORDAN TO QVE TO HOSPITAL WILL DONATE ONE CENT OF EV- ERY GALLON OF GASOLINE HE SELLS FROM DEC. 10TM SI ST. history of the church called. At the conclusion of the din- b business meeting of the Board held and organization for the year perfected as follows: M. M. Parks, Chairman; M. S. Bell, Vice-Chairman; E. E. Bell, Treasurer, and R. H. Wootten, Sec retary. The pastor. Rev. John F. Yarbrough, made a talk, asking the cooperation of the Board in carrying the work of the church, the great est of which was the spiritual life. was glad to come to Milledge ville and expected to be happy in his work. The Finance Committee submitted he list of assessments and it was adopted by the Board. le salary of the pastor was fixed at $3,300.00 per annum. Mr. F. W. Hendrickson received a message Tuesday morning announc ing the death of his father, Mr. I. E. HenJrickson, at Keiwanna, Indiana. Mr. Hendrickson had been in ill health for some time and while the of his death was nut unexpect ed. it brought leart of his hoi Mr. F. W. Hendrickson went to Keiwanna the past summer and spent t several weeks with his father and the It was a late hour when the Board vis j, wiM ulways bl . „ mpm „ ry thll , h „ adjourned, bnt each member felt that iu chnM> „ it k . d bM „ he had been present at a mo* pleas. time he h „, him b „ and profitable meeting. , be de< . p( ,„ , vnl[ „ tby bi , fn , nd „ tackk Coach Rentz in his selection of the 3. I. A. A. team placed Smith on the first team with Swartz and Patterson and Cantrell on his second selection. In the consolidation of all the selec tions Swartz received the highest lumber of votes. J young from the college to all sec- -tions of Georgia requires special ar- who know of people who rangements by the railroads, all of f help ut this time will 1 which has been looked after by Dr. •rvice by letting members M. M. Parks, president, e organizations know who While the work of the collage will hey are so that thjy might be cared be continued up to the very last min or - •*' i ute before the leaving of the train, -the students are beginning to look PRISON BOARD FIRM IN GORE for%Hrd w,th ha m anticipation t» CASE STAND. PENDING RUJNCj' j com* to a clone, has been one of the Tb*} greatest importance to the college. The attendance has been the largest n its history; large and commodious Cosamia MR. I. E. (Atlanta Journal) 1 Believing that the state supreme court must eventually pass on the validity of Georgia's electrocution aw in order to settle all controversy ** to v,r,0 °* tuchniculiti.., the Mate CHRISTMAS CAROLS TO Monduy de- , BE SUNC THIS YEAR its position buildings have cupied, and an. of ,he handaomert auditorium, in the South ha. keen completed. prison commission cided to stand pat with regard to the MeII Gore case and not formally elect B. H. Dun- ^ *way, superintendent of the state j prison farm and warden of the men's 'camp at that inatitution, as warden »f the entire penitent -y. 1 Christ mi Gore, who is under sentence of ithis yeai leath for the murder of William H. jthe city. Mosic Clubs of City to Simg Carols On Christmas Ev« Manager Wilson. Mr. Arthur Butts, Jr., and Miss Hubbard were assisted by a number of out-of-town men and several of Milledgeville's ladies in entertaining and serving refreshments. The opening of the MiHedgevillr ig Co.’s retail stores and gen eral offices was quite an event in Milledgeville. WOMEN AT ST.4TC FARM WILL BE REMEMBERED CHRISTMAS iss Ruth Stone, Mrs. J. T. Stew ard. Mrs. J. L. Sibley, Mrs. W. K. Brooks, Mrs. Mattie Bivins, Mr* IX M. Rogers and Miss Katherine Jew- re a committee who will on Sun day after Christmas, carry presents to the woman’s building at the fltatr Prison Farm, and hold a special Christmas service for which an anas ually interesting program has been arranged. They are preparing 800 little boxes to be Ailed with candy A number of children are ragged decorating these boxes. Anyone o wishes to contribute candy is requested to confer with any one of the above committee. FRANK FINNEY NAMED AS ROGERS MANAGER the bereavement that ' him. t of the store with Mr. Bryant, of Fort Valley, Ga., assistant. Mr. L. N. Jordan, distributor of the Sinclair Oils, announces in a half page advertisement in this pa per that he will make a contribution to the City Hospital of 1 cent for r*«*ry gallon of gasoline he sells from the 10th *hrough the 31st of De-1 Mr. Finney has been with the eember. \j r j or d an conceived this Rogers Stores several months and idea after . itj n g „ friwnd who is in jhas been alligned with the business the hospital, recovering from injur-i life of the city for a long number *rn roooived ,n ail automobile wreck, of years. Only a short while ago he and seeing what that institution real-levered his connection with the Fin- ly meant to this community. ney Dry Goods Co., selling his inter This act means that the hospital |est to Mr. Thus. Finney. He is a t* 16 fi*** of January will receive I nan of business experience and will » ibstar.tial sum of money from Mr. | nake the grocery concern an effic- lan, who is always ready to aid bnt manager. an > deserving cause that appeals to j The assistant assigned to Mr. Fin- him - ney was sent here from Fort Valley \ gift could not be made to a wor- inhere he has been with the Rogers ihit-r cause for the hospital has time *tore for a number of years. and again proven of great value to | ■' 1 ■ this community. 'AMERICAN LEGION WILL CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS START Mr. Frank Finney was made the AT G. M. C. THE 17TH manager of the Rogers Southern G. M. C. will close for the Christ- Grocery Stores, Inc.. Monday morn- mas holidays Friday, December !7th, ing and has taken over the mana~*- and will resume for the spring term U. D. C. TO MEET WITH MRS. W. A. MASSEY The R. E. MEET TUESDAY NIGHT Monday, January 3rd. The number of Cadets boarding n the barracks will be increased by he entrance of several new boys af- er the Christmas holidays. At their meeting Friday evening the Kiwanis Club made a donation of The music t tubs of the city are and money to this fund, making plans for the singing of the | carols on Christmas Eve it a place in the heart of _ A large chorus made up Cheek, grocer of Peachtree road, and 'of representatives of different clubs has three times escaped the death .will sing the glad tidings here, chair at Milledgeville through action | It is probable that a procession VINSON SAYS CAL IS INDIFFERENT THREE DEER KILLED BY MILLEDGEVILLE CITIZENS Judge H. H. Dunaway, Dr. E. W. Allen, Messrs. O. M. Ennis, L. M. Jones and Geo. Hollinshead, spent everal days of the past week in Br> - ant county deer hunting. Judge l’unaway, Mr. Ennis and r. Hollinshead killed a deer each. The whole party enjoyed th* trip (Prepare th# state'i f the courts or the governoi •sting the legality of the electroeu- on act on the ground that Mr. Dun away is nut the warden of the pen itentiary. The act says that thv electrocution shall be in charge of the warden. Judge J. B. Park of the Ocmulgee circuit, has granted an injunction preventing the execution “until the complied with,'' holding that there is no accerdited warden of the state penitentiary. The state prison commission, however, insists that Mr. Dunaway is both superintendent and warden, having been named to both posts by order of the commis sion passed many months ago. The commission has decided to of fer its aid to Solicitor General John A. Boykin and to Attorney General George M. Napier in carrying the ■ase to the supreme court, and will -onfer shortly with both officials to ise before the twill march through the city and oth- |ers will gather on the principal j street intersections in the city to j ling the carols. .nd are planning another hunt at < [tribunal, of tho electrocutioi IRTH DISTRICT REPRESCBTA- tive accuses president op wise responsible PON SMALLNESS OF NAVY. Kmpon.ibility f or (h. f. dllr . „ f th* budr-t committ*. to rteonunond Th, Auxiliary of th, America,, 1 ■“* Wion held a lately ..tended meet . "“T” “ "** r in* at the home of the President. ,,j, r .. d dlr _ y a -•** Mrs. Kinneth McMillan Tuesday. , d . r y nn Pr * M S*nt tool They .ill prepare and send Christ- r.—^T. — l. . ranxmg Democrat of the Hnno N. v mas boxes to „-servi« men xt the A *., r , Commits * State Sanitarium and Allen’s Sani- | , tarium, and Augusta. Suitable gifts 1 .. . ntted States has anly ten will be placed in the boxes. ' crul ■* r, •» against England’, These remembrances always carry ] 0tt7 ’ *** . mmd9 t known th* meet joy and pleasure to the hearts of | D li r»°n> charge came after those to whom they are sent S * crrt ary Wilbur had testified to the failure of the necessary apuroDn •tion. f„ r the cons.ructS, oTSte cruisers. When President GooNdge signed the bill appropriating tbia mo- J^y be assumed the responsibility for ary Union of the Baptist church 1 °*tage says Congressman Vtn- on the legality ;will hold a bazaar Monday, Dec. IS, ”° n * in the lobby of the Sanford building,! District Coi Circle D of the Woman's Mission- MRS. J. D. MAI PASS CRITICALLY pressed by Judge H. A. Matthews of next door east of the Gheesling Dry one th «* fading members of the ILL the Bibb circuit, who, on Saturday, Goods Co. All kinds of fancy artic- koui * » n <l i« one of the most out Mrs. J. D. Mulpass, one of Mil- declined to imue an injunction nim- les, candies, etc., will be sold, lunch- figures at the nation's cap- meetm* of the ’ Mlri-ville'x .ell known and hi*hly ilar to that *r.nte.l by Jud*e Park eon., oyatarx and eoffee will be wrx ' Ul Chapter of the U American Le*ion held at the City esteemed women, has been critically The case in the Bibb superior court ed. ■ ■ II. c. will hold their regular monthly Hall Tuesday night. Ilecember U. ill for the pa* -everal day. at her wax Ihat of John Howell, condemned Method,7,Ta.'’ISl ,o J*"‘ t ,h * meeting next TuesZ U Z at K o'clock. home in this city. Her hildren who to die i. the electric chair, who rai ■ d The County Commi sion, r- held ^urch held a haww ,f Mrs. W A. Masaey. A Kvery ex-seryiee man in Milledge lie. el.ewh.re have been called to the same point before .lode- Ms" their regular monthly meet!.. Tne. lance of th. members is - i»« «nd Baldwin county is not only her bedside. Her friends here wish thew. Ihst wi« raised in the Core ‘he ho vited but urged to attend. for her restoration to health. before Judr* 1 Park. The County Commi*stone their regular monthly meeting Tuei • ” Routine business w* • trans acted. They realised . nice anwant. The money will he anpliesl on li- dliidating the debt oa the oai.oaaee

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Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, December 09, 1926, Image 1