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VOLUME XCVII Ifte' , teSrd? r Ulb,i -' h, S i f»
'Milledgeville, Ga., January 20, 1927
No 23
THEGRAND JURY
HAS ADJOURNED
READ GENERAL PRESENTMENTS
BEFORE THE COURT TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND WERE DIS
CHARGED BY JUDGE PARK.
PROF W.T. WYNN
HEADS K1WANIS
G. S. C. W. PROFESSOR INSTALL
ED AS CIVIC CLUB’S PRESI
DENT. YEAR’S WORK IS RE
VIEWED.
The Grand Jury which has been in Professor W. T. Wynn^member o?
session during the January term of the G. S. C. W. faculty was installed
Court, read their general present- last Friday night as President of the
mcnls before the Court Tuesday af- • Kiwanis Club, succeeding Col. Erwin
ternoon and were discharged by : Sibley who has served the club in
Judge Park. ! this capacity for the past two years.
The Union Recorder publishes the A review of the previous year's
general presentments without the
report of the officers. These will be
published next week.
The following are the presentments
Tead before the Court:
Milledgeville, Ga., Jan. 18, 1927.
Hon. James B. Parks.
Judge of the Superior Courts, of the
Ocmulgee Circuit:
We, the Grand Jury, empaneled
and sworn at the January Term of
Baldwin Superior Court, beg to sub
mit the following presentments:
thank your honor for
t able and instructive charge put
work was made by the Secretary and
this report showed many undertak
ings accomplished. The club has been
active »n civic work and has been a
big factor in bringing about many
material improvements in the city
and county. As outlined by the sec
retary the following outstanding pro.
gressive movements were achieved:
Pecan trees were planted at many
of the county schools, cooperated in
reopening the City Hospital with the
city Chamber of Commerce, sponsor
ed the Boys Pig Club for the county,
Kiwai
Minstrels, dividing
to our body pertaining to the duties
of our office. We also wish to thank
our most able Solicitor General for
the great assistance he has given us.
We feel that our county is to be
congratulated in that it ha§ had less
criminal business to come before this
body in many years. This speaks
well for the improvement of the gen
eral morals of our county.
We elected Mr. Chas. L. Moore of
the .720th District ex-officio Justice
of the Peace.
On account of a great epidemic of
small-pox in our city and county, our
health officer was unable to complete
his report. We appointed the fol
lowing committee to receive same:
H. G. Banks, R. L. Wall, E. C. Kidd.
We want to commend our efficient
health officer. Dr. Sam Andcr:
half the net proceeds with G. M.
presented histories of Baldwin county
to the county schools, have succeed
ed in having lights put over new
bridges, donated $50 to Eddy High
school, and $25 to orphans’ relief,
furnished flowers at opening of new
auditorium, prevented street carnival
from coming to city, placed church
directories in hotels and public plac
es, and placed new- road signs on
highway directing traffic in and out
of the city.
Prof. Wynne pledged his whole
hearted support to make th- club ev
en more progressive in the new year.
He comes here as a past president
of the Murfreesboro, Tenn., club
and is thoroughly familiar with Ki
wanis and Its spirit The following
committees were appointed
RAILROAD GANG
HAS CLOSE CALL
THROWN FROM CAR, NINE OF
NUMBER INJURED WHEN THE
WHEEL OF MOTOR CAR JUMPS
TRACK COMING DOWN GRADE.
An extra gang of Georgia railroad
track hands have been here for some
days replacing the fifty-six pound
rails on the Milledgeville Railway
with sixty-five pound rails. They
have been working on the tracks at
he Sanitarium, going from and to
he work enr at the Georgia rail
road depot on a flat car, trailing a
notor car.
Monday afternoon after they had
finished the day's work the gang
composed of twenty-one or two ne
groes boarded the motor car and flat
car and started to the city. While
.•orning down the long grade ap
proaching Double Branches at a fast
speed, a wheel of the car jumped the
track and the men were thrown in
every direction. Nine of them were
hurt badly enough to be given medi
ail attention, and five of that number
ware seriously injured, one of them
suffering a fractured leg, have been
confined to the city hospital since.
Mr. C. U. Hammett, claim agent
for the Georgia railroad, was in the
city Tuesdny afternoon, looking af
ter the injured men.
WARDEN’S JOB
GOES BEGGING
PRISON COMMISSION FINDING
HARD JOB TO SECURE ELEC-
TROCUTIONER AT THE STATE
PRISON FARM.
The Prison Commissioners spent
Monday at the State Prison Farm
| and endeavored to dissuade Peter V.
(Rice from resigning as Warden at
the farm. It is reported he will con
tinue in office until his successor is
j appointed, which will probably be
'next week.
It is reported that in the me*$i-
jtime the Commissioners are having
a hard time in finding a man for
IW arden as no one seems to want the
j job. The members of the Commis-
jsion say they would welcome a new
i state law providing that each county
j execute its own prisoners. It would
jmean greater economy for the indi-
jvidual counties, it was said, and the
institution of un electric chair would
(cost less than that of the old-time
gallows.
MAGICLAN AT COLLEGE
NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT
TRIBUTE PAID
LEE’S MEMORY
REV. GEO. B. THOMPSON DELIV
ERS INTERESTING ADDRESS.
PROGRAM OF EXERCISES
MOST APPROPRIATE.
BUSY SESSION
SUPERIOR COURT
A NUMBER OF CRIMINAL CASES
HAVE BEEN DISPOSED OF
DURING THE PRESENT SES
SION OF COURT.
The exercises which were held
Wednesday morning in the G. M. C.
auditorium under the auspices of the
R. E» Lee Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, com
memorating the life and character
of Gen. Robert E. Lee, were most ap
propriate and impressive.
Dr. E. T.- Holmes presided and an
nounced the program.
The G.' M. C. Band, under direc
tion of Major Osterman, rendered
several selections, among which were
several southern melodies. When the
band played Dixie the audience arose
and yelled.
The G. S. C. W. Glee Club, under
the direction of Miss Alice Lenore
Tucker, sang several songs, one of
them being composed and written by
Miss Elinor Olliff and dedicated to
the memory of Lee. When they sang
! Dixie the audience stood and joined
BUSINESS COLLEGE TO
OPEN HERE AT ONCE j 1 ”
. Mrs. Francis Daniel read clearly
c and distinct, y "The Sword of Lee,”
Slu - written by Father Ryan.
The members of the Hattie Pottle
nd Sole,
Superior Court reconvened Mon
day morning and the criminal docket
is called.
The following cases have been dis
posed of:
Mirabeau Gary,, perjury, 4 years;
Sol Harris, Distilling, 12 months;
Scott Williams, rape, plea of guilty,
reduced charge, 12 months; Lyman
Butts, distilling 12 months; Wink-
field Parks, unlawfully having li
quor, 12 months; Stembridge Wal
ler, distilling, 12 months; John Reese,
misdemeanor, 12 months; Hubert
Gaither, larceny from the house, 12
months.
Jack E. Stone, the young white
man who stole Mr. T. O. Bryan’s
automobile and drove it off from in
front of the post office where it had
been left standing, plead guilty to
the charge of simple larceny and was
given a twelve months sentence.
Court is still in session today and
is In the midBt of the trial of the
civil case of the Merchants and
Farmers Bank vs. the Samuel Evans
Sons Warehouse Co.
the splendid work he is doing at this ' Attendance—G; H. Webber, Chmn.
time. We ask that every citizen in J. N. Moore and M. W. Stembridge.
the county co-operate with him in his Publicity—J. N. Moore, Chmn.;
effort to check the epidemie. Erwin Sibley and E. II. Scott.
We wish to commend our Sheriff Music—Erwin Sibley, Chmn.; Dr.
and County Policeman for the splen- Stembridge, L. C. Hall, J. C. Coop-
did work they are doing in enforc- 1 <,r » G. H. Webber and D. M. Rogers,
ing the prohibition law. Public Affairs—Dr. H. D. Allen,
The Grand Jury recommends that C^mn., M. VV. Stembridge, J. H. En-
the Act of the Legislature approved [ ms and Beeson,
on Aug. 21. 1922, appearing in the ! Under Privfle ^ e Child—Wm Fra-
printed Acts of 1922, on page 97 to I 1 **. Chmn - ; Dr - H - D - A,len - Jr - Rev.
10(1, inclusive, commonly known as| K H * Harding, Dr. Hall, Dr. Scott,
the Australian ballot law, be put in j Liter-City D. M. Rogers, Chmn..
force and operation in this county. E ' J’ Ho } me * and J - N - Moor *-
We have appointed committees to | Classification L. C. Hall, Chmn.;
examine the records of all county G *“- Tunnell and Dr. Turner,
officers and county property and at- I Membership—J. C. Cooper, Chmn.;
tach hereto reports from these com-! Dr ' Stembridge. Frank Bone.
Chri
> Holiday.
Education—E. T. Holmes
Chmn.; R. B. Moore and E. E. Bell.
ni K ot »•», being audited, by in.truc- F - H
Owing to the fact that the Tax
tion of the County Commissioners, 7i*.*'*" »’ ~ ^ Beeson, Dr.
... W.™ ,,..1,1. _.v. _™. „„ *"«• C - r ™P". E ™"> E.bley, E.
E. Bell and D. M. Rogers.
Reception—Cason Black, Chmn.;
V/. T. Garrard, Paul Wysong, J. C.
Cooper, E. H. Scott.
Finance—F. E. Wysong, Chmn.;
. ? r “ nd , : Ury rcc ° ,nmend8 _that Frank Bone, Francis Daniels.
Program—E. H. Scott, Chmn.; J.
unable to make a report
We, the Grand Jury, recommend
that our Tax Receiver employ an ef
ficient assistant.
Laurant, the Man of Many Mys
teries and his show of Wonders will
appear at the Georgia State College
for Women auditorium Saturday
right at 8 o’clock, making the first
regular Lyceum of the College once
the holidays. *
The great Laurant with his de
lightful personality and marvelous
dexterity has brought to the art of
magic that high degree of perfec
tion which always charms an audi-
His program is a succession of in
teresting surprises.
On February 2, “The Old Home
stead” with the Old Homestead
quartet will be a lyceum number at
the college. It is a play human to
the very core, with pathos, sentiment
and laughs galore; a play that will
never die, the comedy drama of all
times. Millions have seen the play
and millions will continue to enjoy
it in the decades to come.
The old songs will be rendered
again by the Old Homestead quar
tette providing u melodious back
ground for the various dramatic cli
maxes of the story.
These attractions are high class
and every person will enjoy them.
the clerk and foreman be paid $4.00
per day, jurors and bailiffs to be paid
$2.00 per day.
We recommend that the County
Commissioners confer with the City
Council in reference to building a
pest house, to take care of all con
tagious diseases. We feel that this
would be a great saving to the city
and county.
We, the Grand Jury wish to call
especial attention to the efficient
work that hu been nnd U being
done by our capable and conscien
tious County School Supt., Mr. P. N.
Bivins, who has appeared before us
giving an outline of bis work which
has met with our hearty approval
and appreciation. And we respectful.
MERCER FRESHMEN
HERE FRIDAY NIGHT
N. Moore and G. H. Webber.
Rev. John Yarbrough, Rev. H. I).
Wamock. Rev. G. B. Thompson and
Prof. Bohm were initiated into the
club Friday night.
of Best To Co:
Hei
Thi.
PROCTOR NAMED
STATE PRISON WARDEN
, Fill Piai
W. L. Proctor, deputy warden at
the State Prison Farm, has been plac
ed in charge of the. Men’s Camp ami
the tuberculosis camp to succeed
Peter V. Rice, who recently resign-
ly ask from our ciitzens for so capa- ed. Proctor’s election is effectiv
their hearty support. pending the securing of
We recommend that the General
Presentments be published in both
local papers at a cost of $.75.00 each.
Itsopectfully submitted,
Sidney D. Stembridge, Foreman; W.
F. Williamson, Sec.; F. R. Har
grove, E. C. Kidd,' H. G. Banks, C.
R. Torrance, R. L. Renfroe, A. I.
Horne, J. C. Ivey, L. S. Holsey,
Walter P. Brown, J. B. Harper/
Geo. A. Watkins, A. C. McKinley,
T. A. Torrance, K. G. McMillan,
R- L. Wall, T. E. Hubert, J. W.
Hooten.
Mr. Paul Zachary has gone to
Leesburg, Fla., where he has accpet-
*' d a position. Paul is a fine young
fellow and his friends here wish him
Mr. Proctor has been connected
with the Farm some years and has
had charge of the tuberculosis camp
G. S. C. W. PROFESSORS
ATTENDING MEETING
Dean E. II. Scott and Professor
W. T. Wynn are in Atlanta this week
attending a meeting of the Georgia
Association of Colleges represent
ing the State College for Women.
This association regulates many
of the policies of the colleges of the
State and is one of the most import
ant organizations dealing with the
educational plans of the State. The
local college is given high rating and
its representation is heard with in
terest.
The Red and Black Cage stars will
meet the Mercer Freshmen Friday
night on the local court for the first
game since their trip through South
Georgia.
The Fres. men have a strong five,
composed «>f many old high and prep
school stars. The game will begin
at 8:30 with the admission set at 50c.
Basket-ball is one of the fastest
and most interesting games that is
played. The people of Milledgeville
should turn out in great numbers to
witness these games. The local ‘earn
is ranked with the best and every
game iB interesting nnd closely con-
Rev. J. F. Yarbrough, pastor of
the Methodist church held a short
church conference Sunday morning.
Mr. Frank Finney was r-eelectcd
[Secretary. Mr. Yarbrough Btated the
[amount the church would have to
raise the present year to meet ex
penses, assessments, etc., which was
something over $10,000. He said
[that the membership of the church
[was reported more but that if ***
I hundred members would contribute
i five cents a day this amount would
[be paid ana there would be some
thing like six hundred dollars over.
Chapter of the Children of the Con
fade racy, directed by Mrs. M. H.
Bland .sang several appropriate
Mrs. R. W. Hatcher, president of
the R. E. Lee Chapter, in a beauti
ful talk presented a cross of service
to Roy Baisden, Jr., who was a lieu
tenant in the United States army
during the World War.
The address was delivered by Rev.
B. Thompson, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. The
speaker referred to Gen. Lee as a
builder, and told how he builded a
character of Christian manhood that
was imperishable. He followed the
life of Lee from his boyhood and
told how he had measured up to ev
ery duty of life as a man. soldier
and citizen. No honor appealed him
if he was convinced it was not right
" | The speaker recited a number of
FRALEY'S ANNIVERSARY PARTY ;|I u!tr , ti „ E the sublimity
ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD cn , r , rter . „ r Thon , p5 J
held the closest attention of his nu-
Hundredi Enjoyed Hospitality of dience.
Firm on Second Anniversary. Thus tribute was paid to the great
chieftain of the Southland
Mr. C. S. Yawn, representative of
the Georgia-Carolina School of Com
merce is in the city establishing a
| branch of the business college here.
'Mr. Yawn has not chosen a location
ifor the school as yet, and at the
I present has his office at the Cham-
| oer of Commerce.
1 Membership is being sought for
jthe college which is offering an at
tractive course in Stenography. Sec- | Q e ^"
J -etaryship, Bookkeeping, Business *
Law and Commerce. The School of
■ Commerce has a chain of these
schools in North and South Carolina
ind are now entering Georgia. They
, iave established a school in Bruns
wick and Milledgeville is to be the
first in this section.
Those interested can see Mr. Yawn
at the Chamber of Commerce.
MORRIS-LITTLE POST HAS
GAINED 100 PER CENT
adder Woofl Receivei
of Coi
People of Milledgeville in general
attended the second anniversary par
ty of Fraley’s Pharmacy Wednesday
afternoon from 3 to 0 where they
were served ice cream and candy by
the popular drug firm.
The store was attractively deco
rated in flowers furnished by the
Nutting Floral Co., of Macon which
is represented by Mr. Fraley in this
city. A large birthday cake holding
two candles were on display while a
miniature bride with a wedding bou
quet of the Nutting Co. attracted
much attention.
Mr. Fraley received the congratu
lations of hundreds and was happy
at the success of the party.
ersary day of his birth.
JUNIOR CONTESTS TO BE HELD
DURING STATE CONVENTION
To Bo Coi
One
Club.
GUN SHOT WOUND CAUSES
AMPUTATION OF NEGRO’S ARM
You
- Aftei
Anderson Youngblood, colored,
was brought to the city hospital Sat
urday afternoon from Midway, und
his right arm amputated just below
the elbow by the doctors.
This operation was necessary be
cause Youngblood had been wounded
by shot fired from a gun in the hands
of Manual Thomas, another negro.
The shooting occurred at the depot
of the Central of Georgia railway at
Allen’s Sanitarium. The two negroes
became involved in an argument, und
Thomas went 1° his home nearby and
got his gun. He returned and shot
Youngblood with the above result.
Thomas disappeared immediately
after the shooting and the officers
were unable to locate him.
f the most important and in
teresting features of the State Fed
eration of Music Clubs which con
venes here on March 23rd, will be
the piano, voice, violin, clarionet and
Trombone contests that will be held
among the Junior Clubs.
Representatives of all the Junior
Clubs will he here and compete in
these contests and unusual interest
will be centered around this feature.
Mr. Ford Montgomery was the prize
winner in the contest for piano held
last year.
Reservations are being made for
the guests and plans are going for
ward rapidly was the announcement
made by Miss McClure this week.
Mrs. M. H. Bland, as Chairman and
Mesdames Bertha Davenport, Edgar
Long, Edyth Gibson, J. T. Terry and
L. L. O’Kelley the reception and cre
dentials committee are securing the
homes for the delegates. Please get
in touch with one of the above ladies
if you can entertain delegates.
THE FAMOUS COLORED
SINGERS COMING
Morris-Little Post of the Ameri
can Legion of this city is among the
Posts throughout the State who have
gone 100 per cent in the increase of
membership during the drive for
membership which is now in progress.
Mr. W. B. Wood, communder of
the Pest was invited to attend a
meeting of the District Executive
Committee held in Augusta the
Sunday, but was unable to do so. He
has received the following letter
from the District Supervisor:
Augusta. Ga., January 18, 1927.
Dear Mr. Wood:
I want you to know that I really
appreciated the efforts you put forth
last week in securing 100 per cent of
your 1926 membership for this year.
It is gratifying to me as your com
mitteeman, and the entire state de
partment is grateful to you, also.
We missed you at the meeting here
'on Sunday. We had a very nice
time in spite of the cold weather.
I More members of the executive com-
! mittee were present than we have
! had at a meeting in several years.
[There were quite a number of mem
bers from other posts in attendance
who are not members of the com
mittee.
If I can be of any assistance to
you in furthering your membership
'efforts during the coming months
then don’t hesitate to call on me. We
[have four of our six posts now over
'100 per cent with good prospects of
the other two going over soon.
Give my best regards to Mr. and
Mrs. McMillan and Mr. Holloway.
Sincerely,
R. C. THOMPSON.
'The Peril of Slight Remedies,”
this will be the subject of sermon
Sunday night at the Baptist church
at 7:30 p. m.
There are a great many social and
religious critics who are disclaiming
the ills of society and the church. Is
there a cure for these ills? If so,
have we the courage to apply the
remedy?
The Famous Williams Colored
Singers will be here Thursday even
ing. January 27th, and give an en
tertainment at the Grand Opera
House under the auspices of the C.
Church. These singers have
given entertainments all over the
CHAS. L. MOORE ELECTED | country and are always greeted by
EX-OFFICIO JUSTICE OF PEACE ,ai ** audience*. ft is one of the
______ best concert companies traveling.
The Grand Jury at ><« recent "» | Thay havc 'Wed Miliediteville aev-
rinn named Mr. Cha». L. Moore aa ex- l" al t, " UH aml thore "ho have heard
officio Juatice ot the Peace of the |“™ hav » '’fen charmed and de-
.720th District. Mr. Moore will'prob-
ably locate his office within a short SpeciaJ * aats *>«■ reserv-d for
time and give the business that comes 1 e "bite people next Thursday
to him prompt attention. right,
ALUMNAE MEETING OF THE
G. C. W.
An important meeting of the
Alumnae and former student* of the
Georgia State College for Women
will be held at Parks Hall on Sat
urday afternoon January 22, at 3:30.
This is an important meeting and all
the ladies of Milledgeville who have
attended G. S. C. W., are urged to
be present. »
MARY B. BROOKS, Pres.
Judge Jas. B. Park adjourned
court Wednesday morning and he
and Solicitor Duke and members of
the bar attended th exercises in hon
or of Gen. Robert E. Lee, which
were held in the auditorium of G. M.
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