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VOLUME XCVII
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Milledgeville, Ga., Thursday, April 7, 1927. Consolidated in 1872
R. W. HATCHER
ADDRESS 0N26TH
RETAIL HARDWARE PRESIDENT
WILL PAY TRIBUTE ON APRIL
26TH TO HEROES WHO WORE
THE GREY.
Mr. R. W. HRtcher will deliver the
Memorial address in this city April
2Gth.
Mrs. M. II. Bland, Mrs. W. A. Mas
sey and Mrs. J. L. Beeson, a com
mittee from the R. E. Lee chapter
of the U. D. C., extended an invita
tion to Mr. Hatcher the pant week to
deliver the address and he accepted.
The people of Milledgeville and
Baldwin county have never had the
privilege of hearing Mr. Hatcher in
a public address, but he has won for
himself the reputation as an orator
and speaker. He has on a number of
occasions spoken in difficult sections
of the United States, as the head and
an officer of the State and National
Hardware Associations, and proved
himself to be an orator which could
catch and hold the attention of his
audiences, us was clearly stated by
notices published in the papers of
the various cities in which he spoke.
Mr. Hatcher is thoroughly conver
sant with the hittary of the South
land and of the National, and it can
be expected that his address on Me
morial Day will be eloquent, schol
arly, instructive and entertaining.
The members of the R. E. Lee
chapter have made a wise selection,
and are to be congratulated that
Mr. Hatcher accepted.
DISABLED VETERANS GETTING
READY FOR JUNE MEETING
City Council Donate. $100.00, the
Amount Aaked by Committee.
The Vinson-IIufT Post of disabled
veterans arc working out plans for
the gathering of the state D. A. V.,
which will assemble in this city on
June 9th.
Monday evening, a committee
headed by Dr. Y. A. Little appeared
before the city council, and asked
an appropriation of $100.00 to bo
used in the entertainment of the vis
itors. The council granted the re
quest, and promised every assistance
that they‘could possible render.
The committees that have been to
the merchants and business men has
received liberally donations, and the
indications are that the people are
• ing to back up the efforts of the
1 t to make the convention a suc-
Therc will be yeveral prominent
weaken to attend one of whom will
be Hon. William G. McAdou, who
i- one of the leading citizens of the
country.
It is expected that there will be
at least one hundred delegates in at
tendance, not including the members
of the families of the veterans and
other visitors.
Comma.'' M. Davis will
appoint lut. v» us cumin..tees with
in a short tim..
Montgomery Street Opened to Traf
fic. Zone One to Be Completed
In a Short Time.
The first section of the paving of
zone number one was opened to traf
fic la;'. Tuesday and work is being
rapidly pushed to complete a greater
part by Saturday of this week. Mont
gomery street from Dr. Hall’s cor
ner to Columbia street has been open
ed. The asphalting of the remainder
of the zone will be continued and it
is hopsd will be completed in 10 days.
The work on the second Zone will
probably begin by the first of May.
ELKS LODGE ELECT J. H.
ENNIS EXALTED RULER
First Meeting in New Club Tuesday
Night Enthusiastic. Officers Elect
ed. Spring Festival Planned.
Capt. J. H. Ennis was elected as
the head of the Milledgeville Lodge
of Elks at their first meeting Tues
day night, when more than fifty men
held an enthusiastic meeting for the
re-organization of the club in this
The Elks have been without quar
ters for more than a year, their home
having been burned.and have been
inactive, the re-organization meeting
is a big success.
At the opening meeting plans were
begun for a spring festival to be
held in May. The Elks plan to make
this one of the most gala events ever
held here. It is to be an outdoor
celebration lasting four or five
nights.
Mr. W. L. Fraley was elected es
teemed leading knight; J. C. Baston,
steemed lecturing knight, and J. C.
Ingram esteemed loyal knight. Mr.
Chns. Conn was re-elected treasurer
of the club. Mr. Conn will round out
his twentieth year a* the club treas-
. Mr. L. H. Andrews was named
the secretary and Mr. A. J. DePourck
is tylcr.
B. C. Broyles, district deputy and
nHpccting officer will visit the lodge
>n April 19th.
CADETS WIN FIRST O.M. CONN NAMED
FROM THE AGGIES BANK PRESIDENT
“DEMONSTRATION WEEK"
ON AT THE FORD DEALERS
Public Invited to Ride in Fords Dur
ing Week. Demonstration of
New Improvements.
Designation of the period from
April 8th to April 15th as “Demon
stration Week,” during which time
the general public will be invited to
ride in and drive new Ford cars of
every type has been announced by
I. B. Groves, manager of the Atlan
ta branch of the Ford Motor Com
pany, in a communication to all deal-
the territory served by the
Atlanta branch.
In his letter to Mr. McKinnon,
Ford dealer in this city, Mr. Groves
stated in part, “We want the public
know about today’s Ford car, to
know .the merits of the best car the
Ford Motor Company has veer built."
Dealers in all sections of the At
lanta branch territory are preparing
rything in readiness for
the big event and expect it to be
e of the most succssful undertak
ings in the long history of the Ford
enterprise.
The local dealer has a number of
demonstrators of every type on hand
at the present time, but he is plan
ning to make additions to his stock
and wants every citizen in this com
munity to take advantage of the op
portunity to ride in und drive one
of the new Ford cars.
The McKinnon Motor Company an
nounces that the firm will keep
“Open House” throughout the week
and invites the public to make the
building headquarters for the pur
pose cf seeing at first hand the com
pany's splendid facilities for furnish
ing complete service to Ford owners
in thiy section.
“There are not any strings to this
invitation to drive a new Ford
asserted Mr. McKinnon, manager of
the local dealership. “A person may
consider that he knows the Ford
. LOOSELY PLAYED CONTEST
WITNESSED BY BIG CROWD.
COACH RENTZ AND BALL
TOSSERS INVADE SOUTH GA.
Coach Slap Rcntz cadet nine de
feated the Monroe Aggies on Mon
day afternoon 13 to 7 in a loosely
played game of baseball that was
witnessed by u iarge opening day
crowd.
G. M. C. took an early lead in
scoring seven runs in the first two
innings. Both teams made numeToun
errors and bad plays, while the
pitching was a fair exhibition. The
Aggie moundsman allowed eight hits
while only four were made off Mc
Call, the cadet tosscr, and the Mon-
boys were accredited with an
earned run.
Coach Rents and his team left on
their annual South Georgia invasion
Wednesday playing Tifton Aggies,
Norman Park and South Georgia Col
lege before returning.
The cadets have a young inexperi- rnpid and steady, and it
cnced team that likes seasoning.
They have the prospecty of a good
team before the season is over and
w’th Slap Rentz at the helm it is be
lieved that a majority of games will
be won.
CASHIER ELECTED HEAD OF
EXCHANGE BANK TO SUCEED
JOHN CONN. DR. H. D. ALLEN
CHAIRMAN OF DIRECTORS.
BOYS’ TRAINING SCHOOL IS
ECONOMICALLY MANAGED
That Money It Well Spent.
Sam J. Slate, state auditor, in his
report to the Governor says that the
Boys’ Training school is doing a
good work, and being operated at the
minimum cost.
Wm. E. Ireland, superintendent of
the school is making a splendid rcc-
dirccting its affairs. His abil
ity is recognized. The following is
taken from Monday’s Atlanta Jour-
ial:
The state of Georgia spent $40,-
50 last year on the Georgia Traili
ng School for Boys at Milledgeville,
it was shown in an audit filed at the
state executive department by Sam
J. Slate, state auditor. The expenses
of the institution were $40,110.87,
of which $9,666 went for salaries,
$7,692 for provisions, $1,888 for
clothing, $2,897 for farm supplies
and $9,506 for shop building and
equipment. •
The training school had 110 in
mates, 75 of whom were white boys,
On December 31, 192G, as against G5
white and 35 colored inmates the
Mr. Slate said. During
the last year 71 white and 29 colored
boys were received at the school and
G2 white and 26 colored boys were
discharged.
The institution authorities report
ed 23 escapes and 12 recaptures for
the year. Nine boys were returned
to the school for the violation of
their parole.
In his official report to the gov
ernor of his examination of the
school's accounts, Mr. Slate said:
“This institution appears to be do
ing good work and to be operated at
the minimum cost for the work done.
The shop building is completed nnd
Otto M. Conn, Cashier of the Ex
change Bank, was elected President
cf tbit institution at a meeting of
the Board of Directors held last
Thursday evening. Mr. Conn sucecds
the late Mr. John Conn, who has been
President of the Bank since its organ
ization. Dr. II. D. Allen, who iy Vice-
President was elected Chairman of
the Board of Directors.
The Exchange Bank was establish
ed in 1903, by Mr. Otto Conn with a
capital stock of $15,000. On its or
ganization the following officers were
elected: President, John Conn, Vice
President. Dr. L. M. Jones, Cashier,
Otto M. Conn; Directors, John Conn,
Dr. L. M. Junes, A. J. Carr, Dixon
Williams, E. E. Bass, W. L. Colemun,
and O. O. Bunks.
The growth of the Bank hay beeu
has cap-
urplus and reserves amounting
to $200,000.00 and is one of the
most sub-tantial in this section of the
rtnte, with resources about three
quarters of a million dollars.
Mr. Conn has shown .‘plendid busi
ness ability in directing the affairs of
the Bank, as its growth and devel
opment conclusively prove. He has
been progressive, and has conducted
the bank on the highest business prin
cipals, having both its intcreyt and
the interest of its patrons in view.
Its present officers are: Otto Conn,.
President; Dr. H. D. Allen, Vice Pres
ident, nnd Chairman of the Bourd of
Directors; Otto Conn, Cashier; H.
G. Banks, Asst. Cashier; Directors:
Dr. H. 1>. Allen, Dixon Williams, L.
M. Jones, W. L. Ritchie, Carl Vinyon,
and Otto M. Conn.
Mrs. Charles Conn way awarded
first prize this afternoon in the
Gheesling Style Show, which was
held in the Gheesling store Thursday
afternoon, (today), and Mrs. Jim
Smith was given second place. Mrs.
Harry Ennis won first prize for the
lost attractive child’s draes and Mm
O. J. Holloman won the second place.
There were about thirty entries in
the contest promoted by the Ghees
ling store. The ladies were allowed
take the cloth, make it into a
ss and enter it in the contest. Mr.
B. G. Ferry, of the Dannenberg Co.
of Macon, judged the contest. He nl-
talked to the ladies present on ma
terials and styley for coming season.
Mr. Kerry is head of the ladies' de
partment at Dannenberg's and will
give the Milledgeville people a cor
welcome when in the neighboi
The Junior Order of American
Mechanics had a most interesting
Meeting Monday night. Several were
initiated into the order, and there
were 31 visitors from Macon pres
et at the meeting. A good time was
funior,Order is one of the
1 most progressive fratemi-
3V will i i a chicken supper at
U!:i„ n Point JScHool house Friday
night.
He may have been a Ford owner for ij condition u .c property is good,
years and thinks he is familiar with . m( j thp f acu ity still appear to be
the splendid satisfaction which the j,j p h|y interested and working har-
Ford gives, and yet, unless he has j mon j oUS ]y."
made it a point to examine the Ford
is the Dummy a nuisance?
' If the people of this city could
vote on the question of having the
“Dummy” come through the main
streets, or pass around the city, nine
ty to ninety-five per cent most likely
would vote for it to follow the out
skirts. In fact if a vote was taken
on the queytion “Is the Dummy a
Nuisance” practically the same num
ber would vote thut it was a nui
sance.
Would you stay in a town when
ninety pdr cent of the people regard
ed you as a nuisance?
A city can get relief from any
thing that is regarded by a majority
of its people' as creating a nuisance,
Does any one think that’one hun
dred years from this date the “Dum
my" will be shifting frei’ht trains
Do they think it will be showering
cindery on automobile tops and side
walks fifty years from date?
Will it be making a smoke scr
for the streets of Milledgeville
years from date?
If our children can get rid of it
why can’t w c get rid of it?
It would seem that this is the vcr>
best time to come to some under
standing with the owners of this line,
as it will be put to heavy expen:
if it is compelled to do as good pav-
The shop buiiumg is comp.cw.-u j inR over it}J roc j bed through th.
the equipment about placed. The | c j t y^ as property owners,
course of training as contemplated j -j^e j ron t j, at j 8 now jn t ^e street
has not yet 1 • •*• rted. The physi- | ant j t j, e other equipment will eaiH]
build the road north and east of thi
built today,
and note its improved engine per
formance, relax in it over rough
roads and experience the increased
comfort which it affords, and to learn
of the many recent improvements, !*' oeax went
he Hoes not know the Ford car. fce night of April 26th. The show
he does not know the Ford
SGT. ED BELL JACKSON
NAMED SECOND LIEUTENANT
Sergeant Ed Bell Jacktxm
elected second lieutenant of the Bald
win Blues at the election held Mon
day nigh*, over his opponent. Ser
geant Jerc Moore, to fill the office
left vacant by the resignation of
Lieutenant John Holloway.
Sergeant Jackson has been first
sergeant of the company and his pro
motion comes as entirely satisfactory
to the members of the company. He
has been a member of the company
since its organization three years
ago and will make an exccllnet of
ficer. He graduated as one fo the ca
det captainy at G. M. C. in 1920.
CUPID UP-TO-DATE APRIL 26TH
BY LOCAL TALENT ANNOUNCED
•Cupid Up-to-date" will be present-
id by local talent at the Opera House
„ill be under the aupices of the Aux-
illiary of the American Legion, for
the benefit of the Memorial.
“Cupid Up-to-date” is a yparkling
comedy with beautiful scenic effects.
A full announcement will be made
next week.
STORM SWEEPS OVER CITY
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
This section was visited by a wind
and electric storm Tuesday after
noon and there was a heavy dpwri
pour of rain with some hail. The
storm lasted for more than an hour,
and the rain continued several hours.
While the storm reached cyclonic
proportion, no great amount of dam
age was done.
Smith Gi*
nd Place.
All Ex-G. S. C. W. Student. Invite
To Banquet at Y. W. C. A. Bldg.
In Macon on April 15th.
Plans were completed this wee
for the rally night of ail G. S. (
W. Alumnae and ex-students to b
held in Macon Friday night. April
15th at the Y. W. C. A. building
Cherry street.
The Alumnae will gather around
the banquet table and are planning
a gala occasion. Songs, yells and a
drifting buck to college days will be
the order of the evening, while the
primary purpose of the mooting is to
bring the drive for funds for the
Parks Memorial Hospital to a climax.
The Alumnae heads are anxious
have this fund completed at an
rly date so that nil plans’ may be
completed for the first work to begin
i the hospital at coinme»w«"»«*
Many prominent speakers will at
tend the Macon meeting. Over 200
members are expected to be present
for the rally.
POULTRY SALE
NEXT TUESDAY
CAR AT RAILROAD APRIL 12TH.
PRICES GOOD AND LARGE
SHIPMENT EXPECTED TO BE
MADE. CAR HERE ALL DAY.
The Becond poultry sale of the sea
son will be held next Tuesday, April
12th, and prices are better than us-
uul which promises a big sale i.. be
lieved by Agent Nesmith.
The prices today are 40 cents on
frierti and 2314c on hens, however,
this does not mean that they will be
this figure next Tuesday, it is believ
ed they will remain in this neighbor
hood.
The car will be openrd at 9 a. m.
at the Georgia Railroad and will
close at 4 o’clock. Bring your birds
early so that they can get through.
County Agent Nesmith advises that
the poultry not be fed on the morn
ing of the sale. Feed .all soft feed,
but do not feed grain. It would be
a fine plan to put the chickens on a
fattening ration of com mea! and
skimmed milk until the day of the
sale. They will gain fast and pay for
the feed conEOimed.
DR. TIGNER VISITS SCENES
OF ANCESTORS IN OCONEE CO.
Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Tigner and Mr.
B. F. Eberhart spent Sunday in
Oconee County, where they were the
tests of u relative of Dr. Tigner,
r. J. T. Elder.
Dr. Tigner went to Oconee County
visit the grave of his great grand
father, Rev. Philip Tigner, who was
a Revolutionary soldier and a pioneer
Methodist minister. Dr. Tigner saw
a log building which was known as
the church in which his grand-father
preached. He also saw hi* grave
which was a massive one and was
made of rock symetrically laid to
gether. Mr. Eberhart made photo
graphs of the building, the grave and
other scenes in the neighborhood.
AMERICAN LEGION TO HAVE
A BARBECUE FRIDAY NIGHT
The Morris-Little Post, of the
American Legion will have a meet
ing Friday night at Mrs. T. Treanor’s
where a barbecue supper will be
served.
The local post is carrying forward
its plans for the Community House,
which they expect to erect as a me
morial to the veterans fo the world
war. The membership has shown a
big increase as a rewult of the mem
bership drive thnt has just cloned.
Vine and Henry White had
a difficulty Saturday night which re
sulted in White being shot nnd seri
ously wounded. King made his es
cape and has not yet been arrested.
White is a his home in a dangerous
condition. He was employed at the
Oconee Brick and Tile Co., and i«
said to be an industrious hard work
ing negro. t
city, and the right of way would no
doubt he donated. This is a fine op
portunity for the city fathers to ren-
valuable service, to the ma
jority of the property owners along
the streets traveled by the "Dummy
well as serve the best interest of
the entire community. CITIZEN.
Mr. Horace McCoy has purchased
a half interest in the Sanitary bar
ber shop'. The pressing club, which
has been in operation in rear of the
building occupied by the shop has
been removed.
Mr. McCoy, who is managing the
shop, says that he and his barber. 1
will render the-best serv
customers.
their
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces the following
open competitive examinations:
Clerk and carrier examination at
the Milledgeville, Ga., postoffice, re
ceipt of applications to close May
11, 1927.
County School Superintendent I*.
X. Bivins will spend Friday in Atlan
ta where he will confer with the State
School Superintendent.
The appropriation for the Baldwin
County Schools for the Spring term
has been cut $5,000. and unless ad
ditional funds can be secured the
schools will be compelled to close-
April. 22nd.
Superintendent Bivins will go over
the situation with the State Superin
tendent to ascertain if it will not be
possible to secure an additional
ount, so that the schools may con
tinue longer.
Dr. E. T. Holmes received
week the handsome silver cup offered
for the highest record in the Fourth
Corps on the Target range, the cadet
Riflle team having won the cup
eml weeks ago.
The cup is a large silver cup and
is one of the handsomest of the many
suited in Whitebeing shot and seri-
It has been on exhibition in the win
dow of Williams & Ritchie.
The cadet team hay completed the
Hearst Trophy matches, with a :
higher than that which won
Corps cup. The winner of these
matches have not been announced.
A .consolidated report of the sales
of cream to date from the Milledge
ville Cream Station shows n total of
526.6 pounds of butter fat sold for
a total $255.14. This re- res-*nts on
ly four days operations. If it keeps
growing, and it is believed, it will not
be long before sales will be totaling
$1,000 per week.
Prof. W. T. Wynne, teacher of the
” ts Bible class of the Methodist
aunday School is delivering a series
<f talks on the Sunday School lessons
that are interesting. The men who do
>t hear these talks are missing a
al treat.
G. S. C. W. ALUMNAE
LAUNCH CAMPAIGN
District Chairman Named. County
Quota* Made, And Cam
paign Begins.
The Alumnae Association of the
Georgia State College for Women at
Milledgeville, has launched the cam
paign to secure funds to establish a
Parks Memorial Hospital in memory
of the late President Dr. M. M. Parks
Members of the Executive Com
mittee are Mary B. Brooks, Presi
dent, Cecile Humphrey, Treasurer,
Clara Morris, Mamie Padgette, Kath
erine Scott and Gusie Tabb, District
Director.
In order that each Alumna and
former students may have the priv
ilege of contributing to the fund,
a chairman has been appointed for
each Congressional District in lha
state, with Gussie Tabb as the Dis
trict Chairman. The**? chairmen are:
Getrude Anderson, Maggie Jenkins,
Mrs. Sara Terry, Louise Smith, Alice
Wiliams, Mildred Wright, Mary
Burns, Mabry Harper, Blanche Ham
by, Mrs. E. R. Hines, Frances Hinton
and Rosa Bello Burch.
