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VOLUME xcvii
Southern Recorder
Established in 1829
Milledgeville, Ga., Thursday, May 5, 1927.
Consolidated it: 1872
WAR MOTHERS
CONVENE HERE
STATE SERVICE STAR LEGION
IN CONVENTION HERE NEXT
WEEK. 100 DELEGATES HERE
FOR TWO-DAY MEETINC.
The third
inual convention of
will
LARGE CROWDS IWORK ON MACON WAYNE STREET
ARE AT SERVICES ROAD STARTED PAVING STARTED
FOUR PASTORS OF PROTESTANT ! GRADING AND RESURFACING
CHURCHES ARE PREACHING I HIGHWAY TO JONES COUNTY
EFFECTIVE S E R M O N S AND LINE STARTED. BY M. R.
INTEREST IS INCREASING. WOODALL, CONTRACTOR.
i Mu-
v.ne in this city next Tuesday for
two-*lay session with the Woodrow
Wtam *>»**• . M "'. C ' b
nre -idem. entertaining the dele-
while in the city.
The tir*4 session of the convention
will be held Tuesday morning and
will be fflowed by important mect-
inKs until the closing session Wed-
*.i-dav mri'iiing. Several social feat
ure;- h;ne been planned for the en-
n-n.-t-t ol the guests. On Tues-
dav aiternuon the American Legion
An liiaiy and Sendee Star Legion
will eiitirlain and on Wednesday the
1). a. li.. U. D. C. will entertain.
Mr*. Franklin Webster Wilhoit,
the state president, will preside at
:i!! run tings. An executive meeting
of the state officers will be held on
Tuesday morning Hon. Ralph New
ton. of Fort Valley, will address the
convention on Wednesday and the
Milledgeville Music Clubs will give a
musical program for the delegates 1
on Wednesday evening.
Tuesday, May lOUi, ut 11:30 meet
ing of the executive board in the
parlors of the Baldwin hotel.
At 1:30 p. m. luncheon served by
the American Legion Auxiliary in
the parlors of the Methodist church.
At 3 p. m. auditorium Methodist
church, Mrs. Franklin Webster Wil
hoit presiding.
At 4:20 drive to points of inter
est in the city.
At 0 p. m. dinner served by the
Service Star Legion Woodrow Wil
son enupter, Mrs. Chas. L. Moore,
etlicial hosletB.
At 8:30 p. m. First Presbyterian
church, musical program by the Mil-
letigeville Music clubs. Address by
H Ralph Newton, FL Valley.
Wednesday May 11th, at 9 a. m.
Presbyterian church, business
• n, Mrs. Franklin Webster Wil-
h< state president, presiding.
At 11 a. m. luncheon served by
th. Nancy Hurt chapter I). A. R.,
and R. E. Lee chapter U. D. C.
Adjournment.
The Union Evangelistic Services,
which are in progress at the Metho
dist church are being largely attend
ed by the members of the various
congregations, and the people of Mil
ledgeville generally.
Rev. F. H. Harding, Rev. George
F. Thompson, Rev. H. D. Warnock
and Rev. J. F. Yarbrough, pastors
of the Episcopal, Presbyterian, Bap
tist and Methodist churches, arc de
livering helpful gospel messages,
which are making u lasting impres
sion on the minds and hearts of
those who are attending.
The singing, which is being made
a special feature of the services, is
led by a chorus choir conducted by
Rev. J. T. Fearman, pastor of the
Presbyterian church of Sp*»rta. «•— , -
The earnestness of the four pas- j present highway, west of F. M. W_.
tors to have a city-wide revival, to ! son and J. F. Miller residences,
brine the members of their con*ri- I It is the intention of the County
Ration to n higher and more useful Commissioners to linance the coun-
Christian life has me.de a deep im- I ty's share of this road with the gas
pression in Milledeeville, and the j tax received from the state.
inds of the people arc being turn- The State Highway Comm.ssion
ed to thoughts, of the highest and | expects to have the highway to the
best sentiments of life. Jones county line completed thts
The sermons preached by the min- | year,
isters have stressed the necessity —-
and importance of personal respon-1 LARGE. FISH CAUGHT
sibility and relationship to God and gy TWO OF OUR CITIZENS
if grading and
facing the highway leading
con was commenced Tuesday.
The contract which was let re
cently to M. R. Woodall for $19,-
123.8.7, provides for grading and re
surfacing two miles of this road. An
other contract will be let by the
Highway Commission at their July
meeting.
The survey, completing this road
to the Jones county line, has been
made and calls for many changes in
the present highway. The curve at
the present bridge over the Georgia
railroad will be done away with;
after the residence of the home of
the superintendent is parsed, it will
bear to the left, and follow the Geor
gia railroad, coming
DRAINAGE AND CURDING ARE
BEING PLACED} MILLEDGE
VILLE RAILWAY PAYS FOR
NINE FEET WIDTH.
The preliminary work of paving
the second zone. South Wayne street
has been commenced and drainage
and curbing are being placed.
Assistant Civil Engineer Young
and Supervisor W. I>. West of the
Georgia railroad, were in the city
Monday, looking over the situation
with a view of adjusting the tracks
of the Milledgeville Railway Co.,
which runs down South Wayne to
the puving program. The railway
company will pay for the width of
nine feet of the highway traversed
by the roadbed.
While here Engineer Young and
Supervisor West also looked into the
matter of removing the tracks on
Hancock street, and the construc
tion of a track up McIntosh htreet to
the G. S. C. W. campus.
the work of His kingdom.
The spirit of unity that is being
manifested by the ministers should
arouse interest in the members of
their congregations, and cause every
mun, woman and child in the ciyt to
attend and take an interest in the
services, and the Methodist church
during the remaining days of the
sendees should be crowded to its
capacity.
The services will probably contin
ue through next week being held
twice dally at 10:30 in the morning
and at 8:16 in the evening.
On Sunday morning services will
be conducted by the pastors at their
own churches, but in the evening
union services will be held at the
Methodist church.
PAGEANT TO BE GIVEN
AT G. S. C. W. AUDITORIUM
Ho
The Peabody High school will pre
sent an Indian operetta, “Hiawatha,”
in the G. S. C. W. auditorium on
Tuesday evening. May 10th, at 8
o'clock.
A feature of especial interest will
be the* dances prepared under the
direction of the gymnasium depart-
The part of Hiawatha will be play
ed by Mini Evelyn HolL Miss Lu
cie Davis will take the role of Na-
komis. Miss Ruth Henderson will be
seen as Tagoo, the hunter.
The children in the primary de-
ent will appear as fairies phar-
tirefiies and birds. The chorus
■ ill be composed of the eighth,
ninth, tenth and eleventh grades.
All the parents' of the performers
and other friends are invited to
Admiasicn will be ten cents.
The proceeds to go to the Parks
Memorial Fund.
INSPECTING OF GEORGIA
MILITARY COLLEGE SOON
Col. Rowell, Fourth Corps Inspector,
To Look Over Local Cadet*.
Col. Frank W. Rowell, U. S. A.
inspecting officer of the F ourth Corps
with headquarters at Ft. Mc-
pherson, will make his annual in
spection cf the Georgia Military Col
lege next week, the exact date is
>t known.
The cadets will be put through a
thorough test in every phase of the
military training. Col. Rowell will
begin his inspection in the early
morning. Lieut. Nash expects the
cadets to make a splendid showing
B. F. Eberbart and P. N. Bivin* Cap
ture a 16-Lb. and 13-Oz. Rock Fi»b.
Mr. B. F. Eberhart and Mr. P. N.
Bivins went down to Laurens county
Saturday fishing and when they re
turned to the city they hi ought yith
them a Rock fish that weighed six
teen pounds and thirteen ounces.
They were fishing nt the Bernard
Clark reserve in Turkey Creek and
had caught a number of trout anu
perch, when this fish struck the
hook of Mr. Eberhart, and tried :v
run awny with it. Just as it was
landed it escaped from the hook, and
here was Mr. Bivins came in us he
joined in preventing its escape back
into the water.
The fish was one of the largest
of its kind even seen here and at
tracted wide attention in the ice box
at Ennis Market.
Messrs. Eberhart and Bivins en-
iertained a number of friends ut a
fish supper Monday night.
G.*M. C. W|NS A PAIR FROM
NORMAN PARK THIS WEEK
Cadet* Even Seri** With South Geor-
ti. Team Taking Game*.
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
TO BE CELEBRATED FRIDAY
Chu
Hn
Speak.
The G. M. C. cadets evened games
with the Norman Park team by tak
ing two from the South Georgian#
Monday and Tuesday of this week
after losing two to the same team
on their South Georgia invasion ear-
and dumb; the year has given them ! |j er j n the season,
splendid training. The G. M. C. rifle j The first game was won 5 to 2 in
team has won the corps cup and ;l pitchers* duel, McCall, the cadet
•THE LOCAL EPISCOPALIANS
TO VISIT MACON ORPHANAGE
Members of the Milledgeville Epis
copal church will make their annual
o the Episcopal Orphanage in
Macon, joining with other churches
i the diocese in this pilgrimuge on
Next Sunday.
The local church has supported a
number of children in this home and
especially interested in its work,
s expected that about 25 meni
al's of the church will go over to
next Sunday.
to this trip to Macon the
t chu !ch services will be held at 10:30
[aiKteud of 11:30 to allow all those
csire to reach Macon by one
V clock.
has made an excellent record in
the national shoot, the winner has
not been announced in these match
es. This record will favor the cadets
in the inspection.
The public is invited to witness
the inspection.
CADET TRACKS ENTER
G. I. A. A. MEET AT NEWNAN
The G. M. C. track team will leave
Friday for Newnan, where they will
enter the G. I. A. A. track
the championship of the a
track
hurler, having the edge on thi
iting pitcher. The second game was
a hitting feast for both teams
the score ending 14 to 9 with the
cadets on the big end.
Riverside will appear here next
week for a pair of gumes. These
games should be the best of the sea-
DELEGATES TO DISTRICT
CONFERENCE WERE NAMED
The second quarterly conference
i.iociation : D f the Milledgeville Methodist church
| was held Sunday afternoon, Dr. E.
Massey^ Cantrell, Moran, Oxford, F. Dempfiy, prcaiding elder of the
Sanford, McArthur and Odom will * Oxford district, presiding,
make the trip. The cadets will make | Reports were made of the did cron
a stron,- bid for the high score in [ department* of church work. These
the meet. i reports showed that progress was
— being made.
PREACHING AT COOPER- Messrs. H. C. Rone and Otto s .
VILLE ON NEXT SUNDAY Conn were elected delegate-
c °TTON SOLD THIS WEEK.
* number of farmers, who have
en holding their cotton have sold
i* week when the price went to
1 cents per pound.
On next Sunday will be regular
preaching day at the Cooperville
Baptist church. The pastor, Rev.
Je>*?c F. Ray, will preach at 11:30
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. The members
and public ore urged to attend. Sun
day school is held every Sunday af
ternoon.
P. T. A*. TO MEET.
The Parent-Teacher Association
will meet in the G. M. C. auditori
um on Friday afterewn at four
o’clock. This is the last meeting
of the year and a lull attendance is
urged.
Conference which will be
held at Lithonin on June 23rd and
24 th. The alternates are Dr. E. A.
Tigner, and Dr. Y. H. Yarbrough.
Mr. Tatum Harper was named as
a member of the Board of Trustees
cf the church property to succeed
his father, the late Mr. Chas. R.
Harper.
* The R. E. Lee chapter of the U.
D. C., will meet next Tuesday af
ternoon at 4 o’clock at the home
of Mrs. S. A. Cook in Midway. A
full attendance of the members is
urged.
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the
Preabyteriun church will celebrate
the anniversary of the organization
of the auxiliary Friday afternoon,
May 6th, at 3:30 o'clock in the Snb-
"bath school room of the church.
The officers have been fortunate
in securing two speakers who will
add greatly to the success of the oc
casion.
Mrs. J. C. Hinton, who will be re
membered here as a daughter of the
lake CapL C. !'. Crawford, wfll lead
the devotional.
Mm Induk Kim. a native Korean
woman, who is now a student in
Wesleyan College, will speak on
Korea. It is particular fitting that
Mrs. Kim should speak at this birth
day !>nrty, because the birthday of
fering this year goes to a school of
her country.
Mrs. Kim was heard at the Macon
Presbyterial recently, and her ad
dress was pronounced most interest
ing and instructive, to u full attend
ance of the auxiliary is expected.
Visitors from other churches arc
cordially invited to be present.
RED CROSS MAKING DRIVE TO
AID MISSISSIPPI FLOOD SUF-
FERERS; $106.00 RAISED TO-
DATE. DRIVE CONTINUES.
Following h telegram re<
from the flood area of the Mississip
pi valley, stating that more than
twice as much money would be need
ed as had first been thought. Miss
Pauline McKinley, secretary of the
Baldwin county chapter of the Red
Cross and her co-workers redubled
their efforts to swell the relief fund
here.
One hundred and six dollars has
been raised to date, many citizens
coming forward at the first appeal.
Over 250,000 people were reported
homeles* and in need of immediate
relief, according to Secretary Hoo
ver, director of the relief work. A
call was issued to all Red Cross
chapters for quick aid.
MiHcdgeville has been asked to di
its share and it is hoped the peopl
will give the usual prompt response,
stated Miss McKinley. Wc are
d with the early results, sh«
tinued, and will bend every
to swell our quota. Mr. L. C. Hall,
the local treasurer and active in
work, has been busy aiding in
drive.
Contributions can be left at
Fraley's Pharmacy, Culver & Kidd
Drug Co., the Union Recordc:
with Mr. L. C. Hull.
The following contributions
been made to date: Mrs. Malcolm
l'kmister SI, Mrs. R. E. Long $5,
Bcnj. Bass $10, Mrs. C. M. Wright
$1. Dr. E. B. Saye $5, A. J. C
$25, L. C. Hall $25, Dr. T. M. Hail
$1, J. R. Normant $5, J. S. Ethi
$2.50, Miss Sophie Richardson $2.50,
Mrs. L. J. Lamar $5, K. G. McMil
lan %!■, W. M. Scott, Jr., 50c, recciv
ed at Fraley’s Pharmacy $6, Dr. Y
A. Little $1. Miss Gertie Trcano
$2, J. E. Granade $1.50.
FLOOD RELIEF INEW DIRECTORS
FUND GROWING
The second quarterly conference
of the Milledgeville Circuit was held
at Pleasant Grove church on Satur
day by Dr. Elam F. Dempsey, pre
siding elder of the Oxford district.
Dr. Dempsey preached at a morn
ing service, which was well attended
by the officials and members of the
churches in the circuit. At the close
of the service a splendid dinner was
served, in spite of a downpour of
The conference was held after
dinner, and reports of the churches
made. M. *C. Harrington and M. E.
Webb were elected delegates to the
District Conference, which convenes
in Lithonia on June 23rd and 24th.
Mrs. F. E. Watson and Miss Rosie
Cook were named as alternates.
FIFTEEN NEGROES WERE
ARRESTED LAST SUNDAY
Officer. Made Raid in North We.lern
Part of County; Many Arrests.
Sheriff S. L. Terry anjl Special
Officer J. T. Terry and Policeman
Smith made u raid near a negro
church in the north western portion
of the county Sunday afternoon on
a crowd of gamblers, and arrested
fifteen negro men.
Some of those arrested were found
with liquor in their possession, and
one or two with conceuled weapops.
They have with one exception been
released on bond, and will be tried
later.
G. BONE, A. C. McKILEY. C.
J. CONN AND E. W. ALLEN
ADDED TO THE BOARD BY
STOCKHOLDERS.
The Exchange Bank stockholders
t a recent meeting voted to in
crease the number of the hoard of
directors, and named Messrs. H. G.
Bone, A. C. McKinley, Chas. J. Conn
d Dr. E. W. Allen.
The four members elected are
nong Milledgeville’# live ar.d pro
gressive citizens and are held in the
highest confidence by the business
interests, and the people of Milledge
ville and Baldwin county.
Mr. Bone is connected with the
Oconee Brick & Tile Co., and has
fully established himself in the busi
ness world. He is recognized as one
of Milledgevllle’s most substantial
citizens.
Mr. McKinley is agent of the Geor
gia Railroad in this city, and is a
careful painstaking business man.
Mr. Conn is the youngest son of
the late Capt ft. T. Conn, and is
now mnnnging the wholesale grocery
store of John Conn Co. He is pop
ular with the trade, on account of
his careful business policy.
Dr. Allen is an assistant physician
of Allen’s Invalid Home, and is held
In high esteem as a doctor and man.
The Exchange Bank has a capital
of $.100,000.00, and is conducted on
sound business principles, in the in
terest of the stockholders and pa
trons alike.
The board of directors are: Otto
M. Conn, president; Dr. H. D. Allen,
chairman of the hoard of directors;
Dr. Edwin W. Allen, Harry G. Bor.e,
Chas. J. Conn, L. M. Jones, A. C.
McKinley, W. L. Ritchie, Curl Vin
son and Dixon William*.
LANIER HIGH HERE NEXT
MONDAY FOR FIRST CLASH
The Lanier High nine willcomo to
Milledgeville to do Latlle with the
cadet# on next Monday afternoon in
the first clash of the baseball season.
The Lanier vs. G. M. C. naturally
means an interesting game regard
less of the form of sport. Thes? an
cient rivals stay at daggers point
and fight every second for supre
macy. The Maconitcs have a good
team this season and have defeated
some of the best there is in the
state, having defeated the Barnes-
| ville Aggies, state title contenders,
j Hostilities will begin ut I o’clock
and a capacity crowd is expected
I to witnoj* the game. Admission will
j Lc 50 cents.
LIGHTING CO’S. OFFICE
FORCE VISITS ATLANTA
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Wilson, Miss
Senie Hubbard and Mr. Arthur
Butts, Jr., of the Milledgeville Elec
tric Light office have been in Atlan
ta thi? week, the guests of the Geor
gia Power Co.
Problems relating to the conduct
ing of the affairs of the company
were discussed. They were entertain
ed at a banquet.
Mr. L. A. Andrews received a tel
egram this morning announcing that
his brother, Mr. Frank Andrews,
had died, and that his funeral ser
vices would be held Friday after
noon at his home in South Hill, Va.
Mr. Andrews died at a hospital in
Richmond, Va., where he a few days
since underwent an operation remov
ing one of his legs, on account of
the development of blood poison.
He was the youngest son of the
late Mr- C. H. Andrews, and grew
to manhood in this city. He has
many friends here, who regret his
death
A SCOUT HIKE.
Mr. Cason Black has arrai.gad for
a Scout hike on the evening of Wed
nesday, May 11th.
The hike will start from the court
house at 6 o’clock promptly, and
all boys over twelve years of age
j are interested are invited to be
hand.
BIRD LOVERS VISITED
CITY DURING PAST WEEK
Miss Ida Jenkins nad Miss Mary
Tufts, of Boston, retired teachers,
j in Milledgeville the past week
for the purpose of bird study. They
have previously visited Washington,
D. C., and Charleston, S. C., for the
me purpose.
Before leaving the city they re
ported that they had seen sixty-sev
en different varieties of birds in the
six days they spent here. They con
sidered Milledgeville a beautiful and
most cordial' city, and the best for
bird lovers of any city they had vis
ited.
THE MIDWAY CONFERENCE.
The second quarterly conference
of the Midway charge was held on
Sunday evening. The reports of the
pastor and officers were made, and
Mrs. L. S. Holsey and Mrs. C. C.
Sutton were elected delegates to the
District Conference. Mrs. H. A. Tcn-
nille and Mrs. Louise Lawson named
as alternates.
G. S. C. W. GLEE CLUB
TO BROADCAST TONIGHT
The Georgia State College for Wo
men Glee Club, under the direction
of Miss Alice Lenore Tucker, will
broudeast over the Mercer Univers
ity radio station this evening
(Thursday) in interest of the Parks
Memorial Hospital drive, this week
being Drive Week of the campaign.
The club will sing several num
bers and an interesting talk will be
given telling of the campaign and
urging co-operation. Miss Mary
Brooks, the president, and several
officers of the Alumnae Association,
and members of the faculty will ac
company the Glee Club ocer to Ma-
MOTHERS TO BE HONORED
IN THIS CITY NEXT SUNDAY
All of the churches of this city
will celebrate next Sunday, the sec
ond Sunday in May, as Mother s
Day, with special musical programs
and special sermons by the pastors.
Arrangements have been made by
committees of the churches to take
flowers to' the Training School and
State Farm and to have flowers at
all the churches for the students.
STRINGENT LAW IS FAVORED
BY JURORS.
ATLANTA.—Enactment of a stat
ute similar to the Baumes law in
New York state imposes life impris
onment on persons convicted a
fourth time of felony was recom
mended by the Fulton county grand
jury at its March term.
The jury, representing the most
populous county in the state, was
presided over by J. P. Billups, gen
eral manager of «tho Atlanta and
West Point railroad.
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