Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, June 16, 1927, Image 1

Previous Issue Next Issue

Clip Visible Area View Page Text View PDF

Newspaper Page Textmsmmsm ! XT V H I! ■M M H N M M H M M matt VOLUME XCVII federal Union Established in 1829 touthcm Recorder ” 1819 Milledgeville, Ga., Thursday, June 16, 1927. Consolidated in 1872 Number 44 GJ.C. FACULTY NAMEDFOR 27-8 Majors Ostertnan, Rontz and Har- reison to Return; Riverside Professor to Teach English. The board of trustees of the Geor- pia Military College at a meeting •his week named the faculty for next .ear. re-electing Majors Harrelson, IJer.tz and Ostorman and electing four new members to corps of teac'n- Co-ich Slap Kentz will again han dle the athletics at the college di rectin’; the three major sports. Coach Kentz will -pend the summer on the road for the school securing stu dents for the fall term. He will spend more time in Floiida during July. Major Osterman will again direct the band, having been here for the a number of years as director. The chop work and mechanical drawing ■a ill be headed by Major Harrelson, w ho was in charge of this depart ment last year. The following is the faculty for the coming year* English. Major Robert L. Mer chant, A. B. of the Citadel, 2 years teacher of English at Randolph-Ma- two years Riverside Military Thomat- II. Rentz, A. B. Mercer i niversity, history and athletics three years Madison A. and M., three years G. M. C. M. L. Stapleton, B. S. Mercer University, mathematics, two as su- • erintendent of schools in Georgia and one year as instructor of math- . matif- at Mercer. Mrs. L. B. Walker, Latin, Peabody Normal, principal of high school four years, G. M. C. three years. Robert L. Gray, A. B. King’s Col lege .two years post graduate work. Union Seminary, three years as principal cf high school, assistant in mathematics and French. Mujor Godfrey Osterman, A. B. Bethany College, science and band, >ix years at G. M. C. Mr. Sam Whatley, A. B. and A. M. Mercer University, assistant Eng- i-h and history, one year as in- ructor in English and journalism, Mercer University. Lieut. Vernon L Nash, command ant of cadets, U. S. A. Spanish, one year at G. M. C. Sgt. O. H. Wooten, U. S. A. as sistant B. M. S. and T. Major Otis M. Harrelson, B. S. « lemson College, head of ehop work and mechanical drawing, one year at G. M. C. E. T. Holmcr. president and teach er of French. Mrs. Elizabeth B. Brown, secre tary. SEPARATION OF WHITE AND NEGRO PATIENTS URGED Trustees of State Sanitarium Rec ommend For Colored Inmates. Mrs. Lula Bothwell, of barracks. disabled veterans elect ATLANTA MAN FOR HEAD C B. McCulla Entire separation of white and negro patients by the building of a ; separate institution for negroes will j be urgeu upon the Georgia legis lature by the trustees of the Georgia State Sanitarium. The trustees will make no recommendation as to its location, and if the new institution is authorized it may be built in any part of the state which the law makers may decide upon. “The establishment of u separate sanitarium for negroc#, entirely re moved from the present institution, will serve two purposes,” said Dr. R. C. Swint, superintendent of the sanitarium. “It will prevent any con tact between the insane patients of the two races, and it will relieve the present serious congestion in the i-anitarium By removing nearly 1,- 700 negro patients. The buildings | now occupied by them could then be 1 renovated for use by white patients, and every foot of such space is now urgently demanded.” | The sanitarium grounds and vii- ; lage adjoining, made up of attend ants and employes, have now a pop ulation of nearly 6,000 persons, of ' whom nearly 6,000 are patients. The ! institution is actually a city whose population ‘is greater than the ma- ; jority of county seat towns in Gcor- j gia. The buildings are old and di- j lapidated, and practically no space ! has been added in years, though the number of patients has increased ev- ] ery year. At the present there are 4,990 men and women crowded into j quarters whone normal capacity is only 3,607. It is necessary to place matresses on the floor to provide sleeping places for many patients. This congestion in ancient build ings occasions a serious risk, to which is added the fact that the water sup ply and tire protection system are badly out-of-date, and in bad condi tion. If a Are in the night should gain headway, it is pointed out, a conflagration might ensue which would cost hundreds of lives. John T. Brantley, of Blackshear, Ga., is chairman of the board of trustees of the sanitarium. The board meets monthly, and at every meeting the trustees have grown more ap prehensive about conditions in the institution. They will make every ef fort to impress upon members of the legislature the imperative need of more space and better Are protection. “The time has come when some thing must be done to relieve the situation,” said Chairman Brantley. “Unlete we can provide additional quarters, no more patients can be admitted, and insane men and wo men who should be confined here must be kept at home, where some of them will be a menace to e community. “The sanitarium neds many im provements, but there are two out standing needs—more room for pa- tic-uts, and a better Are protection system.” SUMMER SCHOOL OPENEDTUESDAY Students Present From All Sections Of Georgia on Last Tuesday Morning, Opening Day. The G. S. C. W. Summer School for Teachers opened Tuesday morn ing, and has been organized for work. The great majority of the stu dents arrived on a special train Mon day afternoon and repaired immedi ately to the dormitories to which they had been previously assigned. Registration was commenced on Tuesday morning, ai.d assignment to classes quickly followed, as the course of studies were in the hand* of the students previous to their ar rival .at the college. Tuesday evening the student body assembled in the auditorium and sev eral speeches of welcome were made. There are in the neighborhood of a thousand students from all sec tions of the state in attendance. A splendid course of studies has been arranged, and a program of interest will be carried out during the ses sion, which will extend six weeks. THE KIWANIS CLUB MET LAST THURSDAY EVENING Mr.. G.or,. F. Milton Toll, of Wo- BALDWIN BLUES TO CAMP IN JULY Local Company Making Plans to Leave July 10th For Two Weeks Stay at St. Simons Island. The Baldwin Blues, Milledgeville’s Dwn, commanded by Capt. H. B. Ennis, are completing plans for their ual encampment and will entrain July the lUth for St. Simons Island, where they will spend two weeks in military training. The company is open for enlist ment and the enlisting officer, Lieut. F. R. Hargrove, is taking in new members each week for this trip. The camp this year has been switch ed back to St. Simons from Tybee. The camp is located on a most de sirable section of the island and the drill ficb 1 are large enough to uc- mmodatc the regiment. Capt. Ennis expects to carry seven- men with him to the camp. The en are being issued the necessary equipment and are being drilled into condition for the camp trip. All young men seventeen years and up can apply for enlistment at the ar mory each Monday evening when the company is drilling. HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT TO CONSIDER MORE WORK JULY . Polit . Strc andci Me Ne: I The Kiwanis Club held an ii i esting meeting nt the Darien Hotel ■ Thursday evening. A number of the j members were accompanied by their I wives. A chicken dinner was enjoy- i ed. j Mr. E. S. West, of the Georgia I Power Co., was present and discu: ! ed trimming trees in order that their the lighting service here might be | improved. He said that he appreciat- | ed the attitude of the Kiwanis Club, and said that hereafter the that were trimmed should be trimm- | ed by an expert, and that they [would not be injured. He added that the Georgia Power Company i i they became owners of a plant I city, became citizens of that com munity and that they were vitally j interested in those things which j tended for its interest. Mr. Marvin M. Parks, of Tampa, was presented and in a short talk told of Florida, and especially of Tampa, which he said had a pros perous future ahead of it. Mrs. George F. Milton, of Knox ville, Tenn., who was in the city vis iting her mother, MrR. C. P. Craw ford, made a most inetresting talk on women in politics. She told how the ratification of the nineteenth amendment was secured in Tennes see, and how the influence of women in politics had grown from a weak to a strong factor. The women oT the country were for the enforce ment of the Volstead act. and perma nent world peace. Mrs; Milton held the close attention of her hearers. Road Project. Gangs Busy The county commissioners planning the completion ol* the Mil- ' ledgevillc-Macon highway to the Jones county line, construction on i one section having already begun, j they expect to meet with the high- ! way department in July to finish this ! Construction was begun last month on the road beginning at the city limits and going to the residence of Judge Dunnaway at the Prison Fann. This new road section will eliminate several curves and the dangerous bridge crossing over the Georgia Railroad. The commissioners expect to get the next project over so that there will be no delay in the work and the construction company can continue to the Jones county line without delay. The new road planned will shorten the route to Macon eliminating dan gerous curves and grading the hills to reduce the grades. The completion of the Mncon highway will give Buldwin one of the finest systems in the state. Choosing Athens as their next con ation city and electing officers the I sabled American Veterans ad- y-urmd last Friday morning after a days* session ill Milledgeville. W. E. I’ate, of Atlanta, way elcct- "I th,. new state commander; T. A. Kurloii», vice commander; C. B. Mc- < ullar, junior vice commander; C. E. Grier. Augusta second junior vice commander; Walter Emory, La- Grange, third junior vice comman der; (>. Glenn Ray, Atlanta, chap lain; K K. Stokes, Atlanta, treasur er; Miss Myrtice Tate, Macon, his torian; H. B. Edwmds, Valdosta, sergeant at arms. The convention held only a brief ■•■«SM»n Friday morning, leaving the Uty " n ^e noon trains. The veto en- - '•>ed their stay here and were loud m th” lr praise 0 f t j, e hospitality of .Milledgeville. GEORGIA ML1TARY COLLEGE H AS ATTRACTIVE CATALOG ne the handsomest and most ben* Ct ' Ve cata *° K8 which has ever tur • p U | ten out k y *he Georgia Mili- frorn . ***’ haa i Ufi * been received printer *- It is beautfiully show - il,uatr ated with pictures, collet** * cenes 1° and wound the tions f A lar<fe number °* applica- »nd th° r Catalo * a have been received, th. o8» V n ein ! " , * il ' <i 0,11 ,r0m 1 of Dr. E. T. Holmes. THE NEGRO EDUCATORS HAVE VISITED THIS CITY And Other* on “Know Ga. Tour.” B. F^Hubert, president of the Georgia State Industrial College for Negroes, of Savannah; P. H. Stone, state agent negro farm work; S. H. Lee, head of the Rosenwald school building fund in Georgia, and Rev. E. G. Thomas, pastor of the First African Baptist church of Savannah, composed the members of a “Know Georgia Tour” visiting Milledgeville Thursday. The negroes' coming here left Sa vannah several days ago and are visiting the principal points of the state, having gone through south Georgia and are en route to north Georgia. The tour is in the interest of the negro fanner in Georgia. They have urged the negro to stay in the south and help develop the state and are making the trip to better acquaint themselves with con ditions and the needs of the farmer. Colored Farm Agent Hatcher with the aid of Mr. E. A. Nesmith direct ed the tour over the county and aided them in the necessary infor mation. JUDGE T. E. FATTERSON DIED IN ATLANTA FRIDAY Member of the Board of Prison Corn- After Opei Mrs. Bogman and son have return ed to 'their home in Atlanta after a visit to Mrs. Bogman’s father, Mr. J. D. Malpass, and other relatives. Judge T. E. Patterson, a member of the Board of Prison Commission, died Thursday night at a sanitarium in Atlanta, after undergoing a ma jor operation recently. The funeral sendees were held in the College Park Methodist church Saturday afternoon, and the burial was in Newnan. Judge Patterson way 65 years of age, and was one of Georgia's prom inent men. He had served as a mem ber of the Prison Commission a num ber of years, and his duties often brought him to the Prison Farm, near Milledgeville. He frequently ■ visited Milledgeville, and was known to a number of our citize is. His I ability way well recognized, and his ! death has brought a loss to the l state. I HON. SAM NUNN APPOINTED. Hon. Sam Nunn, prominent attor- [ney at Perry, Ga., who has a dis tinguished record in the Georgia leg islature, has been appointed by Gov. 'Clifford Walker to succeed Judge T. E. Patterson, recently deceased, as a member of the Georgia Prison Com* mission. Mr. Nunn was campaign manager for Hon. George H. Cars well, of Irwinton, a candidate late summer for the governorship. MR. D. E. KIBBEE DIED ON THURSDAY MORNING HERE Mr. Dickson Erastus Kibbee died at 9:30 o’clock Thursday morning, June 9th, at the State Sanitarium, at which institution he served as usher and librarian a long number of years. He had been in ill health several yearn Impressive funeral services were held at the Milledgeville Methodist church Friday afternoon. Rev. Geo. B. Thompson, pastor of the Presby terian church, and Rev. F. H. Hard ing, rector of St. Stephens Episcopal church, officiating. The remains were buried in the city cemetery, the pall bearers being Messrs. E. E. Bell, E. L. Lawson, L. S. Fowler, F. E. Bone, Prof. E. H. Scott and Dr. J. 1. Gar- Mr. Kibbee was efghty-two years of age last February, and was a descendant of an old southern fami ly. He was a Confederate soldier and a courtly gentleman, which fact man ifested itself in a marked degree in his relationship to others. Mr. Kibbee was a brother of the late Judge Chas. M. Kibbee, of Ma con, and he is wirvived by another brother, Mr. Henry M. Kibbee, of New York. Mr. Kibbee was twice married, his first wife being a Miss Collier, of near Hawkinsrille. By this m&. riafc" he is survived by three children— Mrs. John F. Howell, Mrs. Dave M. Woodward, and Mr. Ed M. Kibbee, all of St. Petersburg. His second wife was Mrs'. Nora Walker Cone, three step-children survived him—Miss Nora Cone, of this city; Mrs. C. W. Richter, of Miami, Fla., and Mr. John Cone, of Atlanta. PLENTY OF RAIN IN THISSECTiON Prospects Promising For Splendid Yield of Crops. Boll Weevil Infestation Large. The unusual dry weather that pre- ailed during the month of May, ac- ompanied by heat that sent the thermometer into the nineties way broken by the rains that have fallen within the past two weeks. Since that time there have been several hard downpours of rain, followed by inter mittent showers. A heavy rain fell in this section Tuesday afternoon, and rain contin ued throughout the night. The outlook for crops throughout c county arc fine, and the pros pects are promising for good yields of all kinds of crops: Reports from all sections are that the boll weevils have made their ap pearance in abundance and a contin ued and progressive fight must be made against them with calcium ar senate and other preventives. MODERN YOUTH AND HIS FAST PACE FINDS A CHAM PION IN DR. H. D. ALLEN Modern youth and the pace that they are setting have a champion in Dr. H. D. Allen, Sr., life member of the American Psychiatric Associa tion, which closed its annual conven tion here yesterday at noon. When questioned at the Sinton ub to whether or not tie thought the pace set by the modern youth would affect future generations, the psy chiatrist replied: “No, it will not af feet the future generation. Human nature changes very little and what the youth or today is doing is very little worse than what they were do ing in my youth, except that they are more in the open in what they do. 1 do not think that the com plexity of modern life will increase the prevalence of epilepsy or nerv ous disease, because we yearly are learning more of th**se diseases and are better enabled to handle them than in the past. The average youth lives a temperate life, strictly speak ing, as a rule. Some of the things they do look to be very bad because we have rot been accustomed to them.” Dr. Allen is one of the best-known figures in the association, has been a member for thirty-four years and attended during that time thirty-one of its annual conventions, the last twenty of which have been consecu tive. He is 71 years old and has been practicing for forty-eight years. In addition to his record for at tendance he has another record. He is the father of three physicians, all of whom have a very successful practice. Dr. Allen is from Milledgeville, Georgia.—The Cincinnati Commer cial Tribune. Coir . Be He. ! 21. Mr. George Tunncll, manager of Milledgeville Railway Company has filed before the Georgia Public Ser vice Commission a petition asking for authority to discontinue the pas- senger car between the Georgia de pot and the State Sanitarium, the petition will be heard on June 21st. The passenger car has been in operation since the charter wan granted permitting the railroad to run its tracks through the city. It is not known whether opposition will be filed to the petition. Res-. W. W. Brinsfield, agent for building and furnishing j*arsonages for the superannuated preachers of the North Georgia Conference, preached at the Methodist church Sunday morning. His sermon was en joyed by a large congregation, and at its conclusion he took a collection realizing a nice amount. CoL Erwin Sibley, of this city, has been elected 3rd vice president of the alumni of the University of Georgia. Col. Sibley was unable to attend a meeting of the alumni, which has been in session at Athens this week. This honor has been be stowed upon Col. Sibley in recogni tion of his ability as an attorney and his interest in the university. Mr. W. B. Wood, Commander of the Morris-Little Po.-t of the Ameri can Legion, has received a letter from John M. Slaton, Jr., regional manager, urging him to call atten tion that war time insurance for he be and converted before July 2, 1927. Commander Wood is exceedingly anxious that all ex-service men take advantage of re-instating and con verting their insurance. Mr. Slaton has issued a plea to the cx-service men not to neglect this great opportunity the govern ment is offering to the men to re instate their insurance, and urges them to communicate at once with the Regional Office, U. S. Veterans Bureau, 96 N. E. Pine St-, Atlanta, Georgia. Rev. J. F. McCluney, pastor of the Baptist church at Hardwick, is con ducting revival services. He Ui being assisted by Rev. Mr. Baker, a lead ing Baptist minister of Macon. Mr. Baker is preaching strong and ef fective sermons, and is being heard by large congregations The public is cordially invited to these servicea At a meeting of the Tenth Dis trict Manomic Convention held at Wrens on Wednesday. W. I*. Stem* bridge was elected worshipful mas ter, J. T. McMullen secretary and treasurer, und Frank Coleman junior warden. The Masons who attended from here enjoyed th*» day in spite of down pour of rain. The visitors were royally entertained. NEGRO ARRESTED AT STILL. Sr rial Officer J. T. Terry made i trip up on the Eatonton road Sat- | urday morning and found William I Huff, a negro at work at his still j making liquor. Huff was placed un- I der arrest and the still taken in 1 charge. At the still with him at the j time were two boys, one IS years of ' age and the other 8. Huff is still in j jail. The Conference of the Oxford District will be held at Lithonia on Thursday and Friday of next week. The Methodist churches of Milledge ville and Baldwin county will be rep resented by delegates who have been previously chosen. The delegates from the Milledgeville church are Messrs. Harry Bone and Otto M. Conn elected by the quarterly con ference, and from the church Prof. W. T. Wynn, R. B. Moore, Chas. M. Davis and W. W. Stembridge. BAR ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED. The Milledgeville Bar Association was organized last Friday. Col. Jos. E. Pottle was elected president; Judge John T. Allen, honorary pres ident, and Col. J. C. Cooper, secre tary and treasurer. FIRST LOAD OF MELONS. Mr. C. H. Youngblood, of Wilkin son county, was in the city Tuesday afternoon with a load of watermel ons. They were not very large, but he sold them around 40 cents each. NEGRO MAN FOUND DEAD. Kit Clemons, colored, was found dead Monday afternoon in the field of A moss Wright, where he had been working. Coroner Newton held an in quest, and the verdict of the jury was that death was due to natural FIRST COTTON BLOOM. The first cotton blooms we have seen were brought to this office the past week. The bloom' came from the cotton fields on the farm of Mr. Jesse Simmerson, and was brought in by Mr. J. T. Meeks. Mr. R. W. Hatcher is in Biloxi, Mus., this week attending the con vention of the Mississippi Hardware Association. He was the principal speaker at the convention.

Georgia Historic Newspapers

Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, June 16, 1927, Image 1