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\ VOLUME xcvin. MilledgeviDe, Ga. t Thursday, September 1, 1927. ^ . Consolidated in 1872 Number 2. GJC. OPENS NEXT WEDNESDAY „r g e Attendance of Boarding r-ufets Expected. Faculty and Teachers Will M* Have a Meeting on Tuesday. Th„ Georiria MiUt ' r) ' Co,lcze wil1 1 for its tali session nett Wed- Say morning, September 7th, at •J o'clock. ' The indications now ire that the attendance of hoarding cadets will be much larger than In several yearn '"ihe barracks will be opened Tues day, and supper will be served. Kor th<- preliminary opening of the college there will be a meeting ! 0 ( the faculty Tuesday morning .0 o'clock in the library. The teachers of the grammar 5chool will meet with Miss Julia JUoore, principal, in her room in the m w building ut 10 o’clock Tuesday morning. All students who are to enter the battalion from Milledgcville and Baldwin county will report at the irmory on either the first or second of September to have their uniform measures taken. Lieut. Nash insists that each cadet report at this time, •o as to expedite the matter of tak ing measures and the delivery of uni forms. Kach cadet will bring with him a deposit of half the amount of the cost of* the uniform he is order ing. The following are the members of the faculty and teachers in the grammar school: I)r. E. T. Holmes, President. Major Robert L. Merchant, Sum merville. S. C. A. B. of the Citadel. Major Thomas H. Rents, A. B. Mer cer University. Major M. L. Stapleton, B. S. Mer cer University. Mrs. L. P. Walker. Major Robert L. Gray, .'A. B. King's College. .Major Godfrey-/QstcrmorA. B. "Bethany College. Mr. Sam Whatley, Mercer Univer sity, A. B. and A. M. Majos Otis M. Harelson, B. S. Clemson College, Manual Taining. Lieut. Venon L. Nash, Command ant of Cadets, U. S. A. Sgt. O. H. Wooten, Assistant P. H. S. and T. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Secretary. Mrs. Lula Bothwell, Matron. Dr. Richard Binion, Physician. Miss Julia Moore, Principal Gram mar School and 7th grade. Miss Isabel Jones, 6th grade. Miss Agnes StemMridge, 5th grade. Him Mattie Moore, 4th grade. Miss Mary Simpson, 3rd grade. Miss Manie Jones, 2nd grade. Mrs. Mamie Pitts, 1st grade. Mis Florence Cole, 1st grade. Miss Margaret Yarbrough. G. S. C. W. PRACTICE SCHOOL OPENS TUESDAY Capacity Attendance Expected in Grad**. Open* Prior to Collar*. The practice school of the Georgia State College for Women will open for the fall session on next Tuesday September 6th. Registration is now i progress and a capacity attend- ice is expected. Miss L. R. G. Burfeitt, principal of this department, has reached the city after .spending a vacation visit ing many interesting cities. Miss Mary Brooks will again assist Miss Burfeitt in directing this work. G.S.C.W.WILL OPENSEPT 14 The Dormitories Will Be Filled to Their Capacity on 13th Inst., When Student Body Arrives. Matrons Reported For Duty. The Georgia State College for Women will open for its 1927-28 Bea rn Wednesday, September 14th. The dormitories will be opened Tuesday, the 13th inst., and the stu dents will arrive in the city on that day. They will come from all sections of Georgia, reaching the .city by tomobile and on various trains, but the large majority will arrive no the Beauty Special", which will be run from Macon to this city. The matrons and housekeepers have reported for duty, and every thing will be in readiness for the coming of the student body. The dormitories will be filled to their capacity, and several hundred applicants have been denied admis- A bill was introduced at the re cent session of the legislature and passed by the house appropriating 1100,000 for a new dormitory, but it failad to be pawed by the senate. More dOTmltory rtfom is badly needed so that this great college can offer an opportunity for an educa tion to more of Georgia’s girls. INVESTIGATING MRS. R. G. BONE COMMITTEE HERE IN AUTO WRECK Members of Bard of Public Ser- vcie Commission in City Tues day. Looking Into Advisability Of Discontinuing Car Service. Painfully Injured and Bruised in An Auto Accident in Jones County Thursday Evening. Oth ers Were Also Hurt. A committee of the members of the Board of Public Service Com mission of Georgia were in the city Tuesday for the purpose of investi gating the advisability of discontin uing the patvenger service of the MilledgeviDe Railway Company be tween this city and the State Sani tarium. The committee was composed of Commissioners O. R. Bennett, A. J. Woodruff and W. R. McDonald. They arrived in the city on the Georgia Railroad train from Macon, and rode from the depot to the Sanitarium on the ca* - operated by the MilledgeviDe Railway. They spent a while at the Sanitarium, and then returned to the city. A meeting of the City Council and the public was held at the City Hall, and statements were made both for and against the discontinuance of the service. It George H. Tunnel], representativ the road that the service was operat ed at a loss of several hundred dol lars per month. A petition signed by more than nine hundred was pre sented by Mr. J. L. Sibley, asking that the application for the discon tinuance of the service be not grant ed. The members of the City Coun cil went on record as favoring the discontinuance. The committee also ascertained public sentiment relative to the subject by talking to those of our citizens whom they met. They will report their findings and make their recommendations at a full meeting of the commission to be held at an early date. The committee left the city in the early afternoon for Valdosta and other points in South Georgia, where they went to make investigations rel ative to other matters. PRACTICALLY NO CHANGE IN THE G. S. C. W. FACULTY A New Teacher of Public School Mu*ic Come* From Louaiana. The college faculty will be prac tically the same the next scholastic y*-ar. Of the older members of the faculty, Miss Cecile Humphreys is th-h only one who will not be back. M. - Frances Thnxton, who complet ed ’.h work for her B. S. degree in February and was instructor in cherr.:! try and biology the second **® e *tcr last year, will take Miss Humphrey’s place in the department ^ k.'ulth. Miss Thaxton attended ^mer school at Teachers College, ^'•uinbia University and is well qual- '*•*<1 to fill the position. May Meadows, of Ruston, has accepted the position ° tp athor of public school music in “ c °Hp|*o for next year. Miss Mca- 0Ws hold* the degree of Bachelor Music from Louisiana State Uni- ^ersity and a diploma from the New orli '•‘chool of Music. She has also f 0r three years in the Cin- Conservatory of Mu«ic. She to the college highly recora- •fcadi-d as a musician and teacher. BLUES TO TARGET RANGE ON MONDAY The Baldwin Blues leave early Monday morning for their target range over the river for their semi annual practice scedule and barbe- . Prizes are being offered for high scores. New targets have been installed at the range, the pits being remodel ed and ready for the firing program. The three and five hundred yard courses will be fired during the day. The scores will be recorded nad filed toward the men’s records. The men qualifying for sharp shooter and marksmen will be awarded medals. Money is also being awarded the high scorer. The Charlie Bonner prize will be awarded Monday afternoon to the pick squad of the company. This prize that is given each year by Mr. Charlie Bonner is being given to the bsct squad this year. The squad was chosen at camp and drilled in com petition with the Barnesville squad. During the afternoon the squad will give an exhibition drill on the busi ness streets fo the city. At the noon hour a barbecue din ner will be served to the and a few invited guests. The officials and a number of members of the MilledgeviDe circuit gathered at Bethel church Saturday to attend the Third Quarterly Con ference. Dr. Elam F. Dempsey, pre siding elder of the Oxford district, preached at the morning service and held the conference in the afternoon. After the morning service dinner is served. The dinner was a boun tiful one, and consisted of barbecue, and great variety of good things to eat. During the dinner hour the neighbors and friends who had gath ered enjoyed a social time together. Mrs. Russell Bone was seriously and painfully injured last Thursday evening about 6:30 o'clock in an au tomobile accident, which occurred on the Eatonton road about two miles from Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Bone and their two little daughters were returning home from Macon, and were making a de tour on the Eatonton road, when they came upon the scene of a pre vious accident. A car in which Mr. and Mrs. Ear ned B. Ring, of St. Petersburg, Fla., were riding had overturned, pinning them in it, and Mr. Lawrence Ma this had stopped hiR car and was en deavoring io release them. Mr. Bone stopped his automobile, and went to his assistance. Being unable to re lease the Rings-he got into his car to go to Gray for a physician and an- shown'by~Mn I '“’T* Mr \, Bone 5 " d younger daughter standing on the r.ide of the road near the scene of the accident. Soon after Mr. Bone had left a heavily ladened highway express truck, coming from Macon crashed into both of the cars. Mrs. Bone, seeing the approaching truck crossed* the road, with her little daughter in her arms, in order to get lis far away from the cars as possi ble. She, howevir, was struck by one of the automobiles and knocked against the embunkment. The inju ries she sustained vero a broken col lar bone, two or three fractured ribs and also painfully bruited. Her little girl was knocked from her arms, but escaped without injury. Mr. Bone, returning from Gray reached the scene a few minutes af terwards, Mrs. Bone was carried to Gray, arxi later brought to her home in this city in an ambulance from Macon. She has been under the care of nurses and physician, and her condition is improving, although she is still suffering from the injuries, bruises and the nervous shock. It is reported that Mr. Mathis was also seirously injured, having one of his legs broken, and being pain fully bruised. He was carried to the Macon hospital. The Rings were also carried to Macon, but were found to be not so seriously hurt. Great concern was felt by the many friends of Mrs. Bone, when the news of the accident became j known here, and all of them while keenly regretting the accident, are thankful that she escaped death for it was indeed fortunate that she and her little daughter were not killed. MASONIC HALL PROPERTY IS SOON TO BE IMPROVED Trvataaa to Havo Work Dooo on the Exterior and Interior of Bniying. The trustees of the Masonic prop erty are planning to have the Mason ic Hall property thoroughly over hauled, and work done both on jthe interior and exterior of the building. The work as planned means that the building will be greatly improved in appearance. The first floor of the Masonic Hall is occupiod by the Exchange Bank and the Union Recorder, while the other two stories are used as club nd lodge rooms. This is one of the oldest and most substantial buildings in the city. The work will b« done under the direction of Mr. Happ, of Macon. *"<■ lane seriously ill. j.j r- **. P. Lane has been seriously t} «e past several days. The report t f 0m His bidside this morning was at his condition had slightly im- r,A ed. Mr. Lane is eighty-eight ‘“ft of age, but he has retained his th- ty to u won d®rful degree, »nd ere are strong hopes that he will fecover. The Quarterly Conference of the Midway charge, Rev. W. B. Mills, pastor, was held at Oak Grove church Sunday, and it was an occa- >n which will long be remembered. Dr. Elam F. Dempsey, p-esiding elder of the Oxford District, preach ed at the morning services and con ference was held in the afternoon. At the noon hour dinner was serv ed on tables under the trees of the grove, which surrounds the church. It consisted of barbecue and the viands, which tempt and satisfy the appetite. There was enough for all and plenty to spare. It was an old fashioned country dinner, which was thoroughly enjoyed by the large crowd present. Dr. John W. Mobley returned to the city of his birth this week to begin the practice of medicine with offices in the doctors building and associated with Dr. Richard Binion. Dr. Mobley, since his graduation at the University Medical College in Augusta, hav interned at the Uni versity hospital. He has done special work in x-ray and has had much ex perience us a diagnostician. Dr. and Mrs. Mobley with their lit tle son, John III, will make their home on Jefferson street. They will be cordially received in MilledgeviDe. Grant Mims, MilledgeviDe heavy weight, will meet Texas Tanner from Alabama on Monday night at the Grand theatre as the main bout of the fight card arranged for Labor Day. The two negroes have never been knocked out and are fast fighters. They promise a real battle for Mil ledgeviDe fight fans. Several rounds of preliminaries are booked on the card. The fight will draw a large crowd. COTTON BEING MARKETED. Cotton is opening and being mark eted rapidly. The best cotton today was bringing 22ttc per pound. Mil ledgeviDe is one of the best cotton markets in the state. EDITORS VISIT GA. SANITARIUM Georgia's Greatest Charity Shown To Newspaper Men. Georgia Military Cllege Was the Scene Of a Brief Meeting. The Georgia press party, one hun dred strong, invaded the old capital of Georgia last Thursday, visiting the scenes of their organization the Georgia State College for Women and “Georgia’s Greatest Charity," the Georgia State Sanitarium. The editors in company with mem bers of the Kiwania Club of Eaton ton arrived in the city about 10:30 o'clock as the guests of Milledgcville newspapers, the Kiwanis Club and the Georgia State Sanitarium, their arrival they were served cold drinks by the MilledgeviDe Coca-Cola Company and were then shown to the Georgia MUitary College chapel, which was in former days used as the house chamber. It was in this hall that the Georgia Press Association found its birth forty years ago. Col. Joseph E. Pottle, Mayor J. H. Ennis and Col. Erwin Sibley welcomed the visitors in behalf of the city and Ki wanis Club. Editor R. B. Moore ex tended the greetings of the local P. T. McCutcheon, editor of the Franklin News and Banner, and a charter member of the association, responded to the welcome addresses. He reviewed the history of the asso ciation and told nomething of the organization program. Past Presi dent Ernest Camp and President Emily Woodward, were introduced to the audience. The Georgia State College for Wo men was the next point of visit by the editors, where they were greeted by Judge R. B. Russell and Miller S. Bell, members of the board of trus tees, and Dr. J. L. Beeson, acting president of the college. They were shown the new buildings recently erected by the college and other in teresting points. Dr. R. C. Swint, superintendent of the Georgia State Sanitarium, met the visitori* at the college and con- whose identity is unknbwn j duct.d them to the institution south Prof. Tkaxtoa T*ko« Crack at Mas When He Attempt* Binford Horn*. was routed Wednesday night when he attempted to enter the home of Mrs. B. W. Binford, on the hili about midnight. The man had tried to enter the Thaxton home and had awakened Mr. Thaxton, who was watching his maneuvers. When he failed to leave the neighbors and made an attempt to enter the Binford home, next door, to the Thaxton's, the G. S. C. W. profressor fired at him, the shots missing their mark and the man mak ing his escape. The police were called but failed to find trace of the burglar. The registration books show that little interest is being shown in the approaching city primary, as few are registering, which is necessary if they participate in the primary. The registration hooka close October 6th. COLONIAL MANAGEMENT COMPLIMENTS THE LEGION The members of the American Le gion this week received complimen tary tickets to the Colonial Thurs day and Friday of this week to the picture, “Rookies." Manager Curry had the Legionnaires as bis guests to see a picture depicting the funny side of the war. of the city. In Yarbrough Park an elegant barbecue dinner was served them. Dr. Swint assured the editors of the pleasure that he felt in en tertaining them. Dan Bickers, Geor gia's beloved poet, in a brief speech responded to Dr. Swint's welcome. The wervice of the Sanitarium to the state was never more forcefuUy impressed than it was Thursday. The editors were shown through the spotless halls and rooms of the in mates and into the infirmary. The neatness and excellent cars of the patients were convincing to those who viewed the bnildings of the institu tion. The over crowded conditions that were found told something of the need of more funds from th< state, and justifiable foundation fo: the call for mor* money. There is nothing more impr waive about the institution than th* per sonal devoted work with the patients Every person on the place has their part in running the great institution and the system keeps every hand busy. The editors were rushed away in automobiles for Madison at the con clusion of the trip through the San itarium, where they boarded a train for North Georgia. MANY CITIZENS CHANGING HOMES First of September Bringing Many Changes in Places of Residence Here in the City, and Some New Citizens. The first of September is moving day, and this first a large number of our citizens are changing their places of abode. The following is a partial list of those have or will move in the next few days: Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Moran are coming in from the country and oc cupy Mr. George H. TunneD's house in Carrington's gro.*e. Mf. and Mrs. C. E. Bonner will oc cupy the Brown house in West End. W. B. Wood will move to West End. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Terry wiU occupy apartments at residence of R. H. Wootten’s. Mr. and Mrs. Lamar Ham apart ments at Roberta house. W. I. Johnson and family house n:ur residence of Mr. J. B. O’Quinn. Dr. and Mrs. Francis Daniel apart ment at R. H. Wootten house. M. E. Pennington house he recent ly purchased on South Wayne. Mrs. S. Barrett and son, Mr. Sol- lie Barrett, apartments in Callaway house. ~H. E. Massey and family houi*j formerly owned by Mrs. S. Barrett on Greene street. Miss Fteta Bateman and mother wilt move to city from Midway and occupy apartments at Cline house. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Herndon will go into their new home in West End, which has just been completed. Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Hardman will, move into the house vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Herndon. Mr. and Mm Ed Jackson apart ment at the Cline house. A. J. Skinned and family apart ments at residence of L. J. Zackary. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Williamci at the Zackary apartments. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Taylor house on North Jefferson street formerly occupied by Mr. J. D. Malpass. Mrs. M. M. Parks wiii move into her home on West Greene street. J. T. Day and family will move into the Robson house, which he re cently purchased, as soon as he has it remodeled. Leverette Montgomery will occupy house on Elbert street, vacated by Louis Smith, who will move into Nel son house in West End. R. E. Stembridge and family will have apartment at Tanner house on Liberty street. A. J. Carr, Jr., is erecting a cot tage on McIntosh street east of Jef ferson street for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hayes. J. F. Bell, Jr., will occupy his home on North Clark, where Mr. John T. Day and family have lived for past year. Mr. and Mrs. West Mostcller will occupy apartment at home of Mr. Cason Black on Liberty street. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wilson will ocupy the house of Mr J. S. Bone in West End, vacated by Mr. Joe Glawson. The family of W. F. Ricketson will have apartments in the residence of Mrs. S. J. Stembridge in West End. Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Hardman and little daughter have returned from a visit to Woodstock and Atlanta. OFFICERS MADE SEVERAL ARRESTS ON LAST SUNDAY Tksjr Visit N*gr* Ckarcka* is South ern Part of Cossty, and Pick Up Law Violators. Sheriff S. L. Terry and SpeeiaL Of ficer J. T. Terry visited two negro- churches in the southern part of the county where big meetings were be ing held Sunday. A.i a result of their visit they found it necessary to make several am sts on account of violation of the prohibition and gaming laws. At Black Creek church they ar rested a negro by the name of Jim Easley for driving a car while under the influence of liquor, and Carroll Duke, a white man, who w»i found with liquor in his possession. At Mitchell Zion church they ar rested six negroes and a white man i by the name of Smallwood for gam ing and having liquor, j The crowd was brought to the city j and placed in jaiL Some of them have since made bond and otboro 1 have not Dj