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VOLUME XCVIII.
Southern Recorder " 1819
federal Union Established in 1829
MiUedgevill:, Ga., Thursday. November i7. 1927 Consolidated in 1872
Number 13
jii/lNKSGIVING
DAY THURSDAY
| Will be Observed as a Holiday
Hero. Union Services at Pres-
b crian Church in Evening.
.r-dny, November 24th,
2 Day, and will be ob-
holiday in this city, and
will be suspended,
services ofthe day will
d at St Stephens Episco-
A military parade will
in the streets by the G.
at 10 o’clock and
LOCAL TALENT TO ASSIST
ATLANTA ARTIST DEC. 9.
Misses Davis and Ingram will Appear
With Misses Harbour and Ridley
In P rforr-.anc- Here.
Battallii
t the
litial
To know, that two of our young
lojal artists. Miss Lucy Davis and
little Mis* Junitu Ingram, will appear
ri the program to he given Friday,
December 9th by Misses Harbour and
Ridley of Atlanta, adds a great (leal
of pleasure to the occasion.
Several readings will be given by
• ■"eh of these talented young artists.
Miss Davis is the pupil of Mrs. T. A.
Reese and is one of Milledgcville's
beautiful young lndiis. The ad-
. ditton of th .• young ladies to the
appearance .1 the |, ,,.. Klnm ; ,„, n / th( . lhllt lhii
4 e one of the most brilliant pro-
c’vr given here,
Th entertainment will be given in
the G. M. C. audi.orium for the bene
fit cf the Service Star Legion.
of the program,
at Ball Game In Afternoon
: o'clock in the aft:moon, G.
will meet Gordon Institute on
port field. Thi.-i annual prep
is expected to attract n large
of visitors. In the late even-
Military Ball will be given by
•lets.
Gcogia State College for
n is planning a general home
•_ for the old grads audit is
Ml that several hundred will
the week-end in Milledgeville.
Jnion Services in Evening
ion M.-vitM will be held at the
vterinn Church ut 7:30 o'clock
. vening. The church s of every
atioi will join in this relig
hting to give thanks to their
for the benefits of tho y.ar.
il musical program will be
North Georgia Conference
Convenes Next Wednesday
TAGS FOR 1928
S:cretary McLendon Does not Be-
5eve Suggestion Made by
C. of C. Good One.
Methodists of City and County Are
Closing Up Year’s Work. Minis
ters and Laymen Leave for At
lanta First of Next Week.
Rev. John F. Yarbrough, pastor of
the Milledgeville Methodist church;
Rev. J. 11. Farr. «>f the .Milledge
ville Circuit, and Rev. W. B. Mills,
of the Midway church, will leave th.
first of next week to attend the an
nual H'-' on of the North Georgia
Conferee . hich convenes a: Wes
ley M.rivn-.:.! church Wednesday,
November 1‘ird. I>r. E. C. Atkins,
chaplain the State Prison Farm,
ir n mi; .if the Conference and
Prof. \Y. T. Wynn, Mr. Otto M.
Conn, Mrs. L. S. Holstiy, and Mrs.
!. L. Barms will also attend the
Confer*.nc: l a y delegates from the
Oxford <li• i.
Mr. Mill :• S. Bel! is a member of
he Confer* nee, as he is a member
of one of the committees, and treas-
ur. r of the entertainment fund. lie
ance at the various services has in
creased, and the interest in the
work of the church was never great
er among the membership. Mr. Yar
brough is looked upon as one of the
strongest and ablest minis.ers and
preach* rs in the conference, and the
desire for his return to the church
h.re for another year is practically
unanimous. Id isexpected that he
will be appointed to serve the
church in *;he city another year.
Rev. J. Ji. Farr ha.*' been pastor of
the churches of the Milledgeville cir
cuit four years, and the officials of
the circuit have asked for his return
.mother year, which is evidence of
hig!
will
mid by the numbers of his churches
ll.rqughout the county. He is an
nines: and consecrated man and
preacher, and both by prtcept and
example l:e ha.- made his influence
i':lt for good, and in promoting th:*
cause, of righteousness and Lh* inter
est of the church.
Iicv. W. 15. Mills is ending his first
year ns pastor of .he Midway and
Gak Grove churches, and he has
„ done -a splendid work, which haw won
lit-v. .Mr. Yarbrough h:.« served JsU or him the h.ve and confidence „f
•tor of the .'dilh decville Methodist | th . peop i,, , he hus served. He
earnes and consecrated preach-
ttt this
ard of Education
ir.dny and Friday
the public school.
ELING WORK ON
ONIC BUILDING STILL ON
. ii 1 *, Windows and Floor* are
ng Added m Work Pro-
grasses on Cid Building.
Secretary of State S. G. McLen
don does not beli.ve the suggesiion
made in an editorial of the Union
Record r and endorsed by the Mill-
• Jfccvillr and Mncon, Chamber' of
Commerce, that the state automobile. 10 ”'
tags be used as an advertising ined-
t. 0 |j_ urn i u practicable, or would be sat-
n p ( , jVfactory.
The U~ : ” Recofider advanced ‘he
i suggestion inn u me tags for the
j oming y.ar be stamped so as to
BIT)' an outline and the coloring of
peach or an apple, as one of the
iedoininr.nl crops of Georgia, it
•ould serve to advertise the state
is a .producer Th.- idea was taken up
" file Milledgeville Chamber of
(Commerce who found on appeal in
the the idea and with the Macon Chamber
the ! of Commerce who
church for the past year coming
.he city from Gridin, where he serv
cil four years. H; haw had a mo*
successful ministry, and has won thi
anil confidence of not only, God’w kingdo
STOCKHOLDERS FAIR ASS'N.
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Fortner Officers and Directors are Re
elected. Large Profit Shown
After Check up.
STATE APPEALS
PARK DECISION
Ellis Health Law Sheared of Pow
er by Verdict. Affects all
Counties Under System
The A mini meeting of the Stock
holders of the Baldwin County Fair
Association was held ut the Court
House Tuesday evening, Nov. loth.
Thi> following officers and direct-! Tlw ! *"te of Georgia will appeal
ora were re-elected: Judu. B. H. t,u ' care passed on lost Monday by
Dunnnw-uy, President; F. W. Hen- Jedee J. B. P.ork, in Monticcllo, in
drickson; Vice President: C. B. "'birh .iuilge Park knocked out the
MeCullur, Secretory; J. T. King, j \Ifeetiv.nes, of the Elli, Health 11*
Treasurer; Agricultural Secretary, E.
the memb'i: of th' Methodi:
cf the people of the
is a forceful and
scholarly preacher, and his Htrmons
are* filled with gospel truths, which
niak a deep and lasting impression
upon all wh<* hear him. The attend-
QUAIL SHOOTING SEASON
OPENS NOVEMBER 20TH.
wh«:
he serves
ter life. The gr
congregation wa
The decision came from the case
of the Main Circus vs. Dr. Sam An
derson. Health Officer of Baldwin
County, who is operating under the
Ellis law. Dr. Anderson had issued
a prohibutnry ordi-r to the Walter L.
Main Circus which was scheduled to
show here Monday, due to n threat-
, liable * nc( l epidemic of diptheria The cir-
ir thin I CUs through its attorneys.! Col. Geo.
t first | Carswell and C. B. McCullough, ob
tained a temporary restraining order
preventing Dr. Anderson from inter
fering with the show.
Th.* injunction was heird by Judge
Pari in Monticcllo and he handed
| down tf»e decision that put the Ellis
Health law useless.
J After Judge Park had rendered
j his decision. Dr. Anderson returned
here with his attorneys, Marion Al
len ar.d C. A. Giles, requested the
City Council to rescind their li-
| c nee but the council refused, acting
awi Had ihv pcopl'c ; Great Batik On Gridiron Schedol- on th '' “' lvic ' “ f «'** “ ttorn 'y.
enthusiasm, which is eon-
purpose to build up
A. Nesmith. Directors for two years;
J. H. Ertnis, W. J. Chandler, M.
W. Stembridge, A. W. Watkins. Dir
ectors E. E. Bell, T. B. Duman, J.
R. Torrance and W. E. Ireland were
named last year for a two year 1
and they cuntiue for another ;
The reports of the Treasurer
custodian showed that
sum was n aimed from ;he fair this I
y ar, a greater profit than at first j
thought.
A resolution- was un-.miou-iy pass- ,
cd thanking Judge Dunnaway and the j
entire hoard of directors for their j
untiring efforts for the fair. *
MONROE AGGIES
HERE FOR GAME
•her and bu
tton of his |
turned for 1
expected that !
ed for Friday with Leading
Trams of G. I. A. A.
the Bibhop antf his cabinet will
quiesce, ar.d name him again to s
as pastor of th,- Midway charge
The G.
Board of Trustees of
.V Building are havnng
g remodeled and put in pel- ! with the MUggestion it *
edition An unused room will to Secretary McLendon.
for the Directors of the Ex- , * "The law provides,” said Secre-
Bunk, New front doors and tury McLendon, “what shall go on
- will be added to the Union .the G.orgia tags, and 1*. is not with-
r office. All the floors in in my power to change the law. But
rooms and hallways and the if it was. it has occurred to me that
• been sand papered and will Georgia raises cotton, hay potatoes, ■
The sportsmen of Milledgeville and
Baldwin bounty are looking forward
to neaj week, as the reason for shoo -
ing quail opens on the 20th inst. The
20th thi.o year comes on Sunday, and
it is probable that there will be a
U S ° ^ * , | l> * • lurKt ‘ nun >her of hunters in the field
** " • ’ and woods early Monday morning.
Reports from all actions of .he % night. Nov. 21, 1927.
county are that quail are more num- The necessary change of dates
OYSTER SUPPER AT JUNIOR
CRDER NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
climax here tomorrow
Friday, afternoon when the endets
me:t Red Barons Monroe Aggies
on Davenport field, to decide the
G I. A. A. champions for 1927.
The game is scheduled to get under
; way at 3 o'clock, with ideal wenth.r
Tliv oyster supper which was toj conclitione prevailing. The lira: rval
hove been served to the Milk-dgc- 1 foot bull weather of the yenr has de-
vffle Council No. 135, Junior Order condended upon this fair city and
of United American Mechanics in | this alone t4iould put the spirit in
ed thnt if the circus wa.‘< stop
! ped a general qurantine would have
j to be issud.
Th circus arrived'here Sunday and
M. C. foot hall schedule pitched their tents on the Fair ground
and went ahead with their show as
qonn as the final decision was made.
Dr. Anderson’s action wan caused
by th:* dread of a spread of conta
gious dhc-uscs thnt were known to
be in the county. The doctors of
Milledgeville had given Dr Ander
son affadavits that bore out hjs con
tention tha an epidemic was drea*!-
i the i
the lodge rooms Monday night
postponed until the next regular « The two teams meet tomorrow in a
masting which will be held on Mon- i title deciding battle. Monroe and G.
| .M. C. have the best teams in the as
sociation and the winner in this game
• <*d with battleship linoleum.
>.«• and woodwork will be
s :. and in fact nothing will be
. done that would improve the
. of the building.
• workmen marvel at the state
reservation of the building and
‘i.’iute th* almost perfer* condi-
• to the high grade of material
'i clay- of workmanship that went
it:- construction.
The history of .he Masonic build-
dates back to 1827 when plans
re first discussed and in 1829 the
ht to build a Masonic home
illedgevillc under the lottery sys-
m w;..' granted. Four years later
p »e carters were ready for
Thr<;:gh ninety three yeai
! n’ service ns club room and
house this historic building
tinously **erved this section
rgia. Never in all these years
irters been vacant and from
' conditions of structure
’k has only begun,
he third brick structure built
■^Igcvillc its hiwtory is largely
with the old Capitol and The
Bank and stands today
• nt to the superior architec
ts, workmanship and mater-
he eighteen thirties.
SUNDAY AT THE
THODIST CHURCH HERE
•S at the Methodist church
day will be the last before
•r, Rev. J. F. Yarbrough,
r conference.
•• morning service a silent
•'ill be paid to the memory
members of the church, who
•d during the present con-
year. Their namea will be
• the pastor, and a relative
leceased will go forward to
• ; .cel und place a white flower
the evening services a finan-
of all departments of the
ill be made. Mr. Yarbrough
anced that lie will probably
r ‘*marka,on “How a new
should be received."
and many other things |
-.a well as apples and peaches, and
if any one crop should be selected to
use on the automobile tags, there
would immediately spring up dis
satisfaction.
‘Appreciation Week” Will Be
Observed Commencing Sunday
NEW DORMITORY TO BE
ERECTED ON C. S. C. CAMPUS
Board of Trustee* ,.cld Meeting Fri
day Night, in Atlanta, and Author
ized to Commence Work.
The board of trustees of the Geor
gia State Coll* ge for Women met in
Atlanta Friday evening, and Mr. M.
S, Bell, Dr. E. A. Tigner and Dr. J.
L. BcvMun a.tended.
The purpose of he meeting was
to receive the r: port of the above
named, who were appointed a com
mittee to select location and receive
emus thi- year than they have been caused by the illness of officers who ! w ‘b probably be declared the wear-
in » number of years j were responsible for the supper plans. | er " r the crown, unless Tech Hiirh
of Atlanta is considered.
The Aggies boast of two of the
I greatest backs) in prep ball. Little
Red Baron and Little Buck Flowers,
brotht rs .o the famous Tech stars of
a few years back, are running mates
off this team. They are fast and Mhift-
ty and the fans here will huve the op
portunity to see same great broken
field runs if Slap Rentz hasn't built
a defense that will stop them and we
beli.ve in Tunnel), Smith, Vuntrell,
and Patterson be has the greatest
defensive quartet in prep ball.
ed.
Dr. Abercrombie, head of the State
Board of Health, was present ut the
hearing and tvtified concerning the
Ellis law.
• the e:
n the
of * he G.
C. W.
The report and plans submitted
wtre adopt. d by th** board.
The plans of the building were
d.o.vn by Mr. John It. McEarchern,
who drew the plans for a number
of buildings on the campus.
The new dormitory will be prac
tically a duplicate of Terrell Hall,
and will be locat.d just cast of that
building. I will be modern in every
detail, and will accommodate more
'ban three hundred students.
The hoard authorised the commit
tee to commenc the work at an
early date as po.-*ible, and to carry
the work rapidly forward.
The number of bales ginned in
Baldwin county up to November 1st,
1927 was 1 456 bales less than the
number ginned to the corresponding
timt in 1926. The bales ginned in
1927 as shown by the census report
are 4,769‘. In 1926 they were 6,216.
The cotton raised in Baldwin coun
ty has been picked, and pratically all
cf it ginned. The shortage this year
from last isd ue to VQMther condit
ions and boll weevil Infestation.
OUTLINE OF THE WEEK
Sunday, Nov. 20—"Do you ap
preciate your Rciigous Environ-
Monday, N*.v. 2 2—"Your Edu
cational Advantages?"
Tuesday, Nov. 22--'"Your
Health and Home?"
Wednesday, Nov. 23—“Your
Work and Friends?”
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day—
“Your Blessings?"
Friday, Nov. 26—“Your Town
and County?’’
Saturday, Nov. 26—“Your
State and Nation?”
MODERN LAUNDRY
BEING ERECTED HERE
Milledgeville Cleaner* to Open New
Enterprise Within Few Week*. La
test Machinery Installed.
Work i„ going rapidly forward on
-h- new and modern laundry that
will be opened in a few weeks by
the Milledgeville Cleantrs in tjie
building next to the Milledgeville
Tel: phone Exchange.
The entire cleaning plant of th»*
company will be moved into the new
location on Green street. Machinery
has been ordered for the laundry de-
The G M. C. team is in excellent partment and will be installed
I condition nml is primed for the bat-1 arrival. The cleaning company ex-
j tie. Ther is no game scheduled in j pects to have a plant equal to«that
Georgia for this week end that will | of many of the city laundries*
compare with the game tomorrow. ; The regular cleaning and pressing
The usuul admission is being charg-: will be continued in addition to the
ed and the bigg*-&t crowd of the sea-, regular laundry work.
I son is expected. A large delegation Messrs. Roswr and Edwards, man-
! of Monroe fans will be hire. ngers of the cleaning company, came
—I ; here about six months ago and have
it gain in approval from | R£V. GEO W GRINER DIES k <>cn the operators of the Cleaners.
. She ha, be,:, amfated IN OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY ! Thtir “ )«*• •«■«-
’ the expansion they are
il additional businer*
ext Sunday Milledgeville will c j u j, h
r into the observance of “Appre
ion Week," along With towns a!
ths* state cf G orgia.
he idea found its origination ii
mind * * f Mrs. F. R. Hines promi- the organizations they ju
Milledgeville woman Just three n:xt week in meditation
dubs of the state in having
k placed before th people
the Presidents of the different
i, both civic and
patriotic, have 1$.nt messages to Mrs.
Hines assuring her of their endorse
ment and urging upon the members of
J thought.
the only
on their
popular approval and the second year
th Tenth District Federated Clubs
sponnored the week and the cities
in this district made the week one of
importance. This year more than half
a hundred towns in the S.ate will ob
serve “Appreciation Week."
The .hiid dBy of the week will
be especially stressed this year. Last
year “Your Educational Advantagea"
way centered upon and special though
was given to the many educational
blessings that have been ours in the
past. Health and Home will be the
center of this year’s observance.
Mayor J. H. Ennis has issued a
prclamation officially calling for the
obs-rvance of (he week.
lira. Hines first made her kks
Th? family of .he late Mr. C. R. ! '
Harper received a telegram this morn | “ r ‘ •
ing announcing the death of Rev. The new iuunrir; will have mnny
C corge V.\ Griner at Ncwoka, Okln- new machines to handle the work,
homa. l * ie entire process being by machin-
Thc remains of Mr. Griner will rr >' assuring sanitary methods in ev-
br brought to MilFdjroviib for burin!,/ «>' departmfnt. Thi new plant i»
reaching here Saturday rar.rninir .t I requirinn an investment of several
o'clock over the Geortria rail- thdUraiiil: of dollar.,,
road. They w ill be carried immedi- , —
the cemetery where the in-, JONES DRUG STORE TO
CONTINUE TO BE OPERATED
uev. sir. uriner it. a well known i
ai.-d observance of this day and hod it* minister, and, before go- j Roy Hayes and Aubrey J®n?» Will
stronger realization of the wonder- \ img to Oklahoma a numb. r of years Have Char fe of the Busine...
ago was a number of the North Geor- j Announcement has been made that
gia Conference. He filled many im- j the Jones Drug Store will continue
iw.iant pastoratrs in the Conference, business undir the management of
and was held in high este.m and con- • Messrs Roy Hayes and Aubrey Jone.-'.
| fidcnce by the members »f that body, j This store was conducted by the
The minister}) from their pupits , i n his early manhood and ministry
when Milledegeville was “Appreciation Week” centered , al .. JV lo Ult . cemetery wi
>wn to set aside this week around Thanksgiving. The whole id;a J tirnmen w ill take place,
alfndur. The idea gained being -o bring about a more conce- Jiev Air Griner is n well known
ful benefits that have been ours dur
ing the past year. It is a week of
meditation, a week to take s.ock and
really learn the meaning of appr cia-
next Sunday will call attention to j he was pastor of the Baldwin Cir-
thc week i
i.lined and urge upon
th:ir membership joining in and real
ly observing appreciation week in
though.
Milledgeville was the first city to
observe this week and this yaar above
th: other things that are appreciated
,h appreciates Mrs. Hines, whose
active brain concahred and whose
grateful
cuit. During his pastora:e of that
charge he married Miss Fannie Har
per, the oldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. K. Harper. She with sev
eral children and grand children sur
vive him.
Mr. Griner life was a useful one
and he filled well the highest calling
that can come to man.
The world had been made better
by U. to** Uv«b
late Dr. L. M. Jones for fifteen years,
and enjoyed quite a sucessful patron
age.
Mr Hayes has been with the store
for the past several years and is a
licensed druggist. He is popular with
the public.
Mr. Aubrey Jones % is at present
in New Orleans, where he is connect
ed with a drug store. He is a licen
sed pharmacist. His friends Imre will
be Interested to learn thnt he will
return to MlliidgtvflM,
