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VOLUME XCVUI.
Milledgeville, Ga., January 19, 1928
Number 22.
Sanitarium Plans
Building Program
Board Discusses Plans for New
Negro Building. Bids Asked
for Material For Psychiatric
Hospital
Pbr.s were discussed at the regu
lar Quarterly meeting of the Board
Trustees of the Georgia State Sani
tarium, today (Thursday) for the
erection of two new buildings, the
v rk on a Psychiatric Hospital to be
gin immediately.
All members of the board were
present with the exception of Dr.
Lit tus Saunders of Commerce, who
was detained because of illness. Rou
tine matter* were disposed of during
the session.
The Board plan the erection of a
tiw building for the negroes, this
structure to cost approximately
$150,000. Other new buildings will
probably be added in the program.
Plans were practically closed for
the building of a new psychiatric
Hospital This building will be of
brick and tile and bids will be receiv
ed for this on February 15th, at the
next meeting.
The chosen site for these buildings
ha.* not been made known as the
board is going slow in making the
.‘election. They are planning many
years in advance as they proceed
with their undertaking.
SIXTEEN QUALIFY
FOR ELECTION
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Tax Collector, School Superinten
ds, Coroner and County Coin.
Have Opposition
Lag before the closing hours for
candidates_to qualify for the coming
election for County officers in Bald
win county sixteen Had paid the
necessary entrance fees to J. C. In
gram Secretary of the Democratic
Executive committee, lest Saturday
January !4th. The books closing at
5:00 o’clock.'
Those paying the entrance fees
were as follows:
For Ordinary—W. H. Stembridge;
Hcrk Superior Court, J. C. Cooper;
•Sheriff, S. L. Terry; Tax Collector,
Ben J. Bass, J. A. Rogers; Tax Re
ceiver. Briscoe Wall; County Supt.
Schools, P. N. Bivins, S. A. Boone;
County Treasurer, Otto M. Conn;
Coroner, E. R. Gholston, G. I. New
ton: County Surveyor, L. M. Hall;
County Commbwioner, (1 place to
fill)—W. D. Giles, M. C. Harring
ton and O. F. Moran.
The election will be held February
M5th.
SUPREMECOURT $20,000 FIRE
HEARSARGUMENT EARLY SUNDAY
ich the heights »ub-
Um class and Mr.
k most heartily cvcr-
> of every kind-
appreciation in this
CADETS WIN PLACES ON
G. I. A. A. ELEVEN
Attends Meetii
Ne:
Month
While in session last week,, the
officials of the Georgia Intercollegi
ate Atheletic Association selected the
the mythical all G. I. A. A. foot ball
team for the year, Guy Cantrell and
Jack Tunnell, stars of the G. M. C.
team winning places.
Tunnell and Cantrell were consid
ered two of the best players in
asociation and in choosing them the
coaches who had directed teams play
ing G. M. C. during the past season
were high in their praise for these
wo young men.
Coach Rentz attended the meeting
last week in Atlanta where plans
were made for the coming year. A
new constitution is being drafted.
The Monroe Agie*,were declared the
association champions for football,
and two new schools were admitted,
Mnrist and G. M. A., both of At
lanta.
The Basket Ball tournament will
he held in Macon February 29th,
and March 1, 2, 3.
WOMAN HAS CAPACITY OF A
CAMEL
Yesterday an Atlanta woman
claimed in court that she was in the
abit of drinking a half gallon of
•hi.skey each day. The judge fined
her $200 and will allow her twelve
lonths to thiuk it over.
DR DEMPSEY WILL HOLD
QUARTERLY CONFERENCES
0Ff >' > of Methodist Church*, of
C hy and County Will Meet Satur-
day and Sunday
Flam F. Dempsey will fill the
l uii’it «t tiie Methodist church next
ruing at 1 1 :S0 O’clock. In
ion he will call the First
Quarterly Conference together.
1’r. Dempsey will hold the MU-
" ,L '' ‘ille Circuit Conference Satur-
By m rning at eleven at the Circuit
Midway Conference willl be
the church Sunday night
’ ■* -ermon by Dr. Dempsey.
?AST h ‘GH PRIEST HARPER
presented with watch
n ers of Temple Chapter No.
' F were installed the evening
' mury 10th, by Past High Priest
Moore. One of the pleas-
eventx during the exercises was
! r< '''t.-ition of a beautiful gold
' h u> Pa* High Priest T. C. Harp-
Thc nrcsentation speech was
Me by Dr. E. T. Holmes, and was
lously received by Mr. Harper,
face of tho watch carried on it
1 T | Pn \ b J' ,m nf the past High Priest.
p* t will alu-avs be cherished
m«m:nto by Mr. Harper.
HORNE ESTATE TO ERECT NEW
BUILDING
Two Story Structure To Occupy
Burned Site. Ben.on Bakery
To Occupy Build on Completion
Representatives of In*urimce Co’s,
carrying coverage on the Benson
Bakery building completed their ad-
hiftment Wednesday and plans have
been made by the Horne Estate own-
rs of the property to begin the im
mediate construction of a two story
brick building to take the place of
the three story building burned last
Sunday morning.
According to Mr. John W. Hutchin
son. who has the building in charge,
the work would begin immediately
and that a modern building would be
built. The Benson Bakery will occu
py the building on completion. The
construction will be finished within
the next sixty days.
TRAFFIC LAWS TO BE
ENFORCED MONDAY
Chief Haynie l..ue. Order to Auto
Own
• nd Pede.triar
Traffic Law.
A. To
Chief-of-policc W. J. Haynie ha-
issued orders governing traffic with'
in the city today, rigid enforcemenl
to begin Monday morning when *
special officer will he asigned to this
work.
Decision of Judge Pork on Circns
Case Appealed to Higher Court
1 Col. Allen Argues
Growing out of a decision handed
down by Judge James B. Park, in
which the Ellis Health Law was held
to be without power in Municipalities,
an appeal was made before the Su
premo Court Monday by Attorney
Marion H. Allen in an attempt to
reverse the lower coucts ruling on
this matter.
The case grow out of an injunction
filed by Dr, Sam Anderson, Health
officer of Baldwin, to prevent the
appearance of Walter Mains Circus
here last November. A restraining
order was issued by Judge Park, fol
lowing an injunction taken out by
the circus through heir attorney C.
B. McCullar. The case was hoard
in Monticello by Judge Park on the
day the circus wap scheduled to show
and Judge Park in his decision de
clared that the Ellis law was void in
a municipality.
Representatives of the State
Health Department were in the city
at the time and were interested in
the case. Col. Marion Allen and C.
A. Giles who were representing Dr.
Anderson filed their appeal before
the court some time ago and this
case was argued Monday.
The decision of the Court will he
handed down within the next few
wreks it is supposed. This decision
will determine whether the Ellis
Health law is operative within in
corporated cities and towns in Geor
gia.
Fire In Heart of Business District
Destroys Building. Other Build
ings Threatened
Threatening to destroy the heart
of Milledgeville business diHtrict, a
fire completely gutted the three
story brick building on Wayne Street,
housing Benson’s Bakery, enrly Sun
day morning; the flames had swept
through the entire building before
discover}’.
The fire supposed •• have originat
ed in the oven room of the first floor
of the bakery completely engulfed
the building before the fire company
was called. Miss Ellie Todd, who oc
cupied apartments over Carr’s Em
porium, a milliner}* shop adjoining
the bakery, was awak. ned by the roar
of the seething mass, about four-
thirty Sunday morning and imme
diately turned in the alarm. When
the fire company arrived the flames
had broken through the roof and
were rapidly sweeping over the en
tire structure. Miss Todd and the
other occupants of the millinery
store. Mrs. Bagwell and Mr. and
Mrs. P. T. Todd, made their escape
without injury.
Effort was directed to cinfinc the
blaze to the Benson building, every
available portion of fire fighting ap
paratus was directed to the burning
building. The fire department of
the Georgia State Sunitarium, head
ed by Fire Commissioner, W. S. Jett
and Chief Steve Wright, responded to
the call and added other streams of
wa er to the blaze. The building of
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Tobacco Acreage
Assured Baldwin
THANK YOU
Recorder
• extended
Lord 1928 en
of prosperity.
IMMENSE TRAIN LOAD ATTEND
GRAND OPERA
More than 900 students of the
Georgia State College for Women
witnessed the final engagement of
the San Carlo Opera Company in 11
Trovatore in Macon Saturday night,
January 14. The Beauty Special
composed of ten coaches left Mil-
lcdgeville at 6:15 Saturday afternoon that the soil here excels the tobacco
hearing G. S. C. W. girls and sixty
Baldwin County Sleeping Over A
Gold Mine Says Expert. Many
Guests At Kiwanis Chib
Friday Night
An enthusiastic group of farmers
and business men. meeting with the
Kiwanis Club Friday night, took ac
tive steps to foster tobacco raising in
the county.
Mr. L. C. Hall, vice-president of
the club presided in the absence of
the president, Mr. Frank Bone. There
were a large number present at this
meeting as the Kiwanis Club enter
tained the Farmers Club as well os
other visitors and farmers of the
county as their guests.
Dr. Sam Anderson was very hearti
ly received into the club as a new
The chief speaker of the evening
was Mr. W. C. Fields, tobacco ex
pert of North Carolina, whoNold the
club what an excellent opportunity
they had for the raising of tobacco.
He said,” Baldwin county has per
fect soil for the raising of bright
tobacco. He went further to say
MR. AND MRS. RUSSELL BONE COL J. E. POTTLE IS RECOVER-
ENTER SUIT IN BIBB COUNTY INC FROM OPERATION
On Ac<
of In
of Thi. City Well Known Attorney Suffe,
f for $13,500. I Attack of Appendicitis L
rie* Received , Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Bone, of this
city, through their attorneys Jones &
Johnson have entered suit in the
Bibb Superior Court against C. M.
Huguley for $13,500. Mrs. Bone is
suing for $10,000 and Mr. Bone for
$3,500.
These suits grew out of an automo
bile accident, which occurred in
Jones county near Grey the past sum
mer. This accident was caused by
a large truck belonging to C. M.
Huguley, running into two automo
biles, one of which had previously
been wrecked. One of these cars
struck Mrs. Bone, while she was
standing on the side of the road
awaiting the return of Mr. Bone,
from Grey, when he had gone for as
sistance for those who were in the
wreck.
Mrs. Bone was painfully and seri
ously injured, and for several weeks
Col. Jos. E. Pottle is it gaining hi*
heal h and strength, after undergo
ing an operation for appendicitis.
Col Pottle underwent the opera
tion last Friday morning at the City
Hospital. There were no complica
tions. and he rallied promptly. His
condition has steadily improved, and
he is getting along well.
Col. Pottle is one of Milledgeville’s
leuding attorneys and citizen*, and
his hundreds of friends were deeply
interested when they learned of his
operation and inquiries a* to his
condition re numerous.
The news of his continued improve
ment was joyously received not only
in this city but throughout the State.
citizens of the city. Upon
in Macon, the students in a double
file proeeded through the terminal
Mtation which was filled with crowds
of onlookers composed of friends
and relatives. The Kiris received a
greut welcome as they marched up
Cherry Street to the uuditnrium.
The syntlhi try of Die girls’ white
waists and brown skirt* 1 made a love
ly sober background for the many
brillant and varied colored attires of
the remainder of the audience.
At the conclusion of the per
formance, the girls returned to the
train where were assembled again
1 >ng lines of friends who bade them
rood-bye. “Babe Ruths,” apples,
and songs were enjoyed on the way
prec
ondition.
CAPITOL FIREBUG CAPTURED
To secure a “thrill" lured John J.
Fisher, ex-policeman of Washington,
IX C., to set five to a number of
building*. During the fires that he
started the fire department used five
million gallon:, of water.
ME.vlORY OF GREAT CONFED
ERATE LEADER HONORED
All traffic must move to the right
at all times, and at r.o time will cars
he allowed ‘.o turn in the center of
a block, was stressed in the police
order. Cars will not be permitted to
park in the street unless they are
headed into the curb at a forty-five
degree angle. Boulevard stop jign*
mus be obeyed and all ’peed laws
must be obeyed.
The officers of the city have been
instructed by the Police Committee
of the council to bring this enforce
ment into effect Monday.
U. D. C. Sponsors Impressive Pro
gram In G. M. C. Chapel Today
Rev. Yarbrough Delivers
Address
The auditorium of the Georgia
Military College was the scene of n
most impressive program Thursday
birthday of Generul Robert E. Lee,
Commander-in-chief of the Confed
erate force* The stage was decornt-
d most appropriately by the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy, the Con
federate Stars and Bar:* and a pic-
f Lee being used.
. John F. Yarbrough, of the
Milledgeville Methodist Church, ora-
of the day was introduced by Rev.
H. D. Warnock, Rev. Yarbrough’s
address was delivered with his charac
teristic seriousness, simple eloquence,
and honest convictions. A fitting
tribute to the south's immortal chief-
tian. As Lee's life and deed* were
recounted, the audience followed
thoughts of the speaker with pride.
The
M-eake,
onduded hi* address
jiatio
of Gci
I^ee’s life and character, and the
reading of Ben Hill’s familiar tribute
to this man, who is recognized by all
the world as the greatest military
Several musical numbers udded a
pleasing touch to the pro
gram, given under the auspices of
tie Daugh'ers of the Confederacy.
The G. M. C. band played a medley
of old southern airs concluding the
number with Dixie. Under the direc
tion «f Miss Alice Lrnore Tucker,
the Sophomore glee club of G. S. C,
W. sang several beautiful selections,
among them was Kiplings “Recess
ional." Mrs. Chax. Gibson delighted
the audience with her clear soprano
voire, singing “Carry Me Back to
Old Virginia’’ with much feeling. Her
due*.* with Mis* Louise Albert was
one of the feature numbers on the
program.
Rev. George B. Thompson lead the
prayer for greater men to follow in
Lee’s footsteps and Rev. F. H. Hard
ing pronounced the benediction.
MASONS INSTALL OFFICERS FOR
1928
Beauty and Chivalry Unit* At Meet-
in* Tuesday Night. J. W. Ril.y
la Worshipful Master
Tuesday evening at the Masonic
Building the Mamins and their wives
and sweethearts enjoyed a magnific
ent turkey dinner and witnessed the
installation of the officers for the
yuar 1928.
Owing to the absence of Grand
Master, Ruymond Daniel, W. D.
Stembridge performed his duties. The
officers are:
Worshipful Master—J. W. Riley,
Senior Warden, W. H. Baumgartcl;
Junior Warden, L. L. Beck; Secre
tary, J. T. McMullen; Treasurer. J.
T. Day; Senior Deacon, George Davis;
Junior Deacon, W. B. Wood: Senior
Stewart., O. D. Herndon; Junior Ste
wart. S. L. Stembridge; Tyler. War
ren Welch. *
Brief inspirational talks
North Carolina and South
Georgia. He stated that there are
two hundred varietie* of tobacco and
thut the vuriety best suited to the
type of soil should be planted. He
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JURY LOOKS
INTO VOTING
Grand Jury Examines Code Cov
ering Voters Lift. Future Elec
tions To Be Watched Closely
Following the completion of their
regular routine work, the Grand Jury
of the January term of court, read
before Judge Park their general pre
sentments, Tuexday afternoon shortly
after the court had convened for the
afternoon session.
Judge Park commended the jury
for their speedy action and the man
ner rn which they handled the busi
ness before them. The presiding
officer expressed his desire to see
the counties of his circuit go for
ward agriculturally and insisted that
j the citizen* co-operate in bringing
about a return to the farms of this
section. The Jury wa* discharged
with thanks from the court.
W. I,. Ritchie, Secretary of the
Jury, read the findings. In their
presentments a recommendation was
made that the county retain the pres-
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made by a number of the ladies and ^ r ‘ an< * ^ rs * F ranc >» M
Mr. J, T. Minor died at his home in
Macon thi* (Thursday) morning, at
5 15 o'clock.
Mr. Minor was a son of the late
\ Han-
Mnsons pre*en\ A handsome ring
was presented to the retiring Wor
shipful Master, F .R. Hargrove.
The group unanimously voted to
have ladies’ night* more often.*
A LARGE ORDER FOR TOBACCO
NETTING
The success of undertaking the
culture of tobacco in Baldwin county.
bee i
ed.
order for
16,000 yard* of tobacco plant net
ting has bei n placed with Mr. E. E.
Bell. W hen thi* order is received it
will perhaps, h e the largest single
shipment of u cloth ever reci ived by
a m« reliant here. The amount in
volved in this transaction is $900.00.
BIGGER BETTER BALDWIN FAIR
Messrs T. B. Dumas. W. J. Chand
ler, W. E. Ireland, F. W. Hendrick
son and C. B. McCullar left early
Wednesday morning to attend State
Fair Association to Ik? in* session at
Columbus, Ga., Wednesday and
Thursday. Mr. Dumas, said on leav
ing. “We will bring back plans for
beat fair and carnival Baldwin ha*
known.”
ck county and was sixty-t
of age. He attended the Georgia
Military College from which institu
tion he graduated with honors. He
was known and held in high regard
by a large number of Milledgeville
and B’lldwrin coun’.y people. He was
a brother of Mr W. H. Minot and
Mrs. Fannie Simpson, of thi* city.
He is survived by several other sis
ters and brothers, a tfidow and sev
eral children.
Mr. Minor was connected with the
United States Railway service for
a long number of years, ar.d whs
recently retired on a pension.
He was an honest man. and he
walked uprigh'ly before his fellow
men, and performed the duties of
life faithfully.
The funt ral will be held Friday
afternoon, and the interment will be
in Rose Hill cemetery in Macon.
President Coolidge is returning from
a good-will tour to Cuba. He was
received everywhere with enthusiasm.
