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APRIL 11, W ED
ELECTION iTE
L. D. Smith To Run
V. H. Stembridge, to-
^av cumu «n election for Tax Col-
! ' t nr ;o fill the un-expired term of
Z'hw Mr. Beni. Bass, who died in
Ffbrunrv. The date of the election
v j been set for April the 11th.
^Thv election will be held with all
rrccints open as usual. L. D. Smith,
who has been nominated to the office
for th. full '<-ur year term, has an-
-ounced as a candidate for the un
wind term. Mrs, Ben Bass, fcidow
P ( the late Collector, decided not to
I*tomc a candidate for this office.
TWO BIG PICTURES AT
COLONIAL NEXT WEEK
TheConde
•efer Blond.
mnd The Leg
nmed Thur.da:
The Brunettes may be as largo and
petite as they please, but the blonde
j, always preferred, according to the
story told in Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes which is to he the headleader
a the Colonial Monday and Tuesday
of next week.
The picture i> Paramount picturi-
zution of the famous hook and stage
piny that produced the laugh that
was heard around the world. This
i- one of the cleverest comedies the
roovi« has g and is creating a
sensation ev -e it is shown.
.«y a thrilling, dnr-
air in The Legion
1 is ,tne feature. |
ted greater than
other one of those
i* and hatred that
rountry by storm.
Thui
*re highly reci
e being showr
Colonial before they appea
to the
mmend-
T 0. BRYAN HAS CAR STOLEN
SUNDAY NIGHT
■Auto thieves were busy Sunday
nurht, the Chevrolet touring car be-
'njrinjr to Mr. T. O. Bryan, freight
Aei-nt for the Central Railroad, was
f, - r 'len from in front of the Methodist
‘urch about eight o’clock Sunday
i*hk
The theft was reported to the po-
f? . hut no trace has been made of
■The car was insured with L.
H. Andrews & Son.
CTTY ADDS NEW
ZONES MONDAY
Part «f Clark St., Liberty, WUlda-
son McIntosh and Colombia
Zoned. Sweeper Bought
Additional paving zones were made
•i session of *h«* City Council Mon-
' f ' tn ' ne ’ *>x blocks being added
klock on North and South
d ’ K ' ° nc W'»ck on North Columbia,
1 J ' ,c k <<n South Liberty and one
k on *'*°rth Wilkinson Streets
;ri included in the new
The paving will include the
*■ ‘ a dditional sewer lines on
^ a nd Columbia Street 1 ’.
instruction company is pre-
l ’ remaining streets for the
■ !, J’ *nd will have them all con-
Wben th ' rC the a5pha,t “ laid -
w,|; f ’ J’ a '’ing is completed there
r ,f>u t fifty blocks of paving
G. M. C. WINS
CORPS TROPHY
Win Cap Second Time Over Nine-
teen Competitors. General
Davis Commends Team
G. M. C.’s Cadet rifle team
again declared the winner in the R.
O. T. C. Fourth Corps Area Gallery
rifle competition and has been award
ed the handsome trophy given the
winning team, by Major General
Richmond P. Davis, Commanding the
Corps.
The team lost year made an out
standing record in the corps winning
first place in the Junior division and
second place in the corps, Georgia
Tech making the highest score. The
team this year won over all Behoofs
in both division, their nearest
prtitor being Georgia Tech, their
score being nearly one hundred
points under the G. M. C. team,
The team under the directing of
Sgt. O. H. Wootten has begun firing
the intercollegiate matches and will
begin firing in the Heart Trophy
matches within a few weeks.
The team members are: Francis
Bazanos, Lamar Beck, Guy Cantrell,
James Chandler, Frank Gheesling,
Joseph Hitchcock, Errtest Jordan,
Jnbez Jordan, Calvin Rice and Wil
liam Thompson.
The following letter was received
by Dr. Holmes:
Headquarters Fourth Corps Area
Office of The Corps Area Com
mander Fort McPherson, Ga.
March 8, 1928
Dr. E. T. Holmes, President,
Georgfci Military Gflttego.
Milledgeville, Georgia.
Dear "Doctor Holmes:
I take great pleasure in informing
you that the Junior Division II. O. T.
C. Fourth Corps Area Gallery Rifle
Competition trophy has been award
ed to the Georgia Military College
for the current year as a result of
the excellent performance of the
Georgia Military College R. O. T. C.
Corps Area Rifle Competition team.
Your team won this match over nine
teen competitors with a score of
3725 out of a possible 4,000.
I congratulate you upon winning
the trophy for the second consecutive
Sincerely yours,
RICHMOND P. DA VIC
Major General. Commanding.
Many Ties and All Members
Nearly Equal This Week
Couwaity Rivalry Stroag—Faaaly a ad Friends Necessary Aid Ta
Members Wbo Waat Chrysler
CLOSING RULES OF TREASURE HUNT IN THIS ISSUE
Wads doac la Nest 8 Days Is Certaia Ta Decide Chrysler Winaer aad
Lack of Work Wil Just As Certaialy Dedde The Last Priw Wiaaer
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED—PICK YOUR FAVORITE
Below is the alphabetically arranged list of member*! in ine
Treasure Trove Hunt with the comparative., standing of each,
based on cash business turned in from Thursday Mar. 8th, to an in
cluding Wednesday Mar. 14th. At no time during the Hunt will the
actual credits of each member be published.
Name Address Credits
n Mi B s Myr» * MiiieHfPoviil**
1,420,900
B d 11 Mi *i Muybcllc• Toonnhnro
....A
1,420,700
Cook, Miss M.; Milledgeville, —
1,420,850
.1,420,800
Dozier Mrs. Edwin; Milledgeville, .
1,420.850
1,320,000
Gholson, Mrs. W. L.; Milledgeville,
Hall, Mrs. J. F.; R. F. D. No. 3, Gordon
—
1,420,800
1,420,700
892,000
Horne Mrs. Willette; Milledgeville,
1,420,000
1,120,200
Taylor, Mrs. E. D.; Milledgeville,
890.000
Try and pick the Grand Capital Prize winne
pick a quitter, "A Winner Never Quits. A Quitter
r now but don’t
Never Wins."
city.
mo *t improved vacuum street
r w a« also purchased by the
their meeting Monday. This
»;,j . ke shipped immediately
^il, 0ft i e lateBt type. The sweep-
“It dirt and tnurt,
BLUES GIVEN EXCELLENT
RATING BY INSPECTOR
Lieut. A. B. Pence Looks Company
Over Tuesday Nikft. Maj. Matthews
Accompanies Officer
Lieut A. B. Pence, Inspecting of-
eer of the National Guard, gave the
Baldwin Blues under the command
of Lieut. F. R. Hargrove a rating of
“very satisfactory’ ’at the inspection
of the company Tuesday night.
Lieut. Pence made a complete ex
amination of the property rooms,
offices and the men and their equip
ment He complimented the officers
and men very highly for the excellent
showing made. He stated that the
company was the best he had seen in
the state and would be given the
higheMt rating. He was very compli
mentary to the non-commissioned
officers of the company.
Maj. J. E. Matthews of Cordele.
commanding the third battalion, of
which the Blues are a part, was also
present at the inspection. He also
complimented the company and urg
ed a continuance of the fine showing
that had been made.
AUDITORIUM OF G. M. C. GRADE
BUILDING TO BE FLOORED
The Parent-Teacher Association
are formulating plans to place a
flooring in the G. M. C. new grade
building, which remains unfinished.
The mothers who eompose the mem
bership of the association, are deeply
interested that the children have
assembly romo in their «hool build
ing, hence the great activity they
are showing.
The next eight days will be full of
suspense for every member of the
Union Recorder Treasure Trove Hunt
for at the end of thut time will come
the opening of the Treasure Chest at
the Exchange Bank, and all will
know just what prize will be received.
The members are running neck and
neck this week with several tics for
different positions, especially sec
ond, third and fourth, and it is plain
to be seen unless something unusual
develops before Saturday nigh*, that
the sealed Treasure Chest next week
will hold the secret of the Chrysler
Community rivalry is friendly but
very strong. Baldwin residents want
the Chrysler to stay in this county,
and the good folks in Wilkinson are
just as determined to have the honor-
of taking the Grand Capital Award.
Friends and family are going to be
important factor.*-! from now on to
any member who wants the Chrysler
Sedan. Every member needs help
and needs it badly because of the
closeness of the race, and just a few
credits will no doubt divide the prize
winners.
The closing rules ot -ie Hunt will
be found elsewhere in this issue and
they should be read by the public as
well as by the members. To safe
guard the interests of each member,
all collections next week will be de
posited in the sealed Treasure Chest
No .
at the Exchange Bank,
even the manager of the Hunt, will
know what is done by each member
during the last week. The Hunt will
close at 8:00 P. M. Saturday March
24th, and the final count of credits
will be made at the Exchange Bank
where the winners will be announced
as soon fciiir an possible. The com
mittee of judges will be announced
in next weeks paper.
Below is the complete list of added
prize winners. There will be no more
added prizes, and no bonus credi.s
will be given except as contained in
first published schedule. In the last
issue Mrs. Dozier was credited with
winning the $2.50 prize on March
2nd, when it should have rend Miss
Barnes.
March 2—Mrs. Dennard, $5.00;
Miss Barnes, $2.50.
March 3—Miss Co ok-Mrs. Hall
$5.00; Mrs. Dozier, $2.50.
March 5—Miss Barnes, $5.00; Mrs.
Dennard, 2.50.
March 6—Mrs. Home, $5.00; Mrs.
Dozier, $2.50.
Mnrch 7—Miss Bridwell, $5.00;
Mrs. Gholson, $2.50.
March 8—Mrs. Hall, $5.00; Mrs.
Dennard, $2.50.
March 9—Mrs. Dozier, $5.00; Miss
Barnes, $2.60.
March 10—Miss Cook, $5.00; Mra
Gholson, $2.50.
W. C. T. U. TO HAVE YOUNG
PEOPLES RALLY IN APRIL
To B« Gi
Young Mm nnd Womei
Problems of Interest
cn At Baptist Church
Celebrating the annual Aoung
peoples rally, of the W. C. T. U.,
young men and women from all sec-
.tions of Baldwin county will take
part in a special program to be spon
sored by the Temperance organiza
tion at the Baptist church April the
8th.
BISHOP Ml KELL TO VISIT
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Clast To Be Confirmed On Annual
Visit of Bishop, Will Conduct
Morning Service
Rev. H. J. Mikell, Bishop of the
Diocese, of Atlanta of the Episcopal
Church will make his annual visit to
the local parish of the church on
Sunday April the 29th,.has been an
nounced by Rev. F. H. Harding, rec
tor of St. Stephen’s church.
Bishop Mikel) will confirm a class
of candidates while here and will re
ceive them into the church.
Bishop Mikell is well known here
and haw a number of friends among
nc of the
South’s most scholarly men and he it
always greeted by large congrega
tions here.
Wdl Kaown Citiirn Pautd Away
Tuesday Mornia(. Funeral At
Methodist Church Wednesday
Mr. John B. MnlpasM died at his
home in this city early Tuesday mom-
Dcnth came to Mr. Malpass while
he was asleep, following a heart at-
:ack the afternoon before from which
he bad apparently been relieved by
medical treatment. His son-in-law,
Mr. F. L. Sessions, was in the room
with him at the time of his death,
and hearing a groan went quickly to
the side of Mr. Malpass, and found
him breathing hi.n last. The family
called and physicians summon
ed, but the end had come.
The announcement of the death of
Mr. Malpass was heard with deep
gret by his friends throughout the
city, as he was one of Milledgeville’s
well known citizens.
The funeral services were held al
the Methodist church Wednesday af
ternoon at half-past two o’clock
Revs. J. F. Yarbrough, J. F. Mc-
Cluney and H. D. Warnock officiat
ing. Many beautiful foral offerings
were bunked around the casket.
The remains were buried in the
city cemetery, the pall bearers being
Mcrara. M. S. Bell, E. E. Bell. W. E.
Robinson, T. S. Jeanes, W. L. Fraley,
G. C. McKinley, Geo Carpenter and
E. C. Kidd.
Mr. Malpas.o was fifty-five years
of age nnd was the eldest son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. I). Malpass. In his youth
he att-nded the Georgia Military Col
lege and grew up here. In early
manhood he married Miss Fairy Fra
ley, who died a few months ago, her
death taking away his companion of
many years brought great sorrow to
Mr. Malpass gave hi>> time largely
to looking nfter his farming inter
ests, as he hnd lands in Baldwin and
Hancock Counties. He was a kind
and loving husband and father; a
good citizen, and hud hundreds of
friends, who knew him and held him
in the highest regard mu he was genial
and friendly. He was u member of
the Methodist church.
He is survived by two daughters
nnd one son, Mrs. H. F. Tarbutton,
of Wrightaville; Mrs. F. L. Sessions
nnd Mr. J. B. Malpass, Jr., of this
city. He ia also survived by his
father Mr. J. D. M.dpass, three
brothers. W. W. Malpa.**, of Little
Rock, Ark.; F. R. Mil pass, of this
city, and F. F. Malpass, of Orange
burg, S. C., four sisters, Mrs. S. B.
Fowler of this city; Mrs. W. D.
Ritchie of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. Geo
Bogman and Mrs. Henry Palmer of
Atlanta.
The sympathy of our community
has been extended those who have
been bereaved.
The program is being arranged
with special emphasis on the prob
lems of the young man and woman
of today. The discussions will present
these problems from the young peo
ples standpoint.
A committee headed by Miss Ruth b jj denominations. He
Stone with the following members
Mrs. E. A. Tigner, Miss Alice L. Tuck
er, Miss Fannie Virginia McClure,
Mrs. Elliott, Miss Florric Ellison,
Miss Lucille Dunnaway, Mrs. A. C.
McKinley. Mrs. Chas Gibson, Mrs. M.
M. Parks and Mrs. L. C- Hall are
working out the rally program.
The committee has issued special
invitations to Baldwin County Medi
cal Association, the Senior Class of
G. $. C. W., the Kiwanis, the col
lege faculties and the Sunday schools
of the county.
The program will be put on entire
ly fey young people who will give
The services, which are being held
twice daily, at the Methodist church
are being attended by large and in
terested congregations.
The pastor, Rev. J. F. Yarbrough,
is preaching earnest and effective
sermons, which are holding the close
and thoughtful attention of those who
hear him. He has given his efforts
this far in the services in arousing
the membership of the churches of
the responsibility resting upon them
in bringing a city wide revival of re
ligion.
The song service, which is led by
Mr. Homer Jenkins, of Atlanta, is be
ing made a special feature. Mr. Jen
kins in one of the best singers ever
henrd in the city, and his leadership
is proving inspiring in both choir and
congregational singing. He possesses
n clear full voice, and his solos are
grea.Iy enjoyed.
The ministers and congregations of
the other churches in the city are
lendnig their aid and encouragement
and ire attending the services.
The servicer, will continue through
this and next week. Sunday even
ing the congregations of the other
churches in the city will unite at the
Methodist church, as they did on the
past Sunday evening.
Services will continue to be held
in the morning nt 10:30, and in the
evening at 8:00 o’clock.
The people of Milledgeville and
Baldwin County arc not only invited,
but urged to attend..
“THE WHOLE TOWNS TALKING
TO BE REPEATED FRIDAY NIGHT
Detn.nd. For Show Soti.f.od With
Second Production. Benefit G.
M. C. Annual.
Numerous demands for a second
showing of "The Whole Town’s Talk-
’ that came following the show
last Friday night will be satsfied, the
show to be presented Friday evening
it 8:30 as a benefit for the G. M. C.
Annual.
The play is one of the moat popu
lar the Dramatic club has ever given
and the large audience that saw the
initial performance was more than
pleased. Hundreds who failed to see
the show have requested that it be
repeated.
The prices will be 50 and 75 cents.
three minute talks on the different
problems of today. Misses Catherine
Butts, Evelyn Nelson, Lucy Harding,
Eleanor Brannen, Selma Sherrcr,
Antionette Lawrence, Maj. Robert
Gray, Maj. Milligan, Lamar Beck,
Ossie Thaxton and William Moore
will take part on the program.
The W. C. T. U. expects to make
this tally one of the largaat ever held
HON. WARREN GRICE WILL
DELIVER MEMORIAL ADDRESS
One of Macon’* Landing Atlomsy*
Will Be Spanker Hare on April
26th
Hon Warren Grice of Macon, will
deliver the Memorial address in this
city April 26th.
Mrs. L. M. Jones representing
the R. E. Lee Chapter of the U.
D. C. several days ago extended Col.
Grice an urgent invitation to de
liver the Memorial address in this
city April 26th, and has received an
acceptance from him.
Col. Grice is one of Macon’s lead
ing and most prominent attorneys,
and h a polished speaker. He is
son of a Confederate Veteran, and
has a great love and admiration
for the old soldiers. His address will
be an eloquent and scholarly one.
The people of Milledgeville and Bald
win county can count themselves
fortunate aw having an opportunity
to hear CoL Grice.
The R? E. Lee Chapter will
a complete program for the
COLUMBIA WILL
BE HIGHWAY ST.
City Council Dctcnuara To Grade
aad Renrface Tlu* Street Ta
iota Atlaata Hifkwiy
The City Council at its meeting
Monday night, determined to put
North Columbia Street in such a con
dition as the highway from Atlanta
could enter this city by that street.
The question of having the highway
come to Milledgeville by Columbia
Street has been discussed freely for
the past several months. A commit
tee of the Kiwanis Club met with the
Commissioners and Engineer Geo B.
Blount, and discussed this question
with them. Mr. Blount is the conver
sation told the committee that the
Government and State highway did
not aid in working the roads in a
municipality.
The question was brought before
the City Council Monday evening,
and that body determined to
make Columbia the highway street.
The paving will be extended on this
street one block from Montgomery,
and it will be neceaaary to make a
twenty-foot fill between ti
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