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VOLUME XCVHI. MSIn {3 f^o.SS Ml ^ i ^ ill*
G> , May 1, 1128
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TRAGIC DEATH FARMER FLOGGED
OF LM. SMITH WEDNESDAY NITE
Ytll-kaowa Mdkdfcrile Mu
Killed In Antomhik Accident
Moaday Niffcl
Jin Antles Takes From Home la
Soalk BaMwia. Wairaab
takes far Tkree Men
nr T.. M. Smitk was fatally injur-
pd vl i day niffht near Dcvercaux Jim Annie*, farmer rosklinu near
Ucr. the American Bakeries truck Seotttfcoro, was uken from his home
v* ns ilrivin* collided with a lumber about ten-thirty Wednesday night,
met. Which was being driven with- carried into the woods and severely
'ights by a negro. The impact ; flogged by four unmasked men and
crushed Mr. Smith's car and he was is in the City Hospital suffering
sadly mashed and his skull fractured from severe wound*. Ancles accuses
st the base of the brain. ; I- Smith of tVilkinsnn county,
Mr. Smith was brought by pacing
, itomobilista to the City Hospital in »»•* J. W Hubbard of Baldwin conn-
an unconscious condition and physi-j ’‘"' orn tor
cians hastily summoned. It was found * c,r arros •
• hat he was beyond all human aid Angle* stated that hr was called to
i,| he pnssed away without regain-1 his door about ten-thirty by
ng consciousness. j whom be d ‘ d not * {r
The funeral service, were held at h»* «»J*
•he Joseph n Moore’s Undertaking; hp d,d not 8e “ ^
Parlors Wednesday morning at ten i p ™ d
clock by Rev. H. D. Warnock,
Music Festival to
Open Monday
Fust aad Eltktr To Be Give* B7 recital Tuesday, Mr. Montgomery
C. S. C. W. Clee CkU. RefitaU ' ~ K "
To Be Giren Daily
and asked if
(I he told them
was then ord-
•ith them, considering
himself under arrest, being told that
the four men were revenue officers.
In his statement he stated that he
was taken about six miles from his
interred wlth'Ma- 1 " >mr “ n<i into senselessness
■ with a heavy black strap, and left in
a serious condition.. Negroes came
to him nnd carried him to a near-by
farm house, and he was later taken
to the City Hospital.
Warrants were sworn out by
Angles today.
, I J. W. Hubbard, the only one yet
Frank Shealey, nm?st< , d by sheriff T< , rry> denies
any connection with the whipping
nnd .states that he cm prove an alibi.
He has been released on bond.
presence of a number of friends.
Immediately after the services the
• mains were carried to Statham,
where they wi
nnic honors, Mr. Smith being a
member of Benevolent Lodge No. 3,
F. k A. M. of thi« city.
The remains were accompanied to
Statham by his family and immediate
Natives. Dr. H. D. Warnock, Judge
R. H. Dunaway, Messrs John Hollo-
way, .1. C. Hendon
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Haynie, Mrs.
Bagwell, Miss Floreid Smith, and
Mr. A. I. Butts.
The pa'l-bcnrers were Judge B.
H. Dunaway, C. J. Conn, S. A. Bo<
•1. II. Holloway, Frank Shealey, J.
Handler and J. C. Henderson.
Mr. Smith came to Millcdgevillc ,
about three years ago from Athens as j
manager of the Benson Bakeries,
which enterprise was established here
at that time. He was energetic, hon-
< - ami courteous, nnd rapidly grew !
• to the favor of the people of this
National Music Wcew will be
officially opened Monday • evening
when the Glee Club of the Georgia
State College for Women will pre
sent a recital under the direction of
Miss Alice Lenore Tucker, the re
cital being the first of a series of
programs that will be given in cele
brating the national week.
The Milledgeville Music Clubs co
operating with the music department
of the college have planned a brilli
ant series of programs.
The program Monday evening,
featuring the college Glee Clubs and
Orchestra will be directed by Miss
Tucker, Mrs. Long and Mrs. Longino.
Several solo will also be included on
the program.
Tuesday afternoon, Masti
will be assisted by Mr. Charles Conn.
On Wednesday afternoon Mia«
Helen Dasher and Miss Cotner will
give a joint recital in piano and
violin. They are the pupils of Mrs.
Wiles Homer Allen and Miss Beatrice
Horsbrough. These young ladies are
talented musicians and are specializ
ing in this work at the College.
The famous cantata “Queen Es
ther” will be presented by the Fresh
man class of the College on Wednes
day evening. Mrs. Long, Mrs. Longi-
no, Mr. Solon Drukenmiller and Mr.
George Baker will Ming the principle
parts in this performance. The class
of over five hundred voices will form
the chorus under the direction of
Miss Alice Lenore tucker.
On Thursday evening the opera
“Faust" featuring the solist of Wed
nesday evening with a chorus from
the Sophomore Normal Class.
A synopses of the Wednesday and
TWENTY-THREE
TO GRADUATE
Clniaf Exercises ef PtaMy Kfk
Te Befis May 17tk. GnMss
May 23
Ford McCree Montgomery will be Thursday perfomances is printed
featured in -a Pinno-forte recital. | elsewhere in this paper.
Master Montgomery is the pupil of ; The weeks program will giv
Milo Fannie Virginia McClure and i music lovers of Millcdgevillc a
has been nationally recognized for portunity of hearing the best talent
his talent and ability. He is now in the state nnd the programs
working for a scholarship to one of ranged preuent much of the beauti-
thc large Eastern conservatories In ful and classic music.
THE W. M. S. OF OXFORD
“ADAM AND EVA” DRAMATIC
Twenty-three Milledgeville young
ladies will be awarded their High
diplomas on Wednesday even
ing May 23 when tlie Peabody High
School clones its school year, accord
ing to Miss L. R. G. Burfcitt, princi
pal of the school.
The closing c>
School will begin
the annual class day will bo held.
P. T. A. BEGIN
. TICKET SALE
Ckaataaqaa Ticket, An hi|
Rapidly Said. Weak Ta Bnc
BriBiaat Artist, Here
Season tickets for Chautauqua are
being taken rapidly according to the
chairman of the committee of the
Parent TeachQTn Association whs
have the sale in charge and all tick
ets are expected to be sold before the
show arrives for its week’s engage
rs of the High j ments.
May 17th. when! Thc pr0(rr „ nl „p.„i n|r May i et h,
will hring many brilliant artists here
The class prophecy, class history nnd and wi „ off|?r the pt , ople of Millcdge-
; he last will and testament of thc j v jj] e and jj n ] dw i n county u week of
class of 1928 will feature the pro- high class entertainment. The week’*
K™m. program will include three plays of
On May 22nd, the Senior play national fame, many musical features
Bearies will be presented by the; an( , tbrcc lecturers.
class. This play is under the direc
tion of Mrs. Hines who is being as
sisted by Msses Evans, '.Iran* and
Youmans, leact.-ers in the High
School.
The class will be addressed by Rev.
John F. Yarbrough on thc evening . |j rad f 0 j.* d 0|
of May 23rd, when twenty-three di-: America
plomns will be presented to the
graduates by Mis.o Burfeitt. Miss
Elizabeth Paschal will deliver
salulatory address nnd Mil
Veatch will make the valedictory. A
paper will Ik* read by Miss Nell Cole-
The class this ye
In S. Pratt Jones who will feature
an evening’n performance, the public
Will have the opportunity of hearing
one of the funniest men on the plat
form today. His character sketches
said to be "uperb. Chancellor
of the greatest orators
* also on the program
r a lecture.
The musical side of the program
Mildred feature Hask Woods bell ringers.
Fads and Fancies of 1928, n Chau
tauqua review, Willfam Polhman’M
ConcertM artists and The Minstrels
of the Balkans, featuring the Jugo-
of the j
DISTRICT MEETS TUESDAY, CLUB PRESENTATION FRIDAY i„ rc ,. lh „, has ben awarded their shv
MACON PEOPLE INJURED IN
AUTO WRECK NEAR CITY
A Number of Delegate*
Attendance. Interaetin
Will Be In Tkr«
nedy To Be Git
the High School.
The plays for the week are “Laff
On May 9th, the annual High that Off,” “Sun Up", and Rip Van
I School field day will be held <»n the I Winkle,
athletic fields at the college
! The Methodist Woman’s Missionary
| Societies of the Oxford District will
| meet in Conference at the Methodist
I church in this city next Tuesday and
Wednesday.
turn> This Conference will bring together
-~about forty women representing the
Mrs. Vernon Harvey and Mrs. Cleo | Missionary Societies of the
Vernon Hnrvey and Mri
’ In Hospital In Serious
ion After Chevrolet Ot
making a large number I Ive >' ®*acon were brought to thc cburc |,M of the Oxford District,
-f prrsnm'i-and buxine*. fiends. Hr I City HospiUil this afternoon sufferim: thp Kwns of thc | ocaI
hit- r left th? Benson Bakeries, and
"•<d a position with the Amer- | ” l,to ™
' I’akcrics, of Macon, and opernt- * rn -'’
delivery truck for thn e< *
injuries received when th<
lohile over turned near Brown-
ng. Mrs. J. T. Babb and Mis<
Babb other occupants escaped
the Sain
L'hout this section. He was en- I ' v,th m,nor ,n -l unc ’*-
r-.l in this work when he met the ! Thr P nrt >' l ”' d bl
I injuries that caused his death. 1 to 5I ’ <,n ' 1 th » *** w,th
Mr. Smith is survived bv his wife, i ' ,n<1 "" rc feturnimt home
when Mr?*. Ivey lost control of thc
car no a steep hill. The car over
turned and severely injured the oc
cupants of the front scat.
Mrs. Ivey is the wife of thc man
ager of the Dixie Ice Cream Com
pany in Macon.
rrr.i-rly Mias Eva McDonald, of
Statham and a little son; his mother,
Mrs. W. J. Smith, of Athens, two
'ters, Mrs. A. C. Malcolm apd Mrs.
'• R- Merch of Athens; five breth-
,-r? * A. L. nnd J. H. Smith, of Athens,
K C. Smith, of this city; A. L. Smith
of Beaoford, S. C., and L. M. Smith
of Tampa, Fla.
CHANGE MADE IN TOBACCO
DEMONSTRATOR FOR BALDWIN
w M. Fields Will Be Succeeded By
Expert From North Carolina
Mr. TV. M. Fields, tobacco demon-
rntor for Baldwin county, has, on
°«>ant of circumstances that arose,
•* n up his position. The committee
'Kiwanij- Club nnd business
1 n ' "bo have had tobacco culture
in this county in charge, have tele-
•--niphi >| to North Carolina, and secur
'd another tobacco expert, who will
u ach the city Tuesday of next week
to commence his duties.
The farmers who have undertaken
experiment of raising cotton this
a r can feel assured that they will
given every assistance and aid in
ltivating, harvesting, curing and
'••Iling their cropH.
GEORGIA PRODUCTS DAY
j -Sunday, May 6th, will mark the
j >if-h monthly observance of
: ;; »te wide “Georgia Products
| Duy."
Housekeepers throughout Geor-
| are urged to purchase table
;"' ,ds Ffown on Georgia farms for
Sunday dinners May 6th.
Mjiny grocery stores are
operating in promoting thc use
Georgia Products and will supply
Georgia grown strawberries, broil
ing chickens, new gpinich young
spring onions, fresh yard eggs,
otter, milk, and other food pro
ducts from Georgia farms.
Loya! Georgians are urged to
Purchase Georgia products ex
dnaively f 0r Sunday, May 6th.
PREPARING TO CLOSE OUT
PAVING ON THE STREETS
raid Co.. Will
ng Street* Thai
The difficulties of a rich man with j 8 hoi
an extremely extragavant family, his
methods of conquering them will be
fully revealed Friday night when the
cadets of G. M. C. present "Adam
and Eva" a three act comedy in th'*
College auditorium.
Thc show is replete with funny situ-
a'ions nnd is one of the clevi
society. 1 shows of recent years. The cast will
This is the Jubilee year of Minion’s J : nclude Carroll Butts, and Mamie
in Southern Methodism, and Miss Norwood, John Newman, Leighton
Florrie Harwell, of Covington, has Moore, Duane Wilson -and Harris
arranged a most interesting program, j Rogers who will be remembered as
Business sessions will be held Tues- the stars in the Whole Towns Talking
day and Wednesday, and on Tuesday I a recent play given by tha club,
evening a most interesting pageant i Mrs. T. A. Reese, who is directing
will be rendered by thc young people the show stated that she believed the
of the church. The public is cordial- i people here would enjoy this show
ly invited to uttend all thc services, more than any of those that have
There will be several prominent been given this year.
Missionary workers of thc North , Tic!teft> arl . „„ Mk . at Cu)ver 4
Georgia Confvrcncc present, amonB, Kidd ., at , prjc( . nf 50 and 76 ccnts .
*L and competition is being
by the different classes and
• race is expected in the differ
ent*.
Members of Morris-Little Post of
the American Legion will officially
open the new club rooms* of the Post
on next Thursday night, a barbecue
to be served before the business sess-
them will be Mrs. T. E. Atkinson,
of Newnan. I society, and at noon Tuesday and
The delegates will be guests in the i Wednesday luncheon will be served
homes of thc members of the local ! the visitors at the church.
«d Next Week
School Sing to
Be Event Friday
Thc asphalt plant of l
Dougald Construction Co.
put in operation again next - week. I
and all the street, tnat have been wa) From All C ACAI INC T AY
pleuS COm ‘ Section of Coolly To Portidp.te U/UULI11L IAA
I: is reported that as soon .as this In Program At G. S. C. W.
work is completed their plant will Auditorium
be moved to Sandersvillc where they j
,ve a contract to pave thc streets. Thc Annual Baldwin County
Thc large crane that was used in I School Sing will be held Friday, and
unloading heavy material has been thi* program as published in last
shipped to Atlanta. week’s iswie of the Union Recorder
Thc MacDougald Co., has done i w j„ be rendcre H.
splendid work in this city, thc paving | Thp teachers and children from all An ordinance paswd by the City
put down being of the highest class. , of tfcc county w ni be in j Council as a special session Monday
The pavinp has converted Milk;rise-1 altcndanc ;, Tho ains „. m take place I impos3d a tax of one cent on all K aso-
ville into one of the prettiest little ) auditorium of G. S. C. W. and j «»Jd in this city, *Jie tax being
ONE CENT GALLON
City Comicil Patui Ordiiuce
Effective Mxy 1st Dissatisfaetioa
Created Among Local Dealers
The new club rooms in the recent
ly completed Horne building have
been furnished by the Legion Auxili
ary. Books stands, several pieces of
living room furniture, u large art
square being donated to the club by
Mr. E. E. Bell. The front part of
the building will be used for club
rooms with a large banquet hall in
the rear. The kitchen will be equip
ped later.
Commarder Holloway stated that
i the State.
ELKS TO HAVE MINSTRELS MAY
14TH
Show Under Direction of New York
Man. Rohersnl* Bogin for Show
Rehcrsals will begin the first of
next week for the Elks Minstrels
vhich will be staged on Monday even
ing May 14th, a member of the New
York Lodge is in the city and will
have full direction of the show.
The talent for the performance will
be drawn from local talent and the
chorus and commedians that will
take part will be called together this
week to complete all plans.
The show will be the first f*a*e d
by thc local Lodge of Elks and the
numerous talent that will be used
assure Milledgeville of seeing a high
a performance.
the program begin at 10:30 o’clock. | ^ cv * ed
Singing will be engaged in by the 1
school children who have been trair.-
the
LEGION AUXILUARY NAMES
NEW OFFICERS
Mrs. S.lt.r Pre.iJ.nt. Silv.r Te. Te
Be Given In New Club Room*
on May 15th
ed.
' At noon dinner will be served on
th? G. M. C. campus.
In the afternoon through thc cour
tesy of manager M. L. Curry the chil
dren of the county schools will be ad
mitted to the Colonial Theatcj free
of charge.
Mrs. E. R. Hines, president of the
Baldwin County Federated Clubs, hat
arranged the program, and giver
much thought and attention to make
the day the great success which is
promises to be. It is expected that
there will be the largest crowd of
school children here that ever gather
ed in this city.
Prior to the election of officers
reaching this city, the oil companies x uesday afternoon, the American
doing business here pnying this fee. L^joy, Auxilliary, enjoyed a program
The companies here immediately of reading, the meeting being the
raised the price on gasoline to the firgt hel(| 5n tbc new Legion Club
retail dealers, to meet the assessed ; ro0 ms, with Mesdames F. R. Hargrove
tax. According to the ordinance rc-1 and E mm ett L- Barnes, Jr., joint
turns will be made the first of each hot*esses.
month by the Gas Companies. I At tb€ election Mrs. J. M. Slater
The retail dealers have not made \ was nam od President, Mrs.
no increase in gas prices but
tinue to follow the old prices.
The churches on Sunday morning
will have special musical program*
DR. E. T. HOLMES ADDRESSES
GLENVILLE GRADUATES
Dr. E. T. Holmes delivered the
literary address to the graduates of
Glenville High School Monday
ing, a large class being awarded di
plomas.
Dr. Holmes is a forceful orator
and scholarly ass. He is always la
daamarf as a rimmiansmisl
Barnes, Jr., 1st Vice-President, Mrs.
W. S. Jett, 2nd Vice-President, Miss
Bertie Stembridge, .Secretary, Mrs.
G. H. Mobley, Treasurer, Mrs. Edwin
Allen, Historian, and Mrs. P.
Bivins, Chaplain.
Misses Lucy Davis, Mamie Nor
wood, and Junita Ingram fare i
intereetiag program of taaitaga.
MAYOR M. E. PENNINGTON
ISSUES PROCLAMATION ON
MUSIC WEEK
Whereas, Many national organ
izations have set their seal of ap
proval on National Music Week
by adopting it, and
Whereas, the President of these
Jni ed States has issued a procla
mation declaring Music Week to
a national affair, and calling
for co-operation from all to make
l a success; and
Whereas, thc Music Clubs of
this city will sponsor this National
music week and have arranged ;
series of programs that will do
credit to any city in the Union;
Therefore, I, M. E. Pennington,
Mayor of the City of Milledgeville,
do hereby proclaim the week of
May 6 to 12, as Music Week for
Milledgeville. I hope it will be ob-
■xired as a community affair and
received the co-operation it de-
T
The week’s progrn mcrowds in some
of the best talent in the country and
gives u program that has nf 1 '*' ’
equaled.
PROF. S. K. HARRIS SON RUNS
AWAY FROM SCHOOL
x From Calvert—,
i la Atl^ata E«;
ot Locate Hia*
Prof. S. K. Harriu, principal of the
Union Point school in East Baldwin,
has been greatly worried for the past
two weeks on account of not know
ing the whereabouts of his twelve-
year-old son. Samuel.
The youth ran away from school
nt Culverton Monday, April 1 6th,
nnd all efforts to locate him have fail
ed. He is about four feet seven
inches tall weighs between 80 and
90 pounds and when last seen was
wenring a light cap, and green lum
ber jacket, tennis shoes and leather
puttees.
Prof. Harris home is in Atlanta and
the boys mother did not come to
Baldwin with Prof. Harris, when he
came here to accept the Union Point
many social function* were bcin K school, but remained In that city,
planned fc, the Leirion during the When last heard from youn c Harris
summer months. *■ Atlanta, but had not been to
the home of his mother, nnd it has
CHANGES IN ENTRANCE AT ] becn jmpojaible for his parents to
CEMETERY ^* nd b ‘ ra * Prof. Harris went to At-
lanta for that purpose, but failed in
The Liberty Street entrance at the quest,
cemetery has been changed. The Any information as to the boy’s
gates have been removed and the 1 whereabouts will be thankfully re-
entrance widened. ceived by .S. K. Harris, Route 3, Mil-
Anothor entrance will be made on ledgcville, Ga., or Mrs. S. K. Harris
Franklin Street near Clark. This 2:15 Plum Street Atlanta, Ga.
the extreme western ~