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■1 ttlDtt VOLUME XCVHI. MSIn {3 f^o.SS Ml ^ i ^ ill* G> , May 1, 1128 ConaolidaUd la 1STS 37 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 ~