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VOLUME XCVm. £«j
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Estabi
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lished in 1829
Miled(cTillc, Ca., May 10, 1928
Consolidated in 1872
Number 38
FESTIVAL
CLOSE TONIGHT
SWARM OF PLANES PASS
OVER CITY WEDNESDAY
Great Mnscil Week Given At C.
S C. Hu Met WHk Hufe
Sncceu Crowd, Attend
Performance!
Tonight when the last notes qf that
jrrt at number from Gounod’s “Faust,’’
-All who have Sinned Here,” sung by
horus of over two hundred voices
-hall die out in the auditorium of
the Georgia State College for Women
Milledgeville annual Music Festival
will come to a close, proclaimed by
c ritics and citizens an the “greatest
yet.”
The week’s program opened Mon
day evening when the Glee Clubs of
the college gave a concert, featuring
the orchestra and the four Glee
Clubs. The program was beautifully
rendered and despite the inclement
weather a large audience heard the
•.rung (aides give one of the feature
1rograms of the week.
On Tuesday afternoon Master Ford
Montgomery assisted by Mr. Chas
r<.nn, gave his piano-forte recital.
Mr. Montgomery, the pupil of Miss
Fannie Virginia McClure, is a most
• ilented artist and his performance
Tuesday reached the peak of his
career .lie commanded the undivid
ed attention of the orchestra and
given a great vocation at thi
hi* program.
On Wednesday afternoon Miss
Helen Dasher and Miss Chris'ine
Ci.tner, pupils of Miss Wiles H. Allen
and Miss Beatrice Hosbrugh gave a
>int piano-forte and violin recital.
The festival reached a splendid
climax Wednesday evening when the
freshman class sang the beautiful
• Esther, the beautiful Queen,
and the program is concluded to-
t itrli - . the Sophomore Normal Class
Approximately 70 persuit and
transport planes of the United States
Army roared over this city shortly
afternoon Wednesday enroute from
Fort Bragg, N. C., to Fort Benning,
Ga. They are making a tour of con
centration points of the country.
Hundreds of Millc.igoville people
craned their necks and turned their
eyes skyward as they heard the planes
roar over head. They came in forma
tions of nix and two and three at the
time until the entire squardron had
passed over.
The planes were traveling at a
high altitude and continued their trip
without in so much as noticing the
city below.
CITY FATHERS
PASS NEW LAWS
All Dofi Taxed and Mart Be
Inoculated for Rabiei. Gai
Tax Ordinance Amended
t the Wednesday and Thursday
ing programs, the solor parts
sung by Mesdamex Longir.'j *»nu
and Messrs Solon Druken-
r and Frank Baker,
iticism of each performance is
i d elsewhere in the paper. The
entertainment has been a
• iid tribute .o the music faculty
ie college and especially Miss
Lenore Tucker who has had the
of directing the chourscs and
ograms in charg*
•co new ordinance.*) were pass-
the regular monthly meeting of
( | 0 f | the City Council Monday night, the
passage of these ordinances occupy
ing the majority of the time during
the session, only regular busjno;
matters being handled.
The principal ordinance passed
was that of creating a special *a
all dogs within the city. The tax
fixed on dogs was $2.00 payable be
fore the first of February each year.
In the new ordinance it is also re
quired that all dogs be inoculated for
rabies.. The anti-rabic treatment to
be given by the city without cost to
the owner. The Chief of Police hav
ing charge of the inoculation and all
owners are required, to have a *i*
ceipt from the police head that thii
treatment has been given before dog;
will be permitted to run at large in
Chautauqua Opens
Wednesday May 16
ACCUSED MEN
Hi|M)r Indignant Snjrx One of Men
Accnted By Jim Angle, In
Flogging Ust Week. Angle,
Improved
Great Program To Coathme Far
Six Day,. Opening Perfi
DENY CHARGES
The Minstrels of the Balkans”
a cheerful quartette of colorful sing
ers and players will ifficially open
the 1928 Chautauqua next Wednes
day evening in the big tent theatre
on the Fair Grounds, continuing
through the week and closing May
21st.
L. L. Smith, J. W. Hubbard and
Fountain Hardy accused by Jim
Angles as the men who flogged him
on the night of May 2nd, came to
Milledgcville Thursday night after
Angle;* had sworn out warrents for
ihem, and made bond to Sheriff Sam
Te*ry, denying the chnrge# of Angles
and expressing great indignation that
they should be accused of the crime.
Mr. Smith, one of the
ent farmers in this section told
Sheriff Terry that he was surprised
and knew nothing of the flogging
The theatre will be placed on
Fair Grounds and there will be
performances daily. Thv Parent
Teachers Association has the ticket
sale in charge and are making their
canvas for the sales this week,
At a meeting of the signers last
week Mr. W. E. Ireland was named
chairman of the Chautauqua and with
committees is working out all details
for the show.
Americans owe much to the old
South. Among the greatest debts is
MISS L. R. BURFE1TT TO
LEAD UNIVERSITY WOMEN
her Officera Elected At Meeting
Lest Monday. Miu Sara Allen
Hoateaa
The American Association of Uni
versity Women met with Miss Sarah
Allen on Monday, May 7th. This was
the last meeting to be held until
September. Report* of the i
mittee were given and election of
officers was held. Miss L. R.
Burfitt was elected President; Miss
Annie Harper, Vice-president; Mi
Betty Ferguson, Secretary; Miss
Lilias Myrick, Treasurer.
Mm J. O. Sallee was chairman of
the program on art for this month.
She reud a very interesting paper on
modern art. Mrs. Frances Daniels
rend n most delightful paper de
scribing oriental gardens she haci
visited during a 'tour around the
world.
After the program refreshments
were served by the hostess.
til late the next day. Mr. Hubbard the example set there of the value of
and Mr. Hardy flatly denied the taking time to enjoy life. Hospitali-
nccusation, and declared that they | ty and ocurtesy and leisure and study
could prove alibies. j for pure pleasure were appreciated
nowhere else.
Chatauqua is the most generally
available modern opportunity for this
pleasant and profitable association
with one’s neighbors and friends—a
whole week of enjoyment and mental
tonic among comfortable and familiar
surroundings. Everybody is entitled
to an occasional vneation. No other
the
’i- >’•
amendment '
the
one cent gasoline tax. The dealer**
handling gas will pay the tax on that
.•old within the city only.
In the future building permits will
have to be secured from the council
udiences hive been large and \ before a building can he erected with-
»> —. j, as |, een shown by in the fire district, which includes
the four business blocks. The new
ordinance requires permission from
the council before connection can be
made to the sewers or water mains
in the business dintricts Requests
will have to be made in writing to
‘.he Council.
The city appointed i committee to
confer with the Kiwanis Club to per
fect plans for the organization of an
associated charities in this city.
Ctizens from the section where the
flogging was committed expressed
their desire to assist the officer.** in
every way to apprehend the guilty
parties and to have the name of
Buldwin cleared of the hlot that had
been put upon it. They expressed
themselves as being highly indignant
at the outrage and that they were
anxious to have the matter cleared one is a# inexpensive or more por-
up. It was expressed by Home of - manently pleasant thn Chautauqua,
them that every effort would be; The 1928 program i# built of 1928
made by the citizens of that section j lines to meet modern tastes. Yet ill
to clear up the case and bring the the fine old flavor of early Chautau-
guilty men before the courts. qua idealism is preserved.
Angles condition has improved ac- ] Note the galaxy of men and women
cording to Hospital authorities and I masters each of his or her own art
attending physicians, out it' will be —the wide variety of entertainment,
several months before he has com- the opportunity to study modern mat-
plentely recovered, the severe bruises ters of general in‘erest.
and lacerations on his body requiring . Three plays, unsurpassed, includ-
time to heal. ing “Laff That “Sun-Up.” and
Milledgcville people,
FIRST G. M. C. CADET COM
MANDER DIES IN ATLANTA
of Col.
r. Kcnn.n Will
City Frida,
A telephone message was received
a Milledgcville Wednesday morning
y Mr. L. II. Andrews announcing
he death of Col. O. T. Kennan in
> - lanta.
The remains of Col. Kennan will
’ “h this city Friday at noon on
< entrul of Gerogia Railroad train,
■arried to the Jos. A. Moore
-! Home. The funeral and
! vires will be held at the
amily -i|uarc in the cemetery, .it
■ ir «e o'clock Friday nfternoon, Rev.
II- Harding officiating.
( "I. Kennan, when the Goergia
Military College was organized in
' so - was named by the Board of
Irustecs as Commandant of Cadet
talion, this being the first Com
ber that ever served the Col-
The members of the Cadet
•■‘lion will act as pall-bearers and
•>rary escort at the funeral and
ial Friday afternoon.
°1- Kennan was a native of this
• and in early manhood practiced
tistry here. He marired Miss
abeth White, the eldest daughter
he late Dr. and Mrs. Samuel
White.
After serving as commander at
M. C. several years, he moved
Macon, and was at one time was
• heif-of-policc of that city.
Kennan is well remembered
re by 0 ur older citizens.
,l is expected that all of our citi-
'■ns, who were Cadets at G. M. C.,
•'hen Col. Kensan was Commander,
w «ll attend the funeral and burial.
It has ben announced that each of
the churches in the city will have a
*peeial musical number during the
morning services in celebration of
Mother* Day. Special reference will
he made by the pastow to tfcio imi
"I their
NURSES TO RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
ON MAY 16TH
Nine In Graduating Clast At State
Hospital. Hon. John Brantley To
Present Diploma.
Closing one of the most successful
yr-nrs in htc history of the Nurses
Training School at the Georgia Sta* e
Sanitarium, nine nurses will be
awurded diplomas on May 16th, the
exercsies to be held in the assembly
room of the Sanitarium.
Mrs. H. S. Jones, principal of the
Traning School, has announced the
following graduates who will receive
diplomas: Misses Thelma Allen, Ruby
Bloodworth. Failie Daniel, Myrtle
Garrett, Thelma and Rosalie Mat
thews, Annie Lou Stanley, Lottie
Taylor ind Lyla Belle Veal.
Mis*. Lyla Belle Veal is President
of the clas.v, Miss Thelma Mathews
is Vice-President and Miss Ruby
Bloodworth is Secretary and Treas
urer. Hon John T. Brantley Presi
dent of the Board will deliver the
diplomas. Other members of the
Board will be present at the Graduit-
ing exercises.
A dance will be given after the
graduating exercises.
A fund was raised in the county
this week to help Mr. Angles ind his
family - ' defray expenses of the hos-
, pita!. His wife and two Children
have been constantly at his side since
I he became the victim of the lash,
i They will return to their farm when
Angles has recovered.
Angles hi.** suffered untold agonies
said physicians. His back ind legs
being a mass of brusies and lacera-
tion.** where the spiked strap made its
way into the flesh of the man. The
lower part of his stomach was black
from the brus ; - where he had been
kicked. When . rst attended, it was
thought that Angles would not re
cover and the severe nervous shock
left his condition serious for several
day**.
Angles told his own story at the
hospital of how he was takep from
his home in the night, carried into
the woods and ruthclessly beaten by
four men and left to die.
the beloved classic, "Rip Van W
kle,” each entirely diferent from I
others.
The Jugo-Sluvs, minstrels of the
Balkans, give a colorful concert, Jack
Wood's Bell Ringers present a nov
and qniversally pleasing type <
music, William Pohlmnn brings
wonderful singing program for thoi
who really know and love good music
.and S. Platt Jones the funster,
wigs mid grease paint, makes first
night a merry one.
The . pcakers give both instruction |
and in#piration. Burns, the scientist |
—an M. D.—discussing one of Amcr- j
ica’s major problems, and Bradford, I
chancellor of a great university,]
radio lecturer from Miami, Florida,
and pin form giant giving yne of the
most masterful and memorable of
present-day addresses, "This Way
Up.”
Most unique of all is the 1928 Re
vue »n the fifth evening. A new
type of entertainment for Chautauqun
brought from the theatre presented
•lean and contagiously good humor
ed, adorned with better stage effects
than past Chautauqua programs and
clever beyond expectation.
NEW EXPERT ON
TOBACCO HERE
J. V. Blackwell Arrived Monday
To Take Charge of Directing
The Cultivation of Plant
Mr. J. V. Bluckwell. of Lumberton,
N. C., arrived in the city Monday,
and .assumed the duties of directing
and superintending the cultivation of
tobacco.
For several days after Mr. Black-
well arrived in the city weather con
ditions were such thi** he was unable
to visit the tobacco farms in the
various section of the county, but
with clear weather he will do this as
rapidly as possible.
Mr. Blackwell c?n- . h- ly recom
mended as an expert o-> tobacco
cultivation, and will render valuable
assistance to those who have under
taken to raise tobacco.
Mr. Geo. H. Tunnell, Chairman of
the Committee, would appreciate the
tobacco raisers letting him know
when they desire a visit of inspection
from Mr. Blackwell, and he will give
him the information so that thrir re
guest can be complied with ns quickly
Tonacco culture is a
in this county this yn
her**.
experiment
•, being the
undertaken
GOVERNOR GIVES RESPITE
News was received here late to
day that Governor Hardeman had
granted Wade Johnson a ninety day
respite.
GRADUATES OF BALDWIN’S | FORMER MILLEDGEVILLE MAN
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS FOUND IN OCMULGEE RIVER
A Number of Pupils Awarded
Certificates At Close of School.
The public schools of Baldwin
i county closed last Thursday, and the (
following were given certificates ad- | The body of Charles P. Ivey, form-
mi ting them to the Senior High I cr mail carrier in this city, was
School next year; I found by a fisherman late Wednesday
Union Point, Martha Alicia Barnes, afternoon in the swampy near the
Emma Lucile Giles, Epsie Elizabeth i Oconee River after he had been
PARENT TEACHERS NAME
OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR
Mrs. R. B. Moore Ro-olactad President
At Meeting Last Friday. Dr.
Holmes Eapreaaea Thank*
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Parent Teacher Association on
Friday afternoon, the report of the
P. T. A. work of G. M. C. was gven.
Dr. E. T. Holmes met with the As
sociation and expressed his apprecia
tion and thanks to them for their co
operation and work they had ac
complished at the college. The elec
tion of oficers for another year was
then in order, Mrs. E. J. Lee, Mrs.
F. W. Hendrickson, Mrs. Jim Chand
ler, and Miss Agnes Stcmbridge com
posed the nominating committee.
The nominee were i-lected as fol-
President—Mrs. R. B. Moore.
Vice-president—Mr*. R. W. Hatch-
2nd Vice-president—Mis
A RAYON NHi
IS SOUGHT HERE
Biuiacn Mca Dikbu Prf lliti—
With Rep meats tire of Mat-
trial Eagiaeen. Comaaittce
To laxertifate
Mr. Rowlan G. Hill, representing
Sidney M. Edelstein A Co., Indus
trial Engineers, of Union, S. C-, was
in the city Wednesday, and in the
afternoon met with a number of busi
ness men, nt the Chamber of Com
merce and discussed with them the
location of a Rayon manufacturing
plant in Millcdgerille.
The concern Mr. Hill represents
finds location!* for manufacturers,
who desire to move their plant# from
other sections of the country to the
South. Mr. Hill 4taid that at this
time he had a Rayon plant located in
the north, which could be secured by
Milledgevillle, .and stated the terms
that would bring it to Milledgcville.
He pointed out that Rayon cloth was
in great demand at this time, and was
meeting a ready sale. Mr. Hill
agreed to keep the proposition open
for ten days.
The President of the Chamber of
Commerce, Mr. R. H. Wootten, who
presided at the meeting, was in
structed, by resolution, to appoint a
committee to visit Union, S. C., to in
spect a Rayon plant in operation
there, and to secure further infor
mation concerning the etcrprisc from
t,.e North seeking a location. It is
probable this committee wil go to
Union this week-end.
ELKS TO STAGE MINSTRELS ON
MAY 14TH AT GRAND
Show To Feature Fifty-fivo Local
Artists. Under Direction of
Now York .^bowns* i
Rehearsals began this week on the
Elks Minstrels to be presented at
the Grand Theatre next Monday
night, May 14th, under the direction
of Mr. George Nunn, experience
showman of New York.
The cast included the best of Mil
ledgcville talent and Is promised to
lie one of the best in years. Mr.
Nunn carries all scenery und cos
tume# for the show and is directing
all rehearsals.
Minstrels as you have seen it
even up to this minute, is the same
old thing over and over again, wo
almost know what we will see, be
fore the Curtain rises, There’s the
Old, same Semi-circle with the un
gainly Big Mouth End Men with Long
Tail Cilicia Coats, this Gags that
had been pressed so many times that
any boy can tell the answer to 98
pereccnt of them but it is not so with
this show.
Every word, every piece of Turf-
ness, every act in thiR show is original
with Mr. Nunn and will positive
ly get more laughs every five
minutes out of this show than you
have ever had before.
The opening scene is laid in the
beautiful Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in
New York City, representing a re
ception before the banquet, during
this 40 minuses, the black face wait
er# do all the comedy. The many
Indies in evening gowns and their
male escorts furnish the ballads,
solos etc.
The second part of big acts com
prise rurprisos .ascending to scream.
20 itny tots of girls open the Olio-
Smutted up carrying huge black
dolls tnckily dressed and scarce to
death try to describe all about the
DR. T. M. HALL IS RECOVERING
Dr. T. M. Hall : s slowly recovering
from injuries received in an automo-
blie wreck several weeks ago.
The many friends of Dr. Hall have
greatly missed him In his activities as
a physician and citizen, and he haa
had th*ir aympwhy duria* th, Uj*«
ha haa boon coaflnad to Ida bad. Hrt
eaasMa raarar la katas laatad U*
Hooten, Alice Laurie O’Qi
Lillian Stevenson, Ada Louise Steven
son, Louise Evans Fowler, Johnic
Thomas Wood, William Alfonso
Collins, Emma Lucile Knowles, Nina
Eudeli Prosser, Gladys K. Babb, Caro
lyn Ennis. T
Cooperville—Mary Madeline Hum
phries, Eloiae Newton, Sarah Wini
fred Ethridge, Annie Katherine Tay
lor, Louise Allen, Frances Hona
Weaver, Clara Leone Adams, Eugene
Eunice Lavender, Marvin Gladin,
Robert Emantfd Pearson, Hollatod
Ethridge Pierce, Buford Lawson
Lawrence, Albert Lee.
Midway—Mildred ICbm*
from hi*, home several weeks.
Mr. Ivey was bom in this county
and a number of years ago moved to
Macon. It was evident from the
decomposition of his body that the
man had been dead for several weeks.
He is survived by hi# wife and sev
eral children. Mrs. Ivey is a sister
of Mr. Chas Gibson of this city.
Recording Secretary-Mm. Umar Bogje Hobfoblln* two quartette*.
** am ' . and three other big acts and a Mack
Treasurer Mian Manic Jon*. quartette with a
Grade Treasurer - Miss Man-1 bunch of m ., ni , c flat , oot buck danc.
Simpson. eT% clo>0 the .bow in one continuous
Mrs. N. P. Walker and Mrs. 0. B. i ye j|
Twilly as hostesses served delicious 1 ___
refreshments, and n most delightful
social half hour was spent.
A report of the work of the As
sociation will be published next week
Col. Jm. E. Puttie will deliver an
addreee Saturday evening nt a ban
quet given in hi* boner by the mem-
kon *1 tin «ar of Colaaihu. Oa. He
G. M. C. TRACK TEAM TO
ENTER & I. A. MEET
Coach Slap Rentz with his track
team of five men will enter the G.
I. A. track meet to be staged in At
lanta May 18th, to compete for cups
and individual medals offered for
eveata, and high team score.
H* five men making Urn trig are
CADETS DECORATE DRUG STORE
IN COMPANY COLORS
The MOtedgeville Drug storca have
been transformed into rainbow
garden#, the colors of the companies
of G. M. C. being attractively and
gracefully displayed in each of them.
The Gold and White of company
A has been profusely used in decorat
ing Boone's, lavender and whito and
red and white of companies B and
C have hung in Fmley*n and Culver
and Kidds is dacondod with the bins
and white of company D. All of Mm
