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♦ ttiutt VOLUME XCVm. £«j luthern Reco.' Estabi xcr 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