Federal Union Established in 1 Southern Recorder 1J MiltdftviHc, Cm., July 12, 1928 Consolidated in 1872 Number 47 VOLUME XCVIII. TRIO INDICTED BLUES ARRIVE IN ANGLES CASE ATCAMPJACKSON Work on Legion Memorial Will Be Started Next Week L L Smith, J. W. Hubbard and Fountain Hardy Indicted by Jury. Trial Set for Next Monday this J. W. jjl „] indictment against {Jubl>urd, Fountain Hardy and L. Ia. Snjth, in the alledged flogging <»f Jim Angles, Baldwin county farmers, fur ;y in May. The bill charged the m, ■ with asr-ault with intent to mur- The investigation of the flogging affair began Monday afternoon and '.•ntinued through Tuesday. The :,ill was returned Tuesday afternoon. Angles and his wife were principal witnesses to appear before the jury. ;»r. J. W. Mobley, Jr., nn<l several Mirroes who lived near the spot where Angles received the beating appeared before the jury. .1 u'lge James B. Park ha.-- set the ra .,. for Monday morning. Solicitor Bake, who will handle the prosecu tion. has subpoenued a large number f witnesses. Allen & Pottle are have representing hte defendant, case. Over eighty witness been called to testify in the case Monday. It is expected that the greater por tion of Monday will be required to select a jury. Angles was taken from hi# home in South Baldwin early in May and carried into the woods near his home ami severely beaten. He accused the three indicted men who have denied any knowledge of the .affair. Leave Gty Sunday Evening on Special Train. Camp Ready And Training Has Began. Division Encamped The Blues entrained here late Sun- day afternoon and departed Sunday night on a special train over the Georgia Railroad. The train arrived I at camp Monday and the erection of ! tents immediately began. The trip f was broken by a short stop over in j Florence, S. C., where the men were served coffee. The area allotted to the division has been converted into a tented city, every branch of the service being represented at the training camp. The Blues company street is ideally located, being in the center of the camp, and is easily aceesable to the camp theatre, swimming pool and other amusement places in the camp. All of the men are in a happy mood and have entered into the training enthusiastically. The camp this year promises to be one of the most interesting since the guard was organized. Units from the | North and South Carolina and Geor- D. P. MYR1CK DIES SUDDENLY Gtir.o ‘ of Meriwether Neighbor hood Passes Awiy With Heart Attack Early Sunday Morning Mr. Dudley P. Mvrlck, died at his omc near Meriwether Sunday morn- •r nlx'Ut four o’clock. His death a- due t.. heart failure, with which truck wa# hard it if thought that he over ngth, as he had been suff- ' a heart weakness for some I gia make up the division with every braneh of the service represented. The manuevers will take on the form of a diviMon .and different war prob lems will be worked out. The Gov ernors of the three states will at tend a special review at the camp next week. A sham battle bringing into action all outfits will also be staged before the camp is disbursed. CHIRAPRACTOR TO OPEN HIS OFFICE IN SANFORD BUILDING Dr. H. E. Stanford, Gradnoto of Palmer School Coming To Millodgo- ▼ill*. Formerly From Tifton Georgia Ur. H. E. Stanford, graduate of the Palmer School of Chitopratic at Davenport, Iowa, and former resi dent of Tifton Georgia has opened offices in the Sanford Building and will prntice his profession here. Dr. Stanford is a honor graduate of the Ty Ty Georgia High School, and the Berry School at Rome, Ga. Losing his health he became interest ed in the science that restored it and begun the study of Chiropratirs. He , . _ , was prerident of his class and valedic- , th,;c,ty Sutui- ^ whe „ cr .,, luated at Dav , npI , rt "f" t ™ Ck ° a : 1 f“' hos and made „„ unu.ual record at the ° r I rchool. He is a member of the Delta Sigma Chi Fraternity. Dr. Stanford has spent .uome time traveling through Middle and South Georgia with a view of locating to Construction of Will and Gates Around Athletic Field Gets Under Way. General Drive To Start Next Week Construction of the American Legion Memorial to the World War Heroes who died in action, will be gin tJ»ia week under the supervision of Jon W. Hutchinson, the work to cost approximately $8,000. The morial will be u hollow tile wall < pletely encircleing the G. M. athletic field with three entrances to the field, each entrance being murk- ed with a memorial gate, the style of .architecture being designed along (rmilar lines as those murking the entrances to the campus. The Legion committee direci the drive has made a brief cunvas 1 to several of the leading business and professional men of the city and hav met with splendid response, accord ing to Dr. Richard Binion, Chairmnn of the committee. The general driv will begin next week, a general car vas of the city being made and ever citizen being given the opportunity to contribute. The American Legion Auxilliary this week turned over a large sum oi money to the committee tc be used on the memorial. The Auxi liary has been very active during the past few years .and hjive raised large sum of money. This contribu tion way made to the committee with an expression from the Auxilliary to cooperate in every way to make the drive a success. The Legion memorial drive been given enthusiastic endorsement by club heads and prominent citizens. The undertaking has been described as worthy of the endorsement and financial support of every citizen and the committee has met with enthusi astic asistance jon all sides. - Dr. Binion has had several com mittee meetings this week and everj detail is being carefully worked out The architect# drawings and plan: have been approved and the actual work beginning this week it is hoped by the committee that the memorial will be completed early in Septembe »ere h„d »t • •k-eville Methodist church ' wu } )t . cnl -nine „t 11:30 o'clock. I* n Fan-. „f th, Milledxevillc | ““ ™ ° for choosing lilledgeville se of its progressive spirit infidence of the peopl. the the i emetery. ’ 'lowing acting as pall-bearer#: ■' Edwards, Robert Harper, J. »‘ , sr.d, Luther Herring, Paul Law- Tl Thos Humphries and S. D. bridge. Mr. Myrick was a son of the late Mrs. John E. Myrick, and rn near Merriwether fifty-five ! r * He is survived by his • on.| two sons, D. P. Jr., and lyrick; three brother#, Harvey : «f Thomasvilte; W. S. My- hikeland, Fla.; and Gus My- Dordon; and three sisters, * Hi,- Myrick. of Gordon; Mrs. '■ -’H. <.f Round Oak, and Mrs. ( * r»el! f of Albany. / l.vrick. with tne exception of y<-urs, spent his Jife in this •-‘f! l c- -u nty, as a youth he attend " M. College, and after ■ ’ c maturity he worked for a urn a,i Georgia. He later ’ » thiy city and engaged in ^‘• ufucture of soft drinks, and P as t several years been en- Pl*ce j- n f *- ,ninS at th * 0,d home NEGRO KILLED HIMSELF SATURDAY WITH SHOT GUN Willis Davis T«k tag Himself The Mouth Mnh. Wr ' J kiflc father. a Merriwether. In early boy- he joined the Bethel d " t church. He was a hard a kind husband and '-n f 00<l neiKhbor * an <f a quiet Jntim.. fricndS kcenly ***** Urnt,, y passing. The , n . um Hats of the Middle L,-.. n - • 1>,r ‘ct Fair Association has tnb u -i on n * y 0ntl Sre ready * or dis " u - ,, u can * et one from • ‘u-ndrickson. Willis Davis, a negro. Saturday morning placed the muzzle of a shot gun in his mouth, pulled the trige and tent a load of shot crushing through his head. Coroner Newton was notified and held an enquest, .and the verdict of the jury was that Davis had death at his own hands. Davis lived near the city limit: the northern section. HEATH SUIT THROWN OUT OF COURT Judge James B. Park sustained a general demurrer filed in answer to the suit of Mrs. Thelma Y. Heath vs. the Georgia Railroad, throwing the case out of court. Mrs. Heath sued the Railway com pany for injuries received when she fell on the track of the company on the cornet of Wayne and Hancock Street# last spring. TOBACCO BEING CURED The tobacco crop of Baldwin cuonty is being gathered and the fol lowing have ytarted curing: They are Messrs Fred Hall Bob Prosser and Frank Riley, and all of them have made good crops- according to Demonstrator Blackwell. COL Col. Geo. S. Roach returned home Wednesday, after u two week’s vas in North Georgia for boys to at- tned G. M. C. While his trip was interfered with by the rains, he secured several applications. He thinks the prospects for a good at tendance is promising. Col. Roach will go to Atlantn Fri day to attend a meeting of .-taff of Gov. Hardman. Mrs. Nolie Boyer, of Linton, died in the City Hospital Saturday night after an illness of two weeks. The remains of Mrs. Boyer were carried to her home in Linton, ami the funeral services were held Mon day afternoon Rev. Mr. Maxwell officiating. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Cook and Mrs. Cnrrie Boyer, and three brothers, Clifton Boston and Lee Osborn, all of Linton. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilson, and Messrs Arthur Butts and G. L. Log- gin spent Saturday in Atlanta, where they were awarded the seventy-five dollar prize given to the district sell ing the larges tr.umber of electric refrigerators during the recent cam paign. The Milledgevlile district won second place. The suit of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Holloway for damages against the city of Milledgeville was settled by the City before Judge James B. Park this week, the city paying all court and giving Mr. and Mrs. Hol loway $500. The case hay been pending in the courts several years, the suit having been filed to recover for injuries re ceived by Mrs. Holloway in an auto mobile wreck. BRIEF SESSION SUPERIOR COURT Convent, Monday and Diapoae* of Civil Caiei. Adjourns Wed- neiday Until Next Monday for Crimna) Docket After a three day -ession of the Baldwin Superior Court convened Monday morning. Judge James B. Parks adjourned the c-urt until next Monday morning when the crimnal docket will be disposed of, only a small number of cases being on the calendar, the trial of the three men indicted for the flogging of Jim Angles taking the center of the -'age. The Grand Jury organized Monday morning with Capt. J. H. Enni#, fore man and Jon. W. Hutchinsni tnry. Judge James B. Park: ebarge to jury stated that he had been advised by citizens here that it would be wise to postpone c< til August due to the fact that the farmers had been delayed in their work and needed every day to ad vance their crops as rapidly a# poasi hie, but since the rains had come anti the farmers could not work, he would continue court as scheduled. In his charge to the jury he vigor ously condemned Dogging and labeled* any person who participated in such an affair u coward -and despicable. He also stated that it had been brought to hi# attention that there had been a lobby working among the jurors and that such practice dangerous to justice and law. He urged the jurors to conscientiously perform their duty and cited to them certain luw that he usked them to read after going to their jury goom. The Grund Jury has rapidly dis posed of its duties and will adjourn next Tuseduy it is expected, after the presentments are read to the court. The committees arc out and will make their reports to the foreman when the jury reconvenes next Tues day. The Civil docket was unusually light and consumed only a short time. The crimanl docket is yet for next Monday. CITY REPEALS GASOLINE TAX Law Passed Levying One Cent Tax on AM Gasoline Repealed. Settles Injunction Pending Before Court An order repealing the one c« :as tax act passed by the City Col il about a month ago, was passed at : session of the Council this w settling an injunction that had been filed before Judge Park by the T< Co., Gulf Refining Co., and L. N. Jordan. The law was passed in May to levy one cent tax per gallon on gasoline sold in the city, and had been collected only once, this money >g been refunded since the law repealed. The gasoline com panies operating here filed a bill of injunction against the city, and a mpornry retraining order wus sued. The case was to be argued before Judge Parks next Monday. Since the law has been repealed the injunction has automatically been 'ithdrawn. JUDGE HEARS RAILROAD SUIT Derition To Be Made Witlun Thirty Day*. Argun,at, Pre Muled in Brief*. Injunction Heard The injunction feature of the equitable suit of Mrs. A. H. Paschal vs. the Georgia Railroad was heard before Judge James B. Park Tuesday afternoon and evening, Col. Erwin Sibley presenting the argument for Mr#. Paschal and Jones, Jones & Johnson of Mncon and Hines Carpenter of this city representing the railroad. Judge Parks granted the attorneys the right to present their argument in briefs so that he might consider and hand down n de cision within the nex^ thirty day Mrs. Paschai filed #uit and an junction against the railroad several weeks ago. The injunction would stop the railroad from operating its trains in the streets of the city, and was the only feature argued. Col. Sibley contended the railroad had no right to accupy the streets of the city, citing ns hi# authority that the right originally granted the Old Capital Railway Co., hud never been legally invested in the defendants. The surpoposed sale being void, being directed by Judge Seaborn Reese, who resided out side this circuit and without authority of law, evidence was also shown that original authority litnited the road to the operation of small diminutive engine noiseless and smokele. \ known as dummy engine, and that the present freight loco motive was operated without legal thority. Mr. Sibley also cited the fact that the railroad was using the streets freight yard# without authority .and that the Mayor and Council had perfect right to stop it at any time, and if they did not property holders who abutted the tracks could do Mr. Sibley cited the- actions of Monte zuma and Acworth for this authority. The Railroad counsel contended that the railroad had full authority fro the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Milledgeville to operate their trains. That the city had passed giving them rights to operate their train a# is being done, and that that they had taken no action without thi consent of the city authorities. At ordinance passed July 5th, of. thi: year was introduced which ratified and confirmed all acts pertaining to the Railroad company. Judge Parks decision is expected to he handed down within the thirty dnys. The case has created much interested and i# expected bring to a climax the railroad sit tion within the city. Rev. G. I. Hiller, former Rector of the St. Stephens Episcopal church low of Lakeland, Fla., is spend ing several days in the city the guest of Mr. Frank Bone. Mr. Hiller has a large circle of friends in this city who gave him a cordial welcome back to the city. He has been to Seattle Washington where he attended the meeting of Kiwanis International. He has been active in the civic organization for number of year# having served as Secretary of the local club. The city fire department answered n call Monday morning when funeral hearse of the Joseph A. Moore Undertaking Parlors caught fire while standing in front of thi Massey Service Station. Mr. W.arrcn Welch drove the truck to the station for gawoline and had finished filling the tank when it suddenly caught fire from a match benig struck near by. The hearse wus driven into the street and covered in flames when the fire < puny extinguished it. The hearse was enroute to the' fun eral of Mr. Dudley Myrick. Honoring Rev. G. I. Hiller, ol Lakeland, Fla., Mr. Frank Bone i‘ entertaining the members of the Ki wanis Club this afternoon at a barbe cue at the home of Mrs. T. Treanor. Rev. Hiller is visiting Mr. Bone, stopping here enroute to his home from Seattle Washington, where he attended the meeting of Kiwanis International Miss Babrarah Hall of Atlanta, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hall. REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN FOR ELECTION G. M. ( TRUSTEES The registration books are open r an election of three members of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Military College. The books will lose August 8th. The election will be held August 28th. The trustees whose terms ex pire are Marion Allen, Otto M. Conn, and M. F. Stembridge. A. L. GAITHER DIED SATURDAY A Confederate Veteran Pane* Away, After Long and Uaefnl Life. Funeral Held Sunday Afternoon Mr. Augustus Longstrcet Gaither, passed away nt the home of his daughter, Mrs. O. O. Banks, Saturday morning, July 7th, after a long and useful life, having served his genera tion faithfully and well. Mr. Gaither had been in declining health for some time, as his utrength gradually yielded to the ravages of old age, but his In-t illness extended through only a few day*. It was rea lized that the end was near, but his death brought great sorrow to his loved one#, who ministered to him during his last days. The funeral services were held at the Methodist church Sunday after noon at four o’clock, Rev. John F. Yarbrough officiating. In his talk Mr. Yarbrough paid a tribute to the life of Mr. Gaither which he said spoke for itself. He then referred to the debt of gratitude the present generation of the South owed to the men of the old South* and the Con federate soldiers, who had borne hard shipp and privations to build a great and prosperous Southland. The remains were laid to rest in the city cemetery, the following act ing .as pall-bearers: Messrs. H. G. Banks, W. E. Ireland, Olin Banks, A. W. Watkins, S. D. Stembridge and J. C. Grant. Mr. Gaither is #urvived by one daughter, Mrs. O. O. Banks, and the following grand-children: Messrs H. G. Banks, Olin Banks, Mrs. A. W. Watkins, Mrs. W. E. Ireland, Misses Dorothy and Ruth Bank#t of this city; Mrs. O. E. Herndon, of San Antonio, Texas; Mias Florric Harwell and Miss C. B. Branham, of Covington. Mr. Gaither was born in Newton county, June 4th, 1845, and was a scion of one of Georgia’s most prominent families. Before he reach ed his majority the war between the States came, and he enlisted in the Confederate army, and went to the front to protect his Southland, from the invasion of a foe. He tuw ser vice in many of the battles and made a brave and true soldier, knowing no fear where duty culled. He survived the bloody conflict and when peace was declared he returned to his home in Newton county, and took up the work of rebuilding his (Continued *»n back page) HEAVY RAINS DAMAGE CROPS Rain Fall In Jnly Over Seven Inchei. Five Inches Fall In Three Day*. Wet Year Heavy ruins continued throughout all sections of the county thi# week, doing dumage to crops and property according to reports coming in from different sections, while reports from the office of Mr. R. H. Mc Combs, Government recorder of weather conditions, showed that over seven inches of rain had fallen in July and that the first half of 1928 had reached 28.98 inches. Over five inche# of rain have fallen during the past three days, weather reports show, the heaviest down pour coming Tuesday night when 2.21 inches fell in les» than twelve hours. 1.60 inches were record ed Monday night. 1928 has been clas#ed as a wet year according to Mr. McCombs. "The total inches from year to year rarely even varies running around forty inches,” said Mr. McCombs. With one half of the year gone about thirty inches have fallen, leav ing only ten inches for the next six months if conditions run )true to form. The continued rains that have been almost daily since early spring have greatly damaged crops and have placed farming conditions at a great handicap. While crops are not com pletely demolished and the out-look is not as gloomy as the average per son would suppose, the crop produc tion will be small, is the report from Agent Nesmith. Sugar cane and watermelons thould show a good yield says the agent.
