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*OLUML ALVlll. Southern -Recorder 1819
MilledgeviUe, G».. August 2, 1928
Consolidated in 1872
Number 50
j>. J. L. Beeson Named
President of G. S. C. W.
Distinguished Educator Has Served
on Faculty 30 Yean and Has
Been Acting President Since
Death of Dr. Parks
j Sr j. 1.. Beeson was named presi-
. nt t ,f the Gerogia State College for
’.ftimt” ,l n meeting of the Board of
iiimt.'is held in Atlanta Tuesday
narfc: l»r- Beeson has been a member
oi the r'uculty of the G. S. C. W. for
thi : - thirty years, and since the
j c8 tl of Dr. M. 'M. Parks in Decem-
j,«.r *26, hus been acting president.
1 der his direction and manage-
mr nt the college has been maintained
ai the high standard conducted by Dr.
Parks and has continued uninterrupt-
r ,J. As acting president Dr. Bee*on
has organized his faculty for another
rear, and applications for entrance
„f indents exceed the number of the
pa-t year at this time.
|)r. Beeson’s election by the trus
tees was made public Wednesday in a
statement by Chief Justice Richard
B. Hu-nell, of the state supreme court
president of the board of trustees, of
the college, and Miller S. Bell, of Mil-
ledireville, secretary of the board. •
"Since the tragic death of Dr.
Park-, the directors of the Georgia
State College for Women have been
looking for a suitable president from
the outside,” said this statement.
"And since the board has been so far
unable- to find one whom we believe
better fitted for the position in point
of scholarship, constructive financial
and executive ability than the pres
ent acting president, we have there
fore unanimously chosen Dr. J. L.
Beeson, who has so splendidly car
ried on the work of the college since
the death of Dr. Parks.
“Dr. Beeson has served the college
continuously for the past thirty y
He has occupied the positions of pro
fessor, dean, vice president and acting
president. He has the esteem and
confidence of the board of directors,
the faculty, the students, the patrons
llumsu of the college. H<
knows the traditions, the ideals am
the work <-f the college as probably m
other person
had fh.- expe
kno
then
He has
ience of conducting tlv
college. He nerved the
acting president
d again since the
-f Dr. Marvin M. Parks
i I >• <•* mber
4 Th. collet
administrate
It. Bee-on and he is directing
affair- nb-ng the line.*.* mupped out
by hi- -ii-languished predecessor, and
which made the college a power for
Rood in Georgia. Our new president
hold* the A. B. nnd A. M. degrees
th«- University of Alabama and
is a Ph. I). graduate of the Johns
Hopkins university. He is a fellow of
the American Association for the Ad
vancement of Science und is a mem-
ber of -c-veral scientific, learned and
patriotic societies.
"br. Heeson is a distinguished edu-
:a tor and the hoard feel that they
h *v f called to the presidency a man
‘Plmdiilly equipped and well quali-
N to carry on the great work of the
“liege that is doing so much f*
*omanhood of our state.”
CHANGES BEING MADE ON IN-
TERIOR OF COLONIAL THEATRE
eat* Added and Change. Mad.
Attracl
In Stal
the
has been completed
-n of the new scat* in th<
Theatre and the Milledgc
ure house has reopened its
the public.
idition of the new seats co
remodeling program that
Jn last fall und make* the
atre one of the most mod-
hc state.
<-w 'eats have been added
new arrangement, only
| in the theatre. The seats
ily upholstered, and
ble und the latest type.
• pc of pictures being shown
Colonial far in the lead
-mailer houses
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c T u. TO ELECT OFFICERS
’ bly meeting of the W. C.
• held next Tuesday af-
1 five o’clock at the Bap-
The annual election of
' ill be held.
IMPROVEMENTS TO BE MADE
AT BALDWIN HOTEL
lining Room Will Be Looted With
Entrance on Wayne Street.
Elevator Installed. Hot and
Cold Water System Enlarged
Mrs. M. A. McCraw has nnnounc-
d that the work of muking the
ontemplated changes at the Baldwin
Hotel will be commenced within the
•xt few weeks.
The dining room will be located on
the first floor, with entrance on
Wayne Street, the room formerly occ
upied by the Expre.su Co., being used.
\ modern dining hall will be made,
and meals will be served at all hours.
This will change the mode of enter
tainment at the Hotel.
An elevator will also be placed
the Hotel, and the cold and hot wa
system enlarged.
Other improvements will be made
which will add to the attractiveness
of the Hotel.
OVERHEAD BRIDGE NOT TO BE
BUILT AT STATE SANITARIUM
Recorder Misinformed About Rail-
rood Work At So
In a story that appeared in laat
eeks Union Recorder it was stated
that the Georgia railroad would build
a viaduct at the point in front of the
Gree.i building at the State Sani
tarium where the Gerogia Railroad
tracks cros* the road leading to Hard
wick. This was an error the paper
The tracks will be lowered but the
approaches will be graded on either
side to make the crossing smooth. A
viaduct will not be built. We hasten
to make this correction.
Revival sendees will begin at Un
ion Hill Methodist chuieh net Sun
day morning, Rev. Arthur Torranr*
conducting the opcr ! ng services a
eleven o'clock, mid Judge J. A
Dorsey conducting two sendees daily
during the next week.
The services will be held in hto
morning anil evening, according to
Rev. .1. A. Farr, the pastor of the
church. The hour for the services
ha< not been announced. Judge Dor
sey is one of the leading laymen of
the church and is an influential
speaker.
People of all denominations have
been invited to attend the preaching
services each day.
WATER PLANT 1
NEEDS REPAIRS
Clear Water Basin Leaking, Method
of Chemicalizing Water Anti
quated and Settling and
Filtering Easins Too Small
Milledgeville’s water plant is in
need of many improvements and en
largement is the opinion of the writer
after making a trip through the plant
with Mr. Chn*. Smith, the mon in
charge of the work, and after an ex
planation of the operation of the
plant.
A hitter controversy has been
started in the city council over the
water situation, one group contending
the water plant is incapcitated and in
need of repairs, and the other hold
ing that the plant is meeting the
needs of the city, and the expendi
ture of funds htere is unnecessary
and uncalled for. The representative
of the paper made a visit to the
plant and asked Mr. Chas Smith, who
has the operation of the plant in
charge to show us through and ex
plain the rituation to us.
The old plant that was purchased
from the American Pipe Co., has
been discarded and is no longer uwd.
The machinery and boilers in this
building are rusty and we suppose
have been left to decay.
The new plant is well constructed
and very good for the purpose for
which it was built. There is one
*ngle pump on the lower floor of
the building, with a capacity of about
three hundred thousand gallons a day.
The council has made provision to
add another pump, so that in the
event this single unit needs repair or
is burned out, a pump can be kept
active.
The rhilorinator is a single unit
and according to Mr. Smith a very
delicate instrument nnd in the event
this should be damaged, all water
would have to be boiled until a new
instrument could be bought or new
parts secured. The present instru
ment is as good as can be bought, but
there is no provision made for a
break down -
TOBACCO CROP
IS BEING DRIED
Estimated That 75,000 Pounds of
Bright Leaf Will Be Harvested.
Being Well Cored
For Market
The tobacco crop in Baldwin eoun-
y is being harvested.
One hundred and seventeen acres
rree planted, under the supervision
of Mr. J. V. Blackwell, of North
Carolina, who was employed for the
purpose. All with the exception of
few acres are in Ruldwin practical
ly every Section of the county being
presented. Those planting were:
Trawick Bros., O. M. Ennis, T. E.
Pugh, J. W. Moran, R. L. Prosper, J.
R. Torrance. L. N. Jordan, J. H.
Ennis, Mrs. Mnrgnret Napier. G W.
Hollinshead, Sanitarium Farm. R. W.
Ivey, Dr. J. H. Shurley, Mr. Hodges,
B. F. Jones, Bob Weaver, C. R. Tor
rance and son, Mr. Childs, Walter
Hall, Harrington Bros.
It is estimated that the yield w-ill
reach around 75,000 pounds*,
bright leaf tobacco most suitable for
cigarettes. The drying is now in pro
cess, and is being successfully when
it is conwdered that this is the first
time tobacco culture has ever been
undertaken here.
Mr. Blackwell i* hunting a murket,
and will at an early date call a meet
ing of the raisers, and discuss the
matter with them.
Mr. Blackwell says that it has
been practically nhown that a great
part of the land of Baldwin county
is suitable for the successful raising
of tobacco.
It will be impossible this year to
establish a market here, and get buy
ers to come to the city, but this can
be done next year if a sufficent
amount is raised.
aergency.
The
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small
NAVY RECRUITING OFFICER
COMMENDED BY BUREAU OF
NAVIGATION
Felton Rice, local Navy Recruiting
Officer has been commended by the
Naval Authorities for efficient and
conscientious performance of duty
while in charge of the Recruiting Sta
tion in Jacksonville, Fla., in 1926 and
1927, and wince coming to Milledge-
ville in February of this year. Mr.
Rice’s tour of shore duty expired on
the 15th of Juliy, and on that date
he received a telegram from the De
partment announcing that he had
been granted a year’s extention of
duty in the Recruiting service and
that he would remain at his present
station. The Medical Department of
the Navy alternates their shore and
of .
I shni
completed his two
immediately was granted the extra
year on account of his excellent re
year on account of hsi excellent re-
The Darien Baptist chuvh at
Linton will begin its .annual revival
Saturday, August 4th, with Rev. C.
C. Davison, of Sandresville, assisting
the pastor, Rev. J. F. McCIuncy.
Mr McCluney will fill the pulpit
of the Sandersvillle Baptist church
Sunday, August 5th .n the absence
of Pastor Davison. Mr. McCluney
is a forceful speaker and is qui.c
popular in religious circles. It is a
privilege to have him and a large
crowd is expected to hear him both
hours next Sunday.—Sandersyille
I Progress.
when the plant is forced to over do
its capacity, which is the case about
nine months in the year. As long ns
the city uses only about three hun
dred thousand gallons per day the
water can be filtered through the re
quired time, but during the school
session, the water has to be forced
through in a few minutes.
The soda ash and .alum, two chemi
cals that are added to the water in
the process of filteraiion, are placed
in the muddy water well, the recep
tacle that recei* the water direct
from the creek. When asked why
the chemical were placed in this well
insteud of being .added as the water
flows into the settlnig basin, as is
the custom and pratice in all’ water
plants, Mr. Smith stated that if add
ed where it should, the chemical
would not remuin in the water long
enough to get the required action be
fore it was pumped into the stand
pipe and go into the mains. By
adding it in the muddy water basin
it is in the wuter about forty-fiv
minutse longer and the required
chemicul action is secured.
The clear water basin which
as u storage tank for the water ready
for the stand pipe, has a large leak
in it and is inneed of repair. Dur
ing flood season the clear water be
comes contaminated from the creek
water that comes through the sides.
The sewrage situation i» being re
lieved we were told, a survey from
the female camp having been complet
ed.
Mr. Smith stated that all of the
process of fillteration was a matter
of guess work, as there were no
gauges and he had to add the amount
of chemicals he thought necessary
but that there should be acurate
gauges so that he could increase or
decrease the chemicals .added to the
water, according to the needs.
A*- we see it, the present plant is
alright a* far as it goes, but it was
built to fulfill the immediate needs,
with no thought of the future, and
the time hus come when the city muyfc
look to an expansion program.
The money, we are, told, is not
available, but <*ome plan should be
made with a view of undertaking
enlargement program within the n
future.
Jim Angles, Flogging Victim
Figures In Cutting Scrape
FIRST DISTRICT W. M. U.
TO HOLD RALLY AUG. 8TH
Repr,
nted
SEWRAGE LINES FROM PRISON
FARM SURVEYED THIS
WEEK
Cily Take. Over Samyin, Part
The First District Baptist W. M.
U. of the Washington Association
will hold a rally with Devereaux Bap-
titt church on Wednesday afternoon
August 8th, at .’1:80 o’clock. This
District includes Devereaux, Island
Creek, Beulah, Friendship, Black
Springs, Hardwick and MiUedgeville
churches and the District Secretary
urges all churches to Mend repre
sentatives.
The following is the program:
Hymn, Work for the Night is Coming.
Devotional—Mrs. B. L. Prosser of
Friendship church.
Hymn.'
Recognition of SupL nnd visitors.
Welconfo—Miss Nell Coleman,
Devereaux church.
Response—Mrs. W. J. Chandler,
MiUedgeville church.
Reports from Presidents.
Solo—Be Thou My Light—Miss
Elizabeth Coleman, Devereaux.
Messuge—District Secretary—Mrs.
L. C. Wall.
Message Young Peoples—District
Secretary. Miss Selma Sherrer.
Reports Young People Organiza
tions.
Addrei-'—Rev. J. I. William*,
Missionary from China.
Benediction.
Mr. Frank Broom, a member of
the police force of this city, was call
ed to Columbia, S. C., Thursday on
account of the death of his brother,
Harvey J. Lowe, who was reared by
hi* uncle and aunt, and took their
i engaged
r Congaric river
-n, when he slip-
head striking
Engineers this week completed the
survey of the sewrage line from the
female* camp at the state farm, work
on the pipe line to begin immediately
nnd will be completed within forty
days, according to Aildeman L. H.
Andrews who has the work in charge.
The line from the male camp and
tuhucular ward is being surveyed,
but cannot be laid until appropria
tions are made at the coming session i
of the Legislature. i
The money to lay the female line
was appropriated last July and en
gineers .agreeable to both the prison
commission and the city were not
agreed upon. The City Council as
sumed the responsibility of survey
ing the line and have completed this
work. Alderman Andrews stated that
the council had been assured the
work would be completed within the
next two months.
ALL DAY SINGING BROUGHT
LARGE CROWD HERE SUNDAY
The All Day Sing at the Baptist
church in this city Sunday was large
ly attended, with people from the sur
rounding count./.
There were *ong leaders in at
tendance from other sections of the
State, some of whom sang in duets,
quartets nnd solos, others leading the
singing for the congregation.
Ttys singer* who came from a
distance were served dinner by a
local committee headed by Mr.
Maurice Harrington, and Mr. Wm
Torrance and other*—Basket dinners
were spread on the G. M. C. campus.
The singing was sweet and inspir
ing. and wa* pervaded by a spirit of
Mr. Maurice Harrington presided
r.nd announced the singers.
Tax Collector L. I). Smith is having
hir. office fixed up in the Kidd Build
ing, in the room formerly occupied
by the Chamber of Commerce. Mr.
Smith will be assisted during the busy
season ofi collecting taxes by Mrs.
Ben Bass, who hay served as Tax
Collector .since the death of Mr.
Bass.
Mr. Lowe
stringing a cable
w-ith a number o
ped und fell,
agsinst a rock, which knock him
conscious. He wa* drowned in spi
of the efforts of the following co
pi-nion: W. B. Bennett, F. Hossti
F. I). Quick. Bud Hunnicutt, M. D.
Ousley, W. B. Nowell, 0*r.ar Stro-
mun, O. L. Allen. Roy Cole. H. R.
White, George Whittle, D. G. Good
win, A. C. Hughes. These men are
linemen for the Postal Telegraph
Co., and recently spent some turn*
The body ui Mr. Lowe was found
Saturday, about forty-two miles from
where he was drowned. His re
main* were buried in Wurrenton
Tuesday.
MR.
Ollic Alllrifc In Jail Following
Attack on Angles Wednesday
Afternoon. Warrant Issued
For Arthur Allen
Jim Angles became the victim of
another attack Wednesday afternoon
when Ollic Alldrige cut anti -.abhed
him several times, the conflict
taking place at Coopcrville where
the two men were loading watermel
ons. Alldrige is in the county jail
waiting the outconp? of Angles
wounds before a bond is granted. A
warrant was also .issued fro Arthur
Allen, who held Angles while he was
ing cut, according to information
ven Sheriff Terry, who made the
The attack was the outcome of a
bitter feeling that had grown up bc-
n the two men since the recent
flogging of Angle*, is the opinion of
witnesses and people residing in the
Cooperville disrtict Alldrige was
summoned ns a witness, but did not
testify for the defense in the case of
Fountain Hardy, who was accused
with three other men in taking
Angles out and severely beating him
with a tack studded thong.
The two men had been ioading
watermelon* at the Cooperville sta
tion and had practically concluded
their days work when the attack was
made. Anf^c* was talking to Mr.
Ash Benford when Alldrige ap-
p. inched them. According to Mr.
Benford said that man is coming
to kill me, and when he was only a
few steps away Alldridgc pulled his
knife, which he had opened and con
cealed up his *ieevc and began cutt
ing him.
Angles drew his pistol, and Arthur
Allen stepped up and grabbed his arm
to keep him from shooting und giving
Alldridgc full opportunity enn-
Vnue cutting him. The orowd- pulled
Alldridge away nnd Angle* was
brought to Dr. B inions office.
The doctors stated that Angl*e
wounds we^e not necessariy fatal
but were serious. He is expected to
recover.
Alldridge has been refused bond
pending the outcome of the wounds
Anglles swore out a warrant for
Alien, ami he . has been plact-d in jail
by Sheriff Terry.
There were severay eye witnesses
to. the difficulty who state that All
dridge made the attack, and that It
was rumored that he had threatened
Angles’ life earlier in the day. The
two men had had a fuss when Angles
, told Alldridge to stop following him,
report* show.
Mr. Ford Montgomery, who recent
ly entered a contest for a scholar
ship in the Boston Conservatory of
Music, which was held in New York,
has been awarded a half scholarship.
There were three hundred in the
contest from all Ejections of the coun
try, and Mr. Montgomery was the
youngest He was a pupil of Miss
Fannie Virginia McClure, and is a
most talented pianist.
THIRD DISTRICT NURSES MEET
IN MACON AUGUST 4TH
The Third District State Nurses
Association will meet Saturday, Aug.
4th, 3 P. M. in Nurses Home, Macon
City Hospital.
Officers will be elected for Official
Registry. A full attendance is urged.
W. E. Doherty, of South Carolina,
has been secured through the court
esy of the “Wear-Ever” company to
give a lecture on “food and its re
lation to health,” the Wear-Evei
Company being represented by Mr.
W. H. Blanks, Jr.
Mr. Doherty is a man who as au
thority on foods and diets, medical
axsociations have made efforts to se
cure hi» services for a series of lec
tures, but the aluminum company re
fuses to release him.
The men and women of Milledge-
villo are indeed fortunate to have the
opportunity to hear Mr. Dcherty on
Friday May 10th, eigh thirty o’clock.
The place is not yet designated, but
will be announced later.
A NUMBER OF BOYS FROM
FLA., TO ENTER G. M. C.
Col. Geo S. Roach and Major T. H.
Rent* returned Saturday for a two
weeks* stay in Florida, bringing with
them the signature of a number of
boys, who will enter G. M. C. in
September.
They left Tuesday morning for a
trip to Southeast Georgia, where they
will be for the next several day*.
The prospects for a good attend
ance of boarding cadets for
year are promising, a large number
of applications already being on file
in the Presidents office.
PROTRACTED SERVICES TO
BE HELD AT COOPERVILLE
Protracted services
mence at the Baptiut church
Cooperville Sunday night, August j
22th. Rev. Lester L. William* will j I f||
preach and Mr. J. A. Moore urges each Georgia housewife
lead the * singing. j I C0 -operate in buying Georgia
The public is cordially invited to j| foods,
attend these irevieea. it -- - ’
The County Commissioners will
hold their regular monthly meeting
next Tuesday.