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Federal Unha Established in 1829
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MSedferik, G»., Jewry 17, 1929
Consolidated in 1871
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LEES BIRTHDAY
JOBEOBSERVED
HATCHER NAMED Baldwin Superior
S. A. R. PRESIDENT Court In Session
WEEK OF MUSIC | OHIO FIRM BUYS
FIRST OF .SAY'
South'? Ckisftain to Be Honored. American Revolution Sons Name’
Prof. Wjm 1® Deliver Addres ‘ Hardware Man Head. Organiza- Conri Convenes Monday for Two' (A A Vflft iVi
on Ltc The Educator tion Offers Medal to Boy in Weeks Ss.ion. Civil Case* Con- i* "1» i’lmVIjU
County Writing Best Essay
REV. HARDING ON PROGRAM
— At the regular meeting of the Sons
r.ukltinn Drill by Cadets to Pro- of American Revolution Tuseday
txniDluon r „„ evening, Mr. R. W. Hatcher was elect-
ted President of the organization,
succeeding himself.
The meeting was held at the
Darien Hotel and a delicious dinner
was served before the business ses-
ut i Ceremonies in College
Chapel. Cc! Roach Presides
The birthday of Robert E Lee,
The Sort's treat chieftain of the
.ixtiw, wiU he celebrated by the
, -iled Douphtcrs of tho Confedrncy
Saturday lucmint at 10:30 in the
c M. C. ehupol with exercises to
aonemorate the life of tho lender
of the Lost Cause.
The people ' the city and county
have been invited and urfcd to join
in the celebration of the birthday of
the Confederate leader. Proceeding
the exercises, he G. M. C. cadet
batallion will give an exhibition drill
ir. the business section of the city.
•pjv principal address of the day
will be delivered by Prof. W. T.
Wynn, using us his subject, “Lee *i«
an Educator." Rev. F. H. Harding
will use Stonewall Jackson as the
abject for an address also. The
birthday «>f Jack.-on is on Jan. 21st,
& few days later.
Col. George Roach will presid.
the exercises. The G. M. C. Band
under the direction of Maj. Oster-
man and the Sophomore Normal
Glee Club of G. S. C. W. under
the direction of Miss Alice
Lcnore Tucker will furnish the
music for the occasion. Mrs. M. H.
Bland will also direct several musical
numbers of the interesting program.
The following is the program:
Mudc—Georgia Military College
Band.
Invocation —. Rev. G.'orge B.
Thompson. .
Music—G. M.' C. Band.
Song—Bv Quartette.
Music—6. M .C Band.
Songs—By the Sophomore Nor-
G. S. C. W.
W. T. Wynn, on
Robcn E. Lee as an Educator.
Song—Quartette.
I
H. Harding.
Music—G. M. C. Band.
Benediction—Rev. Geo. B. Thomp-
The following officers were named
for the year. R. W. Hatcher, Presi
dent; Y. A. Little, Vice-President;
Erwin Sibley, Sccretray; H. I). Allen,
Jr., Treasurer: Dr. J. L. Beeson,
Registrar; and Victor Davidson, His-
Judge James B. Park and Solicitor
Joe Duke were guests of Col. Erwin
Sibley ut the dinner.
The two medals given by the
National society of the Sons of
American Revolution will be given
for the best historical sketch on
John Milledge, revolutionary soldier
for whom the chapter is named. The
contest is open to boys in the high
schools. One of the medals will be
to a G. M. C. student and the other
to the county Junior High Schools.
. I The purpose of the medals is to
create interest in Revolutionary His
tory.
Weeks Sssion... Civil Cases Con
sume Docket First Weew
Grand Jury in Session
Excep for minor c-aes in the civil
docket, Baldwin Superior court was
into tbs first week of its two
week's session today, with Judge
James B. Park presiding.
Judge Park opened court Monday
with a charge to the Grand Jury
which immuiaiely went *n;o session.
Judg Park called attention to the
jury to the Prohibition law, the gam*
and fish laws ar.d auto laws. II.
spoke at length on farm relief and
expressed hi* hope for a more pros
perous year in 1929.
Grand Jury elected II. T. Cline
foremnn and Jera Moure,. secretary
to complete the organization for busi
ness. Bills presented to them art
consuming their attention. It i*
not known what special recommenda
tions the Grand Jury will make.
Solicitor Joe B. Duke is making
preparations for an active criminal
week wjth several murder cases
ing him and other important <
appearing on the docket. The court
next week is to be the busiest in
cral years all indications show.
ANNUAL REPORT
Reviews Year’s Work in Extensive
Report of Affaris of City. Shows
City in Good Condition
Financially
port read •.» the City Coun
cil, last Monday night. Mayor M. E.
ington review..! the year’s work
pointed out the improvements
romplishmentr- <*f the city dur- hear j j n
College to Sponsor Celebration of j Local Office Brings $156,090 in
National Music Week. Operetta Deal Closed Tuesday. Transfer
to Be Staged to Open Week’s to Take Place April 1st
Festival
KINGS TO MANAGE BUSINESS
interest the celebration of National I New Company to Take Over Other
Mu ” c Week .hi firat w.rk in M.,y 0fficn b fy, Section MiU-
ing r.L
■ ively into detail
matters.
Mayor Penning
fflce.
?gar
the annual Music Festival sponsored
by the Music Department of the Geor
gia S ate College for Women will be
The week will be ushered in with
a brilliant program by the College
Glee Club, preventing “The Egyptlnn
Princess." The operatta will be
staged in full costume by the college
talented voices will he
opening perfoimance.
edgeviHe u Center
ith a complete
detailed review of the activities
points to the city’s financial stand
ing nnd shows the current assets suf-
going exten- i The jr re! ,hman class of over three
ling financial. hundred voices will sing “Mar hu” a
j charming opera that delights hte \
music lover. Lntor fn the week ht?
Sophomore Normal clnss will sing
Verdis “Ernani” another opera with
many pleasing musical scores.
Voice, Piano and Violin recitals'
ficient to offset all liabilities. Ho ] "ill complete the
reviews the paving program nnd urg
es strict economy on the part of the
cek’s prog i«
The report was ordered published
and appears in full in anothr page of
this papei.
NEW BRIDGE TO
Recreation Park for G. S.
C. W. Girls is Being Made
BE BUILT SOON 01d PeA Being Trans-
formed into Play Ground for
Young Women. Community
Hut to Be Built
Highway Department to Start an
Scottsboro Bridge at Early Date
Assurance Given B. D. Ed
wards Highway Head
Gree:
LOS ANGELES
PASSES CITY
Giant Dirigible Enroute to Lake-
hurst Hangar Goes Over City
Hundreds Crean Necks to See
Silver Monster
lumV
of bridges to repair the Division
head -dated and these had been com
pleted and the work at Camp Creek
Is to begin immediately.
Mr. Edwards became head of hte
highway on January 1st, and has
pressed road work all over the coun
ty to bring tile bridges and roads
back in shape. Mr. Edwards also be
lieved the Department would remove
the temporary fill at Fishing
Creek on Wanye Street and place a
permanent spnn there.
The Macon Road is being rapidly
rought to completion and wiht f&v-
INSPECTION OF
K. T. TUESDAY
*‘?" d Commander of Knight
Templars to Inspect Plantagenet
Conunandery Next Tuesday
Evening.
p ‘>rht Emminent Sir Chas. S.
r , Commander of the
,ran, ‘ Conimandf ry of the State of * orable weather, Mr. Edwards believ-,
(l, frria, will make the annual in-| td the detour would be opened with- 1
."-•ction uf Plantagenet Command- ,n n weeks.
Tuesday ev ning at]
1 Masonic Temple. DR. SW1NT ADDRESSES MACON
nnual bln„u rt „f thy tom- ROTARY LAST THURSDAY
The mighty silver mens er of th
nir wiiled quietly through the ether j „ th'
moving at what seemed to the eye
n slow rate of speed. The ship v
at such distance that he motors
could not be heard. Its silver sides
glittered in the sun as she sailed
across the heavens.
-ommarwl;
Ifeqnet !in ,
Eitrh Ke
^ the
T ; Alfrier
K *«rht T
if* rnapec
*EV. F
hi Id before the in-
“• W. L. Ritchie,
Plantagenet Com
mie at Loth the
’Ption.
*U Sir Wood is one
Mn
f h annual visit <o th‘
The
will i
Old Government Park
street, one time densely wooded land
is being transformed into a recrca-
Work will be started on the bridge tion park for the young women of
over Camp Creek on the Wilson Me- : the Georgia State College for Wo-
morial Highway enroute to Scotts-! men.
boro, was the assurance given Mr. j th£ center of the sixteen acre | Enroute from Miami to its Lake-
P.. D. Edwards, head cf the Highway {rac t will be erected a Community hurst Hangar, the Los Angeles giant
Department of the county, this week, j House or "Y” Hut. the gift of the Navy dirigible passed over Millcdge-
Mr. Edwards had a conference j graduating class of 1920. Surround- vflle ab()Ut four 0 * c | oc k Monday af-
with ire supervisor of thi district for ing this center will be cleared tracts
the Highway Department Monday for play and out door conferences
and he war- promised immediate ae- The undergrow h has been cleared
highway has had numb- away, lowlands have been filled and
the once wasted land will Ke con
verted into n recreation park for the
thousand Georgia girls that make
their home here for about eleven
months in the year.
The virgin growth of pines and
oak will be unscathed. Wild flow
ers will also be left in the fields and
a beauty spot rarely equaled will b?
kept for the pleasure of the young
women. The tall Georgia pines and
mighty water oaks swaying in the
southern breeze will give protection
from the summer sun and add beauty
to the spot
The college gained this property
loveral years ago and the young wo-
nen of the class of 1920 gave a fund
or the erection of the house to be
t place for "Y" parties and confer-
«nces. It will be built of logs and
st rustic*architecture will he in keep-
ng with the surroundings.
Dr. J. L. Beeson made his plan-
u-veral months ago and paths and
•oad ways have already been cut
hrough. Buildings having crowded
>ut playing sp4ce on the campus, the
ilnce that could
lay ground. The
veral years used
place for club
NEW OFFICERS
Grand Lod«?e Officers Install Blue
Lodge Officers for New Year
Banquet Preceeds Installation
Ceremony
More than one hundred members
of Bencvolen Lodge No. 3, gathered
in the Masonic Hall Tuesday even
ing to witness tho installation of the
new officer* of the Lodge bv Most
Worshipful Part Grand Master A.
G. Miller, and Grand Treasurer
Frank Baker of the Grand Lodge of
Grand Master Raymond Daniels
was prevented fram coming duo tr
i’lners and his representatives with
'o: Moore Grand Lodge officer of
Milledgeville conducted the Install;:-
tion ceremony. P*iiy to the service-
inducting the new >fficcrs, a banquet
held in the lub room. Mason-
isitors from
ghboricj. lodges were in attond-
■e at ‘he banquet. Joe T. Andrews
J. T. Kng. Manager of the Mil
ledgeville Telephone nnd Telegraph
Company closrd a deal Tuesday
selling the properties of the Com
pany here to the Public Utilities
Investment Corporation of Cleveland
Ohio. The consideration w:.:< $150,-
000 according to Mr. King.
The Ohio Company will take over
the property April 1st, continuing
Mr. J. T. King and Mr. J. T. King. Jr.,
as Managers. The new company will
take on offices in neighboriag towns,
making Milledgeville the central of
fice for their operations.
The new concern coming U Mil
ledgeville is one of the largest in
the mid-west nnd will make extensive
improvements in this territory.
The sale came as a surprise to the
prop!? here, Mr. Kir^ hzvirg recent
ly made improvements in his plant
adding n number of telephones. The
sale was the largest made in this city.
Mr. King cme to Milledgeville
twenty years ago, and the business
under his management has grown
rapidly and is one of the best in the
H. T. CLINE REAPPOINTED
POSTMASTER FOR FOUR YEARS
lomination Sent to The Sena)
urdny by Pre»ident Coolidge
Will Be Confirmed
The nomination of Hugh T. Cline
for re-uppointmont of postmaster of
Milledgeville for the next four years
wns sent to the United State * S.*nate
by President Coolidgc Saturday.
The nomination of Mr. CHne will
be confirmed by the Senate within
a few day;.
Mr. Cline lias served as postmaster
here the past four years, and has
served efficiently and satisfactorily
both to the department and patrons
of the office. His re-appointment
was expected here.
NEW BAKE SHOP
T9 OPEN HERE
: Club. Tr.
owth
Of St*
tornobile trip through
Emminent Sir §id
in 'l Commander, will
r 1 n committee. Kyle
'fPlar, will be
present at
-i^i iARD,NG addresses
THE l, ONs CLUB
Ik. Li,., Club ip-.l;
.. ns club biKt
In an address before the Macon ^
Ratary Club list Thursday, Dr. R. C. j roll
Swint reviewed the history of insani-
jjy ty and the Georgia Stat? Sanitarium j Tc
and showed that this stales mental j
disease problem was not a
that of many other states.
The address of Dr. Swint was a
most interesting one and was
packed with information regarding
Georgia’s insane problem.
He showed the growth of the San
itarium from nine patients ni 1837
to 5,100 in 1919.
Dr. Swint was introduced by Pat
Gumb.*ell, a mem-sbtr of the Sanitar
ium board of trustees.
Jj* ul '•* Friday evrnine
" * '“Ijrrt -CltianuMp.”
exam pl :• of
■ Harding drew
for lhe one thnt
«a*n an , ,nlcres t of his fellow
^ied *o hi ^at lived and
b »nything S th\ aV ° idinB takin ^
l »3-i * h,t W0 “W tend to help
at it. llt0 ple.
acute in j - ndtn-- cemn fires a-d preparinir
lunches on the smoldering ashet, and
Dr. Beeson with his advisor conceiv
ed th? idea of building the park.
The work will be gradual, stated
Dr. Beeson, but in a few years will
have a recreation park to accomo
date the girls who come to the col
lege, and possibly in a few years we
will have a swimming pool on the
park site too.
CADETS MAKE SOUTH GEORGIA
TRIP
The G. M. C. basketball five led
by Maj. Babe Florence made a trip
into South Georgia last Friday and
Saturday for two games. The game
Friday night with Montezuma was
rained out and the game Saturday at
Vienna was lost to the Wonder five
by a small score.
fas chairman of the committee of ar-
angements nnd put this end of the
venlitga entertainment over i
! *tyie.
The sight was impressive. Many The services in the Lodge
Milledgeville p:ople for the first time which were open to the lady visiVarsj
saw the Lovia.hian of the nir and its [ were open t. the public. Both Mr. J *
tremendous site and majestic beauty Miller and Mr. Baker took part *>■ ElectHx Maid B*kt Shop to Open
made a firm impression. They go the sendee and addressed the Lodge. ij n « «wn d
, view of the Nation', miphtie-t nir Thc Mhwln , otficc „ „„„ Here February. ISA. Will Be
craft. They saw and had a similinr e( j. Located in Old Benson
feelimt that cum- oyer the people w. H. Ilauir.Bartel, Worahipful Building
alonj. tho count when the (treat Craf Master; L. L. Beck, Senior Warden;| :
Zeppelin concluded its cpoc mnkine Oeo . Da.ir, Junior Warden; W. B. A *. a , terminated Saturday,
trip across the ocean. Wood. Sr. Deacon; S. L. StcmliHdcr. leasing the Horne Buildlne on Wayne
Hundreds rrenned their necks to Jr. Deacon; J. T. Andrews, Sr. Stew- strett to the Electrix Maid iiuke
watch the greet fh ‘P “i 1 “O' 1 the >' urd! W. II. Stembridge, Jr. Stewerd: S h„ p , w ho will open a romplete
kept eye on her until she hud faded T . McMullen, Secretory; and J. T. electrically equipped linker-, in th •
liny. Treasurer, und Warren Welch. buUdinc February 15th.
Tyler. The Baklny cunctrn is a chain of
j bakeries operating over 7700 shops
K1SS10NARY INSTITUTE TO in ,he lInit, ' d sut,nL A ”“ tcr lmk -
into the dis.ance.
MOTHER AND SON DIE
WITHIN A FEW HOURS
DOUGLAS TEAM CANCELS GAME
The Douglas A. & M. Team sche
duled to play the G. M. C. cadets
Tuesday evening canceled their game
because of the influenza epidemic.
The Georgia Alabama Business Col
lege of Macon has been substituted
and the game is played tonight,
Wednesday at the AtltaleUc gym at
G. M. C.
Home of Robert P.tter.on in South
Writ Baldwin Desolated by Flu
and Pneumonia
The home of Mr. Robert Patterson
in the South-western part of Baldwin
county has been the scene of ;-uffer-
ing ar.d sorrow :he past week.
Mrs. Patterson died early Sunday
evening with pneumonia following an
attack of the flu. At the time of her
d?uth there were seven or eight ill
in the house, including Mr. Pat'er-
son and cMldren. Later Sunday
night her son, Cleveland, followed hi.»
mother in death.
The family thus afflicted were in
circumsatnces that called for assist
ance, and steps were taken to provide
a nurse, medicine and nourishment.
Medical aid had already been render
ed. At the time this is written wo
learn that Mr. Patterson is in a criti
cal condition, and that the four young
people who are ill are showing im
provement in their condition.
The funeral and burial of Mrs.
Patterson and her son were held at
ML Pleasant church Monday after
noon. Rev. J. F. Me Clan ey officiat
ing.
BE HELD HERE TUESDAY
cr will
which will be
charge of »he
xuii view of
■city, the first entire electric plan:
the city The machinery is th?
ost modern the lesves stated, and
•cry form of pastry, cake and otn-
bakery delicasies will be made- in
the new shop. Both the retail and
> j wholesale trade will be servtd.
Mrtbo.li.l Prcachem and Laymen of
Southern Portion of Oxford DU-
tr'ct to Gather in City
Dr. Wallace Rogers, one of the
lending preachers of the North Geor
gia Conference will be ‘.he principal
speaker at a Missionary Institute to [
be held r.t the Methodist church
this city Tuesday of next we?k.
The institute Will be composed of taking rights in the city aad the
’he preachers ''"d laymen of the! j e:tg; . closed Saturday bring? one of
MethodJft churches of the Southern' . hc i ar(rcst baking plants in the c< un-
portion of the Oxford District andj try here,
promises to be largely attended. '
Dr. Elam F. Dempsey, Presiding
Elder of the District will be In at-
‘endance and preside. In announcing
the Institute Dr. Dempsey announced
that he hoped that Biahop Beauchamp
would find it posaible to be present.
The Institute will be held
Mrs. Bernice Brawn McCullur,
wife of Mr. C. B. MeCullar, was ad
mitted to the bar by Judge Jas B.
(Tuesday) and a number of interest-! Park Monday in an open session of
ing topics relating to this carse of the Superior Court. Judge Park con-
Missions and other phases oi
work of the church will he discussed.
At th~ noon recees the ladies of
the local church «UI serve a dimer
to the visitors.
gratuiated Mrs. MeCullar open
eesafully standing the examination,
and welcomed her as a member of
the Milledgeville bar. She in the first
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