Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, March 28, 1929, Image 1

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mutt I VOLUM XCIX ASSffVJsr&bH-J.. J8? KM|<rlt, Cm., March 28, 1929 CftMolidatad i> im Number 32 >lans Launched for ;MC Home Coming Student* lo Be larited fhck for A D»y When CoUefe Celebrates Cltninf « Fifieth Session were launched Tuesday by a " j G. M. C. Alumnie to cele- Fiftieth Anniversary of the Military College with a of all former stud- e the which is scheduled of May. I The plans as tenatively .adopted at . meeting this week call for a rwt'ue ami ball on Monday evening the school doses o n Tuesday *‘ g meeting of the former stud- “ ;iinu . t i me Tuesday. Invitations n issued t«» all students *of the ■ v; j,o have attended during the r, y years of its existence, which ^.present over five thousand amr men and women. Prominent leaders among the ex- M. C. men in all sections of the ar.try have declared that intentions if attending the re-union, and letters already been received here, the announcement wus first . in -.he Union Recorder several ±s ago that the idea was under deration, that a large represen- n would be present. | .Mr. !!. H. Woottcn, President of * Chamber of Commerce, and head ie association in this city, has re tell all former students in Mil- fville to file a list of their class e* so that they may be sent invi to* and former students in other * to assist the local committees ecing that every person entitled to live one of the invitations, be in- udtti on the mailing list that is be- ig made up by the committee. The committees named at the toting Tuesday arc as follows: |Jnrita:ions: J. X. Moojre, J. T. J. W. Riley, H. S. Wootten Sam Anderson. | Finance: 0. M. Conn, Dr. Dawson . H. H. Wootten and L. C. Hall, atom: Marion Allen, E. R. *. Frank Bell, nnd Chas. Whit- p. I Barbecue: L. II. Andrews, Culver i^d. J. c. Ingram, Adrian Horne, - R. B. Moi re, Mrs. David Fer- back pat*) MR. CHAS. BONNER VISITS BUSINESS SECTION FRIDAY Mr. Chas Bonner, prominent Milledgevlile man and one of the best known men in the city, made his first visit to the business sec tion of the city last Friday after having been confined to his homo more than six months. Mr. Bon ner met numbers of his old friends and expressed the & jovial, happy nature that is characteristic of him. He happy to be out again. DUBLIN MEETING OUTLINES PLAN Citizus Attend Session to Moke Plans (nr Appearance Before Service Commission for Lower Power Rate A delegation of Milledgevillc citizens, headed by Mr. L. N. Jordan attended a meeting of representatives of several Middle Georgia towns at Dublin Tuesday night to make plans to appear before the Georgia Publii Commission next month to appeal for a lower commercial power throughout this section. Mr. Jordan, Col. Erwin Sibley, Col. George Roach, Mr. W. H. Ar- nall and Mr. Adrian Horne wepe the delegation from this city attending the session where forty-four towns are making a fight to lower the com mercial power rate in this district. Col. Erwin Sibley was employed as representative of the group when the petition will be heard April 8th, in Atlanta by the State Public Ser vice Commission. A large delega tion of Miiledgeville citizens are planning to appear at the hearing in Atlanta. v Merchants and business men in the towns where petitions have been circulated are joining the action of Dublin to get the rate reduced. If the Public Service Commission grants the request from the citizens a 25 to 40 per cent reduction will be realized in the Tates FIRST BASEBALL GAME FRIDAY Madison A||ies With Conch Wal lace Bolt, Usher in Season of 1929. Cadets en Sooth Georgia Trip Next Month The curtain will rise at three thitry Friday afternoon on the G. M. C. baseball season, for 1920 when Coach Wallace Butts and his Madi son Aggies invade Davenport field in the first game of the season. Slap Rentz closed the training sea son for the red and black Thursday with a nine that looks like winners. The pitching staff has presented the greatest problem to the veteran coach hut four regulars have been picked that he believes will take his team through the season riding high. The team this year will boast four hard hitting players. The infield is well balanced with a strong de fensive inner wall. Coach Rentz could not make any promises as to what his team would do but he felt certain of a fighting diamond crew that would be in there with plenty of opposition for all opponents. The game Friday promises to he one of the best opening games of several season. The cadets did not put a team in the field last year, due to the fact that the grounds were being made over for the football sea son and the erecting of the Legion Memorial fence. The team this y< is the first in two years and fans i edging themselves for the season. The cadets will take a trip through South Georgia early next month meeting the leading teams in that section and will return hei series of games with outstanding teams. G. S. C SENIORS TO VISIT GARDEN Special Tram With Foar HaM Leave, Monday for Mafooiia ardens. To Visit Historic Points at Ckarlestoa Four hundred Georgia girls, mem bers of the Senior class of the Geor gia State-College for Women, will hoard a special Georgia train early Monday morning for Charleston, S. C., and a visit to the Magnolia Gar dens near that city and historic points in and around South Carolina port. The train is scheduled to arrive in Charleston shortly ufter l Monday where the young ladies will be turned loose for an afternoon visit the shops and amusements Af the city. Monday night the class banquet will be held at n leading hotel. Tuesday morning a sight seeing trip has been arranged to take in the Battery, 'St. Michaels chufrch, the docks and other historic points, ending with a trip through the Mag nolia Gardens. In the afternoon the class will go to Fort Moultrie the guests of the officers of the United States Army who are station ed at this post. They will visit Fort Sumpter and in the evening will be the guests of the post Commander at a dinner. The young ladies will return to Miiledgeville Tusedny night. Miss Caroline Cheney, President of th< class will preside at the different class functions. Dr. J. L. Beeson, Mr. L. S. Fowler and other membi of the faculty will accompany the class on the trip. Musical Programs to be Given For Easter Day Celebration Clurches To H»ve Special Program in Ceiebeating Day of ReserrectiM. Good Friday Services Wil Be Held at The Episcopal aad Catholic Changes Suryey Gas Line Now In Progress HEN LAYS THREE EGGS WEIGHING OVER HALF POUND Prof. W. T. Wynn possesses the champion hen of the county, at tested by the fact that she has laid three eggs weighing; nine ounces. Prof. Wynn presented the eggs to the wife of the Manag ing Editor |of the pppejA, and stated that the hen laying the eggs was of the Cornish game breed. She lays only double eggs, one every three days the pro fessor stated. PSYCHIATRIST INVITED HERE Dr,. Swint and Allen to Invite Members of American Pshchiatric Association to Visit City Early in May ligh Winds Sweep Western Part of Baldwin County Morning Deluge and Take Heavy Property To!! Near Browns. Storm Sweeps Five Mile Path ANNUAL FIELD DAY AT G. M. C. NEXT MONDAY wds followed by a deluge cpt • Baldwin the m y early Satur- wn.ni; leaving destruction of a •'! ' unt of property in the five ■th that it swept. I ^ •' •'unis reaching cyclonic vclo- about thir.y minutes and •v.d closely by b« mins ' Of similar duration. '-t property damage came r(\vn- Crossing section, that vicinity were badly j pmnings and chimneys damaged. The barn and M J. E. Chandler were 1 d. while two unoccupi- ' ' '’"uses were blown over. ' ' houses in that section t.amn«ed to some extent. ' ■•'ll* , n’s Private Sanitari- oath of the storm and 1 ''light loss. Part of the, Thalian Hall w.as torn j high winds. A young ! '-tore of the Sanitarium klI,ed «»y a falling tree uprooted in the storm. ; ,he ,,a ™« at the Dairy of r Vina ,! ‘‘ nlls wer<? torn loose by liC. Rcport * ' r °-» through- V. tK ,!,tern Hect '°n tell of the t *' e w *nds have done. Ithit ,*l U,,r ° 0ted and m * n y houies l-W t,on WCT « damaged. V" 1 ° f I "' rwna wtn > k tk. ... " c ' l ° rm stricken • r'*o tlBma C e would L “ ,h »«»„ d dollar m , rk ’I he unnrtual inter-company field day at the Georgia Military College will be staged on the athletic field next Monday, All Fool’s day. The custom to have the field day on April 1st has been followed for many y.ars. The Merchants of the city are donating prizes to the dinners in the different events. The public is invited to witness the field meet. A handsome silver cup donated by Capt. and Mrs. R. G. Cousley former Military officer at the college, will be given the com pany making the highest team score. AMBASADORS OF GOOD WILL VISIT CITY Miiledgeville churches of every denomination will join Sunday :n celebrating Easter, glorifying the Risen Christ and rejoicing in special services at both morning and even ing hours. The approaching Eastejr day church services promise to draw the largest congregations of many years with ideal weather forecasted for the day. Services will begin in the early morning with an early Mass at the Catholic church and a celebra tion of the Holy Communion at the Episcopal church. The noon-day ser vices at the other Protestant church es will feature special musical num bers. Rev. F. Harding has announced the regular Easter day service on next Sunday at the usual hour of 11:150. A special vested choir will sing the musical numbers throughout the ser vice. In the afternon Mr. Harding will conduct a service at the Sparta church taking with him a large choir from the local church. The evening service at the Bapitst church will be under the direction of the young people's organizations of ; PR. A. M. PIERCE WILL PREACH G. M. C. SERMON Mint School M. F. Randolph, State News Editor, and P. T. Anderson, Jr.. Circulation Manager, Ambasadqf.s of good will of the Macon Tele graph spent several hours of 1 day, Wednesday, in the city. The Telegraph officials at making a trip through the ter tory of the paper to study condi tions and meet with prominent citizens in Middle Georgia, discus sing the scope and service of the Macon morning daily. They have made a visit to a part of the flooded sections of South Georgia and find conditions im proving rapidly. They were loud in their praise of Miiledgeville and this county. The Union Re corder is closely alligued with the Telegraph in forwarding the pro gressive issues of this section. Col. Geo. S. Roach. President of he Georgia Military College, has an nounced that the baccalaureate ser mon at the approaching commence ment of that institution will be preached by Dr. A. M. Pierce, of At- » Pierce is editor of the Wesley- Christian Advocate und one of the leading ministers of the North Georgia Conference, having filled » of the most important Metho dist pulpits in the State. He is a strong and versatile writer and an eloquent and forceful speaker. W. C. T. U. MEETING The Women’s Christian Temper- ance Union will meet Tuesday af ternoon at the Young Men’s Bible Class Room at the Baptist church at four o’clock. AH members urged to be present. the church. The Easter program will be featured at this hour, the morning service including a special sermon by Mr. Warnock and a special usical program. The Presbyterian church will cele brate Easter in two special services, Rev. George B. Thompson has an nounced. The evening service being of pecial significance in that a special program has been arranged with a on by the pastor at both the morning a.*d evening hours. The Methodist church services will be under the direction of Mrs. Edgar f, Organist. Rev. J. F. Yar brough will preach at both the morn ing and evening services and a special choir will sing a group of Easter hymn*. The Christian, Baptist and Metho dist churches ut Hardwick will also special Easter day programs. Good Friday services will be held at the Episcopal and Catholic churches. The Episcopal services will be held eleven and five thirty and the public has been cordially invited. MR. CECIL ARGO HAS NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH Fr.1,1.1 Car o« Which He W«. Rid- Ib| Turned Over. Life flawed Wkea He Had Lucky Fall When the American Psychiatric Association convenes in Atlanta May 11, an invitation will be extended the Doctors of the fraternity to make a visit to the hospitals here by Dr. R. C. Swint of the Georgia State Sanitarium and Dr. H. D. Allen head of Allen’s Invalid Home. The medical fraternity will be in session five days in the South. More than five hundred. Psychiatrist t>f the United States and Canada will be in attendance, which will bring together some of the most eminent doctors of the world. The invitation will be exten«jyd oo behalf of the two Institutions here with a view of ppssibly holding one clinic at the Sanitarium. Plans for elaborate entertainment will he mad< if the invitation is accepted. Dr Swint stated that the short time th< Doctors would have in Atlanta for the meeting made it extremely doubt ful that the entire body of Doctors would come to Miiledgeville but that he hoped for a representative r her. Dr. Swint, Dr. Allen, Dr. Dawson Allen, Dr. Edwin Allen, Dr. N. Walker, Dr. Geo Echols and other (Coutiuuad back page) Natural Cat Conpaay Befiat Smwtj to Lay Hft Withta Few Week*. Week to Be Cea- pleteJ by October 1829 Piping of gas from the Louixana Gas fields to Georgia with Milledge- ville as the extent of the present survey, will begin within the next few weeks it was learned from the headquarters of the Southern Natu ral Gas Corporation in Birmingham. The engineers of the company have already begun the survey lead ing to this city which will take in all principal cities along the route in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. The line will end at Miiledgeville which will be a branch line from the main trunk that will be brought to Macon. The proposed system will comprise approximately 900 miles of transportation and dis tribution mains with sufficient com pressor stations along the various points in the trunk line to maintain adequate gas pressure. A twenty-five year franchise was granted the Gas Corporation by the City Council last fall. The company expects to be ready to supply the city by October of this year. The work on parts of these mains has already begun and the Georgia end is now being surveyed. The gas will be brought here in such quantities that the Institutions and private homes alike can take advantage of the gas as a heating and cooking commodity. A corps of experienced engineers will come to this city and handle the installation of the lines and connec tions into the private homes. PERFORMANCE fS LOi—.EGG The University of Georgia Glee Club in their tour of the State, will appear in the auditorium of the Georgia State College for Women on Saturday evening as part of the college lyceum course. Over two hundred seats hav c been made available for the town’s people who wish to attend the performance. The club is under the direction of Mr. Hugh Hodgson and has a very fine program, reports indicate. The Georgia club is the second of sevreal college Glee clubs that will visit G. S. C. W. Community Committees To Pass on Farm Loan Good Friday services will be held at SL Stephens Episcopul church next Friday morning at eleven o’clock and at five thirty in the dfternoon. The public has been cordially invited by the Rector, Rev. F. H. Harding, and the church members. The Easter Day service will he held at seven thirty in the morning, the celebration of the Holy Communion, and at eleven thirty the regular Easter service. Mr. Harding has ex tended the invitation for the peo ple of the city to attend the«e ser- Mr. Cecil Argo, freight conductor of the Miiledgeville Railway, had n nurrow e-cape of meeting a tragic death Monday. Mr. Argo was riding on the top of a freight car, which was among sev eral being hauled from the Georgia Railroad to the State Sanitarium. In rounding a cu-vc on the hill north of the plant of the Bland Lumber Co., the car on which Mr. Argo was rid ing and another one jumped the track and turned ovdjr. Mr. Argo war thrown under the car, hut fortunate ly fell into a gully, the banks of which prevented him from being mashed to death. Mr. Argo says that he had had a number of nar row escapes, hut this was the most hair-raising one he had ever been through. A wrecker had to be need to get the ears back on the tracks. When the concluding program of the series broadcast from Ma con Station W. M. A. Z. having gone on the air today, voting be gins for the best program given by the dozen MiddL* Georgia cities that have put on an hour’s pro gram during the past two weeks. The firrt program wns put on by Miiledgeville nnd was follow ed by Cochran, Rochelle, Fitz gerald, Adel and other towns and ended Tuesday with a program from Fort VaMey. Mail your vote to the Secretary of the Junior Chamber of Com merce in Macon. Vote for the town that had the beat program and we know the vote will be un animous for Milledguvttla, and the loving cup will be and send your vote First Loan Applications Made. L. H. Andrews Expects More Applications Than Money Available First applications for the Federal Farm aid loans in Baldwin county were filed in the office of Mr. L. H. Andrews this week and have been forwarded to the Land Bank of Co lumbia for immediate action. The Community Committees were organized the latter part of last week by the county committee, Jon W. Hutchinson, L. H. Andrews and George W. Ifollinshead. The appli cant make., his written rcr,u*.. to the community committee who forward it to the central committee for their approval. The committees named for the militia districts in the county are as follows: 105 District—J. H. Underwood, B. J. Jackson, George* Knowles. 115 District—W. D. Giles. R. W. Stembridge, Dr. O. F. Moran. 320 District—H. G. Lawrence, U. S. Alford, S. D. Stembridge. 321 District—Morris Harrington, J. T. Godard, W. A. Cook. 1714 District—Frank Riley, J. O. Ethridge, J. P. Lingold. 322 District—J. M. Lee, C. B. Ivey, Ben Vinson. 319 District—J. H. Stripling, J. P. Humphries, M. E. Webb. 318 District—Tom Humphries, H. W. Little, Dr. T. E. Hubert. Mr. Aatows was of the epmion that tha applhutlw wauM far W*