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OLLME C
WING ON RIVER
ROAD TO BEGIN
instruction Compiny Placing Ma-
(tjjncn- in That Section to Start
Pavin5 »■ five Mile Stretch
iacon ROAD IS COMPLETED
,] and machinery necessary
l*esr:n the construction of a five
tretch of paved road from the
River bridge to Montpelier
; Mere placed in that section this
an d work will begin Monday,
,y officials have announced,
paved road will extend to the
, f the Sandersville and Sparta
a y and will be a lime stone
pith asphalt covering similar to
mu! jut-t completed form this
> Macon.
The Macon road was opened to
Tic Monday bringing to complc-
the first paved road out of Mil-
fville. The extension of the river
net ha< been held up by the
iwav P.partment pending pay-
: of debts to counties in the
Chairman T.ate has decreed.
The paving on the rivoi* rond will
the west side of the bridge
five miles. The road ap-
z the bridge from the Mil-
• side will be raised several
tret this section above the
r mark.
ri r«P of unpaved road will
n the c«ty limits at the end
both paved roaJs unless the city
over this work, the highway
!ment refu-ing to participate in
ork, laws prohibiting their do-
mon
Southern Recorde
Federal Union Ea'ub
Milleagevillc, G»„ September 12, 1929
Consolidated in 1872
G. S. C. GIRLS ! Unveiling of Boulder to
WELCOME HERE Take Place in October
Number 4
)AY SCHOOL
ORKEKS GATHER
tendon Next Sunday Afternoon
if Mount Pleasant Church,
Mrs. B. E. Anderson Presiding
Baldwin county Sunday School
gather next Surday after-
n. September 15th, at Mt. Plens-
church for their annual conven-
. workers of all denominations
ke present and an interesting
Tam has been announced,
r*. P. M. Allen of the Mt. Plear-
church and Mr. Hansel Allen,
tintendent of the Sunday School
announced that there will be an
% meeting at the church Sun-
<■ regular Sunday School
•ing service will be held in
ng. A basket dinner will
served at the noon hour.
T'e Sunday School convention will
1 the afternoon at one thirty,
al recognition will be given the
•I 'hat travels the largest num-
>f miles to the convention.
Tr..- subject for discussion during
dvintion will be Knowing ami
np ’- Mrs. B. B. Anderson will
! and the following will take
a the program: Mrs. George
■ Mr. William Peeler, Dr. Mc.a-
Tml Mr . J. J. Simpson of the
".a Sunday School Association.
! * r -e number of delegates are
: >(i to attend and all persons
: n Sunday School work
invited.
College Packed for Opening Exer-
ciiet Wedneiday Morning. Dr.
Beeson Makes Address
CLASS ASSIGNMENTS ARE MADE
With the largest enrollment in the
history of the college, the Georgia
State College for Women was offici
ally opened Wednesday morning with
a brief program in the chapel of the
college, Dr. J. L. Beeson, President
making the .address of welcome.
The students arrived in the city
Tuesday. Every train brought large
numbers with a special train arriving
in the late afternoon with over five
hundred young women aboard. Many
came by auto accompanied by their
parents and the campus was the n-ene
of much activity from early Tuesday
morning.
W idnesday morning found every
dormitory filled to capacity and the
Students busy arra|ngfng schedules
and attending to other details. The
official opening at eleven o’clock
packed the auditorium to capacity,
the balcony being crowded.
A brief musical program given by
Mi»s Alice Lcnore Tucker, Mrs. L.
P. Longino, and Mrs. Edgar Long with
Miss Maggie Jenkins at the piano
opened the exercises. Dr. J. L. Bee
son made the official address of wel
come. He stressed the purpose of the
college and solictod the students co
operation. Rev. F. H. Harding and
Rev. J. F. Yarbrough spoke as repre
sentatives of the churches of the city.
Mr. M. S. Bell, and Dr. E. A. Tigner
local members of the Board of Trus
tees. also addressed the students.
The collegft entered upon Hs most
successful term. Campus activities
will begin .almost immediately. Plans
arc being made for the annual hike
just as soon as the preliminary ar
rangements to get cla.-ses going have
been made.
Monument Marking Site of firtf Methodist Cbnrch to Be Unveiled by
U. D. C. Bishop Candler Expected to E« Present for Service.
Mr. E. E. Bell to Preside
neeting of the Robert E. Lee
< liapter of the United Daughters of
Confederacy Tuesday afternoon,
plans were made for the unveiling of
! the boulder marking the site of the
I first Methodi t church some time in
; October.
.The committee in charge of the
.■eremony gave out the following
statement:
Early in October the Robert E. Lee
Chapter, Daughters of the Confeder
acy expect to unveil a marker for the
First Methodist church erected in
Milledgcville in 1806. This was the
first church erected in Milledgeville,
and was in the cemetery. The
church yard was the burial .ground
the early days of the roloni ,t?,
t as it now is England and Scot
land .the home of our ancestors.
The marker will be a rugged
boulder of Georgia granite with a
worthy inscription penned by th
pastor of the Methodist church. Rev.
Mr. Yarb.-ough. It is the hope of the
Chapter that Bishop Chandler, may be
G. M. C. FALL
SESSION OPENED
Large Attendance Present Wednes
day Morning. Barracks Practi
cally Filled With Cadets
PUBLIC EXERCISES MONDAY
prevent. Two little granddaughter*
of the beloved leaders in Methodism
in our community forty years ngo
heve been chosen to unveil the
boulder. They are Anne Orme
Sallee granddaughter of Capt, C. P.
Crawford, and Laurette Bone, grand
daughter of Capt W. T. Conn. It
w, hoped that our well known and
highly esteemed citizen. Mr. Edward
Everett Bell will act as master of
ceremonies. Mr. Bell has .served a-
steward in the Methodist church for
over forty years.
We hope to make this a great oc
casion. It i* well now and then to
pause in the rush of life, and pay
t-'butc to the great and good who
™ad: po sible our beautiful city with
.*.! high ideals, its culture and its
; irndid men and women.
MRS. DAVID FERGUSON, Chm.
MRS. J. L. BEESON
MRS. W. A. MASSEY
MRS. C. P. CRAWFORD
MRS. R. B. MOOORE, Ex. Officio.
ANNUAL FAIR GRID PRACTICE
OPENS OCT. 7 BEGUN AT S. M. C
Interest of Sx Comae* Centers on
Event Here Week of October
Tib to 12th
EXHIBITORS RESERVING SPACE
Three weeks ta go and the Annual
Middle Georgia Fair opens the gates
of the main entrance for what is
expected to be the biggest fair since
the association w.as organized al
most five years ago.
The interest of five counties cen
ters on the approaching fair and ex
hibitors are already making reser
vations in the show buildings where
farm produce, live stock, poultry etc.,
will be shown. Improvements have
been made at the grounds to accom
modate the increase in exhibits in the
agricultural departments.
The fair will open on the morning
of the 7th which will be known as
Thirty Candidates for Football
Answer Call of Coaches Monday
Morning
FIRST GAMES OCTOBER 4TH
Thirty football candidat
ed the f'rfa call to pratice Monday
morning of this week when Coach
Johnny Broadnax and Coach Slap
Rcntz sent them through a long
ditioning work out in preparation of
the season ahead which opened on
October 4th, in Milledgeville.
A small number of old players
turned around which the coaches
build the gridiron machine to repre
sent the red and black this year. A
wealth of new material reported
fill the gaps left from last yea
dels
will
WENTY DOLLARS
NTHETHOUSAND
5? ^ ate °f Tnxes for City of
Igeville as Fixed By City
Council
>t;>! tax returns for the city
• 33,362.00, as shown by the
** con olidated by city clterk
*i*f Ur<, r &»*den. This is more
^O.ooo less than it was last
■"uncil, however, have
the i
d the n t
‘ Th " nte at j,. Five on
. ht " '■"<! for bond,; Five on the
^ ind , ' -
^cnoo! purposes, and
° n l * u ‘ thousand for cur-
q This i* a total of
° n th® thousand.
The Georgia Military College open
ed for its fifty-first nnnuil session
Wednesday morning with a large at
tendance.
The pupils of the higher classes
gathered in the auditorium, where
exercise? were held, and the board
ing cadets welcomed to the college
by Col. Geo. S. Roach, President. Im
mediately afterwards enrollment was
taken up, and organization will .be
perfected as rapidly us possible.
The number of boarding cadets is
much larger t’lan it has been in
recent year* ..nd it is expected that
before the end of the week the br.»-
racks will be taxed to its capacity,
as a number who had paid their fees,
have not yet arrived in the city.
Prcrfdent Roach ha's announced
that formal opening exercises of the
college will be held in the auditorium
next Monday morning at ten o’clock.
Addresses of welcofne will bs made
by the ministers of the city, and
citizens. The patrons and friends
cf the college arc invited to be pres
ent at these exercise?.
The grammar school opened simul
taneously with the college classes
Wednesday morning, with the class
rooms filled. The teachers welcomed
their pupilr and transferred them to
higher classes.
opening day. All exhibits must be | open on the 4th of October with the
on ihe lot by noon and the fair will j Loucust Grove team. Riverside, Madi-
officjally opdn in the afternoon, son, Norman Park, Lanier and Gor-
Tuesday vv ill be school day. Wednes-ldon will come to Milledgeville and
day will be judging .and visitors day, 1 the cadets will visit Savannah
Thursday G. S. C. W. day; Friday,
Fiddlers Convention and Special
events; Saturday, Harmonica con
tests and oth^r events.
The J. T. McCIeinn show.* will
furnish the Midway attractions. The
carnival company has a number of
rides and shows for the entertain
ment of the people who will throng
the gates during the week? fair.
Exhibitors from Putnam, Hancock.
Washington. Wilkinson, Jone- to
gether with Baldwin will add interest
to the fair.
for two games.
The Coaches are pleased with the
outlook. They plan to send 1
candidates through hard rond it i>
ing drills this week .and a part of next
week before play?, formations and
other work is begun.
T. P. A. TO COMPLETE GRAM
MAR SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
POULTRY EXPERT AT
The interior of the .auditorium of
the G. M. C. Grammar School Build
ing has never been completed,
is not ceiled and furnished with
L. D. SMITH S STORE , The members of the P. T. A.
| their meeting Fridny afternoon took
Representing the Purina mills a-as their task for the fail, winter and
stock and poultry expert i« spending spring the completion of this audi-
several days at L. D. Smith’s store , torium and will begin their pLans
advising with the stock and poultry j right away to carry it to success.
Aiiser* of the county. The task they have undertaken is
The lady will make an inspecton a great one. and they should receive
free of charge, culling poultry and
advising about feeds. Mr. Tom Hall
Smith stated that those wishing her
services could call the store and she
would be sent to see them.
the enthusiastic co-operation of the
people of Milledgcville. The chil
dren of Milledgeville should have an
auditorium in which .all of them
can be assembled.
DEATH OF BABY GIRL OF MR.
MRS. JERE N. MOORE
Mr. and Mrs. Jerre N. Moore have
the sympathy of hteir many friends
in the death of their baby girl, which
recurred early last Saturday morn
ing. The burial services were con
ducted Saturday afternoon by Revs.
J. F. Yarbrough and Rev. F. H. Hard
ing. The first sorrow that has come
into the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Moore
has filled their hearts with grief, and
they appreciate htc messages of love
and condolence that have been
tended them.
Masons to Honor Past .
Master Next Tuesday Night
Past Worshipful Masters of Bene
volent Lodge No. 3/ will be honored
next Tuesday night when the mem
bers of the lodge will have a special
program in their honor.
Col. Joseph E. Pottle is the oldest
past master now living having served
the Blue Lodg r < a number of years
ago as its head. The present Mas
ter. W. H. Baumgnrtcl, will have
charge of the program which will
center around those who have been
her of Past Masters are living
Milledgcville and will be present at
the meeting. Mr. Pottle served the
lodge in 1R97-98 and a number of
Milledgeville’t older citizens have
served since that time.
It is expected that the meeting will
be one of the most interesting ever
held in the lodge rooms. All mem
bers of the lodge are urged to be
present
The program will include speeche:
thu presiding officer over the delib- by several of the former presiding
eratiuns »f the lodge. A large num- (officers of the lodge.
DR.W.M. SCOTT
HEADS LEGION
Officers Named at Meeting Last
Thursday. Plans Made for
Autistic Day Celebration
GALA ARMISTICE PLANNED
Dr. Wilbur M. Scott was named to
head the Morris-Little Post of the
American Legion when officers for
the coming year were r.amed last
Thursday, and plans for the celebra
tion of Armistice Day outlined.
To serve* as officers with Dr.
Scott, Dr. J. F. Hall was named Vice-
Commander; W. O. Adam*, Adjt.;
H. S. Woottcn, Finance Officer; Dr.
Y. A. Little, Historian; Rev. A. G.
Harris, Chaplain; Jim Hogan, Scr-
geant-ut-Anns.
The retiring commander, C. E.
Smith, gave a comprehensive report
of the year’s work. The summary of
the accomplishments showed the
Legion Post active and a splendid
record during the closing year.
Ex-Comm-ander Smith was en
ergetic for the welfare of the legion.
Plans were discussed for the cele
bration of Armistice Day. The co
operation of the Auxilliary was so
licited and the two organizations will
work iog - u er in perfecting the plans
for the days celebration. A gala day
reviving the memories of the out
burst of joy that came on the night
of November 11th, eleven years ngo
is the plan of the ex-soldiers. A
mamoth pnrade shortly afternoon
will begin the festivities. A foot
ball game at G. M. C. in the Legion
Memorial Field will be a part of the
day’s program. In the evening the
r-egionaire* will gather for their an
nua! banquet and listen to an address I
from n prominent speaker in Geor- |
gia. The days festivities will cloi
CITIZENS MEET
ATTHE Cin HALL
Large Gathering Held Wednesday
Night of Last Week. Important
Questions Discussed
PLAN CHAMBER COMMERCE
An interesting gathering was held
at the city hall Wednesday evening,
a number of citizens meeting with
the Mayor and Council.
The object of the meeting wa• to
discus? the organization of s Cham
ber of Commerce; completing the
paving in the western part cf the city
and raving the highway through Han
cock and Warren Counties to Au
gu-ta.
Mayor Pennington presided -and a
number of speeches were made by
citizens, all of them striking an
optimistic not * for the advancement
and progress of the city.
The following committee vas ap
pointed to solicit membership, and
direct the organization of a Cham-
jber of Commerce: R. II. Wootten,
J. H. Holloway, A. C. McKinley,
Frank Bell, L. C. Hall and L. N. Jor-
A committee to go to Atlanta, and
confer with the State Highway Com
mission was ns follows: Capt. J. H.
Ennis, Messrs. T. H. Clark, R. H.
Wootten, J. C. Baston, L. H. Andrews
and 0. M. Ennis.
This committee went to nnta
Friday, where they met citizens of
Hancock, Warren and other counties *
effected by the building of the- high
way to Augusta, and appvured be
fore the Highway Commission. Capt
J. H. Ennis was spokesman for tho
Baldwin county delegation, and made
a strong presentation of the reasons
why s*-a road U' Ax^atts kcuid
The tommi ffion stated Zt J
was their intention to reimburse the
counties that had invested money in
road building, before any new pro
jects were undertaken.
The commission cannot under the
law, take part in completing the pav
ing in the city limits.
The Chambbr of Commerce com
mittee has had several meetings, to
formulate plans, and expect to make
an active canvas for membership.
There is a feeling among the
citizens of Milledgeville that there
is an opportunity just ahead for the
advancement and upbuilding of the
city, and that there should be a
spirit of co-operation.
MAYOR OPENS GROCERY
STORE ON WAYNE STREET
nd Opei
Own Bui
Milledgeville’* Mayor launched in-
1 to a busines; career last week when
i he opened a grocery store on Wayne
I street opposite the Baptist church,
resigning his post with an insurance
company which he had been connect-
I :d with for many years.
J The new store is to be kn- wn as
th? Cash Grocery Store. In conncc-
I lion with the grocery business a
(weincr ar.d soft drink stand will be
operated. The building was renovat
ed and fixtures added to make the
I tore complete and ready for busi-
REV. J. F. McCLUNEY ' Mr. Pennington will personally
RESIGNS MIDWAY CHURCH! manage and operate the business.
Complete plans have not been
worked out but it is the expectation
of the Legionaires that this Armis
tice will be the greatest since the
fir t celebration of this kind since
the war. November 11th has been
declared a state holiday by n low
passed the last Legislature
and it will be celebrated here as a
full holidnt-
Rev. J. F. McCluney for many
years the pastor of the Midway Bap
tist church tendered his resignatior
effective this week which has been
accepted.
An impressive farewell service was
tendered him Sunday night at the
regular service. Rev. McCluney will
continue as pastor at Black Springs,
Linton and other churches in this sec
tion. He gave up the Midway work
due to the large number of churches
he served, making it impossible to
servrf all of them. Rev. McCluney
will continue to live at his home in
Seottsboro.
The Baptist pastor is popular in
Midwray and the church expressed
regrets that he would leave Midway.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Ennis of
Lakeland, Fla., v ?re in the city Tues
day and Wpdnesday.They d^ove
frrn Lakeland i-> their automobile,
bringing with them their daughter.
Miss Eleanor Ennis, who teaches at
s. c. w.
BAPTIST OPFN
TWO DAY MEET
Delegate? Assemble at Midway
Church for Two Day Convection
Wednesday Morning
Delegates assembled at the Mid
way Baptist church thl* morning
(Wednesday) to open th« one hun
dred and first sesrion of the Wash
ington Association, Rev. J. F. Me
Cluney, pastor of the church making
the address of welcome,
j The introductory *ermon was dc-
livcred by Rev. L. P. Glass. Thirty-
i four churches are represented at the
: meting. An interesting program is
l be'ng given and unusual interest is
sha*rn. The c^uv. ::ilm T **l continue
| through Thursday., The special event
j for the second day wil Ibe the Mi«-
(sionary sermon by Rev. R. P.