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Proircuive Baldwir
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WMpville, C.., May 8, IK*
Number 38
PRIMARY
1BER 10TH
Committo i» SeMM
Kwd,)' Set* Closing Date for
1 C u did.t« at June 3rd
,1'th was named as the
, democratic Primary i
ur . v by the Executiv
a: "a meeting held Sat-
is the same that
I 1 * the State eommit-
. wa> named the closing
entrance of candidates.
jurisdiction of the lo-
ttr%. Representative in
Jjcicu -f Superior Coart;
ntatxve in the
I'.hiture and One County
1( . r must he named by
iiun ty voters. Entrance
- at $150 for Congress-
,1 f„r Judge Superior
(to for State Senator;
State Legislature; and
Council Grants MUSIC FESTIVAL
Gas Franchise TOCLOSEFRIDAY
Monday Night y ^
Gas Co., Comini Here
City Com. il renewed the fran
chise granted the Southern Natural
Gas Company last year which had
expired, at the regular meeting Mon
day night, and officials of the com
pany stated that the pipe line bring
ing the product from the Lousiana
would reach this city about
October 1st.
Mr. John Wills represented the
unpany secured a franchise about
year ago to lay their lines in thi-
city, the agreement specifying that
the lines were complete by
November 1929, the franchise was
The official Monday had this
;ment renewed -and under the
paper* signed Monday the Gas
Company will have two years in
which to lay their mains into Mil-
Icdgcville.
Work will begin immediately to
bring the line from Atlanta Georgia
here. It has been definitely stated
managers and clerks will
y the committee mem-
! district. The polls in
own at seven dnd close , . , , , . _ . . .
fc t ‘, precincts will | under the schedule adopted last
Ik w-dd sice sod close at three, week, the line would reach M.l-
routeie. on the commit- Meevtlle on or about October 1st.
death. Mr. W. P. Th * company will mail*
■(hra.* named to succeed Mr.
the 1714th district
Mr W. (' Green was named to
erd Mr R. H. Harper in the
ii district.
ate Hospital To
I Graduate Class Of
City Urged To Adopt
Rigid Economy Program
AMeran Kii| and Horne Urge Strict Economy by City So That Debts
May be Paid. Program Will Cat Expenses in Many
Quarters it Is Stated
Aldermen J. T. King and J. A. j police and sanitary. The council-
Horne at a meeting of the City Coun- men further stated that the new sys-
cil Monday night urged the adoption tem would prevent the expenditure
of a strict economy program in the
management of the City’s affairs so
that all debts nvty he paid and the
city freed of a heavy indebtedness.
The program introduced by the
two alderme n will prevent the city
from making further expenditure* j Councilmen King and Hoi
other thin the ordinary running ex- ! ing its immediate acceptanc
penses until s >me of the present j councilman declared that it
Hundreds of people have packed
the G. S. C. W. auditorium during
this week where National Music
Week is being celebrated with a
series of delightful programs by the
Glee Clubs of the college, piiflo,
voice and violin pupils and the four
The week of music opened Sunday
evening with a Sacred Concert in
charge of the Y. W. C. A. of the col
lege. The story of favorite hymns
was told and at the conclusion, the
congregation joined a select choir j debts are paid. The resolution call-1 matter of necessity that expenses be
in singing them. Miss Maggie Jen- l t>d for a catting of expenses in all de-1 cut and ai
kin- presided at tne organ and di- ^ partments including street, water, | tered into,
rected the music. | .
Monday evening a large audience
greeted the most colorful and prob-
G.M.C WINS
HEARSTTROPHY
Rifle Team Captarei Southern
Title. Secnad m Notion. Team
ta Ga la Wubiaftaa
The G. M. C. rifle team won first
place among military schools of the
south in the William Randolph Hearst
annual rifle matches for universities,
of any money unles, them was rirve^ I c '’ ,1, ’ ,r ” »"■< h « h *<-hool, throughout
nuo auffleient to meet it. and that ,h ' tT " i,wi 8t * t **’
debts could not be made which would Announcement of the awards was
further increase the city’s indebted-' Monday in a telegram to Col.
ness. George Roach by Major General
The plan has not been adopted but Parker, officer in charge.
The G. M. C. team score was 946
'conomy progi
ing Ia' j; -
ably the most popular of the week's
entertainment. The four class glee
clubs of the college were the per
formers. “The Kokohoma Maid”
wa* an operetta of old Japan, mod
ern however in the story told as the
players sang and acted their way in
to the favor of the audience. Under
the direction of Mrs. Hines, Mrs.
Longino and Mrs. Long, the operetta
proved very successful. Humor and
station here and will also operate a j ^ wK ^ ^ „ udi , nce m , ny en _
local office. Local labor will he cm- joy , Me
ployed in laying the lines and a large . „
sum of money will be invested in the I, w »» P v '° »« r l ° rK t,1 ‘
new industry whirh will mean .noth. «“• •”<* ™ !i » W*. »
■i t « ii j •]• story on another page covering these
er pay roll for Milledgeville. i / * .
* . , «.«i,a, *km ! performances. Wednesday morning
The company expects to make the 1 3 ,
gas available to every home in the, 1 1 ’ e| 5 11 a * . . , t^-t the population of Milledgeville
Institutions and M^ htful P ro,rrBm at th< * cha P eI x. T .u
P.alfe’s great opera that is prob
ably the most popular sung in Amer
ica today, The Bohemian Girl, was
sung Wedne £ day evening by the
Freshman class and quartette. Un-
dei the direction of Miss Alice Le-
nore Tucker, the class of more than
three hundred sang as never before
the thrilling songs that make The
Bohemian Girl so popular.
Population of Elks Convention
City Likely to To Be Largest
Reach 6,000' Ever in Georgia
Plans t
Complete Return Have Nat Been District Deputy Spend, Tneaday
Made. Rual District, Stid Here Maldaj Pleas. Delegate,
Sbnw Decrease to Plead City May 22
With al districts in Baldwin coun
ty having been reported by the cen
sus enumerators except Milledgeville
State Hospital and Hardwick, the J their association
rural districts continue to show a loss
in numbers during the past ten years
and it is being strongly predicted
city as well
manufacturing plants in and near
_ the city. The.official stated that the
Nurses On May 21 lin-a would be laid on every street
in the city where there were enough
‘tutor Pitner to Deliver Literary h ""“- s ll t " coniu "T "l 6 Pr °TkTSS
. .. D . . r 7 virtually mean- the lines will be laid
Address. Reception to Follow | on M street!i in M ,iiedgeville.
Graduating Exercises j —
SCHOOL SING A
GREAT SUCCESS
ner, of More Than A Thousand Children
dellvier at G. S. C. W. Auditoriam
'-.tneri, Friday
will reach six thousand.
In reports released Sunday Allen's
nvalid Home showed a large in-
rease. the largest that ha* been re-
orded to date.
The figures given out were as fol-
ng exercise will be
■*ement hull at eight-
ening. Members of
rustic* and members
staff will be in at-
l. C. Swint will pre-
oxert-ines and Hon.
•y. chairman of the
ent the diplomas.
ibuted greatly to
helming success of the
Thr Annual Sine of the children I opera Wednesday,
f the schools of Baldwin county. Thursday evening tne Sophomore
■hich was held last Friday, under j class will sing Luna di Lammermoor
Baldwin County
M. I). 322, Coopers 1,301 1,697 161
M. D. 321, Georgia
State Reformatory 201 118 0
M. D. SV r Allen’s In-
The soloists, Mrs. Helen Granade valid Home 200 97 0
Long, Mr?. Helen Maxwell Longino, M p j 05 Qumm 487 546 64
Mr. Solon Drukenmiller and Mr. J j The enumerators in the city, Hard-
Foster Barnes gained new friends j ^ t|„. state Hospital have
and rdmirers after the Wednesday not fished their returns but it is
performance. The unusual quality | expected that they will make them
'this week and the full count of Mil
being made for the larg
est and mo.-t enthusiastic convention
Georgia Elks have ever held since
formed many
according to Thas Smith.
District Grand Deputy, representing
the Grand Exalted Ruler, who spent
Tuesday here perfecting plan- for
the meeting.
Mr. Smith stated that Lodges all
over the state had responded enthusi
astically to Milledgeville'* invitation
an,J that several hundred people
would be in Milledgeville for the two
day meeting.
One of the big features of the
convention will be the parade which
will be staged on Friday
being off . red for the m<
out of a posible 1,000. This was the
second highest score made in the
nation, with over four hundred
schools competing. The record gave
the cadets the southern champion
ship and second plate in the nation
al prize. The highest individual
score was made by cadet Capt. Wil
liam Thompson who -hot 195 out of
a possible 200. This record took
third place.
The members of the team are:
M.irion Adams. Francis Bazanos,
James Hollis, Dudley Myrick. and
William Thompson. The team mem
bers will be given medals and a trip
to Washington where the Secretary
of War will greet them and present
them a handsome cup.
ft. O. H. Wootten is the team
Coach. The tram .al?o competed in
the Fourth Corps matches. The win-
have not been announced.
Children Bom During
1918 Receive Kodaks
From Eastman Co.
Foty-tw* Pretested Caacras As
Gift af Eastnaa Carepaay
Maay 06m « List
Forty-ti
. ^ Baldwi
l ' rtI " *" ,h11 l„.m in 11118,
attract!'
ounty children.
lioats .and many cities in Georgia
enter floats in the parade. Sev
hand- and bugle corps will c
here to take part in the parade and
a drill team from Atlanta will al*o
be here.
Walter
Eberhardt’s Stdffo fMrd.^ribui-
ed them for the Li4M|n Kodak
Company who celebrated their fif
tieth anniversary by presenting all
children in the United States who
werv born in 1918 with a specially
r,ade Kodak and *9 Eastman film.
The .allotment to Baldwin county
was not sufficient to meet the de
mand. More than fifty children who
called for one of thr 1 can.era- could
of Mrs. E. R. H
President of the Federation of Wo
men's Clubs, was a great event.
The large auditorium of G. S. C.
W. was filled to its capacity by
bright and happy children, who came
from every section of the county.
The exe- .»e- were opened hy sing-
bring the Festival tc
max. Tho- opera I'ke
sented Wednesday ever
admirers and is very
fitting cli-
e one prr-
has many
soloists of the evening will be
same as Wednesday. Lucia as
i commonly called probably has
p fimilar melodies with the aver-
person that a great many of the
the board will ■ j n(f America the Beautiful, prayer, [ agi
rise?. Immediate- j address of welcome by Dr. J. L. Bee- j operas sung today. A capacity
ies, a dance and j so „ t President of the college. dience is expected to be pres<
ven in honor of The children entered heartily and Thursday evening
leilgevifle will be made known J
day. The 1920 census gave
ledgeviHe a population of 4,619,
it i* believed that this number
be increased by l.OOo with the -tr
probability that it will go to 6,<
The State Hospital and Hardi
will probably show a big increase
j enthusiastically into the singing,
me the members of The Peabody Violin Class, and the |
:, ' s: Misses Eranees * Harmonica Club from the Sc»tt.«
vouiae Idelle Giles, ! Loro school captured the audience
Elizabeth, Hering- hy the selections they i
The G. M. C. Band under the di-
•ction of Maj. Osterman will close
ie week Friday The Bird of fifty
HEALTHCARE IS
COMING TO CITY
A Nuatcr Pliysiciau usd News
paper Representatives to Be
Here Jane 19th
Grand Exatter Rul<
Andrew* of Atlanta will be her* dur-
[il_ I ing the convention and will be a
„d prominent figure in the official
,il! , party to witne-s the ceremonies. The
| G. M. C. hand ami battallion will al
io. so give a special drill and review for
ick j 1 be visitors.
Cnpt. J. H. Ennis stated that
plins are being made to elaborately
entertain the delegates and to make
the convention the biggest and most
ucce.-aful Milledgeville ha* ever had.
pt. Ennis stated that the dele
gates coming here would give M.l-
ledgeville much splendid advertising
and the enthusiastic co-operation of
all civic and (vitriolic organization-
had been invited to help the Elk*
entertain their guests.
Adelia Rees •, Ora
at t ie Lena Wallace
Ib'Ughby.
r A ^anU Man leaves
i to Educate Tal-
'* an j livlor Counties Girls
ljj|
1REG.S.C.W
I were given eiithu-in
V. II. Yarbi
1 Nancy Hart duple
| h ippy talk pre ente
Ver medals for th
ough. Regent of
r of the Daugh-
A bra ha
Bildw
4 PRY BONT
GN ST * r
1.. NAMED
EMORY PAPER
1 Hoard of Heah‘i will
1 . die June 191 h. Dr. T.
! man of th H.alth It:
link the State
•f tne State
be in Mi Hedge
M. Hall, chair
ard of Baldwin j
tied.
Th folhr
the list of those
ved i
hes
The r
i 'll be
Dr* John Wiley
Jc ins Public
Health Work)?
Hazel Eiizal$eth Tyler; Jewell
•wler; Esther Anslev; Dorothy
Marvalene Butts; James Everett
Threat; Lois Wright Hatcher; Ih>ro-
thy Veatch; Warren Patterson; Mat-
Will Welch; Edgar Hemi-Ur;
Maurice Kinney, i^-na Belle Sim
la; Edward Weaver; Lome Rob-
Johnson; Gertivvy Vim on; John
Barton; Anna Belle Ham. Myra Nell
Hayme; Francea Turner; Virginia
.-r; William Darden; Lillian
Smith; M i ie McCuHough; Billy Me
l»; Frances Skinner; Jane Little;
Ritchie;
-Wrt Haskins; Kdw
Veal; Herald Tun
Case
rd
el Mc.Muile!
Imale
'dilledfcville Man Ach
Allan
of Milledgr
I by lhe Stuc
'PEAKS AT KITE
embered b 'he cbi’dri*n.
DRf. ATTEND MEETING
Dr. and Mt«. R. C. Swint and Dr.
. I*. Walker are spending rev oral
for the Emory Win
ctaff of the puhlii
-- - iKl-w rth Mt Who
Resist Post As HeaMl Commis-. on ’
sioner lo Eater Gcvcrnmeat ( _____ __ M
Work. Coes to Louisville. Ky. t-APETS TO P^.AY FOLR
I GAMES WITHIN WEEK.
Dr. John W. Wiley, for the past , ■■■■-'•
two years Health (' .mmiaab ner of Mo,,roe A. 4k M. Come Hor* Tbom-
I' 'M*"I c« only, tendered ht« resigr-a- ' day and Friday. Normsw In *>uto
lion to the County Commi-sione. * j Here Monday ard To. d-y
Tuesday to accept an appointment ... —
Mth the public Heahh Venice of Four gan. * of Useball are on tho
he United State*. program at C. M. C. during the next
Dr. Wilr, I.ft W-.li, day ter a •« tore. S"'■»•*» A. • X
1 -h'rt visit at hi- home in SmrLa b#- here for two engageme'ita Thursday
and during — n ai n\< nonie m npirta r*e-, _ . .
* urpHssed MR. G. C MeKINLTY WILL AGAIN | f-re going to Louiaville. K v . where)*"'! »"•* V 'J ,na " Park
. -taff in, OFFER FOR COUNTS COM- he will In- stationed. Dr. * iley is the opposifann Monday and rues-
MISf>IONFR » graduate of the University Medical ‘ ,la > “f **‘ xt
, .... i ^ . . ... School in Augusta and VtM an j C«»ach Rei
body elec-, Thw Union-Recorder learn* that \
a member Mr G . C. McKinley will be a c.
counciL .(ate in the primary’ nes* fs’l t«>
1 himself a* a member on
Harry has
into a winning nine. pLy.ng err*
less ball and hitting opportunely
| the last gamplayed.
ltpsB.
Board of County Co
r ** McKinley has l>ern i
! Board for a long n
r> He is one of Bal.lw
member of the
iral fraternity pr..'
The Apopintment to the United! Monroe has a fa*t. hard h.t’iiig
State Pub' c Heilth ae^-k-e c«m(» to j team that will give the cadets plenty
Dr. Wiley last week. It was given j of oppo it ion. X« man has *■{ a f -t
without examination. par* in South tJeorgia and will make
A upc -or t*» Dr. Wiley has not! *t inteivsting for G M. C. the early
t»een named, hot it Is under-tood that j l* rt ’be W(*elL
an at :> >intment will be made thb | There- nil! b« only f«>ur more entusa
week. played hi Millcdrevttle.