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■ '.or'lN COUNTY |»’^Ttut , on '0»' Hundred ®f)t Uni on-Jk corner * READ BY THOUSANDS • • OF PEOPLE Proircuive Baldwir r-,J„.l U-j— E.UM1.W i» '•» ‘ Souther. Kreurd-r 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.