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f BALDWIN COUNTV INSTITUTION „ On. HnnJn« d public Intent ®he fttuoti-Rcrorfor IWWffviHe, Cat., Juw 19, 1931 Consolidated is 1872 Number 44 F ft. HENDICKSON New Military HAS PASSED AWAY Well Known Business Man Died at Macon Hospital Tuesday Moru- hif. Funeral Thursday A. M. Mr. Floy* W. Hendrickson passed Tuesday morning at the Georgia OiHethorpe Infirmary in Ma- •tin Mr# Hendrickson had been ill s , vera l » before going over to tb,- hospital for treatment, j, rri-.ru's and friends hoped that thi . m.itment received there wq#hl re h»m to his usual health mkI strength. Monday evening he , u - rapidly worse and the end came , rly Tuesday morning. Mr. Hendrickson had lived here > a number of years coming to h‘ home with his grandfather, Mr. Simon Wheeler, who moved to ?!v county from Indiana. He at- t. ’ !rd G. M. C. and after leaving j Capt. Frank Mansfield to Relieve Lieut. »V. L. Nuh as Professor of Military Science Healthcade to Arrive Here Next Tuesday Morning to Spend Day Newspaper Mea and Members of State Board of Health Will Be Royally Entertained. Dr. T. M. Hall Heads Delegation of Citizens to Meet Guests Capt. Frank Mansfield, new pro fessor of Military Science and Tac tics, at G. M. C., arrived in the city Tuesday morning to releive Liut. V. L. Nash who has been ordered to j Philadelphia after serving four years at the college. The military officers came to Mil- ledgeville directly from Fort Benn- ing where he completed a special course at the Infantry school there. He spent two or three days ip At lanta at the Fourth Corps head- ouarter for instruction before com ing to Milledgeville. Capt Mansfield has been -I he 1916. II.! ngngcd in farming, then United States Army a graduate from Tenneessee Miu- and i rating for gallantry. He is unmnrried and will make bio home in the cadet barracks. Col. Roach stated that Capt. Man - field was one of the outstanding officer eligable for' service here, having a splendid military record. Mving to the city where he • • n the seed business. He was j tnry Inst tuto and is a industrious energetic and I Bowling Green, Ky. He , hlv honest in his dealings I >ng the world •a follow men. distinguished ]}. survived by his wife Mrs. Smith Hendrickson, four sons, 1' Uoy, Howard and Harold a r Mrs. Robert McMillan, one gi n i child Bobbie McMillan, hi* ni -ther, Mrs. Phila Hendrickson, of K, manna, Ind., two brothers. A. L. Hi ndickson of Chicago, H. C. Hendrickson, of Loganspprt. Ind. Mr. Hendrickson was vice-presi dent of the Baldwin County Fair As- . iation and wa> active in promot ing the fairs ever since the orgnniza- The funeral services will be held at the Presbyterian church Thursday morning at 11:00 o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. G. Harris. The pall bearers will be. Judge B. H. Duna way, J. E. Chandler, Bloomer Dumas, L. C. Hall, Gorge Tumell and G. C. McKinley. Trophies Won By G.M.C.WIII Be Shown On Tour Col Roach, Coach Rentz, Maj. Muldrow and Mai. Whatley for Georgia-Florida Trip Trophies won by G. M. C. the past year, six in number, will be shown throughout Georgia and Florida dur ing the summer by the four repre sentatives of the colloge who will make an extensive campaign interest ing prospective students in G. M. F.T. A. SPONSOR PLAY GROUND Majors Leighton and Philpot Have Charge of Recreation on G. M. C. Campus Each Afternoon Under the direction of the P. T. A. of G. M. C. a play ground hos been opened on the rnmpus of the boys college under the supervision of Maj. Leighton and Maj. Philpot, members of the faculty. The organization is more than a play ground; it might he called a Junior Athletic Club. Not only do the boys play under supervision from three to i eck, but they Georgia newspaper men. repre senting the leading dailies of the state and officials of the State Board of llciihh, members of the first Georgia Healthcade will arrive in Milledgeville at noon Tuesday to pend the day here as the guests of he city and the Baldwin county Board of Health. The Healthcade has been on the read two week: visitifig the thirty- six counties in the state who main tain u full time health department and typhoid and operate under the Ellis Health being made The camp of the Allied Engineers where the largest dam in the state Is being erected will bring the days visit to a close. ^Ir. C. D. Riddle, Superintendent of the camp will have the visitors as his guest; supper. The new Furman Shoals develop ment will be of special interest to the visitors since much research work is now in progress under the direc tion of the Board of Health. Mnliarial (I precautions ar Belie\ed to be the first cotton blooms in Baldwin county appear ed in the fields of Mrs. D. J. Ben nett Wednesday. Mrs. Bennett lives in East Bald win and found them while busy poisoning. F. H. Coleman Named Master lOth. Masons law. progm to prevent the growth of The delegation of Milledgeville t the mosquito fro mthe back waters citizens will meet the party at tw’ve of the dam. o’clock at Browns Crossing whore} Baldv in county w*s oj.e of the they will form an escort and bring I first counties in the state to adopt them into the city in time to attend the Ellis Health law end has been chapel exercises at G. S. C. W. a leader in health measures. The A barbecue dinner at the Mil- j figures on file so a great decline in ledgevilie Stnte Hospital will he the typhoid and other communicable first entertainment feature on th'- ! diseases since the estahlihment of program. After the dinner, which i the department in this county, will be presided qver by Dr. R. C. I Dr. BailyMhe new health officer Swint, the delegation will be shown j is expected in the city to assist Dr. through the hospital. The State Prison Farm and Boys Training School will come in for a visit be fore the health disciples visit G. M. C. to he slrhu'n through the boys school. T. M. Hall, chairman of the county Board of Health, in explaining health matters in htis county. • Dr. Hall arranged the program of entertainment for the visitors. Rev. A. G. Harris Addresses Con vection Held in Gordon Wednes day. Degree Team Takes Part F. H. Coleman, past Grand ^aste of Benevolent Lodge No. 3, wa named Worshipful Master of th 10th District Mason« at the distric convention held in Gordon Wednes day. The convention was attended by a large delegation of Milledgeville Masons to he present for a most interesting program that was ar ranged by J. T. McMullen, Secretary and Treasurer of the Association. Mr. McMullen Atlantid Ice Turns on New Ice Machines New Electrically Equipped Plant Begins Operation This Week. 25 Ton Daily Capacity vrlop strokg bronze hodien, quick and alert minds, and a distinction be tween the right and wrong. The P. T. A. are furnishing part of the play ground equipment. A committee of mother- under Mrs. Ritchie, have seen to it that many mothers were notified about the or ganization. rndtrujetion »n l>ox.ing, baseball, mskctball, football, Lennis, swimming, wrestling, setting up exercises and "col. Clcorjre Roach and Coach T. | trock ’ arc »«' red - Major, Philpot H. Rentz left Monday morning for | Jacksonville, Fla., where they Electric current iwas turned on the ne wice machines at the Atlantic Ice and Coal company this week and for the first time, tb all electric ice plant is new operating at full time. The machinery that has been in- five afternoons j .stalled is of the very latest design, j given talk* on I Mr. W. H. Arnall, manager of the | Sportsmanship and Scouting. The }y C al plant declared it to be through- j 1 instructors hope to see the boys de- | jy modern and has been placed to New Refrigeration Equippment Editor K. B. Moore has been at his home since Tuesday suffer ing with a digestive disorder. Wednesday both Mr. Moore .and his assistant Jere Moore were absent from the office, due to illness, making a throrough cov erage cfYa’l news impossible. official of the district organization for many years. John W. Riley responded to the nddres. of welcome in behalf of the visitors. At noon Rev. A. G. Harris of the Presbyterian church, delivered the principal address of the one day In the afternoon after the election of officers, (he degree team of Benevolent Lodge put on the Masters degree in full dramatic form. The team is one of the best in the s STUDENTS BUSY ON G.S.C. CAMPUS I • Lirgeit Enrollment in History of The Colle|e. Second Week Be gin! With Student, Buy Summer school at G. S. C. W. en- tred into bte second week of the six veeks term with every ntudent husy .t work and the larges tenrollmeht n the hi.*tory of the college on the campus. Moving pictures and special pla^s esented by the various departments in the college have been the °nter- tainm-nt features while many inter esting lecturers have been gh'en dur ing the chapel hour. I)r. E. II. Scott, director of the summer school !. highly pleased with the spirit of co-operation the stu dents have shown, l'hc lnrge en rollment which c<>mo3 as the rpsult of much untiring work by Dr. Scott, was another source of pleesure to the Dean. • The students have taken hold to the courses of study with great en thusiasm and the new features that hav been added are proving popular. The pratice school js filled wih young pupils from the city. Dr. Scott stated that Fourth of July plans were in the making but in the mean time the students would visit G. M. C. and on next Tuesday would entertain the Healthcade at a special chapel hour. The office of President J. L. Bee son and Bursar L. S. Fowler is busy making plans for the fall opening. -V Bel! Remodels Interior of Grocery Store MASONS TO HELP ORPHANS HOME; Celebration of Twenty-fifth Anni versary to Be Held Next Tuesday at Special Meeting .‘■pend several days to begin a tour of the peninsular state. The Hears* Trophy, the Dartmouth Cup, t’« Fourth Corp'e Aren Trophy, and t u Squad Trophies will be shown in ti e display window of a lending depart mert store of Jacksonville. The dis play of the trophies will be a great feature this year. - Maj. J. F. Muldrow and Maj. S?.i 'Vhntley left Milledgeville Monday : r Augusta and North East Georgia. Th' four representatives will be on the road throughout the summer. ER. HELTON MOVES DENTAL OFFICES TO MILLEDGEVILLE Opel Hot Building Mr. •I. R. Helton, for a long num ber <.f yeans praticing dentist of Gordon, has moved his offices here and will occupy a suite in the Opera House Building which has recently beer, re.nodeld. Dr. Helton will move his family here the first of next month. He has ! laced new equipment in his office : nd will begin pratice the first of next week. Dr. Helton is an ex perienced dentist. HOSPITAL EXECUTIVE COM MITTEE MEETS WEDNESDAY Member* of the Executive Com- m»tt*e of the Board of Trustees of the Milledgeville State Hospital held their regualr meeting Wednesday when they purchased supplies for the ensuing quarter. planning to take the club on a hike and all day picnic Sat urday at Fort Wilkinson. Twice : week the boys arc taken to Cox’i Pond for swimming. The enrollment of the club has al ready reached thirty-.-ix and will probably pass forty before the end of the week. Any mother that hn^ a play-loving boy should get in touch with those in charge immediately. The club will doubtlessly become a yearly affair and much good should come from it. LEGION AUXILIARY NAMES MRS. REESE PRESIDENT Other Offic ~lec».d ml Meetin, La.t Tueel Delegate. Named to Stole Convention Mrs. T. A. Reenc tons named presi dent of tlie American Leftion Auxili ary last Tuesd-y afternoon at the meeting held at the home of Mrs. M. M. Croom*. Other officers elected were: Mrs. W. M. Scott, 1st Vice-President; Mrs. T. Baiaden, 2nd Vice-President; Mre. Jere Moore, Recording Secre tary; Mi s Bertie Stcmbridge, Corre- spending Secretary; Mrs. K. G. Mc Millan, Treasurer; Mrs. C. B. Mc- Cullar, Historian: Mrs. L. L. Beck, Chaplain; Mrs. Lewis Horne, Serg eant-at-arms. Mrs. Reese, Miss Stembridgc, Mrs. E. W. Allen and Mrs. George Davis named delegates to the state convention to meet in Gainei t-ille July 2. 3, 4. Mrs. K. G. McMillan is the re tiring president of the auxiliary. increase the daily capacity and increase the freezing time. The old steam plant has been made obso lete and done away with. Mr. W. II. Arnall who has been manager of the Atlantic Ice Co., since beginning operation here sev eral years ago is being assisted by Mr. Paul Farr. A i dow ha3 been recently constructed to show the refrigerators sold by the the grocery company and the addtion of the now machinery places the plant ay one of the best in the state. MR. J. C. COOPER NAMED COUNTY OFFICERS HEAD Baldwin County's Poptila: Clerk Selected Preside. Stale Jody Answering the summons of the Grand Master of the state, Mason*; of Milledgeville and Baldwin will hnve a special program in celebrn- Added. Famishing, Rearranged ° r thc 26th annivenmry of the founding of the Masonic Orphanage, on next Tuesday evening, June 24th at eight o’clock. Irwinton, Gordon and Toomsboro Lodges will also meet Aicro, joining with the local lodge to make the celebration one of the out standing of the year. T**~> special speakers will appear on i program that has hfecn an nounced by L L Beck, Wor-hipful Master of the Lodge. Dr. George Harris Webber and Mr. E. Rynn Johnson, of Augusta, will speak dur ing the anniversary program. A special appeal has been made to Masons to enlarge the Orphanage and to improve buildings on the ground. Mr. Joe Moore a trustee of the ho.ue will also bo present at thc meeting next Tuesday. and Painting Done The installation ef one of the larg est refrigeration plants in the city with u handsome display counter by Mr. J. F. Bell, : ontributed in a large display win- ™ ens urc to the remodeling program that is nearing completion on the in- Mr. J. C. Cooper, Bald*., in Coun ty’s popular clerk of court, was elected president of the county officers association at a meeting held in Thomasville the past week. Mr. Co-,per has been a member of the association for a long number of year-, many of which he served a.-, secretary. He during his tenure of office worked deligently und suc cessfully for the upbuilding of the association. He retired under pro test of the members who had great appreciation of the work he did. Mr. Cooper Is recognized as one of the most careful, competent and painstaking court clerks in the state, and his popularity with his fellow official- has been won by a pleasant, personality and cordial manner. The Union Recorder predicts that under the direction of Mr. Cooper county officers association will, enjoy progress anti advancement. SINGING CONVENTION TO BE HELD LAST SUNDAY IN JUNE. Workmen have been husy through out this week re-arranging the inter ior of the store. Storage shelves have been changed, display counters re-arranged and tlie entire inside of thc building has been painted. The re arrangement of the interior furnish ings i inke possibkHjpore display room and greatly improve* the appearance of the store. Mr. Bell has been in the grocery hut-mess in Milledgeville for more than a quarter of a century. His sen Mr. J. F. Bell, Jr., became associat ed with him in 1920. Recently many imported lincB have been added to the stock of staple and fancy groceries making it possible for Milledgeville people to purchase a line of fancy pickles, preserves, etc., notrTound elsewhere in the state. In commenting on the change Mr. Bell stated that it was the desire of he and his son to have thc best*store in the state nad that they had added the improved refrigeration equipment and made the other ch-nges to serve their customers bettor and to make it possible to carry a larger and more varied stock. STATE OFFICERS OF D. A. R. SPEND TUESDAY HERE S. C. W. end Attend Hid by Nancy Hart Chapter to S. A. R. The Baldwin and Wilkinson coun ty finging convention will meet with Macedonia Baptist church in Wilkin son county on the fifth Sunday in June. All singers and song lovers arc invited to attend with djimer and their song books. % TAX ACCESSORS COMPLETE WORK THIS WEEK Baldwin county’s Board of Tax Accessors completed their work Wednesday afternoon.* Thc total taxable property as shown by their report is $-1,343,- 000.00, an increase over last years figure by several thousand dol lars! This report does not include the taxable property ’ of public utilities. — MR. D. L. ROBINSON DIED AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Aged Quie Citizen Passes Away After Life. Funeral end Burial Friday Afternoon Mr. D. L. Robinson, sjffert 04 led Thursday night "at Allen's Invalid Home, at which institution he had been a nurse for. more than fifteen years. He was ill only a few days prior to his passing. The funeral services were held in the chapel of the Jos A. Moore’s Funeral Home Friday afternoon at four r'clock, Rev. J. F. Yarbrough officiating. The remains were in terred in tlj£ r'ty — 5 * '• the pall bearers *T>eing: Mess. ° £ c Driver, Lonn’e Meeks, Cha/- ^ ~'.7, M. G. Jones, L. V*. r-nith nnd S. D. Stem- bridge. Mr. Robinson was born and grew to manhood in East Baldwin, where he engaged, in fnrming. He was a quiet citizen and sympathetic in his nature. Those who came under his care during.the time he was a nurse at Allen’s Invalid Home were thoughtful! ministered to. He was faithful in the discharge of his duties, and the' services he rendered were appreciated by Drs. Allen. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. W. H. Stcmbridge of this city; two brother.-, Mr. Geo. F. Robinson of Macon, nad Mr! C. F. Robinson of Marshnllville, and a* large -number of other relatives. M. L. DUGGAN VISITS G. S. C. W. SUMMER SCHOOL H.r tendent of Education School Supervisor Last Friday M. L. Duggan, State Superintend ent of Education with Prof. W. L. Downs, new state school Superrisor visited the G. S. C. W. summer school last Friday. Dr. Bee*on met the two education al officials and showed them through the college. They attended several classes nnd at eleven o’clock went to daily ‘Chapel ,exercises. (Both Mr. Duggan and Mr. Downs spoke to the students. Mrs. Bun Wylie, State Regent of the D. A. R. with two other officers of the «tatc organization spent Tues day here as the guest of Mrs. J. L. Beeson, state historian. Mrs. Wylie was accompanied by Mrs. Thomas C. Mell, State Direc tor the children of the American Revolution and Mrs. Eli Thomas. Regent of thc Atlanta Chapter and for twenty years a member of the State Board. Mrs. Beeson honored her visitors with a luncheon at noon Tuesday whan ?he had as her guests thc offeiers of thc Nancy Hart Chapter and the past Regents. Th« high Maj. J. F. -Muldrow, new mem- officer* attended the chapel services her of the G. M. C. faculty, received notice Tuesday that he had been c In the l.ite afternoon .the Nancy missioned a Lieutenant Colonel in Hart Chapter ^entertained the mem j th Reserv e Corpse of the United hers of the Sons of American Revo- j States Army. Iution at a picnic supper at Fort j Maj. Muldrow served during the Wilkinson anj had the viaiting offic-I World War with distinction and has ers ns honor guests. l>een a battallion commander in the reserves since the Armistice, fte Judge E. R. Hines returned from jwaa a major during the wav. ■Mftai