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. ’WIN COUNTY • 4 *£ s I ITUTION • In Progressiva Baldwin 1 end Surrounding Counties rOLLMS Milledgevilie, Ga., July 10, 1930 Consolidated in 1872 SERGEANT W. T. THOMPSON (Z, C C CL-L^i 2ND LIEUT. OF BALDWIN BLUES W. b. C. bummer bCllOOl i MODERN MERCANTILE OPENS STORE NO. TWO CLOSES JULY 18 ‘turi?sL2r lere M. Pound of Georgia State College at Athens, Will Deliver Address Friday. 11th hr summer school of the Gear State College for Women .closer Friday. July IR - a hundred will graduate, receiving t he diploma or degree. Presi- J uk Lance, of Young Harris Collect. wM present the address at id I)r. J. L. Beeson, Prcsi- V, nf 0 f the College, will deliver the j!plorr.as and degrees. After the conclusion of the graduating exercis- \es the students will be served a lunch, the Beauty Special leaving bout 12:15. making connections ith all purts of the state. The sum- ler school has been unusually suc- ■--ful. with students here from ten different states. July 19th Sergeant Wra. T. Thou named second Lieutenant Baldwin Blues, Co. I, of the 121st Infantry of the Georgia National Guards at n meeting held Thursday night. He fills the vacancy caused by the promotion of Lieut. E Jackson to First Lieutenant. Lieut. Thompson graduated Captain of Co. C. at the past G. M. C. session,^ and was winner of thi saber. He is a splendid military man and will fill the office to which he has been elected with signnlability Capt. F. R. Hargrove has a full company, and is getting .them in readiness to go into camp at Jack sonville, Fla., July 19tb. President Jere M. Pound, of the Georgia State Teachers’ College, at Athens, will speak to the student •d> during the chapel hour on Fri day. July 11. Dr. Pound is a prom- educator and will bring a mes- :o the summer school. Mrs. Maude Fisk LaFleur’s class esented a very successful cresting play before a large audi- :o on Wednesday evening, July 9. i* entertainment consisted of two ys, “A Ring from Venice,” and White Magic.” On Friday Mrs. La- class will present another play, “The Man Who Married a Dumb fe.” The entertainment feature the summer school has been very •resting and varied. The students have not only worked hard but have opportunity to play some of the time. MISS LIZZIE BROIDY PASSED AWAY TUESDAY MORNING [temainr. Carried to Savannah. >r Home for Burial Accc nied by Several Friends t 8.20 DR. O.C. WOODS JOINS CLINIC Noted Poikebfut ud Diaiioiti cue Lecatei io TU> City ud Awadated W'rtfc Fhjradan Dr. O. C. Woods has arrived Milledgevilie from Augusta, and be come associated with the Milledge vilie Clinic of Physicians. As a Pathologist and DiagnoBticiatn Dr. Woods is recognized as being well fitted for the special work he will do as a member o fthe Clinic. He has received a heartly welcome from the members of his fraternity. OVER TWO MILLION DOLLARS ON DEPOSIT IN BANKS HERE Statenaata of Citys Financial Insists- lion* Show Largest Deposits in Hlrtory The statements of the four banks H #r 4raMMhed in this issu'd Will be read with interest. They show that there i deposit June .'10th. $2,094,- 985.G3. There is no city in the State which has stronger and better financial institutions than Milledgevilie. Celebrates Fourth of July ar«ir\ r • JLCtJi The students of Miller Bell Hall A Gda Day Enjoyed by Students wor , ho|lpy ltiA on St p, Wcl[ . 8 in Parades Entertainments and -Day, dressed in green and white and and A Big Barbecue [with their float covered in beautiful ; green and white decorations dotted The half-holiday which the stud ents of the Summer School at the Georgia State College for Women had on the fourth of July passed quite pleasantly, and all who enjoyed the celebrations felt grateful to Mr. L. S. Fowler, the Bursar, Dean E. II. Scott, Director of the Summer School, and all those responsible for the happy occasion. There was an exciting baseball game between the co-eds and the girls of the Summer School which the co-eds won. This was followed at 5:30 by a great parade through the principal streets of Milledgevilie, the procession consisting of beauti ful floats decorated by the students to represent the important holidays of the year and cars filled with facul ty and summer school students. The students of Terrell Hall, and Terrell Annex A, haJ a float to represent the New Year. Mrs. Mar guerite Chapman was Father Time, and her smnll daughter was the “New* Year.” All of the occupants of the float were dressed appropriately for the season. The *tudents of Terrell B and C represented the Fourth of July with a wagon gaily decorated und drown by a mule at whose head walked Uncle Sam. Jolly old coachmen drove, and Betsy Ross and her com panions carried the Flag. Behind them marched girls dressed in cos tumes of red, whilte aim blue, and tume, of red, white and blue, and Stars and Stripes. ith -hamrecks. The students of Ennis Hall and the Mansion represented the May Day, the float itself and the pants of it as bright and gny and beautiful as the May Day. The students of Atkinson Hall portrayed Christmas with its white clod angels, the Manager, the red chimney down which Satttu Claus goes, and the Christmas tree. After the stunts the entire group throughly enjoyed a delightful bar becue supper spread under the trees. The town giris and boys of the Summer School were Saint Valen tine’s Day. The girl* were dressed in white and wore heart-shaped red cups, and they rode in a car painted in red and white, and bearing on the back a huge red heart The parade ended in the Govern ment Square Pork where the entire group seated and standing o hillside watched the stunts put the various groups in the hollow be low, the whole forming a natural amphitheatre. All wore caps of gny colors which had been presented favors at the entrance. Each group, having a float put on u stunt ap propriate for the holiday they repre- ented, and the preparation of the floats and the sunts were n competi- affair. The prize was won by Terrell B and C, and they were given special theatre party afterwards in the Auditorium. Honorable mention Ennis and Mansion, and Terrell Hall and Terrell Annex A. AMERICAN LEGION DOCTOR BINION BUYS PROPERTY IN GAINESVILLE Reiolutioa Adopted Ursine Im mediate Financial Relief to The Milledgevilie State Hospital Miss Lizzie Broidy passed Tuesday morning, July 8th, i lock, at the city hospital, had been ill the past eks. While her death was i„. . : it brought ‘adne-»s to her The Council held their regu- represented by Messrs. Comer Stubb friends. ilar month, y meeting Monday night.'Sum Bland and Dr. Y. A. Little, Th. , . mains were c irric] to the!“ n,i tr '" 15acU ' li r "' u, “ r routi, " ! bu!,i - lhl ’ by Mr* Y. * The Georgia organization of thi American Legion .and Auxilliary met I at Gainesville July 2 to 6th. CITY TAX ASSESSORS NAMED | Norris-Little Post of this city f Misses Mary and Kate Cline, n-i after a funeral service held at red Heart Catholic church Wed- lay morning, were carried to Jon, and placed on n Central of - ia Railway train for Savannah interment. They were accomp li by Mrs. R. F. Semmes and Ir-. R. T. Doyls, relatives, who wer • bedside of Miss Broidy ven came .and Mis-es Gertie Trean- <1 Kate Cline. They were join- Gordon by Messrs. Louis and •rt Cline. Miss Broidy . Sava her parents being Mr. Patrick •idy and Mrs. Kate Flannery 'idy. She spent about thirty-five rs as a resident of this city. She a devout member of the Catho- physicians church, and a thoroughly con?e- ^ ea ^h may ed Christian woman. ness. Messrs J. R. Stanley, W. F Little and T. B. Dunius were' named City Tax Assessors. St. Stephen’s Episcopal church ha- received another beautiful gift. A , very hnndsomci bVass altar desk made to order by R. G : ssler, <Inc ) of New York, has ben presented by Mrs. George Stallings. tie and Miss Bertie Stembridge. The convention was a very pleas- •ant one, and was greatly enjoyed by the local delegates. Dr. Y. A. Little introduced and secured the passage of a resolution both by the Legion and the Auxili ary, deploring present financial con ditions at the Milledgevilie State Ponrital, and urged Governor Hard man to come to the aid of the insti- tr.ticn, and derise some means whereby immediate relief can be nviailabie to the Board of b of Businei of McIntosh Streets COURT CONVENES “ MONDAY MORNING The Modern Mercantile Company will open a new place of business on the corner of Wayne and McIntosh street as a branch of their regular business. The new place will be in shape and ready for business on Saturday, July 12th. Mr. A. C. I.ugand has announced that Mr. C. W. Humphries will be in charge of the store u* manager and that Mr. Emile Lugand will he as-1 sociated with him to serve the trade. Both of these are well known in the city and both will give their service to the patrons of the new store. HALF HOLIDAY THIS MORNING School Slalcab Given Great Svpeiae by Unexpected Anconncement by Dv Scott The student body o fthe G. S. C. W. were delighted Wednesday when Dr. E. II. Scott announced that there would be a half-holiday Thursday morning, July 10th, nfcid thut all classes would be called off. An soon a* the announcement was made the students, who had not expected any let up in thir work until the final close next week, ebgan won dering what it all meant, but hnve not yet reached a decision. Any way, an unexpected half holiday has and will be enjoyed. “BEAR TRACKS” HAVE BEEN SEEN IN WEST BALDWIN Civil Docket to Be Called After Organization of Grand Jury and Charge by Judge Park The July term of Baldwin Superior Court will convene Monday morning at ten o’clock Judge J. B. Park pre siding. Immediately after the organiza tion of the grand jury, Sind the charge of Judge Park the civil dock et will be called. The calendar pro vides for its completion the first week, but it is not probable the en tire week will be consumed. The criminal docket will not be taken up until the second week of court, and the cases will depend largely upon the work of the grand jury, as there are now only a few fqr prospective trial. S. A. R. SPENDS JULY ITH AT INDIAN ISLAND latereatieg Profraai of Ib4Ub His tory. Rendered. A Berbecee (Hamer Served The John Milledge Chapter Sons of American Revolution held their July meeting at Indian Island. The meeting was called to order by President R. W. Hatcher, who introduced the speaker of the day. Mr. W. T. Johnson of Macon, who gave a most interesting historical sketch of old Fort Fidius, Rock land ing, and the Indian village that occu pied Indian Island. Mr. Johnson’s paper w.os so thorough and compre hensive that a resolution was passed requesting copies for the archives of the society and also for »he his torical museum at the Georgia State College for Women. At the conclusion of Mr. Johnson’s address the historian of the chapter, i Mr. Victor Davidson, was pr^jp^teA 'l~nd made i * Bear Was Found hi Corn Fie»d by 'S Negro Bey. Who Mistake I B- * r foe A Cow | ..nd made a most interesting 'ial Two Piece* of City Red Estate I (the early Indian history of Georgia, Purchased by Pnysician at may he a *® ner al rum - including some unusual comments on $ a | e I or. But when rumors start, >prcad- the visit of Fernando DeSoto to this j 'n£ by leaps and bounds it is hard | region and his sojourn at Indian Is- At the sale of the property of the. to mnke corrections as to true facts, land. Horne estate on the first Tuesday in 1 Nevertheless on several plantations short talks were mode by other July, Dr. Richard Binion purchased j ' n west Baldwin bear tracks have members of the chapter, together the building occupied by the City j been found. There may be one «»r | w itH talks by Mrs. Beeson nnd Mrs. Hospital and the building adjoining I mn >^c four or five. But bear tracks | Garrard of the Nancy Hart Chapter upied by Mr J. C. Grant. These two pieces of property art i Greene Street just off of Jeffer n nnd are very desirable. Dr. Binion ha.-, ir.nde no’announce- ent as to what ho pronoses t.i dc th thi- property, though it is un derstood that he expects within the future to make material Im provements. there just the sa This rumor started, when a negro boy was plowing on Mr. so and so farm. He heard a rustic in a corn field just a few yards away. St the boy rushed over to run what h • thought was a cow out of the corn. When he reached the field he saw he didn’t know just what. But it scared him badly. HOPES FOR RECOVERY OF MR Trustees. HENRY MORAN ABANDONED The resolution ' that .at the com! All hopes for the recovery of Mr, j Georgia State Le also recommended the latest new- from his bedside. County School Superir N. Bivins is at home fro the Veterans Hospital a Tern., where he has he past several weeks. His glad to learn that liis health greatly improved. He will_ hav return to the hospital later in ing permanenly restored. It 4 show WIOR ORher WILL IN- TALL OFFICERS THURSDAY NIGHT JULY 10 Boi Mu s.. July 8.—The his —— I ric frigate Constitution, conqueror ri ”n of Muric To Be Rendered of British warships and the Barbary nd Banquet Will Be Served ! pirates 125 ye:. : ago, today made Y !ledgeville Council 135 of her first voyurc in 33 years as she | Hospital fifty or more ex-serrice men, and u number of wives and de pendents of the same. Dr. Little, who served as a mem ber of the staff of physicians at the hospital for a number of year- prior to the World War. feels a deep in terest in the institution and has. DF.ATH OF MRS. M. K. LAWRENCE One of the social event) Kiwanis Club is an occasion known as “Ladies Nite” when the members have as their guests their ladies. Such an occasion will be held this j Thursday, evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Trounor. An > original and unique program may he expected as Mr. J. L. Sibley will be! in charge. Y barbecue dinner only as Mrs. Trtnnor ran prepare will ho A resolution was passed appoint ing a committee to locate exact situ ation of Rock Landing, famous in early Indian and colonial history. After adjournment a barbecue dinner was served in the grove. The visitors present, be-ides the members and their families, were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Johnson and Miss Johnson, of Macon; Mr. und Mrs. J. W. Hooks, of Gordon; Mr. I. It. Deidrich, of Irwinton, and Mr. | A. F. Jones, of Gordon. L. N. JORDAN ENTERTAINS EMPLOYEES AT BARBECUE .ocal Chevrolet Hold* Annual Ea and Spread. Be Ropreaontakis ant Thursday, intiful Feast Mr M. K. Law died at 1 red. I th. IS Dwed from the navy yard j knowledge of the the harbor to dry dock to fur-1 doing. ic task of her second rcstorn- j of the American was »nic< will install the following aero* • rs to night, Thursday. July ! ther 11 ‘ "unrilor—E. J. Lee; Vico- tion. : CRO inrilor. Steward Barnes; Record- 1 The trip took place almost 100 Secretary, p. e. Williams; Fi- years to the day after the order t<>j :.l Secretary, ,T. *R. Smith; junk her which brought forth the T1 ■niurt-r. .1. \ Mayfield: Chaplain. : memorable poem of Oliver Wendell dry . Seovilie. installation rrr-j Holmes, sarcastically advising “Ay, past ' W *1 be r .r.iueted hv Dr. M. D. tear her tattered ens’gn down.” ons, ffayte YiceUCoancillor, of ' Tomorrow, with ! cr masts yhurn, Ga. | “Old Ironsides” wiV again look like the installation services her old self. Three years have been tpent already in destoring her. The work is now 85 per cent accomplish- •eat work it BY LONG Meriwether, Thursday July 3rd, and j JUDGE JOHN T. ' the funcr.il nnd burial were i Pierces Chapel Friday aftcrnooi Rev. G. L. Pittman officiating. Mrs. Lawrence is survived by tw sons, P. N. and R. D. Lawrence, of Fatonton; one daughter, Mrs. A Stewart, of this city one sist Miss Frances Wiggins, of Ealont and one brother, T. H. Wiggins, Lake Park, Flu. ILL IS am of song* and music will r Pd and n bnnquet served, bing w.U be done to mnke pleasant for the gathering n mhprs of the Council nnd :r ladies. continued exceedingly hot and MR. E. C. KIDD ather that hn< prevailed the ILL IN TENNESSEE Qveral weeks have brought J Mr. E. C. Kidd and family are at j considerable damage to the crop-. Paris, Tenn , where they were com- place j and prospects are not as promising j polled to stop while on an automo- they have been. Rain is badly bile trip to Colorado Springs, on nc- •dod in nil sections of the county, count of the illness of Mr. Kidd. *Mr. m especially is suffering. | Kidd’s condition has shown improve- ed. Mr. and Mr?. C. E. Caldwell andj children Miss Nina Spc«r and Mr.; The I and M*s. G. A. Watkins, spent Fri- & Farm* T.nd M-«. Frank Smith. TV. and I day in Macon. • j declared F. Langston nnd sister of j 5 P er Langston, of this city, were | The many friends of Mrs. A. J. j past six n " ? bose registered at Hotel Sn-tCrrr regret t.4 hear of her serious of the 1 Savannah, Ga., July 5th. j illness. j bank. nt, but he hns not as yet regained M A F. BANK DECLARES 5 PER j his health sufficiently to resume his CENT SEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND return trip home. His friends here ishing for him restoration to The news ,from the bedside of Judge John T. Allen i- that he has grown steadily worse for the post several days, and that this. ednes- cal 1 he ost 1 idition. •ctors of the Merchants Bank at a recent meeting m*ann ial dividend of payable July 10t/. The ,nths record hu- been one L in the history of the hnalth and strength, nnd will extend to him and his family a cordial wel- BANKS DECLARE DIVIDENDS The banks of Milledgevilie havi declared their semi-annual dividend. I will begin The following .announcement car- •d in the daily press will be read with interest here: Brunswick, Ga., July 4.—The con tract for the erection of the William B. McKinnon home on St. Simon is land has been awarded P. S. Clnr- . of Jacksonville, Fin. W. Kinnion attractive homes on the island. Both Drake, of Jacksonville, is the archi- attrictive homes on the island. Both Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon, are well- known Brun-wick people, but for several years have been residing in MiKcdgevflle. They are building the home for a summer residence. Work {. Jordan, local agent of let automobiles, and op- ne of the largest garages, I filling and supply stations in Mid dle Georgia, tntertr.ined his employ- | ees at an annual barbecue Thurs- ; day, July 3rd, at his home in this city. | These occasions have become quite ar. event in the history <•:" Mr. Jor dan’s business, ard the life of his employees as they are always oc casions for the dispiuy of unbound ed hospitality on the part of a ceniul big hearted employer, who is always at hi- best contributing to the happiness of those in his employ. The barbecue Thursday was one of the best of the number Mr. Jor dan has had, as it was well prepar ed and served, consisting of all necessary acces?ories which made it templing tond satisfactory to She appetite of the most particular epicurian. The out of town guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jordan nt the barbecue were: Mr. and Mrs. N. M. Jordan, Tennilk; Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Jo.*dan, Sandersvillv; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Dennis, Eatonton, and Mr. Sam Gummerson, Chevrolet representa tive of Atlanta. • »