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Milledgeville, Ga., March 26, 18C1
A. R. Will Unveil Marker OFFER MADE TO BANKERSTO MEET Congressman Lever to Soeak
At Site of Old Oglethorpe OPEN CREAMERY HERE THURSDAY! At Court House at 10:30 To-day
SENIORS TO HEAR
‘ sulkrr Will Be Unveiled
SnUCUlSHM PEOPLE ATTEND
Plan Presented to Group of Citi- Representatives of Banks in Fifth DIAMOND SEASON ^ R*' R ,,cu ? j 0 *' 011
. nln „sens Friday With Proposal to District to Hold One Day Vrvn.Inl.v.r™ .„ Z Ga ! hm "* H '«
FLOREA BISHOP G —OPENSTHURSDAY
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED HERE
Outside interests who names Over one-hundred and fifty bank-
Right Reverend Frank A. Johan to were with he,d presented plans to j era of Central Georgia will prather
Deliver Baccauiaureate Sermon " |K ' n 11 in Milledgeville, | here for a one day convention on
ftemoon of Tuesday,
..:i. at half past three
the auspices of the at G. S. C. W.
Chapter D. A. R-, a j
unveiled and dedicat- , The Right Reverend Prank A. Ju-
. ,.f old Oglethorpe Uni- jh an> n. D., Bishop of the Dioce e of
| Florida of the Episcopal church, has
.•<! friends are cordially j accepted the invitation of Dr. J. L.
provided n building could be erected ! next Thursday when the Fifth Dis
according to their specifications bv 1 trict Bankers A -sociation of Georgin
local interest.
Cadets Meet Mercer Freshmen
First E-aseball Game Next
Thursday
The proposal v/as made to a group
of citizens at a meeting Friday.- It
was stated that if a building were
erected to house the creamer> plant,
Bee$on to deliver the Baccunlnureate
. p un Wylie, State Regent, [ sermon to the senior class or the
I>. A. R-< Atlanta, will J Georgia State College for Women on
Mrs. J. Harvcd May 31st
n of Atlanta, who is State | Bishop Juhan in one of tin* outstand
, r *nd Mrs. Robert Travis, of j n „ Episcopal clergymen in the south
-if., who is State chairman for | on j is know cs a great preacher. His
* historic spots. home is in Jacksonville and he Jm-
MTf. li
un Wylie will make the
.dare* n"' 1 H ° n -
•j of Irw inion. Ga., will make
jaSorical address.
Davidson i State Historian
. p t is the author of the
of Wilkinson county.
IfcJoa Hutchinson has had the
mdfion of the erection of the
ritr. which was designed by Mrs.
i B. Wright of Staunton, Vo.,
1. Wright is the daughter of Dr.
j Mrs. J. L. Beeson,
iduded in the murker is the ori-
il old comi stone which
ou; of t« earth a few years ago
en the m* three-story building
rus ns being erected at Dr.
JJf frci the corner-st -ne held was
gti ud leaking. A new copper
shn been made and will be pluced
t in the old niche. It will contain
lory of the Nuncy Hart Chapter,
u R.. with a volume of Mrs. S.
look's History of Baldwin county,
will contain a history of Dr.
i Sanitarium and a p'eture of
H. D. Allen, L- will aDo hold
of the four mud stained old Mil-
Horicul box, The Georgia Joum-
Tnwtiay March 18, 1837, and
e Standard of Union, Wednesday,
arch X, 1837.
According to The Georgia Journal,
following was the order of pro-
<n « the first ur.veiling when
e Htury I.umpkin made the
been the presiding Bishop of the
church in Florida for a long number
of years.
Rev. F. II. Harding. Rector of St.
Stephens Episcopal church, also ex
tended the invitation of Bishop Ju
han and it is understood thnt he wilt
preach at the church on the even
ing of May 31st.
Dr. Beeson has completed pratical-
ly all plans for the commencement
program this year.
The visit of Bishop Juhan will be
his first to Milledgevillo and it will
SOLDIERS WILL
ARRIVETODAY
Battallion of Sixteenth Field Artill
ery Delayed One Day ir.
Reaching The City
would be leased for
of years for a sum sufficient to pay
a dividend on the investment.
The representatives stated that the
creamery if opened here would
manufacture butter, cheese and ice
cream in addition to dealing in
sweet cream, thus opening a market
for dairy products for the farmers
of this section.
The plan has been taken under
advisement and a site for the plant
being considered. Plans for the
building have been submitted to con
tractors fer prices on its erection.'
The group of citizens plan to or
ganize a stock company to erect the
building after all costs are determin
ed and the rentals accepted by the
Ieaseis.
The plan has been endorsed by sev
eral prominent citizens who express
ed the opnion that an important in
dustry could he secured that would
give additional opportunities to dairy
farming in this county and section.
As guests the Milledgevillo
Hearing House Association, which
is an organization of the four Lanks
here, the delegates end visitor
be entertained most royally. The
convention will convene at thi
Echetah country club where all meet
ings. will be held. Rev. A. G. Harris
will pronounce the invocation ant
Col. Marion Allen, president of the
Merchants nnd Farmers Bank will
deliver the address of welcome.
A full program has been arranged
which will include the discussion of
banking problems and addresses by
prominent Georgia citizens.
At noon a barbecue will be served
in honor of the visitors and in the
afternoon they will be taken on a
motor-cade after the G. M. C.-Mcr-
cer Freshman ball game has been
witnessed.
Dr. H. D. Allen, W. L. Ritchie,
Lewis 71emister and Erwin Sibley
have been named a reception com
mittee for the visitors. All members
»f tne board of directors of the
■auks have been invited to the tarbe-
The president of the State Bnnk-
rr. Association, representativ
the Atlanta banks and other leading
With ten home gann
dule. the G. M. C. ca
11>31 baseball season c
day afternoon at thn
the Mercer ’’reshmen
oppose the cadets in th
lets open the
i next Thurs-
?-thirty when
Congressman A. F. Lever, known
as one of the most interesting speak
ers in the south, will deliver an ad
dress at the Court House today,
Thursday, at ten-thirty a. ra., before
the farmers and business men of the
county.
Co:
i Leve
connect
ed with the Federal Farm Board and
comes here under the auspices of this
j organization. He b& : , made speeches
unced the throughout the state and people who
Col. Marion Allen came down from i hankers of the state will be present
Atlanta for the week-end. I far the convention.
Conch T. H. Rentz
complete schedule this week and
the .-ame time placed on sale season
tickets good for the ten games that
booked for Milledeeville, while
rames will he played on foreign
soil.
The team this year looks like the
best the red and black has had in
veral j^ears. A wealth of material
ha.s been busy for a month working
out the kinks and preparing for the
grind that is ahead.
Three veterans will be seen in the
line-up that will take the field next
Thursday. Ennis. Wilhite and Rob
erson are the only letter men re
turning nnd around them has been
built the diamond representatives for
the year. Fox worth looms as the man
behind the bat, Steele will play first,
j Alexander second and Yontz, will
cover the short field. All' these
cadet • are familiar to local fans,
having gained fame on the gridiron, i
The following is the complete sche- young People Will Hi
The battaliion of nrulL-ry mo
from Fcit Bragg to Fort Benning
that were scheduled to arrive here
Wednesday afternoon was delayed
’ in their schedule and will
ve until late this afternoon.
Thursday.
The soldiers are expected to ar-
re with their cannon ar.d three
hundred hor.-es and mules in the late
afternoon to spend the night. Ar
rangements have been made for
Itheir entertainment, during theii
1-1 ° 1L e o night* encampment at the Fair
ground.
The troops are moving to Fort
Benning to take part in the annual
spring maneuvers which are expect-
en to be the largest ever held. Every
branch of the army will take part.
An advance officer came to Mil-
lengevillc Wednesday and completed
all plans for the reception of the
troops. The advance party is experted
to arrive about four o’ilock and the
march into the city will consume
about one hour. The public will be
permitted to view the guns and equip-
Internationally Known Endurance
Driver to Perform Here March 31
Dare-Devil Derby to Drive Chevrolet Car One Hundred Houn. Drive
Will Begin Next Tueiday and End on Saturday. Mr. L.
N. Jordan to Start Driver on Record Ron
Dare Devil Jack Derby recognized to thir. reporter that his firm wishes
Tho
“7 Students of The Same
Tt. Pradjil „f The Milledgeville
of The Same.
Citizens ud Si rangers’.
Bard of Trustees.
frwident Thereof and Secre-
rj
Tb* Sate House Officers.
°f the Superior nnd Jus-
<fc»tinued on back page)
Sector praises Baldwin
B LAST THURSDAY NIGHT
world’s champion long distance auto
mobile driver will begin a 100 hour
non-stop drive in front of the L. N.
Jordan show rooms next Tuesday
morning, March < 31st, at exactly
eleven o’clock. Mr. Derby will be
handcuffed to the steering wheel of
stock model Chevrolet Sedan by
Chief Frank Broome in the presence
committee of leading citizens.
In the presence of the same commit-
ill be drawn from
the ci*ank case of the Chevrolet and
quarts of Tiolene motor oil will
be poured into the crank ca*-e scaled
that it is impossible to add any oil.
Mr. Derby yfll then attempt to driv
.i- ■ •
t Follow
C *F Wain.,.
ird Company Best
continuously for one hundred hours
ithout a stop as long as thirty sec-
nds. Bringing the drive to an end
Saturday, April 4th, at 3 P. M. at
place from which he started.
Local j Public Invited to Ride
As has been stated. Mr. Derby will
not stop for as long as thirty se.-onds
at any time during the four days,
high i four nights and four hours but he
f the Baldwin Blues, j Members of the local chapter of w ,|| s j ow down to one or two miles
1 | in * their inspection last Thurs- I Junior Order United American Me- p or h our to take on and discharge
r “^t "ben the company was put chanics will have as their special passengers. At this rate of speed it
"Kb a rigid test in infantry guests tonight, Thursday, the Dc- j„ no ^ difficult or dangerous for a
4r ‘d other military problems, ‘gree team from the Macon lodge. child or lady to step aboard the
JUNIOR ORDER TO HAVE MACON
DEGREE TEAM AS GUEST
A dutch supper will be served in
the honor of the visitors and a large
class will be initiated into the order.
All members are invited to be pres
ent for this special occasion.
KIWANIS CHANGE MEETING
HOUR FOR AMOS ’N ANDY
**• Hargrove was absent
' ae c ' ty taUt ’ to illness and could
-one of the praise the company
Lt ‘ Jacks °n was in
The government property
,n *P«ttd and the men
* >n the drills of an
J"*. COm Pany.
'^Pecting offj cer said the
:n .* **■' drilled and school- When members of the Kiwanis
‘‘♦d th» ant * t * iat be . Club protested against the hour of
“d hav off i c uUs of the army j meeting because it intrfered with
t the inspection. 'the: listening to Amos 'N Andy, the
UEDtyTT ! meeting hour was changed after it
n^SH c° S OPENS ATLANTIC I was decided that the two comedians
ERvice STATION | would not change their timi for giv-
. ! ing their nightly performance over
4 „' n ^ n e Edwards has the radio.
* v- .r. " rvic © station on j Beginning Thursday night ,the club
building will meet at seven-thirty instead of
to extend an invitation to every per
son in and around Baldwin county
to ride with Mr. Derby at sometime
during the 100 hour drive. Many
people are expected to take advant
age of this opportunity.
Derby Will Attempt to Break Own
World Record H.re
According to Frank Hardee, ad
vance agent for Dare Devil DerLy,
Mr. Derby is under contract to Mr.
Jordan, local Woco-Pep and Tiolene
distributor to cover a di-lance of
not less than 3,000 miles in one hun
dred hours without adding any oil
water. Mr. Hardee furtht tat-
ed that the world's record now held
by Mr. Derby is 3,378.2 miles
heard him declared hir
one of the best orators and most
interesting speakers they have c/er
heard.
Farm Agent Langley has invited
all farmers and business men of the
county to hear the t-pecial address
on cotton. Mr. Langlev stated that the
plans introduced by Congressman
Lover hav* important bearing on the
cotton farmer, and gives the inside
story of plans for the future.
In the evening Congressman Lever
will be the guest of the Kiwania Club
whena he will deliver a second ad-
The coming of the congressman
here is one of the most important
events on the farm program for the
LEAGUE TO PRESENT A
PAGEANT SUNDAY NIGHT
dule:
April 2, Mercer Freshmen, here. Church
April U and 10, Monroe Aggies, J
here. i The members of the Epworth
April 13 knd 14, Tifton, here. [League wit! have charge of the ser-
April 17 and 18, Madison in Madi-
April 23 and 24 Gordon here.
April 30 and May 1, Madison
4ggies here.
May 8 nnd 9, Monro Aggies in
Monroe.
May 11, Georgia Frtshmen here.
May 15 and 1C, Gordon in Bames-
.ille"
vires at the Methodist church next
Sundry evening, and present a n*j»*
interesting and entertaining pageant.
The League membership i«« com
posed of young people of the church,
j and is a live and progressive organ
ization.
It is expected that the pageant
they will present Sunday evening will
he witnessed by a large crowd.
PLANTAGENET C0MMANDERY
INSPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT j
Plantagenet Commandery No. 12,
K. T., passed the annuel inspect'
Tuesday night when Emminent Sir
— j. Penn/ of Albany, Grund Sen-
Deacon o fthe Grand Command-
cry of Georgia, made an officinl visit
_ to the commandery as representative
100 hour, of continuous driving with- of the Greml Commander.
Chevrolet. Mr. L. N. Jordan stated | printed.
New Hospital Completed
And Opened for Patients
Handsome Building Now Being Used By Doctors Here. Drs. Binion
and Scott Head New Organization. Building Most Modem
Stop, established at Tampa, j Before the inspection began a
Florida in August 1929. Jack has al- dinner was served in honor of the
ways believed that he could heat this | inspecting officer by the Eastern Star
ord said Mr. Hardee and he is go- [Chapter of, this city.
• to make another attempt right j Following thfc inspection, w en t le
■e rn Baldwin county over tho Order of the Temple was conferred
ne roads you drive your car the inspecting officer delivered an
3ver twenty leading merchants are 'address in which he praised Uie work
.... M of the commandery. R. II.. Rey-
in br,n K ,n K th:., j no | d>i Emminent Commander of the
tional driver to this territry. In next I coraman dery piesided during the
Thursday’s bsue of The Union-Re- ceremonies. Mr. Penn was present-
corder Mr. Derby's own story will be ed to the commandery by Emminent
Sir Sid Jones, Past Grand Com
mander of the Grand Commandery
of Georgia.
<4 »t’i
u “ n will sell Atlantic
;' art! Oils. This is a
( l? ho recently been
i' ,n Georgia. Mr.
n here and will
' ne "il» to thi, new
i-fifteen so that the members
n’t have to stay up until eleven
The second wing of tho City Hos
pital finished, the new building was
opened to patients this week and
Milledgevillo became the home of
one of Central Georgia’s most com
plete and Lest equipped hospitals.
The first wing that was opened
several weeks ago has been added to
with the opening of the ■new section
this week In the new wing are two
wards for charity patient-, in addi-
o’clock to hear tho Popnodent puiVltion to lareo ,un parlors, offices and
thnt are making America laugh.
Sheriff Haynie has been busy giv
ing out summons to jurors for Su
perior Court on May 4th.
spacious private rooms. The build
ing is modern in every detail. A
large operating room, chart room,
nurses quarters, doctors offices lab-
oratoria* and X-ray room occupy the
second flos.r. The remainder of the
building is given over to patients
rooms with large sun parlors on each
floor. An elevatoi is accessible to
each floor with a rear entrance open
ing for the convenience of ambul-
Dr. Richard Einion and Dr. W. M.
Scott a r ** the owners of the building
ond will head the hospital staff of
physicians. Miss Thompson is Head
Nurse and is assisted by a
competent graduate nurses.
The new hospital
finert in the
patients throughout central Geor- and Mi
rive grandchild)
MRS. JULIAN WEST DIES AT HER
HOME IN HANCOCK. COUNTY
Mrs. Talulah West, widow of the
late Mr. Julian West, died at her
home near Devcreaux Sunday night
after an illness of several days.
The funeral eervices were held at
the residence Monday aiternoon at
3:00 o'clock Rev. Mr. Meeks officiat
ing. The burial was at the Bass
family cemetery.
Mrs. West was a daughter of the
late Mr. William Bass and Mrs. Re
Mrs. Wm F. Little, one of Mil-
lc ’eevilleV best known and highly
esteemed women, is seriously ill,
following a heart attack svcral days
ago. The news Wednesday after
noon was that she had shown no im
provement, and wa> in an extremely
weak condition.
LOBBY
The interior of the Colonial
Theatre lobby ha-, been completely
remodeled during the past week. The
walls have been etiypled and finished
in a shade of tan. ‘The change adds
to i'.ie beauty of this theatre.
Announcement has been made this
week by Watkins Place that; delivery
from their store will now be made
by motorcycle. The new motorcycle
was purchased this week and the de
livery service will begin Thursday
morning.
(Sanders ville Pre S .* M )
Rapid progress is being made by
the MacDougal Construction Co.,
paving the Dixie Highway west
of Sandersville. During the past week
lore than a mile of limerock base
as laid. Wednesday afternoon the
orking crew were nearing Lime
stone bridge. Water is being pump
ed from limestone creek to be used
getting the subgrade ready. About
becca Buss Amos, and was a life lon*r j twenty carloads of material are be-
residcat of Hancock county She ins: unloaded daily,
mis a member of Island Creek Bap i Additional men will be employed
tist church ond waa a loyinf wife and : next week to speed up the work as
staff of I mother, and a Rood neighbor and the contractor, hove about s xty more
friend. She is survived by three j working days to complete the job.
of the ! daughters. Mrs. W. S. Reeves, of After that time they will pay the
and will he onen | llevercaux, Mi.! I .ore West of Carrs [state highway department fifty dot-
~ B. Elfe, of Macon, and Hr, per dny for each day when the
expires.