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VOLUME ci
Milledieville, Ga., May 14, 1941
NUMBER 39
PIG CLUB BOYS Dr- Binion L C. KIDD IN
TO GET STOCK
I Farm Agent Langley to Deliver
Pi gs toC!nbMemb«nSat»d»y
Fifteen Member! Enrolled
F-fteen member, of the Boys Pie
L flu!, of B» w
lunty will be de-
pure bred pig* an
a t the office of Farm Agent
., ten-thirty, the agent has
jatu’dny
11
ganounced.
^ i pie club meml.
urged
bring their par-
Mr. Liddell, Agricultural
,/ the Central of Georgia
, i( | w jj| } )e present and talk on
... production. All farmers ore
'.. i to attend this meeting as Mr.
j.t, ;i will give many valuable
, ti swine raising and produc-
, He is well versed on swine
taction having been a swine
]]< for the State College of
\ r u!ture for many years.
Vr . Langley urged every citizen
-.,ri-ted to attend ithis meeting!
c ->i mrourage the young club mem-
f,„„ -i believe that when you stop
aril think, Mr. Langley stated, what
-i,, pyrrhase of fifteen purebred
.; n one county might mean in
wars from now that you will
a< j do. that this is a worthy
cau , ( . and that these club members
ran turn the title of agriculture in
old P:d
The club
expect to pay
pirrs from their earnings,
n-.ake the purchase was
• enty citizens who en-
far the young men.
MRS PAID
HOMAGE SUNDAY
Emblemn of Honor
Milledgeville and Baldwin county
:o:hers were nonored last Sunday
- citizen- in every walk of life
red and white flowers and,
ere held in tribute
Is Honored
ALDERMAN RACE
Popular Druggist Announces
Named A Senior Fellow in The Candidacy on Gty Manager
Southeastern Surgical Confer
ence in Ad/mta Last Week
Dr. Richard Binion was j
highest honor that could be awarded
a surgeon in the south when he was
named a Senior Fellow in the South
eastern Surgical Conference at their
meeting in Atlanta lart week.
The honor was gi'’on in recognition
of ability and after I)r7 Binion had
performed a number of major
operations. Last fall Dr. Binion was
named a Fellow in the American
Col'ege of Surgeons the highest
honor that can be given a surgeon in
the United States.
While in Atlanta Dr. Binion was
also named a member of the execu
tive committee of the Southeastern
Surgical Conference.
Dr. Birion has practiced medicine
here for a number of years and is
recognized as one of the leading
physicians and surgeons in the South.
AUDIT REPORT
SHOWS ECONOMY
G. S. C. W. Operated on Economi
cal Basis, Report Shows. Per
Caoita Cost Lower
Platform
j Mr. E. C. Kidd, popular druggist
(entered the race for alderman today,
Wednesday, when he announced his
candidacy on the City Manager plat
form.
Mr. Kidd stated that he was anx
ious to see Milledgcvillc have a busi
ness form of govermpnet and that
he offered his candidacy with the in
tention of bringing about a change
in the form of City Government if
elected. He stated that he would
urge the passage of necessary Iegis
lotion to put into operation the City
Manager plan because ho believed it
the hensible solution to Milledge-
ville’s governmental problems.
Mr. Kidd is a native of this city
and has been in the drug business
here since his graduation at G. M.
C. He has been a successful business
man and prominent in civic, club and
church affairs. His friends express
ed confidence in his ability and have
urgpd his watering the race.
A detailed report from the state
auditing department, which was issu
ed last week, revealed the fact that
the Georgia State College for Wo-
is operating on a lower per
capita cost than last year.
The report showed that the col
lege received from the state $139.05
Church Services Tribute to Mothers per student. The students paid for
White and Red Flowers board * laundry, medical fees, and
other fees, $25.25 per month. Dr.
l’-eeson showed that this was much
lets- then che student could live at
home.
The college is th esixth largest
I teachers college in the United States
land the maintenance figures of
[other state teachres colleges showed
that the college here was receiv
ing far less than other states were
appropriat-’ng for similar colleges.
Ther eare 103 Baldwin county girls
in the college, forty of which live in
the country. There ore five hundred
and eighteen children in the practice
school. Baldwin countyVs enroll
ment according to Dr. Beeson cost
the state $14,000.
During the yenr several improve
ments have been made on the cam
pus without cost to the state. The
report showed that the college wns
being very economically managed.
At the Methodist church Rev.
Frank Quilliar. preached a special
using “A Little Cont” as the
Mr. Chas. .1. Conn sang a
pocial so’o. “Mother of Mine.”
Harris delivered a
p<cial sermon paying tribute to the
"th-.r: and Cadet Paul Smith sang
Mothers Day song. The music was
runted by Miss Maggie Jenkins.
The Bapti-t church service was
arured by a Mothers Day sermon
Rev. L. K. Roberts.
Rev. F. II. Harding of the Epfeco-
•d church also preached a special
Mothei
Day
SUPREME COURT
GIVES DECISION
Producers Market
Opens Sucessfully
The Prdoucers Market opened
the first day last Saturday morning
with ten farmers operating booths
and offering for sale a wide variety
of Baldwin county produce.
The market was open for the
nnd'day Tuesday and the scales for
the two days practically reached the
hundred dollar mark. All kinds
of Vej$etables, cakes, pies, butter,
cruam .chickens and other kinds of
farm produce were offered for sale.
G.M.C. CADETS
CHASED HOME
G. S. C. W. Student, Send Cadets
Back to Campus is Hasty
Retreat Tuesday
Milledgcvillc citizens received
w thrill Tuesday afternoon about
dusk when the students of G. S. C.
W. turned about fair play and sent
the G. M. C. cadets back to their
campus after they had invaded the
girls school and swiped the field day
colors that were on display to cele-
rate the annual competitive play
?hen the four classes meet in track
Class colors were flying at G. S.
C. W. and great enthusiasm pre-
Upbpld* Decision of The Court of vailed. The Freshmen had won
Appeals That Paving Case "‘‘ re on tbe f ron t campus with their
Must Go to Jury ™ 1 l0 ”- . sinEi; ? £!■*• aoaB ’ a !' d
_ ' celebrating gleefully over their vir-
The Sur -emc Court of Georcin t0 ^ e G . M. C. code!, erne over,
handed down n decision in the case L carry out customs decree, and
of the City of Milledgeville vs. T. .f Torl ,j, P campus the class col-
S Jeans which lmd heen hrnuitht up w Th „ v h< ,, p0[| thonl „ clvc , to
to them from the Court of Appeals. , hoM , bat bad bt . on ]rft on , hc
The Court of Appeals had previous- |rtic fkw . bot wbcn thcy ,.„ mc to
]y decided that the case, which was , nk( . >WJy , bc bunt j n|r fr „ m the
«n affndnvit of illegally filed by Mr. frosb , hcy dM „. t find it BO ,. a5y nnd
Joans to prevent the collection of blld lo rt . trcat before the horde of
pnvimr n sesments by the city, must brown , kirta t hnt had riicn up to
jto to a jury. The question of fact to dcf . nd tbeir facrod rigbta , n,,. a f
having full sway on tne campus
be decided is wether the ordinance
ordering the paving had been read
three times."
The case has been in the courts
several months. Several other simi-
a reward for their victory.
The young ladies rushed across
town after their colors, and the ca
dets, after retreating to the athletic
Jar cases are now pending in th e fidd, jj ne(J up f or t be d e f ense an d
courts and the decision last week. is| not an til the young ladies had (rained
control d»d they give up the colors,
j Many town people gathered and
expected to effect them.
The cas ewill probably be tried
n July during the summer term of witnessed the unusual scene. As the
Superior Court girls started their homeward journey
they were cheered by the cadets as an
PLANS MADE FOR SUMMER evidence of good sportsmanship that
SCHOOL OPENING I prevailed throughout the entire af-
1 Bui
I fair..
r Working Out The c*dets and the y
band jurors discharged
TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Unic.n.Recorder
Grand Jurors, who were drawn
■ "'<• at the January term of court
• ■'*«• '*■ ■ continued for the called
i). read their presentments bc-
thi' court Tuesday afternoon
were discharged.
Moore,
ladies
njoyed the sport to the utmost muk-
........ "■ ing a gamp ou t of it that they dc-
lighted in. The young Indies recoverd
Dean E. H. Scott we, busy thi^their colon, nnd wen. ick home.
week complettair plane for the open-1 holding to the right to have their
i„e of the annua! summer school of day celebration uninterrupted.
MILLEDGEVILLE TIMES UNDER ;,,, Georgia State College for Wo- Nothing happened that should reflect
NEW MANAGEMENT men that will open in June. discredit upon cither institution.
Dr. Scott has selected his faculty ’
r T. Ewing PnrchaMs Interest of and is enrolling students for the ADAMS ELEC TRIC
Eddie Well Who Return, to ««'“"• The enrollment is cipect-
Eatonton ed *° be tbe l ar ff° st ,n the history of
the college.
A large number of women visited
the market during the day and made
purchases. They expressed great
satisfaction in the opening of the
market, finding the products offered
for sale first-class.
The market will be open again
Thursday and on every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday thereafter.
The women of the city are urged
to patronize the market.
Flowers To
Be Shown
Mrs. Miller Bell to Give Silver Cap
for Highest Points. Admission
Free
Millcdgevillc’s first flower show
will open next Wednesday afternoon
at three o’clock in the building next
to the Post Office occupied by the
Sinclair Service Station and every
one is cordially invited. No admi«-
sion will be charged for the show'.
Mrs. Miller S. Bell has offered-a
cup to the Garden Club member who
receives the largest number of points
In awards of blue ribbons. The win
ner of the cup will keep it one year
nnd it will be competed for again
next year.
The show is sponsored by the Gar
den Club, Mrs. E. R. Hines, presi
dent and a most attractive floral
disp!ay is expected. In a statement
Mrs. Hines issued a special invitation
o the men to attend the i-how.
The show will open at three o’clock
r.d remain open until nine-thirty.
No charge will Le made for admission
nnd every citizen in the county is
lrgcd to attend the show and witness
he display.
G.S.C. TO CLOSE
FORTIETH YEAR
Class Day Exercises Will Opea
Commencement Exertiss on
May 29th
Class Day exercises on Friday,
May 29th will open the commence
ment exercises of the Georgia State
College for Women to bring to a
close the fortieth yfcar of the col
lege.
Over four hundred young women
are members of the graduating clara
and will receive their diplomas and
degrees on Monday, June 1st, Dr. J.
L. Beeson has announced.
On Saturday afternoon, May 30th,
the Normal group of seniors will
have their class day program. In
the evening the alumnae association
will hold the annual banquet.
Sunday morning the Right Rev
erend Frank A. Julian Bishop of .he
Florida Diocese of the Episcopal
church, will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon in the college auditorium. In
the afternoon the Y. W. C. A. will
have their alumnae service.
Following the graduating exercis
es Monday, the college cxhiLits will
be held. Hon. Dan Bickers, associate
editor of the Savannah Press will de
liver the Baccalaureate address.
The college will close one of the
most successful years in it* history,
Dr. Beeson stated.
CADETS-LANIER
END SEASON HERE
Macon Team to Come to Milledge-
ville Monday, May 25. Cadets
Meet Gordon
COURT IS BONG
HELD THIS WEEK
Criminal Docket Being Tried and
A Number of Cases Have Been
Disposed of
Macon's Lanier Poets come to
edgeville Monday, May25, to close the
baseball season here when they play
Slap Rentz’ cadets.
Coach Rentz has scheduled the
me as a post season affair, the
Middle Georgia Prep League closing
Bamesville Friday when the Ca
dets play the second game with the
Gordon tcum. They will play on
Thursday also.
M. C. defeated Madison Mon
day in a game that was Sponsored
j by the American Legion This put
COMPANY them in a tie with Monroe for .‘•.he
j Announcement was made last week
i by Mr. C. T. Ewing of his purchajc
>i the Milledgeville Times, which has
been operated for about a year by he
and Mr. Eddie Wall.
' Mr. Wall will move the Eatonton
Messenger back to Eatonton and
Viry Public Vr-offlcio j7P.,”of "the nmnul ' 1 ' * ho p0|,er that haa becn
: - r, th District publi-hcd here.
Mr. Ewing purchased an interest
in the Times about a year ago com
ing to JMaicdfcevillc from Atlanta
where ho had been with the Whitaker
Paper Co. The paper will Le operat
ed by Mr. Ewing the announcement
stated.
NAMED USTINGHOUSE
REFRIGER/ "OR AGENTS
i Announcement was made this week
that Mr. Clifton Adams had b<
pointed the Milledgeville agent for
the Westinghouse Electric Refrige
rator and that the new all electric
The Oxford District Conference ^ ^ display.
.•ill bo hold in Eatonton May 2Cth Adams company tbe oldest
\filfmlirm-illn Mothfl- • . , ,
electrical supply house in the city
! r ‘ Richard Binion was named
a ^ mnn °f the Buldwin County*
' °mmisaion to succeed Dr.
T J ; Hall, resigned.
ntments were ordered
•li-hi-d in
apjie
Loth city papers and
sfvt ACK To visit g. s. c. y;.
* e *t week.
Dr - Tbeodon
<'f Km
H. Jack, Vice-Presi- J
°.v University will spend
■ and Wednesday 'oi next
’ J. L. Beeson, coming
v, l!e as the guest speaker
. r -ua! banquet of the Doc-
' L'lemy.
Dr. J. -
Wl11 sperk to the stud-
1 ape] exercises Wednesday
11° is an officer of the
A -ociation of Teachers
••nd one of the leading
* f the South.
DR. WEBBER TO SPEAK BEFORE
MASONS TUESDAY NIGHT
Dr. George Harris Webber will de
liver an address before the members
of Benevolent Lodge No. 3 on Tues
day evening when a special meeting
of the lodge will be held.
Dr. Webber will speak on the Mas
ters degree and all Masons are urged
to be present
Messrs. J. F. Bell, Jr., John H.
Holloway, Stewart Woottcn and CoL
J. F. Muldrow attended the reunion
of the 82nd Division of Georgia in
Macon last Sunday evening.
and 27th. The Milledgeville Metho
dist church will be represented by
the following delegates: E E. Bell,
Chairman of Board of Stewards; M.
S. Bell, Sunday School Superinten
dent; Geo. S. Roach. Lay Leader; S.
D. Stembridge, District Lay Leader
Mrs. C. L. Moore, President of Wo
man's 1 Missionary Society; Mr*.
Frank Quillian, Chairman of Mis
sionary Conference Board; Dr. W. T.
Wynn, Conference Educational
Board; A. D. Torrance. Local Preach
er; Dr. H. D. Allen and J. C. Grant,
Delegates from the church at large.
nnd handles all kinds of electrical ap
pliances. The new refrigerator
said to be one of the best on i
market.
ERWIN SIBLEY TO LEAD
DISCUSSION AT BAR MEETING
Col. Erwin Sblcy, a member of the
Executive coinmttee, of the Georgia
Bar A-sociation, will lead a di*cu?sion
before the state bar at their annual
meeting in Savannah tho latter part
of this mouth.
On the program with Col. Sibley
G. M. C. SENIORS TO PRESENT w jjj \. c Gov. Dick Russell, Hon. Al-
pi ay IAT COMMENCEMENT ibert Howell and Judge Arthur
I Powell.
__ COL MARION ALLEN IMPROVING
ing* The commencement exercise, at [ The l.tvrt report from CoL
y c j Marino Allen ia that he is rapidly
‘Are you a Miuion?” will be the [improving at his home on tho Hill,
title of the three-act comedy which j He has heen ill several weeks and
is being directed by Maj. Thorne, [hi, many frienda throughout the
Maj. Layton ami Mlaa Hart. The play county and utate are glad to know
ia of special interest to Maaons. | that he ia better.
league leadership, both teams having
won seven games and lost three. The
cadets have won three games from
teams outside the league to bring
their season total of victories to ten.
Madison wil! play Monroe while the
cadets are playing Gordon.
Lanier has a strong team and will
play the cadets two games. Coach
Rentz will take his team to Macon
on the 23rd.
An adjourned session of the Jan
uary term of Superior Court con
vened Monday morning with Judge
Jns B. Park presiding.
The criminal doeket wa* called,
and up to Wednesday afternoon
twleve or thirteen caacs had been
tried. There still remain a number
of cases on the docket to be disposed
of, and it is not known at this time
when court will adjourn.
The Grand Jury convened Tuesday
morning; found several true bills,
nnd read their presentments and ad-
adjourned Tuesday afternoon.
WATKINS QUALITY SHOP
TO OPEN MONDAY
Store to Sell Ladies a.d Misses
R*«dy-to-Wear Exclusively;
Located iu Ellison Building
Walking Quality Shop will be
opened Monday morning, Mr. F. A.
Watkins announced with a full line
of ladies and misses ready-to-wear
the building on Hancock street
formerly occupied by the Fashion
Shoe Store.
The building has ueen completely
remodeled with new show windows,
display counter., and cabinets. The
Btock of goods is arriving daily
and will be oil display for the open
ing Friday morning.
Mr. F. A. Watkins spent several
days at the Eastern markets where
he purchased the stock of goods.
Mrs. M. W. Watkins will be in charge
of the store. She was formerly con
nected as a rales lady at Chandler’s
Variety Store.
The Baldwin Blues under command |
of Capt y. R. Hargrove went to Ma-
con Friday afternoon, and took part)
in the parade. They were given a
prominent position, and made a
splendid appearance. The Blues are)
'ell drilled, and take a great inter-
■t in military affairi.
Maj. R. A. Thorne, of the G. M. C.
faculty, spoke to the students of G.
S. C. W. at their chapel exercises
Wednesday morning.
Maj. Thorne, a native of Canada,
made a comparison of the govern
ments of his native land and the
METHODIST CONFERENCE TO [United States. He spoke especially
BE HELD ,n regard to the liquor traffic. The
Rev. Nath Thompson, Pre-iding chapel exorcises were sponsored by
Elder of the Oxford District has an-1 Gamma Mu.
nounced that the second quarterly!
conference of the Milledgeville DOCTORS TO SPEAK AT STATE
MEDICAL CONVENTION
Dr. H. D. Allen, Dr. R. C. Swint,
and Dr. Georgo Echols will discuss
treatment and cau*se of types of
mental diseases before the Georgia
State Medical Society that is in >es-
sion in Atlanta this week.
Methodist church will' be held the
evening of May 26th. ,
HAIL FELL IN CITY
This section was visited by a rain
and hail storm Saturday afternoon-
The hail was not large enough nor
of sufficient quantity to do damage.