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VOLUME CV.
6. S. C. Graduates to Near
Bishop Mikell and Supt. Sutton
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Graduating Ejarciaea Monday.
MiUcdfeTiBe, Ga., June 6, 1935
CixliHlil.il ta 1*7,
NUMBER 41
A series of pre-commencement
entertainments -will begin Friday
afternoon when the noimal st tors
hold class day exercises at the Geor
gia State College for Women and
c,n Sunday the first of the com
mencement program will be held
when the Right Reverend K. J. Mi
ke!!. Bishop if the Diocese of Atlanta
of the Episcopal church delivers the
baccalaureate sermon.
On Monday morning at ten o’clock
a class of 305 young ladies will re
ceive degrees and diplomat? from
the hands of Dr. Guy H. Wells,
1 resident of the college. Tie bacca
laureate address will be delivered
bv Dr. Willis A Sutton, head of
the Atlanta public schools.
The senior class will have class
?nd in the evening the annual in
duction pregram of the alumnae as- 1
• Tiation will be held. Following
\h< ceremony the annual banquet
rf the alumnae will take place.
Mere than a dozen classes will
have reunions during . commence- j
rent and it is expected that a large J
number of graduates will he present;
, I J>1. i'll ill. "inai 1 may rwiiuw nun,
tho commencement season. ^ |hc >ubJect o( his discourM , H e
elated mans efforts through
56TH SESSION
Rev. Teresi Delivers Commence
ment Sermon. Dr. S. V. Son-
fora Baccalaureate Sneaker. -
The 56th session of the Georgia
Military College can.e to a close
Tuesday afternoon when the four
companies of the cadet battallion
drilled for prizes after a class of
sixty graduates heard Dr. S. V. San
ford. Chancelor d'. the University
Sytstrm of Georgia, deliver
baccalaureate address in the m
Col. Jce Jenkins, president of the
college, presided at all the exercises
during the commencement program.
SUMMER SCHOOL
OPENSJUNE12
L«rj* Enrollment Eioected for 12
Weelu Term Which Closet on
Aigul 28th.
COUNCIL PASSES
BEERJJCENSES
Sale of Brew in City to Cost $25.
Moran Soring* Given for Fish
Pond.
Teresi, the pastor, delivered the i
mcncement sermon. The musical pro
ms m was under the direction of
Mai. Gcdfrey Osterman and Mrs.
Mildred Porter, of the music faculty,
and the erdet choir sang the offer-
The first 6 week session of the
12 weeks summer school of the
Georgia State College for Women
will open next Wednesday and con
tinue until August 28, with a brief
interim between the first and sec
ond sessions.
A capacity enrollment is expect
ed for both sessions, Dr. Guy H.
Wells, president, stated. Many of the
present students will remain over
to attend the summer session .but
the large percentage of the students
will arrive on Tuesday evening.
A number of additional faculty
members have been added for the
summer session. These new teachers
will arrive on Tuesday. During the
summer school outstanding lectur
ers will come here to address the
students and an interesting program
o! entertainment has been arrang-
Hundrrd? of visitors will bo in 1
i«ii>ovillo Sunday and Monday.
Dr. Wells issues a cordial invita
tion to the people of Milledgcville
to attend the commencement pro-
The two commencement speakers
are outstanding in the south and
their addresses will be of cordial
interest throughout the stats.
REV. A. G. HARRIS
TO €0 TO MACON Si
Acrenfj Cell o f First Presbyterian
Cfcp’-cb, Local Paster Tells j
CG"“repat’on He r e.
A congregational mooting cf the]
. f tho First Presbyterian
church will be hold next Sunday to
consider the resignation of the pas-
1 or. Rev. A. G. Harris, who has ac-
ci-ptod tho call from the First Pres
byterian church, of Macon, to take
over the pastorate cf that church on
to gain knowledge, and pointed
to the young graduates the import
ance cf knowing God. if their life
was to be a success.
On Sunday afternoon be’
largest crowd of tho year, the f’nal
dress parade was held.
Monday the first sections of the
competitive drils were held and
Monday evening the college band
Maj. Godfrey Orterman, direrii
rave the annual concert. This co
the most enjoyable
the band has ever given, and deni
trated the boast that the coll
le of the best bands in
outh.
■ twelve weeks.
The city council in regular ses
sion Monday night passed resolu
tions regulating the sale of beer in
the dty and fixed license fees, as
the principal business of the month
ly meeting.
A full attendance of the council
was present for the meeting. The
beer act establishes ccntrol of the
sale of beer and fixes certain regu
lation laws. All places where beer
is sold will be under the strict
supervision of the police and the
laws will be rigdly enforced. The
sale of beer must be in connection
with seme other business. A retail
license d.' S25. was approved and a
$50 wholesale license.
Resolutions were passed inviting
the Georgia Press Association to
meet here in the summer cf 1036.
Resolutions were also passed asking
the continuation of the FERA nurs- I
cry school through the summer and
pledged the aid of the city.
Mr. LoRov Napier was named
dioutv marshall in charge of tax
collections for the city. Mr. Napier
has been in charge of tax collec
tions for se/eral weeks, but the ac
tion Monday night deputized him so
has bacn eperated I 'hat levies can be raade.
Commissioners to Mold Road
Conference This Aborning
The registration books oJ the
city of MUledgeville arc now open
and will remain open until July
12th.
It Is necessary for every citizen
who wishes to vote in the Demo
cratic primary of August 2nd. to
register at the City Hall before
July 12th.
The first day about 20 people
registered. It is your duty to cast
your vote, so register now.
cd.
Dr. Wells said tho school this year
would bo the mc&t outstanding the
college has had and that he expect
ed a capacity enrollment through
out the term. It is for the first time
in the history of the college that the
summer
STORES BEGIN CLOSING TODAY
The st'res and offices of Mil-
ledgeville except hardware dealers,
filling stations and drug stores, will
be closed at one o’clock today. This
practice will be repeated each
Thursday afternoon throughout the
summer. The final closing date will
be August 29th.
( The council agreed to lease Mo-
: ran’s spring and 65 acres of land
fer the construction of a fish pond
on this property under the direction
of the state game and fish depart
ment. The council is giving the use
of the property with out charge, but
denied other financial aid due to the
limited operating budget. The a
cil expressed the hope that the site
would be made a recreation park
for use by all the people of the
county.
lily U\
Hn-
old the members of
the
iriusi
•Without character, all of vour
mine is worth nothing.” declared
S. V. Sanford, chancelor < f the
ivcr.'ity of Georgia Tuesdnv to j pj ans jy. e bein' made to hold the
Graduating class of the Georgia Gnlden j u bliee Convention of the
litary College. Georgia Press Association in Mil-
“It is possible to succeed without } ^^ cev ju e during the summer of
a formal education.” continued the
chancelor. “but you can never sue-j " T ^ e Georg j a Weekly Press As-
ered with all learning if you lack! (c : 5t j on was organized in Milledge-
this fundamental virtue." I v-Ho fifty years ago next June. The
Dr. Sanford urged his listemers Ja * tc Mr j ere n. Moore, editor of The
to catch a vision. He cited the career jT n j on _jte CO rder was largely instru-
City, County and School Heads
Join to Invite Press Here II
CITY RECORDER
IN MAMS RACE
Col. George Carpenter Annouces
as Candidate for Mayor. Clark,
Dumas and Baston Aldermen.
Col. George Carpenter, Ctiy Re
corder for the past several years
and one of Milledpeville’s prominent
young lawyers, is the first to an
nounce as a candidate for Mayor of
Milledgcville subject to the Demo
cratic primary of August 2nd.
With the announcement of Mr.
Carpenter. Mr. T. H. Clark,. Mr. T.
B. Dumas and Mr. J. C. Baston. in
cumbents. announced for re-election
as aldermen of the city.
Despite many rumors, no other
candidates have announced. Mr.
H. Andrews announced this week
that he would not be n candidate,
but appreciated the many requests
from citizen for him to run.
Mr. Carpenter first took part i
city politics when he managed the
campaign of Capt. J. H. Ennis for
Mayer. For the past 12 years he hnr
been Recorder of the city and has
made an efficient officer. He hi
csident of MUlodecvillo since
when he served over sc
graduate of Mzrfetr Univ
Wilkimon and Laurens Caautv
Commissioner; Come Ham.
County Police are Named.
The Commissioners o* Baldwin
county wil Ibe host to the commis
sioners of Laurens and Wilkinson
counties today for a conference re
lative to paying the Woodrow Wil-
highway from this city to Dub
lin.
Mr. O. M. Ennis, chairman of the
Baldwin board, said the neighbor
ing commissioners would come here
meeting at eleven o’c’ock and
plans would be formulated to go be
fore the highway board to ask that
the road between here and Dublin,
link in the Woodrow Wilson high
way and a direct route from the
east to Florida through the heart of
Georgia, be neved. The invitation
extended at the meeting of the
Baldwin board on Tuesday.
The commissioners named Mr.
Sam Terry and Mr. Lonnie Minor
special police for the county. It was
deifinitely known whetheg*
Messrs. Terry or Minor will accept,
but they are to give their answer
to the commisisoners at a special
meeting this morning. The county
police will cooperate with city r -
in enforcing all laws especially .*>•
mobile and prohibition laws in the
county.
At the meeting Tuesday the com
missioners held a joint meeting with
the city council and adopted practi
cally the same laws governing the
saic cf beer in the county and set
up the same license fees for the sale
c*r beer. $25. for retail sales and
$50. for wholesale.
Plans for tho new jail were ac
cepted and the commissioners plan
to begin construction at once. The
new building will be modern in
every detail with a commodious
apartment for the sheriff on the first
floor and the latest type cell blocks
the top floor.
Wilst
had ,
ng services lari Sunday
that the congregational
called. Leaders in the
?ssed the hopn that Mr. i a v ; q | (
lo*** 1 I whidi
him to suffer martyi
sneaker. "Woodrow ’
orld peace,
ould war nc
v...al in the organization and,?
mst to the first mooting. He Vas
lectc.1 the first vice-president of
issociation.
e city council directed Mr. La-
Ham to write a letter inviting
meet here.
the
annual meeting to be held in Car
rollton June 19th.
A picture of the members attend
ing the organization meeting hangs
in The L T nicn-R*mrder office. The
meeting was hrid at G. M. C. and
was attended by a l?rge group of
outstanding editors. Dr. Wells has
tendered the use of the dormitories
Mcs.<
. Mr. Bas
is named to fill
of Mr. Culver
the une v piered
Kidd about a >
It was stated nuthrritatcly Wed
nesday that there would be other
candidates in the city * primary, al
though no announcement is yet to
the editors while
vention i be made.
ic would be asked to do
d not think the nastor would I
' his mind.
Mr. Harris received the call j
r» Macon church two week^ j Sanford. *
-d has had the matter under | \ n the f\
Trent He has been here six I‘blessed’.”
r-rhin of the church has prac-
doi.hled. He he" been especinl-
■ . • i pmnng the young peo-
rd i extremely oopulnr. Mr.
sed revret • that he
1 • Villedgeville. but said ( . ^ c j 13
' - -eh opened a field ef I h „ nHrrri years
' ire nd usefulness. j Creek philrsc,
-ni eynrrssion of regret j n , 0 vou th of hi
’ ! T rri- will leave was heard , in „ lhat tht . v
dty from merr
Harris declines to rc
- the church formnllv ac- University of Georgia
rc limatlon. lenders in the „nUn U cd t h n chMic.
vision i association
more, but i w ,, p n »
According to Hal Stanley, secre
tary tV the association, elaborate
plans arc beinr made for the Jubliee
meeting. It is expected that the press
will accept the invitation to Mil-
ledgeville. Many outstanding men
national affair? including
Wclls col. .loe Jenkins, and the in national affairs me
iciu-aSs dub joined the citv anti the President of the United States
ccTp^rs ia cxtvndint the invi-| bo invited to address the eonven-
at ion which will be presented at the j
suffered maryrdom in trying to
'0 his hope and faith written into
T believe firmly.” declared Dr.,
iford. “that the world will arise £APFTS FOR SUMMER
the future and eall Wilsi>n CAM p T0 BE G0N E SK WEEKS
hat he meant bv
Jocrates 1 M
_l “1 have been cr:
•at hi
same thing."
•rted with the
a long time.”
•lor. “I have
nn*r Men Represent
at R. O. T. C. Camp.
MARION H. AHF.S NAKF.O
VICE-PRESI5ENT OF GA. BAR
I.oral Attorney E!",ai!od to lli.rh
Office in Legal Profession at An
nual Meeting.
committee
•ant to say that the sons are
improvement over their
’ A heady laugh greeted
iis statement from the speaker.
After the address by Dr. Sanford.
>p prizes and awards were announc-
1 by Cel. Jenkins. Col. Muldrow
nd Maj. Dorough. The list is pub-
hed elsewhere in this paper. Col
i nkins delivered the diplomas and
: ulilitary certificates.
:\T RITRAL CARRIERS The commencement program was
I ended Tuesday afternoon when the
W. Riley was elected military awards were made. Capt.
■ ihe Sixth District Burnt, ^ ™ ‘ Tb ' c C d< , t ° f , lcd occo unt ot the
rs Association at their | r , t .,j s . s p„biishcd in another column.
would he ^ ‘ va
isideration
w nastor. but it was not cr- , h ; s ,
that the call would be n Af .
ntember. ^ ih e n
• icon church is one of tho ^ b
the state and has a large;
'••1 membership.
RILEY NAMED
: meeting in Macon on Mo-
! 1 Day last Thursday.
Mr. Riley is carrier of Route 1 in
D id win county and has been active
" the association work for a num-
her nf years. He was elevated to the
r -'ce from Vice-president. The
-eting in Macon was largely at-
‘ended.
The rix carriers from Milledge-
Mesrs. Ed Athor, W. D. Stem-
■ -dge. Mrs. Annie May Smith, A.
h Terrance. Earl Wynn and Mr.
•tiley atiended the meeting.
scundcd Tuesday night
for the last time during the 1934-3$
t ? rm. The cadets have gone home
frr the summer and Col. Jenkins and
Vis staff rf assistant immediately
began plans for the term next fall.
COL. JENKINS IN VIENNA
Col Joe H. Jenkins, president of
♦he Georgia Military College, deliv
ered the graduating address to the
Vienna High School graduates Tues
day night. Colonel Jenkins was sup
erintendent of Vienna schools before
coming to G. M. C.
The folk
ig the car
ridel:
Col Marion K. Alien was named
rice-President cf the Georgia Bar
Association at the annual conven-
n of the association held nt St.
Simons TrJand last week.
Col. Allen is .rccocnizcd as one of
states outstandir : lawyers and
the corns v . ns honored by hi*-- colleagues with
won the this high position in their associa-
■nmp for lion. CoL Alien represents this coun
ty in the legislature and is a mem-
r attend- | ber o.’ the firm of Sibley & Allen.
: WIFTT WrfOMB NAMED C.M.C.
REPRESENTATIVE SPJDENT
Other Awards Made at G. M. C.
Commencement on Tuesdav. Owen
Slivey First Honor Man.
Cadot Major Emmett McComb.
who ?rs West Point in July, was
named C. M. C’s. most representa
tive student and awarded the D
R. citizenship medal at the err
mcncrr'cnt. exercises of the colic
larwri:
t awrrnfe Akbritten, George Alex- CITY GIVES LAND AND SPRINGS
icier. Ben Allen. John and Joseph ! FOR FISH POND
mgh. David Butts, James Cold- J TVr City Council has tendered the
ell. Robert David. Roy Enos. ‘ n- e of Moran Snrings and the 65
-ancis Fowler. William Humphries. \ ;-cres of land that surround the
:rk Ivcv. Hugh Jones. Lomrino Lit- j - urines to be used for the construc-
. Fleming Pierce. Curtis Pugh, iron r.f a lake and public park.
,’ rry Roberts. Owen Silvcy. John ! Councilman Dumas and H. T.
mpson. Jack Thornton, Frank Wat- riinc are sponsoring the project that
'sted by Charlie Morgan,
istrict supervisor of the game and
irh department.
Maj. McComb i* the eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McComb end
has made an outstanding record at
the colloec. Col. Jce Jenkins raid
in awarding the medal that ho was
the fine type of young manhood that
the college was preud to honor.
Cadet Cap:. Owen Silver. ?^n of
Mr. and Mrs! W. W. Silvey. war
named first honor graduate and given
the appointment to Weri Point. II?
made an average rf above 95 for
the four year period, Capt. Reger
Lawson was named second honor
CAPT. OWEN SILVEY AWARDED
SABRE AT COMPETinVE DRILLS
Co. A and Co. D. Tie ns Best Drilled
rnnmnb* Warren Patterson Indi
vidual Whiner.
Co. A., Owen Silvev Captain, was
awarded the wibre fe.r making the
hivheri «enre in nil e\"mts during the
ecmoetitlvo drill*; on Tuesday after
noon at G. M. C.
Lleuts. Bus Wheeler and W. B.
Moore, e* the 29th Infantry Fort
Brnning. judged the drills. The four
eantnins were railed in at. the con
clusion and the points were com
piled and the winner determined.
Co. A scored 83 1-2 points, Co. D.
72 1-2 points: Co. C., 61 points and
Co. B., 35 points.
The individual drill was wen by
Cadet Warren T^atterson, of Co. A.
The picked sound of Co. D.. Corp.
William Darden commanding, won
the drill. The tent pitching squad
of Co. A. Corp. Lawrence McCarthy,
commanding won this competition.
Co. D. had the cleanest rifles and
each man in the company was given
pint of ice cream. The other events
’olio-
Sunday parade. Co. C.: Sound ex
tended order, Co. T>.. naltoen ex
tended order. Co. D : Piflo Tn-pre-
tion. Co. D.: Sound tdrsp order. Co.
A.: Platoon close order. Co. A.
Co. D. end Cn. A. Hod as the best
drilled companies, each company
scording 32 1-2 points in thus com
petition. Each company is awarded
a rirenmrr bearing the Insignia. “Best
Drilled Company 1934-35" to be worn
on the company guide iron next year.
Capt. Roger Lawson commanded
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs, Co. B.: Capt. .Tack Thornton. Co. C.
Robert Lawson and made an averar* and Capt. William Tennille Co. D.
above 94 for the four year period | The drills were unusually eood
The third honor and 2nd altemnV- j and the judges complimented the four
to Wei
Willian
i Point
Tennille. the
C. Tennille.
-Iso
for the four year period •
Alfred Adams. John Beard.
Francis Chandler. William Darden.
Fdgar Flcmirier. Israel Goldstein.
Linton Holsenueck. Warren Patter-1 The city owns the springs and Hor
son. George Ritchie. Charles Ventch land and have granted a twenty {star athlr
: above
Cadet Gecrge Kenmobe was
nrded the Barracks Medal, given
? ver J. A. Home in honor of
the late Mayor Juliui
Kenmore has been a
merited student and a
varded Ccpt j eantnins very highly.
>n of Mr. or.'’ • made criticisms of the drills and
average gave the young cadets pointers that
and Fred Wright.
BALDWIN COUNTY STUDENTS ed.
GET FREE TUITION AT PEABODY
Superintendent P. N. Bivins
nounccs that agreement had been
rrached with Dr. Guy H. Wells,
President of G. S. C. W.. to dis
continue the charging of matricula
tion fees for Baldwin County stu
dents attending Peabody High School.
For a number of years the entrance
;cc charged was $2.00 ‘in the gram
mar grades, and $10.00 irj the High
School grades.
This agreement pertains to the
eleven grades of Peabody High
School only.
'TALBERT COOPER GRADUATES
AT MERCER
Mr. Talbert Ccper. the son of Mr.
J. C. Cooper, received his A. B. De
gree -.’rom Mercer University on
Monday
Mr. Cooper made a fine record
at the college and plans to begin
the study cf Medicine next full. He
completed his college course in three
years after graduating nt G. M C.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper and Mr. Joe
Cooper attended the graduating
exercises Monday evening.
:encral all-round student.
In the cnglish essay contest Ca
det Scarcey Slack was the winner
Capt Owen Silvey won the U
C. essay contest and Searcy F 1 -
was given honorable mention. Capt.
Silvey also won the W. C. T. U.
Medal given by Dr. Richard Binion
The business Women's Circle of
the Pre. bvterian Auxiliary will meet
on Monday evening at eight o’clock
at the home of Mrs. Moodie Atchi
son. All members are Invited to be
present
REVIVAL SCERVICES BEGIN
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Services Held Each Evening at 8:3#
O’clock? Services Twice Doily
Next Week.
A scries of religious services are
being held throughout this week at
eight-thirty each eveninp except
Saturday at the First Baptist church.
Rev. James M. Teresi, the pastor, is
conducting the services.
The public Is cordially invited to
each service wnich is inspirational
and is held for one hour. Rew,
Teresi said beginning Mondag,*serr
vices would be held twice daily at
10:00 in the morning and 8:30 la
the evening.