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VOLUME XCVIII.
Southern .Recorder
bederal Union Eatnb]
dished in 1829
MilMinilc, G»„ Dtcmbcr IS, 1(27
Consolidated in 1872
Number 17.
Tobacco Growing
Discussed by Wall
KEEP THE DUST
FROM HOSPITAL
j. 0. W*U 1. Ai
Addi ess T# Firmer* Oak Ur|(t
Members to Look lato Possibility
Mr. ,T, O. Wall, of Eatonton, at
tended the meeting of the Farmers
Club, which was held Saturday, at
when the members were the guests
of Mr J. L. Sibley.
After dinner Mr. Wall made an
tarne- and enthusiastic talk on the
possbiiMy of successfully cultivat
ing tobacco in Baldwin County. He
told of how the Kiwanis Club of his
home town had become interested in
inaugurating tobacco culture in Put
nam County, if it could possibly be
d«me. They secured the consent of
Mr. W. M. Fields, an expert cotton
man. who had been in Lexington,
Oglethorpe County, this year, where
he had come from the tobacco fields
of North Carolina, to come to Put
nam and inspect the land with a view
of ascertaining whether tobacco could
be grown on it.
Mr. Wall stated that under the
dierction of Mr. Field this year the
highest quality of tohncco had been
grown and marketed in Oglethorpe
County, and that it had brought a
splendid price. The farmers of Ogle
thorpe had been so impressed that
they had pledged to plant hundreds
of acres in cotton another your.
Mr. Fields made a thorough in
spection of the lands of Putnam
Countv Mr. Walla stated, and had
given assurance that tobacco could
be grown on -the red land of Put
nam. Mr. Fields in .a talk to the
people of Putnam had pointed out
that tobacco was not a hard plant to
cultivate; and could be marketed be
fore the appearai -- of the, tobacco
worm, which damaged this plant in
other sections of the country.
Mr. Walls said that if cotton could
be raised in Putnam County it could
be raised in Baldwin, r.rd he war
cor ;!ent t!v. Miilrdi;.vilJe could l»e-
lubfacC He pointed out that it
would be possible for Baldwin and
Pi Lncm and other adj.-.cent counties
t recure the service of Mr. Field or
.mother expert tobacco raiser to
visit the counties at intervals, and
direct and instruck in the cultivation
of the plant.
Mr. Wall was listened to attentive
ly by the members of the Club, and
impressed them that he had faith in
the possibilities of this becoming a
great tobacco raising section, with
unlimited possibilities.
At th"e conclusion of Mr. Wall's
talk, a committee composed of
Messrs. Geo W. Hollinshcad, J. A.
Horne, Frank Riley, J. L. Sibley and
Farm Agent E. A. Nesmith, was ap
pointed to VBiit Mr. Fields at Lexing
ton and extend him an invitation to
visit Baldwin County, make an in
spection of this land and advise as
to undertaking tobacco raising in this
davenport field being
GRADED AND RESURFACED
To Be On. of Fine.! Athletic Field.
lo The Stain. Coo.trnetion
Gang Begun Work
The big electric shovel of the Mc-
Dougal construction company began
digging up Davenport Field, the
athletic ground on the G. M. C.
campus early this week and is active
in digging down and leveling the
field.
Plans were made known last week
that the KiwaniuD Club would erect
* tile fence around the field and
l’lans were immediately made to
l‘*vel and resurface the ground be
fore the fence was erected. Survey
or- laid the field off and the Mc-
Hougal Construction company that is
here ngaged in the paving work
furnished the electric shovel to do
tht- grading work. When the level-
" ,r *ir work is completed, the entire
enclosure will be sodded with several
hindy of grasses.
Immediately upon the completion
<»f the grading work the fence seven
f, “ t high of hollow tile stuccoed will
built. Two entrances will be
” ll ‘de to the field and plans have it
that the gates will be erected as
im-moriala. New stands and bleach-
ery will be erected.
" hen the work is completed G.
M C. will have one of the be*
Uhlctic field, in Um UU
Chamber of Commerce Urfet
College Authorities To P»*e
Around Parks Hospital
The best as»;t that the manage
ment of any colli:go has is the good
will of its alumni.
It is the alumni that' backs ap
propriations, that gives endowments,
that helps to supply the student*?,
and that pulls the mamgement, and
faculty, out of holes, when they grt
in them.
This rolation of the alumni to a
college is based almost entirely on
sentimental grounds, and it is a short
sighted policy on the part of any
management that does anything to
weaken the sentimental interest of
its alumni.
The rumor is gaining ground, that
the G. S. C. W. management does
not intend to secure the street pav
ing around the Parks Memroial Hos
pital, by cooperating with the city,
as it has done for all other streets
bordering on the college property.
If this is true, and we hope that
it is not true, it will cave this
building the only neglected looking
building on the campus, and the only
one that you must approach thru
cither, dust or mud, and the dust,
especially, is not a good thing for
sick people.
The present management of the
G. S. C. W. is very wisely building
another dormit««r, and so far as th^
commercial ifftercst of this com
munity is concerned dormitories nre
just what we want, as it meany the
ability to take care of more stud-
. and tin* —-ans more business.
If however it is a matter f round
ing out the site of the Parks Me
morial Hospital, and uuttirg it on a
par, with every other building on the
campuit, I believe I voice the centi-
nent of this community, as well as
that of the alumni who gave this
building when I say let the dormitory
wait, if you can’t do both.
It will be a great disapointment
to the alumnae of the clolrgo when
they come to visit this tribute to Dr.
Parks which they gave to commemo-
raie their love for him, as well a
great work for thiy state, to feel
that in lacked any appointment, and
it vjll be a sad thing to
any father or mother, wno comes
to visit their sick girl, that you
get to our jail on the pavement, but
you must take the mud or the dus‘
to reach the Parks Memorial Hos
pital.
I understand that the city aider-
men have made most liberal proposi
tions o the college, and it iy to be
hoped that some basis of cooperation
can be reached.
J. L. SIBLEY, Secretary C. of C.
P. N. BIVINS IN ATLANTA
AFTER MORE SCHOOL FUNDS
XMAS CONCERT
SUNDAY NIGHT
Large Chans Choir t,i Soloists
Aad Orchestra Froa G S. C. W.
To Give Program Sudsy
The first Christmas Concert of
the Yuletide season will be given
next Sunday evening in the Audi
torium of G. S. C.'W. at 7:30 o’clock,
a lanre chorouy choir from the Glee
Club of the college under the direc
tion of Miss Alice Lenorc Tucker,
with several soloists and the college
orchestra will form the program.
The program is in charge of Miss
Tuckir and Miss Oma Goodt-on head
of the Y. V.\ C. A. The “Y” will
present a Christmas feature to the
program. The story of Christmas
will be given in pantomine.
The large chorous choir which will
be made up of the students at the
college will be one of the greatest
musical treats that it has been the
privilege ..f the people in this city
to hear. The churches will be closed
to allow its membership to attend
the sacred concert.
During the program several soio
and violin numbers will be given.
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETS SATURDAY
Cou.l, Primary To B. C.IUS A.J
Election Date Set. Notice Given
Today of Moetini
Members of the Democratic Excl
cutive Committee of Baldwin Coun
ty were notified today of a culled
meeting of that body for Satur
day morning at the Court House at
11 o’clock.
W. W. Stembridge Chairman of
the Committee and J. C. Ingram
Secretary issued the notices to the
member?. At the meeting Saturday-
the primary to nominate County of
ficers will be culled and a date set.
It is probable that the date will be
«et early in the new year. Several
counties in the state have already
iet the dale for their primaries.
At the primary to be held all county
>fficers will be nominated.
COUNCIL NAMES
CTTY OFFICERS
Pretest Force Retsised For Nut
Yeir—Election Will Be Ratified
At Meetiag In Jan aery
A Joint meeting of the new and
present members of the City Council
was held at the City Hall Wednes
day evening.
At this meeting officers for the
new jpear were agreed upon, and the
action will be ratified at the meet
ing of the new Council in January.
All of the present officery were re
tained as follows:
Clerk and Treasurer—Roy T.
Bai^len, Chief of Police—W. J. Huy-
nie,i Policemen—F. M. Broom. J. P.
Smith, and J. M. Murphy, Sexton—
J. W. Ivey. Street Overseer—T. J.
Thomas, Driver of Fire Truck—J.
M. Murphy, Sanitary Department—
J. W. Bry m.
First Brick Laid
On New Dormitory
LEGION AUXILIARY SENDS
EXMAS SOCKS TO VETERANS
Committer Mails Twenty-five Socks
Filled With Cigarettes Etc., To
Disabled Veterans
Twenty-five Christmas socks were
mailed this week by the Rehabilita
tion Committee of the Ame>-cian
Legion Auxiliary to World War Vet
erans what are confined in the State
Sanitarium and the Veterans Hospi
tal in Augusta.
Mrs. Richurd Binion, Chairman of
the Committee, had the sock*, filled
jWlth cigarettes, handkerchiefs, toilet
afticles, etc., and shipped them off.
The socks were very attractviely
made and carefully filled.
The custom of sending socks to
the veterans has been in pra:ice for
a number of years and the local
chapter has always been one of the
first to fill and mail in their quota.
Many other things will be done for
the disabled veterans by the Auxilii-
ary over the country and the Mil-
hdgovill ■ chapter lias participated i.i
every worthy movement.
nty School Supcri
Befoi
St.
Board In
Interest of Baldwin County
County School Superintendent P.
N. Bivins is spending Thursday and
Friday in Atlanta, where he will ap
pear before the Board of Education
in the interest of the schools of Bald
win County.
Superintendent Bivins is anxious
to git an increase in the funds for
this county. It was understood that
an attempted cut would be made so
Supt. Bivins left immediately for the
Capital city. The money from the
state has not yet oeen received for
the fall months according to Mr.
Bivins despite the large income for
school purposes.
Mr. Bivins is active in the interest
>f the schools. He is aiert and
on the job to guard carefully his
trust He will make a strong fight
Atlanta to get the necessary
money.
2.371 LESS BALES GINNED
The Government report shows that
there were 4,906 bales of cotton
ginned in Baldwin county up lo
December 1st, 1927. The number to
the eorrwpomdiag tiw of ltti
7477. Tkfc is a 1m of t**71 tali*.
CHAS M. DAVIS WILL CO
TO CHAuANOOGA TENN
Ha. Accepted Important Position
With a Leading Bank of East
Tennessee
We learn that Mr. Chas. M. Davis
has accepted an important position
with •» Chattanooga bank, which is
the largest in East Tcnm-asee, with a
capital of $25,000,000.00. Mr. Davis
has had several business propositions
under consideration, but has decided
to accept this one.
Mr. Davis is experienced in ihe
banking business, having been as
sistant cashier of the Milledgevilie
Banking Company for the past ten
years, until recently when he re-
resignad.
Mr. .and Mrs. Davis will go to
Chattanooga within the next two
weeks to make their home. They
COLLEGES CLOSE FOR
HOLIDAY WEDNEDAY
Studci
Thaii
Will Laave 1
Horan To Spend Christmas
The Georgia State College for
Women and the Georgia Military Col-
lege will clone for the Christmas holi
days next Wednesday, Dec. 21st.
The Beauty Special will run over
'he Central Railroad leaving this city
at 10.CO o’clock. This train will
Macon, where they will catch trains
to all sections of Georgia.
The G. M. C. will close Wednesday
afternoon, and some of the Cadets
will leave on the night trains, and
others will not go until Thursday
morning.
The public schools throughout the
county will also close 21st.
carry the students of G. S. C. W. to
will carry with them the besl
of their friends.
CITY STORES IN HOLIDAY
ATTIRE FOR XMAS TRADE
Locsl Merchants Carr, Varied Stocks To Meet Needs of Cus
tomers from Surrounding Territory
crlooked. A trip to the Millcdge-
lie stores during the next few
weekji will be literally a trip to toy-
land, so plentifully have the things
that bring joy to the little folks
been laid in store.
Good things to cat, attractive
clothing for all members of the fam
ily, furnishings for the home and
office, jewelry and novelties, candies,
toilet articles and stationery, play
things for the little people and a
thousand and one things of beauty
and a source of comfort throughout
the year are offered here to the pec-
pie of this section st attractive
prices.
The merchants of Milledgevilie ex
tend a cordial invitation to everyone
in their trade territory to make tbs
city Christmas shopping headquart
ers. It is a pleasure to them to show
their warts, and polite and ewta
A colorful display of Christmas
goods is adorning the stores uf Mil
ledgevilie in readiness for the holi
day season.
Milledgevilie merchants have se
lected their stock with a view of
meeting the demand for the highest
class of merchandise, from customers
that come from all section of the
surrounding territory.
The exhibitions of holiday goods
Milledgevilie are elaborate. They
e not only adequate for the needs
and tastes of even fastidious shop
pers, but they are a delight to the
eye, and their beauty makes shop
ping a pleasure, while their variety
adds fascination to the process.
The Milledgevilie business housz*
have made a careful survey of their
customers’ ne:ds and wants, and
their selections have been made with
the experience of years in giving
satisfactory service as a guide.
Gift* for every member of
YOUTH DIES OF
GUNSHOTWOUND
Marvin Ledbetter Victim of Fatal
Accident by Discharge of Goa
la Hands of Cdmpankm
Marvin Ledbetter, a youth about
seventeen years of age, died at the
City Hospital Sunday evening from
a wound received Saturday after-
i from an accidental discharge
of a shot gun in the hands of a com
panion, Jody Glodin.
The accident happened near Fur-
mun'y Shoals, while the hoys, with
another one, J. W. Stanley, were
hunting. They had flushed at covey
of partridges, and the gun of Gladin
was discharged when he attempted
to cock it. Ledbetter r:an standing
directly in front of Gladin and the
load of shot entered his hack at the
right shoulder, pawing entirely
through him, tearing away a part of
one of his lungs. As soon os they
realized what had happened, Gladin
was overcome with grief and young
Stanley started for the city for help.
He went by the home of Mr. O. C.
Ivey, who lived about a mile from
where the accident occurred, and
notified him, and then came on to
the city. Mr. Ivey a*, quickly as
possible went to the scene in a
wagon, and carried the wounded boy,
with his companion, to his home,
where he substituted a truck for the
wagon, and started to the city. Near
the Sanitarium pumping stntion they
met a taxi in which he was placed,
and brought to the city hospital.
I’hysicianr who had been summoned
realized that his wound was fatal,
but did everything in their power to
save his life. He wan conscious un
til his death Sunday evening, but he
suffered without compLaint.
At the time of the accident and
while young Ledbetter laying dying
in the city hospital, his mother, Mrs.
J. A. Smith, who recently underwent
an opreation, was seriously ill in an
other room in the hospital, and could
not be told of the accident that had
befell her son.
The funeral tiervices were held at
the parlors of the undertaking estab
lishment of J. A. Moore, Tuesday
morning. Rev. II. D. Wnrnock
officiating, and the remains buried
in the qity cemetery. The pall bearers
were J. M. Blackwell, Edwin Hearn,
Raymond Morrison, Miller Braxley,
Eugene Hitchcock and George Law-
Eierdset HeM Fruity Maraisg.
Sevan! Meatless of Beard af
Directors Participated
The first bricks on th e new dormi
tory to be erected at G. S. C. W.
were laid Friday morning. Prior to
the placing of the bricks exercises
were held in the auditorium, on ac
count of the cold weather, and
speeches were made by Judge B. R.
Ruhm-11, lion. M. L* Duggan, Dr. E.
A. Tigner and Mr. M. S. Bell, mem
bers of the Board of Directors, Dr.
J. L. Beeson, and others, and patri
otic songs rendered by the student
body. After these exercises those
gathered in the auditorium repaired
to the grounds up on which the audi
torium is to be errected and laid the
bricks. The members of the Board,
Dr. J. L. Beeson, Acting President of
the college, L. S. Fowler, members
of the Faculty, presidents of the
classes and others placed brick in po
rtion.
The dormitory is being erected
just cast of Terrell Hall, and will be
modeled after that building. Dr. E.
A. Tigner is chairman and Mr. M. S.
Bell Treasurer of the Building
Committee.
The work will be carried rapidly
forwrrd to completion, and the build
ing will be ready for occupancy by
the opening of the college in Septem
ber, 1528.
TWENTY-THREE LETTERS
AWARDED AT BANQUET
Bu
Hon
Twenty-three letters were award
ed by Coach Slap Rentz to the foot
ball team at G. M. C. Monday evening
at the annual foot ball banquet given
at the Baldwin Hotel, when the en
tire squad were the guests of sev
eral business men of Milledgevilie.
Dr. E. T. Holmes, president of the
school, presided and presented the
speakers at the conclusion of the
dinner. All of the speakers on the
program praised Coach Rentz and his
team for the record of the past sea
son. They were especially commend
able for the clean and sportsmanlike
spirit that was displayed at all times,
according to those speaking.
Coach Rentz in a brief address
thanked the team for their hearty co
operation and the splendid manner
in which they worked for the good of
the team. In brief he reviewed the
season and then presented twenty-
three letters. Those receiving the
coveted G. M .C. were:
Patterson, Stovall. Smith A., Tun
nel), Jordan, Powell, Cantrell, Free
man, Roberson, Odom, Moran, Moore,
WoolforDc, Groves, Smith F., Scar-
boro, Bock, Kemp, Barnes, Davis,
Chandler, Echo Is and Manager Wey-
sn Smith.
Fat Smith the star guard of this
eleven waa elected captain
of the team next year with Wee
WHBe Moran, alternate captaim. Both
NEW FORD ON DISPLAY
HERE THURSDAY
Hundred. Vi.it McKinnon Metnr Co.
To Look Over Ford Prcdect. R.
H. McComb in Charge of Display
Hundreds of Baldwin county peo
ple thronged the McKinnon Motor
Co., today, Thursday to look over
and see for the first time the new
Ford Car that has been the talk of
the automobile industry for several
months. •
The car on displuy was a Coupe
with rumble seat and showed the
many new improvement*! that have
been devised by Mr. Ford. The
showing of the car created a sensa
tion and the sales mounted up as
the people who gave it the once over
placed their stamp of approval upon
it. 1
Mr. R. H. McComb who is in
charge of the company during the
absence of the proprietor Mr. W. B.
McKinnon was on the job and ex
plained the new details of the car.
He was kept busy answering ques
tions from the many curious and anx
ious spectators who were anxious to
know all about the new ear. Mr. Mc
Comb has put the first demonstra
tion over big and has been kept busy
taking care of the orders and de
mands for literature. He carried
forward a unque advertising program
and it can be said that the demon
stration today was the biggest ever
held here.
The car came down from Eatonton
Wednesday night and was kept on
display during the day. The car is
a compact, convenient type, beauti
fully designed in handsome upholes-
tering with wire wheels, four wheel
brakes and many other attractive
improvements.
JUDGE RUSSELL GUEST
OF KIWANIS CLUB
Judge B. R. Russell, who was in
the city for the purpose of attending
a meeting of the Board of Directors
of the G. S. C. W., was a guest at
the Kiwanis Club dinner Friday. He
made a talk in which he spoke of
the present and future of the col
lege, stating that it would become the
Women’s University of the State.
Judge Russril was made an honorary
member of this club.