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UNION RECORDER, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., JANUARY 12, l»2f
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF COUNTY
THURSDAY, JAN. 12. 1928
ROAD COURTESY
Congestion is the mother of court
esy. Without that consideration of
the other fellow which is at the bot
tom of the etitqucttc of the sea. lift*
on shipboard would bp quite intol
erable. During long centuries men
have learned that regard for the
rights and even for the needs of the
other fellow is essential to naviga-
SONS OF AMERICAN REVOLU-
i TION HOLD ENTHUSIASTIC
MEETING
Jud C « Park Honor Guest. Davidson
Addresses Chapter
The John Milledge Chapter « the
Sons of the American Revolution held
its quarterly meeting Monday even
ing at 7:0C o'clock at the Darien
I Hotel.
Automobilr traffic has reached th«*
stage at which it too must have its
code of consideration. Safety and
comfort of driving demand an in
stinctive readiness to -cooperate with
other motorisU in dealing with
emergencies.
For this reason the slogan devised
by the Mack Truck Company and
printed in the form of a sticker to
be attached to windshields should
A Building und Loan Association | have extraordinary value. The notice
s needed in Milledgeville.
I "The driver will
Prof. W. T. Wynn made a live and gentlemen half way
ictive President of the Kiwanis club, situation.”
, With that rule in
It is to be hoped that the cold j the danger and discc
ng will be eliminate*
Other things are i
eed more, wider, be
any traffic
of driv-|
PROF. W. T. WYNN ENTERTAINS
AT DINNER
Retiring President of Kiwanis Club
Has Directors As His Guests At
Baldwin Hotel
Prof. W. T. Wynn, retiring Presi
dent of tne Kiwanis Club, entertain
ed the members of the outgoing and
incoming Board of Directors of the
at the
f—
Good ron
•ontrihute t
•aneement (
President R. W. Hatcher introduc- j Club at an elegant dim
ed Hon. James B. Park. Judge of the j Baldwin Hotel Thursday evening of
Ormulgee Superior Coert as the last week.
guest of the chapter, who, in his | At the conclusion of the dinner
u*ual happy and interesting vein, I Prof. Wynn in a talk told his guests
told us of incidents in connection how pleased he wan to have them
with, his own ancestry and the Revo- with him, and noted the fact that only
lutionary War, and emphasized im- one whom he expected to be thire
portance of the Sons of the Revolu-1 was absent. He then said that, dur-
tion of studying and keeping alive ( ing his term of office as President,
the historical figures who founded ‘ his relationship with tihe members
this republic. James Park, of Vir-1 had been pleasant, and that he had
ginia, the great-grandfather of ; received their hearty co-operation.
Judge Park fought in Virginia, and * He asked for reports from the Fi-
copy of the r< cord of his service to j nance Committee and Treasurer, and
*h«- enuntjy was in Judge Pnrk’s po-•the chairmen of the various commit-
session. Judge Park called to the | tees. These reports showed that the
j attention of his listeners, and cited l club had enjoyed a progressive year,
tics establishing the* same, that, and that good work had been done,
sary. We Iknowledge of the history of one’s ! I t was evedent that a fraternal
roads. We I country and familiarity with the spirit had prevailed in the club
Milledgeville has foi
j need better signal systems,
jra i.-nal laws, but most of ;*ll ;
j cent regard for the difficulties
'the rights of others wilt mak • -n
ing a pleasurable diversion r
I than a hazardous tank.
i NEW CALENDAR? ~
blility
*f the ancestry of one’s through.
, engendered good citizen-, interspe
linimizcd lawlessness and the part
the
The:
lit-
of Natii*
f those making the repor.s.
ie - j At the conclusion of the reports
idge Park took an application Several of the guests expressed the
k for m mbership to the chapter, appreciation felt of the splendid rec-
r. Vic or Davidson, attorney ->t'. or j the c i u b had made under the
Mton, historian, addreswd the J guidance of Prof. Wynn, and th'_*
•■T on the life of John Milh dge. j pleasure of being bis guests on this
strikingly brought atten*i«n to j happy occasion.
fart that this man whose life was J p ro f. Wynn then presented Mr.
rently obscure and about whom 1 Frank Bone, the President for the
in history was known, deserves coming year. Mr. Bone expressed
place iii history. Hi- ^ thanks for the honor conferred upon
rrom North Carolina,
re splendid tobacco lands
i County.
uls foi
r.f study not only from ] j,i
Undei
Mr. Fields,
“yipowd, the yew would be divided into
I thirteen months of four weeks each,
with an extra day called "Year Day”
Senator George has the ability tol“ l t *"" nd " r thc J™* r - ln lK *P
1 ''cars, "Leap Day” would be inserted,
’he extra month would be called
Sol" and would be inserted between
June and July. If the fifteenth day
on a Monday one
ould fall on a Monday every
eding year. The same day of
fill any office
might elect him.
nation’s great m
Milledgeville and Baldwin County I
should join next Thursday in paying
tribute to the memory of Gen. Rob
ert E. Lee.
The members of the Journalism
class of G. S. C. W. will edit the
Union Recorder next week. It will
be well edited and the local field
fully covered.
Milledgcville’s four bnnks have
elected their officers for another
year. The men at the head of the
local financial institutions are safe
business men. There are no better
banks in Georgia than the four here.
the week would correspond with the
Mime day of the month in every year.
Calendar reform might simplify
boookkeeping. A new calendar
might be better all around. But tra
dition is a mighty thing to overcome
and it is likely a new calendar will
be adopted until quite a few of
present leap years have been
ten into history.
FIRST QUARTERLY CONFER
ENCE WILL BE HELD JAN.
NATIONAL THRIFT WEEK
January the 17th, marks the 22nd
anniversary of the birth of a great
man whose teachings have helped
millions of men mid women in all
walks of life to .attain succe**, happi
ness and prosperity—that kind, wise
pratical councellor of thrift—Ben
jamin Franklin.
In recognition of the soundness of
his principals. National Thrift week
is sponsored by the Nation and by
Milledgeville to keep before us an
ever-living and inspiring example of
achievement which lieu within the
grasp of all of us.
Everyone must work on this per
sonal problems in Thrift as best he
may under the circumstance.-i which
surround him, but, as a beginning in
his duty to the community, he can
not make n better start than to re
solve now to patronize Home busi-
new ard to keep his money circulat
ing at home.
Thrift is a sound business pratici
and to succeed one must pract»c«
thrift.
Macon in the midut of her first
week of Grand Opera hus been giver
the enthusiastic indorsement of thii
city.
< will i
this city Saturday night to attend
the last performance.
Macon with her beautiful new
auditorium has undertaken to put
over this great musical festival. Many
were skeptical and voiced the opin
ion that the Bibb city was cold and
indifferent toward things of this
kind and that the program* would
fall flat. Those h !ding this opinion
have seen it go up in smoke, for evi
performance has been played to
packed audience. The S. R. 0. a;
having been dusted off and hung i
on several occasions.
Milledgeville wanted to show ?
con that she was for her m.d to
pres* this spirit of co-operation
sending over -a train of ten
loaded with people.
The entire student body of G. S. C.
W. will be in th«* party along with a
•I. of The Methodi
of City and County To
Dr. Elam F. Dempsey, presiding
der of the Oxford District, will
hold'the first quarterly conferences
of the new year of the Milledgeville
Baldwin county Methodist
churches January 21st and 22nd.
The Conference of the churches of
the Milledgeville Circuit will be held
at the parsonage in this city at
en o’clock Saturday, January
» The parsonage is centrally
ted and it is expected that the
ndance of officials will be larger,
than it would be if it were held at
* of the churches. Although the
le has not been definitely se
expected that the conferenci
the Milledgeville church will be held
three o’clock the aftemon o
Sunday, January 22nd. It is probabl
that Dr. Dempwey will preach at th<
morning sen-ices.
The officials of the Midway ai <
Oak Grove churches are expected t
gather at their conference at the
Midway church Sunday evening Jan
22nd, at 7:30 o’clock.
Rearranging the interior of thc
box office and lobby of the Colonial
Theatre ha* been in progress for the
part week and when completed
mark a big improvement in the ap-
pearance of Milledgeville’s picture
Man,
Curry
the
is making i
if programs that
iked for the early part
Several big’ feature
j be shown here within
GRAIN CROP KILLED BY COLD
Reports from all section* of Bald
win county are that the grain crop,
planted during the fall was killed by
the cold weather of last week. Thi
winter truck crops, cabbage, collardi
and turnips were all killed.
It hus ben many years since thc
weather remained below freezing a*
many continuou* days as the one oi
itudy- lif ( .
f the | it*
pro-1 but also on account of the ei
f character that wa
fe of John Millrdge.
•nor John Milledge w
nnnah in 1767, the
d Ann Milledge. Hi.
also, John Milledge wns a
of the jury in the first court
held in Savannah in 1733. His futh-
• was a famous Indian fighter com-
nnding the King'3 Rangers at Fort
Argyll* and other places. He served
thc Colonial Assembly for several
years and was one of the wealthiest
of the colony at the opening of
the Revolution.
Governor John Milledge was study-
ing law in thc office of the King's
Counsel at Savannah when the Revo
lution began and though only 18
years of age he assisted in the seiz-
of powder in the Dritish Arsenal
and sent it to Massachusetts and it
to fight the buttle of Bun-
with. He Inter assisted in
making a prisoner of th<* R »yal Gov-
\ Wright. He assisted in the
ise of Savannah ami upon its
nder slipped across the river to
South Carolina, to join th L * patriots
Falling in with a partv of
ns, h with his friend James
Jackson, were accused of being
Britinh spies, the gallows was pre
pared for them but :ho timely ar-
'.al of Major Devereaux who identi
fied them was all that saved them.
He later fought in several battles in
the Carolin.as and in Georgia, among
'hich was the battle of Augusta. At
le age of 23 he \ as made Attorney
leniral of Georgia, bur continued
his life as a soldier taking part in
the Siege of Savannah.
After thc Revolution he served
veral terms in the legislature and
is then elected to Congress where
he took u prominent part in opposing
bills which were against the interest*
of Georgiu. He, with James Jack
were the leaders in the over
ing of the Yazoo Fraud ir
Georgia, and they, with Baldwin,
the Commissioners which ceded
Mississippi territory. Milledgi
nade Governor in 1802, servin*
until 1806, when he was made U. S
where he served until 1809
part of which time .as President pr*>-
tem of the Senate. He resigned this
office in 1809, and retired to his
home near Augusta, dying in 1818
and is buried in Augusta. In 1800
he helped in the locating of to • Sta'r
University at Athens, ami donated
the seven hundred acres i f land on
which the University and the heart
of Athens now rtand. HU first wife
was Marthn Galphin. His second,
Ann Lamar, descendants live in At
lanta, and in Columbia. S. C.
Several matters of importance
were transacted and the m x: meeting
was called at the private dinning
room of the Darien Hotel on th.
ond Monday of April.
isked the hearty co-opera-
ereut, j tion of the members. Before an-
•Ming nr,tincing his committee appointment,
ihowr., j, t . 8 p 0 ij t . most pleasantly of the rec-
ird made by the retiring President,
md assured him of tke good will of
•very member of the club.
The occasion was a most delight-
ul one, and the cordial hospitality
of Prof. Wynn was thoroughly en-
OCONEE HEIGHTS
Mrs. Evans Youngblood, was very
painfully, tho not wriously burned
early Saturday morning. While stand
ing with her back towards an open
grate, her clothing caught on fire.
She thoughtfully wrapped a quilt
around hir and smothered the flames,
hich were rapidly spreading.
We extend our sympathy to Mrs.
Mary L. Badger in the death of her
ousin, Mrs. J. T. Cook, of Eastman,
»a., which occured Thursday morn-
ng, January 6th.
Mr. Roe Parker from near Monti-
•ello was a rcc. nt visitor to his sis-
er, Mr,-. John Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Jnsey and
•hildren spent Sunday in Wilkinson
•ounty with their uncle, Mr. Fred
A'uodland.
Mrs. Annie Snyder, anil children
'rum Deepstep, spent Sunday after-
ioon with Mrs. Snylcr’s mother, Mrs.
Ida Osbone.
•s. William McDaniel, Jr., spent
Saturday and Sunday at Friendship
ith home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Pierce and
liss Susie* Osborne motored to Ivey
Sunday afternoon und visited Mr. |
Frank rce.
Mr. Horace Osborne hud ns his
guests Sunday afternoon, Mr. and
E. G. Hanck and daughter, Mary
Jean, Mrs. and Miss Goolsby and
Judge Howard from Eastman.
Mr. und Mrs. R. G. Layfield spent
awhile Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. A. F. Sanford, in Hardwick.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Y'oung, spent
Monday und Tuesday in Sanders-
ville, with Mra Young's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Veal.
Mrs. M. L. Sanford returned home
Sunday after spending several days
nursing Mrs. A. F. Sanford in Hard
wick, who has been quite ill.
Mr. R. W. Hawkin* spent Sunduy
in Augusta, visiting friends.
Messrs G. W. and B. I>. Edwards
made a business trip to Madison Wed
nesday.
Mrs. H. D. Allen and Miss Sara
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Camp
sons Howard and Phillip, returnei
Sunday from an extended vis
Moreland, und points in Fla.
S. E.
FINEST FOODS F8C« EVERY FOOT
We bring for your table, foods which will
make every meol a joy. Wherever A 4 p
food boyers represent you and choose for
your table, the finest.
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PEACHES
SOAP
MILK
HAMS.
$12
I 0NA NO. 2 1-2 CANS
BIG YELLOW HALVES
LUX 7
TOILET CAKE /C
15c
PET OR CARNATION EVAPORATED
TALL CAN
CUDAHY'S PURITAN
10c
'HALF OR WHOLE FREE SANDWICHES LB. 23c
BLUE PETER P 1DHIMCC 2 CANS FOR Or-
J/iAUlllEj SMOKED NORWEGIANS DC
MAYONISE 3
CANDY ALL R %r s CEfrrs SELLERS iQg
DELMONTESUGAR ^^29c
8 O’CLOCK COFFEE - 33c
ppcccpyrc A&P ASSORTED FLAVOR'S ia
rlYLuCnVilo PURE FRUIT 5 0Z. JAR I'jC
- F L O IT R -
IONA dac b $LQ5 A&P
COBLERS
ELGIN CREAMERY
24 LB.
SAG
FANCY IRISH
5 LB. FOR
N. Y. STATE FULL CREAM
$125
14c
BUTTER
“55c
FANCY GREEN CABBAGE
CHEESE
Ur
LB.
6c
A&P NAPTHA
POWDER
4 PACKAGES FOR 15c
P&C LAUNDRY
SOAP
5 BARS 2k
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ALL THINGS GOOD TO EAT
£>eikcrv l IlfjjF
Cakei
oil*.
und all kinds of bread can be
obtained at <*ur bakery fresh from our ovens every
day. W e assure you that nothing more delicious
or wholesome can be purchased anywhere and that
whatever you get from us will be as good or better
thun what you could make at home, und will cost
a great deal les* than home baking.
Benson’s Bakery
t PHONE 440 •
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"! + Dry Cleaning and Pressing $
have
WE GIVE YOU 24 HOUR SERVICE
Mr. S. E. Bayne, of Macon, i«
spending this week in t..e city, hav- .
ing charge of the Drug store of Mr. f
W. L. Fraley while he is on his trip i >
to Florida. | M
Mr. Bayne is an old Milledgeville f.
boy, und learned the drug business ;;
in this city in the store of his uncle, k
the late Mr. E. A. Bayne. Before ®
starting in the drug business, he was y
a printer in the Union Recorder M
office. This was in the day of hand- r
setting, and he at.aincd great speed. W
If people know where accidents J
were foing to happen, they wouldn’t I
there. ▼
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