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UNION RECORDER, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., JANUARY 12, l»2f i- I UNION RECORDER i Established 1S2» order E.tb. ISIS :e f iVlill«d|*> mail mattor. R. B. MOORE—EDITOR SUBSCRIPTION RATES i Year $1 50 Months .75 Irertising Rate, furnished oo Application 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. SWIFTS JEWELLARD 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 THE 7M ' CC 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 • : f "! + 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. ▼ By the Most Improved * Methods We use only the Best and Safest Materials