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UNION RECORDER. MILLEDCEVILLE, CA„ JANUARY IS, 192S Milledgeville Citizens Express Opinions MILLEDGEVILLE TO CELEBRATE I LEAP YEAR ONLY ONE OF FOUR COMPLETION OF PAVING . "Leap year i» one In four in which The city .f MillcdttcviUe was laid i '“ di “ " Ul admit th »‘ '*■'>' »« *»«• rxprcsaediy in 1803 to be th. " us « husband" Colonel Erwin capital of Gonrpia. At a time when | •'•Wby. a prominent bachelor lawyer the west side of the Oconee river was I !h ‘' C|I >’ ‘'e. lareil when civintr hie occupied by Indians, a commission "l"'""" on the question of leap year, of five dbiineuished Geontiane were I "»» 5'°" «hmk » ™en are taking sent to lay off and prepare a town j * l ‘" >' t ' ar seriously?" Colonel Sib- that would be eligible for the s-tnte | - v “"*» asked. capitol and other public uses. The j “'Veil thut depends largely on the commission wmt seriously to work [ a,l ' we *‘« y e * ° r ||0 <" he dryly replied, and laid off a most distinguished ; "I nm peculiarly fitted to make a quick crop that the labor is soon j JURY LOOKS INTO VOTING He added that small farms are (Continued on back page-) much better .«uited than the large j - ones for the raising of tobacco, be- ent jail and court house and in event cause the farmer cannot have just that the state wanted this property any and everybody looking after his that th(!y purcha5e , s)tc and prect crop. Tobacco requires personal at- ... tention. .Six acres arc used to fill a a ^ al and court hou5€ as * ood as th ® good barn. Fifteen hundred acres P rese nt buildings. will give a marl “t. Secretary Ritchie read to the laws Dean E. II. Scott, chairman of the • governing the jury's jurisdiction over urogram committee, next introduced | the voting within the county. They Mr. George Hollinshed, presidmt of I called attention to tht fact that the given to persons driving automobiles while under the influence of intoxi cants. "Such people are a menace/' declared the jury and should be given the full penalty of the law when ap prehended. town, with beautiful streets and four j cwm P ari1 preserve*' of *ixteen acres each: one, j a K M ar >d the state house, one, the penitentiary, | tinued \ for Here were bud people in those ^ c y*'- “1 days; one the cemetery, inasmuch as (that some one remarked people died in those days; and one, r^rtain young girl for such use a» the legislature might apply it. There were two main street.-'. 120 feet wide, and the re mainder were 100 feet wide. They j that girl he Farmers Club. He gave thi- value f a tobacco crop to supplement the Mr. Nesmith -poke of the interest f the Baldwin county farmer in the rowing of tobacco. Mr. Tunnel, chairman of the Ki- ars wanis committe on agriculture, ad- on ’ vised that if any thing was to be done about the growing of tobacco in Buld- county that it must be done now. of courtship Colonel Sibley a merry twinkle i that a j|,. „| po stated the Pretty, efficient tobacco •ssity ill named for distinguished , identical citizens of America and of the State ten years of Georgia. 'things th. In this way Milledgeville has i very distinc' birth und was beautiful implied that this girl wasn't nearly farmers pretty as her grandmother when rnK , girl. However, I believe en years ago and now are ith this difference. Girls igo wanted to do the very modern generation is do- hut they just lacked the nerve xpress themselves. The whole aid the getting out their crops. The cost of an expi rt he stated was $2,000 a year. Mr. Erwin Sibley suggested that action he taken immediately on rais ing the necessary funds. Many of the visitors and members • f th - Kiwani* club spoke enthusiasi- a-tically of the project. Subscrip tions amounting to $1,2G0 were taken the meeting, and committee* were i the farmers of the ■ pledges of acreage planting. Also a I committee was selected to see the - county commissioners and other husi- aecure the neccessary •arly period, mutter may be summed up in the fol- 1 So,’’, it was the state capitol for j lowing words. Jazz, short skirts and more than half a century. bobbed hair have taken *he place of appointed The p-iving of the streets has been liquor to stimulate a man's concern, the occasion for much study of the • Li other words, a stimuli!- <>f liquor history of both Milledgeville and , wnr «‘ off quicker." Georgia, and so proud are the citi- , Colonel Sibley declared that b'-ns <>f the paving that there is a | m-n w:ro bolder to encourage mis- ness movement on foot to use the stree's i chief in men than they were in form- fund: , in-thtir rew clothes, together with [er days. Women now accept it onen-i * .. thv Wt.ut.ful Itiy off of th„ city and ! ly and humor it. Tut, yean. 1 the appropria‘e naming of streets j they merely winked at i: which ns a theme of a celebration i:: the it an added romance, early spring. j “Tnen. do you think | present generation c GREAT SCIENTIFIC (Lionel Sibley. ACHIEVEMENTS OF 1927 «y. Dr. Sumner N. Bios , editor Jury could look over the lists of voters and where it was believed that vot.s had been cast by un-qualified voters ‘.hat a bill could be returned against them. They also had the power to examine ballots. They urged the people to qualify them- s. Ives for voting, and that the strict le ter of th elaw be carried out. Dr. Sam Anderson was commended for his work as county health officer and the people were urged to co operate with him in carrying on this work. The Jury commended both city and county officers of the law for their rigid enforcement of all laws and urged that special attention*he We wtih and, polish your car at double quick time, but not ao quick we don't do it right. Phone 300. We call for and delivar. RALPH SIMMERSON Buirk Dealer rigkt. c * p done right. * RALPH SIMMERSON Buick Dealer PECANS, FRUIT TREES. 0 RN. MENTALS. Set . nd jre.e’, time. For price., etc. J. B. Wight, Ciro, C. * 1*5-28 <t. Notice TO AUTOMOBILE OWNERS Sibley, Dixon Williams, Mrs. E. D. Napier, Jim Ingram, John W. Hutch- i insn, B. T. Dumas, M. W. Stem- re of the bridge. A. J. Carr, Sr„ E. E. Bell, J. women?", E. Kidd. Geo. II. Tunmll, M. E. Pennington, C. S. Winn, Miss Coressa "}es. he replied,” because I see 1 Eberhart, G. H. Webber, L. C. Hall, ure of th m.” lie also sotted thut *L S. Bone, E. T. Holmes, O. M. Conn, . arriage i a success, not a failure. i T. Trnwick, J Harrison. Francis I the P'-pular Science Monthly, has mistaken notion that gives rise to ' Daniel, S. A. Boone, E. H. Scott, W. igiu i debate comes front the remarks of j M. Fields, E. C. Kidd, II. S. Wootten, “ r ' : husbands who will argue the point | William Ireland, L. N. Jordan, E. E. ' ■« basi*, that their experience i Bass, C. J. Conn, H. D. Allen, C. IT. xception that but proves the | Whitfield. D. M. Cooper, R. W. Ivey, Harry Bone, Adrian Horne, F. E. "Companionate marriages have ! ^ onc ’ ^ Anderson, E. R. Hines, been going on for yeurs. howeVbr. it 1 W ‘ L ‘ Fra,t ‘>'. Lott W. Lee. S. L. was not until recently that a couple Terry * M " ort - E - A - Tigner, would admit this. Incoropanion-' Dwiir , ht Ruw,pn * New H-lven - Conn., ability is probably the original cause I K ' Rone » Roy Wilson, Sidney of divorce," Colonel Sibley added. I Stembridge, D. T. Turner, Sam He declared that as long as he it single man he will not take di- however he might "STILL ON THE JOB" We are still and yet w e arc nrisy. We do shoe repairing every where, and with every bod,. "SUDDEN SERVICE" Phone 373 Blain Shoe Plant and Pressing Club given what he conside greates achievements ii ward st p.s of 1H27. He feels that | f ront these achievements were sufficient- j ^ ly great t«» even crowd out of the ru j e> program such a romantic element as Lindbergh's flight. In Dr. George H. Webber’s opinion Dr. Blossom seems to have selected ‘he eight frOo, mankind's most for-, vard strides, but he himself consid ers Lindbergh's flight worthy of be ing included in the eight; not alone from its \aln® as an aeronautic achievement, not from the standpoint *>f one of the world’s greatest poli- cil achievements, because this ’'light has been able to accomplish ■ ha*, in which diplomats have failed. Further:! ir«- the moral value of the young man's fine behavior on the youth of all nations and all times can not be over-estimated. It is Dr. Web ber’s opinion that Lindbergh typifies the real fiber of the American youth of to-day. Below is Dr. Blossom’s list with Dr. Webber'* addition. 1. The practical demonstration of television. 2. Inaugeralion of transatlantic telephone service. 3. Discovery of lighter and stronger alloys which muke all-metal airplanes possible. 4. The new use of ultrn-Violct rayn to prev.nt rickets. 5. The substitution of are weld ing for rivets in steel structures. 6. The single diul and automatic control frmn radio set*. 7. The construction of the Hol land Tube a< a great engineering feat. 8. The first successful use of talk- So-callcd "corn- colds are dangerous. Grippe or Flu may result. Check the cold promptly. HILL'S Cascara-Bromide - Quinir of OPTIMISM PREVAILS The reporter found Mr. Otto Conn, President of Exchange Bank and county treasurer, nios. optimistic the subject of business conditions this section. _ Jinine tablets stop a cold in one day. Drive out the poisons. Play safe! Insist on HILL'S, in the red box. 30 cents at all druggists. HILL'S Cascara - Bromide - Qalalae Bone, Roy i Stembridge, D. t Anderson. E. A. Nesmith, F. H. Hurd ling R. II. Wootten, John Shinholsier, Gordan. Hooten, John Ivey. George ;;;;;; zz’jzrz "L”"; cexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxixxxiixxixxxs single blessedness. ....... Register your car with the City Cierk and get a tag for 50c—This is an Ordinance of the City and is Compulsory By Order of City Council R. T, Baisden, Clerk M a M M M M M N M M M M M M M M N H H M M H H H H M M M xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: MILLEDGEVILLE NURSERY CO. Pecans are an insurance you col lect while you live—but still leave to your family when yo die, “said Mr. Patterson in an enthusiastic interview, •ans are better than a bank ac count. Plant pecans and you can n have both. The suit and climate of Baldwin unsurpa.*«ed. Winters are neith- so severe as to stunt growth nor warm to prevent the dormant condition necessary for shipping. Markets are steady and the demand is never supplied. New York city alone could consume the -ntire crop. The crop is free from disease, is easily gathered, and will keep for| thr " w months. It rarely needs resetting—J Hou*‘ trees 400 yean R. Torrance, T. A. Torrance, Edward Tornnce, O. F. Veal, T. Treanor, F. C. Pennuel. Rev. Geo. B. Thompson, Rev. John Yarborough, M. S. Bell and D. M. Rogers. $20,000 FIRE EARLY SUNDAY (Continued ftom front page.) ing today, and the crop increases bulk with the *ize of the tree. A pecan grove may be a three-s ory method of farming—potatoes under ground; cotton, chickens or pigs on the surface; and nuts in the air.” The Milledgeville Nursery is a quartir of a century old and includes over three hundred acres. The fine groves of trees are used for buds and grafts as well as a nut crop. The nursery property is situated aero?* the Oconee river It is most interest ing to see the immense numbers of young trees in proc.ss of being plant ed. grafted and cultivated for mark- the Union Warehouse Co., in the rear of the bukery caught and it is due to the Sanitarium company that thi* fire was extinguished. The Milledgeville company directed their equipment for the most effort on the Benson building. At the height of the fire, sparks ignited a box of excelsior on the top floor of the Doctors' Building on Hancock Street. This box was i window by Cartelle negro in the employ of actively bear-1 Dr. Richard Binion. Had this blaze This home industry brings eeps money in Milledgeville. uoces* is a source of pride to dgeville citizens. (Continued ftom front "Mr. Conn, do you '.hink Baldwin county is diaring materially in pros- This home industry brings and perity of the South.ast." opened the interview. “Yes, we can safely say yes," was the enthusiastic reply. "This is the very bot year the Exchange Bank TOBACCO ACREAGE ASSURED has ever had and all bank report show increase in businc** prospects in general ure brighter today than many years. Farm lands show an crease in value. Industries are add- added, ing to their capacities and net coming in. And city property why Mr. Fields then raid, M»m e houses in paved districts have hacco is in a class by im-reasLd 25 per cent in value and I ledgeville will be never «w so much painting and im- for a market provement of homes. Milledgeville "Experience show : .s more prosperous looking and at-1 Fields, “thn tobacco seed bed* tractive today than ever before." jri.ould be planted between January literally sleepii Georgia to- lf and Mil- ellent place said Mr. "Are people borrowing much money to suit the banks," Mr. Conn smiled and said, "Every bank in town has a surplus amount of money to lend. The boll wt*vil slipped up on us last year but we can eaaily fi nance our customers through the crop-this year." headway, Milledgeville would have seen its most disastrous fire. The Benson Bakery building i* the property of the Horne estate and w-as partially covered by Insurance. Mr. Adrian Horne who hns the prop erty in charge has made known his intentions to rebuild. It is under stood that a two wtore building will replace the hurned structure. Representatives of the Benson Bakery whose headquarters are at Athens were in the city Monday and made arrangement* to open a tempo rary wholesale store. They are now occupying :i store mom in the Elks building. The bakery products are being shipped here from Athens for di-'tribution. The Wholesale Grocery firm of John Conn and Co., suffered serious damage from water and smoke. The cellar holding large quantities of canned goods was flooded. Flour, coffee and o - h<r articles were dam aged by smoke. Carr’s Emporium was also damaged by water and smoke. The W. A. Walker A Co., have just re ceived a new lot of Barnetvillo Busc'e*. and Chattanooga Russell A Molin Wagons, also a lot of buggy and wagon harness, collars breech- ins, bridles, backhands and all kind harness and are selling them cheap. So call on them and buy what you need at bargain prices. February 15. Then plants Mre ready r >r transporting on the first of April and never later than May 10th. A crop planted in April is ready for the market by the latter part of July. Tobacco requires FOR RENT—Two or three furnished agreut deal of care and it responds or unfurnished rooms. Private baths j to every touch; but it is such a Call 464. I COME AND SEE!! £ Our Line of New Spring Coats and Dresses Quality Merchandise at Prices We Can All Afford JAY’S DEPT. STORE PHONE 57 Milledgeville, Georgia (xxxxxxxxxsxxxxxxxxtxtttttttttxxxxxzxxxx: