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UNION RECORDER, M1LLEDGEVILLE, GA., JANUARY 1», 1928
V
EVEN MEAGRE BRAINS
SHOULD BE KEPT BUSY
No state can boast of a more up-
to-date system of treating its feeble
minded patients than can Georgia,
whose occupational therapy work be
gan at the State Sanitarium in 1919
with one patient and one ^iursc and
one room. The aim of this work is
to furnish a remedy for mental dis
eases by Riving the patients some
thing to do that their thoughts may
be directed tlong pleasant lines.
A look into the white female occu
pation room was interesting to the
correspondent for the Union Record
er. In one corner at a piano sat a
girl playing old folk songs such as
“Neilic Gray" and "Old Black Joi
Near by at a small curd table w«
two couples enjoying a game of rook. t.
By the windows sat old ladies
crocheting or knitting. Seated be- t
fore an old time loom another white b
haired lady was weaving and hum- t
ming a tune to the click of the fly- j>
ing shuttle. Scattered all around g
were twenty-five other
TOO FAST AND TOO SLOW
CHARGED TO SAME DIVER
AND JUDGE LETS HIM OFF
Rare
The State does not have to spend
money for this work, as the finished
articles are sold and new materials
are purchased with the money.
"Ladies Only” is not applied to
the occupational therapy work, for I the defendent
about a quarter of a mile from the 1
main building is a log cabin which {GIRL ARISES FROM DEAD AT
the men built and use as their '
own. Chairs, stool* toys, iroi
boards, ax handles, and fiy t:
have been made entirely by the
stories have resulted
from Detroit’s intensive police drive
against traffic law* violators. An
elderly man appeared in court with
two tickets, one for driving too slow,
and the other for driving too fast
Because of extenuating circumstances
discharged.
id coloi
•rk done in the shop,
Tried on by both white
men. Industrial work
erves a double purpose:
the!
dire.
helpi
l of this type
it not only produce* but it also keeps
the mind busy.
The idea the ancients had of ill-
treating feeble-minded people has
shed from all civilized na-
one can hardly realize the
methods used in the Geor-
.und gia State Sanitarium without a trip
with through the plant. It is a city in Jt-
g or self made up of p
ider- whom would prese
dishes,
nstitch-
probl.i
his <
tremendous
if. But the
by the occu-
BIER
Miss Fannie Broyles, daughter of
a farmer of Culpepper, Virginia,
-tartled mourners around her coffin
when she sat up and excitedly ask-
. d. “Where am I?”
She was struck by a limb from a
failing tree and had been pron
dead. The funeral services w
ranged. After restoratives were
given her she declared she had been
conscious during the funeral prepa
rations, but could neither speak nor
TWENTY-NINE EXTRAS IN I THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER I ENGLISH MUST Rr ^ I
HOLLYWOOD OBTAINED j IS POPULAR IN MEXICO | BE ‘-EARNS* |
STARDOM IN 1927; A Mexican orchestra leader recent- j An ambitious taxi dir. -
Of the 16,090 registered extras in I of”"^'«ar ^ * ha " d * Titt *" "■**,
1 COD “ !s The star - Spangled lish bet wen the two
Holywood >n 1927 only twenty-mne Banner". He explained that he had
obtained stardom. | been to every store in Mexico City
The- successful twenty-nine range without obujni „ Th *
m age from five years to sixty tores had so|d ont .. Th " st „!
young men an . Sp&nfeled Banner” is the most popular
song in Mexico today.
Most of them
women of collegiate age. Few beau
ty contest *inners are listed among
the new sjtars.
Although there has been a world
wide rush to Hollywood almost all of
the extras who made good art* native
I-ittle Joe zays "Wearing apparel
s one thing we all put off until
o morrow.”
lish betwen the two f ront J! f n M
of his cab so that hi« _ ,n dowj *
**You would oblige me ver®
by talking English to me. I
improve my knowledge of this hnn.
*My Bonnie leane dover hia ga s ....
fhe height of the conlpni .. **
Americans and almost half of them IOC
either were born in California
went to school there.
The youngest persons to jump
from the extra list to long term .
tracts—are Jean Darling, five
need Harry Speer, six. Both were .signed H
l* ar- by Hal Roach for his comedies. j o
The height of the content to ,
Oh, bring hack my Bonnie to n
aoo,
treat the patie
I therapy plan
fly in the laundry, kitchen,
rooms, and farm *hat they
more nearly the good citizens
obably once were.
h archaeologist predict?
course of time men will
othless race. The pres-
of wisdoi
eth :
Nomination and Elec
tion of the President
cate some evolutionary process at
again-t human teeth,
is probably true thut the earliest
i hud no toothache. The aching
h came first during Roman
•s. To many the idea of natural
i the idea of birds’ beak* having
h. During one period of develop-
t birds had teeth, the Englishman
i the delei
pnr
othei
onal which secures a plurality of votes in
ntial 1 any state is entitled to all the elee-
ieet- toral votes of that state for presi-
•-president, no matter
elected in how great the opposition. The elec-
the choice is tors from each state meet on the
econd Monday in January at the
tate capitols and vote for the prew-
lent and vice-president. Three lists
'f all persons voted for, and the
number of votes for each are made,
igned, certified and sealed.
On the second Wednesday in Feb
ruary, the Senate and the House
have joint session in the hall of the
House .and the president of the Sen-
e opens the certificates.
If no candidate receives a majority
of all the electoral votes cast, the
House of Representatives elects the
President by ballot from the three
ndidales who have received the
higheHt number of votes. If no one
ives a majority for vice president
the Senate elects.
adulate who generally official duties on March, the fourth,
i long address. On the day of his inauguration, the
President-elect in charge of a com-
the White House whence, accompani
ed by the retiring Presidi
Capitol.
state convention; and, other
states combine their conventions with
local congressional direct primaries.
The duties of the national conven
tions are aomewhat complex.
After the preliminary busine.w,
such ns reports of committees, the
roll of states is called in alphabetical
order for the purpose of presenting
names of candidates. The vote is
taken by culling the roll of delega
tions; the chairman of each announc
es the vote* of his group. The total
result is announced. If any nominee
in the Republican party convention
receives a majority of all the votes
cast, he is declared the Repulican
candidate. The Democrats require a
two-thirds majority.
The committee conveys the notifi-
■eplii
GREENS NECESSARY IN DIET
At the American Association for
The Advancement of Science, which
was held recently in Nashville, Tenn
essee, Dr. J. W. Crist and Dr. Marie
Dye of Michigan State College re- j O
ported the results of their experi- **
ments. Vitamin A, the substance
needed for normal growth and health
is present in green vegetables but is
not present in blanched garden pro
duct*
white
fed
Bargain Sale
FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS WE
WILL SELL ALL VASES AND
COLORED GLASS WARE AT A
25 per cent Reduction
o
!
md
diet lacking in Vitamin A, I.
a small amount of green asparagu
was given every day to a group as
supplementary ration. Blanched tip
were fed to another group. Bol
fresh and cooked asparagus was fe«
In all cases where animals were give
green aaparagu* they grew an
throw normally. The niw foci a, ^<i-;.'>;olMtOaoo-:-0-:“>:-OC^O«OOC<tC<iO<tc<tOaCH5C'
blanched tip diet dwindled and died, j
Even doubling the amount of blanch-! £
ed asparagus failed to save them. ■ $
F
At the annual meeting of th«
merican Psychological Association, I
te old-fashioned spelling bee of
randma’s time was placed severely
“The^new way,” Dr. J. E. W. Wall-
i, of Miami university explained, "is
» first teach the child words which
re spelled as they sound, und non-
phoneLic words later.”
POLICEMEN PLAY SOLOMON
A policeman of Toledo, was called
to separate two women who were
engaged in a hair-pulling contest
ownership of a dog. The
policeman asked, “Have you a
license?” Each woman shook her
head. The officers mused, then ex
claimed, “I have it! The first one of
*et a license gets the dog.”
Both women agreed that it was a fair
solution and began a race to the
license bureau.
One of the most interesting figures
the eyes of the public today, is
Jay Ward, six-year-old Philadelphia
boy, who enjoys one of the moat uni
que distinctiorts ever accorded an
American hoy; he went to Paris as
mascot of the Pennsylvania section
of the American Legion, and was
made national mascot of the Legion.
Jay is a clever little chap. While
in Paris ut the Legion convention he
became a favorite of Pershing,
Joffre, Koch, and other notables. He
possess s remarkably talent as a
vaudeville entertainer. — singing,
dancing, and even imitating Will
| Rogers lariat and nil.
voter does no*, vote directly for the
president and vice president. What
lappens is the choice is made in
each state of a certain number of
presidential electors. The party
Chief Justice of the United States
administers the oath of office. Fol
lowing the example of Washington it
is customary for the President to de
liver an inaugural address.
^ oung Warn is now touring the
States with his parents. My. and
Mrs. Walter Ward; but soon he is
to be put in the movies by Cecil de
Mill*-; and it docs not seem too pre
tentious to suppo>* that Jackie Coog-
Many Celebrated Men
and will soon have a rival.
CENTURY OLD MENU SHOWS
BILL OF FARE OF PETER.
Born Month of January
THE GREAT
The London Evening Standard re
produces a copy of the menu which
Many persons who have dt
things hav t . their birthdays in Janu
ary—the first month of the year.
A few of the persons whose birth
days occur during January are: Paul
Revere—a hero to every American
hoy ber"jse of the part he played
in the events which ushered in the
Revolutionary War.
Joan of Arc—a peasant girl whe
led the soldiers of France to victory
at the siege of Orleans.
Edmund Burke—an English orator
and statesman who is accounted the
greatest political writer of the eigh-
Benjamin Franklin—one of the
first great Americans and a man
distinguished in almost eve* y field
Mnnrl
William McKinley— the twenty-
fifth president of the* United States,
Ben Jonson—an English drunut-
and lyric poet who was one of
ip commanding figures among the
riters of the Elizabethan age
Alexander Hamilton—an Ameri-
in statesman of the early
•riod and the first Secretary of the
Surrey, England.
“Breakfast—Half sheep, quarter
of lamb; 10 pullets; 12 chickens; 3
! quarts of brandy; fi quarts of mulled
j wine, 84 egg* with salads.
“Dinner—Five ribs of beef, each
weighing three stones; one sheep,
three quarters of lamb; a shoulder
and loin of veal; 8 pullets; 4 couple
of rabbits; two and a half dozen of
sack; and a dozen claret."
rmen who make regular flights
arid regions observe that
migratory birds have learned to
the airplane as a means of transji
n. From twelve to twenty
birds have been known to make trips
BABY CHIGK AND CUSTOM HATCHING
...In...
Mammoth
Buckeye Incubators
Three Thousand Capacity
R. H. McComb Hatchery
Notice to the Public
SPORTING GOODS
MOST COMPLETE
STORE in the South
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CAMPING
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Southern Sports
Supply Co.
Whol.,.1. .ad Rcl.il
514 Broadway, MACON. CA.
PHONE 1197
Following our disastrous fire of last Sunday morning we
were necessarily delayed, but we haye opened our bakery
in the Elks building and fresh shipments will be made daily
from our Athens plant. Our trucks have resumed their usual
routes and the same high quality of bread, rolls and cakes
will be delivered to yon.
We appreciate the many kind offers that have been nude
us since the fire.
Benson’s Bakery
utiful
^Flowei-s
y
chief of the Armies of the Confed
eracy and one of the greatest gen
erals the world has ever known.
Edgar Allan Poe—an America!
poet and
career so distinguished him that he
belongs to all nations.
Stonewall Jackson—an American
general and one of the moat efficient
of the Confederate offerers who
fought under Lee.
Franz Shuhcrt a composer wno
etiquette hook of the six-
tei nth century the following passage
eAgagea th** attention:” At the be
ginning of the meal every one Aould
wash their handa in each others pres,
ence in order that those who are
going to put their hands in
dish together—may have no duubt
about the cleanliness of each >ther*
Erse,
tWiltc for Hastings* Catalog
Hastings' customers will pet 60c j
worth of beautiful flower s.*ed» abeo- 1
lately free with then- orders this j
spring- Also they gel JTh worth ex
tra. of their own selection, with each (
dollar's worth of vegetable and flower |
ae^da ordered. The new Catalog tella j
all about it.
This great value is the Hastings’
policy of giving more good se**ds for !
your money than you can get any- j
The South’s Planting Guide—Has- |
tings' big. new, 120-page. 1928 Catalog j
of Seeds, Plants and Bulbs with val- j
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