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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 FOOTBALL BASKETBALL BASEBALL. TENNIS. GOLF. FISHING Tackle CAMPING OUTFITS 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 liable planting calendars, culture di- . lections, hu'dreds of pictures from | I holographs and dependable descrip- ; Mona of the best of “Everything That to you by return mail, j COALCOAL COAL* Pbone Us Your Order,—-Prompt Delivery K Southern Star Lump Coal $9.00 Per Ton Southern Star Egg Coal $8.50 Per Ton A SATISFIED CUSTOMER IS OUR BEST ADVERTISEMENT Atlantic Ice & Coal Co. PHONE 485 xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: