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VOLUME XCVIII.
federal Unij.1 Established in 1820
(Southern Recorder " 1819
Milledgeville, G*., February 2, 1928
Consolidated in 1872
Number 24
ENTRANCE WEEK OPENS IN TREASURE TROVEiHUNT
RULES CHANGED MR. BENJ. BASS INVITATION
FOR PRIMARY! DIED SUDDENLY SENT CADETS
Out of Town Members Have Equal Chance for
Chrysler Sedan—Field Wide Open For Live
Wire Hustlers
Executive Committee Reopens
Date For-Tax Collectors Office
To Qualify. Other Changes
oral i
i th*
■eting
The More Members Entered Menne
Less Credits Necessary To Win
ENTER TODAY AND WIN
The Entrance Passport Coupon
Will Be Found on Another Page
The first public announcement of
names of members entered thus far
in the Union Recorder Treasure
Trove Hunt appears today, and by
looking over the short list it will be
no tic-d that there is plenty of room
for more hustlers. The members al
ready “aboard ship” for the voyage
an from the best families in the
county and each one, no doubt, will
be busy until the finish, however
many communities -and neighbor
hoods are without representatives
and the live wire folks in those sec
tions should wake up to the oppor
tunity offered. Where are the boost
ers for Irwinton, Hardwick, Haddock.
Merriwether. Stevens Pottery, Mc
Intyre and most of the rural route!
Will those localities be represented?
Next week will tell the story for
that is when the Treasure Hunt
officially opens, with the first coi
parntive credit standing of the vai
If your name is not included
CHAUTAUQUA
HERE IN MAY
While & Brown To Pity Here 0»e
Week. Representative Has
Pledge Over Two Hundred
Tickets To Insure Success
Over two hundred tickets has been
for a Chautnuo.ua by Miss Murchie,
representing the White & Brown
Chnutauqua, ufter forty-three names
had been secured on a contract to
bring the show here for u six day en
gagement some time in May.
The Chautauqua will come here;
under the auspices of the Parent
Teachers Association who are spon
soring the sale of tickets. More
than half of the required number
cf tickets are to pledged before the
representative leaves the city. The
exact date for the appeurunce here
had not been closed.
The White & Brown Chautauqua
is a member of the National Associa
tion of Chautauquas. Some of the
highest paid performers in Chautau-
qun work are on the program to come
h.re. There will be two perform-
changcs caim
foverning the Primary
held on February 15th, at a i
of the Democratic Executivi
held last Saturday, time for
candidates to enter the race for Tax
Collector being changed to February
4th, due to the death of Mr. Ben
Buss and the time for registration
being extended to the same date.
The meeting was called at the
suggestion of several members of
the committee so thut rules to govern
the primary this month might be
e were fourteen of
-mbers of the com-
Well-known Citizen and Tax Col-1 Governor Asks Military Company
lector of County Passed Away 1 To Take Part In Patriotic
Saturday After Hour’s Illness Demonstration In Atlanta
Milledgeville lost a good citizen \ O n th e oi
md Baldwin County a faithful and the statue c
efficient office-holder Saturday - n the rotui
morning. in Atlanta •
>n of the placing
Meander H. Steve
>f the State Capitol
bruary 11th. Cm
“ pres.
Hours for the opening and closing <jcr.c>
of the country precints were chang
ed to comply with the law on this
matter, all country precints to oper
at !* and close at -1 p. m. The time
for voters to qualify wits set to Feb
ruary 4th, all people qualifying be
fore six o'clock on this date being
placed on the list of qualified voters.
Those huving transfers must present
them to the Tax Collector and be
placed on the list by him before they
have the right to vote, was the
mittees ruling.
Attention was called to the death
of Mr. Benj. Buss who was a candi
date for Tax Collector only a fe
hours before the meeting convene!
The closing date for the entrants of j Bas%i
candidates for ' fins office was set i and a
daily, hte aftei
sho
i-qually as good as the evening
inattir -r good busineai for you to I performance.
fill out the Passport Coupon that on-! Included on tin- program for Mil-
tifl,■ vi i to membership and brine 1 lodecvillt* will be three pluye. These
it ■, r it to the office of the plays will he produced for Rroud-
r„io,. Recorder at once. Everyone j way runs that hove been popular
• Martin* on exactly the same foot- I there for several seasons nod will be
ina and nothin* has been accomplish-1 put - on by trained .and experienced
.■d so far that could not be overcome adorn One of the
Benjamin Buss died suddenly
Saturday morning, after an hour’s
illness. He was stricken with a heart
attack, before eating his breakfast,
id the physicians, who were hastily
immonded, found him in a serious
indition. He failed to rally to the
treatment given and breathed his
last.
ic news of his death, which
id over the city, came as a great
k to all who heard it, and num-
of friends hastened to the reai-
sympathy and resist
ance to those who had been so sud
denly bereaved. Words of deep regret
wer heard from everyone, ns it was
realized that a great lom hnd conr
to the community.
The funeral services wer-- held :;t
the Baptist church Monday morning,
at eleven o’clock, in the presence of
a crowd that filled the auditorium,
as the stores were closed and all
business was suspended, our people
joining in paying the *a«t tribute of
r.spect to one who wiu held in the
highest confidence and esteem. Rev.
H. D. Waroock and Rev. J. F. Yar
brough officiated, .and during the
services tributes was paid to Mr.
cittoen, a public servant,
hurch man.
February 4th. Legal opinions
l- secured as to the propriety of
committee’s action, before this
was passed.
The interim
quare in the
lowing acting
in u few hours c ffort.
A survey of the jilan of the Treas
ure Hunt -hows that the more that
are entered, the fewer number of
credits it will take to win one of the
big prizes. Many entrants would
mean the spreading of the available
subscriptions among 'many, rather
thaa concentration for a few mem-
The important thing is to get
started and turn in all subscriptions
possible b:fore next Wednesday
night so that your showing in the
comparative standing next week will
impress your friends with the serious-
n* sa of your Treasure Hunt efforts.
Bear in mind that you can get
your subscriptions anywhere and that
you can enlist the active support of
many friends as you wish. Old
sub criptions count the same credit
as new onea and money paid on ac
count also earns the same credit as
any other.
Unquestionably, you who are read
ing this, have often unselfishly work
ed to put various activities over the
top. Do not hesitate then to ask
active support of those whom you
have heretofore support'd. It will
i*« a pr ! vi!-" for them to help you, due in co
1 r they will not only b- helping you nr.d Victc
ftly to win a valuable pri-- •. but agency he
1 will be indirectly honing to busim-s-. ’
the community by e*:rending ’ ly placed a
'•ope of your local
11 be the Tamburica Band, whose
personelle is made up of native Jugo
slavs. A quartette of bell ringers are
also scheduled to show here.
Three noted platform lecturers will
speak on interesting topics during the
week, and the famous impersonator
S. Pratt Jones will be on for one per
formance.
The Chautauqua will be u week
of high class entertainment and Mil
ledgeville people are co-operating
enthusiastically to make the week a
success.
ORDINARY APPOINTS MRS BASS H '
TO FILL UNEXPIRED TERM ""
rne, W. L.
1 R. B. Moo
it was on the family
Ity cemetery, the foi
ls pall bearers: L. H.
ii W. Hutchinson,
T. B. Dumus, Adrian
Fraley, Culver Kidd
nor L. G. Hardman plans a great
patriotic demonstration ami has in
vited all the military schools in the
state to have .n company present to
take part.
The invitation was issued to the
G. M. C. student body by Col. J. C,
Woodard, Chief of Staff and Presi
dent of G. M. A. last Friday morn
ing. Col. Woodward asked that a
company be sent to take part in the
parade and pagent that was to he
presented.
The model, that was used by the
sculptor in caning the statue that
was placed in statutory hall in Wash
ingtun last month has been given t<
Georgia and will In- placed with that j ex {^ r ‘ lM
of Ben H. Hill in the Capitol ro-
Govcrnor Hardman has invited
all schools to have a representation
at the unveiling fo the statue. He
has planned n most elaborate pro
gram to this important event. The
students will be the guest of the
Chamber of Commerce and Woman’s
Club of Atlanta.
Dr. E. T. Holmes took the matter
of sending a company to Atlanta,
up with the Kiwunis Club at their
meeting Friday evrrrlnR
been definetely decided that G. M. C.
shall not send a company due to the
A*
TWO ANNOUNCE
FOR COLLECTOR
L. D. Smith and A. I. Batts In Race
For Tax Collector In Primary
February 15th
Following the action of the Demo
cratic Committee in extending the
ir candidates to qualify them-
for the Office of Tax Collec
tor, L. D. Smith and A. I. Butts have
announced as candidates. J. A. Fog-
also in the race for this
office.
cxecutiw committee at a
meeting lust Sat urdajT re-opened the
time for candidates to qualify in the
Tax Collectors race following the
death of Mr. Ben Bass, who was
making the race for re-election.
Mr. Smith is a prominent merchant
of this city and hot* been identified
in city and county affairs for a long
number of years. He has served
twice as rity alderman. Mr. Butts
is bookkeeper for the A. J. Carr Co.,
| and hns had muny years of office
for candidates to qualify
ill end Saturday at si* o’clock.
The announcements of Messrs
Butts and Smith make three candi
dates, as Mr. J .A. Rogers announced
pridr to the death of Mr. Bass.
SOWING OF TOBACCO BEDS
NEARING C0WLET10N
Field* in Report to KIwmu
Work I* Boinr . Rapidly
Colic
Left By Death of
:tor Filled By Wife,
ion To Be Called Later
LEE JORDAN NAMED
CHEVROLET DEALER
New Car* To Arrive Thi* Week. Late
Improved General Motor Product
Will Be on Display
Contracts were closed this week,
naming Lee N. Jordan as the Chevro
let denier for Milledgeville and Bald
win county, a shipment of the new
cars to he received this week.
Mr. Jordan, who hns been identifi
ed with the automobile industry in
this city for n long number of years,
will handle the General motor pn>-
?re was also an honorary
. The Junior Order of Amer-
Mechunics of which Mr. Bass
i member attended in a body.
:iful floral offering were placed
ion and around the casket.
Judge W. II. Stembrldge, Ordinary, Mr. Benjamin Basw was the only
ha" appointed Mrs. Ben Bass to fill j son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. N. Bass,
th:• unexpired term of the officj- of a nd was bom in the north eastern
Tax Collect!.r. made vacant by the ( part of Baldwin County February
death of Mr. Bu.-m last Sautrday. j nth, 1877. In his early boyhood his
An election will be called » y the j parents moved to this city, and he
Ordinary some time in March to fill ■ attended the Georgia Military Col-
this office and Mrs. Bass will act in leg.-, and grew u, ere. In early
this capacity until this action is manhood he look a business course
taken. i at Poughkeepsie, and graduated with
Mrs. Bass has assisted her husband I first honor. He then accepted a po-
in the work of this office and is - ition as bookkeeper with a firm in
familiar with the duties. j Atlanta, where he remained several
- years. About twenty years ago he
The regular monthly meeting of
the Parent Teacher Association will
bo bold in th:- Cl. M. ('- chapel Fri
day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
An interesting program has been
arranged, a full meeting of the nuro
llers iw earnestly requested.
ri lie*,
returned to Millcdgi
cepted a position with the Hornc-
Andrews Commission Co., and was
connected with that corporation from
that time until his death.
Mr. Bass was elected Tax Collector
of Baldwin to fill the unexpired
term of Col. D. S. Sanford, and he
hay during his term of office render-
(Continued on back page.)
GHEESLING TO
HAVE EIG STYLE SHOW
Thu .1 T. Ghr. slinjr Ilry
Company has announced their
annual Borden Fabric Shot
Dress making contest from March
1st, from 3 to six at their big de-
Mr. Ghcesling, the head of th*
firm, has invited the ladies of thi*
and surrounding counties to enter
a dress in this event. A prize
$10.00 has ben offered to the b
dress made of Bordt n Rayon »
$5.00 to the best dress made of Bor
dens ull cotton fabrics. A third
prize Is also being given to the be
dress for girls between the ag« s
4 and 12. The winner will be giv.
a free trip to Atlanta to compete
the state prize of $100.00 for t
b:st dress in the state. Mr. Ghe*
ling is enthusiastic over the pr<
pects of a Milledgeville woman being
declared the champion dress maker
of the south.
The style show will he held
With more than nineteen beds nl-
sdy planted, W. C. Fields. Tobacco
pert, in charge of the growth in
is county, continued the work of
pr; paring beds through the week, and
in a statement issued to the Kiwanis
d« dared that his work was being
rapidly done and that the co-opera
tion and spirit of the farmers was
most satisfactory and pleasing.
The number of .acres and bnroea
hns incr ased during the week and-
Baldwin’s Tobacco crop has a most
promising outlook.
Plans were changed relative to
planting the beds from the original
outline of Mr. Fields. Due to the
lateness of the time to begin to stw
the seeds. Mr. Fields has increased
the size of each bed so that there
will h * enough plant.-, to supply those
who want to plant tobacco and did
make
ret their bed pre-
froi
3 i
auto:
rith the
nobfles,
model on the market
nd the
T rial W ork of the Treasure will be of thi
‘ • Hunt is still ahead anil the ef- j Mr. Jordan
that will determine th<* prize
U|: - , r is not that of the first h n urs
“ r days. It is not the best starting
that decides the prize winners but
*he Ledt sticking qualities.
"*tch for the comparative stand-
* n K °f working members that will ap
pear lor the first time next week,
oick your favorite and boost them on
to successful ownership of a $1425.00
' fcryaler Sidon.
ill have connected
Mr. L. K. Stevens,
les end of the
ith the agency Mr
ho will handle the
NURSES TO MEET NEXT
SATURDAY
the w. c. t. u. will meet
TUESDAY
The W. C. T. U. will meet next
ueidey afternoon at 3:30 o’clock In
•.he Men’s Sunday School room of
-he Baptkx church, a full attendance
-f the member, desired.
The regular bi-monthly meeting of
the Third District Graduate Nurser
Association will meet Saturday Feb
ruary 4th, at 3 p. m., Brantley nail.
State Sanitarium.
The program will be in charge of
the Chairman of Education. A full
attendance is urged.
Denn E. H. Scott »nd Prof. O. A.
Thaxton attended a me ting of the ■
Georgia Asociation of Teachers in
Atlanta Friday and Saturday. |
of March 1st.
he on display
from Atlanta
the aftei
All the dreuse«
will
id compi-tmt judges
early eno
Additional mon.-y was pledged by
the merchants this wei k bringing th fc
total up by several hundred dollars.
The whole county has respond* 1 1 to
the Tobacco idea and it i* believed
that this will become a major in
dustry within a few years.
The final beds will be planted by
the latter part of next week and the
preparation of other phases of the
crop will be carried on. Mr. Fields
is enthusiastic in his work and be
lieves that thiR county hns the great-
prospects of any >n th* "tate.
TREASURE TROVE MSMEERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
ublishcd the first
ally op-ns.
ladies have the T
WORK BEGUN ON HORNE
BUILDING THIS WEEK
Story Structure To Replace
turned Site. Ben*on Bakary
To Occupy Building
; cent of c
embership anil c«-!l<ct th - subscript
ntrance blank will be found on another p
stepping stone t > owns rship of a Chrydu
t any style and design j
Nai
Addr.
Credit*
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10,000
10.000
10,000
make the dr
I they may d<
! Entrants have already been made
and on:* of the trggest events ever
i held in this county is expected to
I grow out of this big show.
Construction
ek on the Hoi
rood several
Barnes, Miss Myra; Milledgeville.
Bridwell, Miss Mnybelle; Toomsb«»r
Cook, Miss M.: Milledgeville
Dennard, Mrs. T. B.; Gordon,
Dozier, Mrs. Edwin; Milledgeville,
Fowler, Mrs. C. F.; Milledgeville,
Garrard, Miss Alma; Devor ux,
Gholson, Mm W. L ; Milledgeville. 10,000
Hall, Mrs. J. F.; R. F. D. No. 3, Gordon, 10,000
Horne, Mrs. Willetts; Milledgeville. 10.000
Lingold, Miss Pearl; R. F. D. No. 1 Milledgeville 10,000
Rob rson. Miss Hazel; Milledgeville, 10,000
Tay’or, Mrs. E. D.; Milledgeville, — J0,000
Webb, Mrs. M. E.; Browns Crossing, - 10,000
Try and pick the Grand Capital Prixe winner now but don’t
j Spectacular, entertaining and con-
jvincing ‘Never has the screen off r-
t-i! nn\rth ! ng to compare with "THE
BIG PARADE,” King Vidor’s pro
duction for Metro Goldwyn Mayer
j st irring John Gilbert, which will open
at The Colonial Theatre Monday
j February 6th, for a two days run. It
< is u picture that will haunt the mean
j nrv forever. To see this amazing
^ j film ia to live through the period
pick a quitter' "A Winner Never Ou‘ti\ A Quitter Never Wine" T th * r ”* 1 *
i commenced thi*
building thnt wax
•ks agot the new
structure to be a two story brick
building and when completed will b<
•rcupied by Bensons Baktry.
The three story building was gutt-
-d by flames some time ago and
under the plans for reconstruction,
only two stories will be built. The
property belongs to th:- Horne Estate
and Mr. Jon Hutchinson is manag
ing the, building.
The Bakery will move into the
new building on completion. New
machinery will be installed.
it The hundreds of tales told by the
-*«*■«tv- rirmselveji .and the thous
ands of books written about the war
pole into insignificance before these
vital, glowring, richly dramatized
acenrfi ef an American
