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UNION RECORDER, MILLEDCEVILL GA„ SEPTEMBER 27, 192S j CARSWELL WRITES MRS OF TRIP TO TEXAS \V. J- CtnweU, who was for- ’, ’ Miss Mattie Mae Terrance, of uiinty, recently moved to Semi. Hill, Texas. Her home folks received the fol- e renting letter from her. this o»ry in this county lotring intf""* * 1 ng|f folk! j were going to head this I , r woU ld say “All the way from ^fecoryis to Texas in a Ford wif little trailer uniting along behind. * .t».me heading I’ll admit, but T . t l what, we’ve just done, to I thvr with Joseph Evans of Wood- a nd Robert Ricketson of Macon. I I a great trip for all, since none f IS had been any farther west than Abba We left Newington Monday after- n August 27th, going to my moth- n ° U ’ ar Miilvdgeville for that night. u- e ' left Macon early the next after- noun. and drove to Tuskegee, Ala. Hu were late leaving there the next ,. iV „ 0 we only got to Uniontow^ A i^ > for Wednesday night. Thursday B pht we -tayed in a tourist camp out j Vicksburg, Miss., and the next day («e drove to Shreveport, La. W< jprt-d Texas early Saturduy morning and drove to Grand Prairie, which ix-twcen Dallis and Fort Worth. We *taved there until Sunday afternoon and then drove over to Seminary Hill. At our first stop, Tuskegee, Ala., we say the world famed Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute for Negroes. It is the largest school of its kind in the world, and hay rollment of three thousand students from all parts of the world. As drove through the fine grounds noticed building after building where different varieties of trades taught I think that there is an oppor tunity to team every one known. At Tuskegee, too, there is the only Gov- nent Hospital for negroes in the S. The sturgeons, tturfce^, and patients are all colored. The Hotel, .•er, was for white people only! st of our route in Alabama being improved, and we had to de- Those detours, my! One man described a thirty mile stretch be- i Demopolis and Livingston a? being the worst in the U. S. I think must have been correct. He al- •aid that we were not “tourists’ “detourists.’’ W’e got stuck ii the prairie mud at Uniontown, and I ^thought one man made a very apt f -tatement when he said, “if you stick to this prairie mud in dry' weather >t will stick to you in wet.” W’hen I look at my oxfords I find that its still sticking! Between Montogomery and Selma "<* say wo large fields of turkeys and I wished that the folks bock home could have fields like those instead of so much cotton. We have seer enormous fields of cotton since wt have been in Texas. In Alabama however, hay seemed to be the pre dominating crop. Vicksburg was extremely interest ing to us. We had all studied about its important position in the Civil Wnr, and here we saw the Vicksburg National Cemetery, which is very much like the one at Andcrsonville, Ga. This was especialy pretty moonlight. You see we had to stop near it to fix a “flat” even though the boys were a bit “shakey. crossed the Mississippi at Vicksburg n a big ferry. It is some stream, f«*lks! I had looked forward from childhood to crossing it some day, and so I did. It gave us all a thrill. Tl* terihle flood of 1927 brought di«-a«tcr to much of that country. Many if the stories I had heard of ;t bounded like fiction, but dr,, ve through and saw the high wat- *’ r mar k left on the hou». o s and trees " u t to Monroe, La., a distance of •-irhty miles, I was ready to believe Anything. After we left Alabama we found »"’<! roads, and enjoyed every day. "nscom, Texas: we saw a great ra field which is said to be the larg- 11 the world. It supplies all of 1 r Tt-xas with natural gas. 1 was our privilege to spend Sat- ' ' night and Sunday in the home p '• • 0. K. Webb, pastor at Grand ' ; 'i-. who vns a college mate of 1 'swell’s while he was at Mer- 1 ore ten Georgian’s here now’. ' ' h--ive come early that they might asf'y find work to help defray ' r -' s of going to rehool. There ' >'oe to come at the opening of Some of you might wonder v< ‘ chose a school si far a way home and that can be quickly Southern Baptists only two Seminaries, Southwestern ate( i here at Seminary Hill, and Southern at Louisville, Ky. We FOR RETTi “ w 'tli bath anil garage, doie io. Call— R 'l.PH S1MMERS0N Phoae 300 chose to come here, and I don’t think | we shall ever regret it. We have al ready caught some of the spin- that is a characteristic of the school. It Is truly great to be here. We have an attractive apartment all furnished, with natural gas, water, and lights. It rents for half what a similar apartment there would rent for. Come out to sec- mel Sincerest wishes to all, Mattie Mae Torrance Carswell, Box 376, Seminary Hill, Texas. September 7, 1928. WANTED—Several freak milch cowt, above 3 gallon capacity. W. H. Ivey, Rt 1, Milled,eville, Ga. Phone 182. FOR RENT Two 2 Rooms and Bath Apartments In one of the most desiable Sections in the City Phone 352-J. I hereby announce my candidacy for trustee of the Union Point School District subject to the rules and reg ulations of the election called by the Board of Education on Friday, Sept. 28, 1928. I am running for the Long Term to succeed T. E. Pugh. If I am elected, I will do my best to make our school n success. H. G. POSEY. I hereby announce my candidacy for trustee of the Union Point School District subject to the rules and regulations of the election called by the Board of Education on Fri day, Sept. 28, 1928. I air. running for the Short Term to succeed E. W. Torrance. If I am elected, I will do my best to make our school a success. W. E. HODGES. said application will be heard at ten o’clock on the first Monday in Oc tober, and if no valid objection are filed thereto, leave to sell will be granted as prayed for. This ord day of September 1928. M. H. STEMBRIDGE, Ordinary. letter application for dis mission GEORGIA, Baldwin County. Whereas F. C. Batson, Administra tor of Mrs. Julia P. Batson, repre sents to the Court in his petition, duly filed and entered on record, that he has fully administered Mrs. Julia P. Batson estate. This is therefore to cite all per sona concerned, kindred and credi tors, to show cause, if any they can, why said Administrator should not be discharged from his administra tion, und receive letters of dismission on the first Monday in Oct. 1928. This 3rd day of September 1928. W. H. STEMBRIDGE, Ordinary. LAND SALE State of Georgia, Baldwin County. Under and by virtue of a deed with power of sale, executed and de livered to the undersigned, by Dan Vinson, on December 31, 1920, w will sell at public outcry, before the court house door in said county, with in the hours of sheriff’s sales, or the first Tuesday in October, 1928, to the best and highest bidder, for cash, the following described proper ty, to-wit: All that tract or parce; of land situat;, lying and being in the 318th, Militia District, said state and coun ty, which said tract contains seventy- five (75) acres, and is bounded as follows: or. the North-east by lands of C. R. Harper; on the South-east by lands of the estate of Henry Lane; on the South-east by tands as signed to Georgia Ann Flagg, and the Milledgeville & Monticello public road; on the North-west by lands as signed to Georgia Ann Flagg; the boundary lines of which lot are as follows: Beginning at an iron stake on the M. & M. Public road about 4ch. west of the spring, running thence N. 45 1-2 E. 10 ch. to an iron stake, run ning thence N. 47 15.5 ch. to an iron stake, and running thence N. 45 1-2 E. 13.75 ch. to an iron stake, running thence S. 47 E. 41.8 ch. to an iron stake on the line of Lane's land, thence South 46 W. 17 ch. to public road, thence along the public road to the point of beginning. Said tract Or parcel of land being the same tract or parcel of land that was drawn by Dan Vinson in the division of the estate of Charles Vinson; for a more accurate description of said property further reference is had to a plat of the same, attached to a report of the appraisers of said property, of file in the office of the Ordinary of said county. The proceeds of said sale will be applied, first, to the payment of a promissory note for $1500.00. dated December 81, 1920, due October 1, 1921, and bearing interest from Oc tober 1. 1921, at 8 percent per annum; the bianco, if any, will be paid over to the said Dan Vinson or his assigns. Horne-Andrews Commission Co. By ALLEN & POTTLE, Att'ys-at-Law. SHIP YOUR SOUR CREAM T O Macon Pure Milk Co. (Formerly Plummers Creamery) PROMPT PAYMENTS CORRECT WEIGHTS ACCURATE BUTTER FAT TESTS Macon Pure Milk Company MACON, GA. “NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS” “Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues of Baldwin county, Georgia, at their office the Court house ill Milledgeville at 10:00 o’clock A. M. on the 8th, day of October, 1928 for salvaging the 160 ft. Steel Span Bridge over Fish ing Creek on the lowei* Macon road hich was wrecked in the recent high waters. Proposals will cover the dismant ling of the steel in its present loca- 1 recovering from the creek all steel parts composing the afore said span, straightening and repair ing such parts and members as can be made satisfactory by such treat ment and furnishing new parts where old parts or members are missing cannot be satisfactorily straightened repaired. Clean all steel writh brushes and scrapers, freeing it of all loose scale and runt and paint it coat of pure red lead and oil paint before reassembling it Furnish all material and build the old cylind- piers 5 ft. higher with reinforced concrete and steel beams. Re-erect the steel span on the rebuilt piers ready to receive the stringers and flooring, all to be performed in thorough workman-like manner and to the satisfaction of the Board of Revenue or their representative, being the intention that the bridge rebuilt shall be in every respect good and substantial as it was before was wrecked. Each bid must be accompanied by certified check in the amount of Five Hundred ($500) Dollars as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into contract if same is awarded to him, and the successful bidder will be required to file a satisfactory bond in double the amount of the contract price for the faithful performance of the contract, as required by law. Work is to start within one week from the date of the contract and prosecuted continuously to completion In not more than 60 days. Payment will be made upon completion and ac ceptance of the work.” Right is reserved to reject any all bids. This 12th day of September, 1928. COMMISSIONERS OF ROADS AND REVENUES OF BALDWIN COUN TY, GEORGIA. APPLICATION FOR ADMINISTRA TION GEORGIA, Baldwin county,* Court of Ordinary, September Term. E. J. Flemister, Administrator upon the estate of Mrs. Mary A. Thomas, having filed application for leave to sell land; this is therefore to notify all person* concerned that COME! TO GEORGIA, SAY THESE MESSAGES i _n these great pub lications, our adver tisements are telling Georgia’s story to the business world: Forbes World’s Work Manufacturers Record Duly New* Record Cotton Industrial Index American Wool & Cotton , Reporter Textile World One is a constant improvement and betterment of that service, by the application of new inventions, the building of great dams, networks of new lines. It is an effort to make Georgia ready for the industrial growth that is surely coming. The other is a steady drive on the executives of Ameri can Industry to make them see wherein Georgia Loca tions are better than other locations. The advertisement illustrated here is one of a series directed toward the tex tile and other industries. We are glad to cooperate with any community in help ing to speed the industrial development of our State. Georgia POWER Will COMPANY WK SERVE