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UNION RECORDER, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA., FEBRUARY 21, 1929 WITHIN THE CITY (BY MISS D1DDY) Who am I? Well ta! e a guess. It is better that you not know so don’t embarass me and the editor by trying to find out Miss Janie Binford and Miss Susie Bass came back from New York last week and they brought with them, ex cept it came on th efreight train, a big stock of spring goods for Mr. Bell. They are happy over the many beautiful things they bought and are bragging mightly about their wonder ful finds in Gotham. > busi i his trade. You will be wise to visit him I know. He, like myself, believes in trading with the home man and he tries to keep everything the woman wants and some of the things men want so they won't have to go elsewhere to do their trading. Marion Allen is making his plans to go to the legislature this sum mer. He is taking Mrs. Allen with him, so Milldcgeville society will be minus this popular young couple dur ing the summer months. Marion Allen should be ut home in the Georgia general assembly. He lived around the capital many years and he married the daughter of one of Georgia's most distinguished repre sentatives. A rare combination to give him power and influence in his effort to serve our county. He possibly has more responsibility than any other legislator, with four state. institutions to care for, but he Is | capable of the task and we will watch his record on the floor of the lower house with interest Jon Hutchinson is a versatile fel low, nobody can deny. He is bank cashier, urchitcct, builder, and now a big bread and cake man. lie had the time of his life at the Legion party last Tuesday night. He played Many Many Stars like the Kiddies do and I believe that he would have kissed every person in the house if the game had lasted long enough, and despite his heavy figure he jumps rope with ease. Jon Hutchinson is a character nnd he makes Millcugevillc a mighty good citizen. The Legion kid party was a most happy occasion. The rich and Bob McKlrath wot prize at a baby show. He his wife dressed as a nurse and they took the part off fine. Boh is one of these clever likeable chaps that keeps everybody in a good humor and the Legion party w’as added to by his presence. Bessie Wallace Reese with her hus band, Tom, were at the Legion affair, and we are more than glad to have them back in Millcdgcvillc. The} were in Macon about six months, you know and have come back to us live. They arc u valuable asset any town and you can bet your boots they missed Milledgeville too. Mrs. Slap Rcntz has two of the most adorable children had them out for a walk several af ternoons ago and I can’t remember when I have seen a more attractiv trio. The latest arrival, “Little Tommy” is a precious little fellow and I must say he resembles his fath er, Slup, the popular coach at G. M. THE TOWN DOCTOR SAYS Many Cities Liko Tops? Have "Just Crowed” In the past, the mental genius of the entire country has been devoted o invention, and the creating and studying of scientific manufacturing and production methods—a mechani cal age with very little thought, com paratively, t.o the analyzation of the community. Now it is recognized that for further expansion of busi ness it is necessary to give the same kind of constructive thinking to towns and the individuals ms!.lrg up the community as has been accorded in- What was, isn’t! The museums are full of those things thought indispen sable a few years ago. Consider the ;.ur or the Tyranno saurus that had the strength of a sttam engine, or the Gigantossurus that was over a hundred feet long and ns big as a house, as an example. They ceased to serve a useful purpose— there was no reason for them so they ceased to exist. These things that were, but are not now, did not know they were “slipping,” could not help themselves, so cannot be blamed—they could not think, therefore a warning of their pred'eament was useless. Men indivi dually and collectively are capable of thinking: therefore, tif {they, their • theii i the edge of the old order of things, they alone are to blame. Having the pow ers of comprehension, a hint as to the new order of things should be suffici- Yet, man with all of his b t those things in his makeup that tends to make one picture those crea- ' tures of the long ago. With some, it ' is procrastination and prejudice, ! while others it is just plain every- I day refusal to thipk! • There is a new order of things. I Look around you—you will see it on ! every side. Business, industry, know j it—you can't help but recognize it. ! But look at your town! Has it kept pace? Most towns have just ridden along on the crest of the wave—like Topsy’s. have "just growed,” with little or no thought, consideration, or analysis that is vital to continued growth, expansion and prosperity. A town is a business—your busi- 1 ness. You are a part of that busi ness the -ame as an employee is of an industrial plant Your bread and butter defends on the continued growth and prosperity of that busi ness, and regardless of your station in life— regardless of the job you hold, the work you do or the busi ness y<*u are in, you are responsi ble. As an employee of a manufactur ing plant you are a part of it: you must do good work, you must be sold on the product made or you are fired. The better the work you do, the more you make. As a part of your town, tin same is true. You should know about your town —it is yours, and what you do goes to mak- it a good town, a progressive Y01 think your town is not a good town— mayhi- it isn’t: maybe it is "oldfash- ioned.” maybe :t has “just growed” —but what have you done to make it any different? A town is just as big as the people in it, and you arc the people! It is not the opinions and habits of the few shining lights that make a community. True, there must be leaders, but when big industries con sider your town for location of a new factory, investment in present enterprise, etc., it is the people in general they .are most interested in— you and all the other people like you. Never in the history of this country j has the smaller city—your town— I had the opportunities that it has to- ! day. Big business is looking to the ; smaller city as it never has before. • The town or city that prepares itself I for big things will greatly profit, and ( every individual citizen will be bene-' fited—but the town must be ready. The way to be ready is to be at work — (building up the morale, aggres siveness, customer ut-itude and sales manship ability' lof the "clerks”— citizens—of the community)—not by j erection of monument or idle talk on "Town Boosting”—but by constiuc- tive thinking to do something, get something, achieve something,—to j climb out of the rut. to have a city that is the best in the land in which to live, work, play .and make money —to have a city which has eliminated :he "oppressive ugliness’’ of dormant, inactive civic pride. What are you going to do about it? For Sale 40 cords good wood, cut in | four foot lengths. One Eight Horse Gas Engine i Make me an offer on same. J. A. HORNE This Town Doctor Article, om series of fifty-two, is published by the Union Recorder in co-operation ith the Milledgeville Lions Ciub. THE PROMISE You Made Yourself Tlie first of hte year, to be on time every morning will be a lot easier to live uo to if you are sure of your clock. Westclox ring you up on the dot. From $1.50 to $475, regular and luminous dials. WILLIAMS & RITCHIE Jewelers Milledgeville, Ga b liar, ah ed of the el *Asd * *orld Too ki «SIDE Saprc-r •ailing