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VOLUME XCIX
ioothsrn Recorder " 1819
federal Union Established in 18*9
Milledgeville, G»., August 15, 1929
Consolidated in 1878
J. H. Blain Near Death in
Macon from Pistol Wound
PAVING CASE BE
HEARD MONDAY
Car Over Turns on Macon Highway
Discharging Fiitol. Bullet
Enters Left Breast
DEATH LAST REPORTS
j, H. Blain was near death in n
\j, fl , n hospital late this afternoon
following an accident in which his
pi-tol discharged, the bullet entering
• t nipple, the Union Recorders
correspondent stated in a phone mes-
«airc. Wednesday afternoon. An
emergency operation would be per-
• it was stated.
Enroute to Milledgeville in his
?I id'o:' r« tipe. the car swerved from
the road about seven miles from
\ *r turned. When the
, a r cnifhed. the pistol which was ly
in'.- on the sent discharged, Mr. Bluin
t'.ld the newspaper man, the bullet
entering his chest just under the left
V. Two men picked him up and
carried him to the Macon Hospital
whfiv an examination proved the
vuund likely fatal.
Mr. Blain stated that he always
•v! t! pi«tol lying on the seat when
be traveled alone. He was unable
. v! '-i how the pistol was fired,
a!l that he knew was, the report
fr..m th** pistol fire was simultnnc-
. u th the crash from the over
PRESBYTERIANS TEN FARM BOYS Union Recorder Celebrates
CALL REV. HARRIS OFFERED TRIP UOth Anniversary This Week
Judge Park to Hear Arguments on
Demurrer in Madison. One
Hundred Join in Fight
CASE PROMISES BIG INTEREST
South Carolina Minitser Receives
Unanimous Call to Local Church
Sunday Morning
iEXFECTED TO ACCEPT CALL
icgro
who ’
nearby when the accident
corroborated the statement
:end that he heard the pis-
it the same time the car
a«hed.
Mr-. J. H. Blain was rushed to
lhcon n- oon as news reached her
of the accident. Doctors were to
perfi rni an emergency operation ns
quickly a < possible.
The shoe man was returning from
a holiness trip to Macon, it was
kirr.td thi- rfternoori, whc.e he had
been dace Tuesday.
Late reports from the hospital
indie:/..! 1 ttle hope for the recovery
i the
nded i
COLLEGES OPEN
IN FOUR WEEKS ,
Arguments on the demurrer filed
in the affidavit of illegality to pav
ing a sessments will he heard by
Juugc James B. Park Monday morn
ing ut eleven o’clock in Madison, it
was ienrned here today.
During the past week additional
amendments were filed to the affn-
davit of illegality in which one hun
dred property holders have joined in
an effort to reduce the co-ts of pav
ing charges mad** by the city. The
case to be heard before Judge James
B. Park Monday is the demurrer fil
ed by the city to the illegality
charge-- made by certain property
holders. The demurrer was filed
during the July term of court and
August Oth was set to hear the argu
ments but postponement was made
by Judge Park after a request front
the city, it is understock.
One hundred property holders have
joined in an effort to have the co>ts
reduced charging illegality against
the city. The one hundred signers
reprejjrn about one hundred
fifty lots it is understood.
m- , „ . _ . . Newjpaper Add» Another Ye*r to Long Record of Achievement.
Wiwanu and Georg.. Radro.d to Southern R ecord er Eat.bUU.ed in 1819 F.gore. in States
aend len Baldwin coys to u:.» An ,
Camp Wilkins for Training j
Thit; issue of the Union Recorder a family in the county that has not
CAMP AUGUST 19TH TO 24TH c onciudcs. Ill) year., of uninterrupted; felt the direct influence of the pa-
service to the people of Baldwin per. Local happenings, births, mnr-
Ten hoys from the farm homes of 1 county und Georgia and establishes riages, deaths, establi.-hment o£
Baldwin county will he sent to Camp a record as one of the oldest enter- enterprises, coming of new citizens,
Wilkins in Athens to spend August prises in the state. • have been found recorded in this
19th to 24th for a week’s training In j The Southern Recorder establish- paper.
at the expense of ed in 1819 and the Federal Union The Union Recorder has always
Number 52
The mcirihors of the Milledgeville
Presbyterian church. n» a congrega
tional meeting held Sunday morning,
extended a coll a; pastor to Rev. A.
G. Harris, of Senoccn. S. C. t upon ■ ngricultur.
recommendation of a committee up- the Kiwanis Club anil the Agricul- organized a few years later
pointed some weeks ago to fill the tural Department of the Georgia in 1872 forming the Union R
pulpit left vacant by the resignation Railroad, Mr. George Tunnell hn- under which (name the pap
of Rev, Geo B. Thompson. 1 announced. ► operated since that time.
Rev. Mr. Harris visited Milledgc F .tarda- m >rnir.g, nil young men Operating over the long pi
ville Sunday, August 4th. and desiring to go will meet at Mr. Tun. year*, the Union Recorder ha?
preached at the morninz am. evening] „*!], „rri c ... a „d examination will! aonspldoualjr 'i:. ciiy, county
sendees. He made a most pleasing
impression upon all who heard and
met him both as n preacher and man.
The call given him Sunday was
unanimous.
Mr. Harris is one of the lending
Presbyterian ministers of South
Carolina, and ha been pastor of the
church at Seneccn for the past six
years, where he has been quite suc
cessful in building up n largely in
creased membership. The commit
tee that visited Senecca found that
he was greatly esteemed und loved
there.
At the meeting of the Pre-hvteri:> • I
congregation Sunday a committee
was appointed to call or. Mr. Harris,
who Is now visiting in Columbus, Ga.,
und inform him of the call. He will
and] of course, take the call under con
sideration and announce his decision
The first action was taken by! I Qter *
Jefferson street property holders
when a levy wa* made against their
property to settle payments due for
the paving. Since that time other
property holders have joined in con.
testing the legality of the charges.
The case is expected to create wide
interest.
KIWANIS BACK
ROAD MOVEMENT
• Meeting in Warrenton of Civic
j Clubs to Get Paved Road to
G. S. C. W. First to Open Doors- Augur-‘.a Backed by Kiwanis
on Sept. 10. Cadets Follow !
Day Later on 11th MESSAGE SENT TO MEETING
URGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
Only
ir weeks remain before
boys and girls come back
Milledgeville to take up their
at G. S. C. W. and G. M. C.
'* next nine months, two weeks
hristma. holidays being the only
rrup»ion.
Co-operation in an effort to have
the road from Milledgeville to Au
gusta paved was asured the civ
clubs of Sparta. Warrenton ar
other towns on the route, today in
message sent to the meeting held i
Warrenton by Mr. L. C. Hall, Presi
dent of the club.
The meeting in Warrenton brought | body. Mr. Brown
together a delegation representing j front of the .-tore
G.S.S. EMPLOYEE
TAKES OWN LIFE
bo given to pick the ten young men j The
to go. All expenses will be paid and tinguiahed 1
the trip is given free to the success-: during this
ful candidates.
Mr. W. W. Moran will accompany
the young men to Athens and re-
auiin with than throughout the week.
The following communication
from Mr. Tunnell hu been nddreu.cd j d ’, li ^ l0 -i , Ln
to the young men:
The Agricultural Committee of
the Milledgeville Kiwanis Club have
ay-reeded to Co-operate with The
Agricultural Dept., of the Ga. R. R.
in offering a free trip to Ten (10)
Firmer boys from Baldwin County.
This trip i- absolutely free, trans-
r*«*rtn;ion will be furnished by Mr.
Adrian Horne and District Agent T.
L. Asbury. Mr. Billie Moran will
go with the boys and will spend the
entire week with them at Camp Wil-
An
•rged led in the fight for the cause of the
>rdor, State Sanitarium. The late editor,
has Mr. Jere N. Moore, father of the
present editor, was victorious in a
•d of fight to keep the Sanitarium from
•rved being moved to North Georgia short-
anJ ly after the war. His pen was used
held Saturday August 17 a|
TumelTx office in Millcdzc-j th| ,
determine which ten hoysi
»e County are to have this j
This examination will be a
.— simple test in Agriculture and any
Mr. J. A. Hardy Dies From Self, '“>* from 10 to 18 T Mr « 6f wil1
many dis- forcefully to retain the capital here,
turi.-x desk although this effort was lost. Tne
foundation of G. M. C. is credited to
The name "Old Reliable" wn tha Union Recorder in a large meas-
given the paper many years ago anil urc. G. S. C. W. has also found in
this name today is characteristic of the paper one of its most ardent >up-
the Union Recorder. Enjoying an porters, espousing its cause and lead-
unprecedented leadership in the jng in the fight for her interests.
Recorder All through the record it is found
pledging that the Union Records ■ bas fearlesr-
i continued devotion to public inter- ly stood for the highest ideals, and
*st, the editors assert. I many progressive me-, cments accomp-
Tberc are only two or three papers j lished have been successful through
n the state that have had so out- the strong appeal the paper has
tar.ding a record us the Union Re- made.
order, records show. Passing through Many congratulatory expression*
he war between the States, serving; have conje tj the editor’s desk ns the
is the state printer for all official' 110th year passes into history,
ocament , the reconstruction period The editors in a statement declar
es the most strenuous in the pa-, od their appreciation to the public
»er’s long history. ! who have made th'i record possible
Mr. It. B. Moore, the present and pledged their efforts of continu-
ditor, succeeded his father at the 1 ed devotion to the public interest.
1 helm of the paper and has been the Felicitation* have been extended by
xamination in Agriculture t ^tor during the part twenty-seve;. their many friends and with them a
w, having been connected with reneWc< j p Ud Ke to «tnnd for honor,
paper for fifteen years prior t»» j u|!t j ce and trut h t keeping alive the
•• high ideals and standard* upon which
o enterprise in the city today |
here when the Union Recorder •’ f mdation of the paper was
itablished and there is hardly established.
Inflicted Wound. Ill Health
Cause of Act is Belief
rgia State College for Wo.
on Sept. 10th with an cx-
P”1*d iiroliment of more than
Applications have taken every
'• ^ahle fpnee and a large waiting
•’ eld ready to fill any vacancies
r l might occur.
M. C opens on Sept. 11th. (called
- for the year are bright, i Wednesday morning.
have gon'.- beyond the I Am.oi.ncemer.t that the
; years mark in numher and wa y department
1 R' i’h expects a material in- tending the pav
• in atteadanota. in Baldwin cour
!: her f the faculty of the two county line, brouj.ht the
• wr'l begin returning here ■ the c'vi
' t, it is understood. Many ready been let to pave the road fror
‘•tnbrr* have been added at th - Oc nee river ’/ridge to the fork
'••-res bringing about an in-' of the Sparta and Samb rsville high
• i : teaching personnel. 'ways, and it is believed the contrac
Tr.:- Coache- of G. M. C. have an-1 will be awarded for other work i;
)n ^*‘d th. t football pratice will this section imnu ntoiy.
n about the first of the month. A delegation fun the local K.
'***1 days before school open*.! wranis did not attend the meeting du<
arii lirondnax and Conch Rent*:
" **eirin whipping the
J. A. Hardy. (11, f
forty years an employe
g!.a State Sanitarium,
death last Thursday al
he emptied one barrel of a double
barrel shot gun into his head, ill
health believed to be the cause of
the deed.
Mr. Hardy lived alone at his home
n the Moslsyville road. Late in
the afternoon he went to the store
of Mr. R. F. Brown, took the shot
gun of Mr. Brown from its rack ir.
the .-tore, placed the muzzle to hiH
tl and pulled the trigger. The
t tore his hend from J.i
Mr. Hardy
along! went in. Being a frequent visitor,
the route from Milledgeville to Au- the store keeper paid very little at-
gusta to plan to have the highway tention to him and when he heard
department include this route as an the report of the shot rushed into!
early project in -tate highway de- •be -tore to llnd him lying inside the
velopmenL The Sparta Lions club! door dead. Coroner C. I. Newton
was a leader in tl ? movement haring j w as summoned to iho scene and made
the meeting at Wurrentonl :.n examination, conducting ar. *r.
?*duy morning. ! quest Friday morning
allowed to stand it. The marks
will be announced just after the
I examination and you will know that
I .afternoon if you win the trip. A
FUNERAL WAS HELD FRIDAY j number of boys from this county
have nttended Camp Wilkins before
thn
and they will be allowed to go again
if they desire. The camp is located
on the campus of tho Georgia State
College of Agriculture ami is con
ducted by the Proffcssors of this
College. It is an interc ting and
happy week for any boy, and 1 am
counting on many of you meeting
in my office Saturday morning
August 17 to try for this wonder
ful vacation trip. Wo will leave for
Athens Monday. August 19.
Sincerely,
GEO H. TUNNELL Chairman!
APPROPRIATION
NOW CONSIDERED
FIRST BALE SOLD CITY PRIMARY
BY CONGRESSMAN NEXT WEDNESDAY
First Bale Cotton Tips Scale at 507 M. E. Pennington for Mayer and
Pounds Bringing Twenty-five L. H. Andrews, S. D. Stembridge
Cents, Toping Market Price and J. R. SmHli Aldermen
SHINKOLSER GINS SECOND ! THEY HAVE NO 0?P0S : TI0N
The city primary to nominate a
Mayor and three Aldermen fur. the
city of Milledgeville will be h id next
Wednesday, August 2trt.
The candidates receiving the
nomination will be e'ected in the
ji07 election to be held the first Wednes-
A n _ I day in December, the Mayor for a
Col. Allen Busy With Matters Per
taining to State Institutions, '
Special Wire States
Coi,,.-rv««mnn Carl Vinson rode in
to town Thursday afternoon with thi
first bait of cotton of the sea-on
opening what is expected to be thi
best season in many years on the Mil
ltdgeville cotton market.
The bale tipped the scale
pounds and was sold at Horne-Ai
drew. Warehouse Friday morning f<
twentj»-f£ve cento per pound. Th
halo bought by Mr. Lumr.r Hum. Thu candid,!* qnnllfym;
Mr. Vim-on brought the cotton to ''^ L \ *“ r ' n primary uro
r -andlor’a Gin early Thurmlay morn- Tenn.r.Kton fur Irycr; -■!
in* nml arrived with th* finished ”• Ardrovx. S. D. Stembro'
htiie about throe o’clock. J - R - Sm " h - Thu ,hert >*
Mr. John Shinholaer nm th* con-; position.
the Hanc
ontract has al-1
III health
M-. Hardy had ben
morning from the
taking Parlor?. Re’
officiating. Intern
srman a close second, bringing in
?x hundred pound hale about ev-
.... I en o’clock. Tht- bale was ginned at
j > VITARIUM GETS INCREASE ll. c. Smith’. Gin shortly after ait:
th - i o’clock.
Finel action on matters pertain-! Mr. Shinholster ginned a second
., . i-g to the local Institutions had not 1 1 ■,! y.,t ••dr.y and at Horne Andrew
: hcen taken by the Georgia Legisla-i Wsrdhoure the hale weighed C01
*’ire. Col. Marion All'n atVised the pounds, the first bale having tipped
•d^.. jUnhin Recorder in a pecisi wire ’ 1e a t COO.
iAa * j late Wednesday afternoon. ! A steady flood of cotton is rxpect-
op-
thc
•nt
f°r the heavy schedule.
to the fact that a large numbi
the membership were out of the ciay
on vacations, but the endor
and co-operation of the club
sent in a telegraphic message by the
club's president.
^ Wednesday morning about
,(l o’clock destroyed two houses
^piul by Tyler Hill and Will
colored. The houses were
North Clark street be-
^ted
MRS. JOHN H. HOLLOWAY CON-
DITION IMPROVING
News from the city hospital Wed
nesday afternoon stated that Mrs.
^ thi- wpter main^lindt"*The fire ! John H. Holloway was improving af-
overed by policeman J. M. ! ter a serious illnefs of several days,
•rd he waa soon on hand Mrs. Holloway has been a serious
1‘U^ir.e and firemen, but the condition since last week ar. t e
tance they coidd render i news telling of her improvement la
rr *vent the fire spreading to • receiv:d with much p easurc J
dings by a bucket brigade. | many friends.
Mr. Hnrdy is survived by twe
i r.i, Mrs. Ella Lavender of Gordon,
and Mrs. O. L. McDaniel of Macon;
four brothers, W. R. Hardy, McIn
tyre; R. A. Hardy, Gordon; L. B.
Hnrdy. Gordon, and J. H. Hardy of
Milledgeville.
An an employee of the Sanitarium
for forty years, Mr. Hardy was
known as a faithful, efficient and
None t man. He had accumulated a
small fortune during his life, his
friends stated.
The members of the Farmers
Club and thoir families w*.l| hold
^icir annual picnic today (Thursday)
nt the recreation park at the State
Sanitarium. This is one of the most
pleasant gatherings held by the mem
bers of the club, as it is participated
in by the families.
The appropriation? for the institu
tions here which included a sum for
G. M. C. had been sent to the House
»rd argumiva>- in progress before
a vote. The State Sanitarium had
received an increase in the bill that
t.*as sent into the hous.- by the Com
mittee. Finul action was expected
to be reached late this week.
Col. Allen was hopeful r.f all ap
propriations pa-lsng as recommend
ed despite the fact that trong opp>
sition to tilt bill had developed.
Mr. Pennington is servin,
present Mayor, .and Me*.- L. H.
Andrew.; ai.d S. D. Stmnblihe are
rm.n. Dr. Lott Lee, a member
of the pr-ent board, declined to
offer for another term, and Mr. J.
Smith takes hi* place.
Two hundred rod thirty-six voters
hi-- nullified to cast their ballots,
but it is expected that tb:• vote polled
in the primary will fall f .r below
that number, as there is ro contest
The polls
HaH i
:00 o’
?:00 P. M.
he fcr.llots
ti-.e City
Hall on t v e mor- : nr x the primary.
A Democratic Ext cull ve C ,_ :mittee
will clef* be elected.
Mr*. Guy Torrance coatinucd in a
serious condition at the city hospital
where she was carried last Thursday
suffering with pneumonia.
While her condition had shown
slight improvement, gVave concern i*
felt for her recovery, hospital at-
tachc. stated.
ed throughout the remainder of this
month.
The Market is opening this week
on a season that will surpass that of
th" past several years, warehouse
men believe. The price hongs
around eighteen cents and while it
is unstable at the opening, it is be-
1'eved a high average will be main
tained throughout the season. Farm-
*n> :n ..!! »**tion< hove bizun pick-j VFMHFR5 OF EASTERN STAR TO
•r their cotton, ereen field, a few| \~teND MATON CELEBRATION
” 'tkr ORO or* now white with the i Menihera o ' the Mil’ Igcville
fc'cy itapl* and toe harveatin, of .'S,p ter Douzhtera of th* Eiatem
cn ’.her biz crop on the hccla of the ,; jr „ju attend the Silver anniver-
humper watermelon aeaaon, haa be- j . nry *ele|,ration of the Macon Chap,
sun. [ ter on Augur;*. 22nd. A large dele-
grtion from the Jocaf chapter will
RETURNING FROM COLUMBIA t », nd
The ladies who have been attend-
ing Columbia University are expect- Mr. B. J. Jackson hn? sold his
ed to return the first of next week. | farm in the North-easter:-, section of
They complete their studies at the " ** c T.nty end purchased the W. P.
University Friday, and will leave im ' Overman place in South-west B ild-
nv "at ly for Mi" ?dgeviJ*?. J win.