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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.