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THURSDAY, NOV. 7, 1929
THE G. M. C. FOOTBALL TEAM
The cadet* of G. M. C. have turned
t a championship contender in the
A. A. on the football field this
year, and are giving IKUedgeville
some mighty fine publicity.
Next Friday they meet Lanier
High on Davenport Field in a game
that will probably determine
championship of the state. Reports
aave it that Macon will come over
|here in masse. Milledgeville people,
I should put just as big a crowd in the
stands as Macon can and some or
ganization here should take over the
matter of swelling the crowds and
packing the stands. Good support
means a lot to these young boys who
will be out there battling.
The team is one that Milledgc-
ville can boast and at the same time
be proud of them. They ore clean
high class young men. They play
hard, but clean, and although they
have won many times there has been
none of that boasting spirit that of
ten comes to a team of young men.
They have kept their heads nnd while
they are good they must remember
thai there is no football team so good
that it can’t be beaten, for football
is a treacherous game.
The cadets have a hard game m
14, 1929
THE SCHOOL SITUATION
Tht resolution adopted by
Board of Education Last week brings
to the attention of the people of this
county a serious situation.
Tin facta as hhown conclusively
convince that the financial status of
the I»"ard of Education is anything
but healthy. It is a matter that has j Monroe Friday, and
too I'-ng been carelessly dealt with i counting chickens before they hatch
by the people of Georgia. j by saying they will win, but they go
Baldwin county is no different from. there with the good wishes of every-
the other counties, except that many 1 body in Milledgeville.
of the counties have found it neces- G-ct ready tans and pack that
sary to close their schools, while the , stadium on the 22nd when Lanier
Baldwin schools will be able to con-'comes over to take our town and a
tinue operation if the expenditure of football game.
fund,, is carefully guarded. j
Like other departments of the , “EVERYBODY’S DOING IT!”
state, the school system is neglected!
and out of date and needs badly u Batttle Creek, Mich., is doing to-
revision of the entire system, especial- day what every other city in the \
ly the means of maintenance. J country, big or little, should be do-
Georgia is backward. There has Ing.
been no real constructive statesman- It is seeking a definite answer to
like program put over in Georgia in the question, “What will our com
pany years. The affairs have been munity be like five or ten years
carefully maneuvered by politicians from now?”
and the main issues have been forced In other words. Battle Creek is
into the back ground. There has not seriously going into the matter of a
been a leader to step out in front of c it y plan.
th« people, outline a real forward \ speaker at a recent city plann-
moving plan and argue it to success j nc meeting in Battle Creek remark-
before the people. j c d in the course of his talk, “After
As suggested by Mr. Small, of the n |j f w hat distinguishes one community
Atlanta Constitution, the Democratic f rom another except that or.* is more
.State Committee should, select a pleasant to live in?”
delegation of the best thinkers in our, This certainly is one fundamental
state, map out a platform and re- difference between communities. But
quire every candidate in the state the definition of “pleasant” would
who offers for a job under the name have to he broad to cover every dif-
of a Democrat to stand solidly on this ference between communities,
platform and give his very best to Milledgeville today should be
put it over. ! thinking, not only about how pleas-
The Executive Committee could an t we can make our surroundings,
give due consideration to schools, hut how we can so develop our sur-
highways, state d?partments and go | roundings that they will provide ex-
thoroughly into every phase of the panding opportunity for the coming
state government I generation.
More attention to the training of joo often has .a city plan simply
the young in Georgia is required, mennt something “pleasant” to folks.
Splendid schools, under the direction \ Too often has it been associated
of trained teachers and workers, who principally with the idea of “the
feel the duty to which they have c jty beautiful.”
been called will do more to eliminate ,\ n intelligent city plan should
the crime wave than anything else. 1 d ea j w ith all the problems of growth
We are ready to construct prisons, that face a communiiy. It should
electric chairs and asylums, but pi an traffice nnd transportation
we are not measuring to the oppor-j f nc jlitiios; it should plan industrial
tunity in the training and education development in harmony with the
of our youth. present status of the community; it
Georgia has a grave problem con- 1 should consider housing problems,
fronting her in the school situation. J zoning, parks, recreation, and cdu-
It must be dealt with fairly and cation.
openly and ;ntil we as the people de-j Other cities, big and sninll,
mand thu* common schools come throughout the country are now do-
first will the politician switch from j np th: . appreciating that if they
bis uvn selfirh desires and sec that to complete with the development of
the children of Georgia are taken other communities of similar
care of. I an d similarly located, the mo
Th.- people of Baldwin county telligent thought needs to be brought
frhoubl and will do all they can to to bear upon the problem of growth,
help the Board of Education and There is little our own individual
Superintendent Bivins economize and lives these days that isn't planned—
beep the schools in the county in, at least for a short time ahead. Wi
operation. do not leave the problem of educa-
Sup rintendent Bivins has worked | t;ion of our children to ihnncc,
way.
Business men who are not on this
directortate board have the oppor
tunity to help. Their co-operation is
necessary to make the Chamber of
Commerce operate to the gren^st
advantage.
The men serving on the Board of
Directors have but one object in view
and that is to serve. To do the best
they know for Milledgeville, nnd help
bring about prosperity and progress.
Give your encouragement to them.
the CITY COUNCIL HAS SUC
CEEDED
The City Council last Monday re
fused to permit a carnival company
to erect their tents in Milledgeville
to show for the week, much to the
satisfaction of the people here and
the Union Recorder wishes to the
first to congratulate them and pledge
to them their support and help in
keeping these sort of things out of
our city.
In an editorial last week, we tried
to make our position clear in thi
matter. We again repeat, we have n.
Thor- " * Ur Pr0fiTam for th ° 8e show ‘
i reason that they be al
lowed to come here, and we are glad
that the Council has reached this
solution.
The City Council is our governing
body. They have the responsibility
of protecting as well as governing
and they should first of all give
thought to constructiveness and pro
tection. Milledgeville is a charm
ing old town. It is t. town that has
great deal of pride in its past. It
looks to the future, in the hope of a
t day, cherishing those things that
gone, but glorying in the oppor
tunities that are ours, and the Coun
cil is the greatest force to frame this
future. They can blur the colors in
the pictures or they can give it a
rose colored hue that will fill us
every one with hope and expectation.
The Council should carefully weigh
the problems, confer with the busi
ness men and civic organizations and
do all they can to make their pro
gram for the future for the best.
We believe every man on the board
wants to do this nr.J it »s the Union
Recorder’s hope that the Council
bring into their confidence and seek
guidance from more of the business
of the city in ail of its problems.
THE FAIR ASSOCIATION
bard and unselfishly for the schools.
He gives many over time hours
ftudy «f the problems, and working
over the difficulties and the citizens
it to their children to giv
their best in co-operation.
CONGRATULATIONS
The Union Recorder wishes to
tend heartiest congratulations to Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Flemister and Mr and
Mr?. T. L. McCombs who Wednes-
% celebrated their fiftieth i
versary of married life.
The Union Recorder fifty years
a ?o announced the double wedding
of these beautiful and charming
young belles of Milledgeville and
ar o happ/ to wiah them continued
3°>* fifty years later.
► The best wishes for the continued
pood health and happiness of Mr.
a »-d Mrs. Flemister and Mr. and Mrs.
McCombs is the expression of all our
citizens this week.
- irginia rolled up a great Demo-
cra tir victory Tuesday, repudiating
Bishop Cannon and his cohorts of the
Hoovi rcrats and Republicans.
certainly do not leave our business
problems to chance. We know th;
the results obtained will very de
finitely reflect the thought and effort
put forth.
Isn’t thi» likewise true of Mil
ledgeville of the future?
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Chamber of Commerce has
started its work. There has been no
great noise, but the men chosen as
directors and officers have gone for
ward with their plans and are now
well organized to accomplish much
for Milledgeville and Baldwin county.
The plan as adopted was originated
by the President, Mr. Miller S. Bell.
It is a well working system and will
accomplish great results. The body
has been divided into five commit
tees and these committees are em
powered with the authority to take
of the problems that will come
before them.
There is a committee for conven
tions, entertainment, there is a com
mittee for publicity, advertising, etc.,
there is a committee for agriculture;
there is u committee for industrial
development; all of them revolving
Walker was re-elected around the one idea of serving the
Chief Executive of New York City I best interest of Milledgeville and o-
,'?XXUZXXIZIXXXXXXXXXXII
The Middle Georgia Fair Associa
tion will hold its annual meeting
Tuesday and receive reports. The
association is only a few years old
but it has prospered and made mon
ey. paying a fine dividend each year.
The proposal that will be made to
limit the number of shares that each
stockholder may own is a fine one.
The directors and stockholders must
not get away from the idea that this
is u community organization designed
to pr-.moie anj better the interest
the agricultural and community
life of Baldwin county and Mid
dle Georgia. It Is not wise that two
or three should own the assocation
for then it will cease to function
along the lines for which it wai
ganixed.
The fair is a community minded
organization and the Interest of the
farmer should be considered first,
oil else should be secondary. The
directors should consider and bring
into effect ways and means to stimu
late interest in agriculture, etc., and
should njake this interest produce
the greatest farming displays in the
south next year at Milledgevi.le.
Fairs are community institutions and
this fact should not be gotten away
from. Making amusements the
main interest is destroying the spirit
of the farmer.
The churches scattered through
out the rural sections are one of the
pillows of strength of this nation.
From under rheir influence have gone
out some of the greatest men of
the State, of the South and o£ the
nation. These churches arc doing a
great work in building up Christian
manhood and womanhood. It is be
ing predicted from some quarters
that they are dying out. It will be
a sad day if this should come true.
Dr. Elam F. Dempsey is serving his
third year as Presiding Elder of the
Oxford District. Dr. Dempsey is
looked upon as one of the outstand
ing preachers of the North Georgia
Conference. He is a scholar and a
Christian gentlemen, and has many
warm and cordial friends through
out the district. There is no doubt
but that he will be returned to his
present work for another year.
IN MILLEDGEVILLE TO SERVE YOU!
Announcing The Opening Of
SNOW’S
LAUNDRY
MONDAY, NOV. 18
Office at Green St. next to Telephone Exchange Bldg.
Laundry Service of Ail Kinds
“Family Wash” “Flat Wo k” “Starch Work”
DRY CLEANING DYEING PRESSING
III opening a Snow Office in Milledgeville we are placing at the command of
the housewives of Baldwin County the facilities of “The South's Finest" Laun
dry »nd Dry Cleaning Plants representing a $300,000 investment.
This ow Office in Milledgeville will give yon the same courteous curb service
that is given to our thousands of customers throughout Central Georgia.
In order that we may properly serve you—two Snow Laundry Trucks will
be at your service in order to give you a one day service on your Laundry and
Dry Cleaning if you desre.
A complete pressing plant has been installed in order to avoid delays.
We feel that “Snow Service" in Milledgeville will be welcomed by those who
demand better Laundry and Dry Cleaning Service—and we are here to serve
y°°- a mm
H. B, EBERHEART, MGR. OF OFFICE. J. S. DICKSON-J. A. JONES, DELIVERYSALESMEN
Two Snow Trucks Serving Milledgeville Daily From
“THE SOUTH’S FINEST”
Snow’s Laundry
Affiliated with Snow’s Dry Cleaning Company
“WASH WITH SNOW”