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''''ITlDWIN cookty A INSTITUTION VOLUME C ®h* Huiun-Jlcc0ri>cr kal VVork Paving State Hospital 'STORES READY IN Road to be Resumed at Once 1 ATTIRE lte Higkwoy Accept* County’* Proposition Which W«» Made by Board Monday POUNT IS TO PAY HALF Highway Department ^tugh their chairman, Mr. Tate, "•and Wednesday afternoon that witrk on the State Hospital road •]d be finished and that the con- c*jon would be resumed at once, .- p it ition having been made by . County Commissioners having cn accepted. jj r . o. M. Knnis, Mr. G. C Mc- r |, and Dr. O. F. Moran went Atlanta Monday to confer with Tat and put their proposition, , ir r him. The Highway Depart- nt having previously agreed to srtir.ue the work under a fifty-fifty J nt of the cost, the commission n-ed ta this provided the highway ent would credit their ac-! ith their share of the cost. : The Ibchway Department owes riwin county several thousand dol- fr r bv.rl: road work and the Com-| •’ r : stated that they believed | h fprhwny Department could make :-,-t payment on this with the cost t • ring to the State Hospital. 7 highwya will go forward with and instead of the county »r.’:;inT them a cash payment for ■•nlf. the Highway Department rill credit their account with the mount. The money has bcen.owed ly’uwin county several months. The work will be resumed this Chrisbnu Trad* Boom Demite Cold Weather and MHIedfenlle Becomes Mecca for Shopper* G. M, C. and Lanier Meet In Macon Friday Afternoon Christmas spirit reigns Judge Stembridge Dies At Home Here Last Saturday MR. B. I. FRALEY Poets and Cadets Resume Hostilities to Determine Champions of Southern Half of G. I. A. A. Controversy Ends in Selection of Athens but Reconsideration Takes Game to Macon WOMAN1$ BADLY BURNEDJN JAIL )re*s of Mrs. Mary Reynolds Catches Fire and Raifly Burns Her Satnrdny Mrs. Mary Reynolds, who was in tie county jail waiting trial in J.an- sry wa? badly burned Saturday af- irnoon when her dress caught fire i 1 ' -ho was standing near the Mr*. Reynolds was taken to the ■ "f Envoy and Mrs. Scovill Snl- it’un Army workers, where she is •’overinir from the burns. Her con- iti n. while serious is not critical d it is understood she will recover thin a few weeks. Mrs. Reynolds was standing near <• stove at the jail when her dress n;tw '- She wrapped herself in n an!:». to extinguish the flnmen, but Jntil she had been burned about i* body and limt-J. The Snl- 5:on Army workers made immediate arrangements to take care of her. The G. M. C. cadets and the Lanier Poets will resume hostilities again Friday afternoon ,to determine the champion of the Southern half of the G. I. A. A. and to decide the team that will go forth to Atlanta to com bat wi:h the winner of the Northern half of the association. The game to be played in Macon is the final decision. The only team that has been able Lo battle the cadets on even terms this season has been chosen to play the cadets despite the great super iority of the record of G. M. C. Arbiter Frank Anderson announced Friday night thut G. M. and Lanier would play in the south and Madison and Roys High in the North. The winners of the the.-e two games to meet in Atlanta at a later date to decide who is the Big Chief of the Junior association, thus dragging the football season in prep circles well in to December. After a lengthy controversy be tween the Lanier and G. M. C. au thorities regarding the place to piay the game, a neutral field was decid ed upon, Athens being selected for the place to resume hostilities fc; tween the twp teams. Another con ferences Wednesday morning how ever, changed the plan and Macon was chosen as the place for the game. Several conferences were held without any success, Macon author- itise holding that Macon would be the only place .acceptable to them. Arbiter Anderson chose Louisville, byit this did not get Mucon’ approval and they again began making propo sitions to the cadet authorities. Tues day afternoon it was finally agreed to play in Athens Friday afternoon, but later conferences Wednesday changed this plan and the two teams! will meet in Macon on the Centennial I stadium at two-thirty. Officials have been chosen, the | teams agreeing to u^e the same officials who work in the Georgia- j Tech game. Coache® Broadnax and. Rents will tal > in good shape it is understood. Workouts be gan Monday afternoon and con tinue until Thursday. Coach Broad nax will take hi team over to Ma- ;on Thursday for a workout there on the eve of the game. elks held lodge of sorrow SUNDAY AFTERNOON p.jj l3 W ho H.v. C'-d Di.ni>, The Cl.line Ytir. Col. Paul. Speaker ELECTION DEC. 20 FOR ORDINARY J. C. Cooper Calls Election to Name Ordinary As Successor to Jndge Stembridge Clerk J. C. Cooper, acting Ordi nary of Baldwin county issued a call for an election to name the .-uccessor of Judge Stembridge in the office of Ordinary of the county, the voting date set at December 20th. Judge Stembridge entered office last January for a four year term and the election will name a succes sor to fill the office for the three re maining years. Miss Bertie Stembridge and Mr. C. L. Moore announce in this is*ue of the Union-Recorder as candidates. Miss Stembridge is n daughter of the late Judge Stembridge, and as sist Clerk o f Court J. C. Cooper in his office. She also at times assisted her father in his office. Mr. Moore is a well known citizen of MiUcdgeville, and is an ex-officio Justice of Peace. He is well versed in judicial affairs. SAIE OF TUBERCULOSIS CHRISTMAS SEALS STARTS DECEMBER HERE WITH COLD WAVE Freezing Temperature Extend: Over Firrt Day* of Last Month in!929 in Fir*t Cold Wave Decorated in the red and green, color.* that are typical with Christ mas, the stores of Millcdgeville’s trading district were ready for hte holiday rush this week and the first wave of shopper® began to pick through and purchase gift., for the whole family, although cold and rainy weather kept many confined to their Decorations are in all stores, toys are on display and holiday boxes ns* reminders that Christmas day is only three weeks away and the mad rush i.s on. The stores of the city pre sent u beautiful specatade os the shopper enters to begin his selection of the tilings he must have all tied and ready «n Christmas morning. MiUcdgeville, the center of a five county ar. i has attracted many peo ple from .-.tit-rounding towns, de pitc k tv fact ♦hlit the merchants have not been unusually active this year to at- _i.ri.ct them into MiUcdgeville. Hun dreds of people were hurrying to and fro and one would believe that the i van much used and seldom heed ed. “Shop Early" was being taken ;t riously. The interest, will of course grow o' the day near.* and the finnl rush will not be ended until the stores close Christinas eve and Santa Claus begins hii annual pilgrimage to make happy hundreds of boys and girls. Tki® Well Known Citizen Die® With Heart Attack Sunday Morning. Funeral Monday Afternoon Mr. Burwell 1. Fraley, one of Mil- ledgevillo’s well known citizens, died Sdnday morning, December 1st, about seven o'clock in his room at the Baldwin Hotel, after the recur rence of a heart attack, with which j he was suddenly stricken Saturday • afternoon. j Mr. Fraley was apparently in his I usual health, and was in the held lobby when the attack came. Physi cians vwe hastily summoned, and he was curried to his room. His condi tion improved under medical treat ment, but ahothcr attack Sunday morning caused his death. The tin led dc ■nle-hreville Lodge of Elks, eft- rn on, paid tribute to : ti‘> members in n brief ceremony in the Lodge Elk® Building. IT. Finn’s, Exalted Ruler. the ■ the ritual part*. Col. Joseph * 1 pa t Exalted Ruler of the • delivered the memorial eulogy ■ Paid tribute to those who had died lrin ? the year. Dr. Y. A. Little ad a special poem which he had ***« the occasion. to die during the last year S. L. Terry, Geo. Reid, B. I “'e. and E. L. Barnej. The sale of Tuberculosis Christ •r as Seal' will start this week. 7h seals will be sent out throueh the mail, with an explanatory letter. The proceeds derived from the sale of the c s eals will be used to fight that anf * dread desease tuberculosis. The work that is done from the proceeds of this sale to exterminate this dread disease should appeal to everyone to buy With the thermometer hovering below* freezing, December the last month of 1929 was ushered in Sun day morning, while Baldwin county’s populace shivered from the cold wind that swept from the north. There was no thaw out until Wed nesday morning when the thermo meter began to take a rise after hanging in the twenties for three days Adding to the discomfort of I the first days of the month, rain fell | throughout Monday after a riight | rise had been mode in the tempera ture, only to topple again Monday night The coldest wer ther was registered Sunday night when the recording instrument went to nine teen ** Much suffering was rcc' '?d throughout the routh when the cold wave swept throughout the southern tat:s. In Baldwin couilty no deaths ’•esulted from the cold wave while ‘here wa suffering and need that was taken care of by the charity or ganizations. The crld wave war the first of the winter and came with a sudden ness that was shocking, Friday morn ing the lari day of November. Last Thursday was an ideal fall day. hut ♦he balmy weather war. quick to eiul and the cold nnn kept back much cf the celebration that generally goes with the Thanksgiving holiday sen- METHODIST BOARD OF STEWARDS RE-ORGANIZE ClT Y ELECTION HELD WEDNES DAY Ia the city election held Wednes- *>. ^° v * -Ith, Mr. M. E. Pennington . ® 5, re * t 'b’cted Mayor for a term of j. an d Messrs L. H. Andrews, W| mbridge and J. R. Smith ' f named Aldermen for four years, t. . . Wcr ° °nly twenty-five voters l« qua.'fy f nr t jj e c i ec tion, and neir- , c ’ ca't their ballots. They < C . ' nce l ^ e * r new term °* first of January. , The Board of Stewards of the Methodist church held their first meetine of the New Conference year Tuesday evening at the parsonage. The business of last yar was closed out The report showed that about $8,000 has been received an expend ed. A full financial statement will be printed and mailed each member of the church. The Board was re-organized by the re-election of the same officer?: H G Bone, Chinn.; R. B. Moore, Vice Chinn.; W. T. Wynn, Sec’ty.; A. I. Butts, Treasurer, and O. M. Conn, Chinn. Finance Committee. The committees remain same. One of th? lari official acts of Judge W. II. Stembridge was writ ing and mailing checks to the Con federate . soldiers nnd widows, who draw pensions. During his tenure of office as Ordinray, he always took an active interest in the old soldiers and widows, and saw that they re ceived their money promptly when it came into his hands. P. T. A. MEETING THURSDAY The meeting o fthe P. T. A. will So hold this (Thursday) afternoon at 7:30 o’clock. Th.» change in the date af the meeting was made on account •f the G. M. C -Lanier football game. The members are urged to attend. Mrs. Margnret Tattle, head of the Pome Economic Department of G. S. C .W., has been critically ill at her home for the past several days. CONGRESS.GETS VINSON BILLS 10th Congressman Reintroduces Bill Regulating Cotton Exchange. Also Asks for Farm Money Congressman Carl Vinson of the 10th District of Georgia introduced upon the openiug of Congress. Mon day, the following bills: Mr. Vinson reintroduced his cot ton bill regulating the operations of the New York Cotton Exchange to prohibit manipulations uf price?, by placing tha Exchanges under the 'upervision of the Agricultural De partment, and providing for South ern deliveries on a New York con tract at Augusta and Savannah, Geor gia, and other designated spot mar kets. This bill has attracted a great deal of attention in the cotton trade and xnr, unanimously passed by the House during the last session of Con gress, hut on account of the congest ed condition of the calendar in the Senate it furled to be considered. Mr. Vinson stated “in my judge ment this bill, which has the endorse ment of the Agricultural Department, ; will prohibit the manipulation of the (cotton market and the producers of J cotton will obtain a better price as ' the Law of apply and demand will ' rogulnte tha same and not gambling 1 **nd speculation." It means he said, “a new day for the cotlon producer ; ;:nd the trade in gcnerxL’’ We also introduc d a bill to appro priate $2,000,000 to permit the Secretary cf Agriculture to loan money to farmers of the flood strick en ari *i of A’abama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina, for the purpose of buying seed and fertilizer. He stated that a similar bill was pars ed last session and it enabled hun dreds of farmers to carry on their occupation who were unable to ob tain credit from any other source Practically all the money that the government loaned this year, has been repaid. He introduced a bill to reduce the freight and passenger rates to place them back where they were in 1920. A bill of much importune to the ••rterans of the World War is one that he introduced providing that the Veterans Bureau should settle in full the amount of the adjusted compen sation or bonus whenever a veteran becomes totally and permanently dis abled. Joseph A. Moon* Funeral Home and prepaied for buriul. The funeral services were held at three o'clock Monday afternoon at the Baptist church. Rev. I.. E. Rob erts officiating. The remains were bur:id in the city cemetery on the square with his parents. The pall bearer? were: Messrs W. J.. Fraley, Burwell Malpuss, Fluker Tarbutton, F. L. Ses-ions, M. S. Bell and Major Godfrey Osterman. The honorary r eort: Messrs E. E. Bell. E. E. Ba‘s. D. W. Brown, F. E. Bone, J. E. Pottle, T. Treanor, W. S. Thornton. R. W. Hatcher, J. H. Ennis, Thos Sir^fjson, Lamar Ilnm. W. A. Walker, W. H. Collins, W. T. Wood, T. L. McComb, J. F. Boll, W. M. Scott, J. R. Stanley. W. J. Brake, M. F. Stembridge. T. H. Clark, Lewis Gor- ley, Ralph Simmerson. E. J. Flcmb- trr, M. R. Belt. Bui .veil I. Fraley was born in Hancock County sixty-six years ago. his parents being Mr. nnd Mrs. L A. Fraley. He came to this city wh«n a young man. and the greater portion of his life was spent here. In recent years jie has >pent a portion of each year in Mountain City, where he owned a summer home and other property. He never married, and bc- ipg provident he accumulated con siderable wealth, which consisted mostly of stocks and bonds. He was a * lockholder in the MiUcdgeville Banking Company, and was a mem ber ' f the Board of Directors of that institution. He was safe and con servative in his business methods. He was a member of the MiUcdgeville Lojlgc of Elks. He was retiring in hi*, nature, but those who knew him found him to he social and genial in his relationship, and that he possess ed a kind and sympathetic nature. Mr. Fraley at one time served the city as an Alderman, taking interest in the affairs of the city. He planned and laid out the park in the tenter of Jefferson street. Hr, during the yours past, budded a nunber of houses in the city plan ning and directing their erection. He rlso supervised the building uf th 1 first Elks Home in this city. Mr. Fraley is survived by one brother, Mr. H. T. Fraley, and sev eral niece? nnd nephews, the children f the latter, and the children {«f hi only sister, the late Mr?. John B. Mai pass. Baldwii Ordiawy Passes Away After Brief libel®. Fuseral Held Saaday SERVED THE COUNTY 25 YEARS Judge Wm H. Stembridge pursed away at his home on South Jefferson street Saturday morning, November 30th, after an illness of a few days Judge Stembridge, who was Ordi nary of Baldwin county, wa, in his office Monday and Tuesday of last week, attending to -the duties. After going to hit home Tuesday at noon, he was stricken with heart trouble, and a physician called. It was realized that his condition was serious, but it was hoped that he would respond to medical treatment. During Wednesday night, however, complications developed, and he grew worse. He made a valiant fight for life, as physicians, nurses ar.d lovpd ones ministered to him, but the end of his long and useful life came to an end Saturdny morning about ten o’clock, he breathed his last, and “fell on sl-»ep." The new - of his death spreud through the city, and n unb ?rs of friends, who had been deeply con cerned, went to the honu, during the day to extend their sympathy to the grief stricken and breuved family. The funeral services were held, at the Methodist church Sunday after noon at three o’clock. The church was filled with relatives and friend? from this nnd other cities, who as sembled to join in paying the* last tribute of respect to one whom had lived n long life, and *ecn a faithful public servant. The services were conducted by R *v. J. F. Yarbrough assisted by Rev. A. G. Hurris, parlor of the Presby terian church, who fad the scrip ture lesson. Mr. Yarbrough aid*it 1 was not necessary for him to pay tri bute to the life of Judge Stembridge, which bad been one of long public service, and a hies*'ing to all whom it had touched. The large number at the services, and the beautiful ■ floral offerings attested the love and 1 esteem he was held by the people of j thin community. He referred to his j h rg and faithful relation with the Methodist church, and stated that the | Stembridge family, even before John Wesley established the church in this ■ountry, had been connected with this (Continued on back page) REV. HARDING KIWANIS PRES. Club Nunc* Oficert and Direct*** for New Year’* Work. I Year Mott Socce**f*J full JUNIOR ORDER NOTICE Meeting tonight 8:00 o'clock, elec tion of officers. All candidate for initiation please be present. Refrish- ments served. DEATH OF MRS. W. R. COMBES OCCURRED WEDNESDAY Mrs. W. R. Combes died at her home in West Baldwin Wednesday, Nov. 27th, after a long ilinet*?. The funeral services were held "Friday at Mount Pleasant church. Re' E. Roberts, pastor of the Milledge- ville Baptist church, officiating, the remains were interred in the ceme tery at the church. Mrs. ‘Combes before her marriage was Miss Genie Allen, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Allen, and was a native of Baldwin county. She was a member of Mont Pleasant Bap tist church, and was a devoted wife and mother. She is survived by Mr. Combes and eight children. J. C. Combes, of Macon: Mrr. S. H. Prid- eeon. of Jacksonville, Fla.; Mrr. Ruby Johnson, of South Carolina: Mrs. Trecer Lee. of S. C.; Eugcn .*, nnd George and Misses Laura and Avis Combes of Baldwin county. Rev. F. H. Harding with corps of officers and directors was named ta lead the Kiwanis club at their meeting last Friday night and innnuguration ceremonies will take place early in the new year. The election placid in the chair an spirited citizen, who has been en- 'tie in the work of the club serial years. The officers and di re e:ors named with Mr. Herding are a splendid group of busines- and professional men who are alert in the civic development of the city. Ret‘ring from the Presidency, Mr. ( Hall ha* accomplished much for the good of the city and county. .Many constructive program? have Lx n instituted during his adminis tration. nnd he has given the club.a year of good work and splendid in fluence. His years report will be given at a later meeting. Tfcjp inauguration ceremonies formally inducting Mr. Harding in to the office with the other officers will be held early in the new year. Plans are now being made for the entertainment. The following officers and direc tors were named: For President—Rev. P. H. Hard- First Vice-President—E. H. Scott. Second Vice-President—Dr. Fran- ri ' Daniels. Treasurer—D. M. Roger?. District Trustee-—G. H. Weaker. Directors—George Roach, M. R. Bell, Erwin Sibley, H. D. Alien, Jr., G. H. Tunnell, L. N. Jordan, J. A. Horne.