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First Picture Showing Construction of Ga.Power Dam
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' Dekfttw*. Semetor Riven
mi Dr. SmIc «• Spe»k
VO BE ANNOUNCED
;,*»! *'■ B ° ard ot
■ \ o( tl« ««<"■-■ O'*™'
^ciatior. has been called by
R H. Dunaway. President of
Fair X«*ot**tion .to be held in
. j c. B. McCullar, Secre-
" ° o { t i, f Association. Friday night
‘ rV ,. ht o'clock for the purpose of
1 . yi’ans for the Annual Con-
,,f the Association of Geor-
„ jo be held here on Fjbru-
Judge Dunaway
ry member of the
If Directors be present if
Ok.
Middle Georgia Fair Associn-
b e rp will be host to the Associa-
in rf Georgia Fair- and to one of
Conventions ever held in
fledgeville. While the dates of the
vention arc February 6tb and
vet many delegates and visitors
expect'd to commence coming
arly in the week of February
nd. Not only will Fair Secre-
es from practically every Fair in
rjfii be present, but many Fairs
pbnsing to bring big delegation*
„ :hir Fairs. The Baldwin Ho-
hz* been de-ignated as head-
ters for the Convention and
vations arc coming in rapidly,
e Middle Georgia Fair A«.»ocia-
is host to the Convention and
be in charge of the entertain-
features for the Convention,
ng the entertainment features
be a banquet at the Baldwin
I on the night of Februnry Cth,
ch will be the main entertain-
feature of the Convention.
Senator Rim to Speak
ong the invited guests awd
•alters on the program will * be
E. D. Rivers ot Lakeland,
who is (a stockholder in
r County Fair; Dr. Andrew
Soule. President of the Georgia
:e College of Agriculture at
ens; Hon. Eugene Tilmadgc,
te Commissioner of Agriculture;
J M. Sutton. State Veterinarian;
S. P. Frazer, President of the
PPi Association of Fairs. Jack-
Mi«s.; Dr. E. H. Scott, Dean at
Georgia State College for Wo-
• Here; a representative of the
(Centinued on back page)
PROBES
MURDER
Mr fW*», Kegr» Boy, Shot
r White Mm Last Wednesday
I W|it. Several Amsts Made
pheriff \V j Haynie continued his
thi> week into the murder at-
°n Johnny Phelps by a white
Wednesday night on Mont-
• street. Several arrests have
nade since the crime happen-
*' Ul nil of them have been released
th '* n^in-o failed to identify
1 ni - ;s ’ Pr y surounds the shooting.
testimony of the boy that was
t. and circumstances surrounding
deed conflict, the Sheriff stated,
invest.gation has been far rcach-
r and Sheriff Haynie has exausted
>ry effort to locate the man and
about an arrest.
>elps was standing near Nelson’s
»*n Montgomery street when he
shot. Sam McComb, Jr., was
SUPERIOR COURT
OPENS SESSION
Tw» Weclu Spray T*ra Nm
Underway. Grud Jary Be|ia«
Probe. Cml Wark Lifkt
CRIMINAL DOCKET IS HEAVY
Baldwin Superior Court was
ened by Judge James B. Pork Mon
day morning lor a two week’s session,
the Grand Jury o.ganizing and be
ginning probes of various criminal
The Grand Jury named Mr. S. D.
Sti mbridgo, foreman .and Mr. D. M,
Rogers, secretary. They immediate
ly entered into the business of the
court after Judge Jamc.v B. Park had
made his charge. He reviewed
agrcultural conditions and discussed
prohibition enforcement. The
mitteea will begin their inspections
of the ebunty offices the latter part
of this week and are expected ti
turn their presentments to the court
early in next week.
The civil docket which was call-
Monday morning was unusually
light, u great many cases having
gone to higher courts for rulings.
Divorces were numberous and pre
dominated on the calendar. The suit
of Mrs. A. H. Pa.-chal vs. the Geor-
gai Railroad, et. aL, for damages
alleged to have been done by the
Dummy consumed two days and was
expected to reach a jury late Wed
nesday. Other cases of a similar
nature are pending in the court.
The criminal docket will be called
next Monday. Col. Joe B. Duke will
handle the prosecution and has been
busy this nmek preparing his cases.
One murder trial is on the docket
while a gra^fiaiiy other cases are
pending trial. The crimnal week of
the court is expected to be the busi
est of the session.
Jurors to serve during next week
•ill report Monday morning.
JOURNALISM CLASS TO EDIT
UNION-RECORDER NEXT WEEK
MU, C.nrroll Bull., Mtcr-in-Cbi.l
and Other Members of Class to
Make Up Staff
Members of the Journalism Clasi
of the Georgia State College foi
Women, Dr. W. T. Wynn, Instructor
will have complete charge of The
Union-Recorder next week, directing
every department of the paper.
FURMAN SHOALS
BEGINS TO LOOK
LIKE REAL JOB
Fnt Cofferdra WeR Under Wiy.
Dixie Cany Now Opentiai m
SaMtk Working Bun
By A. T. BEAUREGARD
(Dixie Construction Company)
The Dixie Construction Company
mude very favorable progress all dur-
[ in ; the month of December on the
I Georgia Power Company's nydro-
1 tLc'ric development on the Oconee
; River. During thi : month the opera
tion of the esmp was put upon a
-moothly working basis, while the
preliminary construction of the con-
crente plant was well started.
Referring to the construction in
j term? of construction parlance, the
I Furnw.: Shoals development Is be
ginning to look like a real job. The
accompanying photograph shows a
section of the boom of the first dcr-
The above photograph shows the twenty ton Guy Derrick doing excavation work at the site where ric h »•** th * power house nreu. This
the Power House is to be erected as a part of the Georgia Power Company Furman Shoals Development j 20 * ton -W derrick will be used for
- — — ... . 'removal of the greater part <
house
as well na for pourin', the majority
of the concreate in that nreu.
At the present time it is being
utilized to aid in the construction
of the first cofferdam, of which the
first few cribs are visible. The
Oconee River, during, the month of
Dree mb: r. surprised us by behaving
very considerately, hi fact, nt the
site of the dam, when the photo
graph was taken, it Iflbdmost like a
mill stream. Howt/e^ a good many
old inhabitants of the district prop
hecy all kinds of evil things of this
quiet mill stream, and all of us carry
j good luck tokens, varying from rab-
I bits’ feet to lucky dice.
One very important phase of the
past month’s activities has been the
improvement of the yard and plant
railroad. In all, nearly three miles
of yard and plant track have been
laid, in addition to the one mile of
main line railroad. The field en
gineering department is preparing to
lie back and take things easy since
the number of derailments in the
rather congested yard has diminish
ed to practically none.
(Contiauad oa back page)
on the tremendous development.
Birthday of Southern Leader
Of Sixties to be Observed
Robert Lee Chapter of U. D. C. Sponsors Program Paying Tribute to
Chieftain. Exercises to Be Held at Three-thirty at
Baptist Church. Rev. Roberts to Speak
Under the direction of the Robert
E. Jjce Chapter of the United Daugh-
tres of the Confederacy, the birth
day of General Robert E. Lee will be
observed next Sunday afternoon nt
the First Baptist church, the entire
county joining in paying tribute to
the memory of the great leader of
the Confederacy.
Col. George Roach, President' of
G. M. C. will preside during the fol
lowing program:
Music—G. M. C. Band.
Song—How Firm a Foundation.
Invocation—Rev. F. H. Harding.
Song—Quartette, Tenting on the
Old Camp Ground. Directed by Miss
Maggie Jenkins.
Song—Glee Club G. S. C. W., di
rected by Miss Alice Lenore Tucker.
Addrtss—Rev. L. E. Roberts.
Music—G. M. C. Band.
A Tribute to Stonewall Jackson—
Mirs Marah Sandford.
•Sung—Quartette, Let tjs Pass
the River and Rest Under the Shade
of (he Trees.
Taps—Bugles.
Music—G. M. C. Band.
Benediction—Rev. A. G. Harris.
FIRST NATIONAL
NAMES OFFICERS
Stockholders Meeting Tuesday
Afternoon, Re-elects present
Board of Officials
Stockholders of the First Nationa
Bank at their annual meeting Tues-
Min Cum 11 J. Butts, daughter of! day afternoon In the office, of the
Mr. and Mm. A. I. Butt,, ha, been; hank re-elected all present officials,
named Editor-in-Chief and the fol-' and reviewed the closing year, •■»-
lowing staff has been named to aa- ( B«sa.
s»t her: Caroline Selman, Managing. The following officers
Editor; Kathryn Vinson, Advertising named: President, Mr. E. N. Ennis;
Manager; Corinne Ycarty, State. Vice-President, Col. Jos. E. Pottle;
News Editor; Mary Jernigan, Sports| Cashier, Mr. Jon W. Hutchinson; As-
Editor; Kathleen Hatcher, Society sistant Cashier, Miss Ruth Sims;
Editor; Ruth Lowe, Locals; Willie! Bookkeeper, Mr. George B. Moore.
G. Baker, Feature Editor; Sarah| Qn the directorate Board the fol-
Dcrcas Rucksr, Women’s Page; lowing were elected: Mr. E.
Martha Ann Bowen, Men’s Page; Ennis, Dr. Richard Binion, Mr. J.
Beatrice Howard, Columnist; Elixa- Horne, Mr. Jon W. Hutchinson, and
btth Ca r. Schools and Colleges; Cr.L J. E. Pottle.
Virginia Kenan, Reporter. ' ^he banks record for the year
The editors of The Union-Recorder was rev5ewe(1 and a splendid showing
have turned over this issue of the was made The bank declared nr
paper to the young ladies with a view eiRht prr ccnt dividend for the yeai
of as-feting them in receiving prati- and carr j ed a sum to the undivided
cal training. They have been busy prof;tq accoU nt. The bank
several weeks preparing editorials j n j<»10 and has established
features, etc., for the paper and will R sp i en di,i record as a financial
begin Friday preparing the ,ocal I stitution in the section. Mr. Jon
news. The young ladies will write' Hutchinson, the cashier has been
stories, editorials and handle
. . the advertising of the issue. It has
. . U , C ^ ime ant * _ the been an annual custom for several
in *-r *-° * 0t " aS with- years for the clasp at the college to
; Nc,ther kncw thc > this work,
tj whl| t they gave an accurate
Imption of him, both have failed
Identify suspect, who
Iblkhcd
l' V ''Ur„
hy the Sheriff as the right
"iff Haynie has gone into the
'"° r “ l,eh| y »nd while he has
circumstances pointing
he believes to have done
to ”f' lhe yo, " 1K "Ckro re-
a k ' m an( t remain,
th» tl,e happening, be-
*d that he Tf Haynie
' «"
"« the shot mraat "
'Ptementof-h“. red and that
■H the whi. atf" tehieh de-
h tebh *» • "•“'had up
enn* ’ nr.true.
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION
HOLDS MEETING HERE
The Executive Committee of the
Washington Asociation of the Bap
tist church was in session at the
church here Tuesday.
A dinner was served the delegates
who came from churches throughout
several counties at the noon hoar.
The W. M. U-, Mrs. F. W. Hendrick-
on, President, were hostess to the
meeting.
The Farmers Club will meet next
Saturday at the home of Mr. R. B.
Moore, who is an honorary member
of the (M.
nected with the bank several years
and Mr. E. N. Ennis succeeded the
late J. A. Horne, founder of the
bank, in the President’s chair.
The First National Bank
only National Bank in the city and
operates as a member of the Federal
Reserve System. The Bank has beer,
in close harmony with the progres
sive movements of the county and for
several years sponsored the boys cot
ton clubs.
D. A. R. TO MEET NEXT TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.
The Nancy Hart Chapter, Daugh
ters American Revolution, will meet
next Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. R. W. Hatcher at three
thirty. Mrs. J. L. Beeson will be
joint hostess to the chapter at this
meeting.
P.0. RECEIPTS
SHOW INCREASE
Steady Growth Maintained In
Sale of Stanfi, Etc., Doriaf
Year 1929
M.&F.BANKENDS
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Deposits Greatly Increased. W. C.
Ernes, Jr., L. D. Smith and
Doc. Giles Named Directors
The increase in business at the
Milledgeville Post Office during the
year 1929 was steady, every quarter
showing a gain over the one of the
previous year.
The total for the year 1929 was
$30,483.33, against, $29,236.99 for
1928.
This record eclipses all of previous
years, and if this growth is main
tained it will not be many yewrs be
fore Milledgeville will be come a first
class office.
The number of money orders
handled is not encluded in the state,
ment a- the business done in the
department cannot be made public.
Th^ following shows the receipts
by quarters for the yenrs 1928
1929.
Pi'Stal Receipts by Quarters for
the calender ytms 1928-1929.
1928
Mar. 31 $ 7,537.27
June 30 . 7.291.72
Sept 30 5,993.10
Dec. 31 . 8,414.90
Records for 1929 reviewed by the
stockholders of the Merchnntn and
Farmers Bank at their annual meet
ing on last Thursday, revealed a most
successful year, deposits showing
increase of $70,000, and other de-j
partment< of the bank made a splen
did -ecord.
The stockholders added thrao new
members to the board of directors.
They were Mr. L. D. Smith, Mr. W.
C. Evans, Jr., and Mr. Doc. Giles.
The officers named at the meeting
were: Judge J. T. Allen, President;
Mr. L. C. Hall, Vice-President and
Cashier; Mr. John T. Day, Vice-Presi
dent and Assistant Cashier; J. C.
Black, Bookkeper.
The following directors were elect
ed: Judge J. T. Allen, Col. Marion
Alien, Dr. H. D. Allen, Dr. H. D.
Allen, Jr., Mr. J. F. Bell, Dr. J. L.
Beeson, Mr. L. N. Callaway, Mr. J.
T. D-y. Mr. W. C. Evans, Jr., L. D.
Smith. Mr. Doc. Giles, and Mr. L.
C. Hall.
Mr. L. D. Smith has been promin
ent in Milledgeville for a long num
ber of years. He conducted a mer
cantile business for many years and
has been Tax Collector of the coun
ts’ jince 1928. He served as Aider-
man of the city for four years and
during his entire career as a public
servant and private citizen he has
been a leader in the upbuilding and
progressiveness of Baldwin county
Mi." W. C. Evans, Jr., is a natvie
of tFe county and has large dairy
ing interest- in West Baldwin. He is
one of the county's best farmers and
hra been a profitable operator de
spite adverse farming condition*. Mr
Evans is one of the county’s leading
TOTAL $29,230.99
1929
Mar. 31 $ 7,591.75
June 30 7,413.26
Sept. 30 6,613.57
Dee. 31 8,965.30
TOTAL »30,483.88
Increase 1929 over 1928 31.-
246.89.
MRS. A. M. POOLE
MEETSSADDEATH
Mother of Mn. A. I. Both Sac-
combi S—day Night From
Bru. Banal la Inriaha
Mrs. Martha Ann Poole died at
the home of her daughter, Mr?. A.
I. Butts, Sunday night January 12th,
about ten o’clock as the result of
burns sustained Saturday morning.
Mrs. Poole, who had been an en-
valid for several years naat, was
making her home with her daughter.
Saturday morning she warn left in
her room alone, while others of the
family were about their household
duties, and it is supposed her cloth
ing bream:’ ignited while she was
attempting to punch tne fire in an
open grate. Her granddaughter. Miss
j Julia Butts, went into the room and
Mr. Giles has been a lending in- lour[1 h cr grandmother invelopcd in
flucnce in the agricultural success j flames. she quickly secured tho
of the county and as a farmer 1 covering from, a near hy bed, and
East Baldwin he has had a most sue- j smot j,ere d the flame.-, but not be-
*• career. Hr is counted among ^ fore the aged woman had been bad-
91 00.00 BEQUEATHED THE CITY
HOSPITAL
Mrs. Ida Cook, widow of ihe late
Mr. J. T. Cook, who recently died
at her home in East Baldwin, be
queathed the hospital in this city
one hundred dollars.
This was a thoughtful act on the
part of Mrs. Cook, who knew the
money would be used at the hospital
to aid in alleviating the suffering of
humanity.
tending
und his addition to the directoate
board brings a nvin into the official
family of the bank who 5.- recogniz
ed for his business ability and honor
ar.d integrity.
The addition of Mr. Giles and Mr.
(Costiaued on luck page)
BASKET BALL SEASON
OT ENS FRIDAY NIGHT
of this section • burned about t f, .e limbs and body.
Physicians were hastily summoned,
and everything possible done to
aleviate her suffering and she be
came unconscious, remaining in that
condition until hcr death.
The funeral services were held at
the residence Tuesday morning ftt
eleveii o’clock, Rev. J. F. Yarbrough
officiating. The remains were car
ried to Irwinton, Mrs. Poole’s former
home, for inb'rment.
Mrs. Poole was seventy-nine yean
of age and had been in ill health
for many years, but during her afflic
tion she was sustained by that Chris
tian faith, realizing that beyond the
grave there was a home where there
would be no moie pain or suf' ng.
Mrs. Poole is survived by ..ire©
daughters and one son: Mrs. T. Dur-
dsn, of Augusta; Mrs. A. B. Donn
ing, of Baxley; Mrs. A. !. Butt.-, ol
this eity, and Mr. C. M. Poole, of
Cadet* to Play Soothers Bitiuu
College to RoUo Curtain os Cego
Schodslo
The G. M. C. Cadets open the
1930 Basket Ball season Friday night
in the Gymnasium at 8.30, the team
from the Southern Business College
forming the opposition.
The Basket Ball tournament will
b* held in Macon and about ten
games will be played here- before
this meet starts. Coach Florence has
i strong team and a large crowd fa. Cross CRy, Fla. She is also survived
expected to witness the opening , by severs! grandchildren and other
