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"" 11,1 ®l|t llttiun-Bcrorbcr WAP IT THOUSANDS Of mtu frSgH UHl PH.HW.I I G», 31, 1930 runNiiM H mi Number 24 liairman of Federal Farm Board to Attend Fair Convention Committee Completes Plans To Fight Illiteracy L.,,., Held Monday Enlh<ui.»< ; t. 1 State H,re ,lJ Outline Pi opt IB . Pa ul KUfeon. State Supn-vite hjots poke 1 I luldwin county made for the ring out a thorough the conditions of rudication of " t M«»nd:*v morning in the ... ,ij Superintendent P. N. Biv- *nd !’ **** w< light «twfc will br ailfitii'n into C3 u«y and work out plana for erection. j« rs . C. B. McCullar. chairman of r Baldwin county, prosided, and tbe fo-TowiHf p > pie were present ng tht patriotic and civic iub* of the county. Mrs. David on, Mrs. G-orge Roach, Mr*. Williams, Mrs. W. A. Massey, {. B. Moore, Mr*. Steve Thorn- Wn, Mrs. J. L- Beeson, Misuses Jennie mil Katherine Jewell, Mr.*. W. M. ,tt. Mi«s Sophie Richardson. Mrs. E. E. Bass. CoL Erwin Sibley, Mr. W. E Ireland ami Mr. P. N. Bivins. GEORGIA DAY TO BE OBSERVED FEB. 14TH February* 14, has been named by Superintendent Bivins as Geor gia Day to be obicrved in all the schools of tbe county. Committees from the Baldwin county Fed erate Clubs will co-operate in the observance. Mrs. Hines stated that a com mittee has been appointed to visit each school. Alexander Legge Will Deliver Principal Address on February 12 Conventitra Date, Portpmed So Tkat Noted Mu Mifbt Attend Jndfe Urm to Introduce Speaker. Otker Noted Spetkei, u ProfTim for Coovratioo Here BALDWIN COURT TO MEET FEB. 17 Judge Park Call, Adjourned Term When Solicitor Declaret Criminal Docket Crowded Local Merchants Organize for Chain Store Fight li' norable Alexander Legge, Ch. man of the Federal Farm Board at Wanhingtno, D. C., has definitely ■ate.| it'd t’ne invitation of the A»- sncta . n of Georgia Fairs to mak;.- the principal address on the opening date i f *’ eighteenth Annual Con vention which meets here on Feb ruary twelfth and thirteenth. invitation and finally celting Chairman LeK?e In-isrd and ur. r. Divins*. ., . v. F’!-. n outlined plans that «l» t«rm of B.ld»m Sup. 1 “ Court Friday afternoon a i extra session of the court up the congested crimin.tl docket, to convene Monday morning February 17th. Solicitor General Joseph E. Duke displayed to the court hills of indict ment that indicated another week would be necessary to dispose of the cases on hand. The Grand Jury re turned a large r.uiubc.* of hills and the court faced an unusual!v heavy in Baldwin county. Mr. Sib- docket when the criminal busings howed that by counting the neo- , was called. All persons undei indict- in the Sanitarium and prison, i mont * nd confined in tne county ja.l aid win? figure was too large and , were tried, clearing the cells for not truly represent the Sheriff* Haynie. The resolution also asked excused all jurors. id keen ad opted by the state f:nd suggestions of organization called f»ie county. Mis Mary Jane P.»r- , a^-istant to Mr. Ellison, aiso to the committees. Statistics e given showjng the rendition m county. Col. Erwin Sibley made a motion the mcetini. which carried a rt.*o- ion to the Census enumerator ;ing that the inmates in the state titutions not be counted as illiber- hat in the event the inmates •tinted, tiat a foot note be added, xplaining. Mrs. McCullar appointed commit- > the conditions of the h’unty and has called a meeting for fr.-bruary 6th, whtn reports will be Ipailt* and the actual corrective work |Mn. I The Legion Auxiliary is to exum- * the books of the Tax Receiver in * «trch for illiterates, thtf \V. C. t’. has been assigned the clerks ffice, the U. D. C. the Rural Route A. R., the Bank Cishiers, irvice Star Legion, the Merchants, ^derated Clubs, school teachers and »ck drived; P. T. A. the State lumior.s. IA Tmance committee of Col. Er in Sibby, Mr. W. E. Ireland, Mrj. ’ B. Moore, Mrs. George Roach --.nd C. B. McCullar waa named. J Mix. McCullar stated that the (Pht would be difficult and the co- •eration of all people in the county ur fT-'d. Individual contributions tiie work have been requested. , ON AUXIUARY wants ' THE UNiO’I-RECORDER ni.ES ra C.th.r p.p.r. of 1,27 .ml 1S28 t„ Gel All Wer Record; b :, .e. Send P.- pcrg at Once If you ! ive saved :i Ur.ion-Record- i . 1B28, the American | Auxiliary wo, • K . p|a ,,, e been made to get the editions theft two years ard b ind them uture reference of :h? days dur- the war period. 7he Union-Recorder has bsvn able ? tiiem some help, having n parties and witnesses until Febm 17th. He ordered a calendar pre pared and published in the Milledge- ville newspaper* of trie cases that would be called. . | Juge Park stated that it was his wish to dispose of all case:, during regular terms but the number of in- iictments held by the solicitor Gen eral clearly rndicateo that an ex tra term was necessary. pre sing tht succeeded in to accept. The Association of Georgia Fairs had the active copoemtion of all numbers of the Association. of uil the Directors of the Middle Gi urgia Fair Association here, of Mr. R. W. Ilatcher. formerly President .if the « mention had originally j National Retail Hardwa e A*s<eia- •hcdulad for February sixth i tion, Honoral.le Miller S. Bell, Presi-j ‘■nth, but Mr. Legge wus un- dent of the MJIedgevillc Chamber of come on either of those dates! Commerce, Honorable Eugene Tal- ngagement. and of m.ige, StaU> Commissioner of Agricul ture, Dr. Andrew M. Soule, President of the State College of Agriculture, nr.d oth.rs, in obtaining Mr. I«-gge’s acceptance. The Convention will meet in Mil- hdgcville at ten A. M. on Wednes day February twelfth. Following a short business session the princi pal addre-s of the morning will be therefore been postponed made by Senator E. D. Rivers of untii Wednesday and Thursday. Feb- Lakeland, Ga.. a stockholder .n the ruary twelfth and thirteenth, and Mr. Lanier county Fair and one of (j Legge will be the principal speaker it i gia’s leading citizens. Mr. Legge will able to due to ficials of the Association agreed to postpone the meeting dates if this would :«rinit him to come. For sev eral days it wa* doubtful as to the date that he could come, Lat Wed nesday im rning he advised definitely that hi could be in Mil ledge vi lie at two P. M. on Wednesday February Jute J.ntc B. p.tl uiljournvd T h= ■‘f s " f BALDWIN COTTON CROP YIELDS 5,727 BALES Ri porta isued by the Depail- ment ol Commerce this week showed a yield of 5,727 bales of cotton in Baldwin county for the crop year of 1921*. Mr. S. D. Stembrhlge, collector of statistics, m th; county, stated that this: figure was pratically complete. This figure showed a great increase over 1928. only 2,- 842 bales having been ginned for that year. Tcaponry Oifanintira Pe7f»d«l at Mcctiai T,«Jay Outer to Be Appfied for At Ooce two P. M. on the- opening date, Wed nesday twelfth. Congressman W. W. Ur en of Dublin, Georgia’s Member of the Houu* Committee on Agriculture and one of the South’s ouUwinding Con gressmen nas accepted the invita tion of the Association to also come to Milledgeville on that dr to and introduce Mr. Legjre. While the As ocintion of Fairs had the co-opera tion of various agencies in the State In inducing Mr. Legge to come to Georgia, yet the main credit is due to Judge Larsen. The President of the Association asked Judge Larsen se%- eral weeks ago to extend the invita tion to Mr. Legge upon behalf of the As-ociation to make the princi pal address. Despite the fact that Mr. Legge had a previous engage ment and -at first declined the invi tation, Congref«man Larsen with his colleague Congressman Vinson kept speak at two P. M. being introduced by Judge Lnreen, nnd this address will be followed by an address by I>r. Andiew M. Soule. President of the State College of Agriculture, and Hon.\ Eugene Talmadgc, State Corn- mis ioner of Agriculture. The princi pal social event of the Convention will be a banquet at the Baldwin Ho tel at 8:00 P. M. on Wednesday night, February twelfth. Thursday’s program includes a business session nad several address es by leading citizens, Fair Uficials «nd Camivafi representatives. The Baldwin Hotel will •>« Convention Headquarters. Fair Official*. County Farm Agents and Agricultural Leaders from all over Georgia, and many from adjoining States will be in attendance. This will be by far the largest Con vention ever fajrought to Milledge- ville. :•)»£ A. J. Carr, Jr., waa named tempo rary chairman at a meeting Tues day afternoon of a group of inde pendent Milledgeville merchants who are organizing and perfecting plans for a fight on chain rtore comp, ti- The meeting won attended ty about fifteen merchant* and tempo rary plans were made to begin an active campaign against chain store* operating he.-c. A canvas of -J,e merchants earlier in the afternoon secured the signature of more than one hundred independents who made subscription to the organization ar.d indicated they would be a part t« urge the people of the county and ~ i city to patronize the merchant, who Increased Enrollment as Students had their cHizea*hip in Milledgeville Begin Spring Terra. First Half | and were contributing to the upbuild- of Year Very Successful lnK ' ,rKl P ro * rB »» of the county. A charter will be applied for to | incur pa rate the organisation which : will be known ns the Indencdd*oir Ke- I tail Merchants The i plans that were outlined will Wring several speakers hen* and carry for ward an .advertising campaign. Mr. Charlete Whitfield wn., name-! | treasurer and Mr. Chao. Conn, *ecre- G.S.C.W. OPENS NEW SEMESTER SANDWICH SHOP TO BE LOCAT ED IN McCOMBS BUILDING Mr. Zolotas Announca Plans for Bnilding on Wayno and Han Work on the McComb building on the corner of Wayne and Hancock ia not expected to begin until the late summer, however, tentative plans for the building have been an nounced by Mr. Paul Zolotas, who recently took a long term lease on the property. The comer store will be divided, the lessee declared. A store will be ut facing Hancock street and in thi ction u modern Sandwich shop will be opened. This new store will Lc one of the most modem in tne Soutn, Mr. Zalotas declared. The equipment will be the very latest and every de tail will be in keeping with the very best. It will be a place that* will eater to the college stuiicut and the \ :ry best trade. The comer store has been leaded, but Mr. Zolotas has not made an nouncement of the lessee. The build ing will be completely remodeled throughout and new equipment added. Milledgeville Becomes Center of Activities for Episcopalians Southern Convention to Be Known as “MiHedgevile Convocation” Rev. i her leaving the college. Forty-one new students rrll at the Georgia State College for' Women Wednesday morning ready) to begin the now femester with more than thirteen hundred young ladiei who are already on the rolls. The mid-term examinations that have been tin progress .dnee lm*t j week brought to an end the first' tory o{ thc temporary organization half of the year, and I)r. J. L. Beo-| he,d Tue * d »y- The mmpaghi will son expres:ed great satisfaction in; ac -‘ v< ’ly begin next week it it unfer tile progre.s nnd work tf the college! 8tood * for the first «emister. Every student! Mr Jon Hutchinaon, Mr. J. F. Bell, has shown an earnestness of purpose | ^ rM ^ r * Culver Kidd, Mr. Adrian that has been most pleasing to the! H tPne * Mr. Roy Hayes, Mr. H. 15. department heads and we feel that Wootten, Mr. Albert Lugsnd, Mr. W. this semester has been one of our i ^ ^handler, Mr. W. D. Morrison, best. Dr. Bee so* stated. 1 ^ r ' C 0 *** 1 , Mr. A. J. Carr, Jr., Th,. student* enter the W>MW9 mm «**» «t- tern. \Vcdne,d.y morninE. Thi,r 1 '"®"* the meeting TtfetSuf: neriod of school 'ife point* toward i nrreru, nnm i ti ■ graduation and the colorful season J. L. DEUUn MMRATU1 on the campus. The Music Festival FOR STATE HISTORIAN OF will be one of the hig events on the D. A. R. calendar during the remaining months. Field Day and other festi- Nancy Hart Chapter by Unaaiaioua vities are events in which he .‘tu- Endowments Presents Name of dents will take part .as sprir.g np- Prominent Woman for Post proaches. More than twenty students com- »„ . __ ...... , ... .. . ; lf > unanimous endoftement, the ^ e ^ "° r . k th * ”°'? h s™ 1 wUjl Nancy Hurt Chapter hn* prwwnted *" of Mrs. J. L. Beeson j return in June for their degrees .- diplomas. The additions to the i rollment are greater than the nu F. H. Harding. Deu of Soolbem Hotf tf AtiuU Ditccw. DekfttK't to Ctnt Hot Dr. Beeson and his faculty are 1 thusiastic in their outlook for I spring term. The southern half of the Atlanta named the ccqvocatior ‘he MUledge- Diocese of the Episcopal church Vill be known as the Milledgeville Con vocation, Bhhop H. J. Mikell an nounced las^ week when Milledge ville became the center of activities of the churches in the southern hulf of the Atlanta Diocese. Th? Very Reverend F. H. Harding was named dean of the Convocatios last year when the cecision -eachcd to divide the work of the Dioc&e into two sections. At that tim? the two convocations u known a- the northern and south* the action of a committee during the recent meeting of the council in Atlanta established the center of thc southern division in Milledgeville and ville Convocation of .at Dioceae. Plans are now under way for the spring meeting which will be held in Athens It is understood that the Convocation will be invited to Mil- lodgeviUfe for the fall session which will probably be held in September. In the event the meeting i. held here about one hundred delegates will at tend nnd a number of speakers of national prominence will be present. The Milledgeville Convocation in cludes ch-archea of Macon, Columbus, Athens, Greensboro. Fort Atlanta ! NEGRO SHOOTS ANOTHER AND MAKES ESCAPE Mi Laa4y Beiag H.oted by Sheriff For Sboetiag Cbai Lewi. Memlcy Afteraoee Sheriff W. J. Haynie continued his search for John Lundy a negro man who shot Charles Lewis another negro Monday afternoon and made his escape. Lundy and Lewis were on North Wayne street beyond the Georgia Valley, J railroad when the hooting too!; irta, Gainesville, Cornelia i other cities in this section. candidate for the office of State Historian at the Georgia State Con ference of the Daughters of Amer ican Revolution to be held in New- nan in March. > Mrs. Bseson has served the Nancy Hart chapter as Registrar, recording secretary and regent, and has been a prominent member in the organiza tion for many yearn. In addition to her work in the D. A. R. the has been president of the Woman’s Club, Federated Clubs and an officer in the U. D. C. She was chairman of the historical essay contest held in the schools of thc state and wa« winner of the Jeanne Fox Weinman- trophy for this work. Mrs. IL o' on i s one of Miledgv- ville’s most gifted women, and has been given th« unanimous approval and place. Reasons for the fight hsvc ! not been learned, but Lundy fired ! _ — ! a double barrel shot gun into tbe I C0L ?M£LT0 present varied PENSION MONEY FOR LAST CADETS TO PLAY CORDON ON : right leg of Lewi*, badly crippling. PROGRAM NEXT WEEX 1929 QUARTER RECEIVED COURT NEXT WEDNESDAY h '™ : Judse Mailing Str, rille Will s Possible and will appreciate ’’oration of the peopie pf the in their effort. u have an old Union-Record- K.'.ktd in 1827 or 1928. pleate . to this office or one of the . K ~ Mrs * Geor S p Carpenter, McMillan, Mias Bertie Mrs. Tom Ree?e. ’ BtESON The stores that will occupy the build- g will be the very best and operau 1 by local interests, it was stated. outside the bound files of this , . . 1 The Legion is anxious to * wU1 bo the very beSt and 0peraU ■ copies of the paper as rap- MADE R. H. D. ALLEN, JR.. MEMBER OF BOARD METHODIST STEWARDS Dogs from the state farm were 1 us''I ir thc man hunt, but the hosvy ! rains made the trail difficult. Sheriff Haynie* went to the scene after the city police had made an investigation and with them made the hunt. The Coach Cecil with his undefeated ! negro had made a good get-away be- irdon Institute basket ball team j fore the officers arrived. The search i From Battle Coacb Florence’. Fir Big Game Neat Week OF Judge Bertie Stcmbridge, Ordinary) of Baldwin county, has received the ; List 1929 payment for Confederate j ^ coni( . to MilW g ev n„ n „ t Wed-j w * s continued nvoral hour, but all luuricul show" ii eolor. the — to be paid to Dr. H. D. Allen, Jr., was made a j w jdows. Judge Stembridge has mail membir of the Board of Stewards i e( j out c h?cks to each of them, which of the Milledgeville Methodist church j s t ^ e fi ret tj mc she baa had that at the quarterly conference held pj ca sure since assuming office. Sunday afternoon. j T bo pen,ions for i”™ ure to be The appointment u-aa made by the pajd monthly. Soldier, and widows pensions. Thc amount received was S1.750.0U . ....... .. - ,, e „„ soldier, and 25 dcta "> the :,r ' t b, « of the M *' needay ngiht to play thc G M. C. traces were lost. MILLEDGEVILLE CITIZEN NAMED ON COMMITTEE j gram. Gory Copper Meeting ° R SCOTT ! Pftstor, Rev. John F. Yarbrough, and j ^*83 confirmed by the conference. ■ - J. L. B PCao I Dr. Allen succeeds the. late Mr. W. f-t. repre.u. . ' r|t n ani * ^ r * ®* H. j A. Massey, who was a member of thc Friday f 0r ^ ^ i Board for a long number of years, •iation of (;, , m tin,p j Dr. Allen has been a life-long mem- be h-Jd - ^H** 1 ”* |ber of the Mithcdist church, and his ot “ Hotel. antn at | official duties will be met with .an earnest effort. W. C. T. U. WILL MEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON. The W. C .T. U. v day afternoon at th at 3^0. All mcmbfi hi present; i!l meet Tues- L^ptist church are urged to Coach Florence with his inexper!- enced' team hat w«ded into a heavy p - N. Bivina. Suprintendcnt chedule and id. team ia rauidly be-, ° f P “ bl,c Sch ”° ls f-** B " I s°a v ere named members of the coni conus- or.c of ths strongest in the I missis f or ^ enrichment uS adult state. The Gordon team has not life in Georgia, by the chairman of cufferad a defeat and come here the the National Educational Associa- big favorites. • tion. Plans art bcisg made for a record This committee will work out for tha game. Thc- red and black p-ogram to reduce illiteracy among five is being drilled hard for thc adults in the state and to improve game, which is expected to bo the living conditions. The outstanding most exciting and c’o ely contested etiuc of the y*?ar. ! fr.r this work. Comedy, Comedy and Great Maricul Show on Program for Neat / Week A program of variety it the offer ing of the Colonial next week. Open ing with “Kibitzer” a great comedy and closing with “Pointed Heels” well rounded - In between the Monday anU Tues day and Friday and Saturday oro- mmm Day? Leave” will be ihown. Tnis is u war story that presents a story of pathos and comedy to you. The program this w;ek han scored popular approval. Many people from negihboring towns have been attract ed here by the Colonial. Thr shown next week keep the average unusually high. * Rev. F. H. Harding returned from Atlanta Friday where ho attended tht D'oceaaa Council at tbs Euisr .ral church.