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- ^WIK ^ NTT * %«T.TVTK>N __ OH Hu*** - W*k ""VT* P.bH. ran D»-“ I.MTH'' mit Unicm-Rceorfccr READ DY THOUtAMM ia Proirmi > IcUvin mm* Smrr—m*im u Cm y*i-» Wf.Jjjnmatf *» —G»., F(hwy S, 1938 CaiMM la 1171 Number 25 Borgia elks to meet here may 22nd &. 23rd ' , Ga. Fair Secretaries To Assemble Here Wednesday - DELEGATES TO HEAR chairman OFFARM BOARD , . j M Will Welcome Wrpl” f i : c “ a - rtnlioa Opel.: ai 11 A. M. fA RM LEADERS TO SPEAK fn:-- I cclturzl '.ffa:rs the outstanding n farm and agri- i'.akera at the : the Association ople from Geor- Bouth will rorpa Fa ind the 1 WednesJa*. not only as dele- . t., th-- convention but as farm- sted in the future farm in this coun- W. H. Rives Named Pres, of Independent Merchants Milledgevilie Independent Merchants, Inc*, Organized at Meeting Tuesday Night. Officers Elected far Year. Over One Hundred Shares of Stock Sold at Meeting . \V. H. Kieve.-, head of the Electrik ! Louie Smith, W. L. Ritchie, , Alexander Legge, chairman \ ( i; the Federal Farm Board, the or- I ganization formed with five hundred ;>n doJlaro at their disposal to uriotare. will be the prinrtoal ifr on the program. Usi |i« -ubject. Reorganized Agricui .The speech of Chiirman Legge k the first public appearance he has e since he took over the chair- ihip of the Farm board. Other speakers on the program are Andrew M. Soule, Hon. Eugene Talmadge, Dr. J. M. Sutton, Hon. Ed Rivers, and others who are vital- . lv interested in the agricultural and ] live t»ck development in Georgiu. President C. B. McCullar of the Association. wRl make his annual .address on Wednesday. On Wednes day nfyht a banquet will be served tn* 1 visitors. The convention will continue in session through Thurs- Hon. Alexander Legge, former President of the International Har vester Company and Chairman of the $500,000,000 Federal Farm Board .Named By President Hoovei to Solve the Agriculture problem Maid Bake Shop and prominent busine -s man, was named President of the Milledgeville Independent Merchants, Inc., at a meeting Tues day night which was attended by a j large number of business men. The organization meeting was call ed by Mr. A. J. Carr, Jr , who was named temporary chairman at a meeting held last week. A nomina tion committee appointed by Mr. Carr presented the following names and they were elected: W. H. Uicves, President; E. C. Kidd. 1st Vice-President; J. T. King, Second Vice-President; John Hollo way, Secretary; und Tom Hall Smith, Treasurer; Directors, O. M.- Enni-, DEATH OF MRS. M. A. M’CRAW This Highly Esteemed Wemsu Fused Away Satarday Affter- u Fuural HeU Moaday E. E. Bell. C. J # Conn, A. J. Carr, Jr.. R. L. Nseoln! C. H. Whitfield, J. F. Bell, Jr., Jon. W. Hutchinson, and L. S. Fowier. One hundred and twenty-seven shares of stoc.i were sold at the meet ing Tuesday, while more than thirty busine-s houses were to be solicited during the week for stock certificat es. It is expected that the stock .‘Imres will exceed two hundred. At a meeting of the Board of Di rectors Mr. Jon. Hutchinson was rvimed chairman. Plans were out lined for u vigorous campaign against chain stores and mail order houses, by tfie directorate board. B.P.0.E.WD1 COMEHEREFOR TWO DAY MEET Copt. Ennis Attends Meeting in La- Grange Monday and Dates for Convention an Aananaced BIG PROGRAM WAS PLANNED W. S. JETT NAMED LAYMEN TO MEET G. S. S. ENGINEER HERE FEB. 18TH Succeeds Late Capt. DeSanssnre. Equipment for New Braiding is Ordered; Wil Open Snon d*y be ntion is expected the largest ever held here. Agricul turally. it Is the most important that has been held in Georgia in several The delegates are expected to ar- ve in Milledgeville on Wednesday urning The Baldwin hotel has been imed headquarters for the con- The convention will be held in the •uditorium of the Georgia State Col- for Women. Dr. Beeson tend ered the auditorium for this purpose ind the convention will be in session there. Secretary E. Ross Jordan of the Association of Georgia F; irs has an nounced the following r /ficLal pro- tram for the annual • onvention of tb? Assf<iation which convenes here next Wednesday, February 12th, for two day session: f«dne.d* y Morning Se.gion, Feb. 12 Convention t pens 11 A. M. at City Htll. Address of Welcome—Capt. J. ^-nl Ennis, MUIedgcvilfc. Address of Welcome: •t Secretary of Cobb 3 ®F Fair Marietta, Ga. Ar.raal Address of The President liar, .Milledgeville. Ad ‘ ir ‘- “Business of Making A i:r A Greater Asset To The Com- It ' rves"—S. N. Harris, r'"'ent. Georgia State Fair. Sa- paririah. Addr*> * L Va iTegnfations Governing : Exhibition Purposes." n. State Veterinarian, A'tcrnooij Session 2 P. M. W. Auditorium, of Tho Hon. Alexand er rressman W. W. | on - * vender Legge, Federal Farm Board Agricui iure”, Waah- B. C. "Georgia Fairs Are State senator K. D. Rivers. La- Jnt y Fair, Lak« land. Ga, ;; “Nation of The Tariff ! ’ r <'spcrity." Hon. Eugene • State Commissioner of Ad, 1 * urt ’ -^Hanta. _ ‘Greater Opportunity Vjrm Boy and GirL” Dr. ( : r * Sf, u!e, President, Geor- °f Agriculture, “ 'luet will be held J ' back page) Mrs. Alice Evans Me Craw, widow of the late Ur. M. A. McCraw, and one of ' Milledgieville’s best known and highly esteemed women, passed awnv about five e’clodi Saturday af ternoon, February 1st, following several days illness with pneumonia. The seriousness of her illness was not generally known, and the news of her death came as a shock to many of her friends and acquaintances throughout the city. The funeral services were held at the home on Columbia street Mon day afternoon .at three o’clock in the presence of a large number of friends. Rev. F. H. Harding, the rec tor of St. Stephens Episcopal church of which she had been a member u long number of years, officiated. Rev. John F. Yarbrough, pastor of tho Methodist church; Rev. A. G. Harirs, of the Presbyterian church, and Rtv. J. H. Conlin, of the Saered Heart Catholic church, also pirtfci- pated in the service*. The remains buried on the family square in the city cemetery, the following act ing as pall bearers: Messrs. A. J. Carr, Jr., J. C. Ingram, H. T. Cline, S. Bell, Terry Treanor, Lamar Ham, Jerre N. Moore and J. T. Andrews. The florui offerings banked on •and around the casket were numer- is and beautiful in desigif Airs. McCraw was tho oldest daugh ter of the late Air. and Mrs. Samuel ans, and her entire life was spent this city. In early womanhood, was murried to Air. AI. A. Mc- Craw, their marriage being a social event, as both of them were popular with large circles of friends. They built a beautiful home on the hill, and commenced life together. Mr. McCraw died severul years ago, .caving her a widow with two small laughters, who have since grown in to womanhood. Airs. McCraw poss essed an attractive personality, and by a social and genial nature won the •ove Uiid **«;tecm of all who knew her. “he was a devoecd mother and cora- inion to her daughters, the tie be- veen them was one of devotion, uring recent months, Mr/. McCraw . sumed the management of the Bald win Hotel, which property she own ed, and at the time of her death was directing its affairs. Airs. 51cCraw is survived by two daughters, Misses Virginia and Alice AIcCraw, to whom the sympathy of cur community have gone out especially, and one brother, Mr. Sam Evans, and two sisters, Mrs. Adah Harris and Mrs. Bessio Hersch, all of New York. W. S. Jett, Jr., assisant engineer at the Milled gevilie State Hospital, was elevated to the post of chief engineer, succeeding the late, Capt. T. H. DeSaussure, at a meeting of the Board of Trustee* last week. The board was organized for the new year and Hon. John T. Brant ley was again named President. Dr. T. M. Hall was re-elected as Vice- President and Mr. C. C. Brantley of Valdosta will serve a* secretary again. Orders were placed for the equip ment for the new I* M. Jones Hos pital building and will be rushed here to be placed as soon as possible. Plans are being made to open the buildmg within the next sixty days. Then open ing will be informal and a speeial program will be arranged. The building Methodist Men of Oxford District Will Assemble m City at Ban quet Speakers to Be Present Tentative plans are being made for a gathering of the laymen of the Oxford District to be held at the Methodist church in this city the evening of February 18th. A banquet' i'll! be served in the Sunday School room of the Metho dist church, at which it is expected a large number of laymen of the local and churches of the district will be present, and a meeting of fellowship held. Dr. Wallace Rogers, of Atlanta, and Dr. O. E. Goddard, Missionary Secretary of tbe M. E. Church South, Nashville, Tenn., will be present, and discuss questions relative to the ad vancement of the work of the church. Both of these ministers are leading preacher* in .Southern Methodism, and are eloquent, scholarly and of th, ™»t Fuller announcement will be car- MR. LAM " HAM NAMED n. Y. LIFE AGENT S.ccmU Mr. M. H. BMW. Wko Ho, Retired After Long Tern ef Service to Old Coeapeey Mr. H. G. Bone s making a busi ness trip thk week through South an-.l North Carolina. modern in the South and meets „ .. . ., u .... , . A . . . . .. w , T , ried in the bulletin of the Methodist of the great needs at the hospital. It | k _ v ^ ^ is magnificent in orchitcctual beauty and complete in ever.' detail. The equipment that will be installed will be in keeping with the building. Mr. Jett, who takes over the en gineers duties has been at the hos pital for five years. He has ac quainted himself with the duties and will go into the office ably equipped and throhghly familiar with every detail. The Board was pleased with the progress and work of the closing year und enter the new year with n program that will cajrry through many additional improvements. Two new buildi-ngs have been provided for by the legi-lature and it is ex pected that work will begin on these during the year. The hospital has been greatly handicapped by lack of fund3 from the state, but this pres sure fl? being gradually relieved. The Trustees have completed their annual report which will be released w'ithin a few weeks. Hon. Andrew’ M. Soule, President of the Georgia State College of Agri culture ul Athens, who wil speak be fore the Association of Georgia Fair.- on Wednesday afternoon, discussing Farm Boys and Girls. TWO INJURED IN AUTO WRECK Min Mattie Tkomai Has Leg Hart and Miss Gertrude Andersen Suffers Injuries Mr. Lamar F. Ham has been named resident agent of the New’ York Life Insurance Company, succeeding Mr. M. H. Biund, who retired after ilL health made him inactive. Mr. Bland is one of the oldest agents with the company in point of service. He has been ill several weeks and Mr. Ham has been appointed to fill his pluce until he can regain his strength to return to work. .Mr. Ham is a live aggressive bu.-i- niss man and has taken over the N. , Y. Life office here. Miss Mattie Thomas suffered in juries of a serious nature a. d Miss Gertrude Anderson was badly brais ed Sunday afternoon when the in Wrhich they were riding with Miss Willie Boggus was crashed into by a truck on the Macon-Milledgeviile highway. The three ladies had been to For syth and wrtre enroutc home when the accident happened. They had passd Gray when the truck driven by a negro cra-hed into them. Miss Thomas had her mouth cut, several teeth knocked out and her leg badly cut and bruised ai the knee joint. Miss Anderson had two ribs broken and was baaly bruised. Miss Boggus escaped without inj.'-’I's other than i small cut on the wrisu The three ladies were picked up and brought to tbe city. Serious concern is felt for Miss Thomas, and t is feared that her injuries will be permanent. She is at the Parks Me morial Hospital with her sister, Miss Elizabeth Thomas. The accident happened in the late afternoon. Miss Thomas is secre tary and treasurer of the Fowler- Flemister Coal Company, Miss Ander son is librarian at G. S. C. W. and i«s Boggus is assistant to the Presi dent of the Milledgevide Bank. Latest news that has been received 'rom Miss Thomas and Miss Ander son was encouraging. Miss Andcr- on b expected to return to her work within a few days. Aliss Thomas will probably remain in the hospital several weeks. The truck driven by the negro was property of the J. S. Scofield and n, t»f Macon. Hundred* of Georgia Elks led by the Grand Exalted Ruler of tbe Grand Lodge will cor.ic to MtHedgciviUe May 22nd and 23rd for hteir annual convention, Capt. J. II. Ennis, Exult ed Ruler of the local lodge announced after a meeting of the Stato Execu tive Board which was held in La- Gmago Monday. Plans for the entertainment of the visitors are being made for their two day stay here. The convention will open with a parade led by bands from Atlanta and Savannah and the drum corps of Columbus, Georgia. Floats of local organizations will join in to make this one of the largest parades ever staged here. It is ex pected that the delegations from the various lodges in the state will in clude several hundred men. Capt Ennis has requested the co operation of the various clubs of the city to moke the convention a suc cess. Committee, are being organized to formulate plans of entertainment and reception of the guests. THREE YOUNG WWYE BOYS FROM ATHENS ARRESTED HERE, Had Run Away From Hems Satur day. Paromts Cam* Altar Them Three young white boys were taken in charge Sunday night, when the officer noticed them loitering in the business section of the city. The boys, after being questioned finally admitted that they had run awny from their home*- in Athens Satur day. They were tired, hungry and without funds. Sheriff Haynic Monday morning communicated with their parents, who told him to hold the boys until they could come from Athens aad get them; which they did later this week, 'paying all expenses for their keep. The boys were glad that their ef fort to see the world had ended, and were, no doubt wiser for the experi ence they had gained. C0L0NAL THEATRE FRONT BEING REMODELED THS WEEK Nn Dta^a, 3lgu An Fii.J i. Lobby. Entire Front is Repaidt«d and Old Sign. Torn Dnwa SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE TO EE HELD THRUSDAY 13TH Rev. R. H. Smith and Olh.r Prom- inrnt Sunday School Worhor. Will Muko Talk. iKIWANIS ENDORSES ILLITERACY PROGRAM FOR BALDWIN T. L. McCOMES CELEBRATES! BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK .Mr. T. L. McCombs* Celebrated his ghtieth birthday this week. Will Furnish Teacher for Every I -^ r - McCombs’ recently celebrated Class of Twenty Adults Organized. ! bis gulden wedding anniversary an Ireland Chairman I has the distinction of being on" n ________ * 1 MiUedgevllIe’e oldd:«t citizens. H< The Milledgeville Kiwanis Club jdelights in relating incidents of th< endorsed the ilBierxcy program that; late rixtie* and is always an interert h v been rkir.nr :! f:;r Baldwin county tng -*nd entertaining conversntion- at their meeting Friday night nfte- alist. they had heard a report from Mr. W. i The Union-Recorder joins his ra friends in wishing him many happy returns of the day and that a mcrci- E. Ireland of the meetir The club in making its endorsement ful providence will spare him many more years. for The Union-Recorder has received the following notice from Rev. R. E. Lyle, of Eatonton: There will be a ’^roup Sunday School Institute at the Millcdgcville Methodist church Th :r*day, Feb. 13. All Methodist pastors, superintend- , promirtd to furr.L~.h a teach?] onts, teachers and other Sunday | ' very clas* of twenty ndulN that School workers are urged to attend ! were organized in the county. This this institute. r ’ ffe »‘ reduco the cost Rev. B. H. Smith. Conference , of carrying out the program. Superintendent -'f Sunday School' Tho Parent Teachers Association work will be pr< at and there will Judge E L. Rainey, Chairman of of G. M. C. will meet on Friday af- be addresses from other prominent tho State Board of Prison Commit- rr on at four o’clock in the Grad* Sunday School w-rl -rs. Come, the K 'oners. spent Sunday at the State Fa M nr All members are asked to prcxram will be intf resting - Prison Farm. ho prewnt The entire front of the Colonial Theatre has been remodeled this old sign boards were torn away and a fresh coat of paint add ed to tho lobby and building front. Display racks, to announce pic tures that will be shown at future days at<d to show scenes for the pic- being shown for the day have placed on either side of the .’obby. This dbplay racks have glass fronts and are done in gold and blue making a most attractive addition i? the lobby and front of the theatre. Mr. Curry has recently completed an interior renovation, new seats were installed with complete sign equipment: The Theatre is tnc of the most modern in the state and hn.- a reputation throughout thh section for the pictures that are shown there. Many people are attracted to Mil- Icdgeville each week by the Colonial. Mr. Hugh T. Cline has been ap pointed temporary administrator of the estate of Mrs. M. A. McCraw. The operation of the Baldwin Hotel ill be continued with Mr. Hutch Pasdial and Mr*. Sadie Bright in ! temporary charge. The* grill will be 1 dsemtinued.