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I THE UNION RECOHOU. MILLEDGEVILLE. C> . FEMUARV «. I»J« (Efu* Huinn-firmr&rr i:raced at Poat Office, Milledgo. .ille, as second-elas* mail matter. Published Weekly ss Thursday at Milledgeville, Ga. R. B MOORF.—EDITOR JttZ N. MOORE—Baainees II SUBSCRIPTION RATES , Yaar tl-50 Months .75 Advertising Rata* fur niched mm THURSDAY. FEB. 6, 1930 cmr council holds keonc i a ^ riRATION MONDAY NIGHT' 1 Georgia Fair Assoc la- The City Council in regular ses- >ion Monday night pined an or Vr appropriating $10.00 for the illiter ucy campaign now being put on Baldwin county. An order was i.H-ued to chert the block on Washington street between Liberty and Wilkinson streets arc! the block on Columbia between Han-} cock and Gre*n_ These streets will immediately be put in condition so that they can I* opened to traffic. No action wa« taken regarding the petition of insurance agents to re duce their taxes. This matter was tabled pending a ruling from the State Comptroller General. Five hundred feet of fire hose were purchased at the meeting. il the Committee of Milledge- ville citizens handling plans for the Annual Convention of the As ocia- tion of Georgri Fairs which meet*', here next Wednesday and Thursday, Ft b. 12 and IS, respectfully urge and request all citizens of Miiledge- ville for the following co-ojK-ration and assistance: t irtSniM-Cjimlina Chemical Cor|Mirulion Copyrisbi 1930 THE PASSING INDIVIDUAL Much has l.en suid recently of, the chain store and its influence on Anuri-ar busine s. So much so that there ha- i een a gestural uprising again-t the chain method of doing business unu its tendency to choke . out the individuality in business to day. Th • MilledgcvilU* Merchant.- have banded together to fortify them- aelves against destruction. It is an oiganiration of men who arc interest ed in the welfare of the community and whose whole interest is that of making a bitter and greater city. It is not their intention to try through foicc to git people to tendr with the i independent and stop trading with , the chain store, bu| rather to appeal j POSTAL TELEGRAPH OFFICE . patronize the , To REMAIN OPEN AT NIGHT POINTED HEELS SHOWN AT COLONIAL WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY Through error The Union-Re corder of last week announced the pelure “Pointed Heels” starring William Powell and Helen Kane for Friday and Saturday at the Colonial. This pciture is being shown on Wednesday und Thurs day. It i- one of the best pictures of the year, introducing new songs and dances in all color. ‘Seven Days Leave" with Gary Cooper, the star of the Vir gmian is on the bill for Friday and Saturday instead of Wed nesday hnd Thursday. to their civic loyalty store keeper who through his labors! has built a city here and given to the The Postal Telegraph ofifee will remain open until eleven o’clock at night instead of closing at eight, Mr. B. W. Hartley, manager has. an nounced. YOUNG WHITE MAN WAS ARRESTED MONDAY MORNING rest of us many advantages that we enjoy today. Centrilization has been the idea of business and government since the civil war. When peace finally came, the control of Government went in to th: hands of a tew, and since that time there has bren a rapid growth ! — to , Bovcrnraert opcmUid for privi-l J *«* Barnt “- “ yo “" B wh,U ' m » n - Jcce und not for the Brent ntnooer of “ mat ‘ ;l M °" d “Y b >‘ Sheriff Haynie, charged with larc eny from the house. Barnes had been working for Mr. Chns Cnrmanni i’.i the SouLh-wu*tern part of the ounty, and was givrr up hi- job. Before leaving ho went into thej home of Mr. Carmanni and stole a pistol and pair of pants. When ar rested he hud the pistol concealed on his person. Wfth this centralization of Govern ment, their grew rapidly a centraliza- t>on of business. Today, individuality is bring destroyed. The little shop keeper and the little farmer arc be ing “washed out" and with them the only means of permanent prosperity. 1 he fight has become so vigorous that many government officials are urging legislation to curb the chain CLEVER PLAY TO BE PRESENT- ED AT C. S. C. W. MONDAY NIGHT In other parts of the country, notably in Kentucky and Louisiana, legislators are asked to take step, to curb chain stores. In Kentucky, Gov ernor Sampson, in his message to the legislature, declares that “many of our old, substantial, independent merchants have been and arc being driven out of business by the activi ties of the chain store business, which like great octopu.-es, a!re reaching their long, viper-like tentacles into every nook and corner of our coun try to suck the life blood from our ht me people engaged in business.' The governor goes on to say thnt ninny, if not nil of these concerns, are owned by* foreign capital; are | EAS T ERN STAR VISITED BY operated-from fon-ipn office; pay. GRAND WORTHY MATRON little or no tuxes; depo.it their mon eys temporarily in our banks and “A Message From Mars" is the title of the three .act comedy drama to be given at the Georgia State Col lege for Women on next Monday evening, the show is given under the direction of the Lyceum committee, Prof. O. A. Thaxton, chairman. The comedy has scored a big hit wherever it has shown, and Prof. Thaxton believes it is one of the best that the Lyceum course has offered, The story relates many interesting and funr.y incidents. TUESDAY NIGHT move. ,t „„ t„ headquarters through Mr „ Hooch, Grand \Y the next mud;.pay low salaries; fight I Matron , „ r thl . order of the Ea our local business people: invest ln! st>r ma d c an ofifeial visit to A11 personr having available rooms at their home are requested to tender them to the Convention Committee for Wednesday night, Feb. 12th. All Hotels are crowded to capacity and o.-signmente to homes are now be ing made. Please call Mr. King at the office of the Milledgeville Tele phone Company, Phone 499, imme diately, giving him the following in formation number of per.-ons that you can lodge on Wednesday night, price desired per person, your tele phone number. Visitors will pay a reasonable price for lodging and the committee h not asking for free accommoda tion.s. Automobiles Every person who possibly can' spare his or her automobile for an j hour’s sightseeing tour of the Metro politan District of Milledgeville is equested t<> have their automobile at the Baldwin Hotel at 5 P. M. Wed- dny afternoon, with the driver. A ir of points of interest around Milledgeville and the State Institu tions will be made, and a large num ber of curs will l-e needed for use of j the visitors. Flags and Decorations AU merchants are reque ted to re their street flags and other -orations displayed us early as posslBle Wednesday morning, keeping them so displayed through Thursday ! This will be by fur the largest Con-; ventinn ever brought to Millcdgc- ville, and we will appreciate the co operation of .all citizens in handling situation. Respectfully submitted. The Convention Committee R. H. WOOTTEN, Chairman. Grade, Staple. Character .oasurod by the to this demand its quality, mod by official » color or brie! ‘ 'ginning j>ro, lUers only the xneas- n erodes and over 34 ::.uully recoenlzed. iii to these, cotton ::ds on other factors i o» tlio lilier. cross- xidy. Shane. flexibility, i. and relative uni- but ifhur Feuvr Wild Farms If the kecianintlon Bureau uhlnrton he i Its way. no m glneeruu: work will be done KRS. FELTON LEAVES FUND TO EDUCATE GIRL AT G. S. C. W. it Mrs. Rebecca Latimer Felton. Georgia’s Grand Old Woman, in her iviji whirh was probated last week, et asih: a fund of $G,G00 to In- used is educating one boy and one girl •arh year, the young lady to bo sent to the Georgia State College for Wo und ‘he young man to the State .University. The fund was left in trust with the Secretary of State and the inter est each year will go toward the edu cation o fthe young people. The fact that Mrs. Feltcn selected the Georgia State College for Wo- non is a high complimest to the ollcge. been dcunulnod. There used to bo strona asrocir.rnt over reclaim ing more wild laud. The Depnrt- und Its reclamation would only udd to tho “marginal” land that agri culture Is now burdened with. It seems hko other.* are co mine around denier und consumer. I recom mend. sell, and use V-O.”—F. A. Smith, Dealer, Mcltuo. Go. BIG BUSINESS “An Idea of the present status of large-scale cooperulive market Inc In the Unitod Flutes can be sained from tho fact that more than iso furinors’ marketing associations eucli transact mi unnual buslnus exceod’nc *1 OOO.UK). Five or rlx have on annual business approxi mating S50.U00.0nn each. Two have passed the $80 000.000 mark. Yot only about one-tblrd of our farm- members. As a keep on farming i Ln old v is due for some mlr.hty lu knocks. "A Constructive Start” “Aftor many yours of contention we have at lost me-io a cotia tractive start at ngrlcul uicl relief wlu'i the passodbyOorcrersfn tl-ioi n.' lcclo Farm Board. "Any program for impro-r-.tnl should betfn with the -al r:*tts. It need net t e expi .jf col. -• -,c*> ers nil* appreciate the importance of B. Youngblood. Eight .States Figlit Erosion Eight aouthweetem rictes hare joined hariGii t c t' : o<> i! •'ton to prevent flirt! r v. cm T' ft represontu..ic* xn~c ti- t kto- culture, f-. i—by to have told tno conference about entire count-j lu vkim tho agri cultural l"r.tls havr« beer, practically denuded by soil erosion. Single Variety, Pure Swd "In Californio, where highly ccr.lzed fruit Industries have b«tQ developed, cotton growers are um, that a standardized product b n*. essury and havo recognized the mq for community organization t« maintain pure seed. An organiza tion of one-variety cotton growers has maintained Itself Ir. the Coach ella Valley of California since loco, and many other communities in the irrigated valleys are now plant ing only one variety of cotton.”— O. F.CocK.Yearbook of Agriculture. Cotton seed should be ptomtod m soon as the ground is warm to insuio prompt germination. Nothing is gained by planting In Makes Pound for Pound “The TTorth Carolina Experiment Station found that u pound of sued cotton was produced for every pound of fertilizer used up to 1.000 pounds per acre. Similar results ,*s. ./O liuvv been obtained a stations In other states. An agrosMH ini3t at one Nation says that the re mit!; indicate blgh quantities are I - nctlGuble. The danger lies In using t<<» little rather than too much f .utilizer.”—Ward H. Sachs. Although cotton cultivation is pro- r ressiag In the basin of the Niger lver. In Africa, says the New York Vim : long the Senegal River. This ter nary is nearer the coast und "would lessen the cost of cotton r eed and fertilizers that must now -e transported many miles In creased during tho 20 years I ha used these goods. When 1 use V-C know I will have a successful croc —R. L. Buthca, Louisville. Go. > VINr.INIA-CABOI.lf COItPOBATION i METHODIST MISSIONARY SOCIE- TY MEETS MONDAY AFTERNOON The Missionary Society of the Methodist church met on Monday af ternoon at the church parlors. The meeting was a most interesting and a lnrjfe number were present. Mrs. E. D. Dozier l<*d the devotional ser vices and Mrs. C. L. Moore, Presi dent, presided during the meeting. no properly und prey upon the pub lic in divers and ?undry ways, all to their great profit and to the hurt of our people who pay the taxes.” Governor Sampson urges our law makers to appoint a committee* from tach house to study this subject and e if suitable legislation cannot be adopted to protect the home people. It is generaly diffc*ont typi the locul chapter Tuesday night. A bai.qurt was served in her hon or in the early evening prior to an inspection ihnt was made of the. chapter. Mrs. Beech in a short ad- diess congratulated the local officers on the work that is being done. A large delegation from Macon was also present at the meeting Tuesday, ded that there Mrs. John Riley is Worthy Matron f chain store, | nm | M r . L. C. 'Vail is Worthy Patron and one part of the problem of tho, of thc | oca ] chapter. legislators would be to find out' which arc thc vicious ones and which GROCERY STORE FOR SALE—On i that deserve protection > of the laws. The Milledgeville Independent Mer- j chants Association, Inc., is asking the 1 citizen to do all that he c.*m to keep his money at home. The citizen that wants to see his community pro;per, ; that wishes his children to onjoy 1 fall freedom to do business as he has done, that has the desire for indivi duality in American business to con-’ tinue, then he or she must declare ' much CHAIN-STORE agitation, and the HEAVY TAXES imposed on Retail Merchants doing more than thirty thousand dollai year. I’m offering for sale my Mil- *edgeville store, Spot Cash Store (Bonner's Old Stand), also one at Qu'f.mM oftsr.dting as Branan A Marchman. If interested, address R. W. BRANAN. Camilla, Ga. HOME OWNEI ■ - HOME OPERATED L. D. SMITH “The South Wayne Grocer” Fill your pantry from our shelves—nowhere in the city can you find such a complete line of staple and fancy groceries— and the prices give you the opportunity to make big savings in your grocery bill. We are as near you as your Telephone—Two hones 418 468 Deliveries anywhere in the city. NOTE THESE EVERYDAY MtlCES Gold Medal Flour V., Lb $U5 (Plain or Self-Rising) BEST FLOUR VALUE IN TOWN Seed Irish ..._ . —itoei—Solid und abide by the principles of the pH „, ri , h , MODERN independent merchant. GROCERY COMPANY. There is evidently a strong senti ment in Baldwin county tha fc the court hou.e and jail sites should be sold to the. Georgia State College for Women, as it has been recommended by sevreal grand juries. There is no question but that Baldwin county should bave a more modern court home and jail, and it is equally true that the G. S. C. W. p could use the sites upon which the pi . m i.uLd- ir-s: cincd in beaut : fying und en hancing the value .und usefulness of thnt in titution. Dr. M. M. Parks the late Preridert of tho cf-Mege, erhen he first began his great building* paign saw the advantage that would come to the coUige If an .ngreement could be reached by which tb^ co ty would transfer its property to thc college. Nothing should be done locally to hinder the growth and i fulness of Georgia’s great school for the iducation of its girls. Crab M«at Large Tin 45c BEECH NUT FREE DEAL Rex Nat OW 25c lb. Buy any two items—Got one FREE. Room Date Medium SatnM Small Peanut Butter 10c Extra Large 35c Tall Cau 20c Prepared Spaghetti 1 lb. Car. 15c, 2 for - 25c Grapefruit Monarch N o. 2, 25c Jam—Grape er Apricot 7 1-2 oi. Glaaa. - -.20c (Ready to Jartre) Macaroni Ph*- 10c Now Showing PEWTER GREY For 1930 Pewter grey is a new shade that Hart Schaffner & Mark style observers, artists, and masterwravers created from the rih greys in the antique pewter of old museum pieces. It*s here all the best of the new styles. Generous shoulders, single and double breasted suits that "trim in" at the waist and hips. Thi price to pay for extreme value is $32.50 to $40 John Holloway THE MAN'S STORE VIGORO V A product of Swift A Company Complete plan t food for latcn*, garden* Jiower*, *hrub*, tret FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES EVERT DAT L. D . SMITH The Great Plant Food Begin now to use VIGORO on Tree, and Shrubbery, h si them off with a good healthy growth that will cany tj through rtying summer heal and droug' *hs. USE IT FREELY R. W. Hatcher Hdw. Co. xiixmxxxxxxxxxxxxxiixi