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THE UNKMMWCOMW*. M1U ' nCKVlUX. GA., FBMUABV IX, 1W
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at Mill«4f«villa, Ga.
R. B. MOORE—EDITOR
JERE N. MOORE—BmImm Mgr.
SUBSCRIPTION FATES
* Yaw- $1.50
Ad*«rli*in* Rale* fare
Application
THURSDAY, FEB. 13. 1*30
r farming in Georgia.
The power company has been &
eat benefactor to Georgia. They
.ve brought about a great industrial
ora -and are n w turning thair at-
ntion to the agricultural develop-
■nt of the state. As the state pros-
rs so docs its public utilities, and
nee Georgia is an agricultural state
d always will be, it is a wise move
the part of the Power Company
improve .agriculture as much as
•ey can.
We hope the G«-orgia farmer will
rofit by this off re and give his ser-
<us thought to working out a pro
ram that can make farming profit-
ble under all conditions. And af-
er the prize winners are selected, it
t ai o our hope that the rest of the
armors in the state will study these
Methods and put them into pratice
r> part if not in whole.
The report from Judge Taft i* that
his condition is improving.
There are two Senators, who can
be counted on to keep in the lime
light. Blea.se of South Carolina and
Hefflin, of Alabama.
the people of this county and Mrs
C. B. McCullar and her commit* ft-
can enter their work with the ass-
dace that they /hA o the don <1 •
interest of the people here.
Th figures issued by Hon. M 1
Duggan showing that there arc over,
three thousand illiterates in Baldwin
courty misrepresents a condition,
and i» entirely unfair to the *cho«d
system and the pec pie living *n the
county.
This figure includes inmates at the •
corrective institutions here. Includ
ing this group, the figure is abnor
mal, and gives the appearance to;
those who are not familiar with th.-
condition that Baldwin county
negligent in its educational program, j
The authorities at the Institutions
here are doing as much as they can j
to decrease the figure among the
n:n|e.s, educational programs are be
ing worked out as far as possible. |
The Baldwin county system of |
school* i- one of the best in the
State. Mr. Bivins has untiringly
worked to mukc it so. Consolidation j
of schools have brought abou* a.
great improvement and the children!
offer no excuse i
an edu-|
The newspaper reports are that
the grand jury in Atlanta will find
« number of true bills for graft in the
city's affairs.
Tht State Prison Kami is o P erat- t i iat bavc bccn outstand ing f ur
od within its appropriatinn. Judge ,. ral art , atil) on lht , books .
Dormway haa made the farm lamely sufficient money has been paid in to
^ or the state treasury during the new
year, for still more of this money to
Ik* paid.
The Ho'pitpl has passed through u
nuncial crisis that has tested the
The failure of Governor
:-ian to make prompt payment of th-
i prcpriations of maintennnec to thi
• KKcdgeviW? State H«*spHal ha:
used much unnecessary embalms- f„ r their failure „
ent and suffering to the officials unless parent!
id employees and greatly handi- which i, usually the case. i
spaed the operation of Georgia's The illiteracy committee his much :
reatest charity. n ork to do .and enter their ta.k with
There is no excuse for the way t-ht* good wishes of every ritixen nn<!
he Governor has treated the Hm-i- the sincere wish for eo
ill here. More than two hundred ceg8
ousand dollars are now due. sal- ___
.ries to the officers and employee. XHE SP | RIT OF MIU.EDGEVILEE
still behind, and many account-
mplel
sustaining. He is the right
the position, he hold-.
President Hoover has left the con
gress debating the tariff and prohibl.
questions and gone to Florida full patience of every person
ncctcd with it. Often salaries have
™ gone for more than two months and
The question of paying the Con- ,. ot p a j,| ft
Federate soldiers and widows their ,|, cac pe <, p le th at they have stood by
to fish.
pension increase on uccount of a and done without their money al-
variance in the law and the appro- though many of them have had to
eny them-c-lves much because they
“We will never bring d.sgrace to
this our city, Uy any act of dishon
esty or cowardice, nor ever desert
our comrade; we will fight for the
ideals and sacred things of the city,
both alone and with many; wo will'
revere and obey the city laws, and I
do our best to incite a like respect |
and reverence in others; we will 1
strive unceasingly to quicken the
public's sense of civic duty; that j
ip inicn^ ^ o t h U8 j r a jj tj, est . ways, we may trans-'
mit this city, greater, better, and
more beautiful than it was transmit-
boing discussed. Wo
i be legally paid.
bad i
■ money.
Mr. Bivins, the Steward, ha, gone "rtnwl*
through a hard ordeal. He has been
The Athenian oath needs no ci
pt to remark that it '
The question of prohibition „ „aru ume... ne ana oeen . ..
ing agitated in the United States threatened by people who sell the 1 .» . j S .f r *** mp 1 tM ,n e
Senate and Bouse. The result will be hospital t„ cut off credit, and it was ' ". *1 ‘ , P crent.ng the Ath-
that the law will be strengthened and ,.„|y through the groat confidence ' llstt ’ ry ' Tho Mmc “I”" 1
more rigidly enforced. that these firms had in him that this
| threat was not carried out. Prices
The man who patronizes the boot- material, have advanced because
community might do likewi
whether it did or no, it would
certainly result in making Milledge-
logger encourages the violation of payments could not he made prompt-1 V ' lle “ brttIr |,l “ e wblch to l,VF
law. therefore ho should be equally i y and it was necistary that more' ,? h ' th “ t 11 w,r< - possible for every
as guilty, as tho man who peddles profit be made in order to carry these ' ° c l enian
'he -tuff. neenunt, for a longer period of time. I °“ th - ”°t °"' y ««
ory but for pratice in deed and
truth.
The enforcement of law in Bald
win county depends upon two things
the backing of public opinion, and
the performance of duty by its offic-
Thc farmer who starts the year by
making his land more productive, de-
versifying his crops, and adopting thct lived within every cent of its appor-
u shame for Georgia that this
iiondition has existed. There are j
many cuu.scs thnt could be shown,'
but ft is late now to give causes, and
the Governor should go ahead and
relieve the situation even to borrow
ing money if necessary.
The Milledgcville State Hospital is
THE MAGIC OF PAYROLLS
hen, hog and cow as his aids to secure
cash will end the year in .a far better
condition.
CHAIRMAN LEGGE
Tho visit of Chairman Alexander
Chairman Legge as thoir guest and ex-
is an event of great interest to the
en| rc nation, and it is a distil ct
plea ure for MUIedgevillc to welcome
him here.
Mr. Legge, as head of the Federal
Farm Board, charged with working
out a program of relief for the farm
er, captures the public eye at the
present, possibly as no other citizen
in the nation. He is a man who has
had agriculture close to his hesrt
for many years. As President of the
International Harvester Company. • Karrell the storekeeper has been with
makers of fanning tools and imple-. h> institution many years and is on
monts, he quite naturally kept hisl efficient employee, keeping the stock
finger on the pulse of ngricul.ure. well .arranged. Much of the bedding.
Milledgcville was glad to
man Legge as their guest an
tended cordial greeting
This i- an expression of magical
power and a favorite slogan on which
to build a city. The expression means
onomicnlly operated. It has a K^ent deal for the community. How
a citizen do more than to aspire
{•ration. If the funds now due the ideal on which to build the
hospital could be received every debt i0mm unity? As the Industrial News
could be paid. Mr. Homer Bivins we ^ say.-.
has shown his ability and value to! moans a great deal to help
the hospital in directing the finances l>ui,d » city on payroll or industrial
so wisely. lines.
Few of us think of the stewards “ A -'••I™ 1 -'- »«*'>• salary brings
and storekeepers office whet we look! chcI ' 1 ' “ d stab,ht >- to tbc f-mfly and
at this grent institution. Nurses.
Hectors and tick people
often fail to give credit
to ihuse men who have to care for
the feeding and clothing of these
thousands of unfortunates.
The hospital operates a well ar-
-anged store house. Every need is
kept there and it sued by ♦ruck to
the kitchens and buildings. Clothing,
medicines and food supplies are dll
ady as they are needed. Mr. Arthu
I cheer
I the individual drawing it regularly.
“Nothing brings that little touch
« f pride to man, woman or young
person that g» with the regular
pay check.”
This new.-paper desires to help
build the community on these lines of
consistent encouragement of pay
rolls.
> him, wish
ing for him much success in his great
ulertaking for the betterment, of
rriculturc in the nation.
FOR PROFITABLE FARMERS OF
GEORGIA
The Georgia Power Company turns
SCHOOL TRUCKS
A large percent of the children who |
nr« attending school and live in the
rural sections reach the school they
attend by riding one of the trucks!
operated for this purpose. The:
ihirts, dresses and other clothing ore C " unty B<1,lrd of Education has very
made by the patient,. Produce is wisely passed strict rules governing I
raised on the hospital farm. When* these trucks and every parent and
ever it is possible all waste is salvag-
-d. Old papers are kept, einp'.y egg
.rates, beef bones, and empty bar-
els are mved and sold. Last year
•ver sixteen hundred dollars were
rralized from the old bones that were
old.
This is a well organized and effici-
its interest temporarily from indu*-, C .-U> managed state institution. Dr.
trializing Georgia to take a share in[H. C. Swint. as sunitmtendent - a
the farm relief program. The pub- man of unusual ability, keeping the
lie utility is offering $1,000 for tho j c ncc of h--. ti jloyces and at
most convincing demonstrations that | t».e *• me time l-.i-inuining tho high-
farming is profitable in Georgia. j cat efficiency in every department.
When the matter -offertng the' There is no excuse that the Gov-
prizes was taken before the authori- fmor can give for his neglect of the
ties of the State College of Agricul- hospital. Tt is ub-oluicly necessary
ture by the Power officials, they that they be paid and unless thin is
were told that 'Georgia fanners done and done immediately there will
needed to be shown that farming h« much additional suffering.
could be profitably done in Gcrogia, —
and if they could be, confidence in BALDWIN COUNTY'S
agriculture would be restored. ILLITERACY CAMPAIGN
The Georgia Power Company in its
usual liberal way him announced The comraittc appointed by Supt.
their offer of *1,000 to be divided P. N. Bivins to work out and direct
four ways for the farmers who can n campaign to eradicate latency in
wrok out .1 balanced program and Baldwin county will meet with the
show that it ia a profitable method hearty co-operation and good will of
that
pupil should co-operate to
they are carried out
These rules are made to protect
the child. They have been made in
order that each driver might know
furt what is expected uf him and
thnt each pupil know his duties.
The trucks are to be kept in good
condition at all times and nu t not
be run unless .all children are seated.
Railroad crossings, intersection and
through highways must bo observed.
This is a part of the drivers duties,
but the pupil must keep his conduct
good and co-operate with the driver
in order that he can maintain a good
schedule and protect the child in I
every way. I
Parents and teachers should call to I
the attention of their child the rules
♦hat have been issued so that the I
perfect record for safe delivery of (
the children can be maintained.
A LABORER IS WORTHY OF j
H»S HIRE. IF YOU ARE GOING'
TO LUG ALL YOUR BUNDLES \
HOME YOU SHOULD AT LEAST j
KE PAID AS MUCH AS A DELIV-
- EY EOY RECEIVES
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Virginla-Carolina Chemical
All This Is Extra
Premiums for Good Fiber
The Truth for Everybody
Heat J * *11 Worm with V-C
ViaclKlA.CAROLINA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Ir. the Cole laboratory, there are
clicmists constantly peering through
powerful glasses—inspecting Soft Red
Winter Wheat for OMEGA FLOUR.
Only the best wheat can pass the
rigid tests. You are certain of the
most wholesome and purest flour
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