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THE UNION-RECORDER. MILLEDGEVIU-E. CA.. FEBRUARY 20. 1030
iUMM OOGrOK
LOCAL
HAPPENINGS
Spring is on the way.
The farmers are taking advantage
of every opportunity to speed the
IJay,
. forge*
Hu (Yoar Town) A Holt i B lu HmI?
How do you feel toward the j,.« B
who wears good clothes, keeps his { Saturday was a disagreeable rainy
ahoea shined and his hat cleaned, but l * ay ’ an< * ft ' w P eo Pl e came into the
2*way* on whoso abdominal cover- c ' ty ^ rom the country.
iHR. there is conspicuous evidence ■
nu.ny o slip between the cup nnd th
Up :who always needs a shave, an
for the years that you have kno
lra nevt * r has had a manicure''
What is your reaction when yo
hehold a lady walking down tli
street all dressed up in the fine
raiment, with a hole in her heel?
A..d what would you think if you A North-eastern wind brought
saw this same lady every day for a «b ar and cold weather Sunday,
week, and every time that you .saw Monday morning found the tempera-
her there was the same ho!, in the!tun- around freezing,
same hose?
W j vUlver reaction to such, -Mr. J. T. Howard a member of
Peopi , it is sun* that you are not , f-amp Geo. Doles, continues critically
attracted to them. It is certain that 11 at the home of his daughter, Mr*,
contract with them due* not fill you Stith Myrick, in Jones county.
with joy and pleasure, nor create a
desire to bf intimately associated Saturday is the anniversary of Geo.
Mrth thcm * Washington’s birthday, and is a
in people such is called slovenli- j National holiday. It will be observed
ness—or perhaps you have n better, by the banks and postoffice,
word for it; in communities it is
“oppressive ugliness.” Vacant store
rooms with dirty, placarded and mess-
ed-up windows; broken, cob-webbed
and paper-stufed second story win
dows in the business district; vacant
lot* overgrown with weeds, cluttered
with all sonit of rubbish and refuse;
vacant houses with tumble-down
buildings; dirty streets, highway en
hances littered with nondescript
road signs; open city dumps and
other such 'things of repulsion are to
a community what a soup-stained vest
or a heedless stocking is to otherwise
wcll-dres;ed people.
I know a town where, seven years
•go, a store building in the heart of
an attractive business district was
gutted by fire. Weeds grow rampant
through the brickbats within the con
fines of stili-.-tanding,
charred half-walls.
Several years ago a school building
surrounded by fine homes was con
demned and abandoned
stands, dark and gru,
broken
rAIMERS CLUB GUEST OF
MR. F. C. PENUEL SATURDAY
V.Amy Que
to Be Ei
U« ( e
riled Hob. Alexander
r HU Visit to City
smutted.
still
Wednesday night the hotels were
unable to care for the visitors to the
meeting of the Fair Association.
Some of them went to Mucon in their
automobiles and spent the night, re
turning to the city Thursday morn
ing.
Mrs. Dixon William* is teaching
the illiterate class at the Men’s build
ing .at the State Farm. She was as
sisted the past week by Dr. Thos. B.
Meadows.
and rotted doorways
yawning ghost-like, from under sag-
gng roof and mildewed walls.
The city hall of a town I know was
destroyed by storm some time ago.
What was the basement of this build
ing is now a catch-all- a dumping
greund for street sweeping-, tin
cans, junk .and corruption—a rod-
* nts ’ P*rmdlac of filth and hogwash C ub.
in plain view of every passerby.
As you are affected by slovenli
ness in people, just yo are the poten
tial residential, commercial and
dustrial customers of your community
affected by ‘‘oppressive ugliness
Don't tolerate .abominations that
Create "oppressive , ugliness." They
can be eliminated and it’s your busi
ness .and the business of every otb
citizen to see to it that they a
eliminated, because it’s costing yc
money by driving business out <
Mflledgeville nnd keeping new busi-
nes and new people from cumin
Copright, 1U2U, A. D. Stone,
production prohibited in whole t
part.
This Town Doctor Article is pub
lished by The Union-Recorder in co
operation with the Millengeville Lions
The Baldwin County Farmers Club
met at the home of Mr. F. C. Penuel
Saturday.
Mrs. Penuel elegantly served
dinner which tempted and satisfied
the appetite of the most epicurean
The business meeting of the club
was held immediately after dinne
A discussion evidenced that the men
bers w:re strongly of the opinion
that Baldwin county shou’d hnv,
Farm Agent, It was pointed out that
a live farm agent could organize
bo's .and girl- clubs, assist in se
lion of better seed, and conduct
operative sales.
Judge Dunaway and Mr. Geo.
Hnllii'.shead were appointed a com
mit te to arrange programs of dis
cushion ut the meeting-. They wer,
also instructed to plan for an acre
production contest this year among
the members.
Col. J. E. Pottle, Messrs W. W.
Moran and G. E. McWhorter were
appointed to write Hon. Alexander
-*egge, a letter of thinks nnd ap
preciation for his coming to Milledg,
ille and delivering an address.
Dr. H. D. Allen brought to the at
tention of the club the fact that the
Milledgeville Kiwanis Club was
ing to finance through the Merch
ants &. Farmers Bank the purchase
of high bred calves for girls and
boys. He stated that difficulty had
been found to find the calves at the
prices designated to be paid.
Col. Erwin Sibley, District Lieut.
Governor of the Kiwanis Club,
present, and made a talk pledging
:o-operatir.n of the Kiwunians ir.
carrying out a progressve program
which would bring the city and coun
try closer together.
r. C. E. McWhorter announced
that on Tuesday, March Gth, a farm
institute conducted by the State
Agricultural College would be held
Eatonton. Topics of interest to
the farmers would be discussed. He
suggest d that the members of the
club attend.
The March moeting of the club
.11 be held with Mr. W. E. Ireland.
DR MURRAY KING
Phone 229-L R*,. |05
Jeffenao Street
Veterinarian
Milledgeville, Georgia
OPTOMETRY
BOSTON CAFE
—Where everybody eats—
•■Fr.,b E„. S.rr«d Daily”
FRESH NORFOLK OYSTERS
AND WESTERN SIEAK DAILY
Try Oar
35c BLUE PLATE DINNER
666 Tablet,
■<*r. .at ckc*. Malaria i.
66 * *UO IN LIQUID.
DR. GROVER C. JONES
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
MACON, CA.
PHONE 1S70
-Tl 111,11,11
I Lave b**n practicing optome
try in MillWgevill* for 20 year*.
My ckargns are reasonable. I
laarmatno all work done it r op re
stated or refnnd your money. So
ynu take bo duuicoe in doing bail-
Mei witk me. Office hours • to
12, 1 lo Bi Sunday 2 t» S.
W. J. Brake
Let Us Tell You
LOW
to grow
FLOWERS
Baby Chicks
We are ready to serve you again. Our chciks are really
better this season than last- Hatches coming off eich week.
Now shipping R. I. Reds. Barred Rocks and Buff Orping
tons at $15.00 per 100; $8.00 per 50; or $4.25 per 2i
Prices on large quantities given upon request.
BASTON’S HATCHERY
ASTON’S
,ETTER
IDD1ES
ihemJ
PEED your flower*. Flower*, like all
T living thing*, will grow better when
given the proper food.
You will have more of them, they
will 1m* larger and more beau 1 iful, finer
in every way, if you apply Yigoro.
It takes only xt little lime and effort
to give >«>itr flowers this scientific aid.
NOTICE! ;
CLUBS AND PARTIES GIVEN SPECIAL ATTENTION FOR ♦
BARBECUE MEATS AT ♦
BERRY’S PLACE j
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Call or ’phone for demonstration
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jjv Phone 31 Milledgeville, Ga.
DID YOU KNOW?
That’you could relieve the
burden of taxes by system
atical saving each month.
Start this month by depositing one-twelfth of your iaxes each
month and we will pay you four per cent interest and when
December comes you can meet this obligation promptly. There