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MiiedjcrilU, Ga., Mack 20, 1930
Consolidated ta l|71
MS FOR NEW IKiwanis Club
lEATONTON ROAD Is On^fU
ARE APPROVED BoysCalfClub
'Pure Bred Heifers to Be Sold at
I Dixie Construction Complete* Sor- Small Cost and On Liberal
vey
and Present Pers. active to
County Commissioners
Teims. Farmers Co-operating
Katrina Van Televox Will
Attend Cooking School
Electro-mechanical Robot to Be
Intereitiaf Feature of Three
Day School
ii.n
tire an given the »p-
^o«l of ifcf commissioner*. The
pj*.i hid been previously shown the
fcyjhway board and after a few
or uharee
declared satisfac-
Purchases of, a number of pure
.oDPiivU GIVEN TUESDAY bred calves have been arranged by
APriw VAU the Kiwansi Club in co-operation
„ vp ..lowing the new [with the gawners Club to be sold to
A r '"^urty road leading from the boys and girls of the county at
n ^ nton ani j jj, c new a small cost and on liberal terms, it
lil -' ‘ u ,i| .p an Little River'was announced at a meeting of the
jnty Commission- j clubs lust week,
esday by official. 1 : The agricultural committee of the
Company and IKiwanis composed of Mr. George
Tunnell, Dr. Dawson Allen and Mr.
W. E. Ireland, have been in com
munication with large breeders and
have made arrangements to secure
th calves. They have opened the
calf club membership to any boy and
girl in the county who desires to se- _ ^ ^
cure one of the animals and willI un( j on jy t j, ree Georgia cities hav
measure up to certain responsibili- j t j, e p| ensure G f seeing her per-
ties in regard to the care of the f orm> Her appearance here will be
anmal. greeted by
A number of pure bred bulls have
already been imported into the coun
ty and the introduction of pure
bred heifers is done with c. view of
building up the dairy herds of the
county and to get a pure bred cow
on every farm.
Mr. G. E. McWhorter agricultural
agent of the Central Railroad is
working with the committee and the
.agricultural department of the Geor
gia railroad is also helping to secure
the calves for the club members.
The change will require the con-
gjoriion uf more than two miles of
read to begin ubout a mile from
tht pnr>ent bridge at Little River
and to ran about a mile into Putnam
county. The new bridge will be ap
proached by a fill more than seventy
I feet in heighth and will be several
' hundred feet in length. The new
hridgt will be of concrete and steel
ird will clear the river bed about
sixty feet. The length of the bridge
will be 342 feet about twice the
length of the present bridge.
During the conference Tuesday
proposed plans for minor changes in
o*her reads were also prerented. The
Fraley’s Ferry road will be closed
and a new road constructed through
to the Eatonton highway. Other
unimportant roads will also be
closed.
The changes In the road syrtem
has been necessitated by the con
struction of the Dam at Furman
Shoals. It is understood that the
■Jiff 1C
rill be
■fail
xpt ted .that a
approach the
i ill be constructed,
FORMER STATE HEAD OF
JUNIOR ORDER TO VISIT HERE
Held. Neighboi
Katrina Van Televox, electro-me
chanical robot conceived and execut
ed by engineers of the W.-tinghousc
Electric Company, will give a per
formance daily at The Union-Record-
cr’s electric cooking school which is
to be one of the most outstanding
events ever staged in Milledgeville
on April 2, 3, und 4.
Mr. Robert Morris, manager of
Katrina, will arrive with his electric
maid on the morning of April 2nd
and will take her immediately to the
G. M. C. Gymnasium where she will
rest until three o'clock when she will
make her appearance and give |jer
performance. So wonderful is this
mechanical genius that she has creat
ed a sensation. Her debut was made
Atlanta only three week
COOKING SCHOOL HEAD
SENATOR E. D. RIVERS DE
LIVERS ADDRESS AT COURT
HOUSE
most enthusiastic audi-
of Milledgevillc and Baldwin
county women. She will operate
electric switches, toast bread, make
coffee and will talk when command-
MISS OLGA KOCH
Mis Koch, who will conduct the
electric cooking school of The Onion'
Recorder on April 2, 3, and 4.
HIGHWAY WORK
BEGINSATONCE
Number 31
GRADUATES^
G.S. CTO HEAR
NOTED SPEAKER
Bishop Warren A. Candler to De-
j Brer Baccalaureate Sermon.
| Peabody Professor to Speak
1 BRILLIANT PROGRAM PLANNED
Two of the South’s most ouUtand-
| ing lenders, one a man and .the oth
er a woman, will be the principal
speakers on the Georgia State'Col-
j lege for Women commencement pro-
grim which will open on May .’loth,
Dr. J. L. Beeson has announced.
Bishop Warren A. Candler pre
siding Bishop of the Southern Metho
dist church will deliver the Baccalau
reate sermon on Sunday June 1st
and Miss Lucy Guge, a.» ociate pro
fessor of Elementary Education of
O • T> • J I Peabody College, will speak to the
uCrlcS I\aias I on Monday during the
| graduating exercises.
The commencement program will
Hon. E. I). Rivers, former presi
dent of the Georgia Senate, was
speaking at the Court House Wed
nesday night before an audience
that packed the court room at the
time The Union-Recorder went to
press.
Mr. Rivers tpeceh was made
under tin- auspices of the Inde
pendent Merchants Association
and the noted orutor discussed the
evils oC the Chain Store. Mr.
River, is one of the best orators
in the State and the full text of
his address will be given in next
week’s Union-Recorder, it being
impossible to get full details in
this week’s issue.
Four Stills
Captured In
County Officer, Make Raid, Which
t in Capture of Four
Whitkcy Conflict'd
Retuh in Capture of Four StiBa. j “* cb .
..... ■ „ ^ . ! exercises, the complete.program has
Miss Olga Koch, nationally known
home economist, will direct the
school. The complete program has
not been arranged but the tentative
arrangements call for lectures* on
oven meals, the preparation of rolls
and pastries. Muss Koch has been
•hcrever she has been und her
______ j Raids over a period of four day
n . . ■ . r ii- ■ . by officiers of Baldwin county re-
H f °t. Nu,e i >a . Qnl ?* r i »ulu.d in the capture of four .till.
Miles of Cradmg._ Paving of [and . larK , qaontily „ t whl , k y ., nd
the arrest of four violators of the
Prohibition law.
Thursday Ounty Policeman Ro-
Sheriff Hayr..e and
Deputy Vinson found a still on
Road Will Follow
The committee has announced that | ability with pots and pans and edibles
any boy or girl who desires to secure
one of the calves can see a member
of the committee or make his appli
cation through The Union Recorder
office. Immediate attention will be
given their requests and arrange-
mnts will be made for them to se
cure the calf.
»- H. Stai
does not exceed her charming person
ality. Those attending the school
will sample dishes prepared by Miss
Koch.
Ample seating arrangements will
be made to accomodate the crowd
that will assemble at the school. There
are no charges of admission and The
Union-Recorder is giving the school
in co-operotion with several Mil-
ledgeville business houses for all
men who wish to attend.
Modern electric equipment will be
shown during the school and although
d cooking demon.-tra
t at five-thirty, thi
Wednesday night; building will umain open for the in
j speclion of the latest electrical de
■ l"»it«<l ■ Thi- .how will feature sliuht o’. | vic „ s aad thu , lurc food a.spluys that
.hand trieki. and other magic feats be made by the „ r ,
past state Councilor ; liy members of the class. A beauty ( . h>nta .. 0 .„p 1 . n , t i„ |t „ n d the Georgia
PEABODY STUDENTS TO PUT
ON SHOW MARCH 26TH.
Und -r the auspices of the Junior
Class of the Peabody High School, an
entertainment featuring Houdini, Jr., lectures^
presented in the High School j L j nt , (
of tie Junior Order, of Atlanta, will
if the principal visitor at the district
rathfring of the organization to be
held here on April 3rd.
Members from all neighboring
lode?, hive been invited and the
mee’-ng is expeeted to be one of the
brswt the crpanizatior has ever held
here. - «
CITY INSTALLS FINGER PRINT
DEPARTMENT
Chif {• rank Broome received this
^ek material to install a finger
Print department in the Police Court
div'-ion of the city.
The prints of all prisoners captured
wi.! b* made and filed w»ht the de
partment of Justice for future ref-
rhorous singing the late songs will
be one of the features. The public |
is invited and an admsision of 15cj
and 25c will be charged.
Mr. W. L. Ritchie was named
chairman of the Board of Deacons of
the Presbyterian church at a church
meeting held last Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Ritchie succeeded Mr. G. E.
McWhorter. The board of Deacons
composed of twelve men ■ of the
church and during the past year has
successful terms.
FIRE IN WILKINSON COUNTY
Pow
Co.
The Parc-nt-Tcjachers Association
at the invitation of The Union-Re
corder will .-erve os hostesses. The
invitation was extended this club be
cause of its connbcUon ith the
college who have given the building
for the school.
FIVE HOMES ARE
BEING ERECTED
Every Section of City Represented
In Building Program In Progress.
Apartments Are Included
Contracts were awarded tile Ker
shaw Construction Company last
Friday by the State Highway Board
to begin the grading and surfacing
of the Baldwin county road, i
one quarter miles in length, for the
Wa^ington county line leading to
this city.
The order which was signed after
the terms had been stipuated that
the work will begin within thirty
days. A price of $35,813. will be
paid for the work.
The county Commission *ra have
been busy for several week- securing
right-of-ways nnd have 'uscceded -n
securing prutically ail i-igrature- to
the land deed- with the exception of a
few. The delay of a few parlies may
detain the work on the road it was
understood.
The new road will require die con
struction of several fills, and all told
78.000 square yards of earth will he
moved. The road will follow prati-
cally the saim- route as the present
road, although change.® will be made
to cleminate all, curve.; along the
route.
The largest change will b* made
on the stretch from Dr. Morans’
place to Mr. Shin hols tern. This load
w'lll be straightened and ail curves
taken out.
j. • weather will permit (he
oil treatment will be given the State
Hospital road and the river road
here the base ha-, been laid.
| exercise
not been announced.
| Bishop Candler is well known
I throughout Georgi-j and his appear
ance here will be one of unusual
interest. He is the dean of ithc
Suothern Methodist ministry and is
reognized as one of the great think
ers of the entire nation.
Miss Gage is an outstanding lead
er in educational circles. She has
been influential in building up hig
standards and has many close friends
in this city. She is eminently well
qualified to fill the place on the pro
gram and Dr. Beeson well pleased
when his invitation was accepted.
Town Creek and confiscated the 80
gallon copper outfit and thirteen bar
rels of beer. The machinery was
ready to run when found. No
was at the still when the raid
made.
In the northern section of t'ie coun
ty, Pete Harper was arrested
eight gallons of whi»key poured out
last Saturday. On the same raid ;
ction, Tom Avery was taken
forty gallon still und 120 gal-1 ■
Ions of beer. Federal Prohibition 1
Officer Sutton was on this raid and |
the two men were taken to Macon.
the day -n two hundred | Thc Vagabond King to Be Shown
Great Screen
Production at
Colonial 31st.
opper outfit i
oods and i
the
Saturday night the officer
at Colonial Entire Week of
March 31st
de-.
still
Mo
Pie;
MR. GUY TORRANCE
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
of Rural Carrier Struck
t of Freight Train on
lorgia Railroad
Mr. J. E. Jackson, w 10 lives in
■•vil! also enable the local! Wilkinson county, lost his house and
ure information on household effect by fire Saturday
■ th in a short time after 'morning. The loss falls heavy upon
‘ 4a '' ''Mr. Jackson.
church. The still had been set on
fire when the officers arrived.
Sunday Joe Bro*. . Hawk- was ar-
sted near Pan eras for selling whis-
.'0. .Several pint bottles *and n keg
Saturday afternoon Chief Frank
Broome nnd Officer Thigpen arrest
ed John Trawick when they fourd a
gallon jug of whiskey in his wagon.
He ressited .arrest and tried to take
the whiskey away from the officers
drawing a knife. Officer Thigpen
broke a glass jug over his head but he
not brought under control until
Chief Broome hit him under the chin
■ith his fist.
County officers la - er went to Tra-
wick’s home in the western part of
ounty and found a 50 gallon 1
f still, 180 gallons of beer and three j
gallon- of whiskey.
The outstanding song romance of
the talking screen, “The Vagabond
King’’ will be-shown at the Colonial
Theatre the entire week of March
31st, Manager M. L. Curry h;u» an
nounced.
The picture is-in technicolor and
present- one of the great musical
treats of the year. Munager Curry
was fortunate in securing the pic
ture for a week’s run. It will be
shown here the same week that it
will be presented in Maccn.
Many popular songs .are sung in
the picture by Dennis King who has
been proclaimed the golden voiced
songster of the talking screen.
OLD THEATRE BEING DISMAN
TLED FOR OFFICE BUILDING
Milledge-iUt J Only Theatre for More Than Half a Century Ha, Been
Uepoliihed. One of Popular Theatre, for Many Year,
Great Actor, Have Appeared on Stage
The Gr.,,., ThM(re
thret
aide!
.•ith
ery section
i the build-
medicine shows were among the first
to make the circuit*. They were
popular in the early nineties. Mins
trel thows also visited the theatre
each year, five or s
Colburn's Minstrels was one of the
finest and last shows to appear in the
opera house.
been
las- iLT" 1 W the public f °r the
- wmi-. uuoiences will thrill no
«•*** ‘? m f t 1 h * sho ‘ ,s playing on its
ou . ' *' u l*“ng picture has forced
y'J i htr P°P u l»r theatre,
tear- ^ ^ c L*>mb8 has begun
Th, 0l i t lhe int€r >or of the Grand
. more than a half cen-
i Q ,l c ° f mOHt PoPnkr theatres
tW, and wlU convert the old
Tho i n |j- Sn °^* ce building.
°ctn P i “fc”* in which thc theatre
t ' a ‘‘ c ial88l *ijly ** cond floor was -un me aci were among uie oesi
ar ' ! on.-r oborts and Brake - shows appearing at the theatre.
V ' r Griwe M 08 T the * tr ® b , y Mr - | Clara Joel, one of the great actress
f Ur ch;, H .j ’ , f* . McCombs of all time, played the theatre once.
: 't introduced 111 and “The iiay of the road show is gone,
Popular th-at- ° f the most ! Mr * McCo ®bs said, we used to hove
a “*y tw J f S ° n road fori some mighty good shows end I hate
i.e years. Patent' to sec them come to an end.”
of the city represente
ing program that is now in progress.
A great number of smaller houses
are aho being erected in the suburbs.
Mr. L. S. Fowler is erecting a large
apartment house on West McIntosh
St., just east of the old home of the
late Dr. G. D. Compton.. The house
will be equipped with all modern
appliances, and will bo up-to-date in
every particular. It will bo composed
of six or eight apartments, and it is
stated that they have already been
rented.
Mrs. Ben Bass is building a home
on East Montgomery >trect just off
““"""ot Jefferson street This house wiU
•ided with modern apart-
intents, »nd be- handsome In appear-
illney
The Kpworth League nt their mevt-
ing Sunday evening discussed “The
i Pioneers of Methodism” in a most
mfined to Iinteresting program. Mr. Alton
I days of jtarne was the leader and presented
| the topic In a very interesting way.
r. Guy Torrance, car
Ruial Route 6 f-om the Milledge-j j)r. \y.
ille PostOffice. had a narrow escape home
rom being killed early Mnnduy af- the past i
-■moon, when the automobile he was
*25."rCCSCfU!NOTED COMEDY “AUNTLUCIA”
"t. t™, ... ,..;TO BELAUGH HIT OF THE YEAR
of his route which extends into the |
North-eastern section of the county. P. T. A. and IL_ D. C. Join Han or in Staging Comedy Sensation
was returning to the city. The
accident happened at what is known
Dixon’s Crossing, where the Geor
gia Railroad crosses the road leading
to the old Josh Ellis place.
The automoblio was on the track!
N«<t TIinnday tnd Friday Night at Tht G. M. C.
Auditorium
“Aunt Lucia," hailed as the out
standing amateur success of the yaar
will be presented in the G. M. C.
before Mr. Torrance realized the j auditorium on next Thursday and
nearness of thc train, as he did not! Friday nights, March 27-28, under
hour or it up^ouching. Thc the .utplcie. of the P. T. A. and the
The Theatre was one of the moBt
popular in the state and was one of
the few playing shows that appeared
in Atlanta. "Within the Law,"
‘Polly of the Circus, ’ and “The Man
the Bex” were among the best
Mrs. A. Gold»tein is constructing
a home on South Jefferson street.
The home will be large and roomy,
nnd will add to that residential sec
tion.
Mr. A. J- Carr, Jr., is building two
cottages
i West End, which will be
conveniently .arranged, and make
comfortable and convenient homes.
of the automobile was struck
by the engine, and thrown several
feet in the air, striking against an
embankment which probably saved
Mr. Torrance from death.
The train was promptly stopped,
and the crew rendeicd him every as
sistance. It was found that he had
escaped with only a few bruises a
on thc face, and a shock. He
brought to thi* city on the train,
carried to the Doctor’s Clinic,
throughly examined.
U. D. C.
According to reports from sur
rounding towns where “Aunt Lucia”
las been played, it is one of the fin-
st, cleanest and liveliest comedies
The play proper deal.® with the
home coming of Buta Bula college.
The show takes place in the drawing
room of the populrr Fraternity
house. The schobl is anxiously
awaiting the arrival of Lucretia
Wakefield, worth fifty million dol
lars, and they are expecting her to
give the college a large amount of
mony to build a new football stadium
Jerry Watson, played by Billy Jett,
on the road. It has been played all > George played by Harris Rogers .and
aver the United States and into (Dick by W. H. Stembridge dresses
Canada with unurual success every- himsdf as an old lady for the enter-
where. All who have seen it pro-
vaim 'it a show that none can af
ford to miss, and it is predicted that
"Aunt Lucia” will set .a new endur
ance record for continuous laughs
It is reported that one of these cot- and
tapes will be occupied by Mr. Paul will Li* several days perhaps before ’when it is presented to MlUedgeville
2 o j 0ta; . j he can resume his duties. , audienc*.
tainment of his fellow fraternity
brother?. Prof. Gaddis pley**d by
Joe Andrews nnd Dean Howard by
Lois Smith mistake him for the weal
thy Lucia Wakefield. Once in this
dilemma it it impossible for him to
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