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jiLLEii 5. BELL NAMED HEAD OF TAX REVISION ih'zens Mectine Held in Macon Tuesday to Study Tax Reform Called By Mr. Bell WILL STUDY TAX PROBLEM $40,000. HOSPITAL TO BE ERECTED BY DR. BINION Work to Begin September 1st Remodeling Present Building. Structure Will Be Fireproof and Will Have Forty Rooms. Negro Ward to Be Added Work will In gin September 1st on i building and Grant home will be made e erection ot a hospital on the site (into sixteen rooms. There will be a where the present hospital is now ' negro ward of eight room>. The located, Dr. Richard Binion announc- building will be steam heated and will have every modern convenience. A large operating room designed along ;oday, Wednesday. The contract , _ . for the work has been awarded to Qns Hundred Business Men of i Mr. Jon Hutchinson and according State Present and Hear Experts Piscass Problem .Miller S. Fell, President of • Igevillc Bank and a businc.-s ..f thi- -aunty, was named if Georgia Tax Revision as- ■n in Macon Tuesday when inn one hundred business men ponded to the call lr. Hell to study the tax situn- to the plans the next few will be comp] The p rk will begin within ck.s and the building deted as soon as possible, nt hospital building and occupied by Mr. i.ing Tuesday met t throughout the leaders thnt were vith I thei ■rial revision of the state, met ting was presided over by Mr. Bill who was later named presi- drn: ..f the nssociation. A hoard of die was elected to complete the orr.r ation, and a later meeting to fer- perfect plans was called for m: week. Tr body pledged co-operation to Ifev Governor and the legislature to r>rk -.ut a plan of bettering the itmtinn in Georgia. The desire to " her every interest of the state "i- -.pressed at the meeting. -Mr. Bell stated on his return thnt spirit oi the meeting was splen- (i and that it was the de-ire of the «>ciation to have every business an, farmer and professional inan in the offoi t hd ■ had been started at the Macon mcet- I -rig. He declared that the whole I -pint of the meeting was a manifes tation of service to Georgia on the part of the representative group r.f J. C. Grant were purchased by Dr. Binion last month from the Horne estate. Dr. Billion’s plans are to con nect the two buildings. Both buildings will be made fire proof and will be brick veneered of red brick. There will be twenty- four rooms in the present hospital the latest plans will also be included in the building plan. Dr. Binion stated that it Was his desire to have a modern hospital building in Miiledgevide, in order that every need of the people of this section can be met. The hospital will be operated un der the same management ns in the past, with the same staff of physici ans; Dr. T. M. Hal), Dr. Richard Bin ion, Dr. W. M. Scott, Dr. .lotm W. Mohlgy and Dr. 0. C. Woods. FAIR TO BE HELD COUNTY SCHOOL WEEK OF OCT. 6 TEACHERS NAMED FIRST BALE OF COTTON ARRIVES AT MARKET The first hale of cotton weigh ing 526 pounds arrived at Horne- Andrews warehouse Wednesday morning from the Indian Island Farm and Ranch of Mr. John W. Shinhol-tcr. dr. Shinholster brought in the ond bale last year and was only eated for the honor by Con- ssman Carl Vinson. The bale I not been sold Wednesday. R. Smiths Gin propured the first DAIRYMEN ASK L. N Jordan ! GOVERNOR NAMES To Erect New DR. BINION ON Store Building HOSPITAL BOARD Contract Made With Rice Bros., Shows. Plans Formulated by Board of Directors At a meeting of the Board of Di rectors of the Georgia Fair Associa tion held Thursday afternoon pre liminary and substantial plans were formulated for holding the fair the week commencing October 6th. A contract was made with the Rice Bros., Carnival Co., whiyh is said to be one the largest and best com panies traveling. It has a large number of attractions. The Fair will be managed sub stantially aa last yea;-. President B. H. Dunaway will have general sup- of the fair, and all of its employees. He will he assisted by President E. E. Bell, who to gether with Captain J. II. Ennh will complete charge of the Carni- I>r. E. A. Tigner and Mr. E. E. val attractions. Secretary C. B. Mc- 5i‘!l attended the meeting and stated Icullar will be in charge of the active hat the meeting was very fine and I details of the fair managemen:. Mr. Truck Drivers Also Elected a Meeting of Board Tuesday. Five Schools to be Operated Teachers in the Baldwin county schools were elected at a meeting of the Baldwin County Board of Edu cation Tuesday and’ Superintendent P. N. Bivins has announced the re sult together with the truck drivers who will transport ‘he children to the schools. Five schools will be operated out side the citiy. Many of the county children will be brought to G. M. C. d the pmtice school at G. S. C. W. The following teachers have been elected for the ensuing term in Bald- n County: J UNION POINT—Mr. Holland Strother. Principal; Assistants—Mrs. Holland Strother. Mrs. Evelyn Mc Millan, Miss Louis Morris, Mrs. Rich ard Smith. MIDWAY—Mr. H. F. Clark. 1 Petition Presented to County Com missioners Tuesday. Declare Need of Expert Guidance day by the dairymen of Baldwin county requested the county board to employ a farm agent l«> as.-ist all agricultural interests of the county. The petition was signed by four teen dairymen of the county who have taken an active interest in this industry and have introduced into the county mar.' prize dairy cows. Dairy ing has become one of the most im portant enterprises in i . • county and many farmer; hive tame] to this indus'ry during the pni-t year. The commissioners dii not take action at their meetingTuesday, but deferred the matter to a later meet- much to Georgia. MILLEOGEVILLE RESIDENTS HAVE NARROW ESCAPE lr. W. H. Baumgartel P*i Injured Tue.d.y When Hi* / nubile Wa. Hit By Tr.i -Mr. \V. H. Baumgnrtel. Mi Mr ib-rini- Ivey, Misses Lucy Dav Hall and Mildred Baumgartel city, went to Atlanta Tuesday • Baumgartel's Chevrolet nuto- n As they - VCTe enterin' At- lto at Hamilton Ave., the .utomo- v.as struck by n tram. Mr. ogprtel was painfully injured, the occupants 0 f the car escaped 1 -at injury with the exception of Lucy Davis, who ■>ed. The nutnmobih naged. slightly a- badly Baumgartel was carried to ! »1 pnd his injuries given n. It was found that he hadly bruised on the left i '•d Mr. and Mrs. Ivev and into—Mrs. B. J. j Holt, Miss Mnrgue- rite Simmerson, Miss Inez Muiphy,. Mrs. Robert A^hfield. mg. The resolution *s as follows; Whereas, the dairy enterprise i Bildwin county is indicated to In the most sound and profitable phas of farming and is developing int the most important branch of ou agriculture; and. Whereas, this industry being highly specialized phase of ngricul and one that meets with, keci competition from other sections o the country; and. Whereas, the success of this in dustry depends largely upon thi efficient methods employed in feed ing, breeding and herd management Work to Begin at Once on Two Story Brick Structure on Wayne Street Work will begin at once on a two story brick building to be erected where the wooden building now stands that is occupied by tha City Meat Murket, Mr. Lee N. Jordan has announced. Air. Jordan stated that the pres ent wooden structure would be torn away and the new building erected to be ready for occupation early in September. Tin* building will be erected for a mercantile busintss and will be modern in every detail. The erection of the building on South Wayne v;;*I furthc- -r ■ • • thi> section of the city. Mr. \»rdan did not state who would occupy the During the pa t few ycai • Mr. Jordan has improved several business houses and erected one of the lar; garages in the state. Prominent Physician Succeeds Dr. Hall As Member of Board of Trustees at State Hospital APPOINTMENT MADE WEDT FISHING CLUB OPENS SATURDAY Whereas, the dairyme n county are in need COOPERVILLE—Sir. T. V. Smith. ] coHanc „ „ nd u ,. i tlnc0 Principal; A*,isLu<L*—His* Blanch i; nw . Green, Miss Betty Snead. Mis. Sel- j W o, the under.iCTe I. ma Shcrrer. SCOTTSBORO—Mrs. Dixo these petit i« the Honorable Assistant— A. W. Watkins was recently elected J Principal; A si Treasurer to succeed Mr. J. T. King, j Wells. Mrs. resigned. Mrs. F. W. Hendrickson will again head the women's depart ment, Frank II. Coleman, the Poul try Department, C. R. Torrance, the live-stock department, and colored county agent Brown will be in com plete charge of the colored depart ment. Director T. B- Pumas will handle the duties formerly handled '*"» by the late Mr. F. W. Hendrickson '“ d , hir "“' r - H ! wiB T* GhandhV.' Prin*c'ipal~As"ri.t"nnt—Miss ] who ha. had special vil„ U 'o?'X 0 |ahoTcm,.1„ycd at the Mattie Lea Ivey. ah* the tin, Fair Ground-. Directors W. J. ! The following truck driv Chandler. M. W .Strmbridee. r.. H. been elected fur school tronsportn- Woo,ten. .lore N. Moore, and Eddie lion in Baldwin County; in „ procran , ef dnirJ . WalL will each be in c .arg? oi sep-I • . w j.- Fow development in Baldwin cotra|y if e n- Union Point; l ,!w - ved b >' - vour ^'’“rd in eo-operation Meri- w * tb State College and United Stafvs Buck- Apartment Mil iums, Principal; losa Bowdoin. MERIWETHER Mrs. ■•s State College of Agriculture, and ! United States Department of Agri- ! J. j culture in the employment of Newly Organized Club Enjoys First Outing at Spring l ake. Jt. H. Wootten President Members of the newly organized Spring Lake Hunting and Fishing Club, Inc., enjoyed the first outing at their lake retreat in the eastern part of the county last .Saturday nf- hen they garherod at a barbecue dinner. The club has applied for a charter with a membership of thirty. The lub ha;; established a .imp site down on Spring Lake w' r i. in the Eastern part epthe A ln»ge club house with six room and two large verandas has been constructed The house is entirely screened and comfortably furnished. I:*. R. H. Wootten has been named agement ; I president of the club and the other officers are E. R. Hint";. viec-pripd- in Bald-[dent; and H. S. Wootten, secretary | f exp The club ha.- purchased the fishing and hunting rights on several thous and acres of land. They plan to stock the streams, and tnk? measure to preserve the game and ft ’n this Dr. Hall Tenders Resignation When Physicians Order Complete Rest Following Illness Governor L. G. Hardman named Dr. Richard Binion a member of the Board of Trustees of the Millcdge- villc State Hospital today. Wednes day. The appointment folowcd Dr. T M. TTnl!’* rcsirnatton. Dr Hall hn« been a member of the Board n lumber of year'*, hav ing been appointed to the post by Governor Walker. He waa cl •'“’ted vice-president shortly after he be came a member and was oi.e of the leading member- of the directors of | the hospital. He was ordered p rest ! by his physicians a few weeks ago [ following a brief illness and is now j with his son in West Palm Beach, j Fla. He is the dean of the medical profession in the county and one of the most popular men in the county. Dr. Binions appointment was an nounced by the Governor Wednesday. Dr. Binion has praticcd medicine here since 1918 and is prominently identified in the Business and social life of the city. He is head of the Milledgeville Clinic and Is recogniz ed as one of the state's leading physi cian . The Governor has not announced his appointment to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Chus. C. Brantley who was secretary of the board. It is understood that thi- ap pointment will he made within a few days and that it will be a man from South Georgia. Dr. Binion w*l! take his place on the i.t ird in ; T .1 lately. ■ - BLUES ARE BACK HOME FROM CAMP Reached City Sunday Morning After Spending Two Weeks at 0m Camp Foster ! The Baldwin Blues, Company I of [the 121st Infuntry of the National j Guards, reached home Sunday morn- above to assist We do hereby . : Davit ' this city ■ brought later fro ing nt 8:30 o’clock from Camp Foi ter. Jacksonville, Fla., where,they had been for the previous two weeks. It was a tireo crowd of soldiers, but they had all enjoyed th« camp. The Blues were under command of Cnpt. F. R. Hargrove, and when not performing military duty spent their idle moments fishing in St. Johns v’ited to in- j River, and bathing in Jacksonville new apartment house that i Beach, going to ‘he latter place in i-rected by Mr. Ralph Sim- j automobile*. - 'TUDHU/N Tiiomiru '“S'". t! “* corner of Jeffemon and j They report that Camp Foster i- an i • .Tesse Evan ;. Route o. So- THROWN THROUGH .Montgomery streets. I ideal place for the encampment and DR. BINIONS LINCOLN )]< ,« -MillodtEevUlc; tv. r, Ivey. Rm.te CAR WINDSHIELD Under the dirccUor of Mr J,„. , military maneuver.. SEDAN DESTROYED BY FIRE jPmvt-rovo—Cooi.vmllv; F. n. “ Hutchinot, the four-»p»rtm»nt him - The Ilium mide » splendid rrri.r.| F":,„v. Rout." 7. rut,:,, fr-ek-l o..,,- Mr. Hddrrbr.odt^ H- to. E.c.pc comD , ot ed thU week. It l»d « rerosnfe.d » 0B» Of the F^e Automobile Born. Uo on Kish- orvillc: T. R Brookins, Kouto 8. Mt. way East of City. Occupant* | Pleasant -Cnopgrville; Jew Scott. »rate departments of the fair. A fall ^ Ir.gr- Union Poi zssignment of duties will l>c worked I U-r, Route *!. Harniui ut by President Dunaway and an- T. r . Humphric-. Route jounced within the next few days, wether— Milledgeville; W : jvr. Route 4, Pleasant G . NEW APARTMENT TO BE OPEN > INSPECTION SUNDAY Prize Offered to Person Suggestint; The Best Name for The New Home The public has has be erbrandt Hr. Narrow E.c :n Struck by Mr. T. L. Wood’* Automobile obile emained ‘ d Miss Hall 'f anta to visit the form, dr. Baumirart-1 i con fir and at this time the extent Infti •en decided ! mil Dr injuries have M ES. MARGARET TUTTLE i* WED WEDNESDAY MORNING " Trilby—Scettabor | Stewart Barnes, Route 10, Coope Richard Bini^n's Lincoln Sc villt—MillcdRovilk.; W P Enni n, ddroyt'd l,v fire Monday Bout 11. Union P..,nt—Mdlvdccv.lh ny. about two W. \I. Kitchens. Jr.. Route 12. Pint In the auto- grove—Milledgeville. in fire, which HIGHWAY COMMISSION WILL PAY AMOUNT DUE COUNTY Mr, Hildcrbrandt, who drives a :• truck for Mr. Lacey, had a scape from being killed direction of Mr. . • four-apartment ho i completed this week. It will 1 : » n ’ be opened from two to six Sunday bp and all day Monday for public in- , spection. drilled companies i Simraerson has offered a five PASTORS OF CHURCHES ARE SPENDING WEEK OUT OF CITY non on the highv odnesday of last when Dr. Binic ral ■rvicn* to Be held Thun st Te„ O'Cloek From ce of Mr. M. S. Bell aret Tuttle, form r mem •acuity of G. S. C. W, 1 ''al Ifospital today ‘ *r an illness of sovera will be ■ity fror busi leaking gas pipe, ni’d Judge E. R. returning t-» this . ss trip to Sparta, j ,.n. the colored held ! niinu nt ten o’clock < idence of Mr. Miller S. ' ; erment will be in thei with Cartel Houston, chnufeur. When the fire was discovered the automobile w a quickly stopped, and the occupants made a hasty exit, nar rowly escaping being seriously burn ed. MR. D. M. ROGERS WILL RETURN HOME THIS WEEK Check Will Be awn fo ched Thurada; A pn«tal from Mr. D. M. Rogers rings the glad news that he uoder- niet'-ry. [went his operation at Johns Hopkins Tuttle’s home wa* in Tucson, I Baltimore, successfully, and that hp ; and she has been at the!will return homo this week com- ' allege for four years when jpletely cured. His friends here are forced her retirement. She tglad to learn this and will give him a nd ,,f the household science cordial welcome. He u expected ;ri ment. home today or tomorrow. uck by an automo bile driven by Mr. T. L. Wood. Mr. Wood wa- riding in his auto mobile to his home, Wednesday even ing, during a heavy rain. When in front of the Rogers store cn Wayne street Mr. Hildcrbrandt, walked directly in front of the car without Mr. Wood seeing him. The car — [struck him and threw him head fore- County Commissioners O. M. I most into the windshield. He was Ennis and G. C. McKinley and Judge rendered unconscious and Mr. Wood E. R. Hine- went to Atlanta last with assistance carried him to the Thursday, und appeared before the j Doctors’ office. Examination showed Highway Commissioner. j that he hud escaped without serious Their object of their conference injury. was to discuss the financial status ; — existing between the county end the j SCHOOL TRUSTEES TO Highway Commission. After going j BE BE ELECTED FRIDAY throughly into the mutter it was j An election for rchool trustees j gesting the bes wish to make a it out and send People an will i or mail to Mr. Hutch ison. A cafflUUtte ewill decide the inner. All -uggestions mu-t be in y noon August 13th. The apartment is modern and con- ?niently arranged. All people in the ty have been invited to inspect it. INSURANCE BENEFICIARIES RECEIVE OVER $100,000 Mamin, The pastors of the churches of Mil ledgeville nre out of the city this week. Rev. A. G. Harris is at St. Simons* Island; Rev. L. E. Roberts is spending the week in Atlanta and Jefferson; Rev. F. H. Harding has gone to Saluda. X. C.. and Rev. J. F. Yarbrough i* at Chipley conduct ing val re: efici In*i $114,707 Wai ie* of Life s 1929 Beneficiaries of life insurance An election for school Uu7te7» P» lid " ln Milletlltevill, Rut yenr re- . ii Commis '' w :i be held Friday, in thi following $1 i4..0i according to a ro- ers were indebted to the t-ounty districts; M i d w a y, CoopervilD, P° rt i«*ucd laFt week, about $15,000.00. They agreed to j Browns, Meriwether and Union This figure was in exce.<u of 1928 pay it. but informed the County Point. The polls will open at 9.00 and places Milledgeville tenth in the Commi-sioners thnt a check could A. M. and close nt 3:00 P. M.. one list of Georgia cities receviing over not be drawn for the amount, until trustee is to be elected In each of the one hundred thousand in insurance after the first of January, 1931. [districts. due to death. I Rev. L. E. Roberts, however, will return to the city the latter part of | the week and the regular services will be held at the Baptist church next Sunday morning. Union ser vices will be held at thnt church in the evening at 8:30 o’clock. Mrs. Alien Sibley anil twin sons, Allen and Winston, have returned to their home in South Carolina after a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sihlcv. Mr. Sibley came to the city and ac companied them home.