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. BALDWIN COUNTY • institution ) 11 t Rnion- Federal Union Established in 1829 Southern Recorder |gi9 Milledfeyille, Ga. f Aifust 14, 1930 ICONEE RIVER TO EE EXAMINED [4 m y District Eneineei Will Make Sar\y of Walerway With a View of Making it Navigable ■;l I hi* ■vey n for navigation River will bo taken at an ite, Maj. D. L. Weart, United At tv, District Engineer, of h. announced last week. Weart stated ihat he ha nstruction from the chief of n*?cring corps of the army to prelcmmarjr survey ? n of the Altnninhn on the Oconee River to Mil- i* and on the Ocmulgee river M "n, “with a view to conncct- suitl system with the inland lerways for barge and small boat ’•pr.rtaicn.” !<•! -rts are being requested from •»s on the river to get certain n.iatior relative to the probable ■r:~ of the proposed dredging and rgmg woik which must b«* done. believed that by opening the r for navigation much will he tovvard building central Georgia would make possible a freight and trade that is not now -ticable. Maj. Wcnrt will visit Milledgeville few weeks he has stated. -0VERNOR slaton to SPEAK HERE AUGUST 23RD Consolidated !■ 1872 Number 52 nds An: Honorable John H. Slaton, former or of Georgia, and candidate r the United States Senate, has ac ted the invitation of .a group of Uedgevillc citizens to address the ters of Baldwin and adjoining s here at eight P. M. Sat- fny August 23rd. according to an- icement made by friends hen COL J.B. DUKE SERIOUSLY ILL Popular Solicitor General of Ocmulgee Circuit in Desperate Condition Col. Jos. B. Duke, Solicitor of the Jcmulgcc Circuit, is seriously ill at h*s home in Eatonton, having been removed from a sanitarium in Ma- where he spent sometime, is reported that Col. Duke is suffering from high blood pressure which causes ht-morrhuges in the brain effecting his eyes. Col. Duke is one of the most prom inent phosccuting officers in the state, .and i- popular throughout th' Ocmulgee Circuit. He has hundreds of friends in Milledgeville and Bald win county, who are deeply interest ed in his condition, and hope that he will recover. Tax Returns Show Gain of $117,028.00 Over Year 1929 The Total Value of Property Returned for State and County Taxes Reaches $4,347,890. 128,561 Acres of Land Returned. Other Interesting Facts Are Given havc*^ at nds of Governor Slato •ndoavoring for several him to conn* to Milledgeville make a speech in the intenst of his pnign, but his speaking ••ngnge- its in the rest of the State have le it impossible for him to get to edgeville earlier. He will speak he Baldwin County Oourthou-e friends a ml supporters state that ' ill be given one of the most rous- u-'lconies that has been accorded !‘ where in the State at rny of -waking engagements. THE DISTRICT YOUNG PEOPLE Will Auemblt Here This Week to Hold an Epworth Leune Efficiency Institute The Oxford District Epyorth Lea gue Efficiency Institute will meet in this city Friday, Saturday and Sun- t is expected that a large number of young people, representing the Leagues throughout the District, will - in attendance. The Institute wil be under the di rection of competent instructors, and all phases of League work will be discussed, and instruction given. The firrt meeting will be held Fri day evening at >ix o’clock, in the Sunday School room of the Metho dist ehuich. Supper will be served by the members of the local league luted by the ladies of the church. IBS TUCKER RECEIVES MASTERS DEGREE IN MUSIC Work i Alice Lenorc Tucker, head of department of the Georgia College for Women, received tor’s degree in music from the 1 School of Music at Minne- i.fter completing her summer work. • 1‘ticker spent only ten days 11 du r.i this .-ummer taking a t* • is public school music, ■ violin and clarinet. Sh* 1 e«|Li • r. t„ master; every instru- u'ed m the modern hand and Ara before she was given her Her thesis received special ion and was read at the ng exercises. ' ! <l of the department of 1 C. she has won state- ‘"lition in her work. She 1 ’ music festival at the ' ■ i this week of music each mt tanding event on the ' 'fur. The department of iered one of the best ARMERs CLLB will meet SATURDAY 1 , c l ^ ar monthly meeting of 11 ” "Unty Farmers club ‘ ,r iturday with Mr. Geo. f nd as host An interest- t,r!c is anticipated by the SERVICES SUNDAY wi! be held only in the hurch next Sunday morn- . ‘ n t * 10 evening union aer- in tho^Prcsby- hich introductions of the facul- ili be made. Immediately after wards classes will be organized, and lessons commenced. Business sessions and classes will be held Saturday morning, afternoon and evening. .Sunday morning special young people’s service will be held in the auditorium of the Methodist church, and in the afternoon classes will li taught until 4:40 o’clock, when th Institute will adjourn. Everybody is invited to attend, but those entering to *tudy for credii must pay a fee of $1.50. Mr. Alton Barnes is president • the League and will act as officii host, assisted by the officers an members. This Institute is similar to tk League assembly at Oxford each ye: and it is hoped to make it a great success. The delegates while here will ntertained in the homes of the Methodist congregation. s expected that there will be at fifty young people present., but at this time only the following have heard from: tonton— Carolyn Sammons, Olive Pinkerton, Sara Lawrence. Margaret Shelton, Rebecca Sammons, D. W. Bearden. Haddock—Mary Park Stewart, Au gusta Smith and Evelyn Finney. Mansfield—Ruth Campbell. Kath leen Hays. Monticello—Mr. J. B. Elli*. The motto of the Institute is—"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, ami glorify your Father which is in Heaven—Mathew 1:16. Tax Receiver Briscoe Wull ha* finished compiling the tax returns of Baldwin county for the year 1930. The returns show an increase of $117,028.00 over the year 1929. The value of the property return ed for 1930 was $4,347,890; for 1929, $4,230,872. The digest shows the following facts: There were returned 128,506 acres of land value,! at $1,092,914. The whites, 114,027 acres at $942,794; colored 14,539 acres, $150,120. The value of automobile.'; by whit-.*.. cd, $37,280, total $272,755. $310,035. Live stock—whites $40,155. Col ored, $20,195; Total $00,350. Cattle—whites, $37,410; Colored $9,080; Total $46,490. Hogs—whites, $2,496; Colored $556; Total $8,052. Dogs—Whites, $1,030; Colored, $127.00; Total $1,157. Farm Implements—Whites. $17,- 445; Colored $6,604; Total $24,509.’ The returns in the city district were: Whit.- $1,347,807; Colored, $150,120; Total $1,539,982. New Members Of G. S. C. Faculty Are Announced MR. E. E. BELL WILL VISIT EASTERN MARKETS Mr. E. E. Bell, Mrs. E. E. Bell and Miss Janie Binford w-ill leave Saturday for New York, where Mr. Bell will purchase the fall and wnter ready-to-wear*, and other goods for his dry goods store. Mr. Bell is a live, wide-awake pro gressive dry goods merchant, and has u thorough knowledge of the need* end demand of the trade in this sec tion. He will purchase an up-to-date and well selected line of goods. Many changes will take plao the G. S. G. faculty this year with the addition of new members, the re turn of several members who have been on a leave of absence while others have been granted leavs for 1930-31. Several members of the faculty have been away studying and have been awarded additional degrees which have also been announced by Dr. Bee.-on. Dr. Beeson stated that the college would have the strongest faculty in the history of the college, alout se\enty per cent of whom have higher degrees. Among former members of the facutly who have been on leave of absence for study and who will re turn next year are the following: Miss Mamie Padgett, Professor of Art, who received the M. A. degree from Teachers College, Columbia University this June. Lilias Myrick, Asociate Pro of Chemistry, who has been working toward the doctor’s degree at the University of Minnesota during the past year. Miss Louise Smith, A.-sistant Pro fessor of Health, who received the M. A. degree from Teachers College, Columbia University, in June. Mis fressoi of Biology, who took her M. A. degree from Peabody College this year. Miss Gjssie H. Tabb, Associate- Professor of Household Science, has recently received her M. A. degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. Miss Clara W. Hasslock, Chair man Division Home Economics and Profes-or of Household Science, who has been away from the Col lege for four years, will be remem bered as head of the Household Science Department for a number of years, she has also been doing gradu ate* study during 1929-30. Miss Mary Moss, who was Instruc tor in History here during 1927-29, will return as General Secretary of the Y. W. 01 A- Miss Cornelia Chappell, Instruc tor in Household Science, who has been a student assistant in the Jl .usvhold Science Department dur ing the past two years and who re ived th. B. S. degree here this ye Miss Emily Hall, Teacher of Lat in and Critic in the Peabody# High School, received the A. B. degree from the Georgia State Collegi Women and the M. A. from CornelL Miss Thelma Hall, assistant Pro fessor of Household Art, has the B S. degree from Southern College, (Lukqjund, Fla.,) and the M. A. de gree from Teachers College, Colum bia University. Miss Isabel Jones, Assi-tant Pro fessor of Physical Education, holds the A. B. degree from Shorter lege, and the M. A. from Teachers College, Columbia University. Miss Bernice Legg, Instructoi Engli h Jand Critic, Peabody High School, is .an A. B. graduate of the Georgia State College for Wc ami an M. A. graduate of the Uni versity of Georgia. Miss Sara Nelson, Instructor Mathematics and Critic for the Peu- body High School, received the B. S. degree from the Georgia State College for Women and expects to ceive the M. A. degree from Car 'll at the end of the summer quar ter. Miss Willie D. O’Kclley, Associate Professor of History, holds the A. B. degree from LuGrango, the B. S. and M. A. degrees from Teachers Col- Blanche Tail. Annuitant Pro-j ;<W. Columbia University, and she is a candidate for the Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin. Miss Virginia Satterfield, Librari an, holds the B. S. degree from Pen- body College and thn B. S. degree in Library Science from Columbia Uni versity. Mis* I’attie M. Turner, Assistant Professor of French, received her A. B. degree from North Carolina Col lege for Women and the M. A. de gree from Teachers College, Colum bia University, a diplom 'rorn the Alliance Fr.uncaise, Paris, and she has also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and at a school in Madrid, and has had considerable foreign travel. Miss Dorothy Parks will be Assist ant in the Registrar's Office during 1930-31. She received the B. S. de gree from this College last year, and she ha** been studying at the University of California and the Oakland Business College during the WORK BEGINS ON GAS AVAKJABLE IW’KINLEY PARK SEPTEMBER 25TH Swimming Pool, Dancing Panllion. Representative! to Cow Here and Minature Golf Coarse to Be 1 Next Monday to Complete Pitas. Principal Attractions Si* Weeks to Lay Lines Work has bej park in McKinli plcted early in Scptcmhe he recreation Natural gas will be available in to be com- Milledgeville on September 26th, ac- , the spon- cording to an announcement that has *° r * ,au announced. been made by the Birmingham office T.ie plans call for the erection of • °f the company this week, a concrete swimming pool, a mina- Representatives of the company ture golf course, dancing pavillion, I W *M come here next Monday to make club house and bowling alley. The Pkns and to employ the necessary park will provide entertainment of] lal>or - Following the custom of the all kinds and will be om of the most company, all labor possible will be attractive in the state. j employed here. About 100 men will Water for the pool will be sup- j 1,0 needed to carry on the work to plied by five springs and the pool I * ay ^e ^ncs in this cit>. ill be entirely concrete with .living boards, slides and other amusing features. It is the desire of the owners the pool to have it opened beto. full, although the pari; will hs open throughout the winter for parties. golf c of the Klomburg, of Wyckoff, New Jersey, a splendid violinist, will e teacher of Violin during the fall •bile Miss Beatrice Honbrugh is broad for study and concert work. Teacher, on Leave of Ab.ence Miss Anna E. Miller. Professor of from I Physical Education, M Uni- J William?, Instruct' roasts, and the use i •urse and bowling alley. •f the ATKINSON HALL TO BE REMODELED Work Wil! fiefin to Change Front on College’* Oldest Dormitory. Will Be Completed in Sej»t, Dr. J. L. Beeson, on his return from Virginia whore he has been spending his vacation, approved plan- tor the remodeling of Atkinson Hall and work will begin immediately with a view of completing the build ing by the time school opens in September. The entire front of the building will be remodeled, the architectual design to be similar .and hnrmonjp- ing with the front* of Parks nr *. Terrell halls. The first floor adjut ant to the dining room will have rched windows. The size of the dining room will be increased in or der that about two hundred more tudents may be fed in this dining Six weeks will be necessary to c p’ete the system which calls for lines on ell the main streets in the c*ty. The cenprny stated that the greatest c-tte will b« cxncbcd not to disturb the pavement In all possible cases the lines will be laid in alleys in the rear of premises. The gas line is now being laid from Macon and will reach this city in .September to tie on with the mains here. The company will open offices hero and -all labtor will be employed fr^im the representatives who will come here. SIMMERS0N APARTMENTS NAILED “THE RAPHEAL" Committee A on ounce. Choice. V. W. Faulkner Winner of Five Dollar. The i apartments recently ertet- .1 by Mr. Ralph Simmcrson r*ill be -nown as “The Raphcal’’, the com mittee named to select a name from hundred submitted, decid- f ®d Wednesday afternoon. Mr. V. W. Faulkner was the win- !!• of the five dollar gold piece .pf f-red . >. ir. S'V^erson the lest name suggested. The committee omposed of Mrs. T. H. Ennis, Hr*. C. E. Smith and Miss Ruth Sims made the choice and recom mended that the building be sentonc- yeara service under this The first floor will be build of eased brick with stone steps and the approach will be built on line ith Parks and Terrell Halls of stone entering upon a colonnade of nrge columns and eighteen m!- nns covered with r canopy. The ice. will be built similar to the °tly.*r buildings and will continue entirely around the building. The nns will be fluted with Corin thian caps, similar to those used on the other buildings on the campus. The porch floors will be water proof of promenade tile. The change will improve the south fnrade of the building. ' Atkinson Hall was named for j Jvernor W. Y. Atkinson, the found- of the college, and was the third building erected on the campus. It erected in 1896. It is the hope Ir. Fowler, who will supervise the building, that the work will be finished by .Sept. 10th, when school pens. A. I. BUTTS, JR., NAMED SALE MANAGER FOR POWER CO. Charge of Gain.ville Di.- Will Assume Duties September l.t Arthur Butts, Jr., for the past sev eral years salesman for the Georgia Power Company, has been named sales manager of the Gainesville dis trict and transferred to that city ef fective September 1st. Mr. Butts is the eldest son of Mr. A. I. Butts. He attended Mercer af- ' hi- graduation tom*. G. M. C. il has been connected with the Power Company since they opened tlejr offices here. The successor to Mr. Butt« in the Miledgeville territory has not been named. He has many friends in Mil ledgeville who regret that his pro motion will take him from thin city. MR. EWELL ATKINS DELIVERS SCHOOL BOARD FAVORS INTERESTING ADDRESS the new membe faculty will be: Lydia A. Bancroft. Assistant >r of Art, who received both the B. S. and M A. degre. Tccahers College, Columbii ersity, a diploma from Pratt In-1 —• stitutc and who has studied at the Hoi Nev York School of Fine and Ap- | Hor-hrugh, Instructor in Violin, will; countries throughout the world; plied Art and New has had foreign travel, ifs Margaret E. Sutton, Assist- professor of Art. has the B. S. BALDWIN COUNTY TEACHERS Art, Mr.- Simpson Smith. Instructor i? ehold Science, and Miss Beutrin Mr. Ewell Atkins delivered a most interesting address on the Boy Scouts, at ihe Methodist church Sun- y morning. He told of the orig- of the movement, and its great d marvelous growth in all of the dcKTf,. from tho rrt.lorick.burK (Vinriniut Touchers .'olloiro, nnd tho degree from Teachers Col- lege, Columbia University DAVID BUTTS KILLS BIG RATTLE SNAKE :ity}he away for a part or the entire* the principles enculcatcd in the lives ‘ session tor further study. of the boys, nnd the great lessons Miss Helen Hagan, who received taught. He held the close attention the A. B. degree from this college of his bearers, who enjoyed and np- this >ear and who is studying at predated the address. Peabody College this summer, will j 1>L «n Assistant Librarian durine , COTTON ARRI'TNC AT LOCAL 19.10-81. MARKET EFFORT TO REBUILD COOPER- VILLE BAPTIST CHURCH | Since the first hsle of cotton ar- PREACHING AT CAMAP CREEK An appointment has been made for Elder Devanc of Plant City, Fla., to preach at Comp Creek Primitive chrch on Wednesday, August 20th at 'clock. All invited to attend. lie. David Butts brought to Mil ledgeville Tuesday oft rnoon a big rattle snake that he killed on the road to Toomsboro. The snake was about five feet long und had sixteen rattles. A large number of people gathered around Mr. Butts when he came into the business section to sets the snake. A movement has been startei raise a fund to rebuild the Cooper, ville Baptist church which was de stroyed by lightning several weeks ago. This is a cause which should meet hearty response from all oar pcr>- e, ami subscriptions hould he lib eral. Any one wishng to cor.’rib-ite hand amount to Mr. Sterling Etheridge. I rived in Milledgeville last Wcdnes to ‘i a y. several other bales have a reived this week and it is expected that gins will run on schedule next week. A big crop is expected this year, reports from all section* of the coun ty indicate. Made srprel A resolution published in last weeks Union-Record**r. passed by the Board of Education, declared tho board in favor of employing in the future teachers who were reared in Baldwin county. The resolution was misinterpreted in the i-tory which appeared in this paper last week. Instead of stating that the board favored employment of teachers living in the county, the aitide stated that the board did not • this i This Mr. Chas N. Chandler will leave Saturday for the Eastern markets to purchase his stock of goods for fall and winter. he resolution favored employment f teachers who have made their home here. FRANK BELL PURCHASES OLD TRIPPE HOME Mr. Frank Bell has purchased the old Trippe home on the Corner of Columbia aild McIntosh streets and is now improving thi, property. Th-* home is in one of the city’s best residential sections. _ mm mmm