Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, September 04, 1930, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text. jaLDWIN county • I A ,n«titutiok • ®he Uni<m-Kfrori>rr > READ BY THOUSANDS • t.uhtoWI hjjgi IWIcdfcvillc. Ga.. Sep*ciri*r 4, 1930 CwaMhto* to 1ST* NUMBER 3. !S.c.w.wm PEN WEDNESDAY deal* Will Amre T«*td»y Two Negroes IG. M. C. STARTS Are Murdered SEPTEMBER 10 Past Week End ^ s__ Fraadi Lae Mmlnil aud iaa Desna CWpd Wttk tke Crises a Ul Here mUMterik’s Scksel 0*«« Wedaeedajr Menial. I'ht- opening exercises of G. S. C. Jor 'i ts u*30-31 session will be 1 Wednesday morning Sept. 10, ,-levt-n o’clock. \- this hour the student body will in the auditorium and will ut komed to the college by Dr. J. v B.-cson, president, and local inem- b,. ..f the Bourd of Trustees, Mr. Bell and Dr! E. A. Tigner. young ladies will arrive in Hille-dgeville Tuesday on a special •gular trains and in automo- The dormitories will be occupi- csday night. . woi<l attendance is expected at Reeves and his wife who are re!a- ,11....... oil available dormitory ; tlvcs of thc Marshall s, wore visit- I,.,, boon taken. All prepa-!'"e '•> »"d defended the 'l ove been made for the.,.,,1 made her get-away potoL „f the college, and final in- We. Marshall secured h,s axe »"d f..,;: Ue beep moiled 0,0 i-»me hock to .he house sad murder- * Wednesday morning registra- M R««e». the testimony given the .. he commenced and organ!- ££*£« " " E numbers* of the faculty are b «“ nt end * knocking him unconsci- b,., .he city from .heir VJ- ST^ . ..,ad the new member, ^11 ^ hf( (bt . 1 ml irning. i head. Sheriff Haynie captured Mar- COUNTY SCHOOLS READY TO OPEN Vacancies Filled in Teaching Corps And All Plans Complete For Opening Sept. 10 Vacancies in the corps of teach er* for the Baldwin county public schools were filled at a meeting of the Board of Education \m Supt. P. X. Bivins’ office Tuesday and all plans were completed to open the The Fifty-second annual session of the Georgia Military College will Francis Lee Marshall and James commence next Wednesday morning Denson, Negroes, arc held in the i al n i m . o'clock. Baldwin county jail by .Sheriff W J. This sl . ss j on will be one of the Haynie charged with murder follow- important in the history of . lag the brutal killing of Boots the Junior CnUcge Reeves with an axe Saturday nigh. dfpaItmrlll be inaugurated ^ ^ ^ ^ t « nrol ta,nt and the shooting of Will,am Kfcy.^, dcpartment , this year wil tench £ hi , t „ f tho Friday .night f rl .,bman studies and quail-1 W J'° ,iv ” " VOr ‘ hl fv students for simhomore classes in me to his home under ,ho a,flu- ■ u „iverMties. A number of :rrir^h::r;rti^.« — * - had thrown their baby in the yard c0 e * c During the summer months the interior of the barracks building has been gone over and needed repairs made, and will be ready for the boarding cadets when they airi\e at lav. A large enroll- At nine o'clock Wednesday morn ing students of the higher classes will assemble in the auditorium of the college building, and be given, a welcome by Col. Roach, the dent, who will also present th members of the faculty. Grammar School Kiwanis Wants Underground Electric Wire Pctitmi RU Mm MmMy Ni|fct Asks FiUic UtiStw to PUce Lae, U»fe Grewri In a petition filed before the City Council Monday night, the Kiwaniii Club suggested that .al telephone, telegraph, and electric wires be plac ed under ground at the same time the Gos Company is digging under the paving and street* to lay their pipe lines for gas in this city COL J.B. DUIE HAS PASSED AWAY Motor Gwnl ef Oitodf 11 Grail DM a Hit hm a Eatoata* Friday Utmwam Col. Joseph B. Duke, Solicitor of the Ocmulgee Circuit, and one of Georgia's leading lawyers, died at his home in Eatonton Friday, August 29th, after an illness of several months of a cerebral hemorrhage. The announcement of his death reached this city a short while af ter his demise, and was heard with pipe lines for gus in this city. profound sorrow by his hundreds of Supt. Bivins announced that a TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF MIL-1 frk>lul) , hl?rc . teachers meeting will »be held ,i*i j LRDGEYILLE, GEORGIA. j £ol. [) U ^ C serV ed as Solicitor of. Parks Hall av G. S. C. W. Tuesday j Gentlemen: j the Ocmulgee Circuit seven years, morning at sen o’clock and the years | We respectfully request your bodyj |t . lhe t j me Q f j,i* c ] ec tion to work will lu* outlined. The 1980-31 j to see if an agreement cun be reach, „ffj ce j,e was one of the young- session w il! open in all schools at j t -d. by means of which the Georgia egt aolicitor*. probably the young- nine o'clock the following dny. Wed-1 Power Company, the Milledgevillej n t j u . stuU . ()f Georgia. He was ne-day. Telephone Company, and the New | we B-known throughout Middle Geor- Duc to resignations four new Gas Company cun nil unite (before. ^j u teachers were elected a. tha mating „ ur street. arc ..pened up fur .lie in- \ ^ ^ (jutlj| . cttk „ f thc Worl(| War Tuesday. They acre: Miss Adci.aid,sUllalion of the (.-is mainsl, and put Uu|t> . ,. llt ,. rl .,| tlu . tirst o[fiocni ' Toroilaon, sun uiil sueieed ni.-the mi in wires el t i on. j trnininir camp and jrraduated as a Richard Smith a. In.on loin.; MU. pany and the Telephone Company ^ Hf bel . ami . , lnajor Evelyn Humphrey sueeeed.n K HUs under cound. when the G.,s ^ diwharKad a , a cole- Vandelle Osborn at Coopcrville; Miss (arc put in. j nj> j ‘Christine Holloway to succeed Miss It is sure to cause some damage to j Blanche. Green ,t Coopcrville; Miss „ ur pnvimt. side walks, and roots of I Col. Bukr sot hi. first m.l.tary Carroll Bulls who will Uike the place our bosutiful shade tree, when the tminink o. Georcio Military college meant l.y Mrs. Emmie Moran excavations ore made for the GmsUl M.IIcditrv,lie. where he uraduated • Mains, and it is only . mutter of time j U«*r he was superintendent of s, have been re- when the Power wires must yo „n- srhool, at E-itonton Hontieello and bunding has lieen: der ground, or our trees again be [Forsyth, during which lime he stud.- left Cook. All school paired and . nter upon their work with en- ;:i. m and earnestne..- The students will come from ever> ,-tion of Georgia and are all high bool graduates They will come to to college highly recommended Peabody Pratice School The Peabody Prat'.cc School will pen Wednesday morning under the .n of Miss L. R. G. Hurfcitt. apartment of the college will ,s limited enrollnvot. I MILES W. LEWIS OF GREENS- 1B0R0 APPOINTED SOLICITOR ird- ii be held Tuesday mornm*. j --- t ■ ... — acuity this year has been sh ^ naa ° r ^„ d ®^^'"eride on Th " I' 1 "" 1 * of th< ' lrr ° n,, "" r ,c,,0, ' , si by a number of new tnsoii am ‘a.. ' 1 1 ’ mmls up iargely ot the ehildreo °f )p jrt , and nt . w DUliaing nns oeen.uer gTouna. or our in-™ agon, -p ■ ■ and a number of former ! the planUilu... of Mr. J. B O Quinn. MH|cd ^ viUe> will ,„emhle at nut- ^ at Midwa> . The echo, I prop- mutilated, and the Telephone Com-; ed law at every opportunity and w-a who have been studying lu J d » tuM • “ h i ^ . ,,n nVIoek in their class rooms, where in exr> .|| ant condition, .Mr. pany has already put some of Its admitted to the bar He was known a l vear. All of them “L■ »"<• ,en “" ‘ they will be met Uy their teachers | > Trucll drive,a will be- cables under ground, if these com- as an aggressive solicitor and hud a d fired a load into KUsey, bod>. to their grades, after' . W e.lnes,lay ponies will corporate it may he a - eirele of friends throughout ll,ed Sunday - opening . xereises. . ^ “ I ^. al Mvini! themselves and a grent Bfldwin. Hancock Jasper. Morgan. eventl hundred children comm e„ ti ng no the opening. | thing for our streets and trees. | Wilkinson and Putnam count.es, immur school, where a ^ Bjvjm ^ thal | u , t.elieves' a; We are entirely in sympathy with which comprise tho Oemulgeu circuit. progressive and beneficial yoar anything that places this city on :r orn 1 oli be begun. The teaching staff, parity with all other citie. . and v.el Col. Duke vm born >n J e ... - of tt best the county has ever! L the New Gas Company and ap l«tl. - Newhlorn Gn tho -no program is most j predate the efforts of the Georgia John BlchuM_ Duke. jn«A»t —• qualified have charge STATE PRIMARY KEXT WEDNESDAY TAX RATE SET BY COMMISSIONERS nd the omising. lai-iii' Baldwin Ctiunty Cen ters in Racea for U. $. Senate And Govemoikip The Democratic primary will be held next Wednesday, Sept. 10th. | The Executive Committee «»f Bald-1 win county has arianged for the con- . duct of the primary in this county.. Hardman, on request ^ of thl . varbu , prt . c i ncL , * B. Park, has appoint- boro Lawyer Named by Gi Hardman to Succeed Col. Duke Until Januery Ut A Levy of $21.00 on the $1,00# Made by Board Tuesday Stale Levy $5.00 Company to develop n ■ power, and wo are proud to have telephone company so well install- 'i HEALTH''OFFICER GIVING irVw "Z.’lh^iZ.'^d^to INOCULAilON IN COUNTY]“ r ^ -ii j possible in the best condition, all of U Meriwothcr. Coopervdle, » nd . which prompts US to make this ug- nion Point on Three After- j j, CB tion. noon, of each w The polls of th wiP be opened—Milledgeville p**r- Miles «. i.ewis. of Greensboro, cint . t #t 7;00 a m and rlMa at C:00 ,11 the office of Solicitor Genera m . county prcc i n ets It 0.00 m. ■ Ocmulgee Circuit, left vaennt ^ ^ ^ 3;0# p m Managers death of Col. • “ ' c ’ have been appointed and the primary ! ag the election in November. ^ ^ ^ ^ , hc AlMtoUian | Thts ,11 serve until January 1st. Col ^ syaU!n , during the illness of Col. ba j,„ t . served as Solicitor at several ns of Superior Court, on ap- tment of Judge Park, the November election a suc- The tax rate on the property of Baldwin county this year will be $21.00 on the thousand. The Commissioners at their meet- . x .1 district; Ju will be elected to fill the un- 1 term of Col. Duke for two ™' nniur , sentative < are sev- bounty planning; Carlyle : ing Tuesday set the rate as follow.' 16 mills or $16.00 on the thousand for general purposes, and five mills «»r $fi.00 on the thousand for schools. me as the levy of last commisioners in their [ain the caudi- 1 "iuiilfcment fuund it impos^iWe tn uuies for. United Suites Senator; ^ ^ ra(c rivt . mi „s “ ','oth - thousand Typhoid inoculuti itions are nopr bei rural sections of th< R. L. Bailey, health dwin county, and a treatments have been given. Dr. Bailey stated that the •ration that has b and vaccn' ipectfully submitted by Kiwanis Club of Milledgeville. Gn. J. L. SIBLEY, Chairman of Com ind Tommie Murrelle Duke, both of whom are dead. .Viter leaving college ami tStore he took up school work, Mr. Duke attended the University of Georgia and Columbia university. The rec ords show that he began the prac tice of law in Putnam county in July, 1919. On Feb. 9, 1921, he was married t . Miss Martha English Turner, daughter of the late Judge Joseph Sydney Turner, of Eatonton. He was .a past master of the Mu- aonic lodge of Eatonton. He was a stal senator from the- 28th district in 19-? to 1924. Mr. Duke was prominent in the vork of the Methodist church of his .•ity, and was teacher of the W. C. rruuuii *— — ; i Wright Bible class, named in honor ,[ilei.*tid and hv i.pr|,.dates the (; an JjJxte For Governor Will Ad- „f the enunty superintendont of k " h "“" Bv dre|J Voter , in MilledgeviHe "*»*• «“ lain b > r hiuhhik - >unty by Dr. i r::;,':; 1 GEO. CARSWELL SPEAKS MONDAY The property holders of llaldw »unty will therefore pay $26.00 t it* thousand. ;e of Ocmulgee circuit ii 20th district; Repre- Baldwin county and ....... uouniy commissioner. •porUd that there ere -el- yh „ jU bc po | oca l contest, COMMISSIONERS FAR. TO iroapective etitul,dates plonning ; ^ ^ H _ Ennis t „ Senator, Marion ‘ ' .l,ie Ben Jackson, of Gray; G. for spirit that hiw, been manifested by the people. On Wednesday Dr. ’i- Icy spends the afternoon at Cooper- \-ille and citixens .of that aoction i avail themselves of the opportunity 1 to receive the free treatment Thur And at Hardwick. _ number of yoar* ago. He is survived by his wife and o daughters, Marthu and Lucy, and [• son. Joe Duke, Jr.; three broth- >. laon, of Washington. D. C., and B. Duke, of Oklahoma City, and U. B. Duke, of Walden, N. Y.: three Mrs. Charles Harvey and will be Dickens, of Sparte. Iwin. Jr., of Madison. opposition. Hon. ingress and Judge • also without op- Carl Vinson fo James B. Park The interest in the county centers upon. It was not learned whether [ cine. The Health ». .. STORE WILL OPEN th „ Unlted state. Senator rare the action of the Board wan final plana for visit, to th FRIDAY MORNING AT NINE between John M. Slaton and Sena- or not. ■ tor W. J. Harris and the Governors and Mri. H. Levine to Conduct , ace- The leading candidates in this Department Store on county are George Carswell and _ f i e?ru,r,!°th r !. or l ",mty dr h d „,Tt" 1 b By Davison Off the Press Hon. George H. Carswell will H peak at the Court House in this city „u.iM ■- day the doctor visits the Meriwether ” pxt »®A d, ' y “j 1 ..,,’ ‘.t" f Inrdw'ck'* at NAMF. A FARM AGENT district. Dr. Bailey stated that nine- • ty-seven inoculations have been giv- 8:00 in the evening. *>«ten, »«rs. K.nmrn; a inuifini.ru ui ..n in thU section Friday i- given Mr. Carswell, in his speeches, will Mrs. Parks Haney, of Monticello, The County Commissioners Ut !^Vr discuw the issues upon which he laj and Mrs. Lovick Bernley.of Birming- Dr. B-iiley stated that these visits making his campaign far Governor, ham, Ala. as long as and tell the voter* why he is asking i The funeral services were held at for the vac» their support in the primary next:,^ residence Saturday afternoon ut •r is making Wednesday ' 2:30 o’clock. Dr. Elam F. Dempsey •hools during He has many friends and support- and Rev. L. A. Carroll officiating. ■ting Tuesday failed farm agent for Baldwin The matter came up for consid- will be made weekly ration, and was adversely acted; there were applicati History of Wilkinson County liege Department store will j f j ed voters in the county, but it is j business Friday morning j probable that there will be a very McCombs building under the small vote cast. . of Mr. and iMrs. H. ilding has SERVICES AT EPISCOPAL i remodeled CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY ie exterior and interior, windows have been -n Wayne and Hancock i the entrance placed on New shelving, tables and nt. is are in the interior, i be filled with a full stock of dry goods Rev. F. H. Harding, Rector of St. Stephens Episcopal church, returned Tuesday night from Saluda, N. C. where he has been .-pending the past month and announced that services will be held at the church Sunday morning at eleven o’clock. Mr. Harding stated that the Holy Communion will bc celebrated at the morning service as is customary - - - morning service — - rt-ady - to-wear, shoes, hate the Sunday in the month. No which has been select- ' early service will be held. I Mrs. Levine came to this | FOOT BALL PRAT1CE or four j’cars ago with I BEGINS AT G. M. C. department store, and have large acquaintance with the! Coach Bobby Hooks arrived in public. i Milledgeville Wednesday afternoon *" P“ge announcement of the land joined Coach Renta in the first " r cf the College Department j call for foot ball praftiep at 6. M. rill be fouoa in tbb paper. [C. Tftttnimi. in to publish them serially me future issues. ... „..w - . There is plso frequent mention S„„, of American R^olnUon, have' aaIa( , 5 fami|iar w MHhdfrrill. juat keen received in Miiledpivllle. opies of the history of Wilkin- County by Victor Davidson, his- orian of the John Milledge Chapter f American Revolution, have just v .„ ... Baldwin county and.in his race four years ago carried the county over his opponents Mr. Carswell is a good campaign er und will probably be greeted by large audiences at both places. LOCAL LAWYERS FORSoucrrop ■illume reflect, careful art-unit rnent and u sequence in presenting lhe fact, associated with the history of not only Wilkinson county but this immediate vicinity which shows the earnest research of the nuthor in securing authentic records. The outline ..r the early Indian hirtory is exceptional und it Is doubtful if such an .scrount is avail able from a*y other source. The description of Fort Fidius, Fort Wil kinson and Rock Landing and the events transpiring there ore of es pecial interest to the people of M.11- edgcville as all of these places are located in this immediate locality. So interesting is this natation of event, of tho Indian occupation of this section that the -Union-Recorder hope, to twcuro Mr. DsvhtoHU per- citizens. One paragraph recorde that Matthew Carswell, who was the' , c- vi s-jT f R Mr. grand-father of Goorgc Carswell. tol ‘ . Ctslar Eater Rice to Saccreri Cel J. B. Del. a candidate fo** Governor, and Major John Hatcher, a revolution ary soldier of distinction who serv ed in the Senate in Milledgeville Milledgeville will have from 1812 to 1820, who was the'didates for Solicitor General of the great grandfather of R. W. Hatch- Ocmulgee Circuit to fill the unex- cr, of thi* city, wtre on a commiss- pirod term of two years of the late ion to select the capitol of Wilkin- ( Col. Joe Duke. They are CoL Carlisle son county -after the separation | Giles and Col. C. B. VcCullar. from Twiggs. j Col Giles has been prat icing law Mr. Ds.id.on ha. made a distihrt in tbb city for several rears and contribution, not only to the his torical archives of his own county, but to the state as well. The publication of the book sponsored by the ter, D. A. R. Solicitor of the county court has had experience aa a proeerutiag of ficer . He la a graduate ¥ University. , ire attended by the members of the Milledgeville bar, and other friend? of Col. Duke in this city. Lawyers from every coun ty in the circuit were there to join in paying tribute to the memory of Col. Duke. The pall beau^n, were Lon Duke. A. B. Duke, J. S. Turner, of Eaton ton, L. C. Turner, of Jacksonville, Fla., Charles Harvey and Tom Ilai- vey, of Monticello. NEW SCHOOL TRUSTEES SWORN INTO OFFICE TOES. Five District. Nome School Officials At Election and Roanlts Are Declared by Beard Results of nn election held last week in five districts of the county for school trustees were consolidat ed Tuesday and the winners given their certificates by the Board of Education. The Trustees named were: R. G. Hooten, Union Point; H. B. Roberts Midway; R. H. Lawrence, Browns:

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Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, September 04, 1930, Image 1