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Milledgeville, Ga., September 18, 1930.
NUMBER 5.
Baldwin Co. to Have 2 Members Legislature
PAIR OPENS ON Confederate
WEEK OF OCT. 6 Vets Will Be
pun, Made foTSpecial Agricul- I n vited Here
>” ral DupUy*; Boy*’ C*>f Cloh Georgi , Divilion of u. c v . Will
Offered Special Pnie. ^ Eltfnde j InvHltioB To Ho ld
1931 Reunion in This Gty.
r
Milledgeville, the old capital of
U a meeting of the Board of Di-,
t ;or> of the Middle Georgia Fair'
■iciation Tuesday night many.
an , were ironed out and final do- Georgia, when the War Betw
il* completed Cor the opening of St » tcs
O week’s exhibition October Gth. |
The five booths that are available 1
r churches will be handled by Sec- j
rctary C. B. McCuller. A price of|
i the
,et on these booths and ap-
ion- will be received hy the sec
retarv. The awards will he mndf : “
the order the applications are
jved. Th* applications must be
rotten and sent to the secretary and
. will award them in order of re-
jpt. No applications have yet been
ade.
Tuesday was officially designated
m School Day at the fair and all
hi]dren in the county will be admit
ted free. Many special features will
he put on to interest the children.
\ -pccial premium of $10 has been
ff. red to the best calf displayed by
nu mber of the Baldwin county calf
ub. This prize was added *
■ premium lists were printed.
The Rice Brothers shows will be
the feature attraction on the mid
way. The directors are working out
program that will be of interei
people throughout this section.
The agricultural and livestock dis-
ays are expected to be the largest
several years, as interest has man-
B st itself in Baldwin and surround-
Census Report Places Baldwin
In Line For Two House Members
Reappointment To Be Made at Next Meeting of the Legislature.
Baldwin County 31st County in the State. Milledgeville
is Twenty-Fourth City.
With the figures completed for i two men to represent her in the
the 1930 census Baldwin county went | State Lcgixi
the group of counties that have i Baldwin county has a population
two representatives in the Georgia j 0 f 22,760 and moved uo in the list
Legislature and two years hence i 0 f the 161 Georgia counties. While
this county will name two solons to th e increase during the ten-year pe-
rrpresent her in the House of Rep-1 r iod was small, many other counties
resentatives. i lost heavily in population, which
According to the constitution of j caused them to fall out of the
the state, the eight largest counties j representative class,
in point of population will have three Millcdgevill? is ranked as
representatives in the legislature, j twnty-four.th city in the State of
These counties are Bibb, Chatham, | Georgia.
DcKalh, Floyd, Richmond, Fulton, The reappointment will be made
Muscogee and Troup. The thirty , |t the next ^ B j on of t h e state leg
counties that have the next largest j„] ature om j Baldwin county placed
population will .end two repreaenf- jn ^ groupI tavin|t , wo r e prcS enta-
declared and fought, will
xtend an invitation to the Confed
erate veterans of Georgia to hold
their 1931 reunion in this city.
This was determined at a meeting
of the members of the R. E. Lee
Chapter, Sons of Confederate Vet-
, j erans, members of the city council
1 und several citizens held last year.
The members of the R. E. Lee
Chapter at their meeting the pust
week took a definite step and ap
pointed a committee to prepare the
invitation to be presented by Judge B.
C. Ward, when he attends the re
union Sept. 25 and 26 at Thomas-
ville. Go. Judge Ward is a brigadier
general and commander of the East
ern Division of the Georgia U. C.
V. This invitation will he by mem
bers of Camp Geo. Doles, the R. E.
Lee Chapter, Camp Don Sanford,
Sons of Confederate veterans. City Plans have been announced by the fronted
Council, Kiwanis Club, Woman's Robert E. L**e Chapter of the Unit- | served
Club, and other organization.". cd Daughters of the Confederacy |The
Judge Ward will leave for Thomas-1 to mark the
Reports issued Monday morn
ing by the Department of Com
merce showed that 781 bale-, of
cotton had been ginned in Bald
win county up to September 1st.
In comparison with the 1929
figure which for a similar period
showed that 1,048 bales had been
ginned, Baldwin county was be
hind last year by 267 bales. It
is believed, however, that the crop
this year will exceed that of last
year before the season closes.
BISHOP MOORE
HERE SUNDAY
Delivered Eloquent Sermon it
Melhoditt Church it Evening
Service to Urge Crowd.
Bishop John M. Moore, of the
GILES TO ENTER
SOLICITOR RACE
C. B. McCnDar Withdraws in Favor
of Milledgeville Attorney. Mad
ison Lawyer Abo Eaters.
1 Col. Carlisle Giles has declared
himself it candidate for Solicitor
General of the Ocmulgee Circuit to
fill the unexpired term of the late
Joseph B. Duke in the prinury to
be held October 1st.
Col. C. B. McCullar has withdrawn
from the race, throwirg his support
to Mr. Giles. In a statement he de
clared that he blieved Mr. Giles a
strong man and that he withdrew be
cause he knew that it was useless
for two candidate:, to offer from
this county.
The Milledgeville bar association
has unanimously endorsed Mr. Giles.
Mr. Giles hns been solicitor of the
Baldwin county court for eight years
lives. Baldwin county went •••*« . , . i ni*nu|i «unn «. mvui«, uv t . . „ .... , . ...
thirty das. as the twenty-third conn- .Uvea. The vote m the electoral col-1 Southeril Methodtot church, I1Ild who ■>"<! ■» ”011 qunUffed for U^port.
ty and under this provision will have ' lege will be increased to four. during the next quadrennium will ; waK ‘‘
preside over the North and South for J W of 1 flc *' ... . . „
Georgia Conference,., wo. a vi.itor The only other candidate In the
to Milledgeville Sunday afternoon
Lanier Room To Be Marked In
Old'Thalian Hall At Allen's
allow the room to be pre-
a shrine to the great poet,
will be equipped with fur-
old Thalion Hall j nlturr of the civi | War period,
ville Sept. 24, and if there is any j that was occupied by Sidney Lanier
one else here who wishes to attend' while a student at Old Oglethorpe
the reunion he will be glad to con-' University.
fer with them. ’ I Mra. H. D. Allen graciously con- I public will be
C. S. Baldwin, Jr.,
ami evening, coming to thin" city MadUon.
front Macon where he preached at
Mulberry Street church
lawyer
chapter
I marker s
The visit of Bishop Moore was u
distinct honor to the Milledgeville
church, and Rev. J. F. Yarbrough,
plans to place the j the pastor, as the Bishop has just
ne in October. The | come t*. Georgia and Macon and Mfl-
IftdgeVille were the first cities he vis-
t .nbers of the local bar and
many citizens have assured Mr. Giles
of their support.
Col. Miles Lewis has been appoint
ed by the Governor to fill the office
until January 1st
vited.
STILES COMPANY
LEASES HOTEL
I
Building To Be Remodeled by New
Operators. Baths To Be Added;
New Furnishings Installed.
Messrs. John and Clifford Stiles
i' : charge of the Baldwin hotel
J! .lay when final detail- of a 10-
• ir lease from the estate of Mrs.
Uice McCraw was perfected.
The new operators of the hotel an-
tneed jilans to completely remodel'
he interior of the building. Every
i»oni in the 3-story structure will be
one over and rafurnished. Many
1 "ms will be made smaller and baths
<!<Jed, while Mr. Stiles stated that
icy expected to make new rooms
with private baths in the section of
uilding that was formerly occu-
by the dining room. The din-
•oom will be changed in order
two store rooms might be adr’.cd
g Wayne street.
i<- manager of the hotel has not
announced.
- 1-. John, Clifford and Allen
S and Mr. W. C. Green have ap-
lied for a charter to operate under
ne «f the Baldwin Hotel Opcr-
CIRCUIT TO NAME
. „ — Ho delivered an eloquent, scholar- "SOLICITOR OCT 1
WORK BEGINS ON Voters to Go to the Polls On aWJU _
NEW il'OSPiTA! The First Day of October TUn- city.. _ Board To Fill Vacancy Cansed
Georgia
j polls again
Construction of New Wing and Re- .ante
modeling of Old Building Be
gun This Week.
clidates who
I 20th
ivtng
this
the City Hospital wa
week when the house formerly occu
pied by Mr. J. C. Grunt and recent
ly purchased by Dr. Richard Binion.
wa- dismantled and placed on line
with the present hospital building.
Mr. Jon Hutchinson who is in
charge of the construction stated that
the work would be rushed to a quick
completion. The new wing will be
completed and furnished and then
work will begin on remodeling the
building occupied at present by the
hospital. Both buildings will be of
brick veneer and connected by a pas
ters will march
n October 1st to nomi
nor from the two can-
were declared the high
primary of September
single candidate wa*
not able to get a majority ‘ in the
five-cornered race.
George Carswell and Richard B
Russell, Jr., will be the candidates
in the run-over primary. Both can
didates have started an active cam
paign throughout the state in an ef
fort to gain the majority.
Baldwin county was in the Cars
well column on the first primary.
However rumors have it that Rus- j Giles will qualify
Bishop Moore read as a Scripture
lesson the 60th chapter of Isaiah
and announced as his text the 1st
verse of the lesson: “Ari.-e, Shine,
for thy light is come and the glory
of the Lord is risen upon thee.”
The prophecy Was intended pri
marily for the people of that day,
and close at 6. The snme registrn- but was also a lesson for this und
tion list will be used throughout the all future ages,
county.
Baldwin county voters with voter
in other counties in the Ocntulgee
circuit will vote on a Solicitor Gen
eral for the circuit to succeed the
late Joseph B. Duke. Col. Carlisle
The polls throughout the county
will open und ck*e at the same time
as the last primary. The country
polls will open at 9 and close at 3,
while the city polls will open at
jdy the Old Testament be
cause it is the record of God’s dcal-
(Continued on Society Page)
i n candidate.
Mrs. S. A. Cook To Celebrate
G.M.C. OPENING
HELD MONDAY
The net
will be
oder
hospital
in every detail. Sun rooms will be
constructed on each floor and other
conveniences will be added. A new
operating room, with dressing rooms
for the doctors ia alto in the huildintt l(! , c k“-rourtd 'of their
plan. An elevator will also be in
stalled in the building to transport
patients to the operating room and
from the first floor and into the
building from the ambulances.
r . , p, * r> ■ ■ I I AA J Several Addresses of Welcome De
Eignfcyoixth birthday Monday uvered. More Than 120
pride in the South and Cadets in Barracks.
ng company, -v
Mr. Clifford Stiles, who is in
. ’his week, stated that the 1
my expected to spend about
and dollars in repairs on
the
FIRST ISSUE OF G. M. C. CADET
TO APPEAR ON SEPTEMBER 25
led by John
Mrs. S. A. Cook, one of Georgia’)
ost beloved women, will celebrate
■r eighty-sixth birthday on next
onrfay, Sept. 22.
There is not a woman in Georgia
acquainted with the history
;ate than
Mrs. Cook. Recently she completed
the history of Baldwin county and
is now preparing data to be used in
the history that is to be written by
Mrs. Ferguson. She keep an inter
est in state affairs and has always
■ the direc-
Sible
Col. El
maintained
its achievements. | ,
There have been few Sundays that The auditorium of the Georgia
Mrs. Cook lias not attended church Military College was filled with stu-
in her life. She has been a devout dents Monday morning when the for-
Methodist. giving generously to the mal opening exercises were held,
support of the church. The exercises were
The many friend, of Mra. Cook nw* ' V «» h™* ,,m!
. , .. . . tion of Major Osternian.
throughout the county jam the Ln- ^ Gcq g R(>ach pre ...; f|ont of the
ion-Recordcr ii. extending congratu- rol | ejf{fi pr( . se nted the speakers, all
lutions and best wishes on her birth- of whom in short talks congratulated
,]ay. the president upon the successful op-
ning of the col
he student body.
Meeting Friday They wore: R. B. Moore, prcsidi
Dr. Bailey, health officer of Bald- °f thp Boar ' 1 of Trur *
by Death of Joe Duke.
Voters of the Ocmulgee Circuit will
net only go to the polls October 1
to cast their ballot for Governor, but
at the same time will nominate a
successor t»- the late Joseph B. Duke,
whose death left the office of Soli
citor General vacant.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee called the primary Satur
day and not:*>o* the secretaries in
‘.he eight counties that compose the
circuit. The time for qualifying lias
been bet to close on Monday, Sep-
The line-up of candidates has not
been determined. Rumors hare it
that very nearly every county in the
circuit will have a candidate. There
an eight counties in the circuit—
Jones, Wilkinson, Baldwin, Hancock,
Putnam, Morgan. Jasper arid Green.
Mr. Miles Lewis. Greensboro attor
ney, has been appointed to fill the
office until a successor can be named.
nt A.ent Coming
ollect Farm Loan
Field Agent Roy Harrell has an
nounced tint he will he in Milledgc-
ville on the 24th of this month, next
Wednesday to collect farm loans
made in this county. He states that
id'wTicOD.rfl 1 ' 0 wi " ,)l ' the-eourt hou.e.
Bade;
win Sibley, District Gov- R „ „ ... .
ernor of Georgia Kiwanis spent win county will speak to the Parent- ^ „ ardil J t of S 't!
N.m.d Tuesday and Wednesday of th*. wool; Teacher, as-ocintion of G. M. C. at Stc p hen > s Ep ;, c „pal church; Mr..
| rn Jackson at the state convention. t h t ,; r meeting Friday afternoon at 1 jj.^j.j Ferguson, of the nlumnne:
The ilrat .Vue of .he C M. C. j rr .ponded to the .ddreaa of wcl-; budding. A Hon. Marion Allen, member of Boned
Kuy-Det, school newspaper, will come, con1e j) r . q. H. Webber, district
from the "press Thursday, Sept. 25,! trustee u f the local club also attend- ful1 attendance is OTOed
according to John Con, editor. 1>t j t j, t . meeting. Bailey’s addresi
NEW MARKET PUCE
TO BE OPENED THURSDAY
The Kay-Det will be published nine
times during the year. It is the hope
of the stuff to make the paper this
Building. yPar the best in its history.
A partial list of the staff is given
nt has been made of below. The other editors will be an
nounced later. These are some of
the officers: John Conn, editor-in-
chitf; Sam Evans, managing editor;
Harry Long, business manager; Jack
Edwards, assistant business manager;
John Kidd, circulation manager; Mar
vin Thompson, military editor; Ma
rion Allen, social editor; Major Sam
Whatley, faculty adviser.
’ ' g of the Watkins Place in
n, ' v ' ' Iding, recently completed
^ S’. Jordan. The store is
• r ' ‘i under the management of
l '’* Watkins.
, , ' ;i ’ >ns formerly operated the
" ; :, i ' handler Bros, and is ex-
'' in hig line. The new build-
been finished and new fix-
been installed. Mr. Wat-
-ated that all kinds of iresh
in addition to a complete
’ 1 of western meats would be sold.
p ‘°vite» the public to inspect
n ' w store, which was opened this
* • j rsday) morning.
Mils Callie Cook To Open Art School
Miss Callie Cook announces that
her studio is now open for Fall work.
Would like new pupils to start as
early as possible to be ready for
art exhibit in the middle of October.
i hear Dr.
child healtff.
Tabulated Vote Governor and Senator
Tabulated Result on other Candidates Not obtainable
Consolidated Vote on other Candidates on Page 1 Sec. 2
CANDIDATE
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For U. S. Senate
Harris
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and Representative of Baldwin coun
ty; Dr. E. H. Scott, Dean of the G.
S. C. W., Teachers’ college; Rev. L.
E. Roberts, pastor of the Baptist
church; L. C. Hall, president of Lo
cal Alumni; and Rev. J. F. Yar
brough, pastor of the Methodist
church.
There* are about 125 cadets in the
harracks. This is the largest num
ber in the past several years.
The Cadet Battalion will number
nearly 300. ✓
A full freshman cla?s matriculated
in the Junior College. A full course
of college studies will be taught by
competent Instructors.
Both the Preparatory and Junior
College departments have been or
ganized *nd routine work is in prog-
res-.
Measures lor uniforms for the
dots have been taken and
warded to the Lilly Co*
Each week the Union-Recorder
carries a number o f grocery ad
vertisements, many of which list
special prices for the wide-awake
buyer of the home.
The respective advertisers place
their message in this paper
the sole intention of demonstrat
ing their money-saving items tc
These advertisements are in*
eerted to make your task of house
keeping easier and more econom
ical. If you appreciate them, men
tion the Union-Recorder when
buying from its advertisements,
We and your grocer will appre
ciate it tremendously.
The following grocerr, carry ad
vertisements this week:
L. D. Smith
Watkins’ Place
Bell Grocery Co.
Modern Grocery Co.
Rogers
The grocer who advertises haa
—etM— to offer you.