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■■■■■ • ’, a lDW!N county • /institution • . Y-r, . SIjc Union-llrcartirr VOIi® Cl F«4n«l IMnEilMM i> ’.1X1 Soattan Kacofwi l||| Milledgeville, Ga., September 25, 1930. Huge Building Program Now in Progress in Milledgeville Buy Ck“8 M *“* Property. New Reudeace, C«»- s traded- Cb»«f« Phaaed. \ survey of Milledgeville’* build- opemtiow during the past few ~ in d those proposed in the near futurv. revealed the fart that close to 51OO.OOO will be r pent in improve- „„nt of business property and the instruction of new residences. Al- -aciy completed Is the remodeling .irk on the McCombs building and in progress is the chenge of the front Of M. F. Davis Dry Goods Company and the construction of the City Hospital. The remodeling , ( Atkinson Hall has also been a big project that is now in the process of completion. Remodeling work has commenced on the Baldwin hotel. During the summer several resi liences were built in addition to the twe large apartment houses erected by Mr. L. S. Fowler ind Mr. Ralph .Another project thnt represents the expenditure of a large amount of money in Milledgeville is the in stallation of natural gas. The pipe lines are now being laid and an offfice will be opened here during the next week. There are also a number of pro- pos* d improvement* and changes tin: are not yet ready for publica- tior The erection of a large filling rtati *n is being planned and other changes arc I'eing considered in the business property of the ctiy. G. N. C. TRUSTEES NAME SAME OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR IL B. Mace* Named Preiidaati C. H. Whitfield, Vie. Pre..; «.d Ot- to M. Co B a, 3«c and Treaa. At a melting of the Board of Trustees of the Georgia Military Col- j lege, held Monday evening, Mr. R. B. Moore was re-elected president; Mr. C. H. Whitfield, vice president; and Mr. Otto M. Conn, secretary and treasurer. Col. Geo. S. Roach in his report to the trustees stated that the new- term had opened up with the most promising conditions There are about one hundred and twenty-five boys in the barracks and several others expected. Many questions relative to the in terest of the College were discussed and passed on. VOTERS TO NAME GOVERNOR ON 1ST Solicitor of Ocaadfce Circa* to Re Selected Next Wc^periay Abo. Three ■ luce. Voters of Baldwin County will go to the polls next Wednesday to help nominate a Governor for Georgia and at the same time to assist in the selection of a man to fill the office of Solicitor General of the Ocmulgee circuit, left vacant by the death of Joseph B. Duke. Over eight hundred and fifty votes sre polled in the first primery, Sept ember 10th, when all state house of ficers were nominated. George Cara- well carried the county for Gover nor Mut failed to lead the state. Richard R. Russell, Jr., led the flve candidates for Governor in unit and popular vote and is now in the run off primary with Mr. Carswell. OFFICERS CLUB ORGANIZED HERE Lt. Col. J. F MoMrow Elected Pret- deot of Referee Officer, Or(u- i ratios it Meetioi Hwnday The chapter of the Reserve Offi cers association was organized here Thursday night with a membership of seven. Lieutenant Colonel J. F. Mul- drow of the Georgia Military College was elected president andiLieutenant C. B. McCullar, 325th Infantry, of Milledgeville was elected secretary of the new- chapter. Colonel F. S. L. Price of Atlanta, who is in charge of Reserve activi ties in Georgia, and Major George L. Blossom of 3facon, president of the Reserve Officers association, were present and assisted in the forming of the new chapter. Captain Frank S. Mansfield. Army Instruc ts. ■ assigned to the Georgia Military College here. Captain S. D. Bedinger of Macon, who is in charge of the Army Branch School for this section, and others were present and made short talks. Colonel George S. Roach, president of the Georgia Military College, and several members of the faculty of G. M. C. who are Reserve Officers were also in attendence. Colonel Roach endorsed the formation of a chap: CADETS PREPARE FOR GAME 0CT.3 Suuuk Hiffc to Opt* Stum Hen i* Firtt G. I. A. A. Gene. Titlett, o* Sale. Returning from Macon where the cadets lost to the more powerful and experienced Mercer Freshman team. Coaches Hooks and Rentz began pre paring for the opening G. I. A. A. game of the season with Savannah High on October 3. The coaches believed the game in Macon gave their young team much valuable experience and a good les son in the fundamentals of football. They were pleased with the showing the cadets made with only two weeks’ practice and were ready to iron out tho rough spots that showed. them selves In the haptism last Friday. Stover, giant tackle, has been named captain of the team. He play- Friends of both candidates for. Gov- ed a good game against Mercer as ernor have been active and it is did Yontz. Smith, Patterson and other strongly predicted that the race will players who are new to Milledgeville be close in this county. fans. Three candidates arc seeking the The Savannah game will be one of vote for solicitor. C. B. McCullar the best games of thb year. The sea- has entered the race after Carlisle coast lads come her with a strong Giles withdrew. H? is opposing C. j team and give the cadets the hardest Three Candidates Enter Race For Solicitor Ocmulgee Circuit TENNEESSEE MAN NAMED MANAGER OF BALDWIN r. and Mrs. T. M. Bo...r Will Take Charge of Hostelry this Week, Improvement* Made While in the city this week, Mr. John Stile announced that Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Bonner, of Sparta, Tenn., had been named the manager and housekeeper of the Baldwin Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Bonner have hed many years hotel experience and will c. B. mat. M«Jw aad Sputa Law- pen Eater. The race for Solicitor General of the Ocmulgee Circuit narrowed down to three Monday morning when the time to qualify before the Democrat ic Executive Committee, expired. *C. B. McCullar, Milledgeville at torney, Lee Dickens, Sparta lawyer, and D. C. Baldwin, Jr., Madison law yer, have qualified and arc ready to complete charge of the operq-!’?**' * c * n, P“ i *" ,0 ‘ ll0 lion, of the hotel here. They will j *«” ot CoL Joe Duk '- arrive in the city October 1st, and take over the management. Improvements ore now being made S. Baldwin, Jr., of Madison and Lee Dickens, of Sparta. The polls in the county precincts will open at the usual hours, nine a. ra., and close at three p. m. The city precinct will open at seven and close at six. The same managers and clerks will again Berve in conducting the primary. » NEW ROAD UNDER CONSTRUC TION AT ALLEN’S HOSPITAL ERWIN SIBLEY NAMED DISTRICT GOVERNOR OF KIWANIS Local Attorney Again Heads Third District of Georgia Kiwaais. At tend* Jackson Convention. Erwin Sibley was again named Governor of the Third District of Georgia Kiwanis at the annual state convention held in ’ ^K*on Hv» rast week. Governor Sibley attended the con- vention and was a prominent figure in the interesting program that con sumed two days. His report of ac tivities in the district was the best presented to the state organization. He also responded to the address of welcome from the president of the Jackson club. Accompanying Mr. Sibley to the convention were Rev. A. G. Harris and District Trustee George H. Web- 1 for the reserve officers here and ten- l*er, who served as delegates from dered the newly organized chnpter a the local club. Dr. Webber present- meeting place at the college and any » of the local club. assistance that the college could give. After the chapter was formed nnd officers elected, a resolution was adopted endorsing the formation of a branch school for resoiye officers to be held here for the coming year. Did Road i* Eliminated and Sufficient officers enrolled to insure >ughfare is Moved Further the holding of thi school, atid the From Women’s Building. first session will We held on October '3. Captain Bedinger will come over Changes in the road that passes j and assist Captain Mansfield in open- through the grounds of Allen’s In- ing the school on that date. Regular '•alid Home are now being made and two hour sessions will be held on a new and wider road will be con- the first and third Thursday nights structed are ihe plans of the Baldwin from 7.30 to 9:30 during the Fall county highway department. land Winter months. Captain Mans- Th« road is being changed where ! fielo will be the instructor in charge ,,r -tors the grounds of the hospital j of the school, and his work will be n ■ rder to eliminate n dangerous supplemented bv officers from Ft. cur ‘'' - '*id and to bring the road- McPherson, Ft, Henning, Ft. Screven nay aw iy from the Women's build- and other place- as well as by va- mgs and the Allen residence. The rious reserve officers. n«w road will pass practically The next meeting of the Reserve •■rough the center of the wide lawn officer? Association will be held on ■i the right of the present road. The October 1/ at which tirrte President • d road bed will be filled and con- Blossom will return to Milledgeville •awn. [ aTU j present the charter to the new chapter. In forming th- Branch School at —* Milledgeville. Col. Roach and Cap- DR ROBERT STONE NAMED tain Mansfield tendered the Reserve J ;per INTENDENT OF HOSPITAL Officers the u»e of the Georgia Mil- itary College cadets to be used as jwas received this week that troups in practical training for the Stone had been named reserve officers. ’• ndent of the Trenton State | GEN. STEDMAN DEAD Gen. Charles Manly Stcdmnn, of North Carolina, the only Confeder ate veteran in Congress, died Tues day, Set. 23. Gen. Stcdman wa uncle of Mrs. R. W. Hatcher of this opening game they have ever had. The game on October 3rd will in troduce the red and black eleven into a season with the best teams of the G. I. A. A. Madison, Gordon, Riverside, University School, and Monroe will be plryed before the cur tain falls. Madison and Riverside will follow Savannah on the schedule. The coach es arc pleased with their prospects, and although *heir team lacks ex perience, they believe they will have a good record when the Benson closes. Season tickets have gone cu sale by the Athletic Association and early i sales indicate mqch interest here. Mr. McCullar entered after C. A. Giles had decided not to nfake the He stated last week that he 'the'Interior'of \he 'hundinK »nd jwodld not ™ if “ now equipment is being P loccd |“ ^ nd „^’ 11 , . . , .. throughout tho building. Mr. Stile. MoCullnr I, n grndunte of thc Mited th.t he expected to moke the School of Vtohlngton. hotel o modren one in every rc„p.ct. »• c - «• h »» h «" ndm.tted to nroc- _ |tioe before all the courts of the state presented to the United States Supreme court by Mr. W. G. McAdoo. Mr. McCullar is associated with his wife in the practice of law here and has been active in the busi- nnd fraternal life of the city and county. He is now secretary of the Middle Georgia Fair, association and is president of the State Fair as sociation. He is past president of the Disabled Veterans organization and has been prominently mentioned as National Commander,, but declin ed to make the race for this office. The other candidates are young men, who have practiced law only a few years, is the information that has been received here. The nomination will lie made on October 1st wljen the run-over for Governor is held. Curry Urges Merchants To Co-operate For Prosperity In an open letter to the merchant* of Milledgeville, Mr. M. L. Curry urges all business men to join toge ther to w>rk for a Prosperity Week in Milledgeville. The letter from Mr. Curry is as follows: OPEN LETTER To the Merchants of Milledgeville: I want to tell you a story which I read in a Business paper and which is credited to James B. Thorsen. A naturalist once divided an ac- quarium with a clear glass partition, side he put a lusty has the other section several minnows, ledgekrille. idea that business wa- bad. That, it seems to me, is a splendid commentary on the depression pe riod we have all felt was here, but which, I believe, was not here at all. To prova my contention I would be glad to work with the merchants and inaugurate "PROSPERITY WEEK’’. Vacations are over. Brisk Fall days arc here. We can't blame things on the weather any longer The United States, as rich, bounti ful and fundamentally sound as ever has been marking time. It’s time we made things happen here in Mil- The bass struck every time he saw a minnow approach the glass parti tion. After several days of fruitless luring, which netted him only bruis es, the bass ceased his efforts and subsisted on the food that was drop ped in to him. Then the naturalist removed the glass partition. Although the min nows thereafter swam ail around the bass, he did not strike at n single one. He hnd been thoroughly sold 1 would be glad to co-operate with you in any special plana you might have for the furtherance of “Good Times” for your business and for the general prosperity of this com munity. See me at the theatre and let’s work up a “PROSPERITY WEEK” Sincerely, M. L. CURRY, Colonial Theatre. Early Records of Baldwin County Prese ved by Judge Stembridge - change will improve tne safe- : the highway. hr. i this city. c W. PAPER TO BE PUBLISHED THIS WEEK f New Jersey. “THE BOHEMIAN GILL WILL ne is a brother of Mrs. R. I BE SUNG AT G. S. C. FRIDAY and Miss Ruth Stone nnd j Arrangements have been made for the appearance of an opera company at the G. S. C. W. auditorium on Fri day, October, 10th. presenting “The Bohemian Girl” in english. Each member of the company is an artist and has appeared in the Metropoli tan or some other prominent opera company. An excellent concert pianist will furnish accompamiment-. Popular prices will be charged. Other announcements will be made next week. ; r.-t issue of the “Col- G. S. C W. campus paper ’•ubli«*hed this week, it has ■'ounced. 1 dips Selmani niece of Dr. m, of Decatur, has been ''•‘tor. Misses Bessie Bell y Eberhardt have been >c- the business managers. Records that tell of events in the first courts of Baldwin county and contain many of the first wills that were recorded have been preserved by Judge Bertie Stembridge ordinary of the county, by having them placed in permanent bindings. Judge Stembridge recently found the first minute book of the court which was known as the Inferior Court and the first record book of wills. These bonks bear th? dates from 1807 to 1811 and 1812 to 1819. With permission from the Grand CADET OFFICERS NAMEDATG.M.C Order tuned Thii Week Namei Ca dets Who Will Coaunaad Bat- tallio* tad Conpaaier An order signed by Col. George S. Roach and Capt. Frank S. Mans field, commandant of cadets, and pub lished, at G. M. C. Monday named the appointments of cadet officers who will command the batallion dur ing this year. The following appointments were made: To Be Cadet Lieut. Co’onel-AaiUtant to Commandant Alton F. Barnes. To Be Cadet Major-Batallion Com- William T. Thompson. To Be Cadet Adjutant with Rank of 1 at Lieutenant Eugene B. Brannen. To Be Additional Stt.f Of fleer* Carl V. Hardy, captain; Hugh N. King, captain barracks; Marion H. Allen, 1st lieutenant-manager team; Marion D. Adams. 1st lieutenant; Emory A. Chandler, 1st lieutenant; M. L. Thompson, 1st lieutenant; Rob ert II. Harper, 2nd lieutenant To Bo Staff Non-Commissioned Of- ' fieera Steve Thornton, color sergeant; Pierce Walker, cojoc sergeant. Company A Curtis Veal, captain; Malcolm S- Wilfon, 1st lieutenant; Dudley P. My- rick, 1st lieutenant; Winton H. Epps. 2nd lieutenant; Allen D. Nease, 1st ■ergeant Sergeants Julian T. Newsom , William T. Copeland, Ea-’ B. Brookins, William Mitchell. Corporal* Co. A Tillman Snead, John B. Bridges, Jack Clark. Harris Hill, Reginald W. Hatcher, Paul L. Smith. Company B Edwin B. Cooper, captain; James \ heavy rain fell throughout this L. Smith. 1st lieutenant; Joseph A. .auction .Saturday, and brought Moore, Jr., 1st lieutenant; Marvin j splendid season for the farmers to T. Sheney, 2nd lieutenant; William sow R r^in nnd foodstuffs, and in- T. Shealy, 1st sergeant. creased prospects for a hay crop. Sorgeantc | The drought in the west has great- Tilson Brown, Stephen W. Brown; ]y reduced the yield of all kind of court met monthly and many matters JameR E Fowler, C. D. Fnulks. feed stuffs, and it can be expected were dealt with. . j Corporal* that prices are going to be high. In the collection of old books Edmund J. Solomon, James B. found by Judge Stembridge was the Lindsey, Jack Jarrell, Carl A. Nelson, Milledgeville District Lottery. The Harry j tnn ings. names of those applying for lots in the , Company C city were recorded and the prefer-' William Burron. captain; Dessie E. cnees listed in order. Revolutionary j (Continued on back page) soldiers were given the first choice, j RUSS MATTIE THOMAS SERI OUSLY INJURED FROM FALL While Recovering from Injnrie* Re ceived in Recent Acciaent, Pop- •Ur Woman Suffer# Injury. lfiss Mattie Thomas received a se rious and painful injury Saturday afternoon when she feH in the office of Fowler-Flcmister Coal company where she had been employed for a long number of years. Misg Thomas was recuperating from injuries received in an automo bile accident several months ago. She was using crutches to assist in walk ing because of a serious knee injury. She accidentally stepped off a slight ly raised platform in front of her d(Fk and fell backward The fall dislocated her hip und caused other injuries. She was rushed to the of- fioes of the Milledgeville Clinic and later taken to the Park* hospital where her sister, Miss Elizabeth Thomas, is head nurse. Miss Thomas has a wide circle of friends who regretted to hear of her painful injury. The returns for the county in ,lU7 'SATURDAY WILL BE WORK DAY FOR DECATUR ORPHANS HOME turn was $2,991.27 and three-quarter cents. The county . Will Be Takei : Method- With perm lesion n « m tn » ™> i no couo.y divided into ^oJlot . „ . Jury Judge Stembridge hnd them ! several districts with tax captains, i.t Sund-y School Sunday teora, placed in permanent hinder and sc- preSiding in each. The districts were: * Liberal R..po... Exited, curely preserved. Capt. Irwins. .Stephens. Ellis, Howe- Many interesting facts are Wood, Hightow, brought out from the records. They Wiggins with th. reveal tho fact that the first judges , trict. Buchanan nnd Saturday is the Methodist Milledgeville dis- wor k day for the Orphans Home at i Decatur. This home has been nnd is caring of the Inferior court were Rhodnm These old records arc very valu- Grecn, Fred Freeman and W. J. able and the many people «•*»« " r ‘* Towner. The clerks who served the searching judges in the early periods „ n ..' Saturday, Sept. 27. to the support of this home. Bell, superintendent of number of children in Baldwin history of the county county. Th» Methodist are requested , Ah- ! have inspected them. Judge Stem-1 to their income for Locke. Thomas H- Konnan, B. bridge has done the county J. Stubbs, and J. W. W. Sneads. The 1 ice by preserving them. day, MISSIONARY ZONE TO HOLD .dock, Wiyside, Eatonton and Gray the Methodist Sunday school, has MEETING HERE THURSDAY LiU be here for the meeting. Mrs. announced-that a collection will be Wells, superintendent of Bible and taken Sunday morning, and is urg- Tho Milledgeville zone of the Mcth- j Mission Study of Decatur will be vlthoditt^of'^Milledgeville al-! iSTe Methodist church. i ferencc. Dinner will he served the tio n, and next Sunday will not be, ' Delegates from Hardwick, Had- { delegates. _ “ n exception. Each week the Union-Recorder carries a number of grocery ad vertisements, many of which list ■portal prices for the wide-a*-ake buyer of the home. The respective advertisers pla< their mesrage in this paper with the sole intention of demonstrat ing their .money-saving items to you. There advertisements are sorted to nakc your task of house- easier and more econom ical. If you appreciate them, n tion the Union-Recorder when buying from its advertisements. We and your grocer will appre ciate it tremendously. Ihe following grocers’carry ad vertisements this week: L. D. Smith Walkin'*’ Place Bell Grocery Co. Rogers The grocer who advertises has something to offer you.