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NUMBER 7.
Russell Overwhelmingly Nominated For Governor
COURT AFFIRMS
PARKS RULING
DecuiM o' J»d|* Pwk * Pot®*
Cam UohcU br Ccwrt of Ap-
pt-als. Jury to Get Cue.
\ decision was handed down by
, rotirt <>f Appeals today in the
of Mrs. R. L. Wall vs the City
HiHedgeville. affirming the doci-
n of Judge James B. Park who rul-
th*t the paving was done illegal,
ucause the . - iinance was not read
three times ■ fore being put upon
Mr . Wi!' with a number of other
rita. • affidavits of illegality
to t!r pa. Ig of the city, charging
that t'r , >sts ufere excessive and
•hat ■'.• 'a! other points of error had
!„•(i ide. Judge Park at a hearing
last year overruled all petitions and
.negations excepting the one charg-
nir that the ordinance had not been
-.•ad three times in compliance with
the law. The decision of the Court
if Appeals will place the case before*
i ury in the January term of court.
A bill of exceptions was filed by
uoji the city and Mr. Wall to Judge
Park* ruling and the court decision
riven today answered the petitions
filed.
The ruling of the court will affect
all paving cases now pending in the
GRID SEASON TO Carswell Wins Baldwin
OPEN FRIDAY P.M. County By 133 Majority
Ckieti To Ploy Savannah High
School is Fnt Sum of the Sea-
soa at 3:30 Friday.
The 1930 football edition at G. M.
C. will be seen for the first t : me in
Milledgeville Friday afternoon at 3
o'clock when they meet the Savannah
High team to raise the curtain on the
grid season this year.
Coaches Hooks and Rent* sent
their team through long work-outs
this week and believed them to be in
fine spirit and condition for the
opening game. The line-up has not
been announced, but it si probable
that the same eleven that met the j
Mercer Freshmen will begin the con
test.
The Savannah team of 30 young
men will arrive in Milledgeville from
the por.- city. The team is stronger
than last year’s eleven, that was run
ner-up for the G. 1. A. championship.
The game Friday will be the first
staged between G .M. C. and Sa
vannah in several years.
indications point to the largest
ipening day gathering G. M. C. has
Roucll, Georgia's Next Goveiur, Sw«p. Stole m Uigert Coker
utoriol Ludtfide. McColor Wi»» Cootoy in Solicitor < Rice.
Vodsg Tbroogboat Couty i. Briik.
had in several years. The opposition sell,
will be the strongest that has come ~
here for the first game in a great
many years.
Coach Rente stated that the game
j would begin promptly at 3:30. He
Iflid not announce the officials.
RED CROSS TO OPEN
DRIVE HERE SOON
ople of Thi* Community Will Bo
A.W.d to Join Thu Great
Organisation.
A member *hip drive for the Red
Cross will be commenced in this city
early date, Mr. R.*M. Rogers,
chairman of the Wal, »**vani*-ation,
announced. Du.<L.f dnT* ev
ery person in this community will be
fen an opportunity to become mem-
fr* of this great organization.
The Red Cross funds as one of j The mammoth carnival will arrive
’’ ma i° r functions disaster relief, ; n Milledgeville Sunday afternoon
V hatc< bpin * emergency and re- J antl w |n be ready to open Monday
kabiUtatiun. It always responds ( ni|fht> Rice Brothers are known as
promptly to relieve suffering human- om . Q f t h c cleanest nmusemer.i coni-
Buldwin county was in the Cars
well column after the final votes had
been tabulated Wednesday night, the
Wilkinson county attorney winning
with a vote of 549 and a majority
of 133 over his opponent Ric'.ntrd B.
Russel, Jr., who poled 416 votes-.
The voting Wednesday exceeded
the number poled on September 10.
Unusual interest was displayed
throughout the county with all pre
cincts open.
C. B. McCullar wen the solicitor’s
race easily in this county over his
opponents, Lee Dickens and C. S.
Baldwin.
The tabulated vote by precincts is
as follows:
115th District
For Governor: Carswell, 17; Rus
sell, 24. For Solicitor: Baldwin, 18;
Dicken?, 7; McCullar, 16.
31Stk District
p«r Governor: Carswell, 8; Rus
5. For Solicitor: Baldwin, 1;
Dickens. 2; McCullar, 20.
319th District
For Governor: Carswell, 9; Rus
sell, 3. For. Solicitor: Baldwin, 4;
Dickens, 2; McCullar, 7.
RICE BROTHERS SHOWS TO BE
FEATURED AT COUNTY FAIR
Ridx, Shows, Band Concerts and
Free Acts to Faature Midway at
Fair Next Week.
Rice Brothers Shows, one of Amer
ica's foremost out-door amusement
. r »._TprisPS withe* "Always
Welcomed Back" are coming to the
Middle Georgia Fair next week to
furnish the amusement on the mid-
vay.
• whr
li 1.000.000
" relieve suffering human-
inuary 1. 1881. the Red
i-red aid to approximately
■xpending more than
the road and are wvll
Georgia.
Six big riding devices and four
teen high clas- shows with a 20-piccc
band make up the Rice show
association
un Red Cross is the
organization of thex-.ur.g with the F
has a Congressional j rt tske the week a success. Thej
s a thorough and com- j |<j 4 ve all amusements under th<
rendered | M-rvision of trained men.
320th DUtrict, MilUdgavilU
For Governor: Carswell, 277; Rus
sell, 257. Solicitor: Baldwin, 67;
Dicken>. 119; McCullar, 330.
321st District
or Governor* Carswell, 164; Rus
sell, 86. For .Solicitor: Baldwin, 68;
Dickens, *.♦ i; McCullar, 100.
322nd District
For Governor: Carswell, 47; Rus
sell, 18. For Solicitor: Baldwin, 8;
Dickens, 1: McCullar, 55.
1714th District
For Governor: Carswell. 26; Rus
sell, 12. For Solicitor: Baldwin, 2;
Dickens, 2; McCullar, 32.
Returns received by the Union-Re
corder Wednesday night g%vc Russell
an overwhelming victory over Cars
well in the state. Over three hun
dred electoral votes were in the Rus
sell column while Carswell was well
under the 100 mark. Mr. Carswell
had conceded the nomination to Mr.
Russell and sent his congratulations.
The Associated Press stated that the
landslide to Russell was unprecedent
ed.
Mr. Russel is Georgia’s third bat-
cliclor Governor. He is the youngest
man holding this office in the Unit
ed States.
department of 1
t afford to fall to
any community enn-
-operate with
LEGION QUEEN
WILL BE CHOSEN
Lefion Auxiliary Stoffcf Coated to
Select Mb* WUedferde. Elevee
Contestants Enter.
The American Legion Auxiliary
contest to name Miss Milledgeville
will come to a close at 3 o’clock
when thc queen will be crowned and
be presented with a diamond ring.
Eleven contestants have been en
tered by business firms of the city
and .a parade will be staged at 4
o'clock on Saturday.
The contestants are: Madeline
Jackson, representing thc Fashion
Shoe Store; Agnes Gibson, McKin
non Motor Co.: Mary Flemistcr. L.
N\ Jordan; Mattie Pearl Butt*. Ro.‘c
Thc carnival company is co-oper-, Ton Roon ,. Laurettc Bone. Culver &
| Kidd; Isabelle Edwards, Georgia
j Railroad; Marie Fisher, Rogers, Inc ;
j Audrey Dean Villyi.fd, Odorless
; Cleaners; Maie McCullough. J. A.
j Angers; Betty Canty Allen, Milledge-
c Store; Lnnette Giles.
! CITIZENS PETITION FOR | v|
WALK WAY ON RIVER BRIDGE
BALDWIN WINS IN
SOLICITOR RACE
Unofficial Return, Give Madison 1™"*-
Ms. Fon, Counties. McCnIUr I An announced
Trite, Baldwin.
Unofficial returns late Wednesday
indicated the nomination of C. S.
Baldwin, Jr., as Solicitor General of
the Ocmulgee circuit over his oppon
ents, Lee Dickers, of Sparta, and C.
B. McCullar, of this city.
Consolidated votes were not ob
tained. but Attorney McCullar con
ceded the election to Mr. Baldwin.
The returns that had been tabulated
gave Mr. Baldwin the following coun-
Morgan, Green, Putnam and
OTHER BUDDING
NOW IN PROGRESS
Store Front of Trade at How
Grocery Being Remodeled. Dirb
To Remodel Interior.
A building program that has :
brought about changes in a great'
number of business houses was fur-'
ther increased this week when work j
began on the front of the store oc
cupied by the Trade-nt-Home Groc
ery. Mr. R. L. Nelson, manager.
This building is one of the oldest
m the city and is owned by Col. Ma-
rion Allen. A now rUs. front with
display windows will be added to tlie
building. Thi» i» the third building
on the Hancock-Wayne bluck that
has been remodeled.
Mr. M. F. Davis announced with
the completion of his store front
that the interior of the building
would be remodeled. New fixtures
and .shelving will We added apd the
walls gone over.
During the summer Mr. L. N. Jor
dan completed a new store building
which is occupied by Watkins Place,
dealers in meats, groceries und pro
duce. This building is one of the
most attractive in the city.
The Purchase and Sale company
have added a store room to their fur
niture department nnd a new front
to their building. This is one of the
most modem furniture stores in the
state. Mr. A. W. Watkins, the man
ager. stated that a wide variety of
home furnishings had been added to
thc stock since the additional floor
space for display had been procured.
This building has a complete glass
front with large show windows and
•pecially constructed merquec in
nB wjiii iast week’s paper
the building program that has been
in progress in the city had gone past
the one hundred thousand dollar
mark.
no.-: *»—- ~ j at their home
Wilkinson. Mr. Dickens had carried j t 2R
Jasper, Jones and Hancock. Baldwin
county went for Mr. McCullar.
It was certain that Mr. Baldwin
had been nominated to fill the un
expired term o two years of the late
Joe B. Duke. He will take office on
Junuary 1st
HEATH OF CAROLYN BANKS
OCCURRED LAST THURSDAY
Little Daughter of Mr. end Mrs. H.
C. Bank# Pe«»*d Away Aftar
■ Long Illness.
Carolyn, the only daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Banka, passed away
this city Thursday,
Carolyn, during her illness of many
months, was ministered to by physi
cians of this city and Atlanta, but
medical skill could not stop the mal
ady, and her spirit passed from its
earthly tenement and went to the
hea* ly home where there will be
* w -** co-operate with I
organization for they cannot tell Paper Circulated A»k» County
•vbnt time disaster will fall upon j «ni*.ioner» t Bui'd Pa..»ge Wa;
leading with
for Pedr
'N’ F.RESTING meeting of
Wf 'UN’S MISSIONARY SOCIETY
I Women of Southern
f Oxford District A.. ei
' Thi. City Tue.dar.
NEW SANDWICH SHOP
A petition that has been circulated OPENS TH!S WEEK
| in Milledgeville will be presented to
! the County Contmj sioners next: Bonnes. to be Operated by Mr. Paul
Tuesday asking that a passage way Zolota. in New Store m Me
Comb* Buildit
bridge for pedestrians who hav
walk acrosp the bridge. Announcement has been made
ting of th, Women'. The petition haJ -everml score of the opening of the new eunumich rhnp
tire of the Southern I un'ne« end euggested ihut the- uddi-1 in the McCombs building by M
r ""d District was held '■ i ' >n 1,0 mode to pf'-toct children
walk across the bridge.
of th,
Methodist church in this city
'ny. With Mrs. Bell Stewart
n * °* Gray, presiding,
a number of delegates from
be city were in attendance,
meeting was a most inter-
K . topics concerning the
i h societies were discussed,
rr v around mission study.
^ r ank B. Wells, of Decatur,
'• nt of Bible and Mission
r, f *-h- North Georgia Confer-
i ,r <“»ent and delivered an
j* in *i enthusiastic address.
f n !>and, district secretary
^ *°rd district was also pres-
■ ;in interest in the meet-
*ing ministers
'*«nc- i> ev Maxwell, of Gray;
' ' T ^ '••aind, of Monticello; and
Cj rtQ / •* itlnnd, of Milledgevill#
-be noon hour a bountiful din-
‘ A ‘ - n ed.
meeting will be held at
at, '»t©n Methodist church.
, A. U. W. TO MEET
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
The MiUedgt villt
American Associati
irnnch of the
of University
Monday even-
the home of Mr-*.
P.-T. A. TO MEET
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
The Parent-Teachers Association
will meet at G. M. C. this, Thursday
afternoon at 3:45 o'clock. A full at
tendance is uqged. The date of meet
ing was changed to avoid conflicting
with thc football game.
COMMUNION SERVICES AT PRES-
BYTERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY
Quarterly communion services will
be held at the Presbyterian church
Sunday morning at the 11 o’clock
service. Rev. A. G. Harris has an
nounced. Mr. Harris urged that all
- - -— : nouncea. mr. !»•*»»»
'•■thur Butu, Jr., cun, bom* I ni«mb.r. of the church uttoiid tHcm
1 CuiDMvm, und .pout Suuduy.
The recently constructed. store
room was compleUal last week and
new furnishings have been installed.
A marquee has been erected and the
building made most attractive.
Mr. Zolota* is offering $5 for the
best name and slogan for the new
shop.
EIGHTY-SECOND VETERANS
ATTEND ANNUAL REUNION
Veterans of the Kighty-Sccond di
vision of the World War spent thc
past week-end in Atlanta where they
attended the reunion of the division,
the first since the war.
J. F. Bell. Jr.. John Holloway, Col.
J. Muldrow. Stewart Wootten, Dr.
Y. A. Little, and Dr. E. W. Allen
were among tho*o attending. They
were royally entertaiued.
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-
FIVE DOLLARS GIVEN HOME
A conteibution of $175 was made
up by the member* of the Methodbt
Sunday *chool Sunday to go to the
orphan* home at Decal****
| no sorrow nor suffering.
THE VETERANS WILL MEET The funeral services were held at
NEXT YEAR IN SAVANNAH >»■ Methodist churrh Friday nfter-
| noon, Revs. John F. Yarbrough. L. E.
Judge B. C. Ward returned Sat-1 Roberts and J. F. MeCluney offichtt-
urday from Thomaston where he
tended the rei
Division of th
Veto *an«.
Judge Ward rep
ant gathering of thi
lion of the Georgia
United Confederate
The
a mot pleas-
erans, as they
*d by the cit-
ens of Thomaston. He was appoint-
I Commander of the Eastern Divi-
nn of the state. 4
Judge Ward extended the invita-
»n for the 1931 reunion to be held
this city, but Savannah
nains were laid to rest in
__>metory, the following n<*t-
ing as pallbearers: Dr. Richard Bin-
ion. Messrs. Homer Bivins. Louis
Home, Pearson Berry, Joe Andrews
and H. II. Herndon.
A large number of beautiful flora!
offerings expressed love and sympa
thy of friends.
Carolyn was ten years of age and
was a student in the training school
S. C. W. She wns the idol
FAIR OPENS ON
MONDAY. Oa. 6
Middle Georgia Lxperibea WU
Ceatiuae Tkroegheut Week. Rice
Bretken Skew, ee Midwijr
Monday myning the gates to the
Middle Georgia Fair will ope* for a
week’s exposition of agricultural,
horticultural, live stock and poultry
in which five counties in the center
of the state will participate.
Every available space in the large
fair grounds will be filled, thc direc
tors predict. Agricultural product*
from Washington, Wilkinson, Jones,
Putnam, Hancock and Baldwin coun
ties wilt be on display filling the
buildings that have been allotted for
-howing this produce. Community
displays will aUo form a large part
of the exhibits in the agricultural
building. Liberal prizes are being
offered for Ihe best community ms
well as individual displays.
One of the most elaborate show
ings in thc fair grounds will be the
display of fancy work nnd other
household aria.
The dairy interests of the county
expect to moke this department one
of the largest in Georgia. Register
ed cows from the finest herds in the
county will be shown. The poultry
department will also be of unusual
interest th*" year.
On the midway the Wee Bros,
shows will furnish the attractions.
Six rides and a number 'of high claaa
shows will be crowded on the lot to
furnish ihc fun during the week.
The Rice Bros, shows have a repu
tation of being a high class carnival
company.
Monday has been designated open
ing. day. Th< midway will open in
the evening and the exhibition build
ings will open in thc afternoon. The
greater part of the day will be con
sumed in arranging exhibits and get
ting thc midway set up.
Tuesday is school day. The fair
will be given to the school children
of the county who will be admitted
fret?.
Wednesday a number of distin
guished visitors will attend the fair
and judginv* will take place.
The G. S. C. W. girls will into
the fair Thur»dny afternoon, the day
Icing designated G. S. C. W. day.
The grounds ^.1! be given over ex
clusively to them until 6 o’clock nnd
all rides and Fhows will he open to
them at that time.
Friday will be the businest day of
the week. Fiddlers’ convention, har
monica contests and other events are
headliners on the day’s program.
The fair will close Saturday even
ing.
The colored department of the
lair will be crowded to capacity. The
coiored farm agent will have a large
and varied display of the products of
the colored farmers of the county.
School and community displays will
nl*o be a feature in the exhibits in
this building.
•tdmy
W. C. T. U. Will Me.
The W. C. T. U. will meet next
Tuesday afternoon nt 4 o'clock nt
th** Baptist church. A full attend
ance of thc members is urged.
and the veterans will
city next year.
that hur parent, and grandparents and
j wns loved by a large circle of little
friends
OFFICERS ARREST DISTILLER
IN SOUTH BALDWIN COUNTY
bright and sweet little
girl and her passing has brought
grief and sorrow to the hearts of
those who loved her.
The sympathy of our entire com
munity has gon eout to the bereaved
Special Officer R. H. Lawrence
and Deputy Sheriff ’-'red Vinson
went into South Baldwin Thursday
and captured a still and arrested
Henry Amos, a white man. They de- — - - ““ .
stroyed six hundred pdlon, of mob- ■>«- T. L. KulU.d Su.d.y
by. A (rasolinc* drum wm uwd in "•««
the .till a. a steamer. ! Rcv - T - R “ tUnd ,' tR * * b “" e '
Amo. wa. released on bond. of the pastor. Rev. J. F. Yarbroueh,
who was in Griffin, preached at the
DR. WALLACE ROGERS WILL
PREACH HERE NEXT SUNDAY
Dr. Wallace Rogers, of Atlanta,
will preach at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning.
Dr. Rogers is one of the leading
ministers of the North Georgia Con
ference, and is an eloquent and schol
arly preacher.
Rev. John F. Yarbrough, pastor of
the church it in Griffin where he is
assisting in revival
MiMedgeville Methodist church Sun
day evening. The Bermon was en
joyed by thc congregation, as it was
filled with helpful thought and de
livered in an earnest manner.
Tax Book* Opened
Tax Collector L. D. Smith has
opened the books for th epayment of
state and county taxes at his office
in the Kidd building. The books will
close, as required by law, oh the
20th of December.
Each week the Union-Recorder
carries a number of grocery ad
vertisements, many of which list
special prices for the wide-awake*
buyer of the home.
The respective advertisers place
their mes'age in this paper with
the sole intention of demonstrat
ing their money-saving items to
you.
These .advertisements are in
serted to make your task of house
keeping easier and more econom
ical. If you appreciate them, men
tion the Uni on-Recorder when
buying from its advertisements.
We and your grocer will appre
ciate it tremendously.
The following grocers carry ad
vertisements this week:
L. D. Smith
Watkin*’ Place
Bell Grocery Co.
Rogers
The grocer who advertises has
something to offer you.
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