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• ‘ ldWIN county * •'Institution ’ VoUME Cl ©he Htritm-llcrorbetr - read by thousands • Southern Recorder 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. ,