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' . BALDWIN COUNTY
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VOLUME Cl
Federal Union EiUblitlitd
Southern Recorder
Milledgeville, Gd. t December 4, 1930
NUMBER 16
GA. R. R. WANTS
10 STOP TRAIN
to Macon and Augusta will
be Discontinued. Operating
at Loss Statement Shows.
Officials of the Georgia Railroad
tave applied to the Public Service
Communion of Gee fin for tke
ripht to i i continue trains No. 31
;$j which pass through this city
Maion at nine-thirty and from
at eleven o’clock.
The petition shows that these
tins have been operating at a loss
the company. The vailwsy
G. M- C To Meet Savannah On Gridiron
Saturday For G. I. A. A. Division Laurels
NEW FARM AGENT Mayor Of Savannah Welcomes
ARRIVED MONDAY Citizens and Students to Game
i
DR. LH. SCOn
K1WANIS PRES.
Officers to Be E'ected at Meeting
Thursday Night. New Board
of Directors to be Named.
Officers for 1931 will be named
_ will play Madison j by the Milledgeville Kiwanis club
j. a lf 0 petitions for the right to | tbe ci ‘y Monday and has opened of- A. will be decided, brought forth for the northern half championship, “t their meeting tonight, Thursday.
A letter of congratulations fromjurday will determine the winner of
Mayor Gordon Sauasey with an in-.the southern half of the G. I. A.
vitation for all Milledgeville to, A. to meet the winner of the north-
come to Savannah Friday for the :«-rn half around Christmas time.
G. M. C.-Savannah High School foot ! While the cadets are in Savannah,
farm ball game when the championship: Riverside and Tech High will play
Opens Office With Tax Collector
and Begins Plans. Farmers
Invited to Meet Him.
Mr. L. R. Langley,
agent of Baldwin county arrived in of the southern half of the G. I. A. and the
hnnge the schedule on the early
orning train to leave Macon at
,6:30 and leave Camack at 2:30.
hey will pass through Milledgeville
about .'even forty-five and four
o’clock.
The earlier train in the morning
will make possible an earlier mRil
delivery in the city.
GOV. ROOSEVELT
MAY VBTT HERE
Tells Dr. Tigner and Col. Marion
Allen He Wil Come Here on
Visit South in April
Governor Franklin Roosevelt, of
the New York, told Dr. E. A. Tig
ner and Col. Marion AJien that he
wanted to visit Milledgeville
spring and unless ^something hap«
pelted to prevent he would come
here next April when he returned to
his Warm Springs home.
Gov. Roosevelt is slated to speak
Savannah in April and will come
here enroute to Warm Springs. The
Governor has been invited here sev
eral times in the past but be has
? declined due to the impossibility of
his making the visit and returning
tc Warm Springs a day.
Dr. Tigner, Col. Allen and Mr.
Joe Andrews attended the supper
and o'poKsum hunt given in honor
of Gov. Roosevelt last Saturday
night and it was during this visit
visit that the Governor told of his
plans to come to Milledgeville.
fices in the Kidd building with the a proclimation from Mayor M. E. j The proclamation issued Ly May- j The late that will be presented
Tax Collector. Pennington declaring the day a holi- or Pennington is as follows: .for ratification will be Dr. E. H.
The following letter has been re- day for the city and urging all citi- Whereas the Georgia Military Col. Scott, president; L. N. Jordan, vice-
ed from the agent: zens to attend the game. lege foottall team has built them- president; Prof. W. T. Wynn, sccrc
Baldwin County Officials, at the Plans have been announced for | selves a r«>pi£*|ion of which Jthe
request of farmers, Civic Organiza- a special train over the Central Rail- City as a whole may well be proud,
tions and Business men, have em-j road leaving Milledgeville at seven and
ployd me as your County Agricul-1 o’clock and returning at twelve at Whearas by their constant good
tural Agent. j night. One hundred seats on the work through the season they hav
I realize that if I am to accom- fifty yard line have been sent to placed themselves in an enviable po-
plish anything worth while that
must have the full co-operation of
both farmers and business
the County. I hope that each of
you will give this desired co-opera
tion. 1 pledge to you and to the
people of the County at large my
best efforts which I hope will prove
worthy of your cooperation.
Baldwin is a large county and it
will take several weeks for me to
learn the people but please do not
wait for me to visit you. My off
is in the Tax Collector’s Office here
in Milledgeville. Come to
and lets get acquainted. You know
the people and lo~al conditions bet
ter than I and you can assist me
wonderfully by cooperating.
The month of December will be
devoted to getting acquainted so
fe*»l free to call on me at any time.
Yours for better agriculture,
I-. R. LANGLEY, County Agt
G. S. C. ALUMNAE HONOR
DEPARTFD PRESIDENTS
J. T. BOUIFELLET
TO ADDRESS ELKS
Lodge of Sorrow to be Held Son-
day Afternoon at Club Rooms.
Program to be Gnren.
M. Rogers and a section of sition in the G. I. A. A. and
two hundred seats have been reserv- j WHERAS enthusiasm among
ed for the students. The cadet citizens has been raised to a high
band and student body will parade pitch and much interest is being
in the City by the Sea on Saturday manifested in the forthcoming game
morning just before the game. Over j with Savannah next Saturday:
one hundred and fifty students with j Therefore, I, M. E. Pennington,
the band are expected to be aboard |Mayor of the City of Milledgeville;
the special. do hereby declare next Saturday,
Col. Roach has planned to decor-, December 6th to be a holiday for
ate the train and enroute the band
will give concerts to advertise the
school and Milledgeville.
Mayor M. E. Pennington has urg
ed all citizens to go if possible and
to give Milledgeville a big represen
tation at tne game Saturday.
Coaches Bobby Hooks and Slap
Rentz have sent their team through
long work outs each afternoon this
week to get them ready for the
game. The players are in good
shape, and according to the coaches
.• ready for the game.
The cadets lost their only game
to Savannah early in the season and
since that time nave gone through
undefeated meeting the blest teams
the association. The game Sat-
all City employees who wish to go
to Savannah to encourage the G.
M. C. football team to victory, and
earnestly urge that all merchants
and others permit such employees as
can be spared to make this trip I
am convinced that a large and en
thusiastic crowd from this city will
greatly encourage our home team
and that it will redound to the
credit of both the Georgia Military
College and to the City of Milledge
ville.
Given under my hand and seal,
this the second day of December,
1930.
M. E. PENNINGTON, Mayor.
City of Milledgeville. Ga.
tary; D. M. Rogers, treasurer; Dr.
Francis Daniels, dist-ict trustee.
Rev. F. H. Harding will retire as
president after a most successful
year in the chair. The club ha*
undertaken many outstanding civic
movements and have met with suc
cess in seeing them to the finish
Mr. Harding has been active in the
club work since coming to this city
and his term as the presiding officer
has been a successful one.
Dr. Scott, as the new president,
will take office in January. During
the past few years he has been
of the leaders of the club and has
been chosen as the head in recog
nition of his faithful and efficient
service.
The board of directors that will
be named are as follows: L. C. Hall,
H. Tunnel], J. A. Horne, W. T.
Wynn, M. W. Stembridge, George
Roach and ? .E. Bone.
REV. MR. QUILUAN WILL BE
WELCOMED SUNDAY EVENING
Union Services of Min:
Will Be Hold et
Method!*! Cbu
The pastors and congregations of
the churches of Milledgeville will
Wreath*
.el ««nd l Dr. Perk*
Friday Afternoon.
i of Dfr.
Us
In tribute to their absent broth-
s the Milledgeville Lodge of Elks
[will hold their Lodge of Sorrow
Sunday afternoon at three o’clock
in the lodge rooms on the third
floor of the Elks build'ng
ilent testimonial of their af- j H ”" John T ’ Bouifellet. noted
faction for two past president* „f; newapaper wntcr. will deity
the G. S. C. tV. was performed last aml the
Friday afternoon by the alumnae
The Union-Recorder Honored
By American Press Association
ociation of the college when they
placed w-.eaths on the graves of Dr.
•J. Harris Chappell asd Dr. M. M.
The group of former graduates
ent to the city cemetery and stood
ently while Miss Catherine Scott
placed the beautiful wreaths in their
s. Dr. J. L. Beeson first read
inscription on each grave.
speaker on the elaborate program.
The G. M. C. orchestra will furnish
the music for the occasion and
special choir of mixed voices will
also have a part in the ceremony.
Capt. J. H. Ennis, Exalted Ruler
of the Lodge, extended a cordial in
vitation to the public to attend the
services. The lodge rooms hove
ample seating arrangements and a
large crowd is expected to be pres
ent.
The annual lodge of sorrow
schottsboro school dis- #( *Z public
TRICT VOTES SPECIAL TAX
LEVY
Agai
< !• ction was held in the Scotts-
School District Friday, Novem-
2Rth, to determine whether funds
received f rom public school tax
fV y s h"uld be supplemented by a
I'ccial levy j n the district for edu
cational purposes.
There were eleven votes polled
ln * for and twe against said levy.
u <bte Bertie Stembr.idge has de-
re »ult to be in favor of
nore than two-thirds
were in favor there-
'f the v
p T.
A. TC
The
monies of the lodge. It has been
the custom for many years for Elks
to gather the first Sunday in De
cember to pay tribute to their mem
ber* who have died.
TELEGRAPH EDITOR TO
SPEAK BEFORE A. A. U. W.
Next Monday Evening
Mr. Mark Etheridge, editor of the
Macon Telegraph, will speak before
the American Association of Uni
versity Women at their meeting on
text Monday evening at eight
o’clock
Mr. Etheridge will speak on World
Peace. The meeting will be held In
the college tea room.
By R. T. bAISDEN, SR.. City Cierk. uniu Sond , y ., e „^
coming the new pastor of the Metho
dist church. Rev. Frank Quillian, to
the city.
The servires will be held at the
Methodist church at 7:30 o’clock.
Rev. F. H. Han.ing, who is the dean
of the ministers of this city, will pre
side and he, with Kov. L. E. Roberts,
of the Brptist church, and Rev. A.
G. Harris, of the P—sbyterian church
will extend cordial .~ : >rds of greet
ing to Mr. Quillian, and assure him
j of their co-operation in carrying on
{church and religious work in the city.
(Rev. Mr. Quillian will, at the con
clusion o fthe talks, preach.
| The spirit of co-operation and
| brotherly relationship that exist*
among the churches of Milledgeville
is such as to advance God’s King-
dom in the city.
A certificate of membership
The- American Press Century CluU
given in recognition of the long aer-
record of The Union-Recorder,
received this week by Editor
R. B. Moore.
TWO INTERESTING LYCEUM
NUMBERS AT G. S. C.
C. M. C. TRUSTEES MEET WITH
THE CITY COUNCIL
The Board of Trust ees of the Geor- pa f? e “'
gia Miitary College in a body
in | The above picture is a copy of pM „ d wforc the city Council at
th„ certificate which ha* been is- thcir ^ Monday evening,
aued Ly the American Pres. Aaao- : Th(f „ taUoIuh i p „f the college to
cat,on. The Union-Recorder i.| th e city was f re ely discussed. both
untry bodies talking freely of the problems
that confronted them.
The members of the Council gave
HOLIDAY TRADE
BEGINS IN CITY
Stores Decorated and Christmas
Goods on Display Throughout
City. Hundreds to Shop Here.
The holiday dress of the store in
teriors, the laden counters of Christ
mas good* and *.he hurry of * hop
pers all gave evidennee that Christ
mas is only seventeen shopping days
The red and green colors tiie ev
erywhere and within the week trees
will begin to show themselves ih|
the residential sccBions. PIam>
have been made by the women's
clubs to place some decorations in
the business sections. Mrs. Hines
had charge of this endeavor.
Milledgeville will be the center of
trade for several counties and the
Lig rush has started to last until De
cember 24th.
POST MASTER
SAYS SHOP EARLY
Christmas Mail Rush Can he
Avoided if Early Mailing is
Practiced.
Post Offices will make every ef
fort to handle the Christmas mails
without congestion and delay, but
owing to the enormous volume this
can be done only with the coopera
tion of the public.
All parcels must be securely pa k-
ed end wrapped. Use strong paper
and heavy twine. Fragile articles
must be crated or securely wrapped,
liberal quenties of packing ma
terial and mark “Fragile." All
mail matter must be fully addressed
with house number, name of street,
post office Box or Rural Route Num-
Parcels should be addreised
...ily on one side and If tags arc
used, both the tag and parcel should
be addressed in order that delivery
may be made if tag should come off.
Postage must be fully prepaid. Full
information will be gladly furnished
at Stamp or Parcel post window con
cerning rates.
During the holiday season the
volume of mail increases approxi
mately 3C0 per cent. It is a phy
sical impossibility to handle this
great masr. of mail efficiently and
promptly within a few days. There
fore to assure delivery of Christmas
•nts, cards and letters by Christ-
Day, the public should shop-
ou can mail your parcel* at
a week or ten days before
Christmas Day, according to dis
tance.
On Christmas Day there will be no
delivery Ly City Carrier or Rural
Carriers and no Window Service.
Special Delivery Service may be ob
tained on Christmas Day by mail
ing ir. time and affixing a special
delivery stamp on your letters and
ie Adenic Ma]e Quart*
Night. The Prince* D*
Tuesday Night
Friday
Ling
interesting attrac-
CANNOT PEDDLE ORANGES IN
BNSINESS SECTION OF CITY
Florida Vendor* Mu.
Park Thei
The Florida truck drivers from
assurance of their determination to
stand solidly back of the college, as
they realized Its importance to the
city.
ions in the Lyceum Course of G. S. Florida cannot, sell their oranges in Jjm L um, Chinese laundryman,
Z. W. within the next week. or near tbe business section of the purc hased the dry cleaning plant of
The Adonic Male Quortct. The I* 1 * bat mU5t »* rk th ' ir ‘ r “'* Mr,. Thelm. Y. He.th ot the bonk.
day night, DecemLer 5th. It
that this quartet of Canadian i
roil, Jr., trustee. The sale has not
8 !a,d issued Monday night by the City been confirmed Ly Mr. Talley, ref
ingers Council, after a number of retail „ ree> j im Lum gUtcd t hat his cous-
present a most unique program of grocery merchant- had appeared be- Fling Lum, of Augusta would
songs, and that their voices blend f° re tbat body, and protested against come here to operate the plant if
harmoniously. It is indeed a tbe trucks being parked in or near ^e sale was confirmed.
You can help by Buying and
Mailing now. Remember to insure
or register valuable mail, use Spec
ial Delivery Stamps for Speed.
The cooperation of the public is
earnestly solicted. Let us deliver
your mail in good condition and on
time.
CITIZENS GIVE BAND
TRIP TO SAVANNAH
Cadet* and Bend to Be Honor C
at Dene* Saturday Evenin
in Coa*t City
ic G. M. C. band will go to Sa
vannah Saturday at the expense of
citizens of the city. Public subscrip
tions have been taken and the musi
cal organization will be given their
trip.
The Savannah High School will
give a dance on Saturday evening in
honor of the cadet" and the band.
Major (Merman will take thirty-one
[
arranc'T tln,f pro * rram beer*
i.,i »„ i an ' 1 members are urg-
P**«ent.
to If
musical treat, which seldom the l>u.-ineaa section ox the city. musicians with him and the hand
visits a community. The merchants stated that since COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MET will parade in the city immediately
Princes Der Line, a Chinese Prin- -he trucks had been cumin* to the TUESDAY un their arrival.
ss on Tuetday nicht Deeember 9th, «S«*r fruit rales had dropped .
will deliver a lecture, telling most considerably, and that they did The Board of County Commsision RALPH SIMMERSON BUYS REID
terestingly of his experiences in not think r «bt for such competi- er» held their regular meeting Tues- j PLACE AT SALE
the manchu court, and of the customs ‘‘or. to be a|lowed. day. Only routine matters ,
DR. J .L. BEESON TO ATTEND
EDUCATIONAL MEETING,
arent Teachers Association
**** on Thursday afternoon at Dr. J. L. Beeson, President of the — — . , .
"ammar sch ool building of G. Georgia Slate College for Women, the manchu court, and of the custom, ‘'or. to be a|lowcd. day. Only routine matter, came be , The estate of J. C. A. P.cid >.h,ch
« ‘hree forty-five o’clock will leave thi .morning for Atlanta of the women of that country. The During the past several weeks fore the body at this Maion. Com- consists of two houses snd .ever,]
to represent the college at a meeting Princess is highly educated, and talk, members of truck, loaded with misrioner Oscar Enms waa abaent. |iens of lard on the Moa.eyville road
of the Southern Aafociation of Col- I perfectly in English. This lecture is (Florida orangea have come to the j having l-
leges and Universities. Imost entertaining and instructive. |city, ,‘rip.
i Florida «
hunting was ‘old to Mr. Ralph Simmeison at
public sale for $1210.