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A BALDWIN COUNTY INSTITUTION , Wilfc Ovw Om Year* Derate to Public tlnion-llrcariier OF PEOPLE In Pro|r*iii»e Baldwin and Surrounding VOLUME Cl Fedaral Uoioa E.ublleheJ i> lit* Southern Rocordar U1| MiHedfeville, Go., December 18, 1930 NUMBER 18 G.M.C. and Madison Play for G. I. A. A. Gridiron Title Friday GOVERNOR calls billiardroom extra session given license Visit ^ ere Week Results in E. D. Taylor, of Hawkinsville To Call for Legislature to Meet on Operate In Store Occupied by January 6tb Singer Sewing Machine Co. Following a visit to the Millcdge- E. D. Taylor, of Hawkinsville, has ville State Hospital and the ^ been granted a license to operate a State Prison Farm here last Fri- public billiard room in this city, af- day. Gov. L. G. Hardman returned ter the first of January, to Atlanta and began immediately i Mr. Taylor was in the city the past the preparation of a call for on ex- week and petitioned the City Coun- troordinary session of the Georgia cil to reduce the tax to operate a legislature on January 6th 10 provide public pool room from one thousand relief for the hospital and the pay- to five hundred dollars, and to grant ments of state debts. him a license. The petition was circu- Tho complete text of the call has lated among the members of the not been made public, but it is un-1 Council, and was signed by Mayor A delegation of citizens with the This road is a link m the Wilson An order was received by Mi Boad of County Commissioners ap- Memorial highway which leads from j D. Riddle, superintendent of poured before the State Highway the east and mid-west througli struction of the Allied Engineers, for Board in Atlnnta Tuesday and ask- Athens and Milledgeviile into Florida., work on the dam at Furman Shoals cd that they make immediate pro- It will make this route several miles to cease and all employees were not - vision for the grading and paving of shorter by bringing it througn the fled that the work would shut down the road from Milledgeviile to Irwin- heart of Georgia It has been named January 1st for an indefinite period. od that the matters that will be specified for legislative consider ation will be to provide relief for the Hospital and prison and for the payment of other state debts. Governor Hardman went over the hospital with Dr. Swint and other officials and examined a statement from Mr. Homer Bivins showing the indebtedness of the institution. He went through the new psychiatric hospital that has been ready for oc cupancy for several months but has remained empty due to the fact that no money has been available for the purchase of supplies and the employment of additional attendants. At the State Prison he saw crowd ed conditions and with Judge Dunna- way discussed relief measures. Col. Marion Allen, Baldwin legis lature, stated that he would lend every effort toward working out the state’s problem. Pennington, Aldermen J. A. Home, J. T. King, J. R. Smith and 'J. A. Moore, the latter later requesting he withdrawal of his name. Aldermen L. H. Andrews and S. D. Ster.ibridge did not sign it Mr. Taylor was then issued a license by Clerk Bais- den, and has secured a sublease from he Singer Sewing Machine Co., of the tore room now occupied by their The license, however, cannot be legally granted until the ordinance repealing the tax of one thousand dollars and placing it at five hundred dollars is read three times at a meet ing of Council and passed. This ques tion will come up before Council at the first January meeting. When it Lecame known that the petition had been signed the minis ters of the city entered a protest, and resolutions condemning a- public killard parlor, and requesting the City Council not to grant a license I G.S.C. RATED 'y SIXTH IN 0.S v . Attendance Records Place Womans College High in Rating. 1,195 U I Students Record Shows Jr Attendance records of the col- •leges and universities in the United State' placed G. S. C. W. in sixth plhce among the women’s colleges of the country and 22nd among all col leges. Th? rpcord showed that J.,195 students attended the college ln*t year. Three other southern colleges exceed the G. S. C. record but they were in states where there is only one State College for Women. Durng years G. S. C. W. has ris- County Commissioners Go Before Highway Board Ddefatioa of-Cidzcni and Conuniuionert Ask That Road to Wilkinson County Be Graded for Paring Immediately. Road Leads Through Scottsboro WORK ORDERED G. M. C. BATTLES STOPPEDON DAM TO RETAIN CROWN Construetiou Work on Furman Crowd Expected to Witness Shoals Dam Has Been Tempo Final Football Game of Year ranly Suspended When Rid, Clash c.| “The Crow-Fly Route.” The contract to grade the road most direct route through Georgia to ...>m Irwinton to the Baldwin line Florida. has already been advertised and the With Messrs. O. M. Ennis, Dr. O. Baldwin representatives idled that F. Moran and G. C. McKinley, the the five end one-half miles from the county commissioners, were Dr. Ed- Wilkinson line irto Milledgeviile be jwin Allen, Mr. R. W. Hatcher, Col. included in this contract. If this is Marion Allen and Judge E. R. Hines, done the road from Milledgeviile j The Highway board did not give an through Midway and Scottsboro will answer to the appeal but will act on be made an ail weather road. ! .he matter later in the month. SHOPPERS REGIN FINAL XMAS RUSH Stores Really to Welcome Crowds of Buyers. City Beaotifol is Christmas Dress Milledgevilk merchants ; SLEET COATING TUESDAY NIGHT Winter Weather Swept Don Upoo This Sectioo Covering Earth With White Ice Reasons for the temporary suspen sion were not given The three hundred people employed in the work immediately began to make plans to leave during the holidays. rumored that the work would be suspended for at least tweleve months. The dam had been under construction for almost two years and a great portion is nearing completion. The entire basin has been cleared and large tracts of land have been purchased. The core aralls of the west side have pratically Heon finished and the excavation in the power house area has also been com pleted. Mr. Kiddle made no comment in reference to suspension only saying that work had been ordered to stop. The first real genuine touch of •in passwl by the Sunday School i throughout the business on, teachers of the Presbyterian Sunday | felrttal sections.. ‘Christmas School, and the members of the Men’s Bible Class of the Methodist Sunday School. Every father and mother in Milledgeviile should protest against the licensing of a public pool room in Milledgeviile. This is no time for indifference on the part of any of them, but they should speak in no uncertain term, before it is too late. MASONS NAME NEW OFFICERS SCHOOLS CLOSE FRIDAY DEC. 19 Georgs Davis Elected Worshipful Master, installation Services Held Tuesday Night George S. Davis was niimffl Wor- hipful Master of Benevolent Lodge No. 3. F. & A. M. at the annual elec tion held Tuesday night. Mr. W. D. Stcmbridge, past mas ter of the lodge, presided during the installation ceremonies that were held immediately afterward. Elected with Mr. Davis were: W. Milledgeviile will again be the scene of the G. I. A. A. champion ship game for the second consecutive year and a great crowd is expected t ogathcr when the G. M. C. cidets meet the Madison Aggies for occu pancy of the Georgia prep throne. .. iI G* M. C., the present chapions of the P nblic - the G. I. A. A., will L.tUc lo retain the Dartmouth cup and the state championship that they won by de- fcatng ‘his same Madison team last December. Coach Wallace Butts has carried his team through a most successful season and gained the right to play G. M. C. by defeating Tech High on Monday, He is brnging a powerful offensive and defensive team to Mil- ledgjville. In Hijios and Martin he will have on show two of the best backs in the state. The cadets will have their hands more than full when meet the Aggies. Mayor M .E. 'Pennington has de- dared Friday a holiday and has urg ed all citizens to attend. He hs in vited the Mayor of Madwon to be his guest at the game. * The city has taken over the pro’ lem o* swelling the attendance and arc doing exten sive advertising. Newspaper men including Jimmie Jones, Morga.i Blake. Ole Timer, Dave Jenkins Ed Danfo’.th and Abe Abrahams will be bore for the game. They will be honored at a luncheon at noon and wiil gather with the two tod_£. id. A. officials at i •JU‘ |lH. Ji»»t will ho - t | . for the final Christmas rush when winter came Tuesday night, when the shoppers will make their last min- • empernture went below freezing, and ute preparations for the coming of the rain which commenced falling Santa Claus and the exchange of turned into sleet about half past ten gifts on Christman morning. o'clock. The small particles of ice The holiday atmosphere prevailed continued their precipitation into the i- early hours, and the earth was cover- ^ ed with a coating of white Wednes- with their colored lights were in evf-^ay morning. It has been several dence everywhere ajid the shew, winters since our people have seen window's and stores present ^p-most j** large amount of sleet covering the colorful and beautiful Fcene eart ~ «* they did Wednesday morn- The Salvation Army has two ket- ,nff * ties out and an appeal is being made There was a hesitancy on the part to keep the pot boiling with money |«f those who had to leave their to provide for the poor. Envoy and homes for the business action to Mrs. Scovill will cai'ry Christmas start out for their places of business, cheer to many poor families on A force of hands were put to Christmas day. They will be ready .work early clearing the ice from the p Wood, Senior Warden; S. L. Stem-j Georgia, Umpire; McNabb, Mercer, to meet all charity needs and de- sidewalks in the business section °f j bridge. Junior Warden; J. T. Day, lllepd Linesman; Shiver, Georgia, dare that none shall lie forgotten in jthc city. Treasurer; J. T. McMullen, Secrc- Field Judge. Baldwin county and every family The game will begin at one-thirty, hour ahead of the usual starting ne, to give the merchants a chance see the game and to end hospili- ties before dark. The oificiaLs for the game are Phillips, Tech, Referee; Murdock, will enjoy the day. NEW PRESIDING ELDER PAYS The merchants are expecting a bis! FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT HERE trade during the coming week. Many ! D I , , People from neighboring towns are N.lh Thomp.on Hold. Flr.t G. S. C. to Re-open January 2nd. expected to come to MUledgeVille for Quarterly Conference Milled,r- G. M. C. Will Begin Work After their holiduy shopping. ville Circuit and Preach?* HoKdpyf January 5th ASSISTANT TREASURER OF Rev. N’alh Thomp-on, Presiding Students at G. S. C. W. and G. I CENTRAL R R TO BE IN Eldtr of th* °* ford District, paid cn rapidly among the college* of the M. C. will leave Milledgeviile Friday , ' his first official visit to this chy and country *nd has been given a high for their homes to spend the Christ- Mr K M Suterbenni, Will Speak county Sunday. rating. mas holidays, it has been announced. g c f ore Kiwanis Club and ’Business He held the first, quarterly con- — . The Beauty Special will leave Fri- [ M en ti,;, £ ven j nR ference of the Milledgeviile Circuit MILLEDGEVILLE BIRD CLUB d *Y morning over the Central Rail Sunday morning at Hopewell church. ORGANIZED MONDAY rna<i and win have ° n , ’" art! the 1:100 Mr. K - M - Sister-henm. Assistant Rev. G. B. Wenderson, is pastor of students at G. S. C. The young ladies T reasur ,. r Q f the Cer.tral of Georgia the Circuit, reached Milledgeviile the will return to Milledgeviile on Jai:- Railway Company, will bo in the latter pnrt of November and had not uary 2nd. Before leaving they will city to ,j av (Thursday), and will be had time to thoroughly organize the gather around th? Christmas tree on Ruprt Rt the i unc heon of thp Ki- work, yet there was a good atten- the campus Thursday night and sing | wanis Club this evering. dance at the conference, and interc-t carols. This program is under the jj c ^ we jj po!ite d on the pwhblems shown in welcoming both the new direction of the “Y”. t jj at are now confronting this coun- pastor and presiding elder. against each othr The G. M. C. cadets will leave Fn- an(J Jn at |,| rc!!s thi evening Mr. Thompson preaejicd one of his membership drivi tiiatcly after the football wi ,j questions of vital im- characteristic sermons, which was hard and running Club. Shy Named Pr« The organization meeting of the Milledgeviile Bird Club was held Monday night of la-t week. The constitution of the Hub was discuss ed and the following officiers elect ed. Mr. Homer Shy, president; Miss Julia Moore, vice-president and Min Blanchie Tait, secretary and treas urer. The object of the club is “to *xtcnd hospitality to the wild birds; to acquire a greater knowledge of the bird life of this vicinity, and to create a beautiful public sentiment in fnrvor of bird study, and reason able bird protection. Another meeting early in January, "will be held to complete the organ ization and to make further plans for work. Anyone interested in joining in invited to attend that meet- ,n *- Announcement of the exact date will be made in the pres*. tary; Joe T. Andrews, Senior Dea con: Joe Grant, Junior Deacon; E. J. Edwo’s. Senior Steward; E. J. Lee, Junior Steward; J. A. Benford, Ty- Mr. L. L. Beck retired as Worship ful Master after a most successful year. He was presented a past mas ter’s jewel as a token of apprc< ia- Mr. Davis has been active in the lodge work for <everal years and s one of the youngest men to hold his important post. LEGION MEMBERSHIP DRIVE CLOSES THURSDAY NIGHT i Athcn Rentz and Butts conferred Monday and completed all details tor the game The two teams played last year for the champion ship and G. M. C. won. Madison is the favorite v riday hewe'er. TEACHERS GET DECEMBER PAY fov*5tv Rrbnn!* Close For Holidays Friday, Reonen January 5th red and blue football game between the Cadets and Madi son. They will return to the college on January f>th. public schools of Baldwin county will clo?;* Friday, December 19th, for the Christmas holidays, ar.d will reopen Monday, January 5th. Superintendent P, N. Bivins ha?, rising j his usual foresight and prompt- ck a; made arrangements to pay portarc. to the busines. Interest* of lbtened lo attentively, ami made a the final day approaches when the j lht ' teacheri ar.d truck drivers their the country, and it is expe cted that K „od impression ,.p„„ hi, hearers. I drive cl*4lC V " V " December salaries. The fall scion there sail! he preeat besides the mem- A bountiful dinner tva spread af- Commander J. F. Bell. Jr., stated “ r th « * cho “ l * tom most sue- tors of the club a number of Mil- t .. r th .. a f . e . inr „ r that the number of members had «ssful, and teachens ami pupils have SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO CELE- lcdseville', merchants and business fri endliaess nmi brothcdincs pre- pi «»e dUiat of previous years an ! tocn h “PPy their work. BRATE CHRISTMAS SEASON men. v Iu ed he believed the number on th. | Superintendent Bivins has paid 'posts’* roll would be greater than , wimnes monthly and met all indebt- Special Musical Program, to Be TULANE PROFESSOR VISITS , m i ^ °. !° Ver bcforo whe nthc finw! POunt * v I edneRS Promptly. There are fev Given bv Little Children of G. S .C. W. LAST THURSDAY “'tolKeville Methodist church at mudt . Thursday. counties in Georgia which can boast the.Sunday evening aerv,cea. Pre- The losing team will buy .he win- ° f »“uh a record. Dr. Edrebeth Weisn.r, of the '"“n* h J* “™on, to moke oJ the , uppM . lt the next meeting of The school system of Baldai, School of Social Work of Tulan „ | >'f»*ure he wa- antic,pat,ng ,n vm.t- Univershy. spent last Thur-day at "W Mliledgville, and urged the the Georgia State College for Wo- congregation to be loyal to their SIBLEY ATTENDS MEETING OF KIWANIS OFFICERS Special musical programs will mark the Christmas celebration in all the churchw at Sunday School on next Sunday. The Baptist S-unday School will have a special program when a se lect group will sing the carrols. The Nativity will be the theme of the entire Sunday service. The Presbyterian Sunday School will put on a special musical progiam conference. Sunday evening. The carols will made Thursday. The losing team will buy the win- rs supper at the next meeting of e post C. fi. Smith i- captain of the blues and R. H. Reynolds is leading the reds. men nnd spoke to the students at church. Th. subject of his discourse chapel h addition to visiting sveral "» the "Aristocracy of Service" class rooms. basing it on the washing of the di- On Tuesday evening she visited ciplea’ feet by Jesus. He pointed out the Kiwsnis Club as the guest of that there had been different age Dr. George Webber. She came to*«f aristocracy but the world had at Georgia 1 to a’.tenu th child health last come to recognize POWER COMPANY ADDS NEW FIXTURES New show cases and counters have been installed in the Georgia Power Company’s office here and the intcr- Aristo- ior of the building has been re- cracy of Service as never before, and ’ modeled in every detail, the man who served his generation in The power office here is one of 'rny field wax honored and respected, the most beautiful in the stale and M. HARPER DIES AT DEVEREAUX JI2 held the close attention of his the live wire manager and sale force Karers, and at the conclusion of the keeps things humming Mr. Frank M. Harper. 61, died at crvices many went forwrd ^ rwln Lieutenant Gov- \j C sunJf an( ] each child will bring a Tu ° r ,° f Geor *' a Kiwanis, spent p j ecc 0 f f ru it that will be placed in V he? and Wtdn€sda y in Atlanta a cra dle to be given to the Salvation state' 6 „. attcnded a meeting of the Army for the poor. . r . J „ D D ¥ . tion ° rflceps of the civic organiza- ( The primary department of the his homo in Devercaux after a week s cone hm. Mr. and Mrs. Ben B. Johnson. * j Methodist Sunday School will have | llncss. Fum-ral aen ices will be held and little son, of Macon, spent Sun- .. Lo, -_ Sibley ia one of the leading a Christmas tree and a special pro- Thursday afternoon, Rev. Mr. Max- Coach nnd Mrs. T. H. Rentz spent day with Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Rid an, aruic of the state. !gram of music. well officiating at the home. Sunday in Macon. die. Kiwan :ed to be one of the county is re. best in the state. The Union-Recorder wishes for Superintendent Bivins, the members of the Board o. f Educatioan, teachers, pupib, and trui-k drivers a happy Christmas. CHURCHES TO FEATURE XMAS SEASON AT SERVICES SUNDAY All church services Sunday ill feature the Christmas season, special musical programs having been an nounced and the sermon topic* will center around the Nativity. Christmas day services will be held at both the Catholic and Episcopal churches, celebrating the Nativitv of Christ.