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. BALDWIN COUNTY
institution
wakO^rcH-a^d
Pre|rt»iiv* Baldwin
and Surrounding
VOLUME Cl
Established in 1829
Milledgeville, Gl., January 15, 1931
NUMBER 22
Superior Court Opens Two
Weeks Session Monday A*
M.
c D. Stcmbridge Mrde Foreman
„f Grand Ju,y. I^C* Cml and
Criminal Docket*
"f° n j ie Park ha* »«'" J “«*»
va.- re-elected last
jjiltion for another
l!o is one of the
v bench
. and
. ear widiPU«
erm of /our yuan
m*«t f*»P ula, ‘ j u,,irc!4 oP .
n <fcorg» » nd his deC1
^ jo time have come tn
aoted over the country.
The grand jury
with Sidney
ions from
be widely
rgnnized
Stembridge, may
, of MilWnville. a. forenja
c. Arnall, aecrelary, and W.
Stiles, bailiff.
Juder Park, in hi* chaw to the
erand jury, urscil the viirorojls
forwment of the prohibition law and
„,t,d that it was one of the best
laws on our statute books today. He
said that he mixed and mingled with
many people of several counties in
middle Georgia during the past
Christmas and failed to hear a single
proftfne wtW uttered, and Mated
that this would have been impossible
prior to the enactment of the prohi
bition laws.
He stated that ‘‘the people should
support the government and not the
government the people”, calling at
tention to the Secretary of Agricul
ture Hyde in opposing a food relief
program and then sending out
Christinas cards under his franking
privilegr. He said that the assist
ance being given the farmer* by the
federal government in the matter of
loans vfa.-v a good movement because
of agriculture being the hasi> of
everything else, but indicated that
even this could be carried to the ex-
The heaviest docket, both civil
and criminal, ‘ten here in years will
be disp sed of during the present
term of court. There are eighteen
perrons in jail, seven charged with
murder.
r 5. Baldwin, of Madison,
newly elected solicitor-general of the
Ocmulgce circuit, is attending this as
his first court after assuming office.
to the i
FIRST NATIONAL
OFFICERS NAMED
£ N Ennis Re-elected President.
Simmerson Added to
Roaid of Directors.
, A “ tiK .°^* cer ® and directors of
"* X,ti °nal Bank of Milledge-
V e were re-elected at a meeting of
the stockholders Tu-sdnv and one
now member w a . added to he board
< irectors. F!. I'nnis, the preal-
" tnt ° { ‘k" U«k, bro„,. ht 0 f „ vo .
rt of the bank’s finances
oting und was thanked by
*tockhold*Ts.
The officers for the coming year
Bin * S ^ n nis are Richard
H i!- v ‘ C( ‘‘l ,roj idont are Jon W.
A. Horne, Erwin Sib-
'J.nnd Ralj.h Sitnmeraon. Mis* Ruth
r elected assistant cashier
■■d C«roe Moore elected bookkeep-
, r * RaIpl ‘ e inotierson ,the new
i, a ' F board of directors,
■ a "Y Prominent business mnn and
C^'e ° f , Ul " Buick placc -
toniro [oTTl, W “ clected at -
™y for the bank.
lost t !“ ! P"* 1 Y'M the bank
Cep
«' a *n. 1P , 1 u • “" d Dr ' Bini0 "
to l**' ^ successor.
P®id its usual dividends
enjoyed
KIWANIS REINS
FIRE DAMAGES . MEMORY OF LEE
CLEANING PLANT TO BE HONORED
Funeral of Harry
To be Held
Flames Threaten Down Town
rilirril nn r/tOTT Stores. Mid-Afternoon Traffic
uIVijIi DK. uLOTT Halted by Burning Building
A fire of unknown oripir Tuesday
G. S. C. W. Professor Installed As | afternoon Ladly damaged The Star
President of Civic Club at I Clearners, owned by P. E. Tyler and
Meeting Thursday l L ' Smith ' Thc r,re dia « ,rer ' d
The installation of the offi?erg of
the Kiwnnis Club took place at 7:30
Thursday, January 8, at the Baldwin
Hotel when Rev. F. H. Harding, the
out-going president, gave over the
reins of the club to the new presi
dent, Dr. E. H. Scott.
Kev. Harding spoke very feelingly
of his past work with the club,
thanking “the members for their co
operation and friendly attitude and
pledged his support to President
Scott.
The new president, outlined the
future plans of the club, and an
nounced the committees for the year.
The officers for 1931 are as fol
lows: President, F. H. Scott; Vice-
President, L. N. Jordan; Treasurer,
D. M. Rogers; Secretary, W. E. Ire
land; and District Trustee, Francis
Daniels.
The directors of the club are L.
C. Hall, George H. Tunnel], J. A.
Home, Frank E. Bone, Marion Stem-
bridge. R. E. Evans, and William
Wynn.
The following committee chairmen
were announced: Program commit
tee, Col. George Roaeh; Music Com-
ec, Erwin Sibley: Membership,
J. Jordan; Attendance, L. C. i
Hall; House, D. M. Rogers; Publicity. \
T. Wynn; Classification, Francis
Daniel-; Finance, E. E. Bone; Pub
lic Affairs, L. N. Jordan; Education, I
i. Beeson; Agriculture and In-1
dustry. George Tunnell; Reception,
A. G. Harris; Under-Privileged
Child, D\ R. E. Evans; Law and
Grievance, Rev. F. H. Harding; and
Inter-club, George Harris Webber.
by the negro fireman
flames from the furnace room burst
into his face as he opened the door.
For a time it seemed that the flames
might .‘pread to the adjoining build
ings; however, after an hour’s effec
tive work the fire was extinguished.
The damage to the machinery and
the equipment was undetermined but
covered by an insurance policy with
C. H. Andrews & Son. The building
was owned by Lewis Flemister and
was also covered b*y insurance with
the same company.
During a delay in the setting up of
the fire hoses, smoke so completely
filled the buildihg that the source of
the fire could not be discovered.
Two hoses were first put in the door
and water shot into the rear, but
soon one of the hose was taken by
Doysh Ashfield up to the roof. In
order to keep the wires from falling
the Georgia Power Company sent
Bloomer Lawrence to cut the wires.
P. E. Tyler stated that all the
clothing was token from the build
ing. The building, located on South
Wayne street in the business section
a few doors from the Baldwin Hotel,
was injured for $2,000, while the
business itself was insured for
abound $500.
Exerciser Will Be Held Monday
Afternoon At G. M. C. Audi
torium. Dr. Harold to Speak
Exercises honoring the memory of
Gen. Robert E. Leo, chieftain of the
Confederate Army and the South’s
great soldier, statesman, and educa
tor, will be held next Monday after
noon, Jan. 19, at three o'clock in
auditorium of G. M. C.
The R. E. l>eo chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy
under whose auspices the exercises
will be held has not as yet been able
to perfect the program The address,
however, will Ik* delivered by Dr.
C. C. Harold of Macon, who will have
as his subject ‘‘The Restoration of
Stratford," the home of Lee. Dr.
Harold is a most eloquent speaker
and his address will be intorestinggly
delivered.
Other fentures of the program will
be music by the G. M. C. band un
der the direction of Maj. Osterman
and several songs by the Glee Club
of G. S. C. W., under the direction
of Miss Tucker. There will be
other special features rendered.
The program will be appropriate
to the day and th<\ public is most
cordially invited to attend.
BANKS CLOSED NEXT MONDAY
Monday, January 19, the anniver
sary of the birthday of General
Robert E. Lee will be observed as
a legal holiday by the bunks of the
city.
MEMORIAL SERVICE TO BE
HELD FOR C. C. BRANTLEY
>«> .1 State Hospital to 1
rial Memorial for Late Men
n Next Wednesday Etfenim
The hank
•I'd ha,
year.
Members of the Board of Tru teei
of the Milledgeville State Hospital
will gather in the public parlors of
the Powell Building next Wednesday
evening for a memorial meeting for
the late C. C. Brantley who se
as n member of the board for a long
number of years.
The memorial . ervicc will be held
at eight o’clock and the friend;, of
Mr. Brantley and his family are in
vited.
Mr. Brantley was a native of this
cily. He was Editor of the Valdosta
Times. His death occurred in Ma-
hospitnl following a stroke of
paralysis while he was attending the
Georg 5 a Press Asociation.
was Secretary of the Hospital
Board of Trustees for twenty years
. Brantley was a brother of
Mrs. R. B. Moore of this city.
very prosperous
Mother of THIRTEEN
D,ED NEAR GORDON
at i’ "If* ° f Mr * J - A - Wood,
- - bome "ear Gordon, Jan-
held »•" funeral service!
tooriij r .. * mer r hurch W«dnsday
Kfrr 7 ft 11:00 with Rev - 4- L.
in the ‘ f h latln,r - In tennont was
*ur. ,,”.' r ° h yard - Mra - Wood is
'•j.-, . daughters, and seven
-Tandchfldren and seven
• hildren.
UNION-RECORDER IN THE
HANDS OF COLLEGE
STUDENTS
This week’s edition of The Un
ion-Recorder has been edited en-
tirly by the members of the
Journalism class of the Georgia
State College for Women.
Dr. W. T. Wynn, head of the
department, brought jthe young
ladies down last week and intro
duced them to the editor and his
assirtbnts and wc immediately
signed the task over to them, do
ing so with the certainty that
they would perform their duty
well.
We have enjoyed the visit of
the young ladies to our office
nnd congratulate them on the
splendid edition which they have
succeeded in preparing.* We trust
that the experience gained ths
week will be profitable. It has
been a pleasure to have them and
to give them a practical lesson in
newspaper work.
R. B. MOORE, Editor
EXCHANGE BANK BRAKE
CLOSES YEAR HAS PASSED AWAY
All Officers and Director* Re
elected. Bank Showed Splendid
Growth Daring Year
One of Baldwin County’s Oldest
Citizens Died Friday. Funeral
Services Held Saturday
All the present officers and direc
tors of the Exchange Bank of Mil-
Icdgevillc were re-elected at a meet
ing of the stockholders of the com
pany Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Otto M. Conn, president of
the hank, read the report of the bank
for the year 1930 nnd was highly
commcndod'for his splendid and cap
able management and for the stable
condition which the bank is in.
The bank has paid the regular
twelve per cent dividend, which is
the largest sum paid in dollars and
cents to the stockholders of any hank
in the c»ty. The bank, founded in
1903 with a capital stock of $25,000,
has now $100,000 in capital stock.
After the favoraHe comments on
the report of President Conn, the
stockholders held the election of the
officers and directors of the bank.
Mr. Otto M. Conn, through whose
rts the bank was established,
re-elected president. Mr. II. G.
Banks was re-elected cashier. In ad
dition to the re-election of Edwin
Allen, Homer Bivins, C. J. Conn, W.
Ritchie, Wilbur M. Scott, and
Julian R. Stanley as directors the
following employees were named:
Mr. H. H. Herndon, bookkeeper, and
Miss Fieta Boteman, secretary £o
the president.
The Exchange Bank is one of the
strongest in this section as it has the
largest ^combined capital, surplus,
profits, and reserve funds of any in
this section.
FOUR DIVORCES GRANTED IN
TWENTY MINUTES
At the opening of the Superior
Court in Baldwin County, immediate
attention was given to the incom
patibility of man and wife cases.
Four divorces were granted within
twenty minutes.
Judge J. B. Park said, “Arc‘there
any more divorces? I always like
to get them off, because the clients
devil the lawyers to death if wc
don’t. Folks have to hurry with the
divorce so they can rush into matri
mony again.”
Dr. M. F. Lnngaston.-former sur-
on for the Allies Engineer Com
pany, is now connected with the
State Sanitarium.
Mr. William Jasper Brake, one of
Baldwin County’s and Milledgeville’s
oldest citizens, died at his home on
North Jefferson street, Friday morn
ing, January 9th, after a brief ill
ness with pneumonia, which follow
ed several weeks decline in health
on account of heart trouble.
The funeral services were held at
the Joseph A. Moore’s v uneral Home
Saturday afternoon at three o'clock.
The Milledgeville Lodge of Elks of
which Mr. Brake was a active n
her had charge of the services, with
Rev. A. G. Harris, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, acting as chap
lain.
The remains wore interred on the
family square in the city cemetery,
k he following acting as pall-bearcrs
Messrs. Otto *M. Conn. Lumnr Ham,
R. S? Alford, A. J. Carr, Jr., and
Adrian Horne. The remains were
lowered to their last resting place
with the Elk's ceremonies.
Mr. Brake wns the last of a large
number of the. children of the late
Mr. B. F. Brake und Mrs. Sarnh
Callaway Brake. He wa*. bom in
East Baldwin January 20th. 1852,
nnd cameto Milledgeville in his early
youth, spending the remainder of
his life here. In young manhood,
he married Miss Mary Garrett, who
proceeded him to the grave several
years ago.
Mr. Brake had a long and varied
business career in the city, and was
one of the builders and original
owners of the old opera house build
ing on West Hancock stret. In rec
ent years he has been engaged as an
optician, with offices in the second
story of the building on the South
west corner of Wayne and Hancock
streets He wa sa man of fine phy
sique, and has been a familiar figure
in Milledgeville for more than half
a century.
Mr. Brake is survived two sons,
Mr. Duard G. Brake, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, and Mr. D. V. Brake, of
Milledgeville. Ga., several grand
children. and a number of nieces and
nephews.
MAYOR ISSUES
ANNUAL,REPORT
Urges Strict Economy to Wipe Oat
Large Debt. Pleads for
Payment of Taxes
Mayor M. E. Pennington prcs<
ed his third annual metsage and
statement ,as mayor of this city,
the Board of Aldermen Monday. He
expressed his appreciation of
hearty cooperation given him during
the past twelve month, and summed
up the work accomplished during
1930.
He stated that besides meeting the
current expenses for the yar, $15,-
000 have been paid on back debts
of the city. Due to the praefie
rigid economy and despite the fact
that $36,000 are still due the city
for taxes, the financial condition is
much better than that of last year.
The cash balance in the treasury
amounts to $485.62. Mayor Penn-
ingon urged that the program of
strict economy continue to be prac
ticed in every department and he re
queued that each and very citizen
make it his prsonnl duty to pay
promptly his taxes and other i
due the city.'
In summing up the work dor
each department, he stated that the
street department was oprated fc
a thousand dollars less khan lai
while
the
the
Mrs. J. E. Etheredfcc spent the
week-end in Atlanta with her ton,
Alton Rogers, who is in^ Wesley Me-
mor : a! Hospital. Friends of Mrs.
Ethcredge and her son will be glad
In I arn that Alton’s condition is im-
j pro-ing.
streets ha\e been kept clean and thi
majority of them arc paved nnd ii
good condition. The health am
iani|r)tion department reduced jit!
cost of operation $2,000 and con
tinuo to issue disinfectants free.
The Mayor commended the effici
ent operation of the departmer
water wc.ks and stated that ut
examination by the State Board of
Health the city water was pronounc
ed perfect from a health standpoint
Attention wa* called to the fact that
there are a large number of repairs
which will have to be made in
near future due to the fact that
many of the cement water mains
old and in need of repair.
Plans are now being considered to
secure a swimming pool to be
by the Georgia Military College dur
ing the school term and by the pub
lic during vacation. Since this
lege do, lot have a summer sell
this plan would make the pool ol\
ble to the citizens all through the
warmest part of the year. The
superintendent of the water depart
ment has stated, also, that under
the prsent conditions sufficient wat
er would be available without in
convenience or danger.
The mayor concluded his state
ment with the hope that by a con
tinuance of the past cooperation and
onomy the indebtedness of the city
might further be reduced in the com
ing year
WEDDING CEREMONY
WELL PERFORMED
Grand Jury Witncwed Judga Stem-
bridge Unite Lives of Negro
Couple Tuesday Morning
All set to be married, with their
right hands joined, the colored
couple stood before Miss Bertie Stem
bridge. Ordinary, only to be inter
rupted by the Grand Jury Foreman’s
demands that the ceremony be per
formed in the presenc of the Grand
Jury.
Miss Stembridge has been Ordi
nary of Baldwin county since Decem
ber 26, 1929 and has performed
eighty marriage ceremonies. Her
most unusual duty was the sealing of
tlsis contract Tuesday morning
the presence of the Gr%nd
Jurors. They commended her on the
ease and dispatch with which she
accomplished her task.
MCINTYRE BOY DIES
William Terry Davis, 12, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Davis of Mc
Intyre, died at the city hospital
Saturday afternoon at 6:30 o’clock,
after being ill for a short time with
pneumonia.
Funeral servicer were conducted
at the Temple Cemetery. .Sunday af
ternoon at 3:00 o’clock.
Bone, Jr.
Thursday at 2:30
Young Emory Student Died at Six-
thirty Wedensday in Atlanta
Hospital
The funeral services of Mr. Harry
G. Bone, Jr., will be held at the
Methodist church this (Thursday)
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock with Rev.
John F. Yarbrough and Rev. Frank
Quillian officiating. The ^remains
will be interred in the city cemetery
with members of the Emory Glee
Club and the Kappa Alpha Fraternity
acting as pall-bearers and honorary
escort.
The death of Mr. Bone occurred
nt the Wesley Memorial Hospital in
Atlanta Wednesday morning. His
death wa sthe re*ult of injuries sus
tained in an automobile wreck which
occurred on January 4. when the
automobile in which he and his two
companions. As bury Farr and Alton
Rogers, was struck Ly a hit-anu-run
car. The boys were returning to col
lege after a visit in this city. Asbury
Farr and Harry Bone were students
at Emory University and Alton Rog
ers was attending Georgia Tec!.. The
accident resulted in the immediate
death of Mr. Farr. Mr. Bone's left
leg was broken below the knee, his
right limb was crushed at the knee
and he received lacerations and cuts
on the face. Mr. Rogers had both
limb? broken. The injured boys were
picked up by a conductor on the Cen
tral of Georgia Railway and taken
to Atlanta where they were imme
diately transferred to Wesley Me
morial Hospital by an ambulance
The remains of Mr. Furr were placed
in the cure of an undertaker nnd
brought to this city. The funeral
and burial were held Wednesday of
last week. During the days inter
vening (he physicians nurses; and
loved opes made a valiant fight to
save the life of Mr. Bone. In spite
of all medical skill, he grew weaker
diyy Jjy day and it was found neves-
sary to have a blood transfuMoa and
to amputate his left limb at-ove the
knee on account of the development
of blood poison. During these days,
his parents, who went to Atlanta im
mediately on hearing of the accident,
and other relatives and friends have
(Continued on back page.)
M&F BANK NAMES
WOMANONBOARD
Col. Marion Allen Re-elected
President and All Officer* and
Director* Re-elected
Mr/. May Allen Moore was added
to the Board of Directors of the Mer
chants and Farmers Bank at a meet
ing of the stockholders of the com
pany held Friday morning, January
in the office*, of the bank. Mr.;,
re has the distinction of being
the first woman to hold such an
•c in Milledgeville and one of
first in the state. All present
:ors and directors were re-elect
ed.
Ir. J. F. Bell, chairman of the
hoard, presided and Mr. L. C. Hall
submitted the ,-falement of the bank
fer the year 1930. The statement
highly commended by the stock
holders and the year 1930 was pro
nounced the most profitable year in
the history of the bank.
The bank was chartered in 1898
with $40,000 capital stock The pres
ent ten per cent dividend would be
eqquialent to 20 per cent on the
original investment. Since that time
the capital stock has been doubled to
$80,000 and the usual tea per cent
annual five per cent semi-annual
dividends have been paid.
After the report was given and
favorably commented upo.i the stock
holders elected the officers and di
rectors of the bank. The following
officers were ri-elected: Mr. M. H.
Allen, president; Mr. L. C. Hall,
cashier nnd vice-president; Mr. John
T. Day, assistant cashier and vice-
president. Mr. J. C. Black and Mr.
W. H. Stembridge were elected book
keeper - and colle-tor respcc.S’ ’y.
Mrs. May Allen Moore was the ly
member elected to the board of
director- which includes the follow
ing prominent business men:
Marior H. Allen, H. D. AJlrr.. J.
(Continued on bark par •.)