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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 •.)