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BALDWIN COUNTY
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VOLUME Cl
Established in 1829
Milledgeville, G»., February 26, 1931
NUMBER 28
J.M.'C. Joins Junior
Base Ball League
Teams of G. I. A A. Form
Dixie Prep Lf ague. Pratice
Begins >t G. H. C. Monday
G. M
last Frkitf 10
, nc> ; with five prep
Gi i. A. A. at a meet-
the Dixie
, a ;j League, the season to
'! ot March.
r. H. Renta .• tated that
"% jbnroe, Madison, Clarks-
^ i (Jordon w ould be the teams
!l- Irk'-jf with G. M. C. Coach
, gjrr-m i- e working out the
egin the middle
:i Play four
j b ; standing and batting
1 he kept and a pennant
rded the winning team.
T. II. Rents has called the
candidates at G. M. C. for
firs*, practice on next Monday.
• three Ic.ter men from last
and the Coach will build
Yonce, Steele, Watson,
and Vaughan are the
inis, Roberson and Wilhite are
letter men who will try for the
H C. ALUMNI EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE TO MEET
lr. L f. Hall, president of the G.
C. ahnmi a--:>ciation, has call-
of the executive com-
• a-sociation for next
evening when plans for the
the commencement of the
June, will be made.
•ting will be held at the
Mr. Stewart Wootten at
dock. Committees will be
meeting and other de-
•orked out. The active
to bring the former students
itk here will egin the following
District chairmen have been ad-
d of the plans and a larg'
ndar.ee ip expected.
MR.C.T.CARAKER
HASPASSEDAWAY
Well Known Citizen Died Monday
Night. Funeral Served Held
Wednesday Afternoon
POULTRY SALE
NETS OVER $500
2438 Pounds of Poultry Sold at
Co-operative Sale on Wednesday
Neting $508.22
JPERINTENDENT BIVINS
ORDERED TO HOSPITAL
bounty School Superintendent P.
"ivins left Tuesday for Atlanta
' he entered the Veterans FIos-
Xo. 48 where he will under-
treatment for several weeks.
Mr- Bivins fea s been in ill health
E " Mtl »nd the doctors hove
r«! him lo the hospital. Mrs.
I \ irrrhary of the Board of
sill be in charfte of the
«*mat, c * rtist on lyclum
program at collece
Tie n „ T . ,
• t ., , ■• rceUtn program at G. C.
' Hr! announced for March
‘-‘U-nt-thirtv with Miss Gay
dnrn ^ artist, ns the
MacLar(. n j s a nu>it: talented
_ MM ‘-ram; Mst. She stages
- e. w 'thout assistance and
1 vr».j one r f the greatest
• the stage.
IRST CAIt load of pontiacs
Received
. “ ' car load of Pontiac auto-
Pni u l ’r- rcce,v ed this week
I’ 1 • immerson, the newly
city -
here . ° hah lM!en Buick
ken on ., st,t ‘ raJ years and has
* Product 1 ' ;! m ’ t . h j er Gen ' ral M °-
’^theBuick rn t,0n t0 repre '
Company.
as soci a °, I , F ' cers training
Bit p * TI0N WILL MEET
<J ^' Cera Association
1 m <*ct at the
^ SUrch^tu Hal1 Thursday
"•Wa"-.?:,.”, 7:48 °’ clock -
f .l ‘ ‘."tteider, Executive
«*.. “ 5Ul Infantry, Al-
ra:r > r. e p. ^‘uak on Summer
ytar
Mr. Charles T. Caraker,
M'Jledgeville’s well kno.vn citizens, j
died at hi- home in this city Monday
right, February 23rd, n few nrnutes
after ten o’clock.
Mr. Cnraker had be.?n confined to
hi-, home by illness a*>out two
months, but his condition did not ! c-
come serious until Saturduy. when
h»» was stricken with paralysis, at
which time he became unconscious,
remaining in that condition until hip
Immediately after he was stricken
his daughter, Mrs. Henry T. Law
rence, of Albany, and Dr. Chas. T.
Caraker, Jr., of Oklahoma, were
notified, and reached his bedside be
fore his death.
The funeral services of Mr. Car
aker were held at the Methodist
church, of which he was a member,
Wednesday afternoon at three
o’clock. Rev. Frank Quillinn of
ficiating. The remains were buried
in the city cemetery, the pall-
hcarer> being: Messrs. E. E Bell. M.
S. Bell, G. C. McKinley, L. C. Hall.
E. C. Kidd. Otto M. Conn. R. B.
Moore and W. W. Miller.
Mr. Charles T. Caraker was the
• oldest son of the late Mr. T. A. Car
aker and Mrs. Mary Mickeljohn
Caraker, and was born in Milledgc-
ville, October 28th, 1800. At the
age of fourteen years, he accepted
a position in the dry goods store of
the late Mr. P. J. Cline, and clerked
for him a long number of years. He
later held similar positions in this
city, and Macon.
For a number of years past he has
been engaged in the accident and
life insurance business, having the
management of a large territory, be
ing nt the head of a number of
agents.
Mr. Caraker was an interesting
and entertainirg talker, and was
congenial and social in his nature.
He had a large acquaintance through
out Georgia and the country, as his
insurance business carried him into
all sections of the South. The greater
part of his life was spent in Mil-
ledgeville, and he was known by the
people of this city and surrounding
counties. He will be missed for a
long time on account of his familiar
figure and social qualities.
In early manhood he married Miss
Stella Haas of this city, and she, with
three children. Dr. Chas T. Caraker,
Mrs. Henry Lawrence and Miss Doro
thy Caraker, survive him. He is al
so survived by one sister, Mrs.
James Yarbrough, of Sav»»rnah; two
brothers, Mr. Reese Caraker, of
South Africa, and Mr. Robert Cnr
aker, of Florida.
Over five hundred dollars went in
to the Baldwin county poultry rais
ers pockets Wednesday when the
first co-operative poultry snle of the
season was held under the auspices
of Farm Agent L. R. Langley.
The ear Getz Poultry and Egg
Corp., of Greenville, S. C., was plac
ed on the tracks at the Exchange
Bank corner at nine o’clock and a
dozen people were ready to dispose
of their poultry. During the day
2438 pounds were sold netting the
sellers ?. r »08.22. In nddition to this
the man in charge of the car left
?26.U0 in Milledgcvillc for feed pur
chased to take care of his purchases
until he could get them into New
York.
Agent Langley has been busy
several weeks culling flocks for the
sale and the poultry told Wednes
day were birds that had been culled
out. Friers brought the highest price,
24 cent-, per pound. Hens brought
15 and 16 1-2 cents while roosters
were bought at 8 cents.
Rainy weather prevented many
people from selling their poultry, but
Mr Langley declared the sale a suc
cess. Colored Agent Brown also
helped in the sale.
COOKING SCHOOL
OPENS MONDAY
Miss Antes Burke, Noted Food
Expert and Home Economic
Authority, to Conduct Schcol
RELIGIOUS CENSUS WILL BE
TAKEN NEXT SUNDAY
Pastor, and Laymen of Vai
Churches Will Atcertain Number
of Members Among White
People of City
The pastors of the churches of the
city have arranged to have a reli
gious census of the white residents of
Milledgevillc made next Sunday af
ternoon.
This work will be engaged in by
all of the churches, and the city will
be so divided between various com
mittee.-, that the work can be done
rapidlv and completed in a short
while. The people of the city are
urged to remain at home Sunday af
ternoon until they are called upon
by the census takers.
The object of this undertaking is
to ascertain the membership of the
various churches of the city, and
those of our people who are not
members.
This work is looked upon as very
important to the pastors and the
churches, and it is hoped that it can
be accurately done.
The Union-Recorder’s second an
nual electric cooking school will open
promptly at three-thirty next Mon
day afternoon, March 2nd, to con
tinue through Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Agnes Burke, noted food ex
port, of the Wfcstinghouse Electric
company, will have charge of the
demonstrations and will give instruc
tions in the latest cooking methods.
Mi s Burke comes to Milledgevillc
for the first time. She has a nation
al reputation and will give Millcdge-
ville housewives the advantage of
her experience in the preparation of
foods. The recipes to be used have
not been announced, but the pro
grams each afternoon will be varied
and interesting.
The school will be held in the
I-cgion Hall on the second floor of
the Electric Maid Bakery building.
The programs will begin promptly at
three-thirty ard the ladies of the city
and county are urged to be on time
in order that they may be seated and
can register for special added at
tractions.
The Unioli-Recorder recognized
the value of the schools to the house
wife in helping to solve the prob
lem of foods and how to prepare
them economically. It is the pur
pose of this paper to give instruction
in balanced diets and in time snv-
Co-operating with The Union-Re
corder are the Georgia Power Com
pany, Watkins Place, Bell Grocery
G«»., Whitfield Grocery Co., Johr
Conn, Co., A. J. Carr Co., Purchase
and Sale Co.. Electrik Maid Bakery,
Adams Electric Co., Chandler's Vari
ety Store ,and J. H. Ennis.
The school is free and i« open to
all laoiei* of Milledgeville, Baldwin
county and neighboring towns who
use Milledgeville as their trade cen-
Members of the Robert E Lee
chapter of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy will act as official
hostess during the school.
Farmers to Gather at
Court House Today
DR. SWINT NAMES
HOSPITAL NEEDS
Hospital Head Addresses Letter to
Legislators Asking for Imme
diate Relief
Marketing Plans Will Be Discussed
and Plans Made to Supply
Demand for Farm Produce
In a lette:
i the i
mbers of the
State Legislature, Dr. R. C. Swint,
-uperintendent of the Milkdgeville
State Hospital, outlined the needs
of the hospital nnd urged ihnt some
action be taken immediately.
Dr. Swint showed that much mon
ey is now due and that the hospital
is greatly over crowded. He showed
that the growth during the past ten
years had been rapid and that the
hospital had not expanded to meet
this increase i nnumber- of patients.
It was pointed out that the L. M.
Jones Hospital Building is still un
occupied due to the fact that over
seventy-six thousand dollars are still
unpaid on this building, and there
are nb funds to purchase the furnish
ings and meet the increase of em
ployees. necessary if the building is
opened.
Dr. Swint urged that the future
needs of the hospital be considered
when the matter was taken up. He
showed that the growth would bo
steady and that iome method must
be adopted to take care of this
growth.
The letter, which was written at
the instruction of the Board of Trus
tees, urged that another hospitul be
established in nnother section of the
METHODIST MEN WILL BE
GUESTS OF OFFICIALS rRIQ4Y|.‘
AUXILIARY AN DLEGION TO
GATHER AT JOINT MEETING
Supper to Be Served by Auxiliary
and Get-together Meeting to Be
NEGRO IS CHARGED WITH
MURDER WHEN BABY IS DEAD
Zoroner. Jury Return. Verdict Mo
day When Baby i. Born Dead Aftei
Mother is Beaten
LS T|\-
rved.
«/rch°st CU5SES
Tu
quail have hl> reports
• pagj ( ,een unusually
Frank Calhoun, a negro man, i* in
jail charged with murder, after a
coroners jury decided that the death
of a baby was caused by a beating
given the mother, Annie Myrick, be
fore the baby was born.
Calhoun gave Annie Myrick a se
vere beating last Thursday night and
she had him arrested under a war
charging assault with intent to
murder. The baby was born Monday
night dead, and Coroner C. I. Newton
held an inquest which resulted in Cal
houn being charged with murder, the
jury believing that the death was
caused from the beating the mother
received.
The negro is now in the county
jail.
W. C. T. U. TO MEET NEXT
TUESDAY
The W. C. T. U. will meet on next
Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock
at the home of Mrs. M. M. Park ; .
All members are urged to be pres
ent.
Mr. Harry Bone was initiated a
member of the Kappa Alpha frater
nity o fEmory University on Tues
day night.
Harry Bone, Jr., was n member of
the fraternity and the members took
this means of showing their love for
him by making his father a member
of the fraternity. The act was un
precedented and was made po-sible
by permission o." Birhop H. J. Mikcll
who is Knight Commander of the
fraternity.
It was a distinct honor to Mr.
Bone and a wonderful tribute to his
sen that these young men elected
him to their fraternity. Mr. Bone
lecply appreciated it.
Members of the Morris-Little Post
of the American Legion and the
Auxiliary will gather at the Legion
Hall tonight, Thursday, for a gen
eral get-together meeting.
The auxiliary will servi i supper
to the Legion members an«. a dance
will be enjoyed. Business matters
of both organizatons will be dbcus-
sed nnd plans made for the work of
the spring months.
The meeting is expected to be one
of the happiest occasions of the
Tfce Morris-Little Post of the
American Legion will move their
club rooms to the rooms over the
City Bakery this week, it has been
announced by Commander J. F. Bell,
Jr.
MISS MARY BROOKS SPEAKS
BEFORE TEACHERS ORGAN
IZATION
Miss Mary Brooks, assistant
principal of Peabody High School,
delivered an address before the
teachers of McDuffie county at n
meeting held in Thomson last Fri
day.
Miss Brooks talked on Teaching
Method* and her address was most
interesting and instructivev
HOME OF MR. AND MRS W. L.
HARRISON DESTROYED BY
FIRE
A fire of unknown origin complete
ly de*troyed the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Harrison on the Sparta-
Sandersville road about nine-thirty
Saturday night.
Mrs. Harrison and her children
were in Cordele visiting relatives and
Mr. Harrison was in Milledgeville
when the flames were discovered.
The blaze quickly swept through the
house and nothing was »>aved. The
entire household contents were de
stroyed.
Th»> house and contents were insur
ed by C. H. Andrews & Son.
MRS. WALKF.R TO ERECT
BUNGALOW ON HANCOCK ST.
Mrs. Lucy P. Walker has let the
contract to build a seven room wood
en bungalow o.i East Hancock St.
It will be occupied by Mr. R. W.
Brunan who will move his family
here from Camilla, Ga. Mr. Branun
is well known here os a thoroughly
reliable and highly successful busi
ness man. He owns several Spot-
Cash Grocery Stores in different
on* of the state.
The male members of the Metho
dist church, over sixteen yenrs of
age, will gather as a get-together
meeting next Friday evening at 7:30
o'clock. The meeting will be a social
one in its nature, and it is expected
the time will be spent most pleasant
ly-
x The men will be the guests of
the Board of Lay Activities—the
Board of Stewards—at a dinne
which will be served by the members
of the circles. At the conclusion
of the dinner several talks will be
made by the pastor and laymen.
Mr. R. L. Ramsay, Lay Leader of
the North Georgia Conference, will
be present, and is expected to make
a short talk.
It is hoped by those who are mak
ing arrangements for the meeting
and dinner that every man connect
ed with the church will be present.
LAW FIRM TO OCCUPY OFFICES
IN SANFORD BUILDING
Sibley and Allen Will Have Office*
in Suite Occupi--J by Sibley
and Sibley
The new law firm of Sibley and
Allen, which becomes effective
March 1st, will occupy a suite of
rooms in the Sanford Building that
occupied by Sibley and Sib
ley.
The firm has rented an additional
>om and will have a library in ad
dition to their private offices. Col.
Erwin Sibley and Col. Marion Allen
announced the formation of the part
nership last week and Col. Allen will
move his offices to the Sanford Build
ing.
Farmers o fBnldwin county will
gather at a mass meeting at the
Court House at eleven o'clock today,
at the call of Farm Agent L. R.
Langley, to discu-s plans for a mar
ket center here nnd outline a pro
gram to meet the demand for farm
produce in this city.
Mr. Langley called the meeting
following a survey which was made
last week at the request of the Ki-
wanix club. Mr. Farmer, market ex
pert from the college of agriculture,
and other officials of the state col
lege will be here *o discuss markets
plans to supply them when
created.
Mr. Farmer conducted the survey
here which revealed that farm pro
duce were shipped into this county
last year valued at six times the en
tire cotton crop. He believed that
the farmers of this section have a
great opportunity and that Milledgc-
ville should become one of the big
market centers of the state. Mr.
Farmer showed how valuable a mar
ket center can be to the farmer.
Mr. Langley is endeavoring to
interest the furmer in this problem
and he hopes that they will work out
a plan after the meeting Thur.-day.
Mr. Langley stated that the meet
ing would be entirely informal and
that all farmers were urged to bo
present and help in the discussions.
The meeting is expected to he one of
the most important ever held here,
nnd it was stated that if the Jan
materialized to establish a market
bureau that it would result in -ev-
I oral thousand dollars going into the
farmers pockets. y * a
The program will begin at eleveli
to Be Held “'dock and will not last more than
ie hour, it was stated.
Farmers of this section are urged
to be present. Mr. Langley declared
that it was a farmers meeting, call
ed to assist them in a solution of a
problem. Business men of the city
are also invited, the agent stated.
Temperance Lecturer
To Speak Sunday
Mi** Mary B. Ervin Will Deliver
Lecture at Baptist Church on
Safeguarding America’s Future
Miss Mary B. Ervin, a temperas
ipeaker of national reputation, v
speak at the Baptist church m
Sunday evening at 6:30 o’clock,
n joint meeting of the members
the Fipworth League and B. Y. P.
Mis» Ervin has a wide experiei
and understanding, of people antFc<
ditions, having traveled extensiv
throughout the United States a
Europe. She speaks forcefully a
eloquently, and holds the nttent
of her audiences, as she discus
most intelligently the prohibit:
question.
The people of Milledgeville a
Baldwin county are most cordia
invited to hear Miss Erwin ,as i
has a mei-sage for all of our c : tiz<
both young and old.
"Safeguard America’s v utui
will be the subject of Miss Ervi
KIWANIS TO ENTERTAIN
BUSINESS MEN AND FARMERS
Meeting Thursday Night Will Be
Centered on Market Program.
Each- Member to Hava a Guest
Mr. D. H. Chapman, State School
Auditor, spent Monday and Tuesday
in the city making an audit of the
bonks of the county school superin
tendent.
MUSIC CLUB TO MEET
The Music Club will meet on Sat
urday, February 28, at 3:30 P. M. in
the auditorium of G. S. C. W. The
program includes a' discussion of and
r-clcctions from a Beethoven Sym
phony.
The Kiwanis Club! will have
special guests at their mei
Thursday night businevs men
farmers, each member of the
having been instructed to invi
business man or a farmer as
guest.
The program of the club wil
informal and the guests will
♦heir ideas on the market pros
which the club is festering.
Miss Ann Wiggins, national secre
tary of the Y. W. C. A., spent Tues
day on the G. S. C. W. campus where
she wa*» the gu^st <:f Mis.- Mary Mo*r.
She spoke at the chape! exercises and
met with the Y. W. C. A.