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Volume ci
TcrSENiORS
HEAR EDITOR
t,;,U Will Deliver Baccinl-
College on June 1st
..V commencement of
*orra St» ,e College for Wo-
WTt ffr* n ° Ut by Dr ‘
BALDWIN COUNTY
8 stitution
Q r roUon to r (
t wiwutt
la Proimtira Baldwin '
and Surrounding
Countia*
Established in 1829
Milledgeville, G»., Mirch 12, 1931
K*0* O 1
week when
the
PLANS FOR FARM
MARKETRUSHED
Meeting to Be Held Thursday
Afternoon With View of Com
pleting Plans.
that Mr. Dan
of the Sa-
J Stouter -''««• " oald dc -
_ It< . iiai'caulaurente addesa at
l
Uted y that Mr. Bick-
aC( . ( the invitation and
op«l minister
df ;; vt . r the 1 accaulaureate
, n commencement Sunday.
Bickers is one of the state’s
newspapermen. He hus dis
ced himself with his column
A Day.” which has appear-
many Georiria newspapers. He
lined poet laureate of the
press and prominently men-
ed as the poet laureate of Geor-
lils writing have commanded
attention. He is an inter
im speaker and will add much
illege commence-
ACHCALLS
FIRST PRACTICE
'hill Candidates Begin First
W-otts for Opening Game
April 2. No League
each T. H. Hentz called the base-
candidates at G. M. C. for the
ut this week with a view
mrinning daily .drills the first of
» be ready for the open-
April 2nd.
organise a prep league
thronch, but Coach Rentz r-tates
t a full schedule would be play-
Maduon, Monroe, Riverside, Gor-
and other leading prep teams
be on the schedule,
pnwpects for a winning team
good, the coach stated. Three
of last year’s team are back
material that is out for the
promt inr Batting practice
hegm Monday. The nitchers
'' r? have been doing most
; rk during this week which
doors.
Ftoh will probably form
openirg day opposition, the
r toted. The chcdule has not
hut fifteen games
« PWri in MiMedgeville. Fans
much interest, the
* a " tk m« hope that the team
* tract 8 f°°<l attendance.
The steering committee of farm
ers and business men that have the
matter of establishing a farmer-
market in Milledgeville will hold a
j meeting Thursday afternoon with a
view of completing plans and carry
ing forward the proposals for im
mediate completion of a market in
Milledgeville.
After the visit of several farmers
and business men to Athens last
week, the plan gained favor and be
came more of a possibility. Business
men of Atlien.- were interviewed as
to the effect a market had on busi
ness, and it was learned that'the
cash income was almost doubled on
market days. Farmers who were
questioned at the market declared
that the opening of the curb market
has been their salvation and had
made it possible for them to work
out of debt.
The committee is planning to select
a market site, work out details for
a market master, and to secure
pledges from a number of fanners
to supply th,e market.
Farm Agent Langley has declared
that the creation of the market will
mean that a diversification program
can be put over and much produce
that is now being imported in
county can be supplied.
The certainty of the market
ed sure folowing a discussion of the"
matter with a number of business
men and farmers. Tt is probable that
n drive will be launched for funds
to underwrite tHe expenses of ‘.he
market at the beginning and that
plans will be carried forward tc
open the market eariy in May.
COL. eEO. S. ROACH AGAIN
ELECTED G.M.C. PRESIDENT
Board of Triuteei at Meeting Tuesday Name Well-known Educator
A* Head of Local School for Another Term of
Three Yean
Col. Geo. S .Roach was unani
mously re-elected President of the
Georgia Military College for a term
of three years, at a meeting of the
Board of Trustees held Tuesday
evening. Col. Roach, who was pres
ent, accepted.
Col. Roach was elected President
of the college in 1928, for three
years, which time will exrire the
first of the approaching June. He
came to the college from Ashburn,
where he was serving as Superin
tendent of the schools.
Col. Roach’s administration has
been most successful, and under his
guiding hand the college has made
steady advancement. Scholarship and
discipline have been held at the high
est standard, and the morals of the
students built up.
CoL Roach is recognized as one
of the leading educators and one of
the best school administrators in the
state, both by the patrons of the
college, and the other educators of
Georgia. G .M. C., is recognized as
one of the leading Prep and Military
Schools of the State, and its pop-
NUMBER 30
A CONFEDERATE IHOUSE PASSES
VETERAN IS DEAD NEW PRISON BILL
— 1 —
Mr. J. A. Prouer Has Passed Measure to Purchase New Prisoa
Away at The Age of 87 Years | Farm Passes House 114 to
Fmeral to Be Held Thursday j 55 Tuesday Morning
ularity is growing.
The re-election of Col. Roach by
the Trustees is highly gratifying to
the people of our city, and to the
friends of G. M. G- throughout Geor
gia and other states.
CASH SECURED
FOR HOSPITAL
Governor Exercises Borrowing
Power to Help Releive Critical
Condition at State Hosoital
W. & A. BILL
PASSES SENATE
Measure Introduced by Co!. Marion
Allen Given Senate Approval
Governor's Veto Certain
Mr. Jamc3 A. Prosser, one of
Baldwin county’s oldest citizens, died
ut the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Miles Garrett, in East Baldwin, Wed
nesday afternoon, March 11th, after
a long time of declining health, on
account of old ago.
Mr. Prosser would have been
eighty-eight years old July 21st. He
a confederate soldier, serving
throughout the war Idetwcen the
is with bravery and heroism. He
a successful farmer, and his en
tire life was spent in the neighbor
hood in which he died.
In early manhood he married Miss
Margaret Ezell, of Washington coun
ty, and they on January 18th passed
their sixty-sixth marriage anni
versary.
Mr. Prosser was a member of
Camp Geo Doles, and was a regular
ittendant upon its meetings. *
' He is survived by Mrs. Prosser
and the following children: Mrs.
Mile.- Garrett, Mrs- W. D. Giles,
Mrs. W. E. Fowler, of East Bald
win and Mrs. Ennis Fowler, of
Wheeler ciounty, and fwenty-two
grandchildren, and eight great-grand
children.
The funeral and burial will be
held nt two o'clock Thursday from
the family residence.
MR. BOB WEAVERS STORE WAS
BURGLARIZED SAT’DAY NIGHT
on, Nevro, in County
ed With Crime. Other
uts Will Follow
Mr. Robert Weaver’s store in the
Southern part of the county below
Scottsboro was broken into Saturday
night and burglarized. The burglars
carried off about thirty dollars in
money and a quantity of goods.
Walter Nixon, a negro, has been
charged with the crime and arrested
by Sheriff Hayine. The officer re
covered a portion of the money and
goods. It is {believed that 'there
were others connected with the
crime, and it is expected that addi
tional arrests will follow.
CLOSES MILLEDGEVILLE
STORE-ON MONDAY
> f Dr- Moved fo Mpcon
~ Nirl " ' Ordar to Cl.*.
G ‘"» “*»■«- S.tucday ,
•* r tm^nt Store was closed
du: u lir tin. night the «n-
‘Tchandise was moved
r, ‘ it was placed in the
| r ' lbat c '«ty.
I-awrence, manager of
ni-v. V*' was notified Satur-
'"««l t'o^S? ''' t0r<! ’ V0Uld
... , ■>’ morninir .and
V, v k 01 e ° ods ’™«M bc
arriaj The instructions
- th. j ° Lt and trucks backed
" iEilt and
h ‘: modc »° p'» n »
’ deeiri a’. state d that he
• La» r JUst wbat he would
_ -... " nploy -
r u»0', f 0 ,r • Gee gave as
r * •- , r ni, ’ vi ng the store, a
and I* 1 ° f the cbain store
enemy to
^ r ^ly 0 , ( / I: * ,ed *eville *tor©
fd <h‘ the Lee chain
U. ? >ankrupcy courts
we nt under a
STILT WALKER ARRESTED
HERE BY MACON OFFICERS
Eddie Dor.ay Carried Back to C
City Charged With Jumpir
Board BUI
^Little Po« ,
11 ost American
-l.,r.l!!. i,!ht ' ITh-raday)
■ Ufferty ''
1 c ’°ek. 1 bc served at
Jr -. . ’ Intna nder J. F.
- ,1: 'ittendanpe.
Eddie Dorsey, whose vocation i-
stilt walking, made his appearance
in Milledgeville last Friday, and was
goon walking around the streets in
the business section, with his head
fully seven feet higher than other
pedestrian*. He was walking on
stilts, and of course, attracted a
great deal of attention.
Dorsey came to Milledgeville
from Macon, and Friday afternoon
Deputies Romos Raley and Robert
Rogers motored to the city from
Macon, and placed him under arrest
on a warrant charging him with
beaming a board kill. They carried
him back to Macon.
Following an urgent appeal and
the declaration that unless funds
were immediately received, the State
Hospital would face the necessity of
closing. Governor L. G. Hardman
exercised his borrowing power and
Monday made a loan of (400,000 to
be distributed ;o the hospital here
and other state institutions.
Warrants amounting to (150,000
wera immediately signed for the
hospital here. (50,000 was given to
make possible the opening of the new
L. M. Jones building and the re»
mnindor will go to maintenance.
Whether this fund will enable the
hospital to open the new building, it
was not determined. The new build
ing would make possible the accomo
dation of over one hundred more
patients.
Dr. R. C. Swint, superintendent,
Mr. Homer Bivins, steward, and Mr.
Otto Conn, treasurer, appeared be
fore Governor Hardman Monday to
urge him to make available funds
immediately.
Needs at the hospital had become
critical and operation was seriously
I handicapped. Mr. Bivins stated that
! many firms hnd discontinued credit
t-; the hospital.
The money made available Mon
day will tide over the hospital for
a brief time and will in no way go
toward retiring the present dtbt. The
money is a part of this year’s ap
propriation and will bc applied to
this fund only.
COMMANDERY TO BE
INSPECTED MARCH 24TH
PUntag*net Commaadcry to Haw
Grand Senior Doacon as Honor
Guwt Inspection Night
The state Senate Tuesday after
noon parsed the Alien-Battle tyll
to -.*is 4'unt-the W. & A. rentals to
provide three and one-half million
dollars to meet the deficit in state
finances.
The bill went through with a vote
of 27 to 22 after a long debate and
hard light. The passage of the bill
by the senate sent the bill to the
Governor for his consideration. The
Governor stated he would veto the
bill when he received it, and the
Senate would fail to over ride his
veto, while the house would give it
a large majority to the bill for the
second time. In the event the Gover
nor vetos the hill and the house pasti
es it over the veto, it i.- believed
hey will adjourn and leave the senate
to either reject or pass the bill.
Col. Marion Allen introduced the
bill in the house and has led the
fight for its passage.
WATERMELON GROWERS TO
HAVE MEETING FRIDAY
The Georgia House of Representa
tives Tuesday passed by a vote of
114 to 55 a measure to purchusc a
new state prison farm.
The bill provides for the purchase
of from five to thirty thousand
acres of land in another section of
the state and that $200,000. ho
uorrowed from the highway depart
ment to make the purchase. The
biil named a committee to work with
the prison commission to select the
site. It also provides for thesegre-
gation of c«v lain classes of crimnals
and permits counties to work prison
ers if they desire.
What disposition will be made of
the present farm if the law passes
was not made known. .Representa
tive Allen opposed the bill which
was tubmiticd by a committee ap
pointed to investigate the advisability
of purchasing a new farm. Mr. Os
car Wall, of Putnam favored the
new farm.
The senate has taken no action on
the measure.
ARSON CHARGED
TO NEGRO WOMAN
ARTILLERY TO COME
HERE MARCH 25TH
Neal Millner, Accused of Fireing
Apartment of Mr. C. S. Cox
on Monday February 23
ttallion of Artiller? With Se
Hundred Men end Horse* t
Spend Night Here
Enroute from Fort Bragg, N. C,,
the 2nd Battallion of the 16th Field
Artillery will spend the night of
March 25th in this on their way
to Camp Benning where they will
join other branches of the army in
the spring maneuvers.
The troops will arrive here in
afternoon and go to the fair ground
for the night. They will come here
from. Sparta and spend the following
night in Gray. The trip will require
thirteen days.
Plans are being made by Mayor
Pennington nnd Capt. Mansfield for
the reception and entertainment of
the troops while here.
FIRE IN PORTION OF BUSINESS
SECTION WEDNESDAY NIGHT
T*-e Store Occupied by Beck Grocery
, end Stock of Good* Damaged
By Blaxe and Water
Wednesday nigfrt off last week,
after the Union-Recorder had gone
press, fire was discovered in
re of the Beck Grocery Co.,
Watermelon grower- of the county J North Wayne Street, opposite the
will hold two meetings Friday at the ! HupUst church. The alarm
call of Farm Agent Langley to dis- -ounded, and the firemen soon
cu*s plans for the year and to hear « >-reum of water playing or
n repre sentative of one of the leading burning building. Before the blaze
marketing organizations of the state. "' as extenguished the building and
GROUP FIVE OF GEORGIA
BANKERS TO MEET HERE
3ver One Hundred Banker* WiU
Gather Here on April 5th. Di«tin-
guithed Speaker* on Program
Plantagenet Commandery, No. 12,
K. T. will have their annual inspec
tion on March 24th, Commander
Robert H. Reynolds, has announced.
The inspecting ojficer will • be
Emminent Sir. W. J. Penn, Grand
Senior Warden of the Grand Com
mandery. Sir Knight Penn is from
Albany and will be the honor guest
nt a banquet prior to the inspection.
All members of the commandery
are invited to the inspection and
urged to be present.
Group five of the Georgia Bank-
s Association will meet in Milledge
ville on April 5th at the invitation
of the Milledgeville Clearing House
Assocation which comprises the four
banks.
The meeting will attract about
one hundred and fifty bankers here
from the central section of the staate.
Hon. Andrew M. Soule and Mr. John
M. Graham, president of the Georgia.
Bankers will be on the program with
other prominent men.
The group idea was first started
in MilledgeviHe in 1905 during the
administration of Mr. Miller S. Bell
ns president. The idea was to bring
about closer contact among the
bankers.
The full program which is Leing
arranged by Mr. Miller R. Bell,
former president of the group, and
other banking officials will bc an
nounced later.
At ten-thirty, the growers will gath*
er at Ivey’s store at Coopers and nt
four in the afternoon they will get
together at Mr. Langley’s office.
The years crop plans will be made
and other important matters will be
discussed. AH farmers dntci*c.itcd
are invited to Le present.
BALDWIN BLUES TO BE
INSPECTED NEXT THURSDAY
Capt. Walter Grepeer yWill B
Inspecting Officer. Public Invited
to Witness The Drill*
Capt. Walter Greggory, U. S. A.,
■igned with the BrunswicK troops,
will inspect the Baldwin Blues on
next Thursday night, March 19th.
Capt F. R. Hargrove is in an At
lanta hospital and wiU not Le here
for the inspection. Lt. E. B. Jackson
will have charge of the company.
The drills and inspection will be held
the street.in front of the post
office and the public is invited to at
tend.
High officers of the 121»t infan-
f will also be present for the in
spection. The company has been
given high ratings in tho past and
the showing this year is expected to
equal pmrioas
stock of goods were badly damaged
by the fire and water. The store
was operated Ly Mrs. L. L. Beck,
who had just recently moved the
goods from the Sandford Building
to that location.
The Collins Meat Market, which
occupied the adjoining building, was
also damaged by fire and water.
CADETS ENTERTAIN UWAN1S
LAST THURSDAY NIGHT
Vocal and Piano Selection* Delight
Member* of Club at Regular
Meeting Lett Week
Members of the Kiwanis Club were
entertained most delightfully on last
Thursday evening by members of
the G .M. C. battallion who put on
a most interesting and pleasing
musical program.
Cadet Taul Smith sang several
songs during the program. Cadet
Smith has entertained many Mil
ledgeville audiences with his dear
baritone voice. Cadet Dale Stone,
in addition to playing the accom
paniments on the piano, played a
solo that was enjoyed. Fred Porter
played a cornet solo. CoL
g. young wo to tto
Neal Millner, a negro woman, is in
jail charged with non,lv; Vy. C.
Wx whoic apartment in the Jor
dan apartments was found burning
while Mr. Cox was absent from the
city on Monday afternoon February
23rd.
The firemen testified that when
they reached the house, fire was
found in a dresser drawer, and Le-
tween the mattresses on the bed.
They stated that it looked as if the
fire was of inrendary origin.
Mr. Cox had been called to Culver-
ton on fcccount" of the death of his
daughter, when the fire occurred.
Chief Broome arrested the woman
Monday and held her for investiga
tion twenty -our hours before re
leasing her. She was arrested by
Sheriff Haynie. under warrant of Mr.
Cox, Tuesday and is held in the
The woman is a former prisoner
from the state farm. She had been
parolled and at the time of her ar
rest had completed Jicr (sentence.
She was cooking for Mrs. Frank
Johnson who also hus an apartment
in the Jordan house.
THE CHURCHES ARE READY
FOR THF RELIGIOUS SURVEY
lommittec. Will C.nv». City N.:
Sunday Afternoon To AsCertain
Church Membership
The religious survey of Milledge
ville will be made next Sunday,
March 15th. The committees, who
will make the survey, will find the
city so divided into zones that they
do their work quickly. It is not
expected that more than an hour and
half will be consumned. The peo
ple of the city are requested to lend
their assistance and co-operatiion,
by remaining at their homes until
visited by the committee assigned
their section of the city.
The work of taking the census has
been unavoidably delayed, but if
nothing unforseen happens the work
will be done next Sunday afternoon
between two and four o’clock.
The purpose of taking this census
is to ascertain the church affilia
tions of the people of the city. It has
been done or will be done in every
city of the state.
REV. J. L. PITMAN ACCEPTS THE
PASTORATE COOPERVILLE
CHURCH
Rev. J. L. Pittman has accepted
the postulate of the Coopcrville
Baptist church, to which he was rec
ently called. Mr. Pittman is an able
Roach preacher and tie congregation of the
Cooterville church are
