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COUNTY PRIMARY
SET FORFEBY. 17
Executive Committee in Session
Salurdsy Adopts Primary Rules.
Endorse Roosevelt
member board of control | COUNCIL
IN CONFERENCE
The Baldwin County Democratic
Executive Committee in session
Saturday mornihg adopted rules
poverning the primary for the nomi
nation of ail county officers and
set February 17th as the day that
the voting sty>ll be held.
The committee named January
16 as the final day that candidates
can qualify to make the race. The
registration books will be closed on
^January 30th and the election will
Hh> held about two weeks later. It was
JPl'-cided that the list of qualified
™ voters used for the primary will be
the same used for the general elec
tion in November of 1030. This list
will be used in all precincts with the
addition of names of persons who
qualify and register to vote
January 30.
Qualifying fees for candidates
were set at the following figures
Ordinary, $50.; Clerk of Superioi
Court $75.; Sheriff, $50.; Superin
tendent of .Schools, $75.; Tax Col
lector, $60.; Tax Receiver, $25.;
Treasurer, $25.; County Commis
sioner, $25.; Coroner, $10.: Survey-
Col. Marion Allen, prominent At
torney, appointed by Gov. Russel]
Eleemosynary Board.
>r, $5.
All officers are to be nominated
including one County Commissioner.
The term of Dr. O. F. Moran will
A resolution introduced by chair
man Stembridge, endorsing Frank
lin D. Roosevelt as the nominee of
the Democratic party for the Presi
dency of the United States, was
unamiously adopted.
W. W. Stembridge is chairman of
the committee and J. C. Ingram
■secretary. There are seventeen mem
bers of tlfc committee and eleven
were present at the session Satur
day. They were: J. W. Hubbard, T.
A. Torrance,’ M. E. Webb, W. S.
Wood, P. N. Lawrence, W. P. Over
man, Bert Wilson, Jfr. H. Lawrence.
R. G. Hooten, W/ W. Stembridge
and J. C. Ingram.
VINSON DIRECTS
NAVAL AFFAIRS
Congressman Named as Chairman
of Important Committee at
Democratic Caucus
Carl Vinson was named Chairman
df the House Naval Affairs
mittce at a caucus of the Demo
cratic wing of congress this week
and has taken over the duties of this
important post.
When the Democrats organized
lie house at the opening sof con-
the selection of committee
chairmen was delayed until all plans
could be completed and a congres-
nal program mapped out. Mr.
nson was chosen at a meeting of
the Democratic grouo.
The rise of Carl Vinson to
tional prominence has been a most
t r resting one. When he graduated
■ r ' law at Mercer he began prac
ticing in this city. His first political
v.a s thnt of judge of the county
* Dun - He then served in the house
< f representatives as Baldwin’s mem-
ktr sod during that time was speak-
Pro tern. He went to congress
first time as the successor of
J -onias w. Hardwick who had been
fc tv #ted to the Senate and for the
Pan eighteen years has represented
1 e Tenth District of Georgia in the
r® l 'or>al house of representatives,
uring th e p aa t five terms he has
returned without opposition
Dt Prior, to that time he defeated
l® 48 Watson and Sam Olive.
e ^ av *l Affairs committee is
^e most important of the
house committees and carries
u mu ch work and responsibility.
OF TRUSEES 6f HOSPI-
HOLDS FjINAL MEETING.
IM° f Trul,tce " »f the Mil-
- V p Stele Hospital held its
mooting Wednesday end on
,,r? lrt w ill turn their duties
' r to the npu, .
MARION ALLEN
NAMED ON BOARD
Governor Appoints Lending Geor
gius on Board of Control to
Take Charge of Institutions
Governor Richard B. Russell, Jr.,
Saturday, named the Board of Con
trol that will have charge of all
eleemosynary institutions, selecting
Hoifi Marion Allen as the member
of the board from the Sixth Con
gressional district.
The new board will no doubt be
received with much favor and com
mendation throughout Georgia as
Governor Russell has selected out-
itanding citizens from euch Con
gressional district. Under the- new
law the board is composed of one
member from each of the ten con
gressional districts, cf.e from tjie
ate at large and the Governor as
-officio.
Thv appointees range by districts
d with the years on which their
rms end, are as follows:
First district, James L. Gillis, So-
I perton, 1933.
I Second district, H. T. McIntosh,
Albany, 1937.
Third district, J. E. D. Shipp,
Americus, 1935.
Fourth district, J. A. Mandevillc,
Carrollton, 1933.
Fifth district, Shapard Byran, At
lanta, 193
Sixth district, M. H. Allen, Mil-
ledgeville, 1935.
Seventh district, Mrs. J. E. Judd,
Dalton, 1937.
Ninth district, A. C. Wl.**eler,
Gainesville, 1935.
Tenth district, Dr. H. W. Shaw,
Augusta, 1935.
State at large, /irthur Lucas, AL
Innta, concurrent with governor.
Both the Mi Hedge ville State Hos
pital and the Boys Training School
this county come under the
jurisdiction of the new board which
will be organized in Atlanta Friday
to take over their duties on Janu
ary 1st. The present boards of
Mayor Horne With Couriknen to
Scwe With Him Confer. Audit
to Be Received Ju. 1st
Mayor Adrian Horne, who takes
office as the citys chief executive
Junuary 1st, held a conference
Wednesday night with the members
of the city council who will serve
with him during the next two years.
The subjects of discussion were
not outlined by Mr. Horne but he
said that economy would be
principal matter under considera-
Plans for reorganizing the city
government with a view of reduc
ing expenses were made and i
mittee assignments and duties
Jiscussod.
It was announced that the audit
would not be submitted until Jan
uary 1st when the new council takes
the affairs of the city. The
audit is practically finished and will
Contain many recommendations for
changes. Just what steps will be
taken to curb expenses wer.* not
made known but the Mayor and his
council went over the entire system
of government and are working out
plans that they will inaugurate im
mediately on taking office.
Attending the conference were:
T. H. Clark, E .C. Kidd, t! B. Dumas,
S. D. Stembridge, L. H. Andrews
and J. R. Smith, with Mayor Horne.
MASONS ELECT
WOOD MASTER
METHOOtST WARD CHAIKMAH £ || SCOTT HEADS
BUILDING & LOAN
QUEEN OF AIR
VISITS CITY
(J. S. S. Akron, Largest Dirigible
in The World,Cruises Over
City Wednesday Morning
Other Officers Named at Meeting
Tuesday Night. Grand Master
Presides at. Installation
W. B. Wood was elevated to th|e
post of Worshipful Master of Bene
volent Lodge No. 3 F. A A. M. at
'he regular meeting of thi lodge
Tuesday night.
Other olficers named were: S. L.
Stembridge, Sr., Warden; J. T.
Andrews, Jr. Warden J. T. Day,
Treasurer: J. R. Smith, Secretary;
I. A. Binford, Tyler; Joe Grant, Sr.
Deacon; E. J. Edwards, Jr. Deacon;
W. H. Stembridge, Sr. . Steward
James Grant, Jr. Steward.
Mr. Wood succeeded George Davi
as Worshipful Master of th*- Lodge
after a years sendee. Mr. Davis has
had a most successful administrati.
and was presented a past masters
ring.
J. T. McMullen was named a mem
ber of the Governing Board of the
club alter serving us secre
tary of the lodge for many years
and at his own request he was re
lieved of these duties.
Joe Grant was named the official
coach of the lodge.
After the election Grand Master
Joe Moore presided at the imprefv-
installation ceremonies and in
ducted into service the new offic-
CHURCHES BEGIN
XMAS FESHVAJ
Churches to Feature Story of
Christ Child in Song and Story
During Coming Week
Mr. E. E. Bell again honored b,
fellow churchmen with chairmanship
of stewards.
MR. LE. BELL
AGAIN CHAIRMAN
Board of Stewards of Methodist
Church Re-organized and
Plan for New Year .
istci
The U. S. S. Akron, the Queen
of the airways, with her silver sides
glistening in the early morning sun
linJit. cruised over Milledgeville
Wednesday morning for about ten
minutes and gave the people of this
•ity and county an opportunity to
ee the largest dirigible in the world.
Congressman Carl Vinson advised
Thi? Union-Recorder Tuesday that
he had requested the Department of
Aeronautics to include Georgia in
the Uiniary of the giant dirigible
that was to make a test flight
through the south. The Akron left
its mooring mast at Lakehurst, N.
J. Tuesday night and came down to
Augusta where it circled the city.
Exactly one hour from the time it
left Augusta the silver giant made
its appearance over Milledgeville.
The fire sireen called people from
offices, stores and -uses to line
the streets to view the great airship
flight. The colleges suspended all
classes and students lined the cam
pus. The big ship sailed majestical-
through the air and circled around
Milledgeville for practically ten min-
and then turned her nose to
ward Macon and then Atlanta, Mont
gomery Mobile and New Orleans.
Congressman Vinson, chairman of
of .hese institutions will be I the Naval Affairs Committee, gav
the new Board of Control.
L ‘ re ^ ,ar quarterly supplies
purchased and other business
Cte d- In the evening Dr. „„d
■ • *mt entertained nt dinner in
banded at the end of this month.
Hon. John T. Brantley, of Black-
bear and Dr. H. W. Shaw, of Au-
;usta, present members d* the Hos
pital Board, w
oard of control. Mr. Brantley has
een chairman of the hospital board
nd is recognized as a leading busi-
ess man of the state. He hps been
close to the affairs of the hospital
many years and has been a leader in
the reforms that have been advo
cated.
Dr.* Shaw is a leading physician
and places on the board a man of
experience in dealing with institu
tion problems.
Col. Allen sen-fee to the institu
tions is well known here'and through-
Georgia. He has represented
Baldwin county in the legislature for
terms and his chief problem has
been his service to the Slate Hos
pital and Training School. He has
been deeply interested in their wel
fare and is possibly the best ac
quainted member of the new board
with the affairs and problems of the
Institutions the new board will di
rect. His appointment is "received
with great satisfaction by his friends
here.
Tho other members of the board
are all leading business and profes
sional men. The group of men are
capable and outstanding.
the people of thi;
portunity to see this magnificient
monarch of the air, the most mod
ern and largest of all airships, in
flight.
The sight was inspiring and beau
tiful but the memories of Los
Angeles in the early morning could
not be erased.
WILD CAT CAUGHT ON GEORGE
HOLLINSHEAD’S PLACE
A wild cat was captured in a trap
on the plantation of Mr. George
Hollinshead Tuesday night and is
iw in captivity.
The cat weighs over forty pounds
and is plenty fierce, Mr. Hollinshead
stated. He is grey and black and a
beautiful animal. Mr. Hollinshead
said that he would be released when
his foot healed and hunted again.
the first wild cat that has been
caught in this section in years.
COL. MARION ALLEN LEFT
FOR ATLANTA THURSD/Y
Col. Marion Allen left Thursday
for Atlanta where he will attend
the organization meeting of the
Board of Control to be held in the
Governor’s office Friday.
Col Allen represents the Sixth
Congressional District on the board
and will confer in the early confer
ences with the Governor.
I The story of the Christ child will
I be told again in song and story at
[ the churches oi the city throughout
next week ns the Nativity season is
celeb rated.
Sunday morning at all the church
es the Christmas season will be the
theme of sermons and special
'•al programs will feature with songs
that have come down through the
generations proclaiming to the world
that a King v was bom in Bethlehem.
At the Methodist church an im
pressive pageant “A King Shall
Reign” will be given under ti*c di
rection of the church choir, Mrs.
Edgar Long, director, with members
of the Sunday Sclfool taking part.
The impressive pageant will be given
at five-thirty in,the afternoon. The
“White Gifts for,the King” service
will also be a feature. The Christ
mas carols will be sung and the
story of the birth of Christ will be
enacted in pantomine.
At the Baptist church at seven-
thirty the B. Y. P. U. will present
pageant, “The Other Wise Man.”
Under the direction of Miss Sslma
Fherrer who will read the story, a
group of young people will panto
mime a mokt impressive • story.
Special music featuring the Christ
mas carols Vill be sung throughout
the program. Those taking part will
be Harris Rogers. Dr. Fambrough.
Aubrey Silvey, Winburn Rogers,
Marion Davenpoi
The Board of Stewards of the
Milledgeville Methodist chui'ch, at
a meeting held Tuesday night, re
organized and made plans for the
•w conference year.
The past year’s work was discuss
ed and it was decided to publish a
itatement, showing the amount col
lected. by whom paid, how it was
expended, and the financial condition
of the church.
Mr. E. E. Bell was re-el acted
chairman; Mr. R. If. Wootten, Vice-
Chairman* Dr. W. T. Wynn, Secre
tary and Mr. A. I. Butts, Treasurer.
The vote for these officers was un
animous.
It was decided to adopt the two
budget plan—the collection of the
pastor’s salary, and local expenses
being in charge of the finance com
mittee of the board; the conference
benevolences or apportionments to
be raised by the cHurch Lay Leader
Col Geo. S. Roach and n committee.
These committees will make a sepa
rate canvas of the membership and
obtain pledges.
The chairman of the Board
instructed to call a meeting of the
finance committee in order that they
might elect a chairman, make as
sessments, a budget, and commence
the membership canvas.
E. E. Bell Nimed First Vice-Presi
dent nt Organiistion Meeting
This Week
D. A. V. MINSTREL
Songs nnd Dances and Clever
Skits to Be Pnt on By Local
Talent as Veteran's Benefit
Some of the leading business men
and civic leaders of this county
have felt for some time the need fnr
a -local home financing institution.
At a meeting recently held in the
Baldwin county court house the
Baldwin County Building and Loan
Association was organized. The char
ter has been granted and the As
sociation has been licensed by the
State of Georgia Securities Com
mission.
The stockholders of the Associa^
tion elected Edwin H. Scott, Presi
dent.
Other officers elected were: E.
E. Bell First Vice-President: T. B.
Dumas, 2nd Vice-President; Hugh
T. Cline, 3rd Vice-President; Miller
R. Bell, Secretary and Treasurer,
Frank W. Bell, Attorney; G. T.
Glasco, Sales and Extension Man
ager.
Directors elected were; El E.
Bell, Dr. Y. H. Yarbrough, T. B.
Dumas, A. W. Watkins, Frank W.
Bell, Hugh T. Cline, Frank E. Bone,
J. T. King. Sr., Lewis Flemister and
Miller R. Bell.
The Baldwin County Building &
Loan Association is a community
savings financial institution in which
all of its members share equally in
profits. There are two classes of
m' ers, namely; the savings mem
bers and the borrowing members.
Both are necessary, and without
either class this Association cannot
To make this institution suc
cessful it should have the co-opera*-
tion of every citizen in Baldwin
County, m
Baldwin County has its advant-
es; it has splendid colleges schools,
churches, hanks, hospitals, and civic
rganizntions each catering to its
pecific work, so that a Building A
.can Association cater to no less
degree to the upbuilding of its citi
zens unselfishly in the great work
of the promotion of thrift and home
ownership. Building & Loan As
sociations are sponsored by the
United Stntes Government, the re
spective states of the union and
their dignitaries «s well as the lead
ing periodicals of tho day.
To appreciate their true worth we
must understand that these Associa
tions have from their inception fol
lowed a single purpose, the safe
keeping of savings and the financing
of homes. Today there are more
than two and ono-nalf million fam-
iles paying for their homes through
these Associations. During 1930 they
assisted approximately five hun
dred and ten thousand (510,000)
(Continacd on back gage)
FRIDAY NIGHT ™S ELECT
1932 OFFICERS
Under the auspices of the Huff-
Vinson Chapter of the Disabled
American Veterans a ministrel will
Doris "Hitcjici>ck,'| k*- 1 starred Friday niirht at ciKhl
Hilda Jackson, Fannie Cole Jack-
and Kathleen Rickies The pub-
s cordially invited to this
special program of music will
ire both the morning and <
ing services at the Presbyterian
church. Under the direction of Miss
Maggie Jenkins and Mrs. Edyth
Miller Gibson the program has been
arranged.
Special services will commemo
rate the birth of Christ at the Epis
copal and Catholic churches.
Christmas Day services will be held
t St. Stephens Episcopal church
celebrating the Nativity. *
Paving work on Hancock street
connecting the highway paving with
the city paving was temporarily
halted this week when heavy rains
fell.
The first lime rock has been laid
for the base. The work will be re
turned and carried to a quick com-
plet : on when weather conditions per
mit.
'clock in the auditorium of G. M.
C.
The show is staged under the di
rection of Mr. W. B. Smith, former
ly of Al 'a. Field Minstrels, and will
feature outstanding local talent.
Black face comedy and popular song
hits will be included on the pro
gram presenting W. B. R. Moreland,
C. J. Conn, John Wysong, Harris
Rogers, Doc Veal, Phil Bean, Hyman
Glass, Alexander Britt and othei
favorites in past local talent per
formances.
The proceeds from the show will
go to aid veterans and provide
Christmas funds for hospitalized
veterans. The admission will
twenty-five and fifty cents.
Tickets were placed on sale this
week, W. L. Gholsun, the com
mander stated, and a big crowd if
expected to attend the peTform-
E. H. Scott Agaii Named Presi
dent. First Meetinf in New
Year Will Install Officials
MIDWAY BOARD TO MEET
The Stewards of the Midway
Methodist church are expected to
meet next Tuesday night and or
ganize by the election of a chair-
and other officers.
Dr. E. H. Sc()tt was again elected
president of the Milledgeville Ki-
wanis Club a*, the annual election of
officers at tbt nicetitig of the club
last week.
Other officers named were: Dr.
R. C. Swint, Vice-President; W. T.
Wvnn, Treasurer; Francis Daniels,
District Trustee. The directors are:
Erwin Sibley, G. H. Webber, Charles
Chandler, Tom Bonner, Marion
Stembridge, L. R. Langley and W.
E. Ireland.
The club closed the year with many
outstanding acheivements to its cred
it. Dr. Scott the new and past presi
dent has been instrumental in many
of the accomplishment*. He was the
unanimous choice of the club for
another year.
The officers will be installed at the
first meeting in January.
The Baldwin County Farmers
Club will hold it* December meeting
next Saturday, a* the guest.- of Mr.
Wra. E. Ireland. There will be a
number of important questions up
for discussion, as it will be the last
meeting of 1931.