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Milled geviile, Ga., June 29, 1933
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Highway Differences Delay
Action on Oconee Bridge
fire Meetings Held in County and
Fanners Attendtog Agree to
Cut Acreage.
Farmer# of Baldwin county have
> plow up a third of their
cotton acres in line with the govern
ment's effort to curtail cotton pro-
n and after five meetings have
Teen h?ld. Farm Agent Langley is
ready 1° announce that the farmers
r this county are ready to enter
into the south wide program of cot
ton reduction.
.Agent Langley visited Cooperville,
Point, Merriwether
Browns on Monday and Tuesday,
and Wednesday at the Baldwin
house over two hun
dred famierr n' sembled and sub-
■ plan that has been
designed to boost cotton prices. An-
mcf'ing will be held Saturday
o'clock at the Black Springs
church to complete the county meet-
to present the plan to the farm
s'*
numiser of contracts have al
ready been signed which pledges the
farmer to plow up his cotton. The
t in return is paying in
le acres or giving options
on cotton at the market price. If cot-
n goer up the farmer pets the
profit, but if it goes down, he re
ams the cottor to the government
rthout loss.
The fanners howed unusual in-
?t tings and showed a
willingness to co-operate in any wny
(t cotton prices up. Agent Lang-
las aided by Mr. McWhorter, of
the Central Railroad, in presenting
the plan.
The county committee in charge
of the cotton reduction plan a
M. Ennis, R. W. Ivey, C. R.
ranee, M. E. Webb, W. C. Green,
John Shinholster, Gordon Hooten
d F. C. Penuel.
committee of three will
Government authorities announc
ed this week that fund* appropriat
ed to Georgia for highway and
bridge work woud be withheld until
the differences between the high
way department and the Governor
are settled. Included in the federal
projects is the Oconee River bridge
and construction will be delayed un
til the federal funds are receive
The highway department began
pairs on the old bridge this week
and will replace worn parts to make
the bridge safer until the new bridge
can be constructed.
Governor Talmadge was busy this
week hearing the petition of labor
leaders to oust the public Service
Commission and the row over the
highway department lulled. The Gov
ernor and Adjudant Genera! will ap
pear before Judge Underwood and
two other federal court judges on
Friday, June 30th, to show cause why
the act declaring martial law should
not be rescinded and the highway
commissioners that have been ousted
be put back in charge.
SMITHIES HERE
FORTWOGAMES
During, th c week Commissioner
Jud Wilhoit who has been placed in
charge of the highway department
announced a pay increase and at the
same time declared work now in pro
gress would continue.
Tl.e Oconee river bridge, a steel
and concrete structure, much wider
and higher than the present bridge,
are received. will be built with the money to be
m “"‘ ' " sent ,0 Georgia front the federal
government. It is probable that this
work will be started in the late gum-
Two Rivals for Top Position in
League Play Thursday and Fri
day. Macon Jnly 4th, Opponent
Bamesville's Smithies will come
tero for a pair of games Thursday
and Friday of this week with the
Blues of Milledgeville.
The two teams are in a battle for
league cupremacy both attempting to
r take the Columbus Lcherns. The
two teams arc about as evenly match
ed as there are in the league and the
games this week should be the best
of the first half season which is
be nearing the close.
named in "ach community to check I Coach Wally Butts expects to use
1.-, decide on the acreage j Epps in the first game and West
An effort is being made to have
the Columbia street paving work
connecting the Eatonton Highway,
and the road to Wilkinson county,
which is a Federal aid project, in
cluded in the work to be done in
Georgia. Congressman Carl Vinson
has assured Bibb county that several
projects, in that county will be in
cluded in the federal work and has
asked that the Oconee bridge be in
cluded. He has taker, no action on
any other roads or bridges in Bald
win county.
CANDIDATES ARE
TO BE IN MONDAY
Monday, Jnly 3rd, at Twelve
O'clock Final Minnte Candidates
Can Qnalify for City Primary.
T. J. LAFFERTY Construction of Three Buildings
lie WEDNESDAY! At ^ os P ital Has Been Starfced
JULY FOURTH TO
BE CELEBRATED
Funeral Services at Sacred Heart
Church This Morning. B
in Macon.
e plat, that is to
< plowed up and to agree on the
acreage yield. These committees
announced later,
aturday at ten o’clock at the
Springs church will be the
meeting and all farmers, white
colored, who have not attend-
e urged to do so.
DEATH OF MRS. J. T. KING
OCCURRED MONDAY MORNING
Funeral Service* Held at Residence
Tuesday Morning. Interment in
The City Cemetery.
-Mrs. J. T. King passed away early
Monday morning, June 20th, at the
tity hospital, after a week’s illness.
r death came as a shock to her
relatives and friends.
The funeral services were held
rsidencc on Jefferson street
Tuesday morning at half-part
n the presence of a Inrgc
fathering of our citizens. Elder Will
‘ officiating. The remains were
o rest in the family mausoleum
city cemetery, the following
’ a: pall-bearer* and honorary
'■ Messrs Louis Flemister, W.
'■ Ibtchie, E. E. Bell, A. W. Wat-
k,n '. L. C. Hall. M- S. Bell, L. 0.
H. Clark, O. M. Ennis,
jjalph Simmerson, W. E. Kobinron,
r - J. I. Garrard. Richard Bir.ion,
snd O. C. Woods.
• ^ rs - K ng before her marriage, in
‘■arly womanhood, was Misa Mattie
the second, hops has lost only <
Monday at noon is the final time
that a candidate can qualify for the
Democratic Primary of August 2nd
when a Mayor and three aldermen
will ba nominated.
Mayor J. A. Horne has already
qualified asking re-election as May
or. Messrs. L. H. Andrews, and S.
Stembridge, incumbents, have
qualified for place* on the ticket as
aldermen and Mr. H. S. Wootten has
qualified J|is name for the new place j
on the board. There is much specula- i .
lion that ihcrc will bo olhor e.niii- I
date.s to enter the race and that be-
since joining the team and fore Monday the ticket now announc-
should be in form for the Thursday od will have opposition,
battle before the holiday crowd. Eighty-five have registered at the
Saturday the Blues journey to Ma- city hall to vote in the primary. Lit-
con for a game and following the i tie interest has been manifest and
Calhour
She came to this city
week ends rest they go back to Ma
con Tuesday, July 4th for a double
header with Macon. Wednesday the
game will be played in Barnesville
and the next week-end the league
leading Columbus team will be here.
Milledgeville is leading the league
in team batting and is close to the
top in fielding averages. Thc team
is hustling and is staging a tattle
for the league leadership. They have
won consistently for the last ten
days.
Thc games this week-end should
draw capacity crowds.
COTTON MARKET REACHES
10 CENTS THIS WEEK
The cotton market took a steady-
turn upward early this week and
reached thc ten cent mark. While
♦he price has no’, been steady, the
market was around ten cents Wed
nesday and another rise was expect
ed in thc mnrket.
unless others enter the campaign
the registration will probably be
light. The final time that a citizen
can register and qualify is July 13th
at !**x o’clock.
John H. Holloway is secretary of
the executive committee who re
ceives the entrance fees of the can
didates.
NEW SERVICE STATION
TO OPEN SATURDAY
White Flash Service Station to Open
in Fowler Building Next to City
Hall, Stetson Barines Manager.
The White Flash Service Station
will open Saturday in the Fowler
Building next to the City Hall un
der the management of Stetson
Barnes, Mr. Leonard Fowler, local
agent of the Atlantic Refining Co.,
ha." announced.
Th : s new station will sell the new
White Flash Atlantic gas, the high-
COOPERVILLE PATRONS SETTLE est regular anti-knock ga« on the
Mr. Thos J. Lafferty passed away
Wednesday, June 28th, about one
o’clock at the City Hcspital, where
he was carried from his room at the
residence of Mr. J. C. Boston Mon
day morning. He was stricken with
his last illness early Sunday morn
ing at the Boaton Cafe, where he
had stopped for a short time while
on his way from his home to the
Electrik Maid Bakery, where he
employed. Mr. Jos A. Moore,
the cafe at the time, carried
him to his room, and summoned
physician. It was realized he w
teriojsly ill, and as he foiled to rally
he was carried to the City Hospital
Monday morning where he continued
to grow weaker until the end came.
Mr. Lafferty had been in ill health
j for some time, but his last illness
came suddenly and unexpectedly.
The funeral services will be held
this (Thursday) morning at Sacred
Hca-t Catholic chutch, Father T. J.
McNamara officiating. The remains
will be carried to Macon, where they
will be interred in Riverside ceme
tery.
The remains will be accompanied
to their last resting place by a num
ber of people from this city.
Thor J. Lafferty was born June
25th, 1880, in Athens, Ga., from
where he went to Macon to reside.
He learned the Baker’s trade, and
twenty-seven years ago came to Mil
ledgeville, and was associated with
the late Mrs. J. B. Fair, who at the
time operated a bakery in the city.
He later became thc proprietor of
thc City Bakery, which he conducted
number of years. For some time
part he har bc-en employed at the
Electrik Maid Bakery.
Thos. Lafferty was a clever and
held
highest confidence and esteem by all
who knew him. Those who were
intimately associated with him
friends learned that he was a golden
hearted man who was true and loyal
in his friendship under any circum
stances and at all times. He was
■fond of sports and enjoyed both
football and baseball, and was never
happier than when watching these
contests with his friends. He also
lound great pleasure in hunting and
fishing, and occasionally would seek
recreation in these sports.
Mr. LatTorty is survived by two
brothers, W. J. Lafferty, of Jackson
ville, Fla., and Bernard D. Lafferty,
of Dublin; three sisters, Misses Mary
and Maggie Lafferty, of Macon,
Mother Genevieve, of the Sacred
Heart Convent, Atlanta.
Thos. Lafferty leaves many friends
in Milledgeville, who sorrow at his
death, and will miss him a long
time.
Business Will Be Suspended for
Day and Many Gay Fandioas
to Be Held.
Next Tuesday is July 4th, the
niversary of the signii g of the Decla
ration of Independence, and the
people of this county will take oc
casion to join in the nation wide
celebration of the occasion.
Milledgeville will observe a holi
day and all business houses and pub
lic buildings will be closed for the
day.
Plans have been made to celebrate
the day at the summer school of G.
S. C. W. A barbecue will be served
in thc afternoon to the students and
visitors snd in the evening a psrty
will be given for the students. A half
holiday will be observed at the school
Detn Scott and Mr. L. S. Fowler
have charge of the program
entertainment.
The Elks will have their annual
barbecue during thc day and other
organizations are planning to cele
brate the holiday.
The holiday will be the occasion
a number of family reunions and
family picnics. Resorts will attract a
number of people while a great many
others will spend thc day in the
quiot of their homes. Every citizen
is looking forward to the holiday
and plans arc being made that will
take our people from the mountain;
to thc sea while' near-by resorts will
attract a great many.
PAVING CASE
BEFORE JUDGF
ED BELL JACKSON HONORED
BY BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL
twenty.three years- ago, with
,n P. after living in Brunswick and
-tjp. Her life was quietly spent
‘‘ ** ve her thought and attention
'° . * duties involving upon her
'' “ nd mother. She war a ci
p' <0,n member of the Camp Creek
m:tive Baptist church.
. -lfi. King is survived by Mr.
, one son, j. t. King, Jr.; one
“•tighter, Mrs. W. N. Knight; three
f rand children; two sisters, Mrs. C.
R yles and Mrs. W. A- Fowler,
M° tn i °f '^ ,dena ' and one brother,
•hit Louis Calhoun, of Lumber
• water,-nelonr and canta-
• getting to be plentiful in
■'Krai market.
SCHOOL DIFFERENCES
A largely attended meeting of the
trustees and patrons of the C-oper-
vilic school «« hold )«?• Friday for
the purpose of discussing the elec
tion of teachers for thc next year
The meeting was held 'at the call of
the Board of Trustees for the pur
pose of hearing complaints of “ f,,ur
of the patrons i
i some of the
teachers previously named by the
Board. Mr. C- R. Torrance presided,
and after a full discussion of the
question involved n resolution to
stand by the trustees in whatever
action they might U-ke was pract-
cally unanimously passed.
COUNTY COURT HOLDS
SESSION MONDAY
Baldwin county court was in ses
sion a half day Monday with Judge
E. R- Hines presiding.
A number cf minor civil and errm-
inal nun erne befm the The
majority of the crimioal cum went
uperintendc it Presented Watch as
Parting Gift from Baptist Sunday
School.
market, Mr. Barnes stated. The new
gas is clear white and contains no 1 Mr. Ed Bell Jackson, superinten-
sulphur to form carbon. The motor dent of the Baptist Sunday School,
oils sold will be the 100 per cent j was presented with a handsome
parafine base and the aviation ; watch Sunday morning by the mem-
Pennsylvania oils, manufactured by bers of the Sunday School at the
the Atlantic company. | close of the. regular assembly. Thc
The station will also have a com- i_ presentation followed a solo ‘Living
Legal Battle Begins at Madison
Wednesday Morning to Stop
Sale of Property.
Judge James B- Park heard the
petition of a large group of
lodgevillo citizens, who are seeking
to stop the sale of Milledgeville prop
erty for paving debts, at the court
room in Madison Wednesday morn
ing.
Early in May attorneys for the
citizens gained a temporary order
stopping thc sale of several resi
dences for paving debts and asked
that a permanent order be granted.
The citizen; cited illegal practices
and charged excess prices in their
petition. The Judge set May 25 as
the time to hear the 'tition but
later postponed it untill June 28.
The hearing Wednesday opened
a long legal battle to prevent the
sale of property here for the paving
debts. A large numbe* of citizens
went from'here to be present at thc
hcai ing.
The hearing was continued by
Judge Parks until Friday. July 7th.
at Madison. The purpose of the con
tinuance was to mate new parties of
all people holding paving bonds
which will include them in the case.
One Permutes! Building imI Tw«
Temporary BoMmgs WM Bo
Erected to Howe 499.
Material is being unloaded at the
Milledgeville State Hospital and ex-
(U-vatiun work has been started fet
the construc.ion of three buildings to
accommodate about four hundred
patient*.
J. W. Armstead, architect, came'
to the hospTlal Monday and will as
sist in supervising the conrtruction
of the buildings, which will -be erect
ed at n cost of about flO.OOO.
The permanent building will be a
two-story brick addition to the 24th
wh.te male ward which is the build
ing just south of the twin buildings.
A wooden structure for white fe-
maleo will be built in the back of the
Green building and a second tempo
rary building will be erected for
negro males back of the present
negro building.
Convict labor will be used and
the work will be brought to com
pletion as soon as possible. The
prisoners will be transported from
the State Farm for the work each
day.
The buildings are erected to meet
the crowded conditions at the hospi
tal and to make room for a number
of patients that are now held in
county jails. The building* were
recommended by the Governor and
pproved by the Board of Control.
WRECK SUNDAY
INJURES WOMAN
plete repair department under the
management of Sam Eskew
will wash, lubricate, polish and
pair automobiles. Lee tires will also
be sold at unusually low prices and
a full stock will be carried at all
in Georgia and give employment to
times.
The Atlantic products arc refined
a large number of people in the state
and comes fresh direct to the local
station.
Mr. Barnes is thc son of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Barnes and is well known
here. He w : ll have complete charge
of the station.
The r
n Sunday came at an hour
ch.r B ., violating the prohibition that interior.,! with chnroh ,
I dance.
for Jesus” by Harris Rogers, Sunday
School song leader, and was made
by Joseph A. Moore, who spoke
briefly and impressively of the flue
leadership that Supt. Jackson had
shown in the past several years, dur
ing which he has been superinten
dent of the Sunday School
Mr. Jackson responded with an ex
pression of regret at his severance
of relations with the boys and girls
of the Sunday School, made neces
sary by hie promotion to the office
of postoffice inspector in Cincinnati.
All thc members of the Sunday
School had a part in the gift and
they individually expressed to their
beloved young superintendent Sun
day morning their regret at his de
parture.
Ir». W. B. R. MmluJ Painful
Iv Injured When Can Coffide on
Macon Highway Sanday.
Mrs. W. B. R. Moreland continues
a *erS>us condition at the City
HosytUl whpre _»hf was. taken Sun
day afternoon when she was serious
ly and painfully injured when the
car In which she war riding was hit
by another car and turned into a
ditch.
Three automobiles figured in the
wreck, but Mrs. Moreland was the
only person seriously injured. She
ha* several severe lacerations about
the head and lost much blood- She
was with her husband and Hide boy
and was riding with Mr. and Mrr.
G. W. Young. Mrs. Young suffered
a broken rib and bruises mn. J Mr.
Moreland had a few minor cuts i-id
bruises.
The party was driving toward
Macon in the Chevrolet sedan of Mr.
Young and were about six miles
from Milledgeville when the acci
dent happened. A Chevrolet coupe
in which two boys were riding came
over a hill and attempted to pass
another car that the Young car was
passing at the same time. The Ma
con car crashed into Mr. Young’s
car causing it to overturn into a
ditch throwing Mrs. Moreland
through the back glass. Another car
came over the hill a few minutes
later and crashed into the wreck,
piling up the three cars.
Sheriff W. J. Ilaynie arrested
bree of the men, A. M. Thomas, A.
3. Sixers, who gave their address
is Macon, and T. O. Hitson who was
ding in thc third car and gave his
address as Spartanburg. Thomas and
Shivers arc in jail under charges of
driving a car while drunk and drunk
the public road. Hitson was re
leased Monday.
Just how the accident happened
was not definite. The Morelands and
Youngs said they were driving along
leisurely when the car came over
the hill at a high rate of speed and
crashed into them. All of the cars
were badly damaged but none of
the occupants were seriously injured
except Mrs. Moreland.
Mrs. More’end, Mr*. Young and
the little boy were rushed to the
City Hospital. The injuries of Mrs,
Moreland have been very painful,
but her condition has shown improve
ment and it is believed she is out of
danger.
S. V. Moshkoff arrived in
Milledgeville Mcnday to take over
the properties of thc Furman Shoal
Dam succeeding Mr- Douglas Riddle,
who will return to Alabama.
Mr. Moshkoff ir an electrical en
gineer and will have charge of ail
the properties at the dam keeping the
machinery in condition and amend
ing other duties that will arise,
Mrs. Moshkoff and two children
came with him and will make their
home at the dam. The children will
enter school here.
Mr. and Mrs. Riddle have made
many friends since coming here three
years ago when the construction of
thc dam was started. Mr. Riddle was
the chief engineer on the job and
directed the work that has been done
so far. The highways leading to and from
There has been no indication when | Milledgeville were filled with auto-
he work will be resumed. ■ mobiles Sunday.
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