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NUMBER 49
CARL VINSON
IN WASHINGTON
i Dirtrid Solo* Goes to Cnpi*
„1 oo Bcsmeu; WiH Seek Aid
| far Stole Mffcwov Dewt.
I fcaRTCFSinan Carl Vinson, Repre-
L^e frpm the sixth district,
Pj. SB nds.v for the National Capital
iert he will spend several days in
inferences and other business
tick might need his attention.
In s statement just before leav
er. Vinson said that while in
.gjjiggton he would urge the De-
*f. r ent oS Airriculture, wtiich
»ti>s the government highway aid
l0 give immediately release
■v fends already allocated to the
of Georgia, but which have
■l«n he'd up due to the recent high-
overey in the State High-
Bny Department. Mr. Vinson also
Bud that «;• soon as these funds were
Irtleased, work would begin at once
new bridge over the Oconee
s cumber of years Mr. Vin-
I ion. knowing the inadequacy of the
■ present bridge, has advocated the'
■buiWinf of a concrete and steel
■ bridge sufficiently large to support
I the heavy traffic which passes
■ through this section of the county,
expected that actual work will
a in the next few weeks as pre-
■fc’tary surveys have already been
Hade.
' Ihe bridge will it erected
ia approximate co it of ninety
■thousand dollars, and will be one of
■ the finest in the state.
URGE ATTENDANCE AT
£ S. C, W, NEXT FALL
T** N««Wr of Application ■ Now on
File Indicate Capacity Body of
Stadoan at Approaching Section.
The indications now are that when
S. C. W. opens in September the
dormitories will be filled to their
capacity, and that the enrollment
will reach its peak.
There are already an unusually
large number of applications on file
among whom are -many honor grad
uate* of their home school.
During the summer the interior of
verai of the buildings will be en
ervated, and improvements made.
Dr. J. L. Beeson, the President, is
highly pleased with the prospects,
and will remain in the city for sev
eral weeks, before taking a vacation
carry forward the duties of his
office.
ICHICAGO PARTY
OFFLASTFRIDAY
j More Than Two Hundred People
Leave City for Ceatary of Pro-
frets Exporition.
The special train, which pulled
0Bt from the Central of Georgia
I Kii.'wsy depot in this city last Friday
I morning had on board two hundred
Bind twelove people bound for the
■ Century of Progress Exposition
■ Chicago, and one hundred i
I : *«nt}-five summer school students
I going to their homes in various sec-
| -ion* of the State.
Mr. L S. Fowler, who directed
the trip to Chicago, had made every
I preparation for the comfort and
■ safety of his party.
■'A number of trained and experi-
J * need nurse* were in the crowd, and
I ,,ver * 1 co «l« were on the train.
Those bound for Ghicago went
I from here to Atlanta, where they
1 ( H««ed for Pullman cars.
I n'*"* recfived in the city is that
I Chicago was reached safely Satur-
I “T morning. a nd that everybody
I *•>' well and having the time of
I ’Mr lives.
RILEY INQUIRY
HELD TUESDAY
livestifition Made by Stole Hm-
pital Committee of Charges of
Mutreatmeat and Death ef Riley
Hon. Marion Allen, Chairman of
the Milledgeville State Hospital Com
mittee of the Board of Control; Mr.
Arthur Lucas, Chairman of
Board, and Dr. Gilbert, of Greenville,
met at the hospital Tuesday, and in
vestigated the charges of alleged
mistieatment and death of Lonnie
Riley, which occurred at that institu
tion December 24th, 1932.
The death of Riley was brought
to the attention of the Grand Jury
at the recent session of the Superior
Court, and after going t'roughly into
the charges, returned a “no
The members of the Botrd of Con
trol received their first information
of the charges of Riley's mistreat
ment through the public prints and
immediately ordered an investigation.
The committee was in session all
day Tuesday at the Institution, and
made as thorough investigation
possible, having before them a large
number of witnesses. The session of
the committee was open to the pub
lic.
The committee gave out no state
ment and will make thdlr report to
the meeting of the full Board of Con
trol, which will be held in Atlanta
Friday.
Farmers of Baldwin County To
Begin Plowing Up Cotton
F«m Ajeat Langley Hu Bees
Authorized to Issae Pemits to
Farau Agreeiaf to Destroy.
Farm Agent L. J. Langley haa an
nounced that he has been authorised
to issue permits to those farmers
of Baldwin county who agreed to
plow ip a portion of their cotton
crop.
They are requested to call at his
office and secure the permit so that
they can commence plowing at an
early date as possible.
Over four hundred farmers of
Baldwin county, representing about
2,200 acres of land, have agreed to
conform to the request of the
government and plow up their cot
ton.
The farmer, after plowing up his
cotton will have his land checked
and certified to and proof furnish
ed to the government. He then will
be reimbursed on the terms stipu
lated.
PAVING CASES
HEARDSATURDAY
AH Evidence Heard and Brief*
Will Be Submitted by Attorney*
During Month of August.
Another hearing of the paving
cases war held by Judge Jas B. Park
in Madison Saturday, and the re
mainder of the evidence was con
cluded. Arguments in briefs and
amended briefs wil be submitted by
the attorneys of both sides during
the month of August After which
JuJdge Park will render a decision at
an early date as possible.
Judge Park modified a previous in
junction order and property owners
who may desire to do so can pay
their assessments to ti c city clerk,
who will remit them to the bond
holders.
A numbebr of interested parties
went from this city to Madison and
were present at the hearing.
QUANTITIES OF VEGETABLES
AND FRUITS BEING CANNED
Coanty Taking AdvaaUga of Oppor-
tanity Provided by Canning Oat-
fit.
A LOSS SHOWN
IN TAX RETURNS
The Value of Taxable Property in
Baldwin County is $3,298,-
795.
Tax Receiver Briscoe Wall has
completed the compilation of his
books, showing the return of the
taxable property in Baldwin county.
The total amount returned reaches
$3,298,795. This is a decrease of
$225,187 from the year 1932.
Mr. Wall in naming this figure,
stated that within the past three
years there had probably been a de
crease of a million dollars in the
value of the property returned in
Baldwin county.
Governor Talmadge several days
ago announced that the State tax
rate would be reduced from five to
four mills.
The Commissioners will probably
fix the county rate at their meeting
in August.
Baldwin blues will return
FROM CAMP SUNDAY
Compaay i. fUhimg Coed Record ia
Drills aad Here A. Wiaaiag Base
ball Teem. > ~ ~
Co. I (tne Baldwin Blues) will
return from camp Foster at. Jack
sonville, Fla., next Sunday morning,
closing a two weeks' camp.
The reports are that the company
is making an excellent showing in
the drills, which are held every
morning.
It is stated that the Blues have
the champion baseball team in the
camp and have defeated all competi
tors.
They spend their recreation hon
ors either sleeping playing baseball,
fishing or swimming.
CITY PRIMARY
NEXT WEDNESDAY
J. A. Horne for Mayor and L H.
Andrews, S. D. Sterabridge and
H. S. Wntten for Aldermen.
ALL DAY SINGING AT
HOPEWELL NEXT SUNDAY
Large Crowd Will Bo in Attendance
and Picnic Dinner Will Be Served.
DEATH OF MESSRS. STALEY
AND CHARLIE BRAKE
Mr. Staley Brake died in Atlanta
Monday, July 19th, and his remains
were buried in Woodville Tuesday.
News also reached this city the
past week that Mr. Chas. Brake died
in Alexandria, Ya„ June 17th.
They were the sons of the late
: Mr. Chas M. Brake, and Mrs. Isabel
Staley Brake and grandsons of the
late Mr. Jos. Staley. They were
born and grew to manhood in thit
_ city, leaving here and going else-
I schedule planned will bring where to make their home a nutn-
. ex P°*tion crowd back to this >er of years ago. They arc well re-
c ‘ty Friday morning. remembered here by a number of
friend and acquaintances who re-
PLOW1NC UP COTTON I grot their death.
A "umber of farmers of Baldwin I They are survived by their moth-
|" uw y have commenced plowing up er. and sister. Mrs. Thos H. Caraker
a P> rtion of their cotton crop. 1 of Philadelphia and other relatives
| Retail Grocers in This City
Called To Meet Next Wed nesday
the country and appealed to the pa
triotism of the people to rally to
his support.
The Retail Grocery Stores as with
all other business enterprises will
be under codes worked out by na
tional and State organisations, and
the Retail Grocers of this city must
eet the requirements.
All who sre engage in selling any
kind of food for human, consump
tion are said to be under the same
rule govering retail grocers, and
should be present at the meeting
Wednesday.
A secretary will be present at the
meeting and explain and elucidate
the plan.
This meeting i* a most important
•one and all interested should be at
the court house Wednesday after-
August 2nd, at 3:30 o’clock.
Taking advantage of the canning
outfit recently purchased by
County Commissioners, quantities
of vegetables, fruits, etc., are being
canned in Baldwin county. The quan
tity has reached such proportions
that it has been found necessary to
place another order for cans.
The equipment has during the past
week been carried to nearly every
section of the county. Tuesday it
was located at Browns Classing;
Wednesday at Scottabjoro.
Thursday and Friday will be at the
Furman's Shoals dam.
The opportunity *hus given the
fanners of Baldwin county to pre
pare for the winter season with all
kinds of canned goods in their pan-
tries is being readily and enthusi
astically taken advantage of.
MODERN FRONT TO BE GIVEN
STORE FORMERLY OCCUPIED
BY MR. W. W. MILLER
Mr. Otto M. Conn has awarded a
contract to Mr. Robert McMillan,
Jr., to remodel the store building
formerly occupied by Mr. W- W.
Miller, ..n South Wayne street.
The contract calls for a now plate
glass and face brick front, which
will give the building a modern and
up-to-date appearance. Improvements
will also be made on the interior
This i* one of the oldest store
buildings in the city, and its appear
ance has remained unchanged for
years.
A large crowd is expected to at
tend the all day singing at Hope-
well church next Sunday. People are
coming from all sections of Bald
win and surrounding counties. There
will be a number of song leaders
and sweet singers in attendance, and
solos, duets, quartetts and congrega
tional singing will be the order of
the day.
Dinner will be served • on
grounds at the noon hour, and all
who attend are expected to bring a
well filled basket of eatables. This
is necessary because while the peo
ple of the Hopewell neighborhood are
willing to do their part it would be
impossible for them to furnish din
ner for the crowd that is expected to
be present.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
3 BE DESTRIBUTED BY
LETTER CARRIERS
The Democratic primary will be
held next Wednesday, August 2nd.
The 'polls will be opened at the
City Hall throughout the day, and
the one hundred and nineteen voters
who have qualifeid by regstcring,
will have the opportunity to cast
their ballots.
Mayor A. J. Horne is a candidate
to succeed himself for another term,
and will be nominated without oppo
sition.
Messrs L. H. Andrews, S. D.
Stembridge and H. S. Wootten are
running for the three places on the
AldeTmanic Board' .'unopposed.
Messrs Andrews and Stembridge are
candidates to succeed themselves and
Mr. Wootten is* offering for office
the first time.
The ticket nominated next Wed
nesday, will be elected the first Wed
nesday in December and go into
office January 1st.
INA DILLARD RUSSELL
PORTRAIT COMPLETED
Painting for College Library Randy
for Action of Committao, Which
Moot* Ham Saturday.
The business men of Milledgeville
will soon receive a message from
President Roosevelt, and a copy of
form for his re-employment agree
ment; a certificate of compliance
form, and a return envelope ad
dressed to the district office of the
department of commerce.
Postmaster E. A. Tigner ha* re
ceived these papers, with instruction*
for the letter carriers to commence
July 27th of July to deliver them
at each place of business in the
city. Any employer who doe* not
get this material by July 29th can
obtain it from the post office.
i a statement from Col. Erwin
Sibley, chairman of the Ina Dillard
Russell Portrait Committee, Monday
night, it was learned that the por
trait of Mrs. Russell, which will hang
in the Ina Dillard Russeii Library of
G. S. C. W-, has been completed and
ow awaiting the final action of
the committee.
Mr. Vernon Layton, of Sanders-
ie, the artist employed to make
the painting has anounced its com
pletion and will submit it ‘o the
committee composed of Mrs. Edwin
Allen, Miss Maggie Jenkins, Dr. J.
L. Beeson, and Col. Erwin Sibley,
chairman at their meeting Saturday.
The committee will then decide
wether the portrait will be accept
ed or rejected.
SUMMER SCHOOL
SESSION CLOSED
Grtoete Hctr Atom hr Suu
Sdml fcf.ria.iito Ctou
tol Rtcuve DtflHI.
The G. 6. C. W. 1933 summer
school came to a close last Friday,
after a most successful session of
six weeks. There were about 900
students in attendance, twelve states
being represented. During the ses
sion besides the regular course of
studies, many interesting lectures,
entertainments and social events
were given.
The graduating exercises took
place in the R. B. Russell auditorium
Friday morning at ten o'clock, when
an address was delivered by State
School Superintendent M. D. Collins
The speaker held the closest atten
tion of his audience as he advocat
ed a longer school term and more
adequate school facilities as follows:
“With an adequate term and a
well-trained teacher, the children
will be challenged to be pioneers in
the art of living, to open their eyes
to their environment and come in
contact with the best things going
on aittu'nd them," Superintendent
Collins said.
“We must get more for our tax
dollar than we have been securing.
The State Department of Education
has reduced its budget practically 26
per cent, and sre must eliminate some
of our overhead in many of our
school igstems relative to transpor
tation. This item has pyramided 111
per cent during the past seven years.
Teachers' salaries should not be re
duced, but more or our school mroty
should go iato teachers' mlariet and
a definite, well-planned program of
supervision.
“It shall be my purpose to cham
pion, first, the educational oppor
tunity of the child, and, second, ■
well-trained and adequately and
prompt'y paid teacher."
The degree graduates! 5£ip num
ber, were presented to Dr J. L.
Beeson, president, by Dean E. H.
Scott, and those receiving normal
diplomas, 38 in. number, were pre
sented by Prof. O. A. Thaxton. Dr.
Beeson made a short talk outlining
plans for the next year.
Immediately after the close of the
exercises a special train left over
the Central of Georgia Railway,
carrying the student body to their
homes.
SUPT. BIVINS COMMENDED
BY STATE AUDITOR
The books of School Superinten
dent P. N. Bivins for the year., ending
December the 81st, 1932, were audit
ed by a State Auditor, on June 28th,
last.
The auditor in submitting hia re
port to State School Superintendent
M. P. Collins a few days since com
mented' as follows:
“It gives me much pleasure to com
ment most favorably as to the gen
eral condition as presented for ex
amination, etc. The financial condi
tion of the county school system as
shown herein appears to be unusually
good.”
July Term Superior Court Over
Thursday, Re-convene November
Judge Park Adjourns Session Af
ter Declaring A Mistrial in Case
•f Trammell Wilson.
| 0 Assemble Tfc . Court Htosse
10 The Afteruoom at 3:30 O’clock
*° 0i *'"** Vital Questions.
■ u ' ?fin,r of tl,e Ret *'l Grocers of
m. «Utedgevil le ■ win be held at the
I ° un House next Wednesday after-
| °on. August 2nd, at 8:30 o’clock.
f object of the meeting is to
«us s and formulate plans to unite
I discus#
I Grot*,
' National and State Retail
c “ rs Associations in formulating
8 Cl >de to conform with the require-
■ p enl * “ enumerated by President
■ oosenelt In his reconstruction
I [,l8 na. -*
Resident Roosevelt in his talk
I'fr the radio Monday night stressed
■ im Portarce of the people of thi?
' ■■untry uniting in an effort to bring
ut better conditions throughout
SUBJECTS OF REV. L. E.
ROBERTS SERMONS SUNDAY
Rev. L. E. Roberts, pastor of the
Baptist church, has announced the
following as the subject of his dis
course next Sunday morning—"Ma
joring in Loyalty to Chriat”.
Mr. Robert* will preach at the
uuion services at the Presbyterian
church Sunday even'ng and will have
for his subject. “Slappin,,- the Face
of the Son of God.’’
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL
BE ELECTED WEDNESDAY
The ticket* cast in the primary
next Wednesday will provide for the
election of a city democratic com
mittee.
Judge Jas B. Park adjourned the
July term of Baldwin Superior
Court late Thursday afternooh, af
ter declaring a mistrial in the case
of Trammel) Wilson on the charge
of murder.
Wilson, on May 28th, while en
deavoring to escape from the State
Prinon Farm, where he was serving
a long time sentence from Atlanta,
shot and killed a fellow convict,
Dewey Crowe, a life time prisoner.
At the time he, with other prisoners,
was being carried on a truck to the
field under the surveillance of Guard
R. Brookins. Wilson when he
jumped off ihe track to ostensibly
recover a hat, which had blown off
the head of one of the prisoners,
Mrs. M. F. Davis has been ill this pulled from his clothing a pistol,
week, but her condition is improving. | and began .hooting at the guard,
Rev. J. F. McCluney, pastor, haa
secured Rev. J. R. Harrison, pastor
of the Devereaux Baptist church, to
assist him in the protracted services,
which commence at Black Spring
church next Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Harrison will preach
twice daily next week—at 11 o’clock
the morning, and at 8:00 o'clock
the evening.
It ia expected that these services
will be largely attended, as Mr. Har
is known as an earnest
preacher.
and one of the bullets struck and
killed Crowe. Brookins returned the
fire, and in the fusilade of shots
which followed, one of the prisoners
taking part, Wilson was rfiot in the
foot. Thus the escape was frustrated
and Wilson was brought to Milledge-
/ille and lodged in jail.
The cat® was called for trial early
Wednesday morning, and was about
four o'clock in the afternoon, give*
to the jury, who after more than
24 hours deliberation failed to reach
a verdict, late Thursday afternoon
Judge Park Called the jury before,
him, and, after being informed that
there was no likelihood > f an agree
ment, discharged t'-em.
Wilton was returned to jail, where
he will remain until the adjourned
term of court the third Monday in
November, when he will again be
placed on trial for his Hfe.
Judge Park before adjourning
court, announced a special session
would he held the third Monday in
November.
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