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VOLUME rm
Fifyl Ual— .EejaMIehed i„ is28
Soatkam Recorder i|f>
MiUedgeviUe, G*., August 19, 1933
CmmUm ia lira
NUMBER 51
V^k'S^rta'Employers Sign Covenant With
President To Break Depression
Car Turned Turtle and Pinned Him
and His Brother-in-Law, George
Burton, iu Wreckage.
BALDWIN S.S.
RALLY AUG. 11
Annu.’l Convention Plumed at
Hardwick Christian Church. AH
Workers Invited.
T (.,. annual session of the Baid-
Ouittv Sunday School Associa-
on w hich meets in annual con-
, c nUon. Friday, August 11, in the
Hardwick Christ an Church, is be- • wreck last Thursday night- The
2 looked forward to wife a great
interest and anticipation by
„. e Sunday School workers in all
the churches of the county.
The local mganization is affile
: mth the Georgia Sunday School?
...i-iaion with headquarters in
V ania. Mrs. B. B. Anderson of
fl.lledgcville is president «
Aunty association.
Tins meeting is for the workers »f
jj school? of all denominations,
inJ it is hoped that pastors and
uperintendents will arrange for all
j. t:r workers to be in attendance.
Everyone cordially invited to at-
.~ a d.' A Bible is usually presented to
school having the largest repre
ssion having come from a dis-
Fifty-five Business Houses Under
VENEERING HILL WENS IN
OLD BLAND LUMBER fLAPfT
Mr. B. J. Weils is in the city
hospital undergiong treatment for
injuries received in an automobile
wreck occurred near Sparta when
the light roadster, in which, Mr.
Wells and his brolher-in-law, George
Burton, were riding, took the ditch
and turned over. The car was smash
ed and the two men were caught
in the wreckage. Burton was only
i-llgktly injured, and was carried
to the home of his father near
Sparta.
Wells was not so fortunate, and
was painfully hurt, and received in
juries that were at first thought
to be serious,, and he was brought
to the hospital in this city.
It is reported that he is getting
along as well as could be expected,
and ir. recovering.
Usee.
The cession will begin at 10:16
A. M. and continue throughout the
,l»y. All are asked to bring their
! n nch, and at the noon hour picnic
diner will be spread.
, tale office will be represent-
d by Mrs. J. J. Simpson, of Atlanta
general superintendent of the work
■ the state association, and Mr.
Frank J. Watson, Associate Supt,
fiom Atlanta also. The speaker for
the occasion will most likely be Mr.
A. M. Smith, better known as “Mr.
Lonnie. - ’ and who organized the
ca Sunday School Class in the
• Tabernacle, and has for
■.nary years r een associated with
Bilile School work in Atlanta.
The Georgia Sunday School As-
,i.i- at - n was organized sixty-five
ago. It is a co-operative cf-
. at! denominations to extend
'■> Sunday School work in all
par.- • ■:' the rtr.t?. Tt is the only
organization which aims to help
nvr. Sunday School. It stands for
nlv those things which are common
"• all Sunday Schools. Its conven
tion,-. institutes, (Jdnferences, etc.,
lii ii-- methods of work, not doc
trine-; t geeks helpful co-operation,
not union, therefore it helps many
Of peculiar interest is the work
this organization to the people of
Baldwin, because of the fact that
the tate president is Hon. Erwin
Sbley, , yrmedfrtvjllel Oft the
•tat- executive committee is anoth
er citizen of Milldegcville, in Mr.
L C. Hall. These two men are av
ated with more than forty other
fion from over the state; men who
*rc outstanding in religious, busi-
n '--. prufesHionai and civic inter-
:n the’r respective sections.
ED. BOARD SEEKS
FEDERAL MONEY
New Schools to Re Built With
Fond if Received. Opening
Announced for Sept. 6th.
Supt. P. N. Bivins sa : d this week
that the Foard of Education was
endeavoring to secure Federal funds
with which to erect new school houses
throughout the county.
The new money will be used to
build brick school houses in all the
districts where schools are now
maintained, tile Superintendent said.
Congressman Carl Vinson has offer
ed aid in hccurinp this fund ,nnd
application has been filed. If the
Federal money is alloted to this
county, work will be started at once
to erect at least three brick school
houses of the most modern type in
the county.
The Board of Education in ses
sion last Tuesday, also announced
that a wire had been sent General
Johnson advising him that the Board
of Education would do everything
possible to co operate with the N.
I. R. A.
The schools in the county will
open on Wednesday. September
6th. The teaching staff for all the
schools has not been completed, but
a special session of the Board will
be held later this month to arrange
for truck routes and finally confirm
the teaching staffs for the school-
in the county.
Miller S. Bell Heads Organization to Root Unemployment and Depres
sion. Committees Named to Get Basinets Hoaaes Under Bine
Eagle and Start Basinets Humming Again.
Fir»« Plant of ThU Kind in This
Section of The State. Plant Opera
tion at Capacity.
Fifty-five business and profes
sional men, all employers, had sign
ed the agreement with President
Roosevelt to end unemployment in
Baldwin county und defeat the de
gression. Forces were organized un
der Miller S. Bell to direct a cam
paign to end unemployment und
break the depression.
At the direction of General John
son, administrator of the National
Recovery Act, Miliey S. Bell called
a meeting of club heads last week
to perfect organization plans to in
augurate the drive in Milledgeville.
At ths meeting Mr. Bell was named
permanent chairman or General,
Mrs. La-m-ir Ham. head of the Wo
man’s Division with the rank of
Lieutenant General; Jere N. Moore,
secretary; George H. Tunnel!, assist
ant secretary; Dr. E. A. Tigner,
Colonel and director of publicity.
The organization wap set up to
direct a drive to acquaint the pco-
■le with the National Recovery As
sociation and to get employers to
sign the agreement with the Presi
dent and to immediately put people
back to work. The committee will
also direct an extensive educational
plan to acquaint the consumer with
the general plan and to urge them
to buy from stores displaying the
Blue Eagle, the sign of the N. R. A.
At a meeting Tuesday afternoon
.•ommsttee? were named and_ the
drive launched that will combat un
employment in this county. Mr. J. F.
Bell was chairman of the committee
•hat worked out the commit^ set
up and piesented them to UK full
board for approval.
J. A. Horne was named Colonel
and head of the Volunteer National
Sales Army, with the following on
the committee; M. L. Curry, Ralph
c vnmerson, Joe. A. Moore, T. H.
■'lark, Joe Muldrow, and the Boy
Scouts. The Woman's Division of
this same committee was pluced
GROCERSADOPT
BUSINESS CODE
Retail Fowl Dealer* Allocution
Perfected. To* HaD Smith
Named Preiideot.
under the direction of Colonel Nell
Vomnck Hines with the following
members: Mrs. Geo. S. Roach. Mrs.
N. P. Walker, Mrs. L. P. Longino,
Miss Laura Shurley and Mrs. Jack
Edwards. These committee,
distribute cards asking confirmers to
buy from N. R. A. stores and help
build up sales among the consumers.
The education committe,
charge of public speaking will be
directed by Col. W. T. Wynn with
the following members: Father T.
J. McNamara, Rev. L. E. Roberts,
Rev. A. G. Harris, Rev. F. H. Hard
ing. Rev. Frank Quilliar, Rev. J.
K. McCluney, Rev. J. M. Gu^rt, Rev.
Henderson, R. W. Hatcher, L. N.
Jordan, Col. George Roach. Dr. J.
L. Beeson. Dr. E. H. Scott. Maj.
Sam Whatley, Col. Erwin Sibley,
Dr. Sam Anderson, H. S. Wootten,
J. F. Bell, Jr., J. T. Terry and
Hugh T. Cline.
This committee will arrange for
public speeches and direct the edu
cational prog, am to put before the
people the N. R. A. and its pit
Merchants have been asked
mediately sign the N. R. A. code
and at the same time warning
Lrued that merchant ! who hod signed
nnd Dried to comply will be dealt
with. Some criticism was made of
the merchants here who had signed
the blanket agrement and were i
complying with its srtecifieatini
In the mean time practically all
trqde associations ore preparing
codes for presentation to the admin-
stration for approval ai>d these or-
gon'zation? will control their particu
lar type of business. The codes cover
■ lie practices and other rules that
will tend to relieve unemployment
and bring about better business con
ditions. Pending the adoption of-
these codes, merchant? are urged
to sign the blanket code with the
President.
1ST COTTON BALE
GINNEDJWONDAY
J. M. Lee Brings 506 Pound Bale
to Market. Mrs. W. L Allen
Close Second.
The Smith Veneering Co., a lum
ber mill that is manufacturing ve-
peerffrg material, began operation
Monday under the management of
Mr. E. W. Smith and about fifty
people were given employement.
The new plant is located at the
D'.sr.d Lumber Co., yards. Sweet
gum, pine and cypress logs are boil
ed and run through the mill, the
product comi,ng out in a long ribbon
like strip. This is cut into specified
rises and put in the sun to dry be
fore shipping. The plant has been
■perating at its capacity since open
ing.
Messrs Jon. Hutchinson und W.
T. Recver, are interested in the
business. This is the first veneering
plant that has ever been built
this section.
BAN ON BEER IS
LIFTED BY CITY
Sale of Three-two Brew Cm Be
Made Within The City Limits.
Sales Resumed Tharsdiy.
Ti.e city police lifted the ban on
•h-i -ait- of 3.2 beer within the city
by an order from the police
committee of the City Council latt
Thursday and the "suds" went back
rithout restrictions Thurs
day ,
i.nng.
,j nch rooms, cafes and other
|’ ares of this nature began selling
• v - r again and the customer? were
' ■ ■ (• lap up large quantities of
•: the first few days. Twenty cents
" boule is the price charged.. The
Clty n ‘ r the state get revenue from
beer that is sold which is
v " J ?ht in from other state* who
4r * benefiting on the tax.
T' •• ban was placed on beer about
' * w *eks ago and all sales were
topped. Beer was sold here within
"«• days After it was legalized in
' h and continued on sale for
'-•! weeks. The City Council
' r 'tiered the sales storped, but
■ ilav lifted th- 1-an and beer
•tzejc were again popular.
Grocers of Milledgevilic and sur
rounding territory met at the Court
House Monday afternoon and or
ganized the Retail Food Dealers As
sociation With a membership of
practically one hundred, and all food
dealers which include meat mark
ets are joining.
Tom Hal! Smith, manager of L.
Smith’s Store, was named presi-
o! the organization and Mr.
and heard ’evidence in the death j. F . Bell, of Bell Grocery Co., was
if Lonnie Riley, who it was claimed na , ned secretary. The organization
' "* w ;il be •affiliated with the Georgia
Retail Food Dealers Association.
The grocers rescinded the action
of the week before which set open
ing hours at 8 o’clock and closing
hours at 6 o’clock and left the open
ing and closing hour to be regulat
ed by each individual grocer. Thurs
day afternoon closing will bei ob-
BOARD OF CONTROL AGREES!
TO AUTOPSY IN RILEY DEATH
Committee Declares Hospital Em
ployees Were Not to Blame Altai
Investigation of Ri>«y Death.
The hospital committee of
Board of Control that came here dent
wa? killed by i:tate hospital at
tendants. declared there was no
evidence to support the charge? and
exonorated all hospital .employees
of any b'tmc in the death of .Riley
in their report to the Board of Con-
trol
The committee suggested that tne
family have an autopsy performed
if they desired and assured the
family of co-operation, agreeing to
have Dr. Lamar, of the hospital
staff, do the work or to permit them
to employ any physician they de
sired to make the autopsy with Dr.
Lamar assisting.
Dr. Swint advised the Riley fam
ily of this suggestion but has not
heard further from them. The com
mittee went into a lengthy and com
plete investigation of all circum
stance? surrounding Riley's death
„d ti.t no bl.m. c.nld
b. placed .» »' tte h '” p,U '
officials or employees.
The Riley family have not smd
that they would agree *“
autopsy.
-vr.c- - usual until September 1st.
The grocer? declared they rescinded
the opening and closing rule in order
that they might wore fully enter
into the spirit of the N. R A. and
c-operate with the President.
A meeting of the food dealers
will be held Thursday afternoon Bnd
a c odc of trade practices will be
presented fpr adoption. The code
will regulate certain business prac
tices and upon adoption will be sent
immediately to the state organize
tion for national approval.
J. M. Lee, of Coopers, brought
the first bale of cotton of the 1933
season to market Monday afternoon.
The bale weighed 606 lbs and
brought 11 1-4 cents at the Union
Warehouse.
Mrs. W. L. Allen was a close sec
ond arriving about thirty m-nutes
later with a 436 lb bale which was
sold at Hornc-Andrcws for 10 cents
per pound. Tne Lee bale brought a
premium since it was the first bale.
With the first bale of cotton Mon
day the 1933 cotton Season was
opened. Good middling brought 10
cents per pound, a little below the
price peak that was reached a few
days ago when the market went
soaring.
The cotton activities ttis year
have captivited the interest, of
farmers since one-third of the crop
has been plowed under in an effort
to decrease the large surplus that
ha.- been built up during the past
l’cw years.
The Lee bale was ginned by
Cooper and Ivey and the Allen
bale was ginned by R. G. Smith A
Co.
CITY TAX ASSESSORS NOW IN
SESSION
J. A. Mayfield, Hugh T. Cline,
and J. R. Stanley, City Tax Asses
sors, have been in session since last
Thursday checking over the tax re-
... . turn* and making valuations on the
The Retail Food Dealers Associa- c j ty property.
is the first organization of re- 1 The assessors will probably he in
perfected here. , session about three or four- weeks.
| tail merchants <
WRECK VICTIM
IS EX-CONVICT
Man Wko Died La*t Wednesday
from Injuries in Anto Wreck
Wanted ia Nevada.
Finger prints of a dead man solv
ed the mystery which surrounded
the identity and actions of a party
of four people who were injured in
on automobile wreck on the Macon
highway Sunday night, July 30th.
The body of the man known to
Baldwin county officers as “D
Mitchell”, of Atlanta, was identified
when finger prints were made and
sent to Washington, ns D. M. Boyle
-ntenced to the statq.-pcnitentiary
In Carson City, Nevada, for a term
of from 6 to 20 year? for robbery.
Sheriff Haynic and Chief Broom
called Chief-of-Detectives Garrett,
of Macon, to Milledgeville Thursday
and he came over with Chief of In
formation Bureau Smith, of Macon,
and made finger prints of the man.
They were sent to Washington and
Saturday they were dentified as the
ex-convict wanted in Nevada.
Sheriff Haynic took warrants and
went to Atlanta Sunday where
Bobby Hunt and “Betty Compson”
were arrested. Hunt was held with
out bond and Tuesday it was learned
that he was Robert Weaver,
aviator, also wanted in Nevada.
‘Betty Compson" was identified
as Betty Duke, an Atlanta girl and
was released under bond. The -oman
who gave her name a? Mrs. Mitchell
was in a critical condition at her
Oakdale road home in charge of two
nurses. A warrant is held for her
arrest as soon as she recovers suffi-
- rntly and finger prints will be
taken in on effort to establish her
identity. Sheriff Haynie will turn
Hunt or Weaver over to Nevada
thorities.
The four people were wrecked
early Sunday evening July 30th and
brought to the City Hospital. Mitchell
or Boyle never regained conscious
ness and died last Tuesday. Mrs.
Mitchell suffered • broken jaw and
other injuries. Hunt and Miss Duke
escaped with minor injuries. Hunt,
Betty and Mrs. Mitchell went back
to Atlanta Wednesday after order
ing Mitchell’s body cremated.
Sheriff Haynie charges Mrs.
M tcheil with murder and Hunt and
Betty with drunk and disorder and
driving on the public highway while
drunk.
Mitchell’s body was held here un
til Friday when it was taken to Ma
con and Monday night was cremat
ed.
FUNDSOUGHTFOR
STATE KOSPITAL
Over NbKofl Dollar* to Be Spelt
a la^rovenent*. Food for
Thumb; Sciool Abo.
The State Board of Control in
charge of all eleemosynary institu
tions approved a survey at their
meeting in Atlanta Tuesday, asking
the public works administration for
69,456. to be spent in repairs,
and improvements at the state in
stitutions in- their charge.
Gov. Eugene Talmadge, A. C,
Wheeler, of Gainesville; R- B. Gil
bert, of Greenville, and Marion H-
Allen, of this city, were named a
committee to confer with the priblic
works advisory board for Georgia
and to present the appeal for the
funds to the President.
Under the survey made by Robert
A Co., engineers and architects for
the Board of Control. $1,206,658.
of the funds will go for self-liqui
dating or projects that would rc-
Jucc operating costs of tho institu
tions and the balance on repair? and
additions to relieve _ crowded condi
tions at the institutions.
Tne State Hospital will get $1,-
746,860. of the money if It is secur
ed. A heating plant and several
other additions will be made to
place the institution in a position
to accommodate all inmne presons in
the state.
Over two hundred thousand dol
lars will go to the Boys Training
School. It is understood that a new
? uildfeg will be constructed with
an auditorium and Nchool rooms.
The committee will make tie re
quest at once *o that if R is ap
proved funds will be available for
work to begin early in the fall.
COTTON FIELDS
ARE DEFECTED
Committee* Start Checkin; Up Ob
Plowed Field* to Approve
Acreage Cut a* Pleged.
•Seven committees in every section
of Baldwin coutny started this week
to check over the piowed-up cotton
fields to see that the farmer* -
complied with their agreement with
the government and plowed up ex
actly the number and the acres they
promised.
The committees will go over every
field and see that all rtalks have
been destroyed before they can give
the farmer a clean bill. Many farm
ers have left the stalks in the field
and Agent Langley warned the farm-
• rs that all plowed stalks must be
destroyed before they can get a
clearance sheet.
The committees at work are:
Coiperville—Howard West, M. A.
Gladdin, J. W. Hubbard.
Union Point—Gordbn Hootten,
Grady Pn?ey.
Furman Shoals—Soy Alford, A.
H Paschal.
Meriwether—E. A. Torrance, W.
C. Green.
* Browns—M. E. Webb, J. E.
Chandler.
Salem—Tom Huff, R. W. Mar
tin.
Scoltaboro—George HeUinshead,
Jesse Scott, Jr.
$5,SCO FOR RELIEF OF
UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE
COUNTY 6 SOUGHT
FARM COMMIITTEE VISI
ATLANTA
Agent L. R. Langley, O. M. Ennis,
M. E. Webb and John W. Shinhols-
tcr the cotton committee of Baald-
win County, attended the conference
in Atlanta the past week that was
attended by Secretary Wallace.
Miss Steele, representing the
State Relief Administration for Un
employment, spent several hours of
Tuc-day and Wednesday in the city
investigating local conditions. Whilo
here she consulted with Congressman
/inson, and several leading citisens.
It is hoped and expected that $5,-
000.00 will be secured here thi*
month to he used to give work to
•he unemployed. It i? not a charity
fund. A committee of six or sever,
local citizens will be appointed to
direct the expenditure of the fund.
Congressman Vinson, over the
^hqne, told The Union-Recorder,
that there was no doubt but that the
*5.000.00 would be secured for
Baldwin county at an early date.
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