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MilledgeviBe, G*., Aifnt 17, 1933
|glue Eagle Workers To Start
Intensive Drive This Week
Ipri.thm of Citjr Ur,, Co-^on-
1 bon » Polpi*" S«dw. Homo
I, Hoooe Conou to It Ihft.
plans have been worked out to
| |Ur> , n intensive drive that wiU
■ uke in every section of the county
I crrinp pe°P le lo bc * in buyin * now
I ,nd 'o help put all unemployed back
I *„ work. The drive will be under the
I direct’ 011 of the committees named
I ~v\ week at a meeting of the N. R.
|a. advisory board with Mr. Miller
I ?. Bel! as General.
I Mayor J. A. Home and Mrs. E. R.
■ Hine* will head the committees with
I .-.j , up,.ration of the American
■ Leeion that will be known as the
I Xrtional Sales Army. These c'ommit-
1 w iu peek the aid of every citi-
J Icn t0 start buying now and will
l,. k that N R- A. stores be given
I preference. A house to house_ can-
m yas will be made.
_ p„,f. W. T. Wynn is directing the
I (duration and speakers committee.
■ Lajt Sunday ministers in the city
Bulked on the N. R. A. from their
■ pulpits and other plana are being
I side to get the N. R. A. before the
I people and to familiarize them 'with
its purposes and plana.
_ The merchants of the citv are
■ lining up fast and signing tht Presi-
I dent'? agreement to increase -alaries
land to Rive additional people jobs
I it i r beneved that by September 1st
I many people wiJ be given work and
■ all the business houses of the city
I will be actively carrying out the
I cf deb.
I The big problem of the committee
I is to get people back to work and
I - start buying again. The drive will
I be intensive and every citiaen is
u a*ked to co-operate.
IJARRFTT BENFORD GIVEN
PARDON BY GOV. TALMADGE
Governor Declai-eo Ha Believed
Young Millcdgeville Man Innocent.
Arrived at Home Here Tuesday.
Jarrett Benford, convicted in 1924
for a statutory offense and given
I life in prison after a death sentence,
i» commuted by Governor Hard-
an, arrived at the home of his par-
iti. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Benford
■ in this city last Monday night after
| Gov. Talmadge had signed his par
don earlier in the day.
Toe Governor said he believed
I Benford to be entirely innocent of
■ the crime and laid the blame on
I Wade Johnson, who was convicted at
I the rime time on the same charge
land is now serving life.
The order was given W. O. Cooper,
I Jr.. Maccn attorney, who carried it
I to the State Prison and had Ben-
■ ford released and accompanied him
| to his home here.
Jarrett Benford met many of his
I old friends on his arrival here and
|ha« been happily rejoicing with his
I family over his release.
I SCHOOL TRUSTEE ELECTIONS
TO BE HELD FRIDAY
fill.boro, Midway, Brown*, Coop
ers and Union Point to Elect
Trustee, for Schools.
COL. MARION ALLEN CALLED
TO ATLANTA
CoL Marion Allen was called
to Atlanta Wednesday to appear
before the Public Works com
mittee to ask for the tour million
dollars that will be spent for the
eleemosynary institutions of the
rtatc. One million seven hundred
thousand will be spent at the
State Hospital and about one-
quarter of a million at th.‘ Boys
Training School.
Col. Allen will appear before
the board with the Governor and
other members of the Board of
Control. The hearing will be held
at ten o'clock Thursday morning.
COTTON PRICE
GOESTOPIECES
CrtteB Coding U Market Slowly
8c Price Wedaesdaj at Market
The cotton market went to pieces
this week a>.. has shown a steady
d»op every day until Wednesday
new coton was bringing Be per
pound as compared with 12 cents
about one week ago.
The first bale a.Tived latt week
and brought more than 10 cents.
About fifty bales have been brought
in to date, but rains and the de
pressed market have had a tendency
to hold the cotton farmer buck.
Authorities over the state arc
making an effort to get the market
back into a stable condition and to
bring the price up. The Georgia
delegation in Congress will go with
the Governor to Washington to ap-.
peal (for the immediate stabaliza-
tion of the market.
Man Held in Atlanta After Deatk
of W. D. MhckeH, Alias Boyle,
BrMfbt Back Here.
R. A. (Bobby) Hunt, who has been
ideaAiiitd 4? Robert Weaver and
wanted by Nevada authorities, haa
been brought to the Baldwin Coun
ty jail from the Fulton tower where
he has been held since his arrest on
a warrant from Sheriff Haynie who
charged him with being drunk on
the highway.
Sheriff Haynie said he was fold
ing Hunt for the Nevada authorities
who have been notified that they
can come and get him. Hunt admits
that he is Robert Weaver, an aviator,
wanted in Carson City, where he
escaped from the state pen.
It was in an automobile wreck
two weeks ago that B. D. Mitchell
was killed and Hunt with two wo
men injured. After Mltdis’l's death
he was identified as D. M. Mitchell,
wanted Nevada for robbery, and
the 'women and Hunt were ordered
arrested. The woman, who posed as
Mrs. Mitchell, is in her Atlanta home
in a serious 1 condition. She has not
Seen identified. The other woman
known as Betty Compson, but identi
fied as Betty Duke, was released
under bond. She visited Hunt Mon
day at the jail here.
Sheriff Haynie has heard noth
ing yet from the Nevada authorities.
COTTON PAPERS GO TO
WASHINGTON THIS WEEK
Chocks to Bogia Coming Back Early
Not Wook. A boat >23,000 Will
Bo Received.
All cotton papers, which o^)l sig
nify to the federal government that
the fanners of Baldwin county have
lived up to their agreement to plow
up a part of their cotton, will be In
Washington by Saturday and checks
to the farmers for the cotton they
have plowed should begin coming
back by Monday or Tuesday.
The inspection of the plowed lands
will be finished by the committees
by Saturday and the final papers
will go in. About 260 papers have
already been sent Farm Agent lang-
ley said.
The checks to the -farmtvs shouia
begin arriving Monday. Approxi
mately $23,000. will be paid the
farmers for the cotton they : have
plowed.
PAPER COMPANY OPENS
KAOLIN NEAR THIS CITY
Mr. L- Vickroy Who Spent Several
Month, Hare Testing Clay* i, in
Charge of Mine.
Trustees for the schools of Scotts-
;,nro . Midway, Brown, Coopers and
I nion Point will be elected Friday
I ■' S' the voters in these precincts. The
11 10 "® will open at nine and close
I at three and the usual rules govem-
■ i"R elections will be applied
u ni»n Point will ballot to elect
* tuccecror to R. G. Hotten, who is
» candidate to succeed himrelf. At
I Midw »y H. B. Roberts comes up for
I '‘•-election. Coopers C. R. Torrance,
| ” the candid >.te for re-election.
n.wns voters will rime a successor
1° ^ L Lawrence, who asks 'rc-elec-
■ and Scottaboro will name a
jtnistoe to succeed J. P. Overman,
9 i® also seeking re-election. Op-
n-nt« to these candidates have not
■ trade anonuncement*.
■ hospital pay roll issued
I TUESDAY
■ Employee, of the Millcdgeville
■ ‘ at e Hospital received their pay
■ -<tkr Tuesday for the month of
CHEST CLINIC
HERE AUGUST 31
Dr. Clar, Bamtt Sp«4i Snenl
Da,■ of TO. W«k Han BUk-
m, Plan.
Dr. Clara Barrett, of the State
Board of Health, spent several days
of this week at Dr. Moran's office
making plans for the Chest Clinic
that will be held at the Court House
August 3let and Sept. 1st under the
direction of the State Board of
Health in co-operation with the
county Health officer. Dr. O- F.
Moran.
Dr. H. C. Schenck will have charge
of the clinic that will have for its
purpose the examination of persons
with symptoms of tuberculosis and
of those who hav.- been in close con
tact with an active case of the
disease.
Dr. Barrett has been in Milledge-
ville since Monday and will be here
until Friday making arrangements
for the clinic and to give the tuber
culin akin test to all children from
one to eighteen years. A large num
ber of people have called at Dr.
Moran's office for the test.
The clinic will be held through
out the two dayB August 31 and
Sept 1. The Health car will come
here and all examinations will be
made in the car.
VISIT MORGAN COUNTY FARMS
Messrs. G. E. McWhorter, L. R.
Langley. N. R- J*ck»«n and John
Shinholster attended a farmer, tour
of Morgan county on Tuesday. At
noon a barbecue was given by a
leading fertilizer concern.
The Champion Coated Paper Co.,
of Hamilton, Ohio, have opened a
kaolin mine about sixteen miles from
this city near Poplar Springs church
in Washington county under the
management of Mr. L. Vickroy.
Mr. Vickroy came here about two
yearn ago and tested the clays, send
ing large quantities to the Ohio mill.
It was found that the days in this
section were suited for the coating
and filler used in the manufacture
of paper and were superior to the
English clays that were then being
used. Several tracts of land were
bought and Mr. Vickroy came here
•eccntly to put the mines In opera-
Offices of tbo company will be
opened in this city at a later date.
The company was the first in the
United State, to adopt the use of
Georgia clays in the manufacture of
paper. The plant ships about 2500
ons daily.
Mr. Vickroy is highly pleased with
this section of the country and has
sa d that the potential wealth in the
natural resources war great.
NEW GROCERY STORE TO
OPEN HERE SEPTEMBER 1ST
The building next to Davis Dry
Goods Co., and owned by Col. Marion
Allen, is being remodeled and made
ready for occupancy by the Alsup’a
Grocery Co., of Dublin.
The interior of the building will
be done over and this waek new
fixtures will be installed by the
Dublin concern. The Almp's grocer
ies are leading reta : i and wholesale
grocers of South Georgia and will
have an attractive store here.
The opening date will be an
nounced later.
SCHOOL PLANS
ARE BONG MADE
Crart Order Prercat* Board of
Edocatioo froa NuMg Track-
hf Ptnoutl at Meethf.
The Board of Education was in
session Tuesday afternoon to bring
to a conclusion final plans for the
opening of school September 6th,
but a court order prevented the se
lection of all the school teachers,
and has delayed the final work of
the board.
The injunction was filed by T. V.
Smith, principal of the Coopers
school, who also filed suit against
the board. The injunction would pre-
•nt the ooard from meeting but
Judge Park declared the board could
consider everything except the
lection of teachers. The suit filed
against the board by Smith grew out
>f a cfchtsovravy in the Coopers
:ommunity. The Board of Trustees
of Coopers recommended the elec
tion of Smith, hut before the Board
of Education took action, schoc)
patrons there filed a protest and the
Board of Trustees changed their
first decision and recommended that
Smith not be elected. Smith now
comes with a suit and asks the
courts to keep the board of educa
tion from taking action in this mat
ter. The case will be heard 6ept 4,
although Judge Park baa been asked
to change the date to acme time
the near future so thai. the board
can go ahead with their final plans.
The- Board of Education took up
the matter of school bus router »id
drivers and will announce these
with : n the next few weeks. Other
masters were alro considered.
Supt. P. N. Bivins declared that
the matters would be cleared up i
soon as possible.
LARGE CROWD WILL LEAVE
FOR CHICAGO ON FRIDAY
Sped'ial Train Leavas Millad*e»ille
at Nine O’clock to Arrive
Chicago Saturday.
A party of more than three hun
dred people will leave Millcdgeville
Friday morning at nine o'clock on
a special train from the Central De
pot and will arrive ji Chicago Satur
day morning at eight. The party will
be under the supervision and direc-
t'ton of Mr. L- S. Fcwler.
While in Chicago the World's Fair
will be the principal attraction, but
other places of interest will be visit
ed, including a cruise of Lake
M'chigan and a tour of Chicago.
The party will be in Chicago five
days leaving ther eThursday and ar-
rivlqg back here Friday morning.
On board will be a number of Mil-
ledgeville people. The passqpger lUt
was not completed Wednesday and
Mr. Fowler would not give it out
for publication.
Retail Merchants Organization
Perfected at Meeting Monday
ROTHSTEINNEW
BLUE MANAGER
DR. BEESON AND DEAN SCOTT
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Dr. J. L. Beeson and Dean Scott
returned Tuesday from a -hrec day
conference at Dnhloni-gn that was
attended and all school heads and
deans in the University system.
The work of all the schools and
department? was discussed and the
meeting was most profitable. Dr.
Beeson led the discussion on “The
Duties of the Chancellor'' and Dean
Scott talked on "The Relation of
Senior College to the High School.”
Dr. Beeson and Dean Scott raid they
had a greater knowledge of the sys
tem and the work that was planned.
SCHOOLS TO OPEN ON SEPT. 11
SERVICES METHODIST CHURCH
Union services will be held next
Sunday evening at 8:30 o’clock at
the Methodist church, Rev. L. E.
Robert^, ipa«?or of the Baptist
church, will preach.
Under tbo term of a> egreeanea*
oatwaan Dr. J. L. Baaooa, Cal. Gee.
S. Roach, mod Sup*. V. N. Bivia. tba
following schools will opaa oa Man-
day. Sap*. II:
PEABOOY PRACTICE SCHOOL
G. M. C. GRAMMAR SCHOOL
UNION POINT JR. HIGH SCHOOL
MIDWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
COOPERVILLE JR. HIGH SCHOOL
MERIWETHER CRAM. SCHOOL
EDDY HIGH SCHOOL (Col or ad)
Tha Georgia Miliary College will
open oa Wednesday. Sopt. *. and
the Georgia Stela Collage will open
on Wednaeday, Sept. 27.
Stir Fint Braewi Svcttk Wd-
ket Ban a, Pte .1 ZW?
rikBUChb.
Benny Rothrtcin, star. first base
man of the Milledgcville Blues, was
named manager oi the team Mon
day morning when Wallace Butte
resigned in order that ho might be
gin making plans for the football
season at G. M. C. this fall.
Coach Butts has kept the team in
the thick of the pennant race all
reason and it was with regret that
he war forced to leave the team. His
uccessor ia a ball player of wide
reputation and has been a mainstay
in the Blue attack this year, he is
leading the league in home .runs.
Tha Blues come home today to
meet two of the best teams in the
league. Thursday Americus will be
the team to battle the Blues and Fri
day Montezuma will be the foe. 'Both
of these team* are well up in the
fight for the penant. Montezuma won
the first half pennant aa the Colum
bus club and have been a jinx for
the locals all year.
The line-up received a shake up
under Manager Rothstelft. Grant has
been switched to short-rtop, Ennis
has been brought from the out field
to third and a new outfield, Robb,
•tar of the Bamesville club, has
joined Milledgcville and wdl play
left field.
The games this week will be the
best of the season and an effort is
being made to bring out a large
number of fans.
FIRST BUILDING
READY AT M.S.H
First of Four Structures Ordered
Built is Ready for 1€0 Female
Patieuts.
The first of the four buildings
that were ordered built by the Board
of Control at the Milledgcville State
Hospital to relieve crowded condi
tions and make room for many insane
persons held in county jails, will be
ready Saturday and opened the firat
of next week to receive patient*.
The building is a wooden struc-
•ure and is located near the Green
Building. It will house female pati
ents only. The Hospital authoritie:
hope to begin receiving new patients
next week. The crowded conditions
in female wards will also be partial
ly relieved by the new building.
Three other buildings are now In
the process of construction and will
be rushed to completion.
E. LBd, President, R. W. Hatch
er, Chairman, tad Freak Dari*
Secretary if New Off anratieu.
Retail merchants representing
fu^iture, hardware, dry goods,
clothers, and furnishers, and five
and ten cent stores met Monday af
ternoon and organised the Hilledge-
ville's Retail Merchants Association.
E. E. Bell was narmed President
and R. W. Hatcher, Chairman. Frank
Davis wan elected Secretary. The
merchant* adopted opening and
closing hours at eight-thirty ir. the
morning and closing at six-thirty in
the afternoon evory day in the
week except Saturday when the
closing hour will be nine-thirty. All
stores tn the organization will ob
serve these 'pours.
A resolution was parsed urging
that salaries of state employee? be
put back at the figure they were
before the cut* were made. The reso
lution declared that all commodity
prlcen were rising and that if the
buying power of the people employed
by the state was maintained the
wage scale must be increased. They
commended Col. Marion Alien for
his effort to prevent this cat and
cited his opinion that it was in keep
ing with the President's plan that
these salaries and wages be kept at
a high level.
R. W. Hatcher, A. W. Watkinr,
and Jere N. Moore were named a
committee to present this resolution
to Mr. Allen and solicit his aid. This
committee will also communicate
the resolution to the President; Gov.
Talmadge; Mr. Arthur Lucas, chair-
man of the Board of Control; Mr.
Hughes Spalding, Chairman of the
Board of Regents and Judge Rainey.
Chairman of the Prison Commission.
Tha- merchants also urg9d_^pm«i-
diatc action on the part of the Fed
eral government to stabalize cotton
pricch “Buirifcss recovery in the
South depends in a la re measure on
a good price for cotton", the reso
lution stated.
The organisation declared they
were ready to adopt the code that
would be presented by their national
organizations on August 22nd.
This is the first time an organi
zation of thia kind has been worked
out in Milledgevillc and the meren-
antr pan to work more harmoniously
together for the good of the whole.
RETAIL GROCERS MET I AST
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
3*1 Opaaiag oad Cteste* Hovn fOS-
All Stem That aro Mmtei ol
Now Orgaaiaattea.
RESERVE OFFICER5 ATTENDING
TWO WEEKS TRAINING CAMP
A group of young men, members
of the Officer? Reserve Corps, left
Milledgevillc Sunday for Fort Mc
Pherson, where ^hey will spend two
weeks in training.
The officers attending the camp
arc: Col. Joe Muldrow. James Brown,
Jack Davenport, Marion Donnelly,
Robert Little, Louie Wall, Jack Bais-
den. Jack Brown and Emory Chand
ler. These young men are members
of the 82nd Division and with other
officers of the division will be given
an extensive training for the two
weeks.
Walter Green has gone to Fort
Benning where he will train. He 1*
a member of a heavy tank company.
REVIVAL BEGINS AT CHRISTIAN
CHURCH SUNDAY
Rev. T. O. Slaughter, of Anniston,
Ala., well known preacher of the
Christian church, wll! conduct re
vival services at the Hardwick
Christian church throughout next
week. Services will be held at 7:46
p. m. each evening.
The public is cordially invited to
the services. Rev. Slaughter is a
l^rccful and interesting preache* 1 .
The Baldwin County Retail Food
Dealers Association beld a meeting
last Thursday afternoon and adopt
ed opening and closing hours for all
association members. The hours were
ret to open at 7:00 o'clock in the
morning and close at seven in the
evening every day in the week ex
cept Saturday when the closing hour
will be ten o'clock at night.
Tom Hall Smith, new chairman
of the organisation, was absent on
a visit to Ch : cago and the Vice-
president, J. C. Boston, presided.
Mr. J. F. Bell, Secretary, presented
the code that has been submitted by
the National Retail Food Dealers,
and the local organization adopted
it. The organization urged federal
action on cotton prices and asked
that salaries be restored to all state
employees to the same figurea be
fore the recent cuta.
MAIL CARRIERS WORKING HALF
DAY THIS QUARTER
The afternoon mail deliveiy has
been stopped this quarter as a part
of the economy act of the post office
department The mail carriers will
make the morning delivery as usual
but the afternoon delivery has been
stopped until after October.
Between now and the time the
delivery is started again. Dr. Tigner
is making an effort to get the Star
toute mail here earlier in the after-
-nn. so that there will be a larger
volume of mail to be distributed by
the afternoon delivery.
leading fertilizer conceit. J. , , a
here to shop? read union-recorder ads