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NUMBER 12
CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS MEETING
Many Matters of Importance Dis-
prstd of at RepuW Monthly
Session Monday Night.
The C ty Council field its regular
month': - meeting Monday night and
dispos'd "f a number of matters of
importance with Mayor Horne and
Aldermen Andrews, Arnall. dark,
Dn-rw*. and Stoirbridgo present.
. ,-ouncil heard a report from
", Beii. J., who has been deput'j-
to collect hnck taxes and locate
property roi on the digest. His re-
wed much progres* and the
pn.'sed a resolution com-
hir, work.
'ores, appeared before conn-
u- representative of Mrs.
Chi' Bonner and asked that Tatnsll
eon dark and McIntosh,
he opened. The council authorized
erect committee to ttivcstignte
td report the co*t of the work.
I)r. F A Tiirner iiresented to the
iwril a new map of the city show-
* the 1 roots that have recently
• -i riven new names The wap was
■ -cork of Miss France-, Stewart.
Th» street which parallels the
Oonra railroad tracks in the north-
r of the city was named Hall
by rouncil action,
council authorized the city
“v tu secure the right-of-way
ncock street necessary for the
iction of the new bridge over
h* Oconee river.
A petition from north Jefferson
»et residents to widen the ride
lk« in this section was read and
Wd to the street, committee
:h in - ructions that nn attempt be
ide to get his work included in
1 re’ipf projects.
(":t zens on south Jefferson street
: :i-n council to place parks in
- c m. r nf the two blocks south of
' C M. C. rampu\ This was al-
referred to the street coWmitteo
- 3 eurtrstion that an attempt be
ork included as a
Great Gridiron Classic Armistice
To Decide Junior Championship
council also approved a mo-
-1•!ashade trees through-
J ,a, ‘ ' that have died or been
Wroyed. -’vj :yt
• request of the Southeastern
W. r. Hartman was
l'Ctrician and inspector of
Coach Wallace Butts and his __
det eleven is ready for the whistle
Friday afternoon, at three o’clock
that will l end them to battle on
Davenport Field against the most
powerful team that has ever invad
ed the historic gridiron. Middle Geor
gia Junior College come* here primed
and po nted to defeat the cadets and
keep their record clean to give them
the Junior College championship of
Georgia.
•ceks the school down at
Cochran has had as its slogan,
“Beat G. M. C.”. They have lived
■ith this one thing uppermost in
the y minds .For two years past they
have gone down in defect, when vic
tory would have given them champ
ionship honor,; and this year they
come with one thing in mind and
that is to win. They will bring a team
of veterans keyed to the last notch
and reay to give their beat for vic
tory.
Coach Butts has been working his
team this week with four regulars
on the bench from injuries. He is
anything but happy over the pros
pects cf victory, but feels that this
team will give a good account of
themselves when the battle is over.
It will be the big game for the red
and black warriors and although they
will be out weighted, they will de
pend on speed and deception and
hard '-locking to bring them through.
A colorful holiday crowd » ex
pected to aec the game. Hundreds of
fans are coming from Cochran and
reports from neighboring towns indi
cate a regular prade into Millcdge-
ville Friday.
The game will start promptly at
three o’clock. The game promises to
bo one of the best to be played in
Georgia this year, and certainly the
best in junior college circles.
BIGGEST COTTON
DAY SINCE 1918
Over Two Hundred Bales of Cot-
toa Brought Here Saturday.
Over $75,000 Loaned.
Production Credit Association
To Be Organized Thursday
Trading farmers representing
every district in the county will
meet today (Thursday) at the Court
House to discuss plan,, for the or-
gan'zation of a Prod iction Credit
Association in this county to se
cure federal short toim loans for
general agricultural pui poses.
Mr. Firor, of the Production
Crcd't Corporat’on, will be the
principal speaker at the meeting and
explain the plan. Congressman Carl
Vinson will also -peak on the agri
cultural recovery prtogram of the
-w administration.
Farm Agent Langley i a arranging 1 Secretary-Treasurer «, wci. ns ap-
for the meeting and has asked the n _. „ nff:
following farmers to meet and dis- , ‘ c a * M w - »» tho rcc -
the proposed - organization ° rds of the associatio " will be un-
* Scott, G. W. Hollinshend. dor tha supervision of the Troduc-
Frank R’lcy, John Shmholster, Gor lion Credit Corporation of Colum-
don Hootcn, Roger Stembridge. C. ba, S. C.
R. Torrance, J. p. Moran. M. E.
*Webb, Willard Williamson, Rbb
Watson, W. C. Green. Hutch Pas
chal, Will Wood, Judge Ward, T-
A. Torrance, C. C. Wilkinson and
O. M. Ennis.
Production Credit Associations
are the connecting link between
farmers and the Intermediate Credit
Bank, as the local association en
dorses members' notes nnd recom
mends their discount by the Interme
diate Credit Bank.
Local associations will have a
board of directors. President and
DS. SIDNEY MrCEE SPEAKS '
BEFORE VETERANS IN MACON
E*ghty-se-;'ond Division Veterans
Gather for Annual Meeting Sun
day Evening.
“T e biggest cotton day since
1918” was the report of warehouse
men after last Saturday’s business
when over two hundred hale* of cot
ton were brught to the market and
loans of 10c per pound exceeded the
$75,000 mark.
Mr. J. A. Horne, of Horne-An-
drews Commrision Co., said the rush
continued throughout the day and
the business of the day exceeded any
day since the days of 1918 when
cotton was selling around forty cents
and the boll weevil was unknown.
Farmers throughout this section
arc availing themselves of the op
portunity to secure the 10c loans.
Milledgeville to Join in National
Observance of Armistice Day
The counci! approved an exchange
1 ‘ 0 °f 15 inch pipe for 175
” 1 ’ ' inch pipe with Eddy High
to l„- used in Improving the
" grounds. Notes to McDougald
struct o n Co., totaling $17.-
"'" rc renewed with the pay-
nt of $602.86 interest.
' resolution authorizing the ex-
m *° of 1 acre?, of land on Pick-
1 dre-t fo r fj ve ncrt . s a j ] an d n( j.
““c the water works property
4 the Exchange Bank was ap-
'CANIZATION of red cross
ROLL call praised
I" tiew of ’ho fact that the local
■ r has one of the best organized
n 'ent; f„ r the RoU Cn j, thi9
* ta! “ headquarters have re-
10 * .T , ^' er McNamara and Mr.
® IR * * unne H to prepare an out-
°f the plan and organization
wide distribution, and to
to all the daily papers.
■ s made for special
O,,. C0URT TERM NOV. 20TH
P'H-ncas have been issued and
>re being mode for the spec'al
u, rm of Baldwin Superior
' n to beg, - .
a timber 0 f c
on November 20th.
vil and crimnal cases
Veteran:- of the Eight-second Di
vision gathered in Macon Sunday
night for their annual meeting and
a large deiegat’on of veterans from
this county were pro-ent. Dr. Sid
ney L. McGee was the principal
speaker.
Mr. Stewar. Wootten presided at
the meeting as the president of the
organization, retiring at the conclus
ion in favor of Sir. Julian Peacock,
who was elected the new pres’dent.
Dr. McGee, who spent six months
of this year in Germany, spoke on
the Hitler regime and declared that
the head of the empire would
limit to hold his power, even to the
point of declaring war.
Col. Joe Muldrow also spoke
briefly on the program that wa*i
occasion to recall the day; of the
war and keep alive the spirit of the
82nd.
Those attending fiiom Rfillcdge-
•ille were: H. S. Wootten, J. F.
Bell, Jr., Dr. Sirm Anderscon. Dr.
EWwm Allen, Col. Joe Muldrow,
Bill Gholson, A. G Martin and E. F.
Hall.
ADDITIONAL RELIEF PROJECTS I
TO BE APPROVED
SPORTS EDITORS
TO WITNESS GAME
Judge John Cone. Morgan Blake,
Dave Jenkins, Jimmy Jones and
Walter Winn to Soend Day Here.
Distinguished sports writers
Georgia newspapers w’ll be honor
guests n t the G. M. C., Middle Geor
gia College foot ball game at Daven
port Field Friday afternoon. Judge
John Cone, of the City Court of At
lanta, will uccompany Morgan Blake.
Dave Jenkins, and Walter Winn, of
the Atlanta Journal, to the city.
Jimmy Jone\ of the Atlanta Con-
sMfut'on, nnd Bobby Norrie, of the
Macon Telegraph, will aim he pres
ent.
Cone is a distinguished
►ultimo!!* of G M C. nod hn« beep
von n special InvPnt’on to aecom-
ny the T»wsnnner men. He nd-
c-d Th" I'nion-Recorder Tue*dnv
nf lie would he h-ro with the party
Additional relief projects
presented to the inspector
expected here today in order that
work may begin on them at an early
date
Many projects have been started
and a number have been completed.
Ml=z Helseth has a krd committees
in each community to present their
requests for work at once in order
that approval can be secured.
the visiting editors will
i> e J be honor guesLs at a luncheon and
will witnps; the Armistice Day pa- ]
Poppy Day f„ Milled,e*ille
Again Expected to Cel
Whole-Souled Rtipoxx
Friday, the day before Armis
tice Day, will be “Poppy Day*’ in
Milledgeville, when the colorful
emblem* of Flanders Field will be
sold on the streets by a group of
women from the auxiliary of the
American Legion. The proceeds
go to help disabled veterans, their
families and dependent*
Th s annual sale of poppies, the
principal source of funds for the
relief of disabled veterans, aside
from federal compensation, always
receives whole-hearted response
from Milledgeville people.
Miss Floride Allen is chairman
of the “Poppy Day" sales and asfcs
the whole hearted response forim
the people here.
Mascns to Honor
J. Furman Bell
Life Membership Card to I
Lodge to Be Preiented Part
Worshipful Master.
REV. HARRIS HONORED
Rev. A. G. Harris, pastor of the
Persbyterian church of this city,
was appointed assistant Grand Chap
lin of the Grand Lodge of Masons
at a session of that organization
held in Macon the past week.
DR. McGEE TO SPEAK ON
CERMANY THURSDAY AT G.M.C.
Dr. Sidney McGee will speak at
eleven thirty o’clock at the G. M. C.
chapel and the public is cordially
invited to hear ’him.
The address is sponsored by the
Current Event Club at the college
and will deal with conditmns and
•affairs in Germany. Dr. McGee spent
several months traveling in Ger
many nnd made a study of the
Hitler regime.
Coach Rentz, faculty advisor, and
Col. Roach have extended an invi
tation for the people of the city to
hear the address. '
Over Eight Hundred Dollars 1 _
Given In Community Chest Drive
Members of Benevolent Lodge No.
3, F. & A. M will honor a past
worsh'pful ma.qter and a i.ian —ho
has rendered conspicious and faith
ful service to the fraternity on
Thursday evening, when a life mem
hership card w’ll be presented Mr.
J. Furman Bell.
The spcc’al meeting will he pro
ceeded at a banquet which will be
served in honor of Mr Bell, in th-*-
-iub rooms. Worshipful Master Sid
ney Lee Stembridge will preside
during the program.
cv. A G. Harris will welcome
visitors which will include tht
newly elected Grand Master, Guy
ford, who will speak during the
Lanquet. The presentation will be
, , , Made by Past Grand Master Joe A.
*° • 1 " »"""•• Mr 1 M™ re . «nj Mr. B-ll will nv.nd to
- 'Utf photonrupher o. , h , dl „ f ,„,, h „„„ r th „ u . n ,
I '< rred on him nnd which few Mn
" sons are accorded.
During the program n musical
program will he given by a mixed
quartette composed of Mrs. L. P.
Longino. Mrs. Keel, Messrs. Olin
Banks nnd Sidney Stembridgi
male quartette composed of Messrs
Harris Rogers, Harry Wheeler,
Banks and Stembridgo will al o sing.
Mr. Bell has held many important
positions in all branches of Masonry.
For many yeais he has been chaii
man of the Finance Committee of the
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Ma
sons. He has served the local or-
gnnizat'ons in many ways and has
for a number of years been a trus
tee of the Masonic club.
The life membership card will bo
of gold and will bear a suitable in
scription.
Other distinguished Masons who
will be present will be Mr. Bill
Penn, Grand secretary of Royal
Arch Masons, and Mr. Frank Baker,
grand secretary of the Grand Lodge
of Georgia.
All members of the Benevolent
Lodge and their wives arc invited
to the meeting.
Wii
j the Journal, will ma’ic- pictures of
the floats and action pictures of th*
I Rami..
The sports scribes come here to
see the G. M. C. team in action
to witness what is expected to be
the outstanding Junior College gam'
of the year The visitors will be the
guests of The Union-Recorder while
in the city.
DR. W. H. LaPRADS WILL
PREAjCH IN CITY SUNDAY
Dr. W. H. LaPrade, Presiding
Elder of the Augusta District, will
preach at the Milledgeville Metho
dist church next Sunday morning at
11:30 o'clock, and in the afternoon
hold the fourth quarterly conference.
This is Dr. LaPrade's la*t visit to
the McthnH’it church here before
the annual session of the North
Georgia Conference which convenes
Atlanta. November 22nd, and it
hoped to close out the year's work
rear as possible.
Orr >missioners Inspect Plans for
New Bridge Over Oconee River
-f'Unty
„ T - Commissioners in
; e , t , u,, ' in S' lookted osier and
y.., ‘ for the new bridge
, ' kuilt across the Oconee
-W.. :i C0St of *215,000.
!„ r ' nnd h vhway workmen
“ r 0,1 this week staking
" right-of-way and city
v authorities are proceed-
■_ . * cur ° Cie right-of-way
ready for the construe-;
, ' art . the
The curves at the approach on each
side will be eliminated and a new
fills will have to be constructed.
The engineers are also studying the
Columbia street project and have
•made lame investigation to see if
the Eatonton highway can be brought
into the city through the railroad
culvert soma distance from its pres
ent location.
The contracts for the bridge will
hi, mot|Qu | probably be let late this month.
“ will he of concrete! .11 pta| "f
" > several feet up j fin *l arrangements have been made
present bridge. ; to advertise for bids.
commissioners I .
Leadert of the Red Cross Com
munity Chest Drive were gratified
with the progress made at the close
of the first week with over eight
hundred dollars pledged and con
tributed to the fund. Father Mc
Namara, cha’rman. said he was
pleased with the first week work and
urged workers to intensify their
tivities this week to reach the quota
as quickly ar possible.
It is the purpose of the leaders
to make this the only appeal for
charity to he made this year and
an appeal has been made for every
citizen to give either through their
church organ'* aUon ar t0 the strect
committee.
Father McNamara issued the fol
lowing statement:
Is your name listed below? If not
..id if you do not intend to make
„ donation -to MiJIcdgcvllle’s and
Baldw'n County’s Charity Drive br-
• ore the close of the Drive en No-
• ember 19th then you have failed j
n a very serious chric and rel ! gVrr j
duty. Your city and county are be
ing mobilized for the relief of your
poor and needy,—thin in response to
the call of our President and to the
Voice of God,—and if you fail to
respond then you are, indeed, a
slacker. No one, failing in this evi-
den- duty, can escape the odii
that tena, slacker, for the Com
mander-In-Chief of the Nation’
forces has issued his command for
and has said that that
none. All, ex
ids imp're the
Drive, are expected to rerpond.
There is and can be no excuse for
•ryone. because none are expected
♦n contribute beyond their means
AH are. however, expected to con
tribute according to their mean*. No
doaation is considered small, none
"- '■'uisidered big,—all are judged
as the expression of the individual’s
consciousness of responsibility as
reeponsibiltv stressed by our Presi
dent. and conscience. Give, but give
(CtaHstol on bull hi*)
AUTHOR AND ORATOR TO
SPEAK AT G. S. C. W.
Dr. Will Durant, author, philoso
pher and orator, will speak at G. S.
C. W. next Monday evening on the
lyceum program of the college, Prof.
Thaxton has announced.
Dr. Durant has debated the noted
crimnal lawyer, Clarance Darrow, on
several occasions and has a splendid
insight into the affairs of today.
Big Parade to More at Oue O’clock
Friday Naveabcr lttk. Program
at G. S. C. W.
Friday will be observed as Armis-
tico Day in Milledgeville. People of
this county will join in the nation
wide celebration and will commemo
rate with impressive and appropriate
ceremonie. the anniversary of that
day fifteen years ago when the
greatest armed conflict of all time*
came to nn end. MillcdgevHle’s cele
bration will not ony celebrate the
signing of the Armistice, but will
be in the nature of a pledge of con
fidence and support to the Presi
dent’s program ot recovery in his
efforts to bring the nation out of
another war.
A colorful parade, military in
character, but also includ’ng a big
NRA section led by Mayor Horne,
Congressman Carl Vinson and City
Council, will move through the heart
of the city at one o'clock immediate
ly proceeding the Armistice Day
Ceremonies at the G S. C. W. Auli-
torium.
The program l* under the sponsor
ship of the American Legion and the
AuxiFtiry. Capt Frank Mansfield will
act ns marshall of the day and com
mand the parade. All floatn and units
that will take part in the parade
are asked to be ready to move at
fifteen minutes to one o'clock. The
Legion and 'military section will
form on the G M. C. campus and the
NRA section will form on Hancock
street just west of Jefferson street.
parade will terminate at the
college auditorium where the exer-
ii*< w’ll be hold. Hon Sidney Camp
ste Commander, will deliver the
~’ l ,: oe Day addrefw and will be
reduced -fcy Col. Marion Ennis. A
■mor.nl puguant honoring Bs'Jwin
Coun'y’s hero dead will be a fca-
the program. Music ap-
pinprintc to the occasion and fea-
uring war **ng, will ulso be a ; art
of the program. Dr. Sam Anderron.
Commander of the Lcg'on, will pre-
ride. At the conclusion, after a
moment of silent prayer, taps will
be sounded.
The order of the pnra-io will be:
... A C. hnttallion, Baldwin Blues,
Gold Star Mothers, Lcgionaires and
Auxiliary, Veterans of other Wars,
Patriotic and service clubs, school
children and NRA section.
The Armistice Day celebration
prom’ees to he the most imprerrive
and outstanding in a Juimlbcr of
years. All business will close at
twelve o’clock. Mayor Horne has
issued a proclamation calling for the
observance of the day and giving
special streps and importance tc ’’e
spirit of the occasion which not omy
commemorateo the end of war, but
also appeals to the patriotic spirit of
•he people to join in another war,
but a war against an unseen enemy,
the depression.
Hundreds of visitors are expected
to come here for the doy.
EPISCOPAL WOMANS AUXILIARY
TO OBSERVE QUIET DAY OF
PRAYER ARMISTICE DAY.
The National Executive Board of
the Episcopal Woman’s Auxiliary,
feeling the need for a realization of
the power of the spiritual life has
arranged a day of prayer to be held
Saturday, November 11th, in each
parish of the church throughout the
The women of Saint Stephens
parish, whether members of the
Auxiliary or not, are specially urged
to come to the church and spend
fifteen minuter* in prayer and quii
meditation on this day. The churl
will be open from ten to twelve A.
There will be no service, no
I music and no address. Special leaf
lets containing appropriate prayers
to be used on this occasion will be
placed in the vestibule of tho
church.
County Commissioners Set Salaries
At Same Figures as Those Of Last Year
At the regular meeting of the
County CommiqsionerR Tuesday sal
aries for all county officers and em-
oyees were approved at the same
fure they were for the past year.
The Commissioners dropped the
urt house matter for the present
id unless an offer i« made by the
Board of Regent*, will abandon hope
for a new LaiMing within the near
future. The (Commissioners stated
that if the college desired the prop
erty they would be glad to have an
offer for consideration, but since
they did not desire to sell, they
would make no suggestion to the
Regents.
A number of routine matters were
discuss’d, and *1
