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A BALDWIN COUNTY •
INSTITUTION •
Milledgeville, Gx., December 28, 1933
Consolidated in IS72
State Hospital^ Asks For $1,900,000 Construction Fund
Superintendent Oconee Bridge
Construction Arrives in the City
p B. Carson, of Sp«rt»nb«rg, S.
C., Be Superintendent of
Construction on Bridge.
p B Carson, superintendent of
consT-iCtfon of tho Carson-Young
contractors, who have been
the contract to build the
x br iico over the Oconee river,
wrv.c! in JfflledgetrUle Tuesday and
• immediately began plans to begin
>r. the new structure.
Mr- Carson said work would be
rjr.ed ut once, although the pyeli-
binary st-t-up would be small until
lie work began progressing at full
jpewl Machinery will arrive this
tffk and will be immediately set-
tp at the bridge site. The unemploy-
tj of fee here wilt furnish all labor
for the job. Mr. Carson said he
(oold not say at the present how
E»ny people would be given emnloy-
Efst. but said the weekly pgy roll
1 be substantial. He said that
the number to be given employment
would increase as the job progressed.
The contractors hope to have the
job well under way by January
loth. Construction will be pushed
rapidly forward to finish the job
i as possible.
Happy New Year
As we approach the New Year
we arc mindful of and sincerely
appreciate the generous patron
age given us the past year. Wo
Want to assure you we are deep
ly grateful to all our friends and
customers. Slay we take this oc
casion to wish for you. each one
of the citizens of Baldwin county,
many blessing during the coming
year. May your cup be filled to
overflowing -.vith the good things
of life and may God’s blessings be
with each of you.
As we enter the New Year we
pledge a continuance of that de
votion to public interest which has
characterized this paper for more
than a century. Our interest is
with, and our energies devoted
to, tl«e welfare of all the people.
THE- UNION-RECORDER
R. B. Moore, Editor and PiAliaher
CHRISTMAS DAY
PASSES QUIETLY
Uni Weather Prevails. Nuj
Viators ■ City as Family Re-
* Christmas day passed quietly.
Ural weather prevailed, a warm sun
truing from an almost cloudlen
■ky throughout the day to add to
tk? peace and joy of the day cele
brated throughout the world as the
birthday of Christ.
The religioua observance of the
hy began with a midnight Mass at
the Catholic church with sermon by
father T. J. McNamara. A large
rwfrrvgat on assembled to reverent
ly usher in the birthday of the Prince
•f Peace. At eleven o’clock, services
*rre held at St. Stephens Episcopal
church. A large congregation of
^Wrhippers assembled to take part
® Ibis service. Other churches had
wlehrtted the Christmas day with
o n Sunday. Cantata* at
Presbyterian and Methodist'
“"rhc Sunday afternoon were the
Jp'fi’ul Christmas programs, al-
“°Wh the morning services at all
Sureties had as the theme the
® Vt!!s message. Sunday School
* ,rr ’ces were also centered around
•vent in world history,
was the occasion of
“° y family rcun'ons. Visitors from
. CrTtT Ihe country were here for
and many former citizens
i for the first time
•era I,..,.
hon"* 11 / yCars " * n P^ckically every j
j * ' ; gathered around the
^ roa,, l to quietly enjoy the
CMlare
' hr: •
'
were out of bed early
morning to see what
c 'uus had left. The blare of
»»ok an * p,,pp ' n R °f fire crackers
Tk u IDany "ould-be late sleepers.
*?* I -* er “ n<i s * 10Ut9 °f ohildren
■a th/ e#rly mornin E silence,
ing ! “ffemoon hunting, motor-
Rian» n ! * K " Picture show attracted
*** *hu
fook advantage of the
r 1o ^ 0ut of doors.
i e , l , ’’ross and other chari-
"“'iy . rrtlvi ' ,e< f for the poor and
‘ l "“ county so that none
if-„ , “ ' ’he happiness and pleas-
the day.
V C0| «C[L TO MEET
MONDAY NIGHT
Horne will call tho
•h.. mCd *'° or< * or Monday night
T' mmting of the new
first meeting of his
' v " a r term.
-e W *1 rend },1 S nn
other annual business
•mnlovees for the new
•looted.
BIDS ASKED FOR
COLUMBIA ST
Higkway to Award Contract Jaa-
nary 11th for Paviaf and Grad-
ivg on Eatenton Highway Link.
The State Highway Department
has asked for bids to pave and grade
a short section of Columbia street
which will connect the city paving
with the Eatonton highway paving
to complete an all paved route from
Atlartfia to 'MtilledgoviHe excejlt a
short stretch in Morgin cc^nty
which has already been ordered pav
ed
The contract will be awarded on
January 11th for immediate con
struction. The present road will be
graded and changed before the pav
laid. The completion of th ; i
road will bring the Eatonton h : gh-
way directly into the city to join
with the Macon road at the Colum
bia and Montgomery street inter
sections.
When the work here and in Morgan
cou£y 4s finished, Geoi^Jia's frst
permanent capitol wall be connected
with an all paved route with the first
capitol, Savannah and the present
capitol, Atlanta. Many dangerous
curves which are now in he road
leading from the c ! ty will be domi
nated and travelers on this road
will be brought directly into one of
the most attractive residential
tions of the city, and just a block
from the Georign State College for
Women.
MR. W. H. MONTGOMERY
HAS HEAVY LOSS BY FIRE
ergo Barn and Content*. Pair of
Mule, and A Hor.e Burned La.*
Thursday Morning.
Mr. W. H. Montgomery suffered
heavy loss Thursday morning of
st week when his three story bnm.
a large quantity of hay and corn, a
pair of young mules and a horse
re burned. The bam was located
un Mr. Montgomery’s plnce ten or
twelve miles North of the city on
the Eatonton highway, where he
operates a farm and dairy. When
the blaze was d : scovercd it had made
such headway that it was impossible
to extinguish it or save any of its
contents or mules or horse.
A herd of twenty-three fine Jersey
cows, which were in a shed adjourn
ing the barn, made their escape.
The loss sustained by Mr. Mont
gomery fails heavily upon him. and
is deeply regretted by his many
friends.
0. B. LEVERETTE
DIESJNWRECK
Auto Accident Christmas After
noon Fatal to Groceryman.
Seven Others Injured.
Expenditure of $25,461.85 On
Air port Here Approved Wednesday
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at four o’clock at
the chapel of Joe. A. Moore for O.
Binion Leverett, who was killed
Christmas afternoon when - his auto
mobile collided with the car of Mr.
Floyd Mays, of Louisville. Ga., about
three niles from Milledgeville
the Sandersville road.
Mr. Leverette was enroute with
his wife from the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Doc Giles, Mrs. Leverctte’s .
ents, returning home after spending
the day at the Giles home. He
started to pass another car when
the collision happened. Mr. May had
h : s wife and four children in the
car with hm and was returning to
Louisville after spending the holi-
dayb in Atlanta with relatives. The
Impact of the two automobiles shat
tered the windshields and door glass
es and hurled Mr. Leverette fiom
the car crushing his skull. Mrs.
Leverette received minor cuts and
bruise* and a broken rib, but
discharged from the City Hospital,
after her wounds were treated
Hope May, the eight year old
daughter of Mr and Mrs. May, is In
a critical condition at the City Hos
pital, suffering from injuries of the
head and internal injuries. O’Don-
aly May, 12 had his left arm brok
en. Mr. and Mrs. May and the other
children, Floyd, Jr., and Harold,
escaped with cut* and bruises.
Rev. L. E. Roberta and Rev. J. L.
Pitman conducted the funeral aer-
vicea Wednesday and inter._^snt was
in the city cemetery. The follow
ing served as pall-bearers: Green
Peeler, Dr. M. F. Stembridge, L. K.
Stevens, C. D. Bonnell, T. A- Ash-
field and Reuben Ashefield.
Mr. Leverette was bora In Wash
ington county where he grew to
young manhood and was married to
Miss Robertta Giles, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Doc Giles. He lived for
several years in St. Petersburg.
Fla., returning to Milledgeville four
i ago and was qmployed at L.
N. Jordan’s Service Station. About
year ago he entered the grocery
and meat market business and had
successfully operated this store since
that time. He had a number of
friends throughout this section, and
was known as an honest upright
young man. He was a member of
Harmony Baptist church.
Mr. Leverette is survived by his
wife; father and mother. Mr. and
Mrs. T. J. Leverette, of St. Peters
burg, Fla., two brothers, Ernest
Leverette, Clearwater, Fla., Frank
Leverette, St. Petersburg, Fla., and
three sisters. Mrs. J. Z. Stanley,
Mrs O^car Hodges and Mrs. Fred
Walls, all of St. Petersburg.
With the recommendation of A.
W. McCaimack, C. W. A. Airports
Engineer from the U. S. Department
of Commeice the city is asking for
*25,401.85 from the federal C. W.
A. fund for the improvement and
enlargement of Case-Fowler Field,
municipal airport. The fund was ap
proved Wednesday afternoon and
will be immediately available.
Mr. McCormack with Augustus
Leazar, also of the aeronautics
branch of the department, spent
Thursdap here and conferred with
ity offirials. The engineers inspect
ed the airport with Mayor Horae,
Aldermen L H. Andrews and S. D.
Stembridge, who is also head of the
C. W. A. in the county. The en
gineers recommended that the field
be enlarged and the runways made
smooth and wider to accomodate all
type ships. It is probable that a
hangar and beacon light will bo
erected at the field. The present
project only calls for actual work on
the field and the construction of one
or two small houses, however,
eighty per cent of the fund will go
to labor, it was stated.
Mr. McCormack pointed out that
M.iledgcville was on the direct route
from Atlanta to Brunswick which
will prdbnbly be the new route to
South America, when the new
way 8 recently charlered by Lindherg
are opened. The field hero will b
emergency landing field and will be
sufficiently large tb accommodate
all types of shipr. The plans \
forwarded to Atlanta with the ap
proval and recommendations of the
engineers and approval was received
in a telegram to L. H. Andrews
Wednesday. --TBT
Over $600,000.00 Federal
Construction Available for County
Over six hundred thousand dollars
have beon allocated - for Baldwin
county under the Civil Works and
Public Works Adn$ni#tnttion pro
grams and is available for immediate
use.
Of this amount $292,200 will go
for buildings at Gt S. C. W. This
work will be started within the next
few weeks and will give employment
a large number of people, releas
ing a large weekly pay roll.
$215,000 has been appropriated
for the new bridge over the Oecnee
river and $50,000 for tho paving on
Columbia street. The contract for
the bridge has been let and the Co
lumbia street contract will be let
January 11th. Th,*se projects will
also give employment to many peo
ple and add pay rolls to the county
income. $60,000 in Civil Works pro
jecta have been asked. A part of this
money has already been spent and
additional projects are now waiting
approval. An additional $25,000 has
been approved for tho airport. The
State Hospital has aloe applied for a
large sum to be used in connection
with a federal project in the county
which is likely to bring more than
a million add'tlonal dollars into the
county.
The large amount of money to bo
spent for construction in this county
with'n the next year will be a boost
ftp fcqSiness, adding (materially to
the buying power of tho people.
Practically all unemployed will be
given jobs and it is lhcely that Mil
ledgeville will experience a business
boom.
Congressman Carl Vinson, who
was the only Georgia Congressman
to support the New Deal program
entirely, has been active to secure
these fends for the county and ritsr.
He urged the construction of the
bridge several months ago.
NEW BUILDINGS
ONBIGPROGRAM
Y
More Land to Be Acquired for Ex-
pauion of Hospital Facilities.
Government Approval Asked.
The Board of Control is asking
the federal government to spend ono
million nine hundred thousand dol
lars for tho construction of new
!>uild : ngs, the addition of more lands
and Improvement ot present facili
ties at tho (Milledgeville State Hos
pital.
During the past week options have
been acquired on sixty-five acres of
land in Oconee heights on which
huild : ngs will be built, a railroad line
will be run and other improvements
will he made. The options have been
acquired so that approval of the gi
gantic program will make possible
immediate expenditure of the fund.
Under the program, which has not
yet been definitely announced, three
new buildings will be constructed
and other improvements will be
made. The Georgia Public Worka
Council was asked to approve the
program in order that officials in
Washington might be petitioned to
order the funds expended. Under the
plan the federal government wfill
have charge of the construction aa a
Public Work* Project.
Dr. R. C. SWInt seid Wednesday
that the plans had been submitted
to the Georga authorities. Mr.
Homer Bivins, business manager of
the hospital, went to Atlanta Tues
day and had not returned late Wed
nesday night. He appeared before
the Public Works council to furnish
the necessary data.
The authontl.s fed confidant that
the program will be approved and
the hospital here will be made one
of the largest in the nation.
RECORD BUYING
CHEERS M’VILLE
MARVIN BATEMAN DIES STUDENTS RETURN TO
FROM PISTOL WOUND SCHOOL NEXT WEEK
Yeung Man Accidentijr Shoota Self
Early Sunday Morning and Died
DR R r .WNT Rfi-ElECT'.D
PRESIDENT OF KIWANIS
Officers Elected at Meeting Last
Thunday. KiwanU Clo.ec Year of
Many Actiritie..
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO
MEET TUESDAY
The County Commissioners will
hold the r regular meet ng nex‘
Tuesday. The most important bun-
ne.-s will be to name a successor *o
R H. Lawrence as County Police
man 1 .
Dr R. C Swint was again elected
Pres : dent of the .Milledgeville Ki-
wnnis Club at the nnnual election of
offers and directors last Thursday
evening.
Other officers named were: M. W
Stembridge, wee- pres'dent; Dr
Francis Daniels, trustee; W. T-
in. trea-urer; George H. Wob-
Fred Starr. W- D. Morrison and
W H Arnall. directors.
The club closed a most success
ful year with many civic accomplish
ments to i‘s credit. At the meeting
Thursday A. W. HcCormnck. C. W.
A. A’rport« Engineer, and Mr Au
gustus leazar. of the Department of
Commerce. sp°h e before the ’ club
and told of plans to enlarge *he
local a’rport.
Marvin Bateman, young man, died
(Monday afternoon at the City Hos-
fital from a pistol wound accidental
ly inflicted early Sunday morning
whilo at the home of Alfred Rey
nolds in Hardwick.
Burial services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at two-thirty at
the Camp Creek church cemetery.
Elder Will Green, of the Primitive
Baptist church officiating. The pall
bearers were: Messrs Watt Evans,
W. H. Ivey, Elmore Torrance, J. T.
K’ng, Sr., Tim Bloodworth, A. B.
Torrance, C. B. Ivey and T. A.
Torrance.
Mr. Bateman toid Sheriff Haym'e
and attending physicians ho did not
hink the gun loaded and while
playing with it he pulled the trigger,
the bullet entering his abdomen. He
at the home of Alfred Reynolds
w'th Coleman Rouis and a man
cd Berger, whe-n the acc'dent
happened. He was rushed to the City
Hospital and an operation perform
ed in an effort to save his life. He
died about four o’clock Monday af
ternoon.
Mr. Bateman is survived by one
brother. James Bateman. Atlanta;
three sisters. Miss Fleta Bateman,
this city: Mrs. Annie Patterson, At
lanta; and Mrs. Fannie Eades,
Wt'h’ngton, D. C.
ONLY SEVEN ARRESTS MADE
DURING CHRISTMAS SEASON
GOLF TOURNAMENT TO END
Mr George Fisher and Mr. Roy
Hayes will nlny this week to decide
the golf champion of the Echctah
Conntrv C»«*b murre. The play-off
—5*1 be Thursday.
The city police reported only
yen arrests in the city from Fri
day until Tue«dny. which included
the Christmas holiday season.
AH th" arrests were for drunken
ness or d : sordorlic* caused from cx-
:essivo drink’ng. Those docketed in
•h" c'tv barracks were: Marv liar-
-'r W’H'e Frown. John Sumlin.
George Boyer. Frank Rav, Ann ; e
Bolts aid Georgia Ray. There were
”o arre.-t? on Christmas day.
G. M. C. and County School* Open
Tuesday. G. S. C. Open. Wednes
day. Teachers and Students Leave
‘‘Back to School” wilt be the or
der of the day next Tuesday when
the Christmas hol days end and the
children, yonng people, and teachers,
bring to an end their ten day vaca
tion to enjoy Christmas.
G. M. C. and the county schools
open Tuesday, January 2nd. All
schools will open on time at the usual
hour and the regular routine will
bn taken up where it was left off
ten days ago when schools closed
and students went home looking
forwaid to the season of joy and
celebration.
The cadets from other cities w : !l
return to Milledgeville Monday. A
larger enrollment is anticipated by
Col. George Roach for the spring
term. The activities of this term wil'
center in the mil’tary detjprtmcni
with inspections and drills for special
occasions capturing the spotligh 1
G. S. C. W. opens next Wednes
day. Students and faculty members
will return Tuesday and classes will
begin as usual tho next morning.
The new term will be one of unusual
acrivitiea.
Teachers and students who have
been at homo for the holidays w'll
begin leaving Sunday and before
Tuesday morning, all of them will be
gone. The Christmas vacation season
of play will be over which means
hack to work for the young people.
BLAZE DOES SMALL DAMAGE
TO Mr MULLEN HOME
Retiii Merchants Vastly Pleased
With. Busy Christmas Season.
People Throaf Streets.
Milledgeville is well on the i«ad
to recovery, according to reta ! ! mer
chants here, with Saturday, after
of the busiest Christross sea-
in years, reported a volumn of
trade that reflects a return of buy
ing power and optimism.
Without boasting or a tendency
toward exagaration, merchants in all
lines of bus : ncss, registered satis-
facrion in the growing volumn of
business thnt has been experienced
in the past few months, culminating.
the buret of trade that has been
enjoyed during the Christmas sea-
Tncrcases of as h gh as fifty per
cont were reported over a corre
sponding period of 1932. The Post
Office did a tremendous business
and h gher postal receipts were re
ported. Truck loads of out going
nnd incoming mail reflected the in
creased business of the season.
Great masses of people thronged
the streets throughout Saturday from
•ar'y morning until late in the n’ght
ind stores were crowed. A happy
congenial sp ! rit prevailed as tho
shoppers hurried in and out of
stores throughout the day. There
wa< an absence of any bo'sterous-
ne r s or dranknne«s among *he «*owd
throughout the day and the arrests
were few.
When the Christmas business clos
ed Saturday night, merchants were
hapnv. for business had shown a
mnrked increase and store shelves
were pract’cally emptied of their
stocks.
A small blaze did little damage
and was quickiy ext'ngulshed on
roof of the home of Mr. J. T. Mc
Mullen Wednesday morning. The fire
department an-wered the call quick
ly. but it was not necessary to i
water.
r-OTTON REPORTS SHOWS
4.S43 BALES GINNED IN 1933
The corion report issued th : » week
v th* 1 Department of Commerce
JOws that 4.61.1 bale* of cotton
ere g’nnpd in Baldwin coun'v un
» lVoembe- nth of th g Vr-.- The
“nor* Cor *h' seme period !?■• vp?r
Wod 3.R08 hales.
