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VOLUME CIV
i8ii Milledgtvilk, Ga., Jimary 18, 1834
Coaaolirfatod in 1S72
NUMBER
Council of University System
To Assemble Here for Two Days
Chancellor Weltner lo Prtaidt at
Spring Conclave of Prnidcatt,
Deans and Registrars.
The Council of the University
System of Georgia, with a member
ship composed of the Preside ts,
Dean--, ami Registrars of the colleges
making up the university system,
will convene at the Georgia State
College for Women Friday evening
at 7:30 o'clock and rema : n In session
through Saturday.
Pr. Philip Weltner, Chancellor of
the University System, will preside
a: the conference which wilt be de-
v<>-cd to a discussion of problems
and pinna for the colleges in the
ry'tcm. There will be sixty-five edu-
cat ora here.
When the meeting opens on Fri
day evcn’ng the educators will pay
tr’hute to the memory of General
Robert E. L**e, the grent Confed
erate Chieftain, whose bithday is
celebrated on Friday throughout the
South. An n rid re as will be delivered
who “Lee. the Educator" ns the
aurjert. The remainder of the even
ing session will be devoted to vario-
matter^ c-once.-ning the colleges.
Friday morn'ng the council will
convene again at nine o’clock and
remain in session until 3 o’clock. A
luncheon will be served in the Atkin
son Hall dining room at 12:30. Alms
and obiertives will be the topic of
d>nss : on» during the day.
Dr. T. L. Person, will be host to
the r!si*or*. The conferences are held
t*ie« ra'-h year when a program of
ninvulnr. finance, and other sub
ject* ar« worked out.
rcoorc urn vAMWitfUrv
DEALER IN BALDWIN COUNTY
Succeed! J. B. Mmlpaas, Who Rwipt
Portion This Wook. Mr. Bell Wall
Mr. George Bell has been named'
diitributor of the Sinclair Refining
Co. products in Baldwin and ad
joining counties to succeed Mr. J.
B Malpass, who tendered his resig
nation to the company this week.
Mr. Bril assumed charge of the
office on IVcdnesday and will have
charge 0 f all Sinclair sales in this
territory. He has been connect e*
w the Bell Grocery Co., for the
r-ast two years and is well known in
thi c‘ty as a young business man of
ability.
Mr. M »lpnss has not announced his
finns hut will enter another business'
•t an early date.
Macon bankers ask for
POSTPONEMENT OF TRIAL
the'r attormys the five
-iron hankers indicted bv the Grand
Jirv hrt week for circulating false
report veo-arding the solvency and
of the First National
fl,, k and selling stocks without
PRISON CHANGES
ARE ANNOUNCED
Capt. i. E. Smith Becomes Head
Warden and W. W. Beard Will
Assume Doties at Male Camp.
The Prison Commission officially
announced changes in the personnel
of officers at the state prison
last Friday which placed
Roland II. Lawrence in the office of
Superintendent and elevated Capt. J.
E. Smith to the office of head
n to succeed Capt- W. L. Proctor
10 resigned effective January 1st
Mr. Lawrence became superinten
dent of the prison on January 1st
and has filed the office since that
time although the announcement did
e from the office of the
commission until this week. Mr. Law
rence has effected a number of
changes in the operation of the in
stitution. He has moved into the
home provided for the superinten
dent.
Judge B. H. Dunaway has moved
to Reidsville where he has assumed
h : s duties as warden of the new
model prison now under construction
in Tatnall county. Judge Dunaway
expressed regret in leaving Milledge-
villc where he has made many warm
personal friends.
Capt. W. L. Proctor who has ren
dered the state valuable service as
warden has tendered the commission
his resignation, and will retire from
duty March 1st to devote his time
to faim ! ng and other interests. He
leaves the service of the prison
mission with regret expressed by
members of the commission.
Capt. J. E. Smith, who has been
connected with the prison for 25
years, has been named head warden,
succcedng Capt. Proctor. He has been
warden of the female camp and will
continue supervision of this depart
ment in addit : on to a general super
vision of all prisoners. Capt W. W
Beard, warden of the tuberculosi'
hospital, will have charge of the
male camp. W. L. Hodges, night man
has been named deputy warden and
will take charge of the tuberculosi*
hospital.
Capt. S. W. Thornton was reelect
ed transfer warden, E. A. Baker,
bookkeeper and Mrs. J. E. Smith
matron of the woman’s prison.
Capt. Proctor stated that ill health
forced his retirement from P
work. He will move to his farm
this city and operate the Sunscl
Tourist Comp on the Macon highway
JOHN QUINN DIES
IN AUTO WRECK
Fanner of Sontb Baldwin Killed
When Can Collide oa Son*
Wayne Street Sahwday.
John Daniel Quinn, a farmer of
South Baldwin, was almost instantly
killed Saturday afternoon when the
which he was driving collided
with a car driven by "Red’’ Schaffer
South Wayne street opposite the
fair ground.
John Tollison, Mrs. John Qu : nn,
James Quinn, a cousin of the dead
man, and two children Robert Quinn
nnd W1V McCoy were injured when
the accident happened- TolliBon is
the City Hospital where he was car
ried after the accident and although
his injuries have shown some im
provement he continues in a critical
condition.
The oernpants received only min-
cuts and bruises. Mr. Quinns car
s a model T. Ford and he had
started to his home after receiving
portion of meat and butter that
is being given to CWA employees
at the Fair Ground. There was a
large crowd of people gathered and
number of cars parked on each
side of the street. The two cars met
at the point where the city paving
joins the sanitarium road. Quinn and
Toll'son were thrown from the car.
It is possible that the view of Schaf
fer or Quinn was obstructed or there
was not room for them to pass, po
lice who investigated the case said.
Schaffer was not injured.
Schaffer w*~ arrowed by Patrol
men Gojdard and Darden on a
charge of driving while under in
fluence of whiskey following the
accident and was released on bond.
Funeral services were held for
Mr. Quinn Sunday at ML Pleasant
churcb. He is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Ola Qu’nn, four chil
dren, Leila, Louise, Emmie and Rob
ert; two brothers, Charlie and A. W.
Quinn and one sister
EATONTON ROAD
CONTRACT LET
ROOSEVELT BALL JERTY DAY PLANS
~ tfS ANNOUNCED
Macoa Firm Awarded Caatract to
Baild New Colombia Street Sec*
tioa of Atiaata Hifhway.
Cornell-Young, Macon contractors,
were low bidders for the .669 miles
of paving and grad ng on Columbia
stree when bids were opened by the
state highway department last week.
The price accepted by the highway
department for the work was $30,-
778.00. Work will he started by Feb
ruary 1st to rebuild the short sec
tion of road that connects the city
paving with the highway paving and
brines traffic from Atlanta and
Fatonton over a new route into the
city. The curve nnd steep hill ii
present road will be liminated when
the new road is built and the street
will do directly into the highway.
The Cornell-Young Co., was award
ed the contract for the new Oconee
river bridge several weeks ago and
now have that work underway. As
as the bid is formally accepted
by the federal authorities, work w ; ll
be started. The contractors hope to
finish this job by summer.
Work is to he started this week
the 16 mile unpaved stretch of road
between Madison and Eatonton, and
with the ColunAia street contract
•warded, an all paved route to Atr
lanta via Eatonton will be finished
during the year.
TOBEGALAEVENT
Pl.ru Made for Charity Bal aa
Birthday of Praadcnt Rmercb
January 30th.
Plans are rap : dly being completed
for the charity ball to be staged on
the occasion of President Franklin
D. Roosevelt’s birthday, January
80th. The hall will he in the nature
benefit for the Warm Springs
Foundation, and more than five
thousand cities throughout the
tion will stage sim : !ar events on
date.
Mr. Miller R. Bell, chairman of the
committee in Baldwin coun’y, hai
named a group of citizens to po
operate in working out plans for th
\
Childhs. o Frieadi Will Until
Market -u Sit. W Birthplace.
The
ball will bo
Mr. George Fisher was declared
winner in the Country Club Golf
Tournament after he had defeated
Dr. Roy Hayes in the finals last
week and was awarded the slver cup,
the prize for the winner of the first
bracket
Mr. Fisher defeated Dr. Hayes
three up.
Georgia Delegation Asks for
$2,000,000. for State Hospital
ANDREWS SCOTT NAMED
PRESIDENT OF A. T. O-
Mr. Andrews Scott, son of Dean
and Mrs. E. H. Scott, who is doing
gradua'c work at the State Univer
sity. has been elected president of
cd for a continuance of j the Georgia chapter of the A. T. 0-
M"tH -ho next term of j frntei ? ty.
TV Solicitor and Judge Park : Mr. .Scott has been given mar-
• **lnv the trial of the mw* honor* at the tin versi’v and is one
nevt term of enur* after of the outstanding students Tie is
’“"cutors had been conferred a student ass'stant on the faculty and
(GkioTgia members of the house
caucused Wednesday and decided to
call on Secretary Ickes Thursday and
urg> his approval of a $2,000,000.
allotment for additional build ngs at
the State Hospital.
Representative Carl Vinson, dean
of the Georgia delegation called the
meeting and said the project at the
hospital here would be pushed for
ward. Congressman Vinson q aid tfle
project for the hospital had been ap
proved by the Georg a Public Works
board and he would ask Secretary
Ickes to immediately give his consent
for the erection of the additional
buildings here. The state proposes
that the public works make a loan
and grant with the state leasing the
buildings unt l such rime as it
able to purchase them from the gov
ernment.
The plans for three buildings and
other improvements have been ap
proved by state officials and option 1
have been taken on additional land-*
to locate the buildings. Authorities
bel eve the fund ' be approved by
public works officials.
staged at the Echetah Count, y Club.
Arrangements have been made to
have the Oglethorpe University or
chestra, an eight piece hand, furn
ish music for the occasion and an
admission charge of $1.50 will he
made. Mr. L. H. Andrews, chairman
of entertainment, has arranged a
special skit in which business men
‘mpersonating the President and hi*
cabinet will take part. This will be
a feature event of the evening, fol
lowing the grand march.
Plans are also being made to have
charity balls at G. S. C. W-, and the
Miiledgeville State Hospital. Dr. and
Mrs. H. S. Jones will have charge
of the hospital ball and iMY. L. S.
Fowler will arrange for the dance
at the college.
H»e committee will place tickets on
sale during this week for the princi
pal ball at the country club. The
funds will he forwarded to national
committee on arrangements to be
presented the President for
Warm Springs Foundation fund.
According to Dr. E. A. Tigner,
publicity chairman, the ball will rival
that given General LaFayette c
visit here over 100 years ago.
In additon to the balls to be staged
in Milledgeville, the committee ha-
anounced that a hall will be give?
by the Negroes of the city with Map
gie Williams and Ida Slater as cha r
men. The Negro employees of th
State Hospital will have n ball al*
under the direction cf Mr. and Mr
W. W. S’.t-mhridge.
work.
Vinson Urges Farmers To
Sign Cotton Contracts
Congressman C»rl Vinson stressed will be paid for rentnl of the land
the importance of the cotton redue-j in two Ina’mllmenta. The first
tion program nnd urged fai
sign up in n special state
to The Union-Recorder.
The
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^'rteen Hundred on County
Unemployment Roll
Thirteen hundred names are on
“ ,n l he office of Mr. C. E. Smith,
f ‘ n; ployment director of Baldwin
' Inty * was stated th's week.
TV office here is maintained by
’ - S. Department of Labor and
maintained for the registration of
1 unemployed and as a unit to 1o-
’■ the unemployed in jjoDB, not
r 'hrouvh the CWA and PWA
,0 individual* or industries who
" i killed or non union labor.
"^employed register at fb-
'^ r - Smith, stating their
' ‘Nation*. When CWA or PWA
c s nre started they furnish Mr.
'• r list of th-’* laborers needed
' " v are vunpl ed through this
1 v - The same sendee rendered
'—'•mm! nronri*« will l»e ren*
’ ,, ’d-»ahi Jn other words If
t ' r " m 1 hou'e needs * clerk, a
• R j,t.^ooPT«nher. or any
‘'roe nr omnWee. they rsn re-
:t *° Mr Smith and he will s'*-
^”* r them the needed employee
ent Ad
"The Agricultural Adjust
minis'ration hr.s commenced it* cam
paign for a rotton reduct'on acreage
for 1934-1935.
“It is the aim that not more than
25.000.000 acres will be planted in
cotton in 1934. In every coun y in
the sixteen cotton producing states.
without cost. The office maintains
end operates an offic ent employ
ment agency- Recently several train- eoun ty agents, agricultural leader*,
ed nurses have been given jobs ex tensitn workers, and loca’ corn-
through this office, which is an ex- •mi teemen are endeavoring to have
ample of the service it affords. farmers sign the contract to bring
The offices will be maintained about this reduction,
permanently hy the government in -This is n part of the no* deal of
an effort to keep the employed in t ], e Administration for Agricul ure.
touch with prospect've jobs at all *pj, P Administration is not asking the
times and to render the employer farmers to reduce their acreage with-
service that is needed. It is believed out compensating them for doin~ so.
and hoped ’hat M'lledgcville will be j t p arr ly a business nropo i*ion.
made district headquarters. The contract is both plain and sim-
Eighty people have already been plo It provides, first, for a ren'al
given jobs through the unemploy- pnyment for the land *" ***“
nier.t office. This does not ’nclude 8eero*ary of Agricultu
r WA workers. There nrp now 1300 payments are based on
nnm-s on file at the office and many yield of lint cotton P'
nd the**
ic re for th*
of these people are in need of job*
nt. once Any employer needing em
ployees. whether on the farm, fac‘ory
-»‘r.re. or for domestic service, can
"ntifv Mr Smith and have him
recommend or furnish th® needed
worker.
five-year period. 1029-1932
elusive. The actual ren'si i* ?
per pound for Unt cotton p p -
and the rental mav run n< h'
•18 00 an acre for h : rh y T
’and 8 .
"Fanners wl«o sign this c°
stallment w 11 he paid in March and
Ap*- and the second installment will
he paid in July and August.
"In addition to the rental, the
farmer who signs the contract will
pet what is known as a parity pav
ment of at least lea pound or $5 00
a bele on the dome tic allotment part
at hi* 1934 crop. The domestic nilo'-
ment is aLout one-half of the cron,
nnd the payment Is unconditionally
guaranteed by the Government. Th ; ;
parity payment will be made in De
cember. 1934. Only *he farmers wbo
sign the contract can -hare in th :
neri’y pavment. Regardless of the
sir® or the price of the 1934 cron
the farmer who signs the contract i<
ah-olntelv sure of getting at lea»t
*5 00 n hole n-ore on nnnmrimatelN
on**-b:ilf of his crop than the farm
er who stays oul.
“Under the program, the cotton
producers of the South are 1
off-red snprovimately *125.000.000
: n benefits and rentnl payments
-educe 1934 eo'ton acreage to not
more than 25,000,000 acres. Con-
tra-ts must be signed hy January
31st. and the County Agents hnve
designated committeemen from ench
-T-tr'e' to see the farmer*, and it
G. M.
Dr. Charles Holmes Herty will
come back to Miiledgeville Thursday
January 25th* to receive a tribute of
love and esteem from the citizens of
his native hertne, to again visit scenes
of his childhood and to enjoy the
fellowship of men and women who
know him as "Charlie" and with
whom he spent many happy hours
when a barefoot boy in Miiledgeville.
Thursday. January 25th. will be
"Herty Day" in Milh-dgevillc and
Mayor J. A. Horne has issued a
special proclamation urging the citi
zens of Miiledgeville to attend the
exercises to be held on the G. 8. C.
W. campus and jo’n childhood
friends of Dr. Herty in expressing
appreciation for the service he has
rendered his state and nation.
Mr. R. H. Woottcn. chairman of
the committee in charge of arnnge-
ments, ha* announced that the exer
cises to be held on the G. S. C. W.
campus, when a marker will be un
veiled on the site of the house in
which Dr. Herty was born, will start
at three o’clock, and every citizea in
the county is invited. The G. M. C.
band, representing his alma mater,
win take part in the program uader
the direction of Mej- Godfrey Oper
and the cadet battalion will be
fa attendance aa a special honor to
Dr. Herty.
Mrs. David Ferguson, who was a
member of the class at G- If. C„ in
which Dr. Herty graduated, will de
liver the principal address of the oc
casion preceedmg the unveiling of
the malfcar. Grandchildren of Mr-
W. D. Hooper, only sifter of Dr.
Herty, will unveil the marker.
Dr. Herty w ! ll respond to this ad
dress.
Before the unveiling exercises arie
held, intimate friends of Dr. Herty,
citizens who knew him as a boy, will
give a luncheon in his honor in the
basement of the Methodist church.
Members of his class at G. M. C. will
be present and a number of out-of-
town relatives have been invited.
Dr. Herty will come here from
Washington wherr he is now serving
the government as head of the chem
ical code. He is devoting part of his
BAND TO GO
TO QUITMAN FRIDAY time to this work and part to ex-
. .u periments in developing newspaper
Maj. Godfrey Osterman d the , „ , » i.:.
G. M. C. bund will go to Quitman,
from Georgia pines at hi* laboratories
Savannah. The achievements of
Dr. ner’y sre numerous and he is
of the
Ga., Friday to take part in the cele-
bration of Robert E. Lee's birthd.y J^ a ‘‘ re00mi .,
In th.', city. Thirty-two ctet, and rtt e m irt.
Maj. Osterman will make the tr p
leaving here Thursday afternoon and
returning Friday.
of i
COTTON
The committee in charge
rangements are Mr. R. H. Woottcn.
Mrs. David Ferguson. Mrs. H. D.
mThpiNC II CENTS OR A,, ' n - Mr "' MlU " B< ' 11 ' Mrs
BRINGING 11 Cta is us u , , n tt.11 -nd
BETTER
The cotton market showed a i
terial rise during thi* week t
good middling eo ton was quoted
th** local market at 11
Th-* market ho<ron H i
Beeron, Mr. L. C. Hall and Jere N.
Moore.
The marker will be located on the
G. S. C. campus prac’ically opposite
better, th” home or Mr. D W B’ nw n It
Mon- will he a native boulder with a bronze
> h- bo
nd 1 *
m«*!v t
orerv fanner to *nk* adrontum
th's oentr.et that the Govcrrmei
offering him."
ring the Pres'dcnt’s gold tablet bearing a suitable inscription.
“ “ i Hutchin :on ha* charge of its
Birthday of Gen. Robert E. Lee
To Be Celebrated Friday, Jan. 19
Varying the custom of having one
public gathering at wh ch the citi
zen.-* of the county assemble to pay
tribute to the memory of General
Robert E. Lee, this year several pro
grams will be held throughout the
county to do homage to the great
Confederate leader, on the anniver
sary of his birth, Friday, January
19th.
The United Daughters of the Con
federacy will have a meeting a: the
home of Mrs. L. M Jones, a special
program at G. S. C. W. t at eleven
o’clock when Hon. T. W Reed, regis
trar of the Sta'e University, will de-
1 ver the euology, and programs at
G M C. and other schools In the
on” y in celebration of the hirthf’
of Robert E. Lee will he held.
The meeting of the U. D. C. will
he open to a number of people out
ride the Robert E I-ee Chapter. Mr
T. W. Reed, president of the Georgia
Divi ion. U. D. C . will be the honor
guest and will deliver the euology.
A snecin! mus'eal program has beer
arranged featuring the orchestra of 1
the Children of the Confederacy com
pose | of Eugenia Shy, Laurettc
Bon., Josephine Bone and Looiso
Cox. Charlotte Conn will give n read
ing "A Tribute to Robert E. Lee and
Stonewall Jackson’’. Mrs. M. H-
Bland will present Mis» Virginia Al
len, state president of the Children
of the Confederacy who w'll also be
an honor guest. Mrs. Reed will be
Introduced to the chapter by Mrs.
R. B. Moore, past president, aa the
principal speaker of the occasion.
At G. S C. W. the student body,
with the member* of the practice
school w’ll a«romble at 11:00 o’clock
In the auditorium to hear Mr. Reed.
A number of town people will al'O
be present at this exercise honoring
General Lee.
A soec'al program will be held at
the chapel exercises of G. M. C, and
a trihire will he paid Robert E. Lee.
The rchools of the count/ will also
hold approprate exercise* on Friday
In celebration of the birthday of the
South's ch’eftain.
