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MiOedfnifc, Ca, Fsknwy 8, 1834
Cni^MuH Im 1572
NUMBER 25
Renovation of Old Capitol
To Be Next CWA Project
~ FARMERS SIGN
COTFONPAPERS
Approval of Mwcipsl Mf Cewe
A,ked by CWA Aalfceritits.
Approval of the CWA project to
BPoritc the old capital buildia# at
G M. C. »s expected this weak and
_ ork will be tartod at one* to i*k-
prote and repair this tmUdiag.
afr. H. Kennady, district super-
Ti»or of project*, and Mr. T. W.
Smith, county ropervisor, aaid tike re-
qM « for the G. M. C. project was
ij Atlanta and approwal was expect-
f4 during thic week for work to be-
p within the next ten day*. This
project call* for new plastering and
, large amount of other work to
pig.? the building in a first claw
•tate of repair.
Aldo before the Atlanta board for
approval is a project which call* for
the conversion of the Eehetah Conn-
try Club golf course into a tnuni-
f ipal course. The preaont nine hole
course has been turned over to the
for a period of five years and
dnrine th : s time the city will have
complete control of the golfing
privilege*- In the golf course pro
ject i< included the eonatruction of
locker rooms and club house in ad
dition to rebuilding the golf links.
Other projects now in Atlanta call
for the improvement of the grounds
at the state hospital and addition
wn*er supply at the Boys
Traininc School.
Kennedy said a number of
draining projects were now being
; dered nnd that plans were bo-
ing mnde to forward other projects
to Atlanta during this month.
$4fn*0 BAl.DWHfS
CONTRIBUTION TO WARM
SPRINGS FOUNDATION
Chairman Bell Forwarded Chock Tki«
Week to National Authoritiaa
Sponsoring Birthday Bala
M8.1.40 was L'aldwin County’s
tontribution to the Warm Springs
foundation. The fund was raised by
chanty ball* given in celebration of
President Roosevelt’s birthday.
January 30th.
M. R. Bell, chairman of the county
conrmifce. forwarded the check to
national headquarters after all ex-
i incidental to staging the balls
had been deducted. The entire com
mittee sponsoring the charity balls
pleased with the amount of the
fund and expressed appreciation for
die splendid co-operat : on shown by
die people here.
The money was secured from five
hall*. The main ball at the Country
Club, the ball at G. S. C- >W. and
the State Hospital and two balla for
Negroes at Eddy High School and
the State Hospital. The President’
b'rthday cake auctioned off at the
t the Echotah Country Club
brought $30.00 and was purchased
hr Col. Marion Allen and Dr. Rich-
*rd Binion.
next Wednesday to begin
OBSERVANCE OF LENT
Vx: W: In lay. known as Ash
Throughout the Christian
1 will begin Lent the forty dny
nreceeding Easter.
Service* will be held at St
’• hen . Episcopal church at 11 a
”• "."d s P- m. Rev. F. H. Hard : ng,
’ M invited people of all denomina
■ ons to attend the series of services
J° ** **eld at the church during
* nt ’ to which the public ia invited.
“"S. HINES' POEMS FEATURE
°S RADIO HOU
Yh, poem , of NeI|e sYomuk
iCn • WPrP fwrtuT ®* •* the Haalth,
oPd Snceeas prof
J ovor -'Nation W. M. A. Z. eaeh
i.Hp af,< n ° 0n fro1 ™ 2:45 10 8:15
i. " r direction of Dr. George
' Webber.
r * Nine* read a number of ber
fiharfn * t'nw with Mrs.
Wp fe Mrs. Wilson Y. Mason,
,n,, o. Miss Hallie Smith, soprano
V ' Maggie Jenkins, pianoirt.
" f >bn r spoke on the Power of
' faction.
n Mondays program Miss
r C IIor, brough and Mrs. Wile
r , -^den will be featured. Dr.
J’*' 1 "'' wi, l have a* his tl
w r ’£ the Other Fellow”.
J.78# Kent Onr fir* Ttar Am-
•r to It Ffctoilii fnm CM
tos PtoAmtiw m Cnmy.
Over four hundred cotton reduc
tion agreements hare been signed In
Baldwin county to eliminate frota
cotton production 8,700 acres of
land in the county, Farm Agent
Langley said Tuesday.
The final date for cotter, contracts
to be signed is February 15th, Tkurs
day week, and Agent Langley said
he believed all contracts in this
county would be finished before the
week closed.
The figures for cotton reduction
are based on the five year average
of lint cotton produced and in the
agreement the Fanners agree to ac
cept payment for the cotton cut
from production. The farmers in
this county have shown a willingness
to co-operate with the government
in the new production program which
has been designed to bring supply
nearer to the demand.
GOV.TALMADGE .
TO SPEAK HERE
Connor to Dcfircr
ASirt. to Cnlmti. of C. &
CW.0Bjm.4O.
Governor Eugene Tali—dgw fata
accepted an invitation from Dr. J
L. Beeson to deliver the baccalau
reate address to the graduates of the
GeorgU State College for Women
Jane 4th when the graduating
exercises will be held.
The address of Governor Tab
madge will be the f ; rst be baa made
here since be beeam th chief execu
tive of the state. He has made politi
cal speeches here on several occas
ions, but has never appeared on a
public program In an official capacity
in this county. Gov. Talmadgc is
vigorous speaker and his address to
the graduates will be of state wide
interest.
Dr. Beeson aaid other plans for
commencement had not been com
pleted. The annual closing exercises
will begin on June 1st.
Commissioners Asked to Help
G. M. C. Get New Building
The Board of Trustees with Col. the South with these additions and
George Roach, president of G. M. C.
appeared before the County Com
missioners Tuesday and asked theii
financial aid in securing a CWA
project for the construction of
milding and a central heating
at G. M. C.
AMERICAN LEGION WILL
MEET THURSDAY NKHT
!r. And.r..., OaauA,, Ur,.. All
Er rtrrice Men te Gather at City
Hat] at 7:30 O’clock Teoigkt.
Commander Sam Anderson, of the
Morris-Little Post of the American
Legion has called a special meeting
of the Legion to be held at the city
hall tonight (Thursday) at 7:30
o’clock. This meeting is of great im
portance, as many questions are to
come up for consideration and not
only are the members of the Legion
expected to attend, but every ex-ser
vice man in Baldwin county is urged
to be present.
The meeting will be called to or
der promptly at 7:30 o’clock, and
every ex-soldier who had a part in
the world war is asked to be on band
promptly, as it is to their intere»t
to be there.
SPRING LIKE WEATHER
RETURNS AFTER COLD SNAP
MflfcdgevUle is again enjoying
spring like weather following the
bitterest cold spell of the winter the
first part of last week when th<
thermometer dropped to 14 degree
and remained below f rexing lot more
than thirty hours.
Rain and a drop in the tempera
ture is predicted for the week-end.
BOXING AND WRESTLING CARD
AT G.M.C. THURSDAY NIGHT
Eight boxing matches and three
wrestling matches will be staged in
the gmynasium at G. M. C. on Thurs-
Jay evening at 8:30 o’clock. Coach
Wallace Butts has announced.
Each boxing bout will run three
rounds and will include all weight
■ lapses. This is the first c-rd that
hns been staged this year. Coach
Butts has been instructing the ca
dets in boxing and wrestling and n
number of spirited bouts are expect
ed.
NEW BARBER SHOP IS BEING
EQUIPPED TO OPEN SOON
The store room next to the Col
lege Department Store, formerly oc
cupied by Hall’s Drug Store, ia be
ing remodeled throughout and the
latest type barber equipment is be-
ng installed to open at an early
^The shop win be one of the finest
in the state Mr. Paul Zolotas, the
owner, stated, but the management
was not ready to announce who
would operate the shop.
RUTH ST. DENNIS TO GIVE
PROGRAM AT G. S. C.
Ruth St. Dennis, noted dancer, win
•rive a program at the auditorum of
r S. C- W. Thursday evening at
right o’clock under the auspices of
‘he lycetrm course.
Ruth *St. Dennis is recognized as
„ n( , of the greatest interpretative
•luncrra In 'll" *" r,d *" d ,M ‘ r I™’
her-* will tnriude several dances
• ml , hurt lootoio. The public i«
■ivited to th’e progrum.
AUXILIARY TO ENTERTAIN
LEQONAIRES AT GEORGIA
PRODUCTS OWNER
Dr. Gordon Singleton to Bo Princi
pal Speakvr at Gathering of Er
service Mon Tnotdsy.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will entertain the members of the
Legion at a barbecue dinner
Tuesday, February 13th in celebra
tion of Georgia Day at the Eehetah
Country Club at seven-thirty.
Dr. Gordon Singleton, director of
the Department of Information and
Statistics of the state Department of
Education, will be the honor guest
and will fpeak on legislation. Dr.
Singleton is a distinguished legion-
aire and a forceful speaker.
Mrs. W. S Jett, president of the
Auxiliary, urges all legionaires
attend. The party is the annual af
fair given the Legion by the Auxili
ary and an all Georgia products din
ner will be served. The program
committee plana to make this one
of the happiest gatherings the vet
erans have ever had.
KIWANIS CLUB FURNISHES
EXPENSE OF MARKING CITY
STREETS
The Kiwanis Club at its regular
meeting last week by resolution call
ed the attention of the city to the
fact that it had furnished the city
markers for the street' of Milledge-
ville sometime ago and urged the city
to wail itself of these markers and
of the CWA fur.dg for this purpose
It was pointed out that the Club
at its own expense had furnished
these markers and it now urges that
the city properly designate out
streets while CWA funds are avail
able.
The Kiwanis Club assumed a por
lion of the expense of entertaining
with the Baldwin County Farmers
Club, the Georgia Jersey Cattle Cluii
the convention of which will meet In
April.
Senator Norri* war rent a tele
of appreciation for his flood control
resolution which he introduced
the Senate
POSTAL EXAMINATION TO BE
HELD FEBRUARY 17TH
An examination for substitute
clerks and carriers for the Millcdge-
villc post office will be held in this
city February 17th. Several have
filed applications for the examina
tion, which will be held by Mr. W
H. Minor, local Secretary of Civil
Service Commission.
APPOINTMENT OF DR. TIGNER
REMAINS WITH COMMITTEE
The appointment of Dr. E. A. Tig-
ner as postmaster of Mflledgevill*
has been with held from committee
approval due to protests and objec
tions filed by Senator Richard B
Ru-sell, Jr. Action of the appoin*-
ment has been postponed indefinite
ly-
SOUTHLAND STARTS U-DR1VE-H
BICYCLE SYSTEM
The Southland Coaches. Mr. A. C.
TcnnPle. manager, have announced
♦hat U-Drive-It bicycles are now
»vailab>e for rent at the bus rta* : on
e’es may be rented by the hon'
very small charge, Mr. Tenn : !!c
-aid.
would give an advantage in secur
ing additional students for the board
ing department. It would also maun
a great advantage in the the edu
cational facilities for hoys in Bald
win county and the comeaiaaii
were urged to fhre their co-opetu-
Tho trustees told tho commission- tion.
era that they wonted sufficient fi- CoL Roach said he felt the oppor-
naneial backing to go before the tunity to get these buildings and i»-
GWA authorities to have a project provemeuU was never greater and
approved to erect a building for a that they were essentia] if the col-
gymnasium, armory and class rooms, lego was to advance
Under the plan the CWA will pro- The County Commissioners have
vide the labor and a part of material the matter under advisement and
costa and the county will furnish the have withheld their decision until n
try funds to take core of the Uter date. The college authorities
add : tkmal material cost*.
The trustees pointed out the need
of tho new building and boating
plant at tho college stating that it
would mean that G- M. C. would be
one of the best equipped schools in
said they believed it one of the most
profitable investments the county
can make and that the funds will be
easily Ter-“d to the county over a
period of years.
Commissioners Ask Approval of
Irwinton Road Construction
The County Commissioners have
asked the State Highway Department
to immediately approve the construc
tion of the new road from the c'ty
limits of Milledgeville to the Wilkin
son county line connecting with the
new road at this point into Tooms-
boro and Irwinton.
Mr. Oscar Ennis, chairman of the
board, appeared before the highway
officials Monday and told them the
right-of-way had been secured and
asked that immediate approval be
given for the construction of this
new road. The highway department
promised consideration of the road
and Chairman Ennis will appear be
fore them again.
Construction of this road as soon
as right-of-way concessions were se
cured was promised by Messrs Man-
gum and McRae, but since that time
Mr. Mangum has retired from the
board. The commissioners said they
did not anticipate failure in.secur
ing approval of the highway depart
ment
The highway engineers have al
ready surveyed the new road, and
property owners on the route Have
given the necessary land for the
right-of-way.
MADISONROAD (DRUGGISTWILL
WORK TO START
State Kfbwar Dcpartamt Say*
Caaatnctiai Ready to Refill
Pariaf Sixteea Ht Stretck.
Difference have been ironed out
and the State Highway Department
announced Fridaj that contractor*
were now ready to begin work on
paving the sixteen mile stretch of
dirt road in Morgan county oi
Milledgeville-Atlanta highway.
Contracts were awarded for this
work early In the year, but due to
some differences, there has been de
lay in getting the work started. These
interferences have been eliminated
and contractors will begin work be
fore the middle of the month.
This road is one of the most histo-
> in the state, being the route
used by Sherman in his famous
march to the sea. When completed,
the four capitals of Georgia will be
connected with an all paved route.
Savannah, the first capital, Louis-
vill . a temporary seat of govern
ment. Milledgeville the first perman
ent capital, and Atlantt, the pres
ent capital are all on this road. Thi
loute has oftened been referred to
a.t the capital route.
Workmen are now engaged
rldit
the
road
the
trance of this highway into Milledg)
ville. The Columbia street connection
will route traffic from Eatonton
and Atlanta through one of the most
beautiful sections of the city.
It is understood that the entire
route will he finished within six
Dr. Richard Binion was named
Surgeon for the U. S- Employee*
Compnesation Commission by ■
pecial government authority thfc
week.
The appointment places br Bin-
9 on the list of doctor^ authorised
treat accidents of government em
ployees. It is made in recognition of
b‘gh standing and ability of Dr.
on as a surgeon.
Mrs. Lamar Ham has anounced
-t the P T A. of G. M C. will
.. v « « Ta~ Dav on Fob. 14th. St
-.i otW-i Dav. Tho proceeds will l>e
“Of! *o "’ace sent- In the auditorium
r *he -rjide budding of G. M. C-
CONVENE HERE
to IUM Mtotiaf Hen
Kffct.
(Members of the Sixth District
Pharmaceutical Association will hold
their quarterly convention in this
city tonight at eight o'clock.
Druggist from throughout the
sixth district are expected to as
semble here to further discuss the
code. The code authority of the dis
trict will ‘•••Id a shot! meeting just
before the district convention will
convene. The Baldwin County As
sociation. W. L. Fraley, chairman,
will be host to the convention and
serve a dinner to the visitors in the
Masonic Club banquet hall.
Mr. H. L. Chichester, state presi
dent of the pharmacists, will be the
principal speaker at the meeting.
About seventy-five visitors are ex
pected to attend the convention.
CITY COUNCIL
BIBYSESSION
a. «U< ImpMmb Orfe-
c.hj. Smnl hto.
The City .well in regular
monthly session ° .iday night haadl-
•d a Bomber of ft matters, deal
ing especially with license reductions
aud beard rood for the first time as
ordinance requiring the inspection
of milk and taseato sold in the city.
Mayor Horne and the entire beard
were present at the meeting.
The council approved a resolution
authorising the finance committee te
reduce any department budget if
the income te the city will not justify
the expenditure of the sun approved
in January as the 1934 budget
Mr. Raveaacroft, a CWA official,
appeared before the council relative
to a sanitary nit privy project for
the city. A motion was peaasd in
structing the sanitary officer te
notify all persons with unsanitary
toilets that they must hnediately be
put in sanitary condition and that
they can tako advanage of the CWA
pit privy project The CWA will
furn : sh the necessary labor to con
struct the privies, and the property
owner will have to furnish the ma
terials.
By special order of the council the
State Highway Department was given
the authority to construct and place
in the city necessary traffic signs to
direct traffic.
The ordinance setting a fee of
$10.00 for each milk truck or wagon
operating in the city was repealed.
The pool room license was set at
$250.00. Amendment was also made
to the license ordinance setting fees
governing telegraph officea.. Tele
graph companies with more than one
hundred offices in the state will pay
a license of $50.00. Those w'th a lesa
number will pay $25 00. Other ap
plications for reductions in license
fees were read.
permission was granted the Re
serve Officers Corps to show a
national defense film at the Colonial
Theatre Sunday afternoon. No ad
mission charge is to be made.
A contract was entered into w : th
the Arthur F. Morton Co., to make
audit of the books of the city
next year on the same terms as the
contract for this years.
A request from the Negro Wo-
en’s Federated Civic Clubs to have
the Negro section of the city ceme
tery improved, the roads opened and
marked was referred to the ceme
tery committee with power to act.
The petition for another street
light on the shed at the Central De
pot was denied, but a request was
made to the Georgia Power Co-, to
move the present light ad Greene
street nearer the depot in order that
the light in thu section might be im
proved.
The ordinance governing milk and
meat inspection was read for the
first time and will not be voted on
until the March meeting unless a
special *ess : on of council is called.
D'smist'al of four employees of th.
State Ho»p:‘n! several weeks ago by
Dr. R. C- Swint was upheld b
special committee of the Board of
Control Tuesday.
An unsigned letter was received
by I)r. Sw nt charging Henry Rob
erts, supervisor, with disposing of
stale milk. An investigation by Dr.
Swint did not establish the allega
tions, and he ordered dismissal of
Evans Youngblood, R. L. Garland.
W. T. Berry and M. A. Collins, who
made the chargee, Dr. >8w)nt said.
Through their attorneys, the four
men asked for a hearing by the
Board of Control. This was granted
and the hospital aad finance eomftni’
tee of the board met here Tuesday.
After hearing the evidence the com
mittee approved the action of Dr.
Swint.
The board members attending the
hearing were: E. E. Lindsey, cha : *
; W. L. McElmury, J. E. D
Shipp. Dr. R. B- Gilbert, W. C. Pit-
ami Mrs. Albert Hill, secretary
of the board.
Gov. Tahnadgc has announced th-
appointment of Hon Clark Howel’
as a member of the Board e f
Regents of the Georg’n Un vewi 1 -
m to *uceeed Hon. Hovhr*
Spaldmg, resigned.
The American Legion and Auxili
ary urge all c : tlscns to observe Geor
gia Dny next Monday and to serve
only Georgia product* on their tables
during the day. Dr. Sam Anderson
and Mrs. W. S. Jett, head of the
two service organizations, said the
use of Georgia products was being
encouraged and it war hoped that
every citizen would use only Geor
gia products on Monday.
NON. HUGHES SPALDING
RESIGNS FROM BOARD
OF REGENTS LAST SATURDAY
Dr. Hughes Spalding, leading At
lanta attorney, handed Gov. Tal
ma dge his res’gnation as a member
of the Board of Regents on last Sat
urday.
Mr. Spalding is well known here
and is a law partner of Col. John
Sibley. He was appointed to the
board by Senator Russell as an orgi-
nal member. He has served as chair
man for 18 months. He has rendered
valuable and constructive service to
the educational system of the state
and his resignation came wi*h regret
♦o citizens throughout the state. He
-fated that private bus'ness force*!
him to g : ve up this work which re
quired so much of his time.