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| paldwin Superior court convened
LX morning for the regular July
f ^jth Judge James B. Park
* ; and began the civil docket
ill continue through Friday,
IT^nda- indicates.
I*, Grand Jury waa organised
L fl x Cline foreman and 8. D.
f secretary. Solicitor Gen-
j Baldwin immediately began the
»<i*ation of cases and a number
indictments have been returned
' io S d tbe calendar of the second
’ j. wh'ch begins next Monday
-inc for the tri *l °* crimnal
E. Schafer, who was driving
( tutomobile which hit the car in
:.c3 the Quinn family was riding
il suited in the death of the elder
, was indicted for murder. The
tm happened on South Wayne
; and Schaefer was arrested
I- a fttr the accident but was
released.
| Harvey Winn was indicted for as-
with intent to murder. Winn
ivine at a wreckless speed and
j into the car of Mr. and Mrs.
|. D. Herndon, of Atlanta, serious-
Mifiedgcvffle, Ga., Wy 12, 1934
'idaied in 18/2
NUMBER 4ft
Motorcade to Assemble Mere in
Celebration of Capitol Route
Dates for the “Four Capitals'
highway motordade from Atlanta
to Savannah under the auspices of
The Atlanta Constitution and The
Savannah Morning News were an
nounced here today for Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday, Oct. 12, 13 and
14.
By that date the whole of the
route from Atlanta through Milledge-
ville and Louisville to Savannah will
have been completed and a monster
motorcade will make the journey
through what is also known as the
“Heart of Georgia” route.
Cities and towns along the route
through which the motorcade will
run will include Atlanta. Covington,
Eatonton, Madison, Milledgcville,
Louisville, Swfaimftdro and Savan
nah, and motorists will join the mo
torcade from cities and towns which
have paved spur roads running on
to the “Four Capitols” route.
Capital-To-Sea Route
This route, which traverses one of
the most beautiful and productive
sections of the state, will be the first
hard surfaced highway connecting
Atlanta, the capital of the state, with
■Savannah, its chief seaport and while
long in building, will be given one
of the most stupendous welcomes
with n three-day’s celebration that
the* state hr.? experienced.
'Savannah is prepared to give
Mrs. Herndon anil her j everybody on the forthcoming motor-
•crl Mrs' Zemp. Winn was arrest- i cade the greatest welcome they have
Kitaj b«n held in Jail. ’ wr received, said Mayor Thomas
A number of civil eaaea have beer. GrmMe, of Savannah today.
Jutiny the week which included 1 'The delay in the openlmr of the
1 road from early fall w f ll not hinder
either the recop 4 ion or the enjoy
ment. October is a great month in
Savannah.
“Savannah is always a hospitable
city W'tb prospects of such a huge
motorcade in October all Georgians
may rest assured that the city gates
here will be wide open, as we keep
them continually for all Georgians,
in particular, and for all friends who
may want to come to see us.”
Motorcade to Leave Atlanta
f granting of seven divorces. The
i*! case was the suit of D. M.
re for his daughter Annell Rog-
goinst the country club for in-
> the little girl received. The
p returned a verdict for the de
ls »n<i failed to grant Mr. Rog-
| damtiH.
fudr? Pirk briefly charged the
|n<J jcrv Monday morning. The
r was expected to recess Thnrs-
| until next Monday when the fin-
-entments will be made.
m OF CAMP DOLES
I PASSES AT TENN1LLE HOME
nille, Ga.. July 7.—Funeral
‘ 5 for J. B. Boatright, Con
te veteran who died early Fri-
I tnoming at the home of his daugh-
I Mrs. G. C. Powell, here, were held
rung from the Tennille Bap-
| church and were conducted by
W. M. Marshall, pastor of the
lech and Rev. J. C. Seville, pas-
| °f the Methodist church.
' Boatright suffered a stroke of
PV'is about 14 weeks ago and
| the last two weeks grew Tapid-
fle was a member of a
\ and well known family, with
ronnectios throughout this
T of the state. He served in the
|Nrratc army the last years of
** T an, l had for a long time
of the U. C. V. camp
"'lie. He was 84 years
''lember of tho Baptist
The motorcade begins in Atlanta
Friday morning, Oct. 2, and pro
ceeds to Milledgcville, where lunch
will be held in that historic old cap
ital of Georgia. That city is enthus
ed over ihe prospects of playing host
•nd Its promise of a pleasant rest
there was too much for those in
charge of the plans to forego.
The Savannah part of the motor
cade will move from Savannah that
same morning and meet the Atlanta
section at Milledgeville, cities along
the route joining each section ih the
direction that it is proceeding. At
Milledgeville the whole of the giant
motorcade will combine and then
proceed under direction of Harvey
Granger, road enthuniast and father
of many good road movements, as
grand marshal, to Savannah.
The first night will be spent in
Savannah with a program to be an
nounced later by Clark Howell, ed
itor and president of The Atlanta
Constitution, end Herschel V. Jen
kins, president and editor of The Sn-
vannah Morning News, who are tht
official hosts to the people of Geo-
gia along the route.
The second day. Saturday, the mo
torcade will continue to Savannah
Beach, Tybec Island, the end of th*
trail through the state to the sea
shore. There, all Georgian* will en
joy a day filed with grand frolics.
The next. day. Sunday, the motor
cade w'll do whatever it wishes, pro
longing its stay at Tybee. or jou-r
eying back leisurely, if it want'
homeward, thus getting glimpses of
the state on the Southward journey
and also on the Northward.
The outlook is for one of the
•m'ghtiert motorcades held in th !
state or any Southern state.
Mayor J. A. Horne will confer
with the leaders in the motorcade
plans and will later appoint commit
tees to work our details for Milledge
ville’s part in the program. When the
visitors assemble here, a tour of his
toric Milledgeville will be made to
.be followed later by a luncheon
SUMMER SCHOOL STUDENTS TO
GRADUATE ON JULY 20TH
EitnuM Wai Be Hold at Eleven
O'clock Friday Morning. One Hun
dred to Gradnata.
Degrees and diplomas will be
awarded one hundred graudates at
G. S. C. W. on Friday July 20th,
Dr. E. H. Scott, director of the sum
mer school has announced.
The six weeks session is nearing
the close. The work has been most
satisfactory Dr. Scott said, and the
school has been one of the most suc
cessful from the standpoint of the
student. During the term many de
lightful entertainmeirts l*ve been
given along with the regular school
work.
At the graduating exercises the
program will be concluded in one
hour and special busses and train
will take the students to their homes.
The number of degrees and diplomas
are about equal and is one of the
largest classes the summer school has
ever had.
v seven children, Mrs. j
' r " nnd Russell Boatright.
' r E. Rnatright. Mrs. G.
•• Harvey Boatright, Hall !
Milledgeville.
r> neent was in Zeta cemetery. |
S. FOWLER TO CONDUCT
WESTERN TOUR TAKING
IN CHICAGO
Plans were announced recently by
Mr. L. S Fowler of a tour of the
west including a visit to Chicago and
, r . p 4 .the Century of Progress which he
! of rJ»ttended^neet- j will prsonally conduct.
' V '** The special train will leave on
July 20th and go direct to Chicago
for seven days. From Chicago a
seventeed day trip to include visits to
Denver, Salt Lake City. San Francis
co, Grand Canyon and other points
of interest will be taken. The cost
of the trip is nominal and includes
all expenses.
Mr. Fowler conducted two trips
to CJrcaro la-"* rammer and the peo
ple who accompanied h:m were hiph
in their praise of the many dellpht-
fnl features and enjoyment of the
• rar np Doles for a number of
I was interested in veterans
^ r “- He was on the
Judge BAtie
and his passing leaves
mers since one veteran
■ n f ferred to this county early
j»ar.
clad warriors are fast
I Mav M ° RNE to attend
I *YORs CONFERENCE
SATURDAY IN ATLANTA
A- Horne will attend
'•’re of Georgia Mayors
n Atlanta Saturday.
> enco will be very im-
"•■unic’pal problemns
cu * se d. Milledgeville has
rp rord of economy and
ition for the past few
°r Horne will be proud
■ Mr
trip.
SINGING AND ICE CREAM
SUPPER AT UNION HILL
There w'll be a singing, as well as
nn ire cream supper for the benefit
pf union Hill church at Un ! on HfH
church. Saturday night. July 14th.
will oe prowi enuu"- • .
MUlodpeville. Everybody cordially im
WESTERN CATTLE
ARRIVETUESDAY
Beef Cattle to Be Futon/
Ceaatjr fee Sereral Moatlu. 119
n Fnt Ship mol.
Four car loads of beef cattle ar
rived at the Georgia Railroad Tues
day morning and were immediately
placed in quarantine at the yards
,.f the C. E. Smith Gin and Feed Co.
The cattle were shipped from the
drought stricken area in ■ West
and will pastured in this county for
several months. The Federal Gov
ernment took the cattle in charge
when the dry weather threatened
their life and shipped them into the
South. Other shipments are expected
to arrive here in a short time. There
were 110 head in the first shipment.
The cattle were placed in quaran
tine in order that test for various
diseases and ticks might he made
before they were placed in the pas
tures. The pasture of A. J- Carr near
th’g city and the farm of C. E. Smith
near Merriwcther will be used. Other
pastures may he used for the cattle.
Agent Langley said.
PUBLISHERS ACCEPT COLLEGE
HEALTH WORK BOOK
The A. S. Barnes and Co., New
York publishers, have accepted the
College Health Work Book, written
by Mrs. Kathleen W. Wootten, and
will take over its publication.
The book has been acclaimed by
health authorities throughout the na
tion ard all the leading medical and
health education magaz ! nes have
given it favorable reviews. New edi
tions are being rushed to ■meet the
large demand for the book.
SENIOR EDITOR OF UNJON- \
RECORDER CONFINED*TO BED .
Mr. R. B. Moore, senior editor c*
The Union-Recorder, has been con
fined to his bed at his home here
for the past several days.
Tuesday Mr. |Moorie’s ^condition
was serious end physicians expressed
grave concern about hir recovery. He
had gained strength Wednesday how
ever and It was thought he was bet
ter and had shown slight improve
ment.
RENTAL LAND TO
REMEASURED
Coafercace Held ia TWpm
Lut Frdajr. Buklwad HI Coa-
fereaee aa This Week.
New ©SC Dean CAPT. THOMAS
DIED JULY 4TH
DR. HOT TAYLOR
Members of the Cotton Co-opera-1
tive committee of Baldwin county, at- i
tended a conference in Thompson last I
Friday and received instructions about
measuring and checking rented cot
ton acres in the county.
(Members of the Baldwin commit- j
tee attending the conference were:'
C. R. Torrance, M. E. Webb, Wil
lard Williamson, Winfred Lee and
Farm Agent L. R. Langley. The com
mittee received instructions regard
ing the check up on rented acres
nnd work will ho started at once.
The cotton ncreage will l»e measured
nnd the rented acres taken out of
production will also be carefully
checked. This action is taken to h«vo
everything ready for the enforce
ment of the Bankhead b : !l plan and
to give the government an accurate
check on rented acres in the county
which are being paid for by the
government.
Farm Agent Langley and George
Davis . who has been named assist
ant to Mr. Langley in the enforce
ment of the Bankhead bill spent
Tuesday - and Wednesday at Wash
ington, Ga., to receive instructions
about the enforcement of this legis
lation. A conference of farmers of
the county will be held later. Taging
of old cotton will be completed by
Aug. 1st and the cotton tags for
the new crop will be ready a short
time later.
NEW DEAN HAS FINE
ELUCATIONAL BACK GROUND
►r. Hoy Taylor Cor
aa Doan at Oponir
Soptombor.
Contracts will be awarded Friday
by the FERA for hauling and other
work to he done at Case-Fowler
Field, Municipal Air Port.
The work will call for the expendi
ture of several thousand dollars and
completion is asked within the next
few months. The port will be on
the finest in the state when <
pletad.
Miss Lena Lorctte, of Dublin, a
student at the summer school of the
Georgia State College for Women,
was carried to Atlanta Sundav to
the Bronchoscopic Clinic of Dr. Mur-
dbek Equen to have a bobby pin re
moved from her lung.
Miss Loretta was dressing her hair
Thursday nnd had the pin in her
mouth. It was found that after
swallowing the pin it went into her’
lung and she was rushed to Atlanta.
The operation was successful.
Dr. Hoy Taylor, newly elected!
Dean of the Georgia State College'
for Women comes to the institution
with a fine educational background.
He has been associated with Dr.
Wells at South Georgia State Teach-1
era College for several years. He was
born and reared in the mountains
of Western North Carolina and at
tended the public schools of that sec
tion.
He received his A. B. Degree from j
Trinity College, now Duke Univor- J
sity; Masters Degree from Columbia
University and Ph. D. Degree from
Peabody College. Upon completion
of his course at Trinity he taught
school, and was superintendent of,
public .'xhools in several North Caro-
lina towns. In 1029, 30 and 31 he
taught In Western Kentucky State
Teachers College and in 1931 <
to the South Georgia State Teachers
College as acting Dean, and profes
sor at history.
Dr. Taylor is recognized as one
of the outstanding educators of the
South. He is the author of, "An
Interpretation of the Early Adminis
tration of The Peabody Education
Fund."
Dr. Taylor married Miss Lucy Lilas
and has three children, Henry L’las,
19; Hoy, 17 and Sarah. 1*>. They
will come here In August to make
‘.heir home.
City Eaplojrct Sacnab. After
Lm« Belli. Fatral Service*
HeU Mj M.
Capt. Thomas Jefferson ..Thomas
died at the City Hospital late Wed
nesday night July 4th, afier an ill
ness of several months and funeral
services were field a» the First MeHto-
dist church Friday, July 6th at tea-
thirty.
Capt. Thomas had been in failing
health for many months, and despite
the constant care of physicians and
loved ones, his vitality ‘ yielded and
the end came peacefully the night
of July 4th.
Rev. Horace Smith and Rev. L. E.
Roberts conducted the last sad rites
in the prr«*nc*-of t lur*e gathering
of friends and relatives. During the
funeral the city hall was closed in
respect and tribute to a faithful em
ployee. Interment was in the City
Cemetery. The pall bearers were:
Dr. Richard Binion. Dr. O. C. Woods,
Dr. Farrell, M. S. Bell. J. F. Bell and
Ralph Simmcrson. The Mayor and
Aldermen of the city and city em
ployees acted as an honorary escort.
Capt. Thomas is survived by hia
wife who was Miss Annie Young
blood, two sons, James nnd George,
one daughter. Miss Louise .all of this
city; four brothers. Smith Thomas,
Covington; S. P. Thomas, Atlanta;
John Thomas, McDonough; Clarence
Thomas, Jackson; three sisters, Mrs.
Clarence Davis. Jackson; Mrs. Tom
Mnloy, McDonough; Mrs. Wheeler,
Newborn.
Capt. Thomas was born in Jasper
county 62 years ago. He cam** ta
Milledgeville about twenty-five years
ago to accept the position ms street
supervisor and ha* rendered tho city
faithful and efficient service since
that time. He was a loyal member of
the Methodist church and has been
a member of the Mens Bible class
since it waa organized. Capt. Thomas
had many friends in Milledgeville
and was known for his loyalty and
honest dealings.
His family have the sympathy of
our people.
CONGRESSMAN VINSON
THANKED FOR HELP
IN NEW DEAL
Loiter Fr« James A- Fariey, Demo
cratie National Chairman, Em
prasaas Appreciation.
west poorr cadets to pass
THROUGH MLLEDCEVILLE
Saator Class From United Statas
Military Acadamy to Pass Miilodgo
villa Enroata to Fort Bouiag.
Dr. Pittman, president of the South
Georgia Teachers College, who suc
ceeded Dr. Wells, spoke at the chapel
exerclye? o{ G. S. C. Wednesday.
Dr. P'ttman reeently came to
Georp : n from Michigan and i.i an
outstanding educator. He spoke on
education nnd its future before the
students.
DR. GUY WELLS ATTENDED
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
Dr. Guy Wells left Milledgcville
Monday to attend n conference with
Chancelor Weltner and then went to
Athens to spend Tuesday and Wed
nesday in attendance upon a confer
ence of county and city superintend
ents of schools and other citizens
citizens interested in education.
The theme of the meeting was an
adequate and modern educational
system lor Georgia The state de
railment of education had the meet
ing in charge.
Dr. Wells conducted an open
forum Wednesday afternoon on
“What the State, County and Fed
eral Governments can do for Educa
tion :n Georgia.”
FARMERS CLUB WILL MEET ON
SATURDAY
The Baldwin County Progressive
Farmers Club will meet on Saturday
at the home of Mr. Walter Green.
An interesting program has been ar
ranged and all members are expect
ed to attend.
Congressman Carl Vinson received
the thanks of James A. Farley, Post
Master General and Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee forj
his cooperation and help in support- (
ing President Roosevelt and the New'
Deal.
The letter is as follows;
Washington, July 5, 1934
Honorable Carl Vinson
House of Representatives
Washington. D. C.
My dear Congressman:
Now that Congress ha*' adjourned,
may I not take this opportunity to
thunk you for the fine spirit of co- 1
operation that you have exhibited
with reference to the national admin, j
istration. It is my honest judgment |
that the record of the seventy-third |
congress will go down in h : story as
an epoch making achievement, aedi-'
cated as it was to the benefit of the
people of this country.
I want you to know how apprecia
tive I am of your fine sp : rit of help
fulness. The seventy-third congress
can stand on its record For the eon.
structure legislation, for the fir «re-
ing vision, for the understanding of
the human needs of the people of
the country, you as a ■memher of this
congress con well be proud.
And when you return for the
seventy-fourth congress next year. I
am sure you will he just as helpfnl
in the furtherance of the new pro
gram of social legislaton wh'ch
Pres ? dcnt Roosevelt has put forward
*»« a goal for the next two years of
h*s administration.
W'th kind re^irds. he’icro me
Sincerely vours.
JAS. A. FARLEY, Chairman ,
The senior clam 6f the United
States Military Academy will pass
through Milledgeville on July 25th,
enronte to Fort Benaing where they
will spend two weeks observing ma
neuvers and war games at the
Infantry School.
The cadets will arrive in Savan
nah in the early morning and will be
taken on busses to Fort Benning.
There will be over two hundred and
fifty young men in the party. After
two weeks at the army post, the fu
ture officers will he taken by rail
back to New York. The caravan will
make n brief stop here.
S. D. Stembrldge, chairman of the
street committee of the aity coun-
cl, urges the co operation of busi
ness men and residents in keeping
loose paper off the streets.
The city force cleans the streets
late Saturday night or early Sundnv
morning, but despite this effort to
have the cU,y spie and span for
Sunday visitors, n number of people
have been '•areless and allowed loose
paper and trash to be emptied on the
btreeta after the cleaning is given.
Mr. SL-irbridge urges all business
men to we'gh down trash that ia put
in cans late at night and to do every
thing possible to co-operate with the
street force in keeping the streets
clean and presentable at all times.
New h'ghways sings designating
d'rections ard distances were placed
throughout the city last week by the
highway department.
Travelers will find it an easy job
to get direction in and out of the
r i*v w : th th*» plainly marked and at
tractive new yellow and black mark-