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, BY THOU IAMBS •
OF FEOFLS
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five Hundred Freshmen to Arrive
In City Monday to Enter G.S.C.
■aWf"*, Gs., 21,1934
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fUi» Rrady for Optaiaf tf W*.
■ms Colin*. Ifow* CUaaaea
lo Ar.ive WedaeuUjr.
0.. er five hundred Georgia girls
given a cordial welcome to
to ompus of a S. C. W. Monday.
2L, ™unB ladies wiu n* itriculate
„-embers of the freshman dais
“./will enter the college for the
^.v Wells with Dean Hoy
TltW and Dean of Women, Miss
iil Adams have completed plans
Swlcome the new students to the
“pas end get them ready for the
Sol of the upper classmen on
twiresdav and the opening of the
-11-c term on Thursday.
„ Polly Moss, head of the Y.
- C. A., with members of the or-
nnization known as “Big Sisters”
Jril! assist in greeting the new stu
nts and aiding them in acclimat
ing themselves and becoming ac
quainted with the campus and the
college routine.
Tuesday the young ladies will as
semble in the auditorium to receive
the greetings of President Wells, the
nudent council, and the Y. W. C. A.
Throughout the day plans have been
made to keep the young ladies busy
■ith instructions and examinations.
In the evening n picnic supper will
n at Government Square
Park. Wednesday a similar routine
ill be followed.
The upperclassmen will arrive
Wednesday and Thursday will be
devoted to registration and class
room assignments. The formal open
ing exercises and first chapel will
be held on Friday.
faculty meeting has been call
ed for Monday. The members of the
faculty who have not already arrived
expected to come in during the
reek-end and be here for the first
meeting on Monday.
Dr. Wells said the largest enroll
ment in many years '-ould be ma
triculated this year and that he con
fidently expected an over flow. Dur
ing the summer many changes and
improvements have been made and
it is hoped work will be started on
’ buildings in the early fall.
COUNTY FIXES
SAMETAXLEVY
Fifteen Mill Lew Ordered bv
Comity CommiiiioBen it Saeckl
Meeting] Lut Monday.
The County Commissioner*
P*aal session Monday fixed the tax
levy for the year at fifteen mills
it was a year ago.
The levy was made on a property
valuation of S4.395.071. In addition
the county levy which provides
the operation of all the county
•Wments, a five mill levy was
Ciae for school purposes. This is
~° thc sa me as a year ago. Special
Wiool taxes of one mill were levied
the Midway district and cne-half
11 in the Merriwether district.
ft* 1 state levy is four mills again
3 year. The citizens in this coun
cil pay 24 mills or $24.00 per
°0Mnd dollars of property this
11 far the state, county and school
MRS. P.N. BIVINS
DIES AT HOME
Fncnl Held *t B*pfrt Owck
Wcdnoday Aftmmn. Snc-
oaWFna Unglhwi.
Mrs. P. N. Bivins, wife of the Sup
erintendent of Education in Bald
win county and a sister of Tom Un
der, recently elected Commissioner
of Agriculture, died at her home here
late Tuesday afternoon after an ill
ness of more than three years. Her
death came as a shock to her many
friends ’hroughout the county.
Funeral services were held at the
Baptist church Wednesday after
noon at four-thirty, Rev. L. E. Rob
erts. pastor of the church, officiat
ing. A large gathering of relatives
and friends paid tribute to the life
of this beloved woman.
VINSON BACKERS
HIT COTTON LAV
S«P<a<ioa *f BuUcad Act Ailud
■ CmikumuI Dirtfict Cm-
TMtio*.
Adoption of a motion to wire Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace to
suspend Bankhead cotton act regu
lations for 1934, and an address by
Representative Carl Vinson prais
ing the New Deal, featured the con
vention of the Sixth Georgia dis
trict committee at the Hotel Demp
sey in Macon Wednesday.
The convention formerly certified
the representative’s renomination.
Representative Vinson emphati-
ca’ly stated his belief that the “old
order has gone for good, and the new
order is here for good."'
“The New Deal is no longer a
theory—it is an established fact," he
said. “It may be modified, but it has
unfurled a banner to the cause of
the average man and woman be
hind which all can march. . . Never
before has this government in peace
D. Smith. Tax Collector,
•ring her books to have
r ir the recipt of taxes
, < r as provided by law. •
WCRATiC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE RE-ELECTED
| S Chair-
Orga nization Thursday. J.
Secretary.
f. | n?rani
. members of the Democratic
V: fommittee of Baldwin
in r rc 11 '-elected in the pri-
^ K f i last Wednesday a consoli-
; of Votl ‘ s showed Thursday.
C ^nwnittee met at the Court
ancl organized. Dr. Richard
. Was named the new chairman
e‘; it tee succeeding Mr. W.
^^ridge. Mr. J. C. In B ram was
f , ° rre tary and treasurer.
mi vin S ar e the committee-
by precincts:
’ Robinson and George
JJ- V; S. Wood and R. G.
r T. E. Hubert and Walter
I, 1 ^ La-vrence and M. E.
^ n r. Richard Binicn. J. C.
! Bart Wilson.
’V. Stembridge, E. L.
r! Grover May.
' R. Torrance and M. A.
Hubbard and C. B.
H. Allen, J. C. Baston, W. L. Ritchie,
R. H. Wootten, W. D. Hardy, A. C.
McKinley, H. G. Banks, Roy Nel
son, Holland Strother J. H. Ennis,
R. W. Ivey, T. B. Coxwell and D.
W. Brown.
Mrs. Bivins is survived b> her
husband, two children. Janie Frances
and Thomas Bivins; her mother. Mrs.
L. B. Linder, of Dublin; two brothers,
Lewis J. Linder, of Dublin; Thomas
M. Linder, of Hazelhurst and At
lanta; three sisters, Mrs. J. L. Bush,
Mrs. J. W. McDaniel and Mrs. Alma
Greer, all of Dublin.
Before her marriage Mrs. Bivins
was Miss Hattie Lee Linder. She
came here to make her home
bride and quickly made friends. She
was a devoted member of the Bap
tist church and as long as her health
permitted was active in the Sunday
School and church work. A few years
ago she was stricken and for the past
several months she has been at the
hospital at Alto. Her condition
growing steadily weaker and hope
for her recovery was abandoned de
spite the effort of her loved ones
and physicians to aid her in the bat
tle for life. She expressed the de
sire to come home when she learn
ed that she could not get well and
that it was a matter of only a few
weeks before the end came. On
Tuesday she was brought here and
carried to her home. She was happy
to be reunited with her family and
sec.ned to be resting well, when she
suddenly passed away. Mrs. Bivins
was a devoted wife and mother and
was loved by all who knew her.
Her husband and the members of
her family have the sympathy of our
people.
Interment was in the city ceme- times enacted such important legis-
tery. The following acted as pall- lation as during the 73rd congress.”
bearers and honorary escort: Marion | The speaker, who was renominat
ed to congress without opposition,
went on to numerate and discuss the
major legislation enacted by the pres
ent administration.
“The program is by no means
done", he continued, “but it has
gone far enough for us to perceive
the sanity, the conservatism, the hu
manity and the practicability of the
system. Its success has been proven.
“When the history of this adminis
tration comes to be written . . .one
name will shine in golden splendor
upon the page that is blackened with
the tale of the depression; one name
will represent the triumph of the
New Deal the name of Franklin
Roosevelt.”
Representative Vinson’s speech was
punctuated by much applause. He ex
pressed gratitude for “the trust
which you have placed in me."
Col. Erwin Sibley placed the name
of Mr. Vinson in nomination, prais
ing his record. Other representatives
spoke for their counties.
The Baldwin county delegation at
tending the convention were: Erwin
Si6ley, Dr. Richard Binion, Joe T.
Andrews. Stewart Wootten, Morgan
Thompson, A. J. Carr, Jr., Judge E.
R. Hines and Jere N. Moore. Col.
Vinson entertained the delegates at
a dinner following the convention.
The district executive committee
named for 1934-35 was composed of
representatives from each county in
the district The Baldwin represen-
-tatives are: Erwin Sibley. Dr. Rich
ard Binion, Joe T. Andrews and
Stewart Wootten.
MRS. HARDY CONFERS WITH
STATE LEADERS IN ATLANTA
run of Rehabilitation Work are
Disc owed at Conference Wednes
day. Advisory Board Named.
Mrs. W. D. Hardy, director of the
relief office of the FERA in Bald
win county, spent Wednesday in At
lanta in attendance upon a confer-
ernce of rehabilitation and relief
chairman of the several counties in
the state.
Mrs. Hardy expects to receive in
structions regarding the program for
the winter, which will be carried on
co-operation with the local relief
office as it has been in the past. She
will also discuss with them several
projects planned to give employment
i this county.
This week a new advisory board
..as named for the relief office. The
members of this board ore: Father
T J. McNamara. Mr. Stewart Woot-
ten. Mr. O. M. Ennis and Dr. E. H.
Scott. This committee will advise
with Mrs. Hardy on the work in this
county.
MISS ANN BONE E’ ErTFO A
TEACHER IN G. M. C. GRADES
The Board of Trustees of the Geor-
eia Military Colleee at a mretinc
held Monday evening elected Miss
Ann Bene, a supply teacher in the
G. M. C Grammar School. Miss Bone
n decree g r aduate of G. £>. c. w.,
and hafstudir ri at Wesleyan College
and in California. She was recom
mended by Miss Juba M°°™. ?? nd '
a! and Col. Jenkins President.
atteniTdealers meeting
”n™edTr n 'he' splencUd sales
..’‘held and Messrs Asheficld,
Grady Speer. Louie Carr Curry
Cara and Fred Wright, of the Mc
Kinnon Motor Co., attended.
BLUES CALLED
FOR STRIKE DUTY
Ucal Caapaar Ready to Ga te
Strike Area Bat Diitakaacag arc
Qaietcd Before Iky are Celed.
The Baldwin Blues were called to
duty Sunday afternoon and all prepa
ration was made to move them in
to the strike area for duty, but the
tense situation throughout the state
was quieted without the aid of the
local outfit.
Governor Talmadge proclaimed
martial law throughout the state Sat
urday and called out all national
guard units for service when disor-
orders in strike .areas threatened.
The Baldwin Blues were called to
the armory Sunday aftrenoon and
were ready to move Monday morn
ing. Highway trucks were ready
to transport them to the station
where they might be needed. All
other unit? in the 121st and 122nd
infantry had already been placed
in the strike zones to protect the
workers and mill property
Thc Blues remained at thc armory
throughout Tuesday and late in the
afternoon were dismissed but noti
fied to be ready for dutv a*, a mom
ents notice. The disorders in the
ar«.as where cotton mills were closed
have been settled and while many
of the national guard companies re
main on duty, the condition is not
as tense as it was earlier in the
week. Practically all the mills in the
state have beer, reopened.
Mr. McEachren, the contractor in
charge of the construction of thc
new theatre building, has notified
Mr. Boots Adams that he will arrive
Monday to begin the construction of
Ihe new and modem building that
is to bo constructed by Martin Thea
tres Inc., on Hancock street.
Slight changes have been made in
the plans for the building which is
to be completed in early fall.
Supplies for the institrtinos under
the Board of Control were bought at
the State Hospital this week.
The bids were opened Tuesday
and tabulated. The purchasing com
mittee consisting of W. L. McEl-
murry, J. E. D. Shipp, Dr. R. B. Gil
bert and W. B. Gibbs will come to
the hospital Friday to make the
awards. The purchases represent the
expenditure of several thousand dol-
. lari.
Mrs* Anna M. Cook Celebrates
Ninetieth Birthday on Saturday
Mrs. Anna M. Cook will on next
Saturday Sept. 22nd celebrate her
ninetieth birthday. Her friends will
honor her as one of the county’s
oldest and most beloved citizens.
Mrs. Cook exemplifies the charm,
culture and grace of the old south
and is ever loyal to its traditions.
She has made her home here all of
her life and as a young lady during
the war between the states, she wit
nessed the trials and privations of
that period and took part in the re
construction period that restored her
beloV'd land that had been laid
waste by war.
She attends church services regu
larly and is actively interested in all
S ts work. She keeps abreast of the
times and views with interest the
changing period of the present day.
Mrs. Cook b kept a dairy for
many years, in which is related
many interesting historical events.
She is a student of history and was
the author of the history of Bald
win County published a few years
ago.
Mrs. Cook plans to spend her
birthday quietly, receiving her re
latives and friends. No celebration
is planned.
In another column of the paper the
reminiscences of Mrs. Cook are pub
lished and we are sure they will be
of interest to the people of our coun
ty.
Baldwin Delegation Named to Convention
Following the consolidation of
votes in Baldwin county Thursday
morning by the Democratic Execu
tive committee delegates were named
to the state convention to be held
in Macon October 4th when Gover
nor Talmadge and the entire state
ticket wiU be nominated.
Dr. Richard Binion will herd thc
delegation which will cast the fo»ir
riTnF nrivr. SHIPPED
voles of Baldwin cjjnly for Gov
ernor Talmadge.
The following delegates and alter
nates were named: Dr. Richard Bin
ion. R. H. Wood, Grover May and
R. W. Ivey; alternates. H. G. Banks.
Williard Williamson, Richard Smith,
Frank Watson. Lee Jordan, Doc
Giles. Mrs. J. I. Garre »d, and How
ard West.
BOY BIT BY RATTLE SNAKE IN
TO SLAUGHTER PENS
The shipment of FERA cattle to
thc slaughter pen was started this
week. Two car loads will be shipped
every other day until the job is
finished. Mr. E. H. Downs, stated.
The first cattle arc being shipped
from Hancock county and none have
been shipped from Baldwin.
It was announced that the gov
ernment had definitely stated that
none of the cattle shipped here from
the west would be traded for scrub
cattle. The announcement said the
cattle had been purchased under a
contract that would not permit this.
The calves that have been bom since
the cattle were brought here will
be kept and turned over to rehabili
tation families.
SERIOUS CONDITION
Howard Herringdine, the young
son of Mrs. W. T. Herringdine. is
in a serious condition at the City
Hospital where he was brough Tues
day after he had been bit by a rat
tle snake.
The boy was playing at his home
on the Snndersville road when the
snake struck him hiting him on the
foot. He was rushed to the hospital
and given treatment. The new
serum for snake bites was used.
Physicians said they were unable
to tell the outcome just yet but
there was danger that thc boy would
loose his foot.
The snake was a full grown rat
tle about five feet long.
Cadets Ready for Ope
Grid Season
SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEET1NGSEPT.29
Catkfiaf of Moy Sckei Welk
er* at Uai*. HU IriMl
Ckrck to Be haperteal.
The Baldwin County Sunday
School convention will hold its an
nual meeting with the Union Hill
Methodist Church, Saturday, Sept.
29, according to announcements from
Mrs. B. B. Anderson, president of
the Baldwin County Sunday School
Association.
Great plans are under way for this
meeting, and the public is reminded
that it is for every Sunday School
worker of every denomination in the
entire county, and each one is in
vited to come and bring his lunch
and spend the entire day. This prom-
to be a great day of fellowship
and inspiration and great good times,
and it is hoped that each Sunday
School in the county will have
large delegation present to reap the
benefit of these trained workers'
knowledge and experience.
Thc theme of the convention is "Go
Forward” and it will be discussed
from every angle and will be given
you through presentations, demon
strations. lectures, addresses,
conferences. Come with the idea of
helpfulness, passing on anything
thgt will help anyone else with their
problems and the idea of gaining
all that you can for your own good.
Bring a pencil, as notebooks will be
furnished at the church.
The Georgia Sunday School As
sociation is sponsoring this meeting.
This organization is a cooperative
effort on the parts of the churches
and Sunday Schools all over the
state to promote Sunday School work,
by working together in Georgia’s
greatest business, winning thc last
to a saving faith, and how better
can it be done than tnrough thc
Sunday School. This organization
has been functioning in this capacity
for the past 68 years, and at pres
ent it is working in some one hun
dred different counties in the state.
Mrs. J. J. Simpson, has been direct
ing this work for several years, and
she is well trained and experienced
in this line of work. She will be with
thc friends at Baldwin County.
The state association is the Geor
gia representative of the Interna
tional Council of Religious Educa
tion. and is the only agency in the
field promoting the state wide pro
gram of cooperative Sunday School
effort.
The officers of the Baldwin Coun
ty Association are as follows: Mrs..
B. B. Anderson, I*res., Louis An
drews, 1st Vice-Pres., Miss Marie
Ennis, 2nd Vice-Pres., Miss Julia
Bland, Sec’ty. Those on the Advisory
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Milledgevillc will be represented
in six of the leading universities of
the south. The young men who will
go to college are planning to leave
within the next week.
At the University of Georgia will
be Winbum Rogers, Buck Hall, Cur
tis Veal. Mac Tucker, Marion Allen,
Jr., and Jordan Ennis.
Georgia Tech will have Culver
Kidd. Jr., and Guy II. Wells. Jr.
Hoy Taylor, Jr., and his brother.
Henry Taylor will go to Duke Uni
versity.
At Emory will be John Kidd. John
Conn. Itlo Lamar. Lawrence Wynn,
nd Els worth Bivin«.
Talbert Cooper will attend Mercer
University again.
Billy Brown will begin the study
of medicine at Louisana State Uni
versity where he completed his pre
medical course last year.
Brewtea Puker te Be Oppeailiaa
» Fnt Feet Bel Cm of 1*14
Scum. Teas Look* Good.
The 1934 foot ball season will
start Friday afternoon, Sept. 31st at
three-thirty when the team from
Brewton Parker Institute meats the
cadets of G. M. C. on Davenport
Field.
One of the largest opening day
crowds in years is expected to wit
ness the game, which win give the
first chance to witness the pupils of
Coach Wallace Butts in action.
Brewton Parker comes here high
ly rated. Many veterans from the
eleven of 1933 are back on the south
Georgia squad, and the new players
have greatly strengthened the line
up. The Brewton Parker eleven has
always been a hard fighting bunch
that give G. M. C. a close opening
day battle cvex-y year.
Coach Butts has been working his
large squad hard since practices be
gan the first of September. With a
green, inexperienced bunch he has
had to go more into the fundamen
tals than he had expected. What
the team will do in their initial game
i unknown proposition. Coach
Butts expects to give as many of
the young athletes the chance to
show their ability as possible.
One of the features of the open
ing game will be thc officials. Ev
erett Strupper, president of the
Southern Conference Officials, will
referee and will be assisted as um
pire by Pup Philips. Other S. I. C.
officials will be on duty in the
game. Thc fans will have the chance
o thc best officials in the south
in action
Admission to the games will be
venty-five cents again this year.
The schedule will bo one of the best
the college has ever offered.
Coach Butts says his squad is in
good condition, but made no predic
tion as to his starting line-up.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
TO ENTERTAIN SYNODICAL
IN OCTOBER
On October 16, 17. 18th the Pres
byterian church of Milledgevillc
will be hostes: to thc Synodical
which Is the state wide unit of the
Woman’s Work of the Southern
Presbyterian Church. It is composed
ime 50 representative women of
the state.
The Synodical was organized
twenty-f've years ago with Mrs. C.
P. Crawford as its first president.
Because of her untiring interest and
faithful service the Synodical Is
happy to celebrate its significant an
niversary in the home dty of its
first president.
The local church is carefully
planning every detail of the Sy
nodical’s fix*st visit to this city that
may be the happiest and most
useful meeting in the history of the
Woman’s Work in Georgia.
HOSPITAL DAY .
TWO WEEKS OFF
City *a4 Coaaty Leaden Urge
Sep port of Aueal Eeeet Off
ering Soppert lo Charily Ward.
Thursday October 4th has been
proclaimed Hospital Donation Day
by Mayor J. A. Horne, who with
city and county leaders urged the
support and co-operation of all citi-
to make this day a complete
success.
The first Hospital Donation Day
as held last October. Miss Fannie
Virginia McClure was the originator
of the idea and plans, and with the
co-operation of this newspaper the
first donation day was held. It was
complete success, for all day the
people came with their gifts, sup
plying the linen closets and pantry
of the institution. It was decided to
make the event annual and the first
Thursday in October was selected as
the day to Jiavc Hospital Donation
Day. By proclamation Mayor Home
was asked the observance again this
year.
Two weeks from today will be Hos
pital Donation Day. Every citizen is
asked to bring a gift. Supplies, such
as canned goods, and other non-
perishable foods are suggested. Gifts
of money may also be made. The
hospital cares for a lurge number of
charity patients each year and these
donations go lo meet the demands
that are made to care for those un
able to pay.
Complete details will be published
in next weeks paper.
Father T. J. McNamara will go to
Savannah Beach Monday to spend
the week in attendance upon the an
nual spiritual retreat held for priests
of the church.
The many friends of Futher Mc
Namara are glad to know that his
physical condition is greatly im
proved following a recent operation.
SCHOOL BOOKS AND
CLOTHING NEEDED
IN THIS COUNTY
An appeal is made to the peo
ple of the county who have old
school books and clothing for
children of school age to com
municate with the FERA office
or Miss Emmy Riley.
Books and clothing are needed
for children in the county who
arc unable to buy them and
should be in school. Immediate
response to this appeal is urged.