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government Leases Large Tract
Land For Subsistence Colony
o Acres H»»e ■*« Lewd ud
fill Be Di«d*d • ft**? ^ert
Tndi foe RdlMW«i W«k.
. of 2400 acres of land In
* jaunty tor the establish-
**15 - subsistence colony was
*--ed this week by E. .1
^fjead of the farm rehabilitee
^. rlc in this county.
**land is situated in the south-
Y ««tion of the county and is
* a umely by Capt. Sam Ennis.
***** of land will be devided
y acre farms and white
will be placed on these
he families will be taken
relief rolls and will come
e rehabilitation program.
5? Downs said the project would
to the Chancelorsville pro
in Putnam and Jasper coun
hut on a smaller scale. Nineteen
aies have already been rehabili-
d in this county, receiving gov-
tent aid in the re-establishment
fiie farm famliy.
jlr Downs said the families
eld be placed on this new tract
land as soon as possible. A com-
nity will be established and a
,tive program worked out in
g the farm crops, etc.
announcement from
wns this week came after
ral weeks of planning. The program
i in keeping with the government
clicy to place families now on re-
nti the farms in order that
r become self sustaining.
M:. Downs said all details u
ir.g worked out as rapidly
1RW1NT0N ROAD EDUCATORS MEET
I WILL CONTINUE HERE SATURDAY!
RALLY DAY EXERCISES AY
PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY
SCHOOL
TODAY IS HOSPITAL
DONATION DAT
Today is Hospital Donation
Day.
The opportunity Is given every
citizen to show appreciation for
the work this great institution is
doing for the sick and afflicted
in our community.
Take your gift between ten and
twelve or three and six o’clock.
Do your part to help this institu
tion care for those who must be
administered to. but are unable
to pay. Your gift may save a life.
Do your part.
The Negroes of the community
are to take their gifts from nine
to ten and two to three.
'ADETS DEFEAT MERCER
FROSH AND TAKE ON
OGLETHORPE TEAM
J to « Victory Over Mercer Cubs
Impresses Coach and Fans. Ogle
thorpe Frosh to Play Friday.
HOPE FOR SPECIAL TRAIN TO
ANNAPOLIS ABANDONED
Team From G. M. C. Will Be Taken
To Nival Academy In Cars,
Officials Announce This Week,
The inability to get enough peo
ple to sign up for a special train to
Washington and the G. M. C. Naval
Academy Plebe football game
October 13th, has forced the college
officials to announce that the hope
for a train has been abandoned
The fottball team will leave here
thirty strong on the morning of Oc
tober J 1th, in automobiles furnished
by citizens of the city and arrive at
Annapolis in time to work out on
the academy field on Friday. The
party will return r.n Sunday.
Coach Butts expects to stop en-
mute for a work out The team is
looking forward to the trip.
Hitbwav t* Ghre Cmir AMAiu-
■I Coatnct to Complete Irwin
to* RoaJ.
Mr. O. M. Ennis, chairman of the
County Commissioners, has been ad
vised by Chairman Wilburn, of the
Highway Department that the coun
ty will be given a second contract
at an early date looking to the com
pletion of the grading work on the
Irwinton road.
Several weeks ago the county was
given the first contract of practical
ly seven thousand dollars and this
project has been finished. Work was
started at Camp Creek bridge and
a new road has been cut through
the hill south of this creek. The sur
vey has been completed for all the
road by the highway department.
Mr. Ennis will probably go to At
lanta the latter part of this week to
receive from the highway the con
tract. Chairman Wilburn told Mr.
Ennis he had instructed the engin-
to prepare the necessary pap*
P«M* School Cmicaka To Be
Stated Wy RrpmeoUtnei of
Uwiai of Kffcer Leiniof.
Under the direction of Mr. L. M.
Lester of the State Department of
Education at Atlanta, representa
tives of the institutions of higher
learning in Georgia will hold a
fercnce at the Georgia State College
for Women, Saturday. October 6.
Georgia is beginning an extended
program of study of the curriculum
of the public schools which will
culminate in a new course of study
the schools prepared by the teach-
themselves. During the present
year many groups of teachers over
the state are in study groups to
analize the present course of study
determine needs for future
courses.
The group which will meet at
Milledgeville Saturday will plan the
part that institution will play in
this program. They will be especial-
.•cmed, according to Mr. Les-
The road from the Baldwin line I ter, with plans for the summer
to Irwinton has already been grad- sion of 1935 ai which time it is hoped
that a large percentage of the teach
ers of the state will enroll in some
institution for the purpose of study-
HOW FARMERS CAN SELL
COTTON CERTIFICATES
Coach Wallace nulls sent
i football team
ieW Friday tu play the Mercer
r Fresh and emerged with
R victory, the second
rjmoh .if the season.
afternoon another Fresh-
i. probably more powerful
team of a week ago. the
University Rats will be
foe. The Baby Petrels, of At-
. boast one of the best Frosh
■ in the state and will parade
h rf former high and prep
I stars before the fans this
•end. The game starts as usual
t three-thirty.
CVach Butts sent his team through
" nsive drills this week,
the attack, with which he
crush the visitors on Fri-
T afternoon.
c ' v back has flashed into
cnee this week and will prob-
c much service in the game
Bunch, by name, hailing
3 Lincoln ton, Ga.. will be used
.1! carrier in the game this
(oach Butts is trying several
ions to get the best team
the important game
Plebes in Annapolis next
will i
another good game
'UIM\ delegation to
■1TEX1J MACON CONVENTION
county's delegation to the
•* IVrr cratic convention held in
• to certify to the nomi-
Govemor Eugene Tal-
a second term cast the
of the county in many
legation of twenty-throe
by the county executive
with the exception of
r were appointed by the
Practically the entire
attended the convention.
jj.. - rates are:
Binion, R. H. Lawrence.
Emerson, Milton Webb. J.
W. S. Wood, all of Mil-
Grover May. Hardwick;
f'ooperville. H. G. Banks,
Hiamson, Richard Smith,
'•- ’n. Lee N. Jordan. Doc
' nr d West all of Milledge-
J. I. Garrard. Hardwick.
the governor: Miller S.
n Donaldson, P. N. Biv-
Strickland, Joe T. An-
: °y Nelson and
All sales from one producer to an
other producer in the same county
must be recorded in the office of
\hc assistant in cotton adjustment.
The necessary form for this record
will be provided by the county
agent.
Any cotton producer holding sur
plus cotton tax exemption certifi
cates may dispose of them
y hold them over for his
personal use in 1935. in the event the
act is in effect at that time.
sell them to another
producer living in the same county
rherc certificates were originally
isued.
3. He nvy surrender them to the
county assistant in cotton adjust
ment for sale through the national
pool.
In event of sale, producers offer-
ng certfiicatcs for sale must sign a
:tatement declaring the certificates
o offered to be surplus. A supply
of blank forms for thus statement
will be provided. This form is self-
explanatory.
Share croppers and tenant.; who
have executed trust agreemen* y with
their landlords on forms provided
for that purpose, may authorize this
trustee to sell these certificates un
der the regulations or surrender
them to the surplus pool for sale.
It is important tnat farmers pro
ducing over their cotton allotments
furnish the assistant in cotton ad
justment with an estimate of their
over-production in pounds as early
as possible, in order that requisition |
may be made on certificate pool man- |
agor for authority to sell such certifi
cates.
SENATORIAL CONVENTION IIEI-D
IN SANDERSVILLE
Delegates from Baldwin county at
tended the convention in Sandersville
Wednesday to certify to the nomina
tion of Judge W. M. Goodwin as sen-
ator from the twentith senatorial
ed and surfaced. The county is
ious to complete this road as soon
possible so that contracts can be
let for the paving.
Mr. Ennis said that when the sec
ond contract is approved, work
/ould be started on the section lead
ing to Hardwick and the highway
would be asked to furnish suffici
ent funds to finish this section un
der the next ocntract.
C. S. C W. FORMALLY opened
LAST FRIDAY MORNING
Col. Kyle T. Alfrlend Praised New
Deal and Asked for Devotion to
Service of Georgia.
Col. Kyle T. Alfriend praised the
service the Georgia State College
for Women, when formal opening
exercises were held at the college
Friday morning, and made an
appeal to th>- students to devote
their lives to the upbuilding of Geor
gia.
Dr. Guy H. Wells, president of the
college, presided and welcomed the
1280 students that had assembled
for the opening. The exercises were
started by the devotion led by Rev.
Harris, followed by a prayer
by Rev. Horace Smith.
Several short talks were made
welcoming the students to Milledgc-
ville and the college. Those making
short talks were: Mayor J .A. Home,
Mr. Miller S. Bell. Dr. J. L. Beeson.
Miss Mary Lee Anderson, president
of thi alumnae association. Dr. E.
A. Tigner. Col. Joe Jenkins. Harry
Stillwell Edwards. Jere N. Moore.
Rev. L. E. Roberts, Rev. A. G. Har
ris, W. G. Johnson. Rev. Horace
Smith.
Col. Alfriend praised the new deal
and the leadership of Franklin
R'xisevelt. He scored the leadc-s
America who had been responsible
the past conditions and asked
a system of universal education
fo.- the youth of th** nation. He asked
•oung ladies to acquaint them-
; with the history of the stab
and nation and to take advantage
of the opportunities offered to equip
themselves for service to humanity.
rical program was rendered
under the direction of Miss Alice Le-
Tucker. Miss Louise Jeancs
a solo and Miss Beatrice Hos-
brough played a violin number.
Rally Day will be observed by
the Presbyterian Sunday Schosl at
10:00 o’clock next Sunday morning,
October 7th.
An effort will be made for a large
attendance of the members. The
following program will be rendered:
1. Hymn No. 133, 2 verses.
2. Invocation—Rev. A. G. Harris.
3. Responsive Reading—Selection
4. Psalm 23rd—Primary Class.
5. Recitation — Katherine Car
penter.
“Blazing Trail of Helpfulness”
—Major Thorne and Junior Boys.
"The Trail That Led to a
Church"—Major Thome.
“How The Church Grew"—Five
Members of Young People’s Di
vision.
9. Rally Day—No. 9.
10. Lessor Period.
11. Last Verse of Rally Day Song
■No. 188.
12. Reports on Blackboard.
13. Prayer—The Lord's Prayer in
Unison.
A record attendance Is expected.
ing the present public school curri
culum, the needs for revision, and
formulation of plans for the revis-
DR. JOE BOWDEN TO SPEAK
HERE ON CHILD HEALTH
Leader of Child Hygiene in State
Comes Here Ort. 18th as P. T. A.
and Legion Guest.
Dr. Joe P. Bowden. Chief of the
Child Hygiene department of the
state Board of Health, will speak
here on October 18th, under the
auspices of the P. T. A. and Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary in the G. M.
C. auditorium. The public is cordial
ly invited.
Dr. Bowden is the best informed
man on child health in Georgia. He
has visited every county in the
state studying child welfare prob
lems and has an intimate knowledge
of this work. He i« seventh district
vice-president of the P. T. A., and
is editor of a magazine published by
the public health department of
Georgia.
The address of Dr. Bowden will
be* of great importance and a
one is invited.
WERESTING PROGRAM
ANNOUNCED FOR CATHERING
OF EDUCATORS HERE
District Conference to Be Held Here
October 15th. First Meeting Sun
day Night.
Educators representing the vnri-
i counties of the Sixth Congres
sional District will gather here Oc
her 15th for a one day conference
vhich will involve problems in all
•hoses of the educational program.
Col. Kyle T. Alfriend. secretary
•f the Georgia Education Asoscia-
'<in, has announced an interesting
'•'’cram. The first meeting will be
held Sunday evening when a union
will be hold at the Metho-
:hurch and Hon. T. Hicks Fort
nddress the meeting. Gov. Eu-
Talmadge has been invited but
lot announced whether he will
ottend or not.
CADETS TO PLAY
CAROLINA TEAM
Carlisle 1
toas of !
to Cadet!
Coach Wallace accepted the
•hallenge of the C^K School for
Boys, champions of^^ki Carolina.
game on the schedule
this season and signed^P^ntract for
a game in Milledgeville for Novem
ber 23rd, the Friday before Thanks
giving.
The announcement came from
Coach Butts this week. Although the
cadets already have a full artiedule
which will tax the ability of the
every week in November.
Coach Butts refused to turn down
he challenge for a game to de
termine the champions of the South
east in prep circles.
South Georgia Coilege, Douglas;
Middle Georgia College Cochran;
South Georgia Teachers College.
Statesboro and Gordon Institute.
Rarnesville; arc already on the sche
dule for games in November .
The Carlisle School has won the
;tnte title In South Carolina for
rvcral years and is considered one
the -• * -.landing teams in the
nuthc rt.
This game will undoubtedly be
outstanding prep classic of the
tite and will attract a large gath-
‘l ing of football enthusiasts to Mil-
'cdgeville.
Tft)N ' OPTIONS GOOD FOR
ADDITIONAL LOANS
-’’ngley has announced that
ho plowed cotton and took
:inr] boi rowed money on
n either borrow two cents
1 Per pound on these certi-
I or sell them.
^ f -Tsons desiring to sell these
,c or make loans should see the
once bringing with them
! • apers.
Georgia district composed of the
counties of Baldwin. Hancock and
Washington. . .
The rotation system is used and
Judsc Goodwin was selected by the
voters of Washington county. Col.
Harion Ennis. Col. Carlisle Giles. Col.
Erwin Sibley ana Col. Frank Bell
-epresented Baldwin county.
COMMISSIONERS TO HOLD
hearing on farm agent
The County Commissioners an
nounced this week that they would
hold a public meeting at an eariv
date to give citizens the opportunity
to express their opinions regarding
the employment of a farm agent.
A delegation of citizen*, number
n or twelve, called on the Com
missioners Tuesday and asked that
the farm agent be discontinued. The
commissioners decided to have a
public hearing on the question.
BENNING BATTALLION PASSES
| THROUGH MILLEDGEVILLE
A battallion of infantry from
Fort Henning passed through Mil-
' lodgcville Monday on trucks en-
route to Savunnnh for a weeks va
cation.
In the caravan were 37 trucks and
other cars. Next Monday the sec
ond battallion will rome through i
Milledgeville. The troops arc being
given the trip for the splendid work
they did while the senior class from
West Point was at the army post.
Sidney Louguc. Jr., who was acci
dently shot last Wednesday aftcr-
by his father, is repidly im
proving and will recover. The lit
tle boy. four years of age. was out
with his father near the State Hos
pital water works, when the aerj-
dent happened.
The father was shooting a shot
in and thinking the boy was behind
m. he fired at a bird in a tree.
The shrt peppered ihe little fellow
nd he was rushed to the City Ho«--
tital. He was dismissed on Sunday
nd is doing nicely, his father stated.
FOI*RTEEN CASEFCmr COURT
Judge George Carpenter disposed
of fourteen cases during city court
Monday afternoon. The majority of
the cases were for drunk and dis
order. $75. in fines were collected.
RED CROSS REGIONAL
CONFERENCE HELD HERE
Interoftln* Program Given Wednes
day at G. «! C. W. Auditorium
Several .Hundred Were Present
The local officials of the Baldwir
County Red Cross Chapter anc
officials from G. S. C. W., entertain
ed the Red Cross Regional Confer
ence. on Wednesday. October 3. An
nouncement was made by Mr. Goo.
H. Tunnell. local Re- “Voss chapter
chairman that several i.undred were
nresent at the Regional Conference.
Dr. Guy Wells. Prcsisent of G. S.
w. presided e.t the luncheon ses
sion. During this session Mr. Henrv
Baker. Assistant National Director
Disaster Relief. American Red Cross,
made the principal address, his sub
ject being “Today’s Challenge to
Red Cross." At the other scs-
ions Dr. Edwin H Scott presided
"Turing these sessions Mr. Wm. Car!
’-Tunt, Assistant Manager Eastern
\rca American Red Cross, and Mrs.
l .li!drcd Shelton Brooke, Field Roo-
esentative. lead in ‘ho discussions.
Mr. Hunt also told of Ihe Red
"mss work in Georgia during the
The others to take part in the
>ed Cross Regional Conference in
cluded:
Taliaferro. Jr.. Red
Cross: Miss Emily Cowart. Life Sav-
Mr. Marion Sims, Red Cross
Pngantry: Mrs. Jane Carswell. Home
le and Care of the Sick; Miss
Battle Lowery*. War Service:
J. T. McNamara, the addresj
' welcome: D. Y. Califf. Roll Call
pnenc the Negroes; John Gerson.
First Aid.
One of the interesting features
rf the program was The Junior Red
- nlsy by the Junior Red Cross
hers of the G. S. C. W. Train-
School.
Officials from other chapters took
c*'ve cart in the discussions on
’ - various services of the Red
r ’ro* r s. Stone J. Crane .dated that
-rnrescntativps to attend the confer-
~nce included delegates from rixty
-unities.
Farm Agent L. R. Langley has ar
ranged for a terracing demonstration
and school to be held Oct. 11th and
12th at the Boys Training School.
J. I. Johnson, extension enginner
of the Department of Agriculture,
will instruct in the demonstration
Fifteen farmers will be selected for
the special instruction, Yancey
Brothers will furnish a special ter
racing machine for the demonstra-
AII farmers and interested
are invited. This demonstration will
he one of the most valuable and im
portant ever held in the county.
Mrs. L. D. Smith has announced
the opening of the Tax Books of the
county for the receipt of 1934 taxes.
Over six hundred dollars has al
ready been paid in taxes this year.
The books close December 20th.
Mrs. Smith urges all citizens to pay
their taxes promptly.
The Beard of Education in session
Tuesday disposed of a number of
rountine matters, paying the teach
ers, truck drivers and other
ployees in the school system.
Supt. P. N. Bivins said no business
of great importance was trancacted
The election of school trustees in the
various districts was certified.
CHECKS EXPECTED SOON
The second rental checks and third
parity checks are expected to arrive.
These checks wil be given out by
Agent Langley immediately on ar
rival. These checks go to farmers
•ho left cotton acres idle and will
distribute in the county several
thousand dollars.
Farmers having surplus ginning
tickets or needing additional ginning
tickets should see Farm Agent Lang
ley at once and register with him
their wants. The exchange or sale
of ginning tickets must be decided
>on as possible.
•NINETY BALDWIN STUDENTS
Ninety studenst from Baldwin
make up the second larges tcounty
-"-esentatlon in the enrollment of
, ?8 1 ’ young women at ihe Georgia
"tate College for Women
The County Commissioners in
regular session Tuesday disposed of.
routine matters. .Ihe commissioners
were in session throughout the day,
but their meeting was uneventful.
CITY TO ASK FOR
POSTPONEMENT OF
MOTORCADE IN OCT.
Mayor Horne to Ask That Anto Trip
from Savannah lo Atlanta Walt
Until Bridge Completed.
Mayor J. A. Home, with the ap
proval of City Council, will csk the
Atlanta Constitution and Savannah
Morning News, sponsors of the Sa
vannah to Atlanta motorcade now
scheduled for October 28th. to post
pone this celebration until the bridge
spanning the Oconee river here is
finished.
The two newspapers are sponsor
ing the motorcade to celebrate the
completion of an all paved highway
from the states first capital. Savan
nah. through Milledgeville, the first
permanent capital, to Atlanta, the
present capital. The celebration is
being held up pending the comple
tion of the section of the road be
tween Eatonton and Madison, which
will be finished in late October. *
Mayor Home has pointed out that
this is a busy season and not con
venient for business people to take
a week-end trip. He said that Sa
vannah is noted for its climate In
January and he was asking that the
motorcade be postponed until after
Christmas, when the bridge here
would be finished. Mayor Home said
that the city hoped to celebrate the
•ompletion of this bridge at the
same time the motorcade came
through. The bridge will he known
the Old Capital and will have a
bronze tablet bearing the names of
the Governors who served the state
■hilc Milledgeville was the capital
of the state.
Autumn appeared definitely here
Monday night with forecasts of
cooler weather following a tempera
ture low Monday of 60 degrees.
Ignoring September, cool weather
arrived with the first day of Oc
tober and accompanied by partly
cloudy skies made itself felt.
Although the mercury went as low
as 57 degrees cn Sept. 3, the month
was 1.2 degrees warmer than nor
mal. the bureau’s monthly review
showed.
During September the highest
reading was 92 degrees on the 12th
and 28th, with the sun shining 73
per cent of the time and with at
least 21 cloudy or partly cloudy
days. Rainfall fell behind normal
figures for the month, but remain
ed slightly ahead for the year.
GINNING TICKETS EXPECTED
THIS WEEK
Farm Agent L. R. Langley has an
nounced that ginning tickets arc ex
pected this week, or the early part
of next week. As soon as they arrive
the former will be notified.
The Distribution of the tickets as
provided by the Bankhead Bill is
expected to release a large quanity
of cotton. All cotton thus far has
been ginned on special certificates.
COTTON GINNING SHORT OF
YEAR AGO
The report issued by the Depart-
ent of Commerce, by W. L. Ritchie,
local special agent showed that 997
bales of cotton haa been ginned in
the county prior to Sept. 16th. as
compared to 1548 ginned for the
same period a year ago.