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Voters in Baldwin «H.nty will go
„ .w. polls again next Tuesday to
„d their ballots in the general eleo-
tvhen the state ticket oirinat-
J in the primnry of September wffl
S orriciaJly elected.
Txr ticket will have only the
nageratic ballot headed by Gov.
SL* Talmadge printed on it.
££ have been no Republican or
L-endent candidates to qualify.
Z leeetlon will be more or less c
forrwhty since no contests have de-
alopcd and a big vote is not expect-
constitutional amendment
(J | appear on the ballot which will
ssitate the only scratch on the
r t. The amendment allows the
, nf Griffin to increase its bond-
debt and in purely a local mat-
judge Bertie Stembridge. Ordi-
nrv. has completed all plans for the
dtetion and every precinct will be
Milledgeville to Welcome "Cade”
damages sought for mans
DEATH CAUSED BY FALL AT
BRIDGE
Widow of Late H. M. Sweat Sae
(or $69,504. Contractors and In
suranc* Company Defendant*.
Mrs. H. M. Sweat, widow’ of»i
mer resident engineer of the
ifte Highway Deaprtment who
illa-d hr. June while inspecting
nstruction of the new bridge span-
g the Oconee River, has filed suit
Baldwin Superior court for 569,-
14 damages as a result of her huo-
ind's death.
Cornell-Young Construction Co.,
Btractors in charge of the bridge;
t Maryland Casualty Co., and I.
Fann were named defendants in
e suit.
The petition alleges that Mr. Fann
ad betn hired by the construction
bun. off the tops of
led piling in a coffer dam at the
idge site, and that in doing
me from his torch so weakened
• support of a ladder that it fell
ien Mr. Sweat attempted to
hurling him about 25 feet to the
ittom of the excavation.
The accident occurred on June 19
Mr. Sweat died three days later.
Sweat is represented by the
of Sibley and Allen.
STATE LEGION COMMANDER
TO BE ARMISTICE SKAKER
Nwm to Be Held Monday Nee.
lMfc Iwlctd ef Armktfae Day
Nev. life.
De Lacey Allen, of Albany, who
assumed office as State Commander
of the American Legion, at the close
of the National Convention in Miami
Thursday will make the Armistice
Day address at Milledgeville on
Monday, November 12th, under au-
spicies of the Morris-Little Post
Number 6 here. State Commander
Alien will outline his plans for the
Legion in Georgia during the com
ing year at that time.
The program is being arranged by
Mrs. Sam Terry. President of the
Legion Auxiliary here. Commander
Ben E. Harrison of the local post
will preside. The exercises will be
held in the auditorium of the Geor
gia State College for Women and
will be followed by a parade of the
students of both colleges and all
civic organizations to the Fair
grounds where Commander Allen
will officially open the American
Legion District Fair which com
mences that day and runs the bal
ance of the week.
Milledgeville Masons have been
uding the meeting of the Grand
Ife of Georgia which was in ses-
i this week in Macon on Tues-
and Wednesday. A number of
members of Benevolent Lodge
■ been in attendance at various
s during the meeting.
Mr. Joe Moore, past Grand Mas-
°f the Grand Lodge, has st-
Jrfed throughout the session. Past
lers of Benevolent Lodge who
attended are: F. R. Hargrove,
_ B Wood. L. L. Beck, J. T. Mc-
Jkn. Sidney L. Stembridge and
jn Riley. Joe T. Andrews, pres-
1 Master of the lodge and Joe
■^-t. an officer of the lodge, have
1 torn in attendance.
being rapidly carried
new ’-loving picture
ir*-’-.' bc : -” erected in
R. E. Martin. The
I be beautiful in design and
I’- 1 * 0 "'ith two floors—on the
! r will be the lobby and
rooms, with office rooms
'- ,p ond floor.
'ditorium will be attractive
' ' ;,t *ng capacity of more than
v'nd-
"* building when completed will
^to unusually handsome struc-
a credit to the city.
JJ* GE OFFICIALS ATTEND
1 ' ATIONAL CONFERENCES
G u.v Wells has been absent
’he city this week attending
■iucational conferences held
1(,L: sections of the state.
f, !rly part of the week he
Lyons for the first district
He was accompanied by
Little and Miss Giissie
■tor in the week they at-
; be fourth district confer-
Waycross. Miss Clara Mor-
p ded this meeting,
day and Saturday Dr. Wells
' Part in a civic education
-p to be held in Atlanta.
°f the faulty will also at-
conference.
BAPTIST TO MEET NEXT
WEDNESDAY FOR ELECTION
Deacons and Officers to Be Elected.
Decision to Be Reached Concern
ing Pastor of Chnrch.
The members of the Baptist church
will hold their annual conference
>n next Wednesday evening at the
:hurch following the regular week
day prayer service. The members
of the Board of Deacons will be
named and ail officers elected. A
decision will also be reached con
cerning in the election of a pastor
of the church.
The annual meeting is usually held
the first Wednesday in October, but
was delayed this year when Rev. L.
E. Roberts announced that he would
not seek re-election as pastor of the
church and expected to retire from
the ministery.
On last Sunday the workers coun
cil of the Baptist Sunday school
voted to recommend the following
officers to the church confer*!ce
for election for the coming year:
James McMillan, Superintendent;
Joseph A. Moore and Joe F. Mul-
drow. Assistants; T. D. Daniel, Sec
retary; Mrs. L. C. Wall, Mrs. Bessie
Lawrence, and Miss Gattie Patter
son, Department Heads; Mrs. Roy
Nelson, Jr„ and Miss Louise Jeanes,
Pianoists; Sam Terry and H. B.
Chapman, Choristers. The recom
mendation is tantamount to election.
Officers, Deacons, Ushers and De
partment Heads will be named at the
conference. It was stated that no
decision had been reached regarding
the call of a pastor of the church.
It is understood that the resignation
of Mr. Roberts will be accepted and
a committee named to recommend
a new pastor of the church.
GHOSTS WALK IN
MILLEDGEVILLE WEDNESDAY,
HALLOWE'EN NIGHT.
In keeping with the custom that
has been handed down from genera
tion to generation, Wednesday night
was the night for spooks, and ghosts
to prowl and Milledgeville had her
share as Hallowe’en was celebrated
throughout the city.
The prowling of ghostly figures
and the antics of youthful pranksters
were in evidence a« soon ns the
shades of night btgin to fall. The
children made great sport of the
occasion and in their costumes they
went about the city making merry.
Manv parties celebrating the oc
casion were also in progress through
out the city and Hallowe'en was
celebrated in gay fashion. The stud
ents at both colleges also enjoyed
the occasion.
Barbecue Will be Served Visitors
With Four Capitols* Motorcade
Milledgeville is ready to welcome
several hundred visitors who con
gregate here at noon today, Thurs
day, in celebration of the comple
tion of the all paved route from At
lanta to Savannah. The motocaders
come from Atlanta. Savannah and
other cities in Georgia to join In
the big celebration sponsored by the
Atlanta Constitution and Savannah
Morning News and !*ess.
Mayor J. A. Horne will head the
del •Ration nf citizens who will go
out to the Eatonton highway at
elevein o’clock to meet the caravan
from Atlanta that wil lhave Sena
tor Richard B. Russel, Jr., and Gov.
Eugene Talmadge in the party. The
caravan will come into the city along
Columbia street led by the Milledge-
vllle delegation and a police escort.
From Columbia they will move
down Hancock to the buisness sec
tion and then to the G. M. C. cam
pus where CoL Joe Jenkins, the
faculty, Capt. Mansfield and the
cadet corps will salute the digna-
taries as they pass through the
grey clad column that will deploy
on either side of the road. The cadet
bar.d will secrenade the visitors as
they pass by. The old Capitol build
ing, erected as the permanent capitol
of the state, will be the point of inter
est to the visitors at this point. From
G. M. C. the procession will pass
the one time home of Senator Wil
liam G. McAdoo and then go to the
G. S. C. W. campus where over one
thousand Georgia girL will cheer
them and then serve a delicious
dinner to ti/e gi"-rts.
Otiier points of interest in Mil
ledgeville will be viewed including
the old Governor’s Mansion as the
line of cars pass out of the city on
to Savannah. Mr. J. L. Sibley
has charge of the program of enter
tainment. He has arranged for all
the school children to line the c
pus of each college and give a
lute to the visitors. Stunts which
depict Milledgevllle’s brilliant his
tory will be given during the visit
of the guests. Other members of the
entertainment committee are Capt.
Frank Mansfield, Dr. E. H. Scott,
Dr. W. T. Wynn ar.d Maj. Godfrey
Osterman.
Leaving Atlanta in the early morn
ing the motorcade will arrive in
Milledgeville about 11:30 after stops
in Covington, Madison and Eatonton.
The reception committee will be
composed of Mayor Horne, Col. Joe
Jenkins. Dr. Guy Wells, R. B. Moore,
V/. G. Johnson, O. M. Ennis, Dr. O.
F. Moran. C. C. McKinley, Bloomer
Dumas, Culver Kidd, J. H. Ennis.
Marion Allen, Carl Vinson, O. M.
Conn, Judge E. R. Hines, Judge
Bertie Stembridge, Erwin Sibley, E.
E. Bell, R. W. Hatcher, J. C. Cooper,
C. H. Whitefield, Carlisle Giles,
Frank Bell, Dr. Richard Binion.
George Carpenter, and A. J. Carr,
Jr.
Dr. E. A. Tigner has directed the
publicity for the motorcade. Other
committee members assisting in ar
rangements for the motorcade are:
T. H. Clark. Miller S. Bell, Jon
Hutchinson. L. N. Jordan, F. F.
Starr, Jr.. William Fraley, Jon
Hutchinson, David Butte, W. H. Ar-
nall, W. J. Haynie, Cason Black, Jim
Smith. W. B. McKinnon, J. T. An
drew’s. R. H. Wootten, W. L. Ritchie,
C. J. Conn, Marion Ennis, J. F. Bell,
Jr„ H. S. Wootten. Ralph Simmerson,
C. N. Chandler, T. H. Rentz, and E.
R. Hines. Mrs. C. B. McCullar, Miss
Elizabeth Mangham, Jere N. Moore.
Milledgeville will be the outstand
ing city on the trip from Atlanta to
Savannah. As the first permanent
capitol of the state, Georgia was
cradled here and probably the out
standing events in the states history
ere enacted here.
The Atlanta motorists will be met
here by Savannah cars and the mo
torcade will proceed on to Savannah
with many entertaining events plann
ed for the party there.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Sibley, Mr.
and Mrs. John Shinholster. and Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Bivins will join the
motorcade here and represent Mil
ledgeville on the remainder of the
trip. From Savannah the motorists
will go to Jacksonville, Fla., for the
Georgia-Florida game on Saturday.
Commemorates Road Completion
The “Four Capitals” motorcade
celebrates the completion of the di
rect. all-paved route between At
lanta ar.d Savannah, which was com
pleted last week with the final sur
facing of the last link between
Madison and Eatonton.
Mayor Thomas Gamble, of Savan
nah. first suggested the motoradc
which was taken up and sponsored
by the Savannah Morning News,
thrypgh its publisher Herschel V.
Jenkins. and The Constitution
through its editor, Clark Howell, in
co-operation with the Atlanta Mo
tor Club.
Mayors of all cities en route
joined enthusiastically in the plans
and formed themselves in an execu
tive committee in charge.
The new "Four Capitals” highway
provides a direct route, less than 300
miles in length, from the present
capital city of the state. Atlanta,
through two former capitals, Mil
ledgeville and Louisville, to Sa
vannah, first capital of the common
wealth.
It passes through the most his
toric section of central Georgia, as
well as a section rich in agricultural
resource and natural beauty. It is
expected to bring thousands of ad
ditional tourists to Georgia every
year, from all parte of the country.
Fart 1
day at
Sthtdala Baal ■ Yean.
Coach Wallace Butte will rtart his
G. M. C. cadets on the most difficult
part of their schedule Saturady
when they journey to Columbus to
play Fort Benning in the first game
in November to begin a difficult se
ries of games.
The November schedule is by far
the most difficult a cadet team has
ever undertaken and brings to
Milledgeville the outet&nrf'nf Jun
ior College elevens of the state.
Fort Benning has a much improved
team and will give the c adets a
hard battle for victory. Coach Butte
will take the entire squad,
cadets will play the midd iyHVhls
Returning to Milledgeville the
cadets will play the Middle
Georgia College team from Coch
ran. This Is one of the strongest
teams in the state. This game comes
Friday Nov. 9th. The following
Friday the powerful team from
Georgia State Teachers College, a
four year college, of Statesboro, will
be the opposition. On the next Fri
day Carlisle School for Boys, of
Bamburg, S. C.. meet the cadets and
on Thanksgiving day, Gordon
Institute will be the opposition.
Every one of these teams are point
ing for the cadets and have boasted
that they expect to win. The coaches
of these teams say their season will
be complete if they can defeat the
team coached by Wallace Butts.
The fans of this section have real
games in store for them. As a matter
of fact few games will be played in
Georgia that will afford the lover
of foot ball a more desirable op
portunity to see good teams fight to
the finish.
Coach Butts is anxious to complete
a perfect season and with the sche
dule ahead, is a bit disturbed. The
college officials are expecting
capacity crowds for the remaining
games.
Interest Growing in Approaching
American Legion District Fair
Hundreds of residents of Bald
win and adjacent counties are mani
festing a great deal of interest in the
coming American Legion District
Fair which will be presented here
by the Morris-Little Post Number
6. and its auxiliary’, commencing the
week of November 12th.
Agricultural and htmo demonstra
tion exhibits arc now being entered
rt the Fair office. Persons who will
operate cold drink, ice cream and
lunch booths are also registering at
W T. CONN SONS CO. MOVE
TO THEIR NEW LOCATION
The W. T. Conn Sons Co., have
moved their stock of wholesale
groceries from the store building m
the center of the business block on
South Wayne street to store on
North Wayne street opposite Wayne
Hotel. This move gives this well-
known firm railroad facilities which
will prove advantageous in handling
their stock.
‘'•'Commencing next Sunday evon-
"itai? services will bo hold at the
Presbyterian. Baptist and Methodist
•Au'ichcs at 7:30 o'clock. This change
ilso effects the prayer meeting ser
vices at the Baptist and Methodist
Churches.
the Fai
offic
Farm crops, livestock. 4-H club
work, home demonstration work,
business houses and practically
every other kind of endeavor in
Baldwin County will be represented
in the exhibits.
Free acts, continuous all day at
tractions on the midway of the Bar-
Brown shows, industrial exhibits
and many other features are being
-arranged for the fair, which will
begin Monday. November 12th and
last through Saturday, November
17th.
With the following special days
at the Fai?:
Monday—Opening day, November
12th. State Commander’s Day.
Tuesday, November 13th is school
children’s day for all Baldwin coun
tv and surrounding communities. All
children will be admitted FREE, up
until 0 p. m. All shows and rides
will be 5c to the kiddies on this day
• ily.
Wednesday. November 14th. Jub-
lee and Community Day.
Thursday. November 15th. G. S.
C. W. Day.
10:00 A. M. Awarding of Ribbons.
2:00 P. M. G. S. C. W. girls ar-
The Fair Grounds for several
hours in the afternoon, probably
from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m. will be re
served for tiie G. S. C. W. girls. The
public will be admitted all other
hours.
Friday, November 16tii, Governor’s
Day— An interesting program de-
piciting the progress that this sec
tion has made recently not only
along agricultural lines, but along
educational and industrial lines, etc.
Saturday, November 17th—Farm
ers Day.
Maj. Brayan’s "B” team at G. M.
C. will play the Gordon Institute
•“B” team Friday on Davenport
Field.
The cadets went to Branesvillc
last Friday and lost to the Gordon
cadets by a score of 6 to 4. This
close score indicates a closely con
tested game this Friday. The game
starts at three o’clock and an ad-
mi srii-n of 25 cents will be charged.
FIRST LY8EUM NUMBER AT
COLLEGE SATURDAY NIGHT
"'Tie first lyccum number of the
1934 season at G. S. C. W. will be
presented Saturday night at 8:30.
The Curtis String Quartette will
present a varied and entertaing pro
gram. The members of the quartette
arc highly trained musicians and the
program will be a most enjoyable
one. A limited number of seat; are
available to town people. Prof. O.
A. Thaxton has charge cl the enter
tainment program at the college.
NUMBER 10
PW A APPROVE
LOAN TO G. S. C.
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U was announced Sunday that
negotiations had been complpetqd
by Chancelor Philip Weltner and
^the public works administration had
approved the loan and grant of 82,-
817,000 to the University System of
Georgia and the money would be
immediately available for the con
struction programs at the various
colleges.
The loan and grant has been sign
ed and only details remain to be
worked out before the money Is re
ceived. G. S. C. W. will receive
funds sufficient to construct two
new buildings and make repairs and
improvements on others.
The gymnasium, physical educa
tion building with swimming pool
will be the largest project. This
building on the east campus will
be the finest of its type in the south.
The plans call for all modem ap
pointments including laboratories,
sun rooms, etc. On the north cam
pus the apartment building to house
faculty members will be constructed.
All that remains before the money
is received and construction begins
is to have the papers and plans ap
proved whereby the college will pay
the money back. The school officials
stated that all details regarding the
part of the loan and grant to G. S.
C. W. are ready and would be for
warded for approval immediately.
The college officials hope to begin
construction before the first of the
year.
MR. LAWRENCE B. BABB WAS
FAMFULLY INJURED FRIDAY
Wan-known East Bekiwte Farmer
Fans From Wagon Loaded WHh
Cam and Soften Head Inter
Mr. Lawrence B. Babb, om
Baldwin county’s oldest c«^?ens and
farmers, is at his home in the north
eastern section of the county, suf
fering from painful injuries sus
tained Friday, when he fell from a
wagon loaded with corn.
Mr. Babb, who is eighty-two years
at the time of the accident was set
ting on a load of com, which wa
being hauled to his bam from the
field. The roughness of the yard at
the bam caused the wagon to
into a rut, and Mr. Babb was thrown
heavily to the ground. His head
struck the wheel cutting a severe
gash on the side of his head and
causing bodily injuries.
The injuries arc quite painful, but
it is expected that Mr. Babb will
recover if there should be no compli-
YOUNG MAN KILLED WHEN
CAR CRASHES INTO MACHINE
Montkello Man Killed Instantly and
Another Suffers biteriea to Head
Sunday Night.
Morris Ozbum, Monticello, Ga„
Ga., young man, was instantly killed
and his companion Charles Minter
was seriouslv inhired, Sunday flight
when their Ford sedan crashed in
to a steam shovel used in the con
struction of the Irwinton road near
Scot ta boro.
The young men disregarded a de
tour sign placed about a mile above
the place of the accident, it was
stated. Ozbum was driving the car
and had his head badly crushed
when the car hit the shovel of the
gigantic road machine. Minter drop-
ner into the foot of the car and al
though he suffered a broken arm
and a gash in the face, the act saved
his life. He is in the City Hospital.
METHODIST HEAR EARLY
HISTORY OF THEIR CHURCH
4M Gtardi 8—toy to Oteamaia
of Seagal OmtoatoL
The Sesqui Centenlal of the Christ
mas Conference of the Methodist,
which was held at Baltimore a hun
dred and fifty years ago was observ
ed at the Milledgeville Methodist
church Sunday. A moat interesting
review of the history of early Meth
odism in Milledgeville was read by
Mrs. Wm T. Wynn, who is a great
granddaughter of Bishop Capers,
who filled the pulpit in tills city a'
a pioneer preacher. This review is
published elsewhere In this paper.
Rev. Horace S. Smith, the pastor
ind as the basis of his sermon
'Eentering Into The Labors of
Others." He spoke of the many ma
terial blessings being enjoyed today
Leaders Oullinc Details for Drive to I that had ro,n ° from ^ labors of
cations.
PLANS MADE FOR RED CROSS
DRIVE AT MEETING TUESDAY
t Charity Needs
Leaders who will direct the Red
Cross Roll Call on November 11th,
gathered at the Court House Tues
day and discussed plans for the drive
that will be launched Armistice Day.
Otto M. Conn, who is director of
the drive, and Dr. E. H. Scott,' dis
trict chairman, explained the plans
to make the drive this year suc
cessful.
The ministers of the city were
p r esent and will have charge of the
drive in their respective churches.
Each avrch will be responsible for
its membership. The churches have
each been assigned a quota.
After January* all charity work
and relief needs will have to be met
by the communities, it has been an
nounced Tile budget for the charity
of this county is the largest in a
number of years and the 'drive for
the comunity chest will be an
portant one.
BAPTIST WOMAN'S MISSIONARY
UNION WILL MEET MONDAY.
The Baptist Woman’s Missionary*
Union will meet on Monday after
noon at 4 o'clock at the Baptist
church.
those who had gone on before. He
told of the spirit of sacrifice that
had been made by the pioneer
preachers at Methodism, and the
great spiritual awakening- that had
ie to the church. The sermon
fived the closest attention of the
congregation, and was enjoyed and
appreciated.
At the evening service Mr. Smith
gave the heart of John Wesley’s ser-
the "Character of A Metho
dist.”
Thirteen hundred students .march
ed through Milledgeville last Friday
afternoon enroute to the Oconee
river meadows where the' annual
outing of the Georgia State College
for Women was held.
Enroute the students were given
sugar cane, peanuts ahd apples. Wad
ing in the river was enjoyed and ar.
night began to fall, a bond fire was
built and the students assembled
around the big blaze to give the
college yells and sing songs. Many
interesting stunts were also staged.
After supper the students wound
their weary way homeward.