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• HEAD BY ®he BniotiJlcrordcr A BALI *1N COUNTY INSTITUTION Wl* Owr On Ha 1 VOLUMl cv. Milled gtTilic, Gl, Nntalwr 2d, 1134 NUMBER* 14 CITY OBSERVES DAY OF THANKS Church Scnrica m Mermk| WiD Mark Obwrruce M Tkaalu- giviiif D»jr ■ MScdteriDe. Church services at ten-thirty at lh(1 Presbyterian church and eleven o’clock at St Stephens Episcopal church will mark the observances 0 f Thanksgiving Day in Milledge- v iHe on Thursday of this week. A creat gathering of people is ex pected at the two churches tp join hi services in compliance with the custom established Hy the first Americans to land at Plymouth Rock and by executive order of the Presi dent of the United States. Rev. A. G. Harris will conduct the service at the Presbyterian church and Rev. F H. Harding at the Episcopal church. Prayers of thanksgiving will be offered. The city will be thrpnged wit!) visitors from all sections of the state v/ho will come to attend the Home Coming exercises at G. S. C. W. and the football game at G. M. C. in the afternoon. Many families will observe the day with family reunions and many people will come to join in the celebration of these occasions. On Thanksgiving evening a dance will be given at the Echetah Coun try Club to bring the day to a close. A buffet supper will be served at intermission. This dance will be of the brilliant social events given at the club this fall. An interesting and entertaining pruirram will be given at G. S. C. W. for the visiting alumnae. On Friday the alumne will have charge cf the chapel exercises and in the afternoon a tea will be given. Thanksgiving will be observed in traditional rashion here and is pected to be one of the most joyable events of the year. All business houses and public buildings will be closed for the day. DR. W. M. SCOTT BUYS JEANS HOME Rewkace it Bemp Converted ioto Horpit*]. Will Be Completed ia Janary. Dr. W. M. Scott announced this week the purchase of the Jeans resi dence on Jefferson street, a large two story home, and immediately began the renovation of the build ing for a modem hospital. The interior of the home will be entirely, changed and a modem op erating room, chart room, patients’ rooms, offices and nurses quarters will be provided. Dr. Scott stated that he expected to have the hospi tal ready for occupancy in about six weeks. New equipment and fur niture will be installed throughout the building. Dr. Scott has been a prominent practicing physician and surgeon Milledgevilje for a number of yei coming here from Devereaux. He was not ready to announce the staff of physicinas and nurses who will be associated with him. but stated that this announcement would be made later. Dr. Scott stated the building would be one of the most modern and completely equipped in the state. Dr. Scott served in the armv dur ing the war as a surgeon following his graduation from the University of Maryland Medical School. STORES READY FOR XMAS TRAM Toykndi Opm u Dcccratioas arc ■ Evidnce M All Sides. Milledgeville’s merchants a ready for the Christmas trade. Stores are packed with holiday merchandise, toylands are open and there is evidence everywhere of the approaching visit of Santa Claus. During the week red and green decorations, tinsel, garland.”, red bells and holly have been used in profusion in the stores to give them a Christmas decoration. Clerks have been busy rearranging stocks and disj drying the goeds that have been bought for the gift buying season. The customary Christmas trees on the comer of Hancock and Wayne will be placed by the city early next month which will further add to the season. Twenty-one shopping days remain before Christmas. Shopping has al> ready started to reach a climax hirtsmas-eve when the final mad :ush will be on in full force. The storcr of MiUedgeville — mowing the largest stocks they have , in a number of years and a big taae is anticipated. D R- HARRY A. LITTLE WILL TALK AT METHODIST CHURCH In the absence of the pastor, Rev. Horace S. Smith, who is attending be North Georgia Conference, Dr. narry A. Little, of G. S. C. W., will Jave charge of the services at the MiUedgeville Methodist church next ^nday morning. Pf- Little is a scholarly and enter taining lecturer, and his address *iU be interesting and instructive, ne will be greeted by a large congre gation. There will be no evening services. Report shows increased COTTON CROP The report issued by the Depart- btent of Commerce on the number °I bales of cotton ginned in Baldwin county prior to November 14th, Ifl 34. showed 4,528 bales. This com bated with the report of last year **hich was 4,406 bales shows an in crease in the cotton crop this year Respite the control plan. QUITMAN MINISTER FILLED LOCAL FtJLFIT SUNDAY Rev. C. W. Henderson, of Quit- man preached at the MiUedgeville Baptist church ^Sunday morning and ' vening. Both sermons were en joyed by those who heard them. G. M. C. and Gordon Renew Gridiron Rivalry Thursday P.M. G. M. C. and Gordon Institute meet on the gridiron Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, for the twenty- first time to renew their long strug gle for gridiron supremancy in jun ior college circles. Regardless of the result of earlier games in the season the two teams meet on Turkey Day highly primed and ready to play their. best games. G. M. C. has met and conquered the best junior college teams in the state this year. They have a most impres- season and entering their last game of the season Thursday, they expect to add - another victory to their season record. Coach Butts has !> way unestimated the strength cf the Gordon team and he plans to cut his team aloose Thursday to give the best they have in the final game. Coach Kid Cecil has scouted the cadets a half dozen times this year and has been building his season on the game with G. M. C. A victory over the cadets means the greatest accomplishment of the year and a grand close for the Gordon team. The cadets from Barnesville will ar rive Wednesday afternoon for a light work-out on Davenport field and RED CROSS DRIVE NEARS CLOSE AS WORKERS INCREASE ACTIVITIES Bmtness House* Asked to Make Liberal Donations so That All Needs Can Be Met. The Red Cross roll call and i munity chest drive will enter the third week Monday with an crease in activities by all workers in an effort to reach the quota be fore the closing date. The committee is anxious to give every citizen a chance to make their donation and urges those who have not been solicited to give their tributions to one of the workers.—A business mens committee will make a canvas of the business section this week. During the drive short talks have been made each night p 4 Colonial Theatre urging support cf the community chest The federal government is with drawing all funds from direct relief and cases of charity must be met by each community. The need in this county to care for only those in re lief rolls requires several thousand dollars. Each case is carefully vestigated before funds are expend ed and only cases of need are given aid. Mr. Otto Conn, chairman of the drive, stated that the response had been most satisfactory and that it was hoped the drive could be ended successfully within the next week. Those unable to contribute money are asked to give either foor clothing. MRS. SIBLEY TO HAVE SUPERVISION OF GRADUATES Mrs. Martha Sibley, who comes to G. S. C. W. in January as a mem ber of the faculty, will have super vision of Teachers in the field. Dr. Wells announced this week. Mrs. Sibley began her teaching carreer in Baldwin county. She taught in several Georgia towns be fore going to Towson Normal School in Maryland. She later was super- r of county schools in Balti- and then went to Hampstead Long Island where she was super visor of eleementary education. For the past several months she has had charge of primary education for the University of Maryland. She has studied at John Hopkins. Univer sity of Chicago, Peabody College, Columbia University, G. S. C. W. Emory and New York University. She received her Master of Arts De gree from N. Y. University Mrs. Sib ley comes to the college in January. COTTON COMMITTEE RECEIVES INSTRUCTIONS ON BANKHEAD REFERENDUM Messrs. C. R. Torrance, M. E. Webb, W. S. Wood, members of the county cotton committee, George Davis, coiton assistant, and L. R. Langley, county agent, spent last Thursday in Athens where they re ceived instructions on the Bank- head referendum. The referendum will be held on December 14th. CADET G. 8. The recti on gave S. C. chapel Col. band . band ** c. W. CHAIB. G M. C. band under the di- of Maj. Godfrey Overman a thirty minute concert at G. W. on Wednesday at the exercises. Jenkins accompanied the * made a short talk. and |G. S. C ALUMNAE tohoAbmon will be In the best condition of the season for the game Thursday. G. M. C. and Gordon have been playing a Thanksgiving game in Mil- ledgeville for many years It is al ways the high light of the season in Georgia Junior College circles. Old graduates of both schools are here and rivalry is at a high pitch. Rela tions were severed for a short time, but the games were resumed with the best of rivalry existing. Many of the G. M. C. stars will close their preparatory carreers and next year will start as college fresh men. Ferrarer, Cook, Jacobs, Oakes, Pittman and Wolf bring to a close ti.eir football records at G. M. C. Coach Butts has issued a challenge to Cochran to play a post season game, but the Middle Georgia Col lege coach has refused to even dis cuss such an idea. He wants to stand on the 7 to 6 defeat of the* cadets in his claim for the state Junior College championship, although the G. M. C. record is far superior. The game Thursday will be the best of the present season. The gnmo starts at three o’clock with the tick et winJow open at two o’clock. VINSON WANTS CHECKONFERA Abo b Advocating Bigger Navv, Sixth Congrenman Now m Wathington. Congressman Carl Vinson asked the government to investigate the expenditure of relief money through cut the nation, thus, joining with Senator Borah in ? J emand for an investigation of alledged extravag ances in the handling of relief money. Congressman Carl Vinson went to Washington last Wednesday and shortly after his arrival issued the statement asking that an investiga tion be made throughout the country cf the expenditure of relief money. Wednesday mnrnkB M** vto«/w stated that he would advocate addi tional expenditures for navy con struction unless Japan agreed to a limitation for naval armaments He said if present treaties were scrap ped he would ask for five ships for each three laid down by Japan. Congressman Vinson is head of the Naval Affairs committee in the house. Mr. Curran R. Ellis, well known architect and citizen of Macon died at his home in that city Tuesday n.oming. Mi-. Ellis was well known in this city, and was the architect of the Milledgevillc Methodist church. He was a brother of the late H?n. Ro land Ellis, who for years was one of Macon’s leading attorneys. REV. JAMES IVEY TO PREACH HERE Yang Biptnt Mmiater of Mir ihiMk W* CmJact Morn ing ul Evcah« Service. Rev James A. Ivey, a native of this city and one of the prominent young Baptist m on liters of the state, will conduct both the morning and evening services at the Baptist church on next Sunday. Rev. Mr. Ivey will come here to conduct the services, but declared that he was not a candidate for the pastorate here. He is well known in Milledgevillc where he grew to young manhood. He has been Marshallville several years, after he had served several churches in this vicinity.-^ Col. Joe Muldrow, chairman of the pulpit committee, stated that the committee had conferred with sev eral ministers in the state regard ing accepting the call here and that some of them would be brought to MiUedgeville for trial sermons, but that the committee had reached no decision as to their recommenda tions to the membership of the church. Mr. Joe Moore will go to Marshal- ville to preach at the morning and evening services while Rev. Mr. Ivey is absent in MiUedgeville. CENSUS HEADQUARTERS TO BE LOCATED IN MIUEDGEVILLE Congrenman Vinson Advised City Wednesday That Sixth District Headquarters Would Be Here. Headquarters fc ‘he Sixth Dis trict Agricultural census will be located in MiUedgeville. Congress man Carl Vinson advised Mayor Home Wednesday morning. The city will furnish the ncces- rooms for the he dquarters of- Miss Mary Lee dent of the alumnae asocial Georgia State CoUege has announced the Thanksgiving program for the visiting alumnae at the college Nov. 29 and SO, On Nov. 29 the faculty, students and alumnae wiU make the annual pilgrimage to the tombs of Dr. Mar vin M. Parks and Dr. J. Harris ChappeU, former presidents of the college. The second annual state council meeting of the alumnae wiU be held at the college Friday. Nov. 30. Im mediately after chapel on this date the general business meeting is scheduled. Friday the alumnae will have charge of the chapel program which will include the following numbers: Devotional, led bv Miss Clara Lee Cone, supervisor of home economics in the Atlanta public schools; solo by Mrs. Helen Granade Long; Wei- 1, Dr. Guy H. Wells; greetings, from Dr. J. L. Beeson; welcome. Miss Elizabeth Pollard, president of the student government asociation; alumnae response, Miss Lottie Mor- ing Curl, second vice-president at large of the alumnae; tributes to the presidents of G. S. C. W.; intro duction of visiting alumane. Miss Virginia Tanner of Douglas, and the alma mater. Dr. Guy H. Wells will be the prin cipal speaker at a luncheon at 1:30 Friday in Atkinson dining hall. From 4 to 6 o’clock Friday after noon there will be a tea in the col lege tea room honoring the visiting alumnae and the new members of the faculty. BANKHEAD VOTE TO BE DEC. 14TH Ptflhf PfctM h CmbIj It I* 0pmti for Fai The Baldwin County committee at the Cotton Production Control Ah aociation will be in charge of the Bankhead Act referendum in this county according to county agent L. R. Langley, who says that the vote on continuance <g the Bantrh+wt Act will be held throughout the South on December 14th, 1034. The county committee will desig nate voting places, arrange for pub lic notices of the time and place for voting, designate three local produc ers as a community committee in' charge of each voting place, and furnish each community committee with a list of individuals fn the community who are eligible to vote' in the referendum. Ballot forms and forms for tabu lating results of the vote will be furnished to chairmen of community committees by the county commit tee. Instructions for conducting the voting, tabulating the ballots, and certifying the results will alro be furnished . Results of community voting will be forwarded to the county com mittee who will tabulate the coun ty results and report on certified forms to ihc State Allotment Board. Tabulated results of the vote by States will be forwarded to the Cot ton Production Section of the Agri cultural Adjustment Administration. Ballots cast in each county, together with register forms and community summaries, will be held on file un der seal by the county agent, and copies of State reports will be held on file by the State Allotment Board. Manager F. D. Adams has an nounced that the Colonial Theatre will be opened at ten-thirty on . Thursday. Thanksgiving Day. and' ficcs. The workers will be here performances will continue until the ; about three months. A large staff usual hour at night. I cf enumerators will be on duty. The opening ho .r was changed ; The offices will be opened January to give everyone a chance to see the feature picture, The Gay Di vorcee. starring Ginger Rogers. The Board of Education and the County’ Commissioners will hold their regular monthly meetings on next Tuesday. The commissioners will meet at their rooms in the court house and the board will meet at Supt. Bivins office. Hie G. M. C. cadets romped over the eleven of the Carlisle School for Boys last Friday afternoon, by a score of 40 to 0. Coach Wallace Butts used his second string players most of the game. He gave every member of the squad of thirty-five a chance to play in the game. Mias McArva Adams, chairman of Students Clubs of the Georgia Home Economics Association. will have charge and speak over station W. M. A Z. on next Monday after noon at 3:45. A feature of the pro gram will be the G. S. C. Home Economics Club Song which will be sung. 1st. Mayor Horne stated. FARM DEBT ADJUSTMENT COMMITTEE NAMED FOR BALDWIN COUNTY The appointment of a Farm Debt Adjustment committee for Baldwin county was announced this week by Gov. Talmadge through Mr. Chas. Haden, state chairman. The members of the committee are: C. E. Smith, chairman; Mrs. Geo. Ross, Jr., secretary; C. S. Winn, M. E. Webb, W. S. Wood, George Hollin- shead and Ralph Simmerson. The committee will aid the debtor- farmer to borrow from the Federal Land Bank and to make such adjust ments between debtor and creditor as possible. METHODIST APPOINTMENTS WILL BE READ SUNDAY Appointments of pastors to the churches of the North Georgia Methodist Conference will be read by the Bishop on next Sunday after noon, it has been announced. The radio will relay the message over the state. DR. WELLS SPEAKS IN ATLANTA Dr. Guy Wells was the principal speaker at a Fathers Night program of the P. T. A. in Atlanta on Tues day night. He was accompanied on the trip by Rev. A. G. Harris. The American Legion Auixiliary meets Tuesday afternon at 3:30 o’clock at the home of Mrs. H. D. Allen, Sr., on the grounds of Allen 1 Invalid Home. Mrs. Edwin Allen, Mrs. Dawson Allen, Miss Ptoride Allen, Miss Jessie Allen, Mrs. Mary Simpson, and Mrs. Dawson Wood arc to be joint hostesses. Rehabili tation will be the program subject, members of the program committee being Mrs. A. G. Martin, chairman; Mrs. Leroy Napier. Mrs. L. L. Beck, and Mrs. A. H. Paschal. The speaker has not yet been an nounced, but a large attendance is expected. Reports on the Armistice celebration, and on plans fir Christ mas observance will be discussed. Every unit has been asked to spon sor a community Christmas tree. SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES SUNDAY Methodist Church The pastor of the Methodist church will be absent from the vices attending the North Georgia Conference. Dr. Harry A Little, of G. S. C. W. will have charge of the services and deliver an address. Presbyterian Rev. A. G. Harris will preach, having the following subjects: Morning—“Taming the Tongue.". Evening—“Moving Mountains’’. Episcopal Church Rev. F. II. Harding, Rector, will preach and the Holy, Communion will be observed. There will be no early morning service. Catholic Church Sunday, the first Sunday in Ad vent, morning services at the Catho lic church will be at 11:15 and will consist of Mass, Sermon, and Bene diction. The sermon series, “An Ap peal to Reason”, interrupted by the recent Mission, will be resumed. The particular sermon to be preach ed Sunday morning will be on the subject “The Necessity of Religion". There will be no evening service. Mass throughout the week at 7:30. Baptist Church Rev. James A. Ivey, of Marshall ville will preach at the Baptist churoh, at the Sunday morning and evening services. FIED CHICKEN NOW JOINS FOODS PRESERVED IN CARS That good old southern home crooking now comes in cans. Chicken, fried to a golden brown Is available to those who yearn for the Dixie delicacy at the twist of a A cannery at Gakwood. Ga n has found that fried chicken is just as good canned as freshly cooked. There are two methods. One b to fry the pieces just as for table use and seal the cun dry. Another b to fry the chicken and pour gravy ft until the can b full and seal. COUNCIL TO HEAR MLKJjUESTlON MMtfcf Maadty Kfkt WS Dc lirw Tjjt tf MSt uJ Hot hiptrtma law. The City Council in regular ses sion next Monday night will hold'-a hearing on the proposed milk and meat inspection law for the city. The proposed ordinance which will rgulatc the sale of milk and meats in the city and also set up a system cf inspection for aU kitch ens and eating places, was read at the meeting the first of this month and a public hearing was held a few days later. Leading dairymen are favoring the law with some modifi cations. Meat dealers also want the inspection law but the question that has come before council is whether the law is not too strict for a city the-size of MiUedgeville. The law requires the employment of a licen sed vctcranarian for the inspection work. The council has invited all per sons interested in this law to appear before the board Monday and ex press their opinions. The meeting next Monday will be the final of the year, unless a special session is held about Christmas time. The council will also discuss plans for the opening of the bridge over the Oconee river. Mr. Bill Young, of Cornell-Young Co., contractors in charge of the construction of the bridge, expressed the opinion that it would be Feb. 1st before the bridge would be ready to open. The council is planning a gala celebra tion to open the bridge when a marker will be- placed naming the bridge The Old Capitol. MASONS TO CONFER MASTERS Benevolent Lodge No. 3, F. & A. M. will have a special meeting on December 4th when the Master’s De gree will be conferred In full dra matic form. The degree team, of thirty-one members, is considered one of the best in the South and the work in this degree will be most impressive. Worshipful Master Joe Andrew’s cordially invites all Masons to at tend. This will be the last meeting he will preside over before the elec tion of new officers on December 18th. BOARD OF CONTROL TO MRKT The Board of Control of the State Institutions mill meet In Atlanta on Friday. It is under stood that the officers for the sev- cral institutions wiU be elected at this meeting. This action was post poned from the annual meeting early CoL Marion ADe* local member of the board will be in attendance. md