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County Cotton Committee DR. KING SLAIN
Announces Referendum Plans! SATURDAY NIGHT
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The county cotton committee held
, call meetinf TUeedey of thia
Mck. and named unnieMtill to hold
^election on the Bankhead Bill,
rriday at next week, December
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ler. Geo. underwood.
Dtttrtet 11* O. 1*.—Meriwether
Statioa. by A. H. Parche
Wateoa. Jr- W. C. Green
Dtetrict 111 G K.—Browne Croee-
,na Station, by W. T. Wlllianuon,
Frances Chandler, J. E. Chandler,
District 323 G. M.—Coopers,
Winfred Lee. Curtis Weaver. W
Hodges.
District 1714 G. M.—Scottsboro.
by N. R. Jackson, Grady Posey,
Paul Torrance.
The polls In all districts will open
at nine o’clock A. M, and close
at five o’clock P. M-, December 14th.
The county cotton committee
wishes to call to the attention of
all eligible voters that they can vote
in the city district if It is more
convenient than going to their re*
gpective district voting precinct
Only one vote may be cast by
individual. In cases where m
than one is cast both may be thrown
out
Eligible voters include those who
received ginning certificates this
year, and any others who can produce
a land rental contract for 1935.
Every fanner who is eligible to
vote should vote in this election.
This is the farmers’ election, and
100 per cent of them should partici
pate.
HDD RESIGNS
FROM COUNCIL
>n%iibii Ampul it Mirtiat
•H “
M. G- C. DECLINES
TO PLAY CADETS
Caidi WiSace Balts Qua Stile
Jnior CaBefe OunpioaiUp
After Chlwp it Dednel.
The Dost season game between
Middle Georgia College and G. M. C.
is definitely off. Coach Slap Rents
said Wednesday after the Cochran
school authorities had declined to ac
cept the challenge of the cade’s for
a -econd came.
Coach Butts and Coach Rentz an
nounced that G. M. C. claimed the
state Junior College football champ-
•nship and maintained a clear cut
’!Bht to the claim after the Middle
Ceorgin college had refused to meet
the cadets in the post season game,
f'oehrm. had previously claimed the
championshin along with G. M. C.
end the cadets issued a challenge
for a game to decide which school
had the priority to the claim.
Coach Morris and his team declined
1° nl av the second game.
G. M. C. closed the season with a
- to 0 victory over Gordon after
defeating South Georgia Teachers.
South Georgia College. B. P. I.
fnrlisle. Mercer Frosh. Norman
Park. Oglethorpe Frosh and Fort )
Henning. The only games lost were
h- the Navy Plebes and M. G. C. by
■ to 6 score. The G. M. C. record
’ far better than the M. G. C. team
'■ ho won 6. tied one and lost two
1 ames. One of the games lost was to
s G. T. C. who the cadets defeated
Mr. Culver Kidd fdsrsd hla
MlgnatAon u a member of the
City Council at the regular meet
ing Monday night and the city body
accepted it with regrets.
Mr. Kidd was nearing completion
of his third year ax a member of
the board and had been active in
city affairs for the past three years.
Mr. Kidd listed that his business
matters would not permit him
to continue to serve ; and give
to the city affairs the time requid-
cd. Mr. Kidd was chairman of the
Police Committee and Mr. T.
Clark was named as his successor
on this important committee. The
other member of the committee is
Mr. Stewart Wootten.
The council transacted a number
of routine matters at the meeting
Monday night. Action on the im
portant Milk and Meat Inspection
law was deferred to a later meeting.
The clerk was instructed to secure
copies of ordinances of this type
: from cities having it in force near
er the size of Milledgeville. The pro
posed law was copied from the At
lanta ordinance and council n
ben thought it too strenerous to be
applied in Milledgeville.
Representatives of the Linnen
Supply Co., appeared before c
cil and asked a reduction In lie
Hie city has a suit now pending in
the Court of Appeals for the license
of the linen company for the year
1933. The outcome of this suit will
also effect the 1934 license.
Judge George Carpenter was
elected as Recorder of the City
Court for a two year period.
Approval was given to the action
of Mayor Home In authorizing the
Federal Government to use three
offices of the city hall to house the
headquarters of the Sixth District
Agricultural Census bureau. The
offices were tendered the govern
ment when Congressman Carl Vin
son announced that the headquart
ers would be located here.
CAGEPRACI1CE
STARTS AT G.M.C.
'lit. ELLIS TORRANCE LOSES
THUMB OF LEFT HAND
Mr. Ellft Torrance, of East Bald
en. is in the city hospital u^der-
treatment for an injury re
vived some days since. While en-
l ';- 'Od in cutting wood at his home
,n<> axe he was using slipped, and
thumb of his left hand was sev
ered. On account of an infection the
I'hysicians decided that it was neces-
: rtr >’ for him to remain at the hos-
: ;, al this week for treatment. Mr.
Torrance is one of East Baldwin’s
iccessful farmers and popular citi-
n ANTING licenses greatly
IN DEMAND
The demand for hunting licenses
1 os been greatly increased this sca-
• sr> n. Judge Bertie Stembridge. chief
warden and agent for the per
mits, stated this week.
To date 291 have bought either
*'»unty or state licenses. Red buttons
ar e issued with each license and
are to be worn by the hunter. The
' '•unty license is sold for $100 and
the state $3.25. Judge Stembridge
said that the number sold to date
this year far exceeded last years
Cileb WiD Eatar Jmior Col)f|«
Aisociatkm far Buket Bil
Scuoi.
Basket Ball practice has started
at G. M. C. in earnest under the
direction of Coach Wallace Butts
with a souad of thirty candidates
trying out for the team.
Plans are being made for G. M.
C. to enter a Junior College basket
bail association and to play a regu
lar schedule with the member
teams.: At the conclusion of the
5?hcdule a tournament will be play
ed. The tournament play may be
held here.
Coach Butt* expects to develop
strong team to represent the ca
dets in the indoor sport this win
ter. Outstanding arc Pittman. Clin**.
Fcrrarcr. and Troutman. Co’. Jen
kins. and Maj. Babe Florence will
assist in the coaching. After the
regular squad is selected, the four
cadet companies will select teams
for a inter-company schedule.
The cadets will probably play
Gordon. Middle Georgia College.
South Georgia College. B. P. I. and
several college freshman teams.
Focnl Services HtU MomUj.
Victor UWcrwood EiwintoJ
of Ciiac ky C wooer’i Jwj.
Funeral service! were hekl Moo-
day afternoo for Dr. Murray King,
well known Veternarian, who woo
killed Saturday night by Victor Un
derwood at a filling station near thia
city.
Underwood waa arrested Sunday
after a warrant had been taken by
a brother of Dr. King end
leased Tuesday when Sheriff Haynie
was notified that the murder war
rant had been withdrawn afcd
action would be taken by the broth
er of the slain man. warrant
was taken Sunday before a Coron
er’s jury returned a verdict
'justifiable homicide" following an
investigation of the shooting.
King went to the filling sta
tion Saturday evening and in a short
time became involved in a dispute
with Underwood, who operated the
station, witnesses stated. Morris Har
rington, and Grady Pennington came
to the station at the request of Uh-
derwood a short time later to settle
the dispute. Mr. Harrington stated.
A negro and Mr. S. J. Nixon were
present when the two men arrived.
Mr. Harrington said Dr. King threat-
ended to beat Underwood and after
cursing him drew a knife and threat
ened to take his life, advancing to
ward him with the open knife. The
stepped back and shot three
times, two of the bullets entering the
body of the doctor, one piercing his
heart and killing him instantly, the
Coroner’s jury was told.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon from the Presbyterian
church. Rev. A G. Harris officiat
ing and interment was in the city
cemetery. The brothers of Dr. King,
Mr. Seth Greggory and Mr. Gaither
Banks served as pall-bearers.
Dr. King came here about six
yean ago as a Veternarian in the
department of Agriculture under
Dr. Sutton. He served his connec
tion with the department about taro
years ago. He made many warm
friends while here. He was Ex teem
ed Leading Knight of the Elks Lodge
here and was an active member of
the Morris-Little Post of the Amer
ican Legion. He enjoyed sports and
was well known throughout this and
the several adjoining counties where
he preacticed his profession. He
was a graduate of the Cincinnati
School of Vetemarians. He was a
native of Spring Place, Ga., and was
thirty-nine years of age.
Dr. King is survived by his wife
who was Miss Lucia Greggory: two
daughters. Elizabeth and Ix»uise
King; his father, Mr. C. N. King, of
Spring Place; three sisters, Mrs. J.
B. Trotter, of Chattanooga. Term.;
Mrs. J. G. Neeley, of Nashville,
Tcnn.; Mrs. J. E. Bradford, of Spring
Place; five brothers. Messrs Perry
King. Lake City, Fla.; Vannory
King. Rome, Ga. C. N. King. Jr.,
Spring Place; W. T. King. Griffin,
Ga.: Julian King. Murphcy. N. C.
Members of the Coroners Jury
who heard the testimony and re
turned the verdict of "justifiable
homicide" were: W. S. Edwards. J.
T. Terry, W. F. Mostcller, George
Barr. Jerome Babb. F. M. Broome.
The five men who witnessed the
shooting testified and their state
ments coroborated with that of
Underwood in explaining the shoot
ing.
SCHOOL HOUDAY
STARTSDEC. 21
C M. C. Wil Clou if Dec. 19 ul
ill Riipta Jib. 2. C. S. C. Ail
Coaatjr Sekuli CIm* Die. 21.
Baldwin county schools will dose
i December 21st for a thirteen day
Christinas holiday reopening in Jan
uary 2nd.
Tha announcement waa made Tua-
day following the regular meeting
of the Board of Education. The teach
ers will receive their pay chacka the
day the schools close when the Board
of Education will have a special
seuion.
The Georgia State College for Wo
men will also dose on December
21st and reopen on January 2nd.
Students and faculty members will
leave for their homes the morning
of the 21st.
G. M. C. will close op December
19th and reopen January 2nd ’Hris
date governs only the college and
preparatory school. The grammar
school will observe the same dot
ing date as the other primary grade
schools in the county. The cadets
will leave for their homes after
classes on the 19th and return
January 2nd.
REV. S. I BAKER TO FILL
BAPTIST PASTORATE
Macon Minister Will Come Here
Supply Preacher Until Fermi
ent Pastor la Elected.
Tlie pulpit committee of the Bap
tist church announced this week
that Rev. S. J. Baknr. a retired min
ister of Macon, wo>iid come here
and supply as pastor of the church
until the successor to Rev. L. E.
Roberts could be selected.
Rev. Mr. Baker will conduct the
services both morning and evening
on next Sunday. A former pastor
of the Baptist Tabernacle in Ma
con, Mr. Baker is recognized as one
of the forceful and dynamic preach-
era in the Baptist church of Geor
gia. He will fill the pulpit of the
church for an indefinite period.
The pulpit committee has • num
ber of preachers who they expect
to invite here for trial aermoas at
later data.
FOOT BALL STAR
IN ATLANTA
Walter Douglas Smith, Jr, of Lake
land. Fla, a star foot boll player eft
G. M. C„ died at St Joseph’s In
firmary in Atlanta Wedaoaday
morning following a brief Ulnae wfifc “
tionatriy known to Mo fallow
dents, went to Atlanta altar
game Thanksgiving day to to
the holiday* wHh Ma roam n
FARMERSTOVOTE
ONBAKHEADBUL
Plans for Neil Tear and Tke
Situation in Reference to Bnnk-
kead BM to Be Dimed.
Meetings will be held throughout
the county beginning Thursday, Dec.
6th to present to the farmers the
cotton situation as it now stands
with reference to the Bankhead bill
which will be voted on December
14th.
The meetings as announced by the
Cotton committee and Farm Agent
L. R. Langley are as follows:
Seottsboro—Thursday. Dec.
1934—10:30 A. M.
Coopers—Friday. Dec. 7th. 1931—
10:30 A M.
Black Springs—Saturday, Dec. 8th,
1994—10:30 A. M.
Meriwether—Monday, Dec. 10th.
1934—10:30 A. M.
Union Point—Tuesday, Dec. 11th.
1934—10:30 A M.
Browns Crossing—Wednesday. Dec.
12th. 1934—10:30 A. M.
MlUsdgeville Court House—Thurs
day. Dec. 13. 1934—10:30 A. M.
The meetings are of great import
ance to the fanners and they an
urged to attend one of the meet
ings. Those who fail to attend oni
of the meetings or wish to discuss
the cotton situation further arc
ed to attend the last meeting at the
Court House on December 13th.
m Agent L. R. Langley
anxious that all problems be ironed
out and that every farmer attend
of the meetings so that they
have a clear understanding
Bankhead bill.
RED CROSS DRIVE CLOSES THU!
WEEK FOR COMMUNITY CHEST
Chairman OHo Com. £on-
(rituitions Thia Work w That
Goal for Charity May be Met.
Otto M. Conn, chariman of the
Rod Cross Community Chest drive
stated that the solicitation of funds
would end on Saturday of this week.
The contributions to date have
been very gratifying to -‘he com-
mittees at work. A canvas of the
business houses will be
Fridav and the final reports made.
The Rod Cross fund is used as a
community chest to meet charity
ncSis in the county. With a prob-
-hip increase in direct relief cas .
the fund was increased for this year,
but the response has been mo.t gen
erous. the committee m charge said.
All those who have not made con
tributions are urged to do so at
once.
CENSUS WORKERS WILL COME
TO MILLEDGEVILLE AT
EARLY DATE
Headquarters for District to Be Lo
cated Here. Seventy-five Will Be
In Staff.
Headquarters for the Sixth Dis
trict Agricultural Census will be
opened in Milledgeville during the
next week. Mr. Jones, head of the
census, has announced.
The offices will be located in the
City Hall and a staff of seventy-five
workers will make their headquart
ers here for four months. The cen
sus of the farming and farms of
the United States is being taken
under the Agricultural department
of the United States. A complete de
tailed report of the farming condi
tions of the nation will be made up.
The Baldwin countv enumerators
will be announced later.
Carlton Mobley, secretary of Gov
ernor Talmadee and former Con
gressman will be the principal speak
er at a Mass meeting of veterans on
next Sunday, C. B. McCullar. district
commander of the Legion has an
nounced. Veterans will gather at the
Elks club at noon.
BOARD OF CONTROL TO MEET
HERE MIDDLE OF DECEMBER
Superintendent and Officers of State
Hospital to Be Elected at Meet
ing Here.
The Board of Control deferred
the election of the suoerintendent and
officers of the Mi'ledgcvPle State
Hospital at the annual meeting in
Atlanta last Fridav until a later
meeting in December at the hospi
tal here.
Mr. William E. Ireland was re
elected suncrintendent of the Boys
Training School. Mr. Ireland has
served as superintendent of the in
stitution for a number of years and
has made an enviable record.
A1J ether superintendents of the
institutions undefr the supervision
of the “board were re-elected with
the exception of the hospital here
The election of Dr. R. C. Swint was
deferred until the meeting here. The
date of the meeting at the hospital
has not been definitely announced,
but will be held about the middle of
the month.
Col. Marion Allen, local member
of the board, attended the meeting
in Atlanta and stated that the meet
ing here would.be about Dec. 14th.
he thought, although the chairman
had set no definite date.
REV. H. S. SMITH
RETURNSTO CITY
Her. J. M. Gant G«« t» CWrt-
kad ud i» Stc««dtd by In
W. C. Badd *1 Midway Cbarck
Rev. Horace S. Smith was return-
ed to the pastorate of the Milledge-
ville Methodist church by the North
Georgia Conference which adjourn
ed Sunday afternoon, after the ap
pointments were read.
Mr. S.nith served the local church
the past year, and made a good
port to the conference. He is one of
the most scholarly and forceful
preachers in the conference, and
during his year In this city ha fully
established himself In the confidence
of the people. His return was ex
pected, and he will be cordially
welcomed as he enters on his new
year’s work.
Rev. R. E. Shea, who has been
pastor of th-* Milledgeville Circuit
the put year was assigned to thet
charge for another year. The church
es in Mr. Shea’s charge are Pleas
ant Grove, Bethel, Union Hill, Ma
tilda Chapel and Hopewell. He dur
ing the year has rendered faithful
service, and his congregations and
members are pleased that he will
continue as their pastor.
Rev. W. C.. Budd succeeds Rev.
J. M. Guest u pastor of the Mid-i
way church. Mr. Guest goes to
Cleveland, after having served the
Midway church for the past five
years. During these years he both
by precept and example has had a
most wholes*>me influence and won
the hearts o: the people whom he
has served. Their best wishes will
go with him and his family to their
new home.
Mr. Budd is a young married
and the Midway church will be his
first charge since he was admitted
to the conference.
Rev. E. C. Atkins was returned
as Chaplin to the State Prison Farm.
Dr. W. H. LaPrade will commence
his fourth year as Presiding Elder
of the Augusta District, having the
following churches and preachers
under his charge:
Augusta District—Presiding elder.
W. H. LaPrade: Augusta, Asbury,
W. H. Borin" (Supply); Augusta,
St. James. C. L. Middlebroks; Au
gusta. St. John, J. W. Veatch; Au
gusta, St Luke and Lester Memor
ial, B. F. Mize, (W. H. Key, supply)
assistant; Augusta, South Augusta.
R. J. Kerr; Augusta, Trinity-on-the-
Hill. W. M. Twiggs; Augusta, Wood-
lawn. T. M. Sullivan: Culverton. G
B. Henderson; Devereux. L. G. Cow
art; Gracewoud, W. F. Walden; j ^. (S
Gray, R. C. Singleton; Gre
Jenkins; Grovetown,
Sneed: Harlem and Dearing, O. J.
Withrow: Hephizibah and Blythe.
H. Bailey; Lincolnton. J. H.
Couch; Mayfield, L. G. Hendricks;
Midway. W. C. Budd; Milledgeville.
H. S. Smith; Milledgeville Ct., R. C.
Shea; Norwood and Sharon. V. B.
Hamrick; South Lincoln. A. A. Phil
lips: Sparta. E. D. Rudisill. Jr.;
Thomson. J. R. Turner; Thomson
Circuit. A. P. Watkins; Union Point.
R. E. Lvle; Warrenton. W. W. Cash;
White Plains and Siloam, G. O.
King: Professor Paine College, P.
McKnight: Chaplain State Pris-
E. C. Atkins.
Friday night hs «h wlksly statok-
and carried to tha Afiorta Im**-
tat. Kb condition braan erittoal
and on Sunday Dr. Richard Btofan,
Cocah Wallace Butts and Maj. T. K
Rentz went to Atlanta. Tha jog
man improved sufficiently Tuaaday
for Coach Butts to return home, but
early Wednesday morning the ooUago
authorities were advised that his
condition had became critical and
Col. Joe Jenkins went to Atlanta
immediately and was with the young
mans family when the end came.
Funeral service* will be held in
Lakeland, Fla., on Friday. A cadet
escort will accompany the body to
the home and attend the last rites
for the young man. The cadets who
will go are: Cadets Laurent, Al-
britten, Dye. WUkerson, Chapman
and Thomas.
Cotton Smith was one of the most
popular young men ever to attend
G. M. C. He wu a splendid athlete
and had participated In all football
games this fall, and had been a big
factor in the cadet attack. He waa
popular with the fans and won their
plandits with his spectacular play.
He wu all state center In Florida
for two years, and wu out of the
outstanding young men of Lakeland.
A clean athlete, splendid student
and upright young man," wu the
words used by Coach T. H. Rentz
in describing him.
Cadet Smith wu twenty years of
age and a senior at G. M. C. He Is
survived by his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Walter D. Smith, two sisters
and one brother.
The death past n gloom ova the
campus and the flag wu lowered
to half mast In respect and tribute
to “Cotton" Smith.
ATTEND CONFERENCE
Miss Winnifred Orowell, Miss
Pattie Turner. Dr. Sidney L. Mc
Gee, and Dr. W. C. Salley, mem
bers of the faculty at the Georgia
State College for Women, attend
ed a meeting of the Modem Langu
ages Association in Charleston. S.
C., Thursday, Friday, and Satur
day.
PALMIST FLEECE
NEGR00F$214.
People Making Residence in West
End Move Over Nifkt After
Taking $214. From Negro.
A few weeks ago two women and
a man established their residence in
West End. hung out a sign that they
were experts in palm reading and
would tell the fortune of those de
siring to know about their past and
more about their future.
Saturday night they told the
fortune of Oscar Lee Veal, a Decp-
rirp Negro man. and relieved him
of his fortune of $214. Veal said he
went in and asked for a reading,
wishing to know what the future
held for him and while he was be
ing told of the wonders life held
for him. the palmist suggested that
they could double his money in fif
teen minutes. He turned over to
them his entire holdings and a few
minute:; later, he suffered a lapse
of memory and when he came to
his senses ho was out of tho house
C. Singleton; Greensboro, j on ^ strcct an£ j his money gone.
~ He said he just didn’t know what
happened. He has taken a warrant
for the professional fleece, s.
Veal is a Negro farmer in the
Deepsten community ary! 'is known
as an honest, hard working Negro,
The people were last heard of from
Augusta, having moved out of the
house Sunday night , and mailed the
key back here.
The Board of St wards of the Mil
ledgeville Methodist church will hold
their first meeting of the new con
ference year next Tuesday night. Re
organization of the Board by the
election of officers will take place
and plans made for the new year.
The present officers of the Board
a *E. E. Bell. Chairman: R. H. Woot
ten. Vice-Chairman; W. T. Wynn,
Secretary; A. I. Butts. Treas
urer and M S. Bell, Chairman Fi
nance oPommittee.
v s. WALL HOUSE DESTROYED
BY FIRE WEDNESDAY MORNING
A fire a few minute* before two
o’clock Wednesday morning. Dec.
5th. destroyed a house
Little
reet. north of the Georgia raillroad.
The house had practically burned,
when the alarm was sounded, and the
firemen responded. It was the ore-
erty of Mr. Fraley Grimes and wu
vneated Tuesday by Mr. Walter Tay
lor.
ROAD
CITY TRIES OUT NEW
MACHINE
The city received a new type road
machine and scraper this week and
the street force is giving it a
thorough trial before purchasing;
City Clerk Ham said. The machine
is the latest type and has all the
modem equipment.