Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, December 27, 1934, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text•EAO BY thousands or PEOPLE ,.d s.rx—«*«« liniotultrcorfor • • • • • • • A BALDWIN COUNTY « INSTITUTION • volume cv. Federal Unton ErtahJtabcd ta IKS Southern Kreorder " 1119 i, G»., Dtcnzbcr 27, 1934 Co—IMstei in LZ1Z NUMBER IB [nomerators sr* Being SeledsA by Officer Here »»4 Teak *f Catheriag Farm Date W# Begie The task ol enumrratin* **“ Tns of the United States w-1 be- gr-*«£S" “l r „t have been busy tht. week stjtrtsSJK enumerators wiu latter part of this v *’ c - li-ators will be brught here “aConference and Motions e ffrst of next week an the count- ■■The 1 earnest coope.tion of tl.e if this census, tor 11 ederal activities desi»=d primarily [or his benefit. HowCh the wel- '^usSleTdirertly " d mr y transartlto governmental Stesa but alsobsllobnenl Prc* mms. These prop's ' rm " STallocations of a Agriadtuna Adjustment Adm^ahon to the Frdcral Emergenc*alief and Farm Crrdit Administrins. The Bureau lrt ? *° “■* teation to the l which provides that the individ-^urn made by „rh farmer is absolutely eoofl- dential govern# report and to emphasize the - ‘hat; no> indivi dual figures v>be used for tax ation purposes * lvcn *° an r Ux off,rial. All iterators, as well as all Census doyoes, are sworn to st crecy an* required to read the law an# *«"> penalties stablished tfP disclosure of in- formation. ; , , • The farrf leHu,fc is corn P nsed tte e i n.rieur r,d “^ y . “ verv few r s wiU h* required swer f the Q uestions - on ly ones to their particu- . OI V Jjuestions to be answ- j’^vijjide farm tenure: farm acreage, which in- p ? p . Top land, pasture land ciudcs tj ; tota , va]uc of , hc ? 11 . e and yield of each of ,? ' . field crops and vege table^ 1- of trens and yield ° f , 3 fruits and nuts; num ber a ue °* eac ^ claSS live " stock poultry and eggs ” and women of ,jtHe who liave been away a J this fall are at home for " l the University of Georgia Hartman, Calyton Wilhite, -.Allen, Jr., Jordan Ennis, fA'alker. Mack Tucker. Win ders, Curtis Veal, Buck Hall. Tennings. 'ia Teach. Illd Lamar. Cul- dd. Jr.. Greggory Moshkoff, 'ells. Jr. rv University, John Kidd, Ekworth Bivins, Law- C< or University, Talbert Coop- atison Chandler. : bv*orian College, Edwin An- Paul Harmon, Myrick Wynn, versity of North Carolina, Miss «rine Cline. Scott, Misses Marjorie and a Scott and Josephine .Ten- R r.C.C. CAMP NOT COMING * inion-Recorder requested * :r "r.an Carl Vinson to investi ’ ' sibility of the main CCC ’• r °w located at Crawford- Ga being moved here. This ^ was made several days ago ^ Congresman’s reply ** as follows, which is self- December 20th, 1934 !*J cv 'lle, Ga. ' J erc: further to your telegram * to say that the Department that no consideration is r * ,v <*n to the removal of the , Camp from Crawfordville. fl, nds available provide for Ration of the camps through ,9 35. Beyond that date it is 5 wn now just what action t? ‘kvn, but I wish to assure if there is a chance of 5 *u Ch a camp at Milledgeville hti > i-ump ai «iuea|cvmc L be glad to be of any aid T r * n -1 doubt, however, if there r-iicient amount of work there £j t:ie Department would feel to take favorable action SCHOOLS OPEN NEXT WEDNESDAY HoIkUti Will Cone ta End cn Tnewlav aad An School. Will Begk Spring Term Ju. 2ad. Holidays for the school boys and girls and their teachers will come n end after the celebration of the arrival of the New Year on Tuesday and classes begin Wednes day morning. The .cadets of G. M. C. will arrive Tuesday night and classes begin at the regular hour Wednesday morn, mg. Mid-term examinations will be gin shortly after and the students will begin preparation for the an nual Honor School inspection later in the spring. Coach Wallace Butts will resume Basket Ball practice which wil be the principal activity on the campus for the next month. The grade school and the county schools will open Wednesday morn ing also. School busses will begin their regular runs and the holidays during which the kiddies have had ten days of play and fun, will be The Beauty Special of G. S. C. W. >will arrive Wednesday and classes begin at the Woman’s College Thursday morning. MilledgeviHe’s Biggest Christmas In Many Years is Celebrated The people of Milledgeville and Baldwin county forgot all cares and troubles Tuesday for a real old-time Christmas celebration. Beginning long before the sun rose to drive away a blanket of fog that covered the city, hundreds of youngsters and grown.ups began making merry. Fireworks boomed, bells rang and horns created a real welcome to the day long before daylight. Tiny feet pattered across cold floors to discover the wonder ful gifts that had been left the night before by old Santa Claus. Santa Claus was the busiest man in the world, judged by the bright shiny playthings displayed by youngsters all over the county Tues day morning. Grown-ups were busy exchanging gifts throughout the day. MilledgeviHe’s merchants were about as happy as the kiddies for the day before they had enjoyed a splendid holiday trade that brought to a close a shopping period that had been most satisfactory. The weather was perfect on Christmas eve and the shoppers that throng- Mr. Edward G. Folds died at his home in Milledgeville at 2:30 a. m., Wednesday morning, December 26th, after an illness of three months. The funeral services will be held 5 n the chapel of the Joseph A. Moore Funeral Home today (Thur* day) at 11:00 o’clock, a. m., and the burial will be in the city cemetery, the following acting as pall-bearers: Messrs. A. C. Lugand, R. L. Nelson, T. B. Dumas, J. J. Jones. Julian Brown. L. D. Roberson, R. T. Bais- dent, W. W. Miller and B. B. Adams. Mr. Folds was bom August 15th, 1881, and grew to manhood here. vas a well-known mechanic and electrician, and Derformed the duties that came to him efficiently. He had numbers of friends who regret his passing. He is survived by one ;ister, Mrs. Julia Parker, of this city, and a nephew, William Folds, of Atlanta. Tfie Milledgeville people who teaching i'; other cities are at home fer the holidays with their parents and relatives. They are: Miss Ruth Jackson, teaching in Ncreross; Miss Bertha Holt, Colum bia. S. C.. Miss Benita Bass, Green ville. S. C. Miss Rachael Smith, Worthen: Miss Lucille Darken, Oconee: Miss Bessie Bell. Tait; Miss Estelle Stembridge. Leesb.irg: Mrs. Martha Sibley. Baltimore: Miss Claire Green, Albany: Miss Louise Green, Atlanta Miss Lvndel Nelson. Atlanta; Miss Jessie Allen. Atlanta; Miss Robertta Lawrence. Columbus: Miss Hn7,cl Bivins. Columbus: Miss Ruth Barnes. Forest City. N. C.; Miss Beulah Thaxton, Camilla; Miss Billie Eberhart Tennille: Miss Har- ‘riett Campbell, Eatonton: Mias Geraldine Reid. Wadley; Miss Co- rcssa Eberhart. Zcbulon. N. C.: Miss Susie Butts. Statenville: Mr. Sea born Lawrence, Haddock: Mr. Stct- ren Barnes. Devereaux: Miss Alice Hall, Miami: Miss Florence An drews. Rock Hill. S. C.; Miss Chris tine Babb. McLcanville, N. C.; Miss Edna McMullen. Swainsboro: Miss Frances Ennis. Cochran: Julian C. Tvey. Grove Hill. Ala.: Miss Cassie Simpson. Rome: Miss Constance Day. LaGrange: Miss Sara Gilmore, Douglas: Miss Antionette Lawrence. St. Augustine: Eunice Chandler: Miss Christine Darden. Habersham: Miss Ruth Stone. Piedmont College. Dcmorest: Miss Mary Mildred Wynn. Graves. Ga.: Miss Blanch Welch, Pitt; Flopd Wynn, at Carollton. JUDGE PARK TO HEAR NUMBER ON CASES ON FRIDAY Judge James B. Park of Baldwin Superior Court and Judge of the Ormulgee Circuit from Greensboro will come to Milledgeville Friday morning, December 28th for the pur pose of hearing demurrers and mo tions on a large number of civil cases before the January term of Court convenes. He will meet attor neys at the Court House at 9:00 o’clock and stay until'all matters are disposed of. Only non-jury matters will* be disposed of. as the disposi tion of matters of law before the regular Court term saves a lot of time and expense. Judge Park is coming to Milledgeville for the con venience of ottomeys representing the various litigants and the disposi tion of those matters in which juries arT unnecessary will expedite the January tom of Court The £j>UW term is said to have the heaviest civil docket in years. ed the streets bought freely. While most of the people celebrat ed Christmas their own individual ways, many were busy to see that others were made happy. The Red Cross under Miss Emmy Riley pro vided for 115 families, poxes of food and clothing, and toys for the children, were distributed. Other or ganizations provided for a number of families also. Prisoners in the jail were provided for and unfortun ates all over the county were re membered. Midnight services were held at the Catholic church and services were held at St Stephens Episcopal church at eleven o'clock. These were the only religious celebrations of the day. In the evening a dance was given at the Echetah Country Club. Christmas was the scene of home coming in practically every home, as children came back and former residents returned for the day. It was indeed a happy day through out the county and about the big gest Christmas in several years. ADAMS ELECTRIC COW ANY REV. J. M. TERR1SSE TO MOVES TO NEW STORE CONFER WITH BAPTIST The Adams Electric Company has moved into its new home on Han, cock street this week and is now ready for business at their new lo cation. The building was recently pur chased by Mr. Clifton Adams, own er of the Electric Company, from Messrs. M. F. and George Davis. The interior has been remodeled through out and made one of the most at tractive business houses in the city. The Adams company is th* oldest electric firm in the city and has been located cn Wayne street for a number of years. POLICE SAY CHRISTMAS WAS QUIET IN MILLEDGEVILLE Chief Frank Broome described the Christmas season as the quiet est in years, as far as his force were concerned. Only one arrest was made and that on a charge of drunken- Fewer drunks were arrested than in many years around the Christ mas trading period, the chief said. No major crimes marred the peace and the customary parties that break up in fights around Christmas time were not found this year. Chief Broome said the down town sections were practically cleared of pedestrians and automobiles by mid night Christmas eve night. YOUNG MEN INJURED IN AUTO WRECK SATURDAY NIGHT Three young white men, of Au gusta. Ga.. were painfully injured Saturday night near Haddock when thei“ car collided with another. The young men were Gerald Jay. Hugh Broom, and Gil Ryan. They were treated at the City Hospital and ialrr discharged. i MR. GEO. R. PARKER DIED : AT HIS HOME IN WILKINSON COUNTY SUNDAY. DEC. 23RD j Mr. Geo. R. Parker. a>;ed 76 years, 'died at his home in Wilkinson enun- : tv Sunday, December 23rd. after ! an illness of two weeks with heart trouble. The funeral and burial were held at ‘Mt. Ncbo at three o’clock, Monday afternoon. Mr. Parker is survived by his widow formerly Miss Nora Parker: two sons. W. C. Barker, of Tooms- boro. and L. H. Parker. • f Ch;ca:»'?. and one daughter. Mrs. N. Overly, of Sandersville. SPRING LAKE MEMBERS TO ENJOY CHRISTMAS PARTY Members of the Spring Lake Hunting and Fishing Club will hold this annual Christmas party on next Friday evening. A box supper will be served early in the evening and later danc ing will be enjoyed. A Christmas tree with Santa Claus will be the feature of the entertainment planned The club will have a number of visitors in the city for the holidays their guests. Pastor From Vienna, Who Received Unamiens Call From Local Chnreh to Come Here. Rev. J. M. Terrisse, of Vienna, will come here one day later in the week to meet with members of the Board of Deacons and the pulpit committee of the Baptist church, bo. fore announcing his decision answer to a unanimous call to the church here. Rev. Terrisse is a young ma: outstanding ability and very popu lar in all cities where he has s ed as pastor. He came here a week ago and met with the congregation of the church but did not announce his decision. He will meet with the leaders of the church for a confer ence, Mr. DeWitt Rogers, a member ^of the pulpit committee, said. It is expected that the young minister will announce his dccLion following this conference. The pulpit comm»ttee and leaders of the church are anxious that Rev. Terrisse come here and are urging him to accept the call. It is believed that he will. OUTLOOK GOOD FOR NEW YEAR 1934 Hu Brooffat Improvement to Bciaeu. Bank Clearing! and Postal Receipts Up. Business throughout Milledge- ville and Baldwin county are com pleting inventories of 1934 and planning to close out the old year week and on next Tuesday start ;w twelve month calendar v ledger leaves and a more led outlook. business revival all business taking a de cided during the past twelve months.^^Bk clearings and postal receipts hl^Brtiown a marked im- provoment MPAtilledgoville. Bank deposits havlflLuo mounted d>Vsing the last year.YHpiculturc has had probably the mggest boost with thousands of dollars being poured into this industry to prime prices add get the farmer back on feet. Prices for products of the farm have improved materially. The business houses in Milledge ville closed a successful Christmas trade and merchants expressed satisfaction in the trade received. Saturday and Monday great crowds thronged the stores and stocks of Christmas merchandise were practi cally depleted. Returning to work after the Christmas holidays, the clerks be gan taking stock and every busi ness was rearranging and clearing out the stores for the new year, check up on the years business will be completed early next week. The outlook for the new year is encouraging and all business seems more pleased with the possibilities. AGENT LANGLEY PLANSPROGRAM Board of Dirccfora Will Be Sel-op lo Work With Ageat b Flu ng Coot; Fan Program. Farm Agent L. R. Langley out lined plans this week for the farm program in the coming year, which incudes the organization of a County Farm Board to act as di rectors of all extension work in the county. The new board Mr. Langley states, will be composed of the County Commissioners, representatives from the Kiwanis Club, f armers Club and ten leading farmers from each com munity in the county. The extension program, which is most important of the agents work, will be reorganise ed and a new organization a>'d plan set-up. During the past year the county agent has been unusually active and probably has had the largest work ing programs in the county. In ad dition to the regular work he hat had the problem of the Bankhead Bill, seed loans, rental programs, compliance work, dtc. The parity checks are now being distributed by the agent and all plans are be ing perfected to get the seed loans through immediately and other government programs so that there will be no delay in starting the planting season. The extension program during the new year will be the largest the county farm department has ever undertaken. The City Council will hold the first meeting of the new year on January 7th when officers and em ployees will be elected for the year. A call meeting will be held on Thursday afternoon for the board to meet with Mr. Glenn, district manager of the FERA. in reference to the opening of district offices here. A successor to Mr. C er Kidd as a member of the council, will not be named until the first meeting in the new year, members of the council have stated, but it is unauthentical- ly reported that the election may take place at the called mating to day. Provisions governing the distribu tion of the 1934 paritv payment un der cotton production adjustment contracts ai;e explained by L. R. Langley. County Agent, who is now delivering parity chocks through his Pwrity payments jute made at the rate of one cent per pound on the farm allotment which is 40 percent of the average production for the base period years 1928 to 1932. Forty percent of the 1928 to 1932 production represents the average portion of I the crop which was consumed in the United States. • Tenants and sharecroppers pro ducing cotton on farms covered by cotton production adjustment con tracts are entitled to a portion of Dr. O. F. Moran will pass n birth day anniversary tomorrow, Decem ber 28th. Dr. Moran is one of Bald win county’s leading citizens, physi cians. farmers and public servants, ■md is a member of the Board of. Ccunty Commissioners and the County Health Officer. He is held i*- thc highest esteem and confidence by the people of Baldwin county. Dr Moran has been a subscriber of The Union-Recorder since 1888, and has his subscription paid up in advance for another year. We ex tend congratulations and wish for him many more anniversaries. New officers of the Kiwa.iis Club were installed at the meeting last Thursday night. They were Joe Andrews, president: W. H. Amall, vice-president; W. T. Wynn, treas ure.*; Erwin Sibley, secretary; C. N. Chandler. W. D. Morrison, Frank D. Adams, Rev. F. H. Harding, E. K. Scott, Cel. Joe Jenkins, Dr. R. C. Swint and Father McNamara, di rectors. Plans for the new year and an nouncement of committees wilL be ma<Je at the meeting next Thurs day night, the first of 1935. Mr. Davis Carr, Mr. Curry Carr and Mr. Grady Speer, members of the sales staff of McKinnon Motor Co., local Ford dealer, arc spending tracts are entitled to a portion oi r today in Atlanta where they will the parity payment* Parity p-. I witness the presentation for the checks are received bv land- first time of the 1935 Ford V-8. lbrds. in trust to oe distributed to sharecroppers and tenants accord ing to the provisions of the cotton contract. When landlords receive these parity payment checks they sign an agreement which covers distribution to sharecroppers anctA^ants. They also agree to report within 30 days, on another form which is provided, the distribution of the parity pay ment, including signatures of ten ants and sharecroppers who were entitled to a share of the payment. Instructions on procedure are in cluded in the forms which ore pro vided at the time of delivery of the parity payment check. Parity payments to be made this year to producers cooperating in the cotton production adjustment program are expected to total more than 26 million dollars. The new car will be on display Saturday at the McKinnon show rooms. While in Atlanta the sales men will be entertained at a lunch eon at the Henry Grady Hotel. MASONS TO OBSERVE ST. JOHNS DAY A special meeting of Benevolent Lodge “No. 3 will be held tonigRt in the lodge rooms of the Masonic building in observance of St. Johns Day. Joe L. Grant, Worshipful Mas ter. urges all members of the lodge to attend. SHERIFF GETS ONE CALL DURING HOLIDAYS Sheriff W. J. Haynie had a quiet Christmas, receiving only one call during the day and that came late Christmas afternoon, but no arrest Ossie Smith, who lives on the old NEXT Corley place, took a gun away from 1 another Negro named Huff, who came to his home, and struck him Catholic Church ! OVL, r with it. a lame nutn- Rev. T. J. McNamara, is absent bt T of u ’ itn<;ESCS said - Th! -' n[, f r ° "as from the city. He will return Satur,! rtrinkiny and came to Smith's home day. and conduct strviccs at the j threateninit to shoot the place up. Cathodic church Sunday morning; Sheriff -vas told, at 11:15 o’clock. People who pay by check will get some relief from taxation next Tues day. January 1st, when the tax on checks expires. The tax produced over forty-one million dollars the last fiscal year. The Union-Recorder la grateful for the generous patronage of the past year and as the New Year approaches takes ocas ion to extend to each Subscriber, Friend and Patron best wishes for a New Year of Happiness, Prosperity and Good Health.' Episcopal Church Rev. F. H. Harding will be absent from the city, and services will not be held at the Episcopal church. Baptist Church Rev. S. J. Baker will preach at the Baptist church next Sunday m ing and evening. His subject will be: Morning—“Do Chickens Come Home to Roost.*’ Evening—"What I Have Written I Have Written.’’ . Presbyter*an Church Rev. A. G. Harris, pastor of the Presbyterian church will preach on the following subjects: Morning—“Between The Years.” Evening—“The Changeless Christ in A Changing World.” Methodist Church Rev. Horace S. Smith will have as his morning subject an appropri ate theme for the old and young— "The Grail.” Evening subject—“The Door of i Opportunity." DEATH OF AN AGED CITIZEN Mr. William Franklin Hubbard, died in this city. December 26th, after a week’s illness. The funeral and burial services will be held at Snow Hill at 2:30 p. m. Thursday, December 27th. The last rites will be pronounced by Mr. Jos A. Moore. Mr. Hubbard was born in Bald win county January 5th, 1854, and his life was spent on the farm. He was a member of the Methodist church. Surviving him are four sis ters, Miss Lucy Hubbard, of Ivey; Mrs. M. E. Batson, of Macon; Mrs. Susie Potter, of Gordon, and Mrs. Lula Whitney, of Ivey, and one brother, Mr. Horace Hubbard of Ma- DANCE AT COUNTRY CLUB MONDAY NIGHT The new year wil lbe ushed in by the members of the Echetah Coun try Club next Monday night when a dance wil be given. Plans are be ing made to make this a festive oc casion and a large crowd is expected i to attend.

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Union recorder. (Milledgeville, Ga.) 1886-current, December 27, 1934, Image 1