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PLANS MADE FOR STUDENTS BACK
BRIDGE OPENING TO WORK TODAY
Milledgeville, Ga., January 3, 1935
Consolidated in 1872
NUMBER 19
Governor Tabnadge and ’ru
ber* of Highway Department
to Attend Opening in February.
Plans are being made by the city
and county authorities to open the
new bridge which spans the Oconee
river early in February.
A bronze marker bearing the
names of the Governors who served
the state and the years of their ten
ure of office has been placed at the
bridge. This marker bears the name
The Old Capitol Bridge ar.d relates
briefly the history of Milledgeville
as Georgia’s capttol city. Mr. L. H.
Andrews is chairman of the com
mittee and secured this marker
from the state.
Governor Talmadge and mem
bers of the highwav commission
have accepted an invitation to attend
the bridge opening Mr. Andrews said.
The occasion will be one of the
biggest ever held here. State and
national dignitaries are also being
invited. Congressman Carl Vinson,
who secured the appropriation for
the bridge, will also be a principal
figure at the opening.
Mr. Andrews stated that plans
were being made to make the bridge
opening one of the outstanding
events in the citys long history.
BAPTIST MINISTER TO GIVE
ANSWER TO CHURCH SUNDAY
llev. J. M. Terri**© Visits With
Church Here Tuesday Evening.
Will Answer Call Sunday.
Rev. J. M. Terrisse, of Vienna,
who received the unamious call of
the Bantist church to fill the pas
torate here, made a visit to Mil-
ledgevllle Tuesday and talked with
church leaders Tuesday evening.
Rev. Terrisse did not give the
church an answer to their call, but
stated that he would have his de
cision in the hands of the pulpit
committee not later than Sunday
morning for announcement qt the
services on thftt date.
Rev. Terrissee said he was giv
ing the call his serious and pravful
consideration and did not want to
make a hasty decision. He said he
was pleased with the church and
peole here. The Dulnit committee is
confident that Mr. Terrisse will ac
cent the call.
Mrs. Terrissee and two sons ac
companied him to Milledgeville on
Tuesday.
G. M. C. Opens With Increased
Enrolment, G. S. C. Studfoti
Back After Holidays.
Students from all section of the
nation, espccialy Georgia and Flor
ida. came back to Milledgeville
Wednesday and were ready for
-ehool this morning, while kiddies
all over the county gathered books
again and me< their teacherd at
the school rooms.
The Beauty Special arrived on
time Wednesday afternoon and the
dormitories on the G. S. C. W. cam-
dus were alive with young ladies
ready to start the spring semester
this morning. Dr. Guy Wells said all
vacancies ocoirred Ht students fail
ing to return had been filled and
a capacity enrollment was in the
dormitories. Mid-term examinations
begin at once. Many students will
complete their work in February
and more students will come to take
their places.
Col. Joe Jenkins announced an
increased enrollment as G. M. C. ca
dets began work Thursday morn
ing. The regular examinations will
he started at once. All members of
the fa cull,y were on har^d Wed
nesday.
The school busses were backed
out Thursday and returned to the
roads taking children to the vari
ous schools in the county that re
opened after a ten day Christmas
holiday. The G. M. C. grammar
school and Peabody Practice School
opened on schedule Thursday morn
ing.
A. J. SWANSON COMES HERE
AS UNION MANAGER
Farmer Fenny Store Manager Comes
to Milledgeville to Operate Union
Dept. Store.
Mr. A. J. Swanson, former Penny
Store manager, came to Milledeo-
viile this week from Anniston. Ala..
to take ovjr the management of the
Union Dept. Store. Mr. C. N. Chand
ler has announced.
Mr. Swanson has been in the
mercantile business for a long num
ber of years and has had a wide ex
perience in department store man
agement. He i? busy reorganizing
and rearranging the store here since
taking over the new position.
Mrs. Swanson will come here later
to join her husband.
BOARD OF CONTROL TO
MEET IN ATLANTA FRIDAY
Election of State Hospital Officials
Principal Business Before Mem
bers of Board.
The members of the Board of Con
trol of the eleemosynary Institutions
of Georgia will assemble in Atlanta
Friday of this week to name officials
of the State Hospital here and sup
erintendent of the tuberculosis hos
pital in Alto.
The board met in November and
named the heads of all the institu
tion* tinder its direction execept the
State Hospital and the hospital at
Alto. The election of these officials
deferred to a later meeting,
is understood that Dr. R. C.
Swint will be re-elected bend of
the hospital here.
Col. Marion Allen, local member
of the board, will attend the
session. Reports for the year will
also be read at this meeting and
the board organized by the election
of officers.
The Morris-Little Post of the
American Legion will hold the first
meeting of the new year on Thurs-
•ening January 10th at th-
offices of C. F. Smith. All ex-ser-
ce men whether members of the
non or not nre urged to attend.
Commander Ben Harrison said
ans for the new year would be
made and all veterans were urged
attend. The Legion post has re
ived a nat'onal citation for the
lend id success in the membership
drive which exceeded the 'member-
jship of a year ago.
PLANS BEING MADE FOR | ~ ____
JANUARY TERM OF COl’RT ] NURSERY SCHOOL OF' NS AFTER
HOLIDAY'S MONDAY"
Clerk of Court .1. C. Coper and ; . , n c rcs .
Sheriff W. J Huyn.e arc eornplrt- ^ £ * 0 , thc Nursc ry
ing all plans for the Januao turn ( Monda mornint! df-
Whi ° h convcnes on Jj, '[ter a week's holiday,
uary 14th. . .. The school which is operated un-
I dcr the supervision of G. S. C. W.
‘as a FERA project is
Ethel Montgomi
County Commissioners Consider
Remodeling,EnlargingCourt House
The County Commissioners in
session Tuesday looked at proposed
plans to remodel and enlarge the
Baldwin county court house.
The plans were presented by Den
nis & Dennis, architects of Macon
and called for an expenditure of
approximately $25,009. The lexadt
figures have not been given the com
missioners, but this price has been
suggested.
The plans call for the addition of
wings on all four corners to pro
vide ten moru offices for use by
county officers who are now quart
ered in other sections of the city.
The superior court room will also
be improved and enlarged. Both the
front* and the rear of the building
will b^ changed and the clock tower
will be taken off and a new ar
rangement of the roof will be made.
The building will be so changed
and improved that it will not be
recognized as thc same building up
on completion of the proposed
changes.
There has been some suggestion
to the commissioners that the re
modeling plan not be followed and
plans considered several months
agt> for a new court, house be taken
up again and a new building be
constructed at a different location..
The commissioners have reached
no decision but have thc plans and
Ideas under consideration. It is un-
derstrjd that sofne help will be re
ceived from the FERA in whatever
program the commissioners adopt.
At the meeting Tuesday the plans
were studied oarefully and a copy
has been left here for further study
and consideration by the commis-
WEATHER IN’34.
BETTERTHAN’33
Early Part of Year Shows Heavy
Rain Falls. Fall Unusually Dry.
Dec. 12th Coldest Day.
Weather records complied by Mrs.
W. G. Lockhart, who keeDs the gov
ernment bureau, showed that the
rain fall *n 1934 was greater than
1933 and a little aoove the average.
42.3fi inches of rain fell during
the year which is ebcut four inches
above normal and eigh+ inches above
1933. The early months in 1933 were
unusually damp, while the fall
months were very drv. The report
by months shows the following
inches: January. 3.17: i-eoruary,
3.89; March. 5.U2; April. 8.29; May.
2.86: July, 3.29; August. 4.62: Sep
tember. 1.84: October, 1.94; Novem
ber. .65: December 2.26.
The highest temperature of the
year was recorded on July 17th
when the thermometer reached 103
degrees. The coldt*t was on
December 12th when the loW point
was 16 degrees.
The rain falls early in the year
piled up a reserv® and remained
ahead of schedule until the dry fall
cut it down.
Colder weather is predicted for
the remainder of this week.
Subpocneas to jurors and witness
es have been issued. Judge James B.
Park came here last Friday and
heard demurrers in a number of
cnacs. Motions for new trials and
other legal proceedings w’ere follow
ed at the hearings, before the Judge.
By those hearings Judge Parks hopes
to save much time during thc regu
lar term.
The Milledgeville Fire Depa: ’ -
ment answered eighteen calls dur
ing 1934. the majority of them to
small blazes.
The major fires of the year were
on April 21, Fowler-Flemister ware
house: April 28; the Catholic par
sonage; June 11, store on north
Wayne street; June 30, J. H. Ennis
barn; Dec. 11th, L. D. Smith's store.
A terracing demonstration will be
held on Friday at the farm of A. F.
Pennington at Irwinton. All fanners
are invited.
charge of
El
bert Lord and Miss Thelma Stem-
Bcforo closing for thc holidays the
children enjoyed a Christmas tree
which was attended by all the par
ents. The school has made splendid
progress since opening last year.
Stockholders of the Merchants &
Farmers and Exchange Banks will
nice*, on next Wednesday at the
offices of the banks ‘o hear annual
reports and elect officers.
On Tuesday the First National
Bank will hold its annual meeting.
The Milledgeville Banking Co., stock
holders met on Wednesday afternoon
of this week.
714 CASES DOCKETED IN POLICE
COURT
The records of the City Court re
veal that 714 cases were docketed
during the year 1934 by Chief Frank^
Broome and his police assistants.
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE IS
OUTLINED BY COACH BUTTS
Coach Wallace Butts announced
i incomplete basketball schedule
for G. M. C.. on Wednesday when
the cadets returned to the college
for the Christmas holidays.
Practice will be rerumed Thurs
day and the firrt game after thc
hnlid.v s will be nlaved Saturdaj
with the South Georgia Teachers
at Statesboro. The Mercer Frosfi
Ml come here Monday. The sche-
ule announced, but very incom-
!cte is as follows:
Jan. 5. Ga. State Teachers. States-
•Tan. 7. Merger Frosh here.
Jan. 10. Auburn Frosh. Auburn.
Jan. 1! and 12. Fort'Bcnning at
Fort Benninc.
Jan. 17. Ga. Frosh here.
Jan. 18. B. P. I- here.
Jan. 19. Abraham Baldwin. hero.
Jan. 21. Sanoersville A. C.. Sand-
crsvillc.
Jan. 24. Young Harris, at Young
Harris.
.Tan. 95, Dahlonrps r.t ’Dahlcnega.
Jan. 26. Ga. Frosh. at Athens.
Feb. 7. Young Harris here.
Feb. 8. Mercer Frosh, Macon.
Other teams to be played are
Gordon Military College and the
Tech Freshman.
OLD YEAR GONE
NEWONEHERE
MiDedferiUe Hu Noisy Celebra
tion of New Tees’s Airinl.
Weslker Already ImnroTing.
Milledgeville celebrated the ar
rival of the New Year 1935 Monday
night with the usual merriment,
prayers and resolutions. There were
watch services in many churches
and homes and gay parties includ
ing several dances in thc county.
Business on New Years Day was
not at full blast due to the holiday
observed at thc banks and post
office. Stores were opened and bill
collectors plentiful, but otherwise
business was quiet. In the after
noon the radio was the center of
interest with both the Sugar Bowl
and Rose Bowl games broadcast.
As the new year arrived horns
were blown and bells rung to usher
in the new year or to send the old
merrily on its way.
Despite a slow drizzle the ardor
and enthusiasm wee not dampened.
Clearing skies came Tuesday and
Wednesday was colder and a fair
Merchants were concluding then
check on the closing >ears business
and formulating plans for the com
ing year. 1°35 pic.ii se* to be a big
year in a business v.py and all our
ci*i/ens b'.gan the 363 days ahead
with ntw hopes ,ir.d r rt w determi
nations.
TO MEET
The City Council will hold its
first meeting of the new year on
next Monday evening. Mayor J. A.
Hf rne will read his report of the
vear’s work, employees and officers
will be elected and other annual
business transacted.
A successor to Mr. Culver Kidd,
resigned, will be named.
Mr. Stewart Wootten. district
manager of the Investors Syndicate,
received from the president of the
company a certificate of sufficiency
which places him on the honor roll
of the company. His sales record
for the past month also entitles him
to a trip to the national convention
in New Orleans next month as guest
of the company.
MILLEDGEVILLE BANKING CO.
NAMES OFFICERS FOR YEAR
Annual Merlin, Held al Bank Wed-
nesday Afternoon. Miller 8. Bell
Re-elected President.
Officers ana directors were named
by the stockholders of the Millcdgc-
ville Banking Co., at their annual
meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Miller S. Bell was re-elected
president of thc citys ol t bank.
He has served in this capacity for
a number of years after rising from
the ranks in the bank. Mr. E. E.
Bell was re-elected vice-president:
Miller R. Bell, cashier - Frank W.
Bell, attorney and the fc*’owing
hoard of directors: Miller S. Bell. E.
F.. Bell. Miller R. Bell. D. W. Brown,
F. E. Bone. E. E. Bas*. Le-vi* viom-
ister. Hugh T. Cline and L. N. Jor
dan At a meeting of thc directors
Miis Willie Bogru* was re-electer!
assistant cashier. Mrs. fiurwell Mai
ns-s. bookkeeper ar|l Will Brax-
lev collector. f
Tho hi ok report showed a mo*»
•rcces'ful vrar havin'* » dero*U of
more than a million dollar*, accord
in'* to a r-mf •''nlrmr-t. Tho hank
recently declared a sivtoon nor con*
dividend nnv ! m» to its stockhold
ers $8,000 for the year.
Judge Thomas Fitzgerald Green,
a native of this city, died in Athens
on last Thursday and funeral ser
vices wore held Saturday with
interment in the Oconee cemetery
there.
Judge Green was former dean of
the University of Georgia law school,
a member of the Board of Regents
and prominent Kiwanian. It was
while at a Kiwanis luncheon that
the end came. Judge Green was a
frequent visitor here, coming to see
his aunt. Mrs. Anna M. Cook, whom
he greatly admired and loved. He
enjoyed visiting his old home and
on many occasions while visiting
here recalled incidents of his boy-
He was an outstanding Georgian
who had contributed much to the
advancement of the education of
the state. His passing is greatly
mourned by a host of friends.
DISTRICT FERA
OPENSSATURDAY
Offices Completed ud New Office
With Staff of Tweity-five WiH
be Opened.
The district FERA office recently
moved to Milledgeville will move
into its new quarters on Saturday,
the second floor of the building oc
cupied by W. T. Conn Sons on
Wayne street, has been remodeled
fer the FERA headquarters.
Mr. R. V. Glenn, district admin
istrator, said the offices were mod
em in every detail and were ar
ranged especially for the FERA
headquarters. Private offices are
provided all department heads.
It was announced this week that
Mrs. Emily H. Reynolds had been
named Supervising aid of the Bald
win office to succeed Mrs. W. D.
Hardy, who is now district case
supeiwisor.
Other district officers are: J. C.
Doster, district bookkeeper; Joe
ITsery, district engineer; Miss Eu
genia Boone, district home super
visor; E. H. Downs, district farm
supervisor.
Also in the district office will be
J. L. Johns, assistant bookkeeper;
Mrs. Sarah Hall and Miss Clyde
Robertson, accounting clerks.
B. A. Willingham has been named
farm supervisor for this county to
succeed E. H. Downs who has been
promoted to the district office. The
new district headquarters have
brought to Milledgeville about
twenty-five more people.
CANNING OF BEEF URGED BY
FARM AGENT
Farm Agent L. R. Langley urged
farmers of this county to ava ! l them
selves cf the facilities offered by the
community canning plant located at
the Fair Grounds and to put up all
surplus products of the farm.
Sinoe the plant opened in the late
fall, sixteen families have availed
themselves of the canning unit and
have put up 971 quarts of vege
tables. fruits and beef.
Mr. Langley said the plant wrs
opened each Wednesday and those
desiring to use it must notify him
in advance so there would be no
conflicts. The plant is the latest type
and beef has been canned with
great success. Mr. Langley said it
would pay the fanner to slaughter
and can some of "Their rattle instead
of feeding them through the winter.
The canning plant is operated as
a community project with the co
operation of the County Commis
sioners, the Red Crow and the FERA
and is available to all people in the
CENSUS OF FARMS
START® JAN. 2
Eamncntcn Began Bij Task *f
Counting Farmers and Pm-
dnets on Wednesday
The farm census, which started
Wednesday moming, the thousands
of enumerators began the task of
calling at all farms and gaining a
complete detailed report on farm
ing, farm conditions, etc., through
out the nation.
A. Warren Jones, district manager
in charge of the office here, an
nounced late Monday the appoint
ment of the enumerators that win
do the work in this district Samples
of the schedules have already bean
sent the farmers and these should
be filled out as near as possible be
fore the enumerator arrives. The
census is being taken under eight
main headings which are divided
into 100 questions. Inventory Rems
are to be given as of Jan. 1, 1935
and the production items as of 1934.
The main headings ore operator,
tenure, acTeagct value, mortgage,
houses and population, crops har
vested, live stock on farm and live
stock products produced. All infor
mation is to be kept strictly confi
dential by the enumerators and the
co-operation of all farmers is re
quested. In the sixth district there
are 72 enumerators and a supervisor
In each one of the 16 counties.
The enumerators in Baldwin coun
ty are: Mrs. Frank Watson, Mrs. Le-
Roy Napier and W. B. Richardson,
Jr.
Wilkinson county. Royce Jones,
R. F. D.. Milledgeville; W. C. Bent
ley. Toomsboro: J. P. Hardie, Mc
Intyre: G. Raymond Butler, Irwin
ton.
Hancock county, W. F. Middle-
brooks, Mayfield: Walter Hitchcock,
Linton; W. I. Harley. Jr.. Sparta;
Miss Sara Carr. Culverton; Min
Helen Barksdale. Mayfield.
Jones County, Tom Morton, Gray;
Mrs. Geo. Middlcbrooks, Haddock;
Ralph Childs, Gray.
MARRIAGE LICENSE SALES
SHOW INCREASE IN IBM
Judge Bertie 8 tern bridge Bald 395
Licenses and Performed 59 Cere
monies During the Year.
Seven more marriage licenses were
Issued in 1934 than In 1933. the rec
ords at Judge Bertie Stembridge’s
office revealed after a final check-up
had been made
During the year that has just closed
licenses were issued to 66 white
ccuples and 139 Negroes. The year
before 55 licenses were issued to
white peoole and 143 to negroes.
Judge Stembridge performed 59
••'•lemonies during the year.
BUILDING AND LOAN STOCK
HOLDERS TO MEET
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Baldwin Co. Building
and Loan Association will be held
at the Citv Hall on January 10th,
at 8:00 o’clock P. M.
Mr. R. W. Bloodworth, a well
known citizen and farmer of Bald
win county, died Thursday, Dec. 27, ]
a*, die home of Mr. W. A. Torrance
in the southwestern part of the
county, after an illness of eleven
days, following a cerebral hemor-
Largely attended funeral and
burial sendees wore conducted by j —
Rev. James A. Ivey and Mr. Jos, FOUR RONS OF MR. AND MRS.
S3. AUTO TAGS ON SALE
Application blanks are being
mailed in daily from Millcdireville
for the $3.00 automobile tags now
on sale at thc rnpitol. The new tag
is blue with orange letters.
A. Mcore at Srilem Baptist church
Friday afternoon. The pall-bearers
were: Mess*... J T. Finney. C. I.
Martin. J. E. Chandler. George
Wilkcrson, Robert Ivey and Floyd
AUen.
Mr. Bloodworth was seventy-throe
years of age, and the greater part
of his life was spent in the neigh
borhood in which ho^died. He was
a member of the Salem Baptist
church, and was known as a genial
kind hearted man. He is survived
by his wife, two daughters. Mrs.
Ernest Lundsford and Mrs. J. N.
Smith, one son. Mr. B. F. Blood
worth, all of Atlanta; a number of
nieces and nephews and other rel
atives.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT VISITS
ROGERS STORE
With the re-sistricting of Rogers
Stores a new superintendent has
been assigned to this division in the
person of Mr. K. L. Gunter and he
made his first visit to the Millodge-
ville store on Tuesday.
Mr. Frank Finney, store manager,
said Mr. Gunter was pleased with
Milledgeville.
DIXON WILLIAMS VISIT HOME
The four sons of Mr. and Mrs.
D’xon Williams spent a few days
with their parents during the holi
days. It was thc first time in five
years that thc young men have been
at home. Mr. Harold Williams, of
New York, City; Mr. and Mrs. Mel
vin William.-, of Chattanooga. Tenn;.
Mr. Dixon Williams. Jr., of Griffin,
Ga.; and Mr. Austin Williams, who
is with the Gcodedic survey, and
has been nu* west: were all here
for a short time at Christmas.
The young men have all made
splendid records and have positions
of importance.
The rr cords in thc office of City
Clerk Lamar Ham show that births
greatly outnumbered deaths in Mil-
ledgcvillc during 1934.
Registration of births showed an
increase during the year and Mr.
Ham expressed the opinion that peo
ple are beginning to realize the great
importance of birth registration as
required by law.
The records of Mr. Ham showed
33 white male babies oorn during
the year and 36 white female. 33
Negro males and 47 Negro females
were born in 1934.
The record of interments in the
ermber 29th. paid all bills and had I city cemetery revealed 13 male and
a small balance on hand. ' 5 female whites had been interred
Plans for the new year were also i during the year and 33 male Negro
gone over, Supt. P. N. Bivins said, and 18 female.