Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

■ • a ■ * ©be Itnian-ltrccit'tier VOLUME CV. goatherd Recorder MilMgtville, Ga., February 14, 1935 ConMildatcd la 1872 NUMBER 2> NEW OFFER MADE D.A.R. TO MARK WALLACE BUTTS Considered os Coach of LooisviRe, Ky., Male High School. Will Go to Kentucky Satvday. Wallace Buttes is one of four coaches being considered by officials «rf the Louisville, Ky., Male High School t» head Coach, and the popu lar G. M. C. mentor will go to Ken tucky Saturday to confer with the officials. Coach Butts received word several weeks ago that his name had been suggested for the Job and was asked for his record and other information. This was immediately sent and Coach Butts has heard nothing further un til this week when he was advised that all names had been eliminated except four and that he was being seriously considered for the post. He will go to Louisville Saturday to confer with the officials relative to the job. The Louisville Male High School has an enrollment of several hun dred students and is one of the larg est high schools in that section of the country. The teams are rated highly and the attendance at games each year mounts into the thousands. The school has developed many of the great college athletes of that section and Coach Butts has been ad vised that it is one of the bigest coaching jobs in Kentucky and ranks next to the University in import- Coach Butts has made an enviable record as a coach since his gradu ation from Mercer. Since coming to G. M. C. four years ago his teams have gone through each reason with only three defeats. Coach Butts said if he was elected to the job he would accept BROWNS FARMERS TO PLANT STONEVILLE COTTON AGAIN Bettes Cotton Association Held Meet ing on Monday. Authorities Speak at Meeting. The farmers of Browns Crossing Community expressed themselves Monday afternoon at a public meet ing in favor of planting only Stonc- ville cotton in 1935. Eighty-five farmers in attendance at this meet ing. with the exception of four, ex pressed themselves as being highly pleased with thi3 variety of cotton in 1934 and all agreed to plant their entire crop to Stonevlllc seed this It is the hope of the officers of the Browns Crossing Better Cotton As sociation that the four farmers op posed to this movement plus any others who may not have attended meeting, will fall in line with the majority of fanners of this com- : munity in planting this one variety i of cotton. i Mr. E. C. Westbrook and Mr. C. A. REV. A. G. HARRIS WILL , McLendon discussed the advantages SPP4K TO STUDENT BODY • n f one-variety communities and OF PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE j -y lfnvc d by charts what a number | of these communities in Georgia did Rev. A. G. Harris will spend next j in 1934. week in Clinton. S. C.. where he will 1 Steneville seed are more plentiful deliver a series of eight addresses | than they have been before and can before the members of the faculty. | be obtained at a reasonable price. FIRE DESTROYS RAILROAD CAR AT GEORGIA DEPOT BUu Friday Night Caused by Ex ploding Lamp Destroys Sleeping ed death late Friday night when lamp exploded in the sleeping car of an extra gang near the Georgia Railroad depot and practically de molished the railroad car. The Negro men. who were mem bers of the repair gang under fore man R. S. Smitterman working on the road leading to the Furman Shoals dam. were in the car for the night when the lamp hanging from the ceiling exploded and set the car into a mass of flames. The negroes escaped without injury. The city fire department hurried to the scene and extinguished the flames. The car was on a siding near the depot and was practically destroyed by the fire. ROCKLANDING Historical Spot Will be Marked With Boulder and Bronze Tablet. Plans are being made by the Nancy Hart Chapter D. A. R. to permanently mark Rock Landing! one of the most historical spots In Baldwin county which was recently located. The executive board of the chap ter has laid plans to have this cere- money in the near future. Miss Floride Allen, regent, announced this week. A speaker of national promi nence will be invited here for the occasion. The county commissioners have been asked to build a road leading to the landing and when this Is rinished the marker will be placed and unveiled. . Rock Landing was the point where the Indians forded the river before Milledgeville was established and later became the dock for boat land ings. This was also the site for a trading post and much important history has been enacted at this point. The rock at one time jettied out into the river and was access- able at all times, regardless of the rise of the river. The Oconee chang ed its course as the years passed and the rock was*covered and lost to view. For many years the search was carried on to locate this landing and about a year ago, a party in boats led by Dr. Childs, of Macon, located the landing again. The D. A. R. have marked many historic places and It has been a part of their program to see that these points, valuable to history can be permanently marked. The D. A. R. expect to place this markei within the next two months. and student body of the Presbyl Colleee. It ron« been the custom or this institution for some years to invite leading Presbyterian ministers of the South to deliver these lectures. An invitatie 1 to deliver the lectures was extended Mr. Harris last year, but lie was forced to decline on account of illness. In addition to the oppor tunity nf speaking to the faculty and student body of this fine col lege, he will have the opportunity to see throe fine Milledgeville boys —Edw^n Andrews, Earl Winn and Paul Harmon. He will be the guest in the home of an old friend. Dr. John McSween. Mr. Harris will leave next Mon- t - : ' v and return the following Fri- Any farmers in the county who \ StonevOle seed should leave t' riders at the County Agent's office City and County May Combine Jails If Proposal Is Approved The city and county may combine jails when the new proposed jail is completed, it was stated this week. The City Council has under con sideration a plan to enlarge, Pe- model and improve the jail quarters in the city hall. This proposed change was recommended to coun cil several wevks ago by Mr. La- Ham and it has been accepted with the expectation of working out details in the near future. Members of council have talked over a plan tor the city and county to cbmbine Jails when the new coun ty jail Is constructed. The county has under consideration an offer to sell the present jail property and it is probable that thus offer will be accepted in March. Several options have been secured on prop erty for the location of the new juU. The council ir embers think it would be economy for the county and city to combine their jails and it is probable that the commissioners will discuss with the dty the matter so that details may be worked out If this is done the plan to build new jail quarters at the city hall will be abandoned. Veterans Will Receive Pension Checks Today Miss Bertie Stembridge, Ordinary, j neral expenses of pensioners ndmit- is expecting to receive today or to- ; ted to the rolls prior to 1930 will be morrow checks for $127.00 for each ■ naid regardless of the time of death. Confederate pensioner on the rolls in j Neither the funeral expenses or 1330. These checks were mailed out! pensions of pensioner admitted to of Atlanta Wednesday, A. L. Hen- j the rolls since 1930 are affected, son, State Veterans service officer, Henson said. announced. He said that statutes recently en- Witjows or veterans who were on | ac ted do not affect the status of the rolls a who died s ed in the payments also, Henson the close of 1930 butj widows who ? that time are includ- j 1881. and that said. These checks are to be mailed out regardless of whether the pen sioners have been put on the rolls in their own right or whether they have been admitted to draw only back pensions due at the time of the veterans’ death, he added. When this payment is made, fu- married since authority has yet been granted to place them on the rolls. Money for these payments comes out of the 52,000,.000 in highway funds diverted by the legislature for payment cf Confederate pension ers and school teachers of the com mon schools. OPENS HOSPITAL DR. W. M. SCOTT MRS. WM. L. HORNE PASSED AWAY MONDAY MORNING Fnneral Services Conducted Tues day Afternoon at Joseph A. Moore Funeral Home. Mrs. Ella Green Home, widow of the late Mr. Wm L. Home, passed away Monday morning at the Scott Hospital, where she was taken a few days previous from her home, after becoming seriously ill. “ The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock in the Chapel of the Joseph A. Moore Funeral Home, Rev. James M. Teresi, pastor of the Milledge ville Baptist church officiating. The interment was in the city cemetery', the following acting as pa 11-bearers: Messrs. D. W. Brown, W. F. Mostel- ler. W. B. Wood, Walter Green of Milledgeville; S. J. Myrick. of Had dock and Malcolm Green, of Macon. Mrs. Home was formerly Miss Ella Green and was bom seventy years ago in Hancock county, where she grew to womanhood. After her marriage she camr to Baldwin county to make her home, living near Meriwether where Mr. Home engaged in fanning. Since the death of Mr. Horne, a number of years ago. she has made her home in Milledgeville. She is survived by two sons. Messrs Julian and Wil liam Home, of this city, and one daughter, Mrs. Walker Whaley, of Alma, to whom she was a devoted mother. She was sustained by an abiding faith in a Divine Providence, and her life was a blearing and helpful influence to those whom it touched. She was a consistent mem ber of the Baptist church. COMPLETION OF NEW THEATRE IS GOING RAPIDLY FORWARD scon HOSPITAL. OPENEDTUESDAY New Thirty-five Room Hospital Opened for Public Inspection. Doctor’s Offices in Building. Scott’s Hospital, the new thirty- five room hospital recently built by Dr. W. M. Scott, was opened on Tuesday to the public. During the day visitors were ad mitted to inspect the new’ building. Friends arranged a shower for the hospital and the callers brought gifts of every description to supply the building with many needed necessities. A purse given by busi ness men bought supplies for the kitchen. Tiie Jeans home on Jefferson street was purchased by Dr. Scott several weeks ago and was remodel ed and converted into the hospital building. The house is furnished in modern hospital equipment with operating room. X-Rav room, nurses quarters and diet kitchens. Dr. Scott began the praett 'ork of has been ill be lost. will be opened law Ret MILLEDGEVILLE CIRCITT AND MIDWAY CONFERENCES ANNOUNCED The first quarterly conference of the Milledgeville Circuit will be held at Hopewell church Saturday. Dr. W. H. La Prado. Presiding Elder of the Augusta District, will preach at morning services, and the confer ence will be convened after dinner, which will be served on the grounds Rev. R. E. Shea, pastor, urges a full attendance of the officials and Midway Conference Sunday Night The quarterly conference of the Midway charge will be held ,T v i.irht at 7:30 o’ w n bv Dr. LalTade. Rev. lack respect not only for 1 w C. Budd. pastor of the church, for lawmakers as well. i will be present at the conference, rotative Marion Allen, of „nd a full attendance of all the reported to police Monday ; officials and members are urged to which he valued j be in attendance. stalled during the next week. On the main floor will be heavy up holstered seats and on the balcony floor will be the regular opera seats. The building wrill have a seat ing capacity of thirteen hundred. The interior finishings will con sume much time, but a large force of workmen are kept busy to finish the building on time. The two stores on either side of the main entrance have practically been finished and the marque on the front with the handsome neon lights has practically been finished. Workmen will also begin laying the carpets and floor coverings dur ing the week. The slow finishing the building stai .ed, but no time Manager F. D. Adair ed. and the building rarlv in March. With the opening of th theatre, road attractions and ville will be brought back lerVovillo. A lai built in the thea he installed at dressing rooms the stage. DR. W. B. CHILDS TO ADDRESS D. A. R. ~ ' . j T)i\ W. B. Childs, prominent Ma- CHASII OF DIRIGIBLE MACON ! ron denljst anc j authority on early RECAI.LS VISIT HERE GeorRia history, will lx? the guest Shortly after the riant silver air L pcakcr at the meeting of the D. A. monster, the dirigible Macon ha " r. nox t Tuesduy afternoon, been completed and christened tor mooting will be held at the our sister city "Macon" the ship home of Mrs David Ferguson at came through Milledgeville , three-thirty with Miss F.ettv Fergu- direction of Congressman Carl Vin- , ,. on Miss Martha Thomas. Mrs. John «on. The crarii nf the monan-h of the j S hinholster and Mi's Katherine Scott air Tuesday night recalled that visit ^ j oint hostesse to Milledgeville by the queen of the | to brin>T Work on Milledgevillc's new fifty thousand dollar theatre is nearing the finish, and the management Is plannig to open the tedding be tween March 11 and 15th. The scats in The Campus, the new ^ name of the th*atre. will be in- medicine at Deverenux following his has boei ■ and scenery wil early date. Tin •c located unde: Milledgeville citizens felt in the big ship, since Cungrcssmi Carl Vinson, chairman of the Nav Affairs Committee, had in a w been responsible for building it. ai neighbor The cr off the quilt •tides for sewing to emigrants at Ellis thread and other Island. Dr. Child’s ..ubjcct will be. “Rock Landing Fanvrus Revolutionary Poin* «,n Oconee River.” Members of the S. A. R. will be special guests at this meeting. 1RWINT0N ROAD WORK CONTINUES 56,000 Additional Contract Gina by Hifhway Department This Week. Capt. R. W. Almand has a big squad of workmen busy building tha new road from Milledgeville to Jw Wilkinson county line leading to Irwin ton, and with the additional contract of $8,000 awarded the coun ty this week by the highway de partment, much progress will be made toward completion during the month. The work was started in the fall when the highway awarded the county a small tract. Since that time five additional contracts have been given the county and the work has progressed wvll half way toward completion. The new contract will enable the county to complete the cut through the steep hill south of Hardwick and finish the culvert over the creek near Hardwick. The road has been prac tically finished to Scottsboro. The highway has boon asked to pave the road from the State Hospi tal avenue through the village of Hardwick and this contract m*» be let during the next few weeks. When the Irwinton road is finished it will be ready for paving. The road is being built at a profit to the county, it was stated. Cant. Aim and said the road wr^ild best in the state when completed. graduation at the University of Maryland school of medicine. He on the staff of the University Hospi tal and Johns Hopkins for a short time before coming to Devereaux to practice. He served in the World War and ter years ago came to Mil ledgevillc to practice. He is a fel- lrw in the Southeastern Surgical Congress, which is an outstanding honor. The new hospital was opened T | the admission of patients last week ind a number of people are up' 1 treatment there. On the staff of the hospital with Dr. Scott will, be Dr. R. E. Evans, who has practiced here Dr. Scott has moved his offices into the hospital. Mrs. J. C. Eth eridge. who hns been office manager for Dr. Scott since he came to Mil- lrdgcvillc. hns charge of the offices at the hospital. Mr. L. M. Digby is head nurse and she has as her assistants Miss Mabry Grimes. Mrs. C. J. Thomp son and Mrs. Nora Norris. The r.nening of the Scott Hospital gives Milledgeville two modern hos pitals The City Hospital with sixty rooms has been in operation for over twenty years. DR. DONALD RANKIN NOW HEAD OF ALTO HOSPITAL Member of Milledgeville HosoHal Staff A r re pis Promotion Loot Thursday. Dr. Donald T. Rankin, for the oast ten years a member of the medical staff of the Milledgeville State Hos pital has accepted the aopoirtment as acting suocrlntendent of the tuberculosis hrispitnl at ;Mto and left last Thursday to assume his new duties. Mrs. Rankin and chilli «u will join him later. Dr. Rankin succeeds Dr. M. F. Haywood who has been given a leave of absence nnd probnblv will not return to the hospital. Dr. Rank in wmc here from Blnckshcnr about ten years ago. He has made many friends at the hospital and In Mll- ledgcvillo. Dr. John Oder, superintendent of the Milledgeville State Hospital, said he was not ready to announce Dr. Rankin's successor, but would, make recommendations to the Board of Control at .an carlv date. Dr. Rankin is the second member of the State Hospital staff to be named superintendent rf one of the other eleemosynary institutions. Dr. E. W. Schuall having been promot ed to the superintendency of the School for mental defectives at Graccweod when Dr. John Oden was named head of the State Hospital. Georgia Day will he celebrated in the rebools of Baldwin county on Friday afternoon nf this week. Committees representing the D. A. R.. the Music Club and the U. D. C.. will go to the schools of the '•aunty and give special Georgia Day pro grams. This is an annual custom with the clubs and is always a most entertaining and instructive occas ion for the school children. .1. J. JONES TRUCK GARDENERS TO ATTEND MACON MEETING Members of the Truck Garden committee of the Farm Agents steer ing committee will attend the meet ing of Truck growers in Macon on Friday when a state wide organiza tion will be perfected to develop the truck gardening of the state to produce more of the state’s needs. Members of the committee are: J. L. Sibley ,W. E. Ireland. W. C. Green and J. R. Goddard. Farm Agent Langley will also attend the meeting. All persons interesting in gardening and truck growing are urged to at tend. Baldwir that hii :it S75. nnd a hat valued at $5. „„„ 311 at , hc Capitol v.hile he was m another chamber attend,on a meetioc. _ AtIanta FARMERS CLUB TO MEET FOURTH SATURDAY The Farmers Club will meet on the fourth Saturday this.month n- stend of the third, the regular meet- inn dnv. Or. h D. Allen, secretary, has announced. The nicetinit will be held with Mr. W. E. Ireland at the Boys Training School. P\ME COTTON COMMITTEE RE-EI.PCTFD AT MEETING W. S. Wood. J. R Torrance and Milton Webb were re-elected as the general steering committee for the 1935 cotton program at a meeting of tnc* district committees at the Court House Saturday. The committee are prominent farmers of the county and handled the cotton program last year. The district committees will annrove con tracts in their respective districts and send them on to the general commit tee. CHAPFL SPEAKERS AT G. S. C. W. Dr. S. I. Ingram, president of the West Georgia College, will speak at chapel exercises of G. S. C. W. on Thursday. Dr. Ingram will spend the dnv at the college. On next Monday Prof. Mark Smith, of Thomastnn. will Ik* the speaker. Prof. Smith is a leading Kiwanlan in the state and is recognized as one of the best school rr.cn. MOTHER OF MRS. DIED MONDAY The friends of Mrs. J. .T. Jones will rrLTct to learn of the death of her me!her which occurred on Monday M the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. MRS. FRANK DENNIS SPEAKS | t T . Collier, of Macon. AT G. S. C. CHAPEL j Mrs. Mary Dooley Rouak was 78 Mrs. Frank Dennis was the princi- j years of age and a native of Siloam nnl speaker at a Georgia Day pro- n here her husband was a prominent gram given at G. S. C. W. chapel j farmer. Funeral services were held eyorciscs on Tuesday. i at Greensboro on Tuesday and inter- Mr*. Dennis spoke on “Uncle ; ment was to the family lot. Flue 'olio the NEW PASTOR SPEAKS AT COLLEGES Rev. J. M. Teresi. the new pastor of the Baptist church spoke at chanel exercises nf G. S. C. W.. on Monday. Rev. Mr. Teresi was introduced by Dr. Wells. history club under Dr. Amanda Johnsons direction, gave a skit por- froving many of the chara-ters of Unde Remus. Mrs. Dennis is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Jordan and one of the stat outstanding women. She is former director of the chil dren of Confederacy in Georgia and is now 1st vice-president of the national organization of U. D. C. Her address was most interesting. MANY STONEVILLE COTTON SEED FOR SALE The farmers in Baldwin County who planted Stoncville cotton last veer and who kept these seed pure * the gin. now have about 4.009 bushels for sale. These seed are free from black seed and trash. They are being offered for 51.00 per bushel. Farmers who wish these seed for n! anting purpose* should make ar rangements for same at an early date before the local supply is exhausted, j SCHOOL TAX ELECTION LOOSES IN COOPERVILLE DISTRICT The voters oi ihe CoopervlUe School district, comprising the 1714 and 322nd matiltia districts, voted Tuesday not to levy a special local school tax. The special election was catted by Judge Bertie Stembridge. Ordinary. Fifty-two votes were cast: 21 favor ed a local school tax and 3! opposed. A two-thirds majority was neces sary to carry the election, but the question failed to gain n majority. PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION During the past week The Union-Recorder has added twelve new n-.id in advance subscribers and a large number have come in and paid up their subscriptions. Let us urge each subscriber to give this matter their prompt at tention, so that they will not mLss a single issue of the paper. Tf a paper is worth sending out it is worth paying for. Ask for your extra premium when you pay. it is yours for asking. No charge whatever. U JU i ...... -*