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I ■|M»W orraovu Wst Union-Recorder ' A BALDWIN COUNTY ■« INSTITUTION • 1 WHkOwO>»aM 1 Inn DMA. u NUh 1 VOLUME CV. Milledgeville, Gs., Febmry 21, 1135 Ci»i»HJel«B In Mil NUMBER 26 i SOLONS INSPECT, STATEPROPERTY Committee! From Hooie and Senate Visit Institutions in Mil- ledgesille Last Friday. Members of the prison and hos- pital committees of the Georgia house of representatives and senate spent last Friday afternoon in Mil ledgeville to inspect and visit the state property in this city and coun ty- The solons arrived by bus shortly afternoon on Friday and went di rectly to the state prison where they were entertained at a barbecue by the superintendent Roland H. Law rence. Mr. Lawrence invited a few Milledgeville people to meet the risitors and have lunch with them. After the dinner an inspection of the prison was made. From the prison the solons went to the Boys Training School and went through the buildings at the institution under the management of Mr. W. E. Ireland. Coming into Milledgeville they were taken to the auditorium of the Georgia State College for Women where the thirteen hundred students were assembled. Col. Marion Allen presided after he had been in duced by Dr. Guy H. Wells. Mr. Allen presented the entire delega tion one by one and they each made a happy speech When the members of the house were introduced the young ladies from the county which the member represented were ask ed to stand. Capt J. H. Ennis also made a short speech. This was an unusual occasion and the visitors greatly enjoyed it. An inspection of the college followed and in the even ing the committee members were entertained at supper by Dr. Wells. The members of the prison com mittee went to Dublin for the night and the next day visited the new prison at Rcldsville. The members of the hospital committee remained here and on Saturday visited the Milledgeville Stale Hospital. Dr. John W. Oden, the new superinten dent, conducted the vtsttp^. an inspection trip of fee hospital and entertained them at lunch, before they returned to Atlanta. There were about ninety in 0** party, representing both the house and senate committees. MARION ENNIS TO OPEN STORE Yarn* Attorney Will Own and Operate Grocery Store Under Management, of Stembridge. Col. Marion Er.nis has announced that he has leaesd the store form- «rlv occupied by Pigglv Wiggly and will on or about March 1st open a groccrv store and ir«»'t market un der the management of Mr. George Stem hri dee. The interior of the store is now being arranged by the installation of new fixtures for the opening about March 1st. Mr. Ennis will own the store, but the management will be entirely up to Mr. Stem- bridge and in no way will the new business enterprise interfere with the law practice of Mr. Ennis. Mr. Ennis "tated that a complete of staple and fancy groceries Id be carried and that a meat [market would also be operated in action. Mr. Ennis stated that the would have a connection with if the leading groccrv orcaniza- 1'uio* of the state who do collective buying for a group of independent Merchants. This buying power. Mr. F.nr • cnld. will give the store th** opportunity to offer the very lowest prir.« Mr S*ombridge, formerly manager the P'pcly Wiggly store here and when • v. ag moved to Macon he was i*!rin d • charge of the store there. He has n turned to Milledgeville and is sunorvirng the arrangement of the new store. He will have wroking ivith him. Mr. Ray Bulloch, was t.l-n with th Piggly Wiggly SERVICES AT HOPEWELL CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY Rev. W. C. Budd. pastor has nounced that services will be held at Tontpelier churrh Sunday morning It has been a long time since ser- ' lc f s h av- e been held at Montpelier, and Mr Rudd has recently been as signed as its pastor. An efofrt is go ing to oe made to reorganize the church and bring it back to life, and ie People of the Montpelier neighborhood are urged to attend the services next Sunday. Mr. Budd ,s an 'interesting and entertaining preacher. PENSIONERS STILL DUE BALANCE ON 33-34 PAYMENT Check Received last Week Ps>» Up Old 1930 Balance. Funeral Ex pense to Be Paid Next. Baldwin county veterans and widows who were on the pension rolls in 1930 and are still in life re ceived $127. each last week when Judge Bertie Stembridge received $2,032 from the state government to pay up old balances due. The pensioners are now t'.ue a bal ance of $120 on 1933 payments; $30. on 1934 payments and January and February payment# for 1935. 'Hie next check to be received will to to pay outstanding accounts for ftm- eral expenses of pensioners that have died and these accounts have not been paid. Judge Bertie Stembridge prompt ly mailed out all the checks and the veterans and widows on the roll were happy to receive this back due money. The vetemas and widows now on the pension rolls are: Judge B. C. Ward. Thomas C. How ard. M. O. McMullen and Jesse Tay lor. veterans: Mrs. T. J. Wall, Mrs. M. J. Turner. Mrs. G. B. Roberson, Mrs. W. F. Matthews. Mrs. T. E. Jones, Mrs. Z. V. Johnson. Mrs. Sherod Hood. Mrs. W. G. Hawkins. Mrs. Thomas Grimes, Mrs. Eugenia Cur ry, Mrs. F. M. Bailey, Mn. J. H. Brooks, widows. KIWANIANS TO HEAR REV. TERES1 ON THURSDAY Semi-monthly Rev. James M. Teresi, who recent- v came to Milledgeville as the pas tor of the Baptist church, will be the principal speaker at the semi monthly Kiwanis luncheon on Thursday at the Baldwin Hotel at one-fifteen. Mr. Joe T. Andrews, president of the club, said the membership com mittee led) by Father McNamara, was making a special drive to have a large attendance ard several new members on hand. Si( former mem bers were reinstated las* week. Rev. Teresi Is a most interesting :peakcr and his talk Thursday will be of special importance. FNEUM0NIA CLAIMED MR. W. L. DIGBY TUESDAY Well-known Employee Passes After Short Illness. Funeral and Burial Services Held Wednesday. Mr. William Little Digby. a well- known employee of the Milledge- ville State Hospital, died at his resi dence Tuesday. Feb. 15th. after an illness of five days with pneumonia. The funeral services were held at the Midw* ■ Methodist church by Rev. W. Budd. and Rev. J. F. McCluney. Wednesday afternoon at four o’clock, in the presence of a number of relatives and friends of the deceased and his family. The interment was in the city cemetery, ♦ he following acting as pall-bearers: Messrs. J. B. Martin. L. H. Stanley. Ernest Rcssau. Andrew Ressau, Wal ter Ressau, and H. C. Ivey. William Little Digby was born Raldwin county. May 1870, w Rrowns Crossing, where after grow ing to manhood he engaged in farm ing. until fifteen years ago when he aeccpted a position . t the Millcdge- ville State Hospital, lie was at tentive to his duties and discharged them faithfully winning the confi dence of all who knew him. He was a quiet and unassuming man, and a Aife Mr. Digby is survived by hi who was formerly Miss Com Ressau two sons. Ollie and Robert Digby: three daughters. Mrs. J. B. Marti Mrs. L. H. Stanley >nd Miss Lucille Digby. All of this city. Mr. Bon Dumas died in Miami. Fla.. Wednesday night. The funeral cervices will be in Macon Friday afternoon from Harts Mortuary. The burial will be at Salem Church in this county. His wife died about three weeks He is a brother-in-law of Mr. Julian Stanley of this city, and a first cousin of Mr T. B. Dumas REV. TERESI ATTENDS CONFERENCE IN MACON Rev. James M. Teresi spent Mon day in Macon where he attended a conference of ministers of Middle On Tuesday the Baptist minister spoke before the Activities Club of the Y. W. C. A„ of G. S. C. W Rural Rehabilitation Program Rebuilding Farm Lands in Co. One of the most important pieces of work under the supervision of the Federal Emergency Relief Ad ministration is the Farm Rehabili tation Program, which is not only rebuilding the rural life of the coun try, but is giving people a new hope in life.. F. H. Downs, district farm super visor. has the agricultural program in charge. In Baldwin county it is under Mr. B. A. Willingham, with Mr. Willard Williamson as assistant. Forty-two farm families are now being aided by the FERA In this county. The government has afccured is on 8,000 some* and are plac ing on this land families and aiding them to become self-supporting. These families are people that would ordinarily be on relief rolls or in need of aid from some source. The government places these peo ple on the farm, provides all neces sary farm materials, plows, etc., a mule, cows and the necessary seeds and fertilizers. A note is taken from these parties and a crop mortgage also secures the loan. The farm supervisors direct them in their work and keep close check on their ac tivities. After the money has been repaid to the government this family will be aided In the purchase of a farm. The government has secured a lease on 2400 acres cf land in cast Baldwin with the right to purchase. When this land is purchased a farm colony will be set-up and a subsis tence program carried on. With the beginning of the crop season, much activity has been start ed in this department of the gov ernment program. A car of lespideza seed has been received and other needed supplies have been secured to get the farm families busy in order that a successful crop year can be made. The people on the FERA farms are urged and incouraged to make enough food crops Mo feed themselves and their animals and pay their obligations. A full year round pro gram is worked out to carry out a most diversified program and make each farm self sustaining. It is understood that the govern ment anticipates placing about twenty-five other families on farms before the middle of March in this, county. LABOR CHAIRM’N RELIEF WORKERS HOLDSHEARING Corapnustiiw Cases Heard at Ceurt Haase oa Wednesday by Hal. N. Stanley. Hal M. Stanley. Commission of Commerce and Labor for the state of Georgia, held a hearing at the Court House Wednesday in a number of compensation cases. The hearings were held to determ ine if compensation should be paid by a number of Insurance companies for injuries alleged to have been suffered by the plantiffs while in the employ of a number of Milledgeville firms. The cases were defendended by the • insurance companies and the commissioner will determine whether compensation should be paid. The cases set for hearing were: Johnny Goff vs. Cornell-Young Co.: Brady Freeman vs. L. N. Jor dan: Hershal Proctor vs. Allen’s In valid Home; Vince Humphries, de ceased. vs. General Refreactories; Grady FUison vs. Goodyear Clear- u ater Mills. The last case was from Pope county. RAINS LAST WEEK COME TO AID OF BALDWIN FARMERS A springlike rain which fell in Milledgeville practically all of last week was one of “those million dol lar showers” to farmers of the coun ty, who have been anxiously await ing much-needed moisture in order that land may be prepared for planting. Skies cleared Saturday afternoon, but a steady downpopur refreshed the earth, and a thorough season of moisture will put land in excellent condition for planting. City gardeners also welcome ,l ’ ather. Cabbage and • tl vegetables set out before Christ m- were killed by the recent freeze, and they will be replaced as soon as oosiblc so that an early crop may be harvested. SIXTH DISTRICT CARRIERS MET IN MACON A meeting of the Letter Carriers of the Sixth District was held in Mnron Saturday night. Tho*e at tending from this city were I)r. E. A. Tigner, Postmaster of the Mil- lcdgevillc Post office; John W. Riley and Mrs. Riley: L. L. Beck and Mrs. Beck. Ed Athon and Mrs. Athon. Mrs. E. C. Humphrey and Mr. Humphrey. Dr. Tigner was among the speakers, and the G. M orchestra rendered music. Mif Riley was named as Vice-President of the organization. A banquet was enjoyed. j p CHAPMAN SUCCEEDS JULIUS HOLT AT POWER CO. It was announced this week by Mr. Fred Starr, mrniiircr of the Geor eta Power Co- that Mr. J. P Chapman would sucecd Mr. Julius Holt as Milledgeville salesman in charge of commercial and domestic sales in the city. Mr. Chapman has been with th company a year and has had charge of sales in the Mflledetvllle district nufide of Baldwin county. H' established himself in the conn- Hence of the people here and his pro motion will be learned with great satisfaction by his friends. BEING EXAMINED Physical Elimination Given 550 •a Baldwin Coantv Relief Rolls. Unfit to Be Comtr Wards. The physical examination of the 550 people on the relief rolls of Baldwin county was started Mon day in an effort to determine those fit for work in the county and the type of work they could stand The examinations are being — ducted at the City Hospital at the instruction of tjie FERA. Mrs. R. H. Reynolds, county supervisor has an nounced. After the examination re ports have been filed the people now on the relief xulls will be classified for work that their physical condi tion will permit. Those termed un fit for work will be turned over to the county to receive direct relief. EDUCATORS MEET !N MILLEDGEVILLE Teacher Training Work Discussed at Conference of University System Heads. Teachers of the departments of education, representing the various institutions in the University Sy of Georgia, met Saturday at a Terence at the Georgia State Col lege for Women in regard to the curricula for the different typos of teacher training work. Dr. J. C. Meadows of the Univ sitv of Georgia, Athens, presided over the meetings. Dr. F. S. Beers, university examiner of the univer sity system, acted as secretary for the conference. The group, composed of delegates from practically every member of the university system, passed a tentative outline for the two-year normal diploma, and the four-year curricula for elementary anti high school teachers. Recommcndatio for majors and minors in all su jeets of teacher training work we formulated. HUBBY SHOW OPEN TO PUBLIC AT COLLEGE LIBRARY A unique type of exhibit is on display ac the Library of G. S. C. ,V.. this week and the public is .•crdially invited to drop by at ; mc and see this unusual sho The display is known as a "Hobby Show." and is a collection of things that represent the hobbies of s dents and faculty members. Each student and faculty member was, asked to bring something that repre sented their hobby. This was done and the unusual and unique display is open to the public. 1,000 MULES SEASON’S SALES LOCAL DEALERS Milledgeville mule dealers expect to have placed approximately one thousand mules on farms in Bald win county and vicinity before the season is over more than five hun dred already having been sold, and ore being demanded by farmers. For the past five years there has been little demand for mules, de pressed financial conditions making It impossible for farmers to pur chase animals only when absolutely necessary, but with good prices ob tained for products in 1934 and bet ter prices expected this year as a result of crop control measures, farms are being restocked, and there is a greater demand for good mules than for the “swap about" type of animal. Prices range from $100 to $285 this year, and this is considerably higher than last year’s market price. The price Is advancing steadily, and one dealer said this week that mules would cost more from this time Milledgeville is an important mule trading center with four dealers here. All are unanimous in the opinion that better times for farmers ahead, the large number of mules handled correspondingly indicating that cultivation cf crops will be bet ter. BANKS CONSIDER CLOSING AT NOON ON SATURDAYS The four banks of Milledgeville will consider closing at tweleve o’clock on Saturdays in the. future at a meeting of the Clearing House Association, it is understood. The plan to close on Saturday at noon, if adopted will not become ef fective before the middle of March. It was pointed out that al banks, government offices and other fi nancial institutions close in the citys at noon on Saturdays. This closing hour will enable employees to en joy a half holiday for the week-end. It is understood that the matter will be passed on at the meeting *nme time later this week. tg rn TO FOWT McCLELIAW> FOR STX WEEKS TRAINING Capt. Frank Mansfield Announces List of (adets to Attend R. O. T. C. Camp This Summer. Capt. Frank S. Mansfield. Profes sor of Military Science and Tactics at G M. C.. nnounccd the names of the young men who will repre sent G. M. C. at the annual R. O. T. C. training enmp this summer. The cadets will go to Fort Mc Clelland in June and remain for six weeks. In the past the representa tives of G. M. Cm have won many high honor?, winning the c efficiency trophy eight out of nine The young men who go from the college this year arc: Lawrence Al britton. Georg'- Whitaker Alexander. Benj. Allen. John Bass. John and Joseph Baugh. David Butts, James Caldwell. Robert David. Roy Epps Francis Fowler. Oscar Hood, W. C Humphrey, Jack Ivey, Hugh Jones, Robert Lawson, Longino Little, Fleming Pierce. Curtis Pugh, Henry Grndv Roberts. Owen Silvey, John Simpson. Lamar Sims. William Ton- mile. John Thornton. William Turn er and Frank Watson. PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION During the past week The Union-Recorder has added twenty new paid in advance subscribers and a large number have come in and paid up their subscriptions. L-t us urge each subscriber to give this matirr their prompt at tention, so that they will not miss a single issue of the paper. Ask for your extra premium when you pay. it is yours for asking. Take advantage of inis opportunity while you have the chance. It is good on old sub scriptions as well as new ones. No charge whatever. COMMISSIONERS TO ASK FOR PAVING IN COUNTY The County Commissioners nri planning to appear before the high way department early next month to ask for the approval of a project to pave the Milledgeville Irwinton road from the State Hospital ave nue through Hardwick connecting the paving leading from the Hos pital. The highway department promis ed this paving some time this spring and the county commissioners are planning to urge this work to be done as >oon as possible. CAPT. MANSFIELD TO LEAVE G.MX. Professor of Military Science lid Tactics Ends Tonr of Doty at Military Coleje. After five years of service at G. M. C.. as profesor of Military Science a..d Tactics, Capt. Frank S. Mans field. U. S. Am will be transferred to another post at the end of the pres ent school term. Capt. Mansfield came from Fart Benning five years ago and during his tour of duty at the military col lege Honor School rating has teas won for the past two yean and other splendid military honon have bee* attained. He saw distinguished ser vice over sees during the war and has a fine miHtary record to hie credit His friends here regret to see him leave but it is a rule of the army that offiaers can serve only a given period at any poet of duty. The successor of Capt. Mansfield has not been announced. A number of army officers have visited Mil- ledgeville and talked with Col. Jen kins. The president of the college will make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees during the next ten days and a formal request will be made to the War Department to assign the officer selected to duty here. The school authorities are hopeful that the new officer can tywrr here and be present for the Honor School inspevlion which comes later In the spring. A number of officers have been recommended for the post here by high officers at Fort Benning and Fort McPherson, the Fourth Corps Area Headquarters. PURC HASE AND SALE STOVE SALE C’LOSES NEXT WEEK Tin- Purchase A- Sale Co., gigan tic stove sale continues through this week. Mr. A. W. Watkins announced, and will come to a close on next Wednesday. During he sale special trade-in allowances are being made and a valuable sei of kitchen utensils is being given with each stove. New arrivals are being received each day at the furniture store and the large and varied stock rec ently purchased at the furniture mart in North Carolina are being received. G. HL C. SEEKING NEW HEAD COACH Coach Walace Butts Named Foot ball Coach at Louisville Ken tucky Male High School. Coach Wallace Butts was elected head foot ball coach of the Louis ville, Ky.. Male High School at a conference of the school heads, alumnae committee and student leaders on last Saturday and has ac cepted the job. He will go to Louisville in April for spring training and return to G. , M. C. to complete his years work before going to Louisville. The elec tion of Coarh Butts was unanimous. He was selected from a group of outstanding coaches and atholetes of the nation. While at O M. C. he made an en viable record and established him self as one of the best coaches in the south. He was highly recom mended to the new job bv Mai. T. H. Rent*. Chet Wynn. Coach Alex ander and other leading athletic authorities. Col. Jenkins and Mai. Rente ex pressed .egrets that Coach Butte would leave G. M. C. but also ex pressed satisfaction that he had been given such a fine promotion. Col. Jenkins has received a num ber of applications for the job as head coach of G. M. C. He stated th-t the "election would not be made until later in the spring. There are several outstanding athletes men tioned in connection with the nlace here, but CM. Jenkins nor Maj. Rente have committeeri themselves as to who they would recommend or favor. Among those mentioned are Coach Sanders, of Darlington High. Rome; Graham Batchelor, assist ant eoaeh at Georgia: Bobbv Hooks, coach at Valdosta High and former G. M. C conch. The athletic committee of G. M. r. composed of W. L. Ritchie. C. H. Whitefield and Dr. M. F Stembridge. hove stated that they had reached no decision and would make no ef fort to decide on a man in the near Coach Butts has established him self as a leading coach since his graduation at Mercer. He is consid ered a fine trainer of young men. During the four years at G. M. C. he won four championships and has lost onlv three games. The school, the citizens of Mil ledgeville and scores of friends throughout the state regret to see Wallace Butte leave Georgia. Mr. L. N. Jorda n has installed at his Garage and Service Station on the comer of South Wayne and Green streets a Neon light sign, which has attracted wide attention when it is lighted at night. No one passes that way without stopping to look at it. iVI