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S12.02
VOLUME CV.
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NlMiER 29
TRIBUTE PAID
MR.J.R0WN
Btlofti CitBCf Aw»y it
Home SotmJoy FoktoI
Service* of S«4»y.
Final tribute
Baldwin county's moot beloved
citizens and a life lone reeldent on
Sundav. when the iaot sad
said tor Mr. James B. O'Quinn, who
died at the home of his dauchter.
Mrs. L. N. Jordan late Saturday
Tiicht.
Mr O'Quinn was stricken Thurs
day n ight and although his condi
tion was critical, he showed a strong
vitality and the end did not come
until Saturday. Physicians and
ones used every skill within human
power to save his life.
Mr O'Quinn had often
the hope that he would live to be
ciehtv years of age and that he would
pass au-ay while asleep after a hard
davs work. This wish was fulfilled,
for or. his next birthday he would
have been eiehtv-one years of age
and the day before he was strick
en during the night and lapsed into
rnconseiousness from which he
never rallied, he did a hard days
work.
Funeral services Sunday assembl
ed a great concourse of sorrowing
friends and relatives at the First
Baptist church. The casket
By resolution adopted by the
Milledgeville Clearing House As
sociation, beginning March 30th,
the four banks of Milledgeville
will close at 12 o'clock on Sat
urdays instead of two o'clock, the
dosing hour observed in the
past
The banks will continue clos
ing at two o’clock every day in
the week except Saturday.
bank
,-ith beautiful flowers, which ex
pressed a silent testimonial to the
high regard in which the deceased
was held. The following acted
pall bearers: O. M. Ennis, M. S. Bell,
L H. Andrews. C. N. Chandler. J.
A. Horne and G. C. McKinlev. The
Beard of Deacons of the Baptist
church acted as honorary escort.
Rev. Mr. Teresi paid a beautiful
tribute to the life and character of
Mr. O Quinn. His generous spirit,
his loyaity to friends, his dfcvotioQ
to his church and his ever thought
ful care of his family, marked him
as a man of the highest Christian
virtues, the pastor said.
The interment was in the dig
cemetery. • "■* .~~
Mr. O’Quinn was bom in Baldwin
county and spent his entire life here.
Besides the few years he operated
a grocery store here, he devoted
his talents to farming and made a
marked success. He was recognized
as one of the county's best citizens
and his friends were legion. He
was gentle in his nature, kind and
thoughtful of everyone, generous in
every relation to his fellowmen. and
a devoted husband and father. Mr.
O'Quinn will be missed, because he
lived to place his impress upon his
generation as a trusted, honorable,
Christian gentleman.
Mr. and Mrs. O'Quinn celebrated
their 56th marriage anniversary last
D, cember. and their devotion to each
rthrr was an example to genera
tions to follow.
Mrs. O'Quinn and one daughter.
Mrs. Lee N. Jordan, survive. Mr.
O'Quinn. is also survived by two
voters. Mrs. Russell, of Dublin and
Mrs. Hancock, of Alamo.
PRESBYTERIAN DEACONS
NAME NEW OFFICERS
IV. D. Morrison Named Chairman of
Hoard at Annual Meeting Held
Monday Night.
The annual meeting of the Board
^oT Deacons of the Presbyterian
held Monday night at
F the church. The annual reports
•ere made and work for the new
car reviewed.
W. D. Morrison was named chair-
nan of the board to succeed Maj.
Thomas H. Rentz. H. H. Herndon
elected treasurer and S. D.
was named secretary to suc-
Mr. W. B. McKinnon. Mr. L.
Andrews was named custodian
i the church property.
T "° annual Every Member Can-
ass of th e c h urc h was launched
us week with Mr. W. B. McKin-
ehalrman. This is the an-
1 to members for pledges to
the church maintenance.
nual i
G ' nr! '" SKR '1.I. PRACTICE
n.c i'n S AFTER INSPECTION
Baachall practice will begin at
in'™ .- a,tcr lh * Honor School
V’ ai ' T ' H Ron* faculty
director, has announced.
•,nU r< * u,ar schedule will be played
und company teams will also be or-
The'. 1 ’.” 1 f ° r “ intra -mural schedule.
n . C . are ., a nu * n ber of fine pros
pects for the team this year.
SPRINT. HOLIDAYS BEGIN AT
c t , *' C ' " MARCH MTH
Students of C. s. c. W. will go
ir.? e , cn Marc h 20th to return March
i?.enjoy Spring Holidays.
..".“‘'cally .every student and
faculty members will absent them-
>he toMay.
PINE NURSERY
TO RESTARTED
». A. C. Talk .ad tk. Grady
Piny Phri 21, Ml Km Tim.
mad Start Nanay.
One of the important develop
ments in this section of the state
connecting with the future develop
ment of manufacture of newspaper
from pine trees was started this
week oil a tract of land in east
Baldwin.
Messrs A. C. Tennille and Grady
Posey, owners of the tract of land
in the forks of the Sanderaville-
Sparta highways, have planted 11,-
000 pine trees and have made plans
to begin a pine tree nursery tp
grow the necessary seed pines for
reforestation in this section. In co
operation with the state forestry de
partment and Farm Agent L. R.
Langley, the new enterprise has
been developed. The beds for the
seeds to be planted have been laid
out and Mr. Tennille expects to be in
a position to supply the demand for
young pine trees for reforestration
purooses next jht.
The reforestation of land with pine
trees has been stressed during the
past few yean and the government
is doing a great amount of work in
this direction. The demand for trees
has greatly exceeded the state and
federal supply Mdthe new nursery
here expect* t» flU *1* S*P. and
strooly the demand.
Farmers interested in this pro
ject are invited to inspect the work
that is being done. An effort is be
ing made now to have untilled lands
reforested and it is understood that
the government may purchase a
large acreage in this county of sub-
marginal lands for the purpose of
reforesting.
As far as known this is the first
ne tree nursery in the state owned
ir private interests. Messrs Ten
nille and Posey expect to make this
the important industries
in this section.
BURGLARS ENTER PAP AND
PATS PUCE TUESDAY NIGHT
Cash and Merchandise Taken In Sec
ond Robbery of Week In Boslness
Section of City.
Thieves entered the place of Pap
and Pat on McIntosh street early
Wednesday morning and took away
between $60 and S75 in cash In addi
tion to two geld watches, cigarettes
and other merchandise.
Marion Donnely. owner and man
ager of the lunch room, discovered
the robbery Wednesday when he
went to open the front door. The
burglars had cut the staple hclding
the lock with a hack saw.
Sheriff W. J. Haynie and Chief
Frank Broome immediately began an
investigation and picked up a Negm
named Robert Christopher on su-
sp'cion.
This was the second burglary in the
business section this week. Gold
stein’s store having been entered
Sunday night.
New Theatre Opens
Next Monday Afternoon
“The Campus." Milledgeville's
new theatre will be opened Monday
at one o'clock for inspection by the
public and at three o’clock the first
program on screen and stage will
be shown.
Manager Frank D. Adams and Mr.
Roy Martini ppe-^dcnfc of Martin
Theatres, have completed plans for
the opening of the “finest theatre
in Middle Georgia" The beautiful
new building is complete in every
detail with a seating capacity of
1328. The lightining effects, furn
ishings. and every minute detail
carries out the most modem and
elaborate plans. The building con
struction began last fall when an
old mark, the last wooden structure
in the business section, was tom
down. The work has been rushed to
completion and the managers on
next Monday wiU open for the enter
tainment of the people of Middle
Georgia one of the finest theatres
i the South.
The theatre doors will be opened
for public inspection at one o’clock
and at three o’clock the formal pro
gram will begin. Tfie feature pic
ture will be “Broadway Bill," the
best picture produced this ' year.
with Myma Loy and Warner Bax
ter. On the stage wil be Bob Con
tinental Flashes. The stage show-
will consist of a company of twenty-
five people, featuring a band, co-
medicians and a bevy of beautiful
girls in songs and dances. Vaude
ville will be introduced to Milledge
ville theatre goes for the first time.
In the interior of the building the
furnishings and decorations are
most elaborate. In the foyer are
rooms for men and women and
_ the mezzanine floor is a large
lounging and smoking room. This
room will be available for theatre
parties when refreshments are serv
ed. The theatre will also be open for
public use whenever its use will not
COTTON COMMITTEE IN
SESSION AND CONTRACTS
ARE BUNG SIGNED
Cotton contracts are being signed
this week at the office erf Agent U
R. Langley and ai fast as posisble,
the cotton committee which is in
session, is passing on contracts as
rapidly as possible and the farm
agent is forwarding them to the
central office in Atlanta each week
for approval.
All those desiring to sign a reduc
tion contract should do so .before
the end of the week. To delay will
cause a delay in all fanners being
informed on the final status of their
CHAIN IRISES .
PROPERTY HERE
Norik Carolina 5 and It CWa
F. D. ADAMS
interfere with e progrejn of the
theatre.
The admission prices with very
attractive. Matinee* 10 and 20 cents
and evennig 10e «.ntf 25c. The price
for balcony seates wil be 15 cents
ct all times and student admission
will be 15c.
Manager Frank D. Adams, who
began his carreer as a theatre
manager in Milledgeville many years
ago, when he opened the Dixie, is
usually happy ever the new build
ing and his friends are extending
congratulations to him.
At the evening performance. Mr.
Martin. Manager Adams and as
sociates. will be congratulated by
Mayor Home and a number of lead
ing citizens who will appear on the
stage.
It is expected that a large crowd
will assemble for the opening cf the
new theatre on Monday.
QUARTERLY BUYING. 18 BEING 'HERBERT DICKERSON CHARGED
DONE AT STATE HOSPITA WITH CROOME ROBBERY
Member of the purchasing com
mittee of the State Board of Control
will be at the State Hospital today
and tomorrow to purchase the quar
terly supplies for the eleemosynary
stitutions of the state.
Mrs. Hill, secretary of the board,
and Miss Donaldson of the office of
the board, arrived Wednesday to
open the bids and tabulate them for
the ourchasing eommittec.
REV. TERESI SPEAKS AT
CURRENT EVENT CLUB
was the
Rev. James M
guest speaker at the meeting of the
current Event Club of G. M. C. on
Tuesday evening.
The Baptist poster spoke on im
pressions of England and Germany
gathered at a visit to the continent
Herbert Dickerson, a young white
man. was charged with the robbeiy
of E. E. Crooms store on the
Moslcyville road last Friday when
Mr. Crooms took a warrant and had
the young man arrested.
The Crooms store was entered
Sunday night March 3rd when the
lock to the front door was broken
open. Money and merchandise were
taken.
COOKING SCHOOL
ATTRACTSCROWD
OwIWmHoM Vai.il-
IhbIIi Vttaolir Aft iw—
far Fnt ScuiM of Tkrw D*y,.
The G. M. C. Grammar School
auditorium was packed to its ca-
nacity Wednesday afternoon when
The Union-Recorder’s eighth annual
Electric Cooking School opened for
a threeday sesison.
Miss Gladys Baker, of the Uni
versal Range Corp, was the “talk of
the town” Wednesday night after
her classes Wednesday. In her us*
interesting way she held her au'
cnce for practically two hours as she
gave new methods of cooking and
new ideas in food economy. The
opening session was the biggest and
best of the many years that your
local newspaper has sponsored this
school in an effort to help the home
makers to solve their problems
more economically.
The second session will begin
promptly at three-fifteen this af
ternoon and Miss Baker with an en
tirely new program will give to the
women of Milledgeville new ideas
of hotne management. The ladies are
urged to be on time. Seats will be at
a premium during the remaining af
ternoons.
A feature of the school this year
has been the display of modern
home furnishings by the Purchase
& Sale Co. This exhibit attracted
a large crowd at the opening session
and it is expected that the inter
est will grow each afternoon.
The ladies attending the school to
day are asked to bring three of their
favorite recipes. These recipes will
be assembled and a Cooking School
cook book wil be published at an
early date.
The Georgia Power Company is
cooperating in the school and furn
ishing the ranges and refrigerators
that arc used in the classes.
After the classes each afternoon a
style show is featured. Dresses are
modeled from E. E. Bell Co., and
The Union Department Store. All
grocery merchants in the city are
co-operating in the school and
special attention is invited to the
advertisements this week which di
rect the home marker to wise and
economical chopping.
Sunny Boy Tavlor. a local negro,
was arrested Wednesday when he
was found wearing a short and pair
of socks taken from Goldstein’s store
in a bold robbery Sunday night.
mvw „» *. ...... Chief Broome and Sheriff Haynie
summer! Maj! T. H. Rentz is | arc making further investigations of
faculty advisor of the club. 1 the robbery.
this;
Edwards & Harrison
week appointed dealers
Willy’s automob’le and
on display the new models. The new
agency will in no way interfere with
the sale of Dodge cars and trucks
and Plymouth automobiles, but is an
additional line of cars.
Edwards A Harrison is Milledge-
ville’s newest auto agency and have
show rooms on Hancock street above
the City Hall. Messrs. Ben Harrison
and Jack Edwards are the owners.
JOE ANDREWS AT CITY
HOSPITAL WITH PNEUMONIA
Joe Andrews, was taken to toe
City Hospital Monday when he de
veloped pneumonia following a se
vere cold of several days.
Mr. Andrews condition is improv
ing, although he remains very iU.
His friends are deeply concerned
about his condition. Physicians said
ha had a food night Wednesday.
Materia! Being Assembled
For Historical Edition
Material for the special county his
torical edition of the Union-Recorder
that will come from the press within
a few weeks is being rapidly as
sembled and all details are being
completed to make it one of the most
graohic and interesting papers ever
published in this section.
The paper will be illustrated with
many pictures never before shown
which in themselves will tell the
story of early Milledgeville. its de
velopment and rapid march toward a
greater city and county. Old scrap
books, newspaper files and private
records have been searched by Mrs.
T. H. Rentz to get toe information
that has been woven into graphic
stories that tell of the county’s and
city’s progress.
One of the interesting sections
will contain biopraphies of early
families in the county. This sectlo-
will be devoted to the builders of
Milledgeville and will relate the ac
complishments of early settlers and
their decendents.
People who have information about
the early history of toe county nr-’
the people who pioneered, are asked
to send it in at once. Since the
first announcement last week much
information has already come in and
orders for more than a hundred
copies of toe paper are on file.
The county history has never
been published since the state ask
ed that each county compile a v
tory for record in the state a^rhi
and this edition will fulfil! this
quest as near as poarible.
BASKET BALL TOURNAMENT
TO END FRIDAY NIGHT
Junior College and Senior Classes
Winners of First Games In City
Tournament.
The City Basket Ball tournament
will come to a close Thursday night
when the final games of the three
day play will come to an end.
The tournament was started Tues
day night when the Junior College
Class defeated the Milledgeville
All-stars, and the Senior class won
over Frosh-Sophomorc team. Wed
nesday night the Junior College
played the faculty team and Juniors
played the senior class team.
Unusual in'.crest has been de-
•eloped in the tournament which is
*he f—* ‘hat has ever been held in
-.tillc ’’ev Ue. Teams representing
'dl “ •* classes at G. M. C.
•he c. let facultv and a picked team
<rcr' L1‘Hedgeville are taking part
in the tournament. The champion
will be selected in toe game Thurs
day night.
Two games are played each night
in the G. M. C. Gym.
Cl>*|a N.rm.iy,
Btmt 5c and 10c S*or«, a Noth
Carolina Chain, has leased the Oil
man building in this city and will at
an early date begin to remodel the
ling in preparation to its occu
pancy in toe early fall.
The lease was announced this
week when Mrs. John Conn, owner
of the building, advised Mr. R. H.
Wootten and Mr. John Holloway,
occupants of toe building, that the
building had been leased.
Mr. Wootten stated that he had
not completed plans to move but
that be would take a new building
i central location in the busi
ness section. Mr. Holloway said he
had not completed details of a new
lease but that he had taken an op
tion of a lease on two buildings.
The Rose chain will not cotne
here until early fall when the leases
of Messrs Wootten and Halloway ex
pire.
Simultaneously with toe announce
ment of the lease by the Rose chain,
Mr. William Fraley announced that
he would remodel the store next to
his present location and when the
work was finished would move his
drug store into this building- Mr.
Fraley purchased the building form
erly occupied by the Fred-Haugh
Shoe Co., a few years ago and rec
ently has been occupied by a store
operated by Mr. Tom Fralev. Mr.
Fraley said he would remodel the
building In every detail. It ii ex
pected that the Wootten Book Store
will move into the building now
occupied by Fraley. This is the big
gest real estate change announced in
several years.
CAR OF STEWART-WARMER
REFRIGERATORS RECEIVED
A car load of Stewart-Warner
rffriP^rntors was unloaded on Tues
day by Purchase & Sale Co® the
largest order of refriecrators every
received in Milirdeeville at one time.
Mr. A. W. Watkins, manager
Purchase & Sale said the refriger*»-
>ors were bein« offered at unusual
ly attractive figures fo the buying
public. A special display of the re
frigerators is being made at tlie
Cooking School this week.
The rcgrigcrator is one of toe
latest type and features many out
standing improvements exclusive to
this make of electrical refrigeration.
Mr. Watkins said the order was the
largest single shipment ever recei
ed here.
This is a new line for the Purchase
A Sale Co., and is taken on in keep
ing with the policy to completely
turnish toe home. The new refrig
erators arc ready for public inspec
tion now.
HEAVY RAINFALL AND HIGH
WINDS DO DAMAGE TUESDAY
River Reaches Flood Stage Follow
ing Hail and Cyckme. Drop In
Temperature Follows.
High winds that reached cyclonic
velocity Tuesday swept the county
accompanied by driving rains and
hail in many sections to bring to an
end sultry weather of several days.
The Oconee river reached flood
stage Wednesday when 23 feet were
recorded. The rain came with a driv
ing wind after a high temperature,
with a sultry atmosphere had been
felt for two days. In many sect'ons
of the county the winds reached
cyclonic velocity and much damage
as done.
A number of trees were blow
down in the city and telephone
telegraph and light service was
hampered. The storm lasted for
about an hour and rain fell through
out toe day.
Clear skys and a drop in temrv' r '
ture Thursday brought out river
coats again, with fires in all homes.
A light freeze Thursday morair-
found ice in low places, although
water in homes to prevent freezing,
it was not necessary to cut off the
The district farm census bureau
has announced that complete figures
on Baldwin farms will be reay for
release within a few days. The
enumerators have practically finish
ed their work and figures are being
CADETS ATTEND REESE
FUNERAL
A squad of cadets went to Cartak
Tuesday to attend toe burial ser
vices of Sgt. Reese.
Sgt. Reese was stationed at G.
M. C. shortly after the war and mar
ried a sister of Mrs. George Watkins
while here. He died at his home to
Florida and was brough to Camak
for burial. The cadets gave the army
sergeant full military honors.