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MiUtdgevide, C»., Miy 9, 193 r
Consolidated la 1172
NUMBER 37
VOTERS TO POLLS
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Repeal Will Be Issue at Stake.
Large Vole Will Be Polled
Throughout County.
Baldwin county voters will go to
I the polls again next Wednesday to
cast their ballots. The question f •
I decision will Ik* whether Georgia’!
| twenty-eight year cld prohibition
i-ill be repealed, beer and wine
I Icagalizod or the three remain out-
| Jawed in the state.
The ticket will have three ques
tions for decision. The voter will v
either for or against repeal, for
against the legalization of the sale
• ' beer, or for or against the legali
zation cf wnes in the state. If re
peal is voted .the way will be open-
id for local option elections later.
Mudge Bertie Stembridge. Ordi
nary. who has charge of the elec
tion under the law. has completed
■ al! plans and all voting places in the
county will be opened. The same
laws and rules governing elections in
county will be observed and th-
irallnn ballot will be used. The
:ntry precincts will be opened at
;.nd close at three and the city
einct will be opened at seven and
The- forces for prohibition have
x*en active throughout the past sev-
i:il days and are urging every citi-
cn to vote. It is expected that the
,-ctir.g will be heavy in all pre-
CADETS PLAY TWO BALL
GAMES THIS WEEK
Gordon Clay Team Opposition
Thursday and Oglethorpe Frosh
Here on Friday.
G.« C. PARENTS
C01NGFRIDAY
Parents Daj* to Be Observed With
Interesting Program Under Di
rection of Granddaughter’s Club.
Mothers and fathers of the students
of G. S. C. W. will come to Milledge-
viUe next Friday to be the guests of
the college for the day and join in the
second annual observance of
rents' Day.
From every section of Georgia
the parents are coming and the oc
casion is expected to be the most
important ever held at the college.
The program is sponsored by the
Granddaughter's Club of the col
lege under the supervision of the
campus n tivities committee of the
Alumnae Association. Miss Louise
Smith is chairman of this committee
which has been busy for several
weeks working out every detail. The
Granddaughters' are daughters dj
former students at the college.
Following the registration
rpccial program will be given in the
college chapel with the granddaugh
ter’s in charge. A feature df this pro
gram will be a song written especial
ly for the occasion by Mrs. E.
Hines. A sight seeing tour of the
campus will follow and the parents
will be shown every department'
and building on the campus, and
larted Wednesday w jj| b e given the opportunity to se"
down the present; how theii daughters live and work,
county jail and sheriff residence on At noon a barbecue dinner will be
the edge of the G. S. C. W. campus j served on the front campus. In the
and immediately work will be start- ! a f tfTn0C n a May Day festival will be
cd to build a new and modem jail | given. Thj s proC ram is under the di-
id residence on Montgomery street. | rcc tj 0 n of the physical education and
The destruction work was started health departments of the college,
following a meeting of the Board of m, ss viola Caru’h has been named
The Dime Letters fad which
came cut of Florida into Georgia
a few days ago is now sweeping
Millcdgrvillc and scores of our
citizens have received one of these
chain letters.
Government officials have de
clared the dime letters a lottery
and against the postage laws, but
admit that enforcement is almost
impossible apd that half the popu
lation of the state would be sub
ject to arrest if the law were en
forced.
The recipient of a dime letter
Is to mail a copy to five friends
within three days, leav.ng the top
name on the list oft' and placing
his or her own name at the bot
tom. A dime is to be sent the top
name. When the name added
reaches the top, 15. 625 dimes
will be received totaling S 1.563.50.
COUNTY BEGINS
WRECKING JAIL
New Jzii Will Be Built Immediate
ly. Work Will Be Underway
on Building Within Week.
Work
County Commissioners on Tuesday
when final approval was given the
work. The brick in the building will
be salvaged as far as possible for use
ir. the new building The removal of
the jail from its present location has
been advocated for many years and
will bo the opposi-' a few weeks ago the property was
ftemoon at four j sold to G. S. C. W The work is be-
The base ball team of G. M. C.
has two games on the schedule this
week in Milledgeville. The Gordon
Clay Co., tea:
tion Thursda;
on Davenport Field and the ! ing done as c FERA project,
freshman team from Oglethorpe | The new jail will be cf the modern
diversity. Atlanta, will cross bats j tvoo and will have the residence of
ith the cadets v riday afternoon at i the sheriff on the ground floor. It
time and place. is expected that the new building
Th'- cadets opened the season with; completed by early fall,
lordon Junior College and howed The county commissioners
real ball talent holding the visitors
to a close score in both games.
The teams coming here this week
are both good. The Gordon Clay team
has one of the best teams in this
section and have a long string of
victories to their credit.
The cadets expect to win this game.
The frosh from Oglethorpe are
ane of the strongest teams in the
college freshman circles. This will
ae a real battle.
The rrlmission charge of 25 cents
will apply to both games.
Tuesday discussed employing
a county policeman, but decided to
delay this action until after the elec
tion next Wednesday when the re
peal vote will be decided. The offic
er will be added to enforce the pro
hibition law if it is retained.
The commissioners acted on a num
ber of rountine matters.
COUNTY ADDING EQUIPMENT
TO CANNING PUNT
rail Will Bf Owned at Early Pair
for Use nf Farmers Throughout
the County.
May Queen and Miss Mary Jim Wil
liams. maid of honor. The Queen
and ber court will be enthroned and
the May games will then be present
ed. The occasion will be similar to
the old fashioned English May festi
val and will not only be eolorful, but
most interesting.
It is expected that over five hun
dred people will be present. The
dormitories and classes ore compet
ing with each other *■» ece which
can bring the largest number of pa
rents to the campus ‘for the day.
A uroup n- friends honored Mr. The community canning plant lo-1"
•ohn Rilev on Monde-.- evening at a ! «<l«l »* «* Pair Grounds will he I ' -
■nper in the Masonic Club Mr. I opened the latter part ot this month *'
' -v was honored last week ljy I lo *>e ready tor
' elected Grand Master of the
! • Veil cf the Grand Chapter
■ ' al Arch* Masons at the an
Mr. Riley has been active
MOTHER’S DAY SERVICE AT
CATHOLIC CHURCH SUNDAY
Mary. Mother of Christ, to Be Hon
ored at Special Service on Next
Sunday Afternoon.
From time immemorial it has been
the custom in the Catholic church
to set aside the month of May a
a month, specially dedicated t«
Mar. - , the Mother of Christ. To mark
this observance and to commemo
rate the observance al Mothers Day
a special service will be held in the
Catholic church on Sunday after
noon at 4:30. This service, honoring
rule.- manner Mary, the
mothers, will consist of a
isicn, Sermon, and Bcnc-
Ibhar
ie few Milledgeville men to
•red with a state office s
'd in the rrand line leading
Grand High Priest of Georgia
ns. Mr. William Penn, of
a Grand oflicer. was present
e dinner, and complimented the
ler .and Mr. Riley for the he
farmer the opportunity to can
0 f I surplus vegetables and fruits.
, a l The plant was opened late last
, year, after the vegetable season, and
the majority of the canning has l>een
beef. New equipment to increase the
capacity of the plant and make it
mere modem is being installed now.
This new equipment is being loaned
by the government.
MISS JOSEPHINE JENNINGS
ELECTED TO MAY COURT
Miss Josephine Jennings, daughter
■' Mrs. H. B. Jinnigs. has been
*d to May Court by the students
■'f Agnes Scott College, Decatur,
t'- 'ia. The May Day celebration
u' ; . year took place on the aftcr-
• : May 4th in the May Day
Dell rf the college, and was based
' T ames Barrie’s ’’Peter Pan.”
s 'ennings was also a member
of the rast which gave a play on
Saturday evening. She has been
voted one of the most beautiful
>ung ladies on the campus.
DOCTORS ATTEND MEDICAL
MEETING IN ATLANTA
Doctors of Milledgeville are in At-
nta this week attending the meet-
ng cf the Georgia Medical Associa-
Dr. Richard Binion was at the
meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Dr. O. C. Woods will be present the
latter part of the week. Dr. and
Mr Edwin Allen will go to Atlanta
today for the meeting. Dr. W. M.
Scott, Dr. R. E. Evans and Dr.
i Anderson will go to the meeting
before the closing session. Members
f the staff at the State Hospital will
also be in attendance at the meet-
Work will be completed this month j
on the new' Spring Lake Club house
on Indian Island.
The house is larger than the pres
ent building and will have many
new improvements. The exterior
will have a log cabin appearance
and the rustic effect. The club is
planning a gala opening early in
June. The club recently leased the
hunting and fishing rights of th*
i and plantation cf Mr. John
Shinholstcr. who has the construe-
of the new building in charge
The May Procession will culminate
n the crowning of Mary by little
tl' Gertrude Borne, who will act
>s May Queen. Miss Horne will
inw as her attendants, the Misses
lonlig Donnrlly and Mary Ann
AY: - Also in attendance upon the
Jrr'-n will be Masters Richard Home
,nd Martin Fohcnlein The young
ndies of the Parish will serve as a
jiiard of Honor. Following the
frowning of Mary. Father McNa-
nara will preach on the subject.
The Band Until Death."
A cord'al invi^ticn is extended
.0 all to be pre.-ent at this observ-
lS ~ r.nce of Mothers Day.
LEADERS URGE
BIGVOTEMAY15
Urge Citizen* to Cast Ballot
Against Repeal on Next Wed
nesday as State Example.
The following letters from Mil-
lcdgcville citizens 'urge the people
to vote next Wednesday:
Col. Marion Allen.
Representative o£ Baldwin County
Milledgeville, Ga.
Dear Sir:
I recall that during the recent ses
sion of the legislature you. as re
ported by the press, received great
applause when you stated why you
voted dry. As I have not a copy of
your remarks, will you kindly re
state them as near as you can?
Yours very truly.
J. I.. SIBLEY,
Chairman Publicity Committee
Mr. J. L. Sibley,
Chairman Publicity Committee.
Milledgeville, Ga.
Dear Mr. Sibley:
At the last session of the General
Assembly, I not cnly voted against
the Repeal Bill up for passage, but
in doing so, spoke not only against
said Repeal Bill but all proposed
substitute*. Ir. my speech. I stated,
among other things, that I repre
sented a county in which w’erc lo
cated various State institutions, and
that I could never put my official
stamp of approval on any legisla
tion looking toward the repeal of the
present prohibition law and there
by subject this community and the
student population of our Colleges
to the evils of the unstricted sale cf
liquors.
Very truly yours.
MARION H. ALLEN
Mr. J. L. Sibley, Chairman
Publicity Committee
Anti-Repeal Campaign
Milledgeville. Ga.
Dear Mr. Sibley:
The people of the South will note
with interest the result* of the elec
tion. May 15th. During the summer
while canvassing, a number of the
patrons asked me about the com
munity environment. I told them
that the community was far above
the average. I hope to be able to
show them the public sentiment as
expressed by the vote on repeal. I
trust that the people of Baldwin
county, for the sake al the Georgia
Military College, will vote against
repeal.
Very truly yours.
J. H. JENKINS. President
Georgia Military College
’.Tr. J. L. Sibley
ililledgcville, Georgia
Dear Mr. Sibley:
You asked me for a statement
ibout the Prohibition Issue. I take
his opportunity o f giving you my
I hope Georgia maintains the
Prohibition Laws. I feel strongest on
his point as it pertains to liquors, j
I have never scon any good effects
me from elect 1. Strong men]
>mctimo speak of controlling the j
Demon Rum. Every thoughtful per-:
on recalls many tragedies broken J
lomes. separated loved ones, orphan j
•hildren, caused by the failure to
Liquor is the United States Public]
Enemy No. 1. I am not in favor of
ifling in any way with the deadly
fiend.
Particularly do I feel the need
r Georgia to "go dr* ”, because of
e vouth cl our State. We have
ore than a thousand girls sent to
Work To Begim Soon On
Swimming Pool At G. S. C. W.
HISTORICAL EDITION GOES
TO PRESS
•Hie special edition of The
Union-Recorder relating the most
vivid and interesting period of
Milledgevillc’s history is now on
the press.
Hundreds of columns of type
have been necessary to record the
complete detailed account of this
Important period and interesting
stories and many of them never
told before are contained in this
edition 4 It will be by far the most
interesting paper yet published in
Georgia from a historical stand
point. More than a wreck will be
required to print the volumn and
hundreds of pounds of paper will
be used.
Extra copies may be purchased
at this office the latter part ef
next week.
Swimrain* Pool Will Be
lion for Physical Edncmtiea
Bnildi»|, Dr. Wells.
G. M. C. FACULTY
NAMED BY BOARD
All Present Members Reelected.
Maj. J. C. Kennedy Added to
Faculty for Coming Year.
The Board of Trustees of G. M.
C. re-elected all present members
of the faculty of the college for an
other year nt a meeting of the board
held on Tuesday evening. Col. Joseph
Jenkins, president, has announced.
The members elected are: Col.
Joe Muldrow. Commandant and
head dl the department of chemis
try: Maj. T. H. Rentz, athletic direc
tor and head of the department of
history; Maj. Sam Whatley, head of
the department of English; Maj.
George Florence, Jr., head of the de
partment of Mathematics: Maj. R.
A. Thome, head of the department
of modem languages; Maj. Claude
Ray, head of the- department of
physics: Maj. Graham Batchelor,
coach and assistant professor: Maj.
Ben Bryan, assistant professor: Maj.
Paul Young, assistant professor; Maj.
Godfrey Osterman. head of the de
partment of music and assistant pro
fessor; Maj. J. C. Kennedy, assist
ant coach and professor: Miss Agnes
Barnes, librarian; Mrs. Elizabeth
Brown, secretary to the president.
The board also approved plans
to make G. M. C. a full two
Junior College. Beginning with the
fall term two years of college work
will be given. It is probable that
other faculty members w-ill be added
this fall.
The board al:.o instructed Col
Jenkins to make application im
mediately to the War Department to
make G. M. C. a military Institute.
If this implication is approved other
army ' ! cers will be assigned to
Col. Jenkins expre^ed optimism
over the prospects for the coming
year and it is expected that the
college will have a greatly increased
cnrnllr rr.t next fall.
The bo?rd passed resolutions ex
pressing regrets that the chairman.
R. B. Meore could not attend and
missed the meeting for the first time
since he has been on the board.
The Board of Trustees of G. M. C.
>-e!ectcd all the present teaeherst
of the G. M C. grammar school for
another year. The teachers: Miss
Julia Moore, Miss Agnes Stembridge.
Miss Margaret Yarbrough, Mrs.
Hellcn Seholenbach. Miss Elizabeth
Brannon. Miss Mattie Moore. Miss
Manic Jones. Miss Mary Simpson.
Mrs. Manie Pitts, Miss May Moore
and Miss Anne Bone.
Rev. James M. Teresi will leave
next Tuesday for Memphis, Term.,
to attend the meeting of the South-
Baptist Convention.
Mr. Johnny Overstreet, who
formerly with Ci.lver & Kidds,
been named New York Life Insurance
Agent for Milledpeville to succeed
Mr. J. F. Bell. Jr., who resigned
recently.
Mr. Overstreet is a well known
and popular young man and his
friends wish for him much success
in his new work. The New York
Life is one of the oldest insurance
companies and an agency has been
here for many years.
Bill Hartman, the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Hartman, has been placed
on the freshman honor list at the
University of Georgia for his high
scholastic standing at the University.
Young Hartman entered the Uni
versity last spring and has made an
outstanding record. He is also
star athlete and is expected to be an
important member of the foot ball
team at the University next fall.
ich ye
and
fine young men. The parents send
them here for our schools to make
sterling young women and able men.
How can we succeed if whiskey and
strong drink is made available and
easy of access in the streets and
alleys.
I think all Georgia should vote
dry. nut of all places Milledgeville
and Baldwin county should vote
“driest", because cf our responsibility
to so many young people.
Sincerely,
GUY H. WELLS, President
Dry Issue In Baldwin
In the coming election on May
15th. we the voters of Baldwin
county, must take a broader view
cf the L-f;ue than that of our own
individual feelings and conclusions.
It so happens that we in a way
arc the guardians of thousands of
people who come / to us from all
over Georgia. The parents, ar.d
other relatives of these people, will
surely’ gauge the sentiment oi this
community as to temperance, by
our action on May 15th.
I believe it will be a matter d.*
great satisfaction to the people of
this State to have Baldwin county
go dry, especially to those citizens
(Continued on back page this section)
PLANS MADE FOR DRILLS AT
G. M. C. COMMENCEMENT
Two Day Program Will Be Inter
esting. Additional Priies to Ik
Given This Year.
The complete program of drills on
Monday and Tuesday, June 3rd and
4th. which bring to a close the G.
M. C. commencement program, have
been ennounced by Col. Joe Mul
drow, Command".nt.
On Monday platoon extended or
der. squad extended order and tent
pitching will be the program. Tues
day the events will be. rifle inspec
tion. knock out drill, squad close
order, squad fancy drill and platoon
close erd^r. The awards will be
given after the drill.
In addition to the medal given
the winning corporal and sabre
given the captain, each member cf
the winning squad and platoon will
be given a service ribbon to be worn
throughout next year. The com
pany having the cleanest rifles will
receive a pint of ice cream for each
man in the company.
The cadets arc busy practicing for
the drills and Interest is high.
County Agent L. R. Langley,
M. E. Webb and C. R. Torr: nee,
members of the county cotton com
mittee. attended a cotton contrbl in
struction meeting in Wnrrenton on
Tuesday.
Work will be started soon on
the construction of a swimming
pool on the campus of 4he Georgia
State College for Women, Dr. Guy
Wells announced following a con
ference with the Board of Regents on
Tuesday.
The pool will be the first unit ai
the physical education building to
be erected on the campus. The pool
w'ill be 25x75 feet and will be mod
ern in every detail. The deepest part
of the pool will be nine feet. Dr.
Wells said the pool would be built
the cast campus facing Wilkin-
street and will be ready for
this summer, it was hoped. The
pool will be open until the fall when
it will be enclosed. Later the physi
cal education building will be erect
ed on this site and Dr. Wells plans
to build the pool as the first unit
of this building.
A swimming pool has been one
of the long desired needs at the col
lege and the work will be rushed as
rapidly os possible in order that stu
dents attending summer school may
use it.
Superintendent Lawrence of the
FTison Farm, it Is understood, will
help in the construction of the pool,
and alumnae and friends of the
school will help in financing the ma-
LAND PROGRAM
DISCUSSED HERE
Frank Leverette, ef Snbraarfiul
Project in Pntnun Comfy Ex
plains Program Here.
Farmers and interested citizens of
the 105th district met at the Black
Bprings ch*a T > ida.v A^zmoon and
heard explained the r.oposod sub
marginal program in this county.
Mr. Frank Leverette, of the Put
nam county submarginal project,
was the speaker at the meeting. He
discussed the program from the
standpoint of the land owner, the
county government and the federal
government.
The representative did not ask
for options and did not nsk e xpres-
sions on the program which has
been approved to purchase in this
county several thousand acres of
submarginal land by the govern
ment to take out of production. At
an early date the land owmers will
be asked to sign options to sell the
Mr. Leverette made it clear that
government was not trying to force
farmers to join this program, but
were giving the farmeis the oppor
tunity to join the program which
will rebuild lands that have been
washed and made useless for farm
ing purposes. Many sections are ask
ing for the project and if it is
turned down here, the government
will move the area to another sec-
Under the plan, the section of the
county north o.* M : lledgeville will be
purchased by the government and
reforested and steps taken to rebuild
the land and prevent soil erosion
and washing.
MUSIC WEEK CELEBRATION
ATTRACTS INTEREST
Programs at G. S. C. W. Through
out This Week Observe National
Occasion.
National Music Week is celebrat
ed this week under the direction of
the Music Deportment of the Geor
gia State College for Women. Miss
Alice Lenore Tucker, director, with a
;erics of highly interesting and
entertaining programs.
The weeks program was opened
ith a sacred concert by the Y. W.
C. A. of the college. On Monday the
ic department gave a concert.
Tuesday the Bach memorial was held
and the Georgia Chcrokees gave a
concert on the college campus. Wed
nesday the program at chapel was
directed by Dr. Guy Wells. Wed
nesday evening the Freshman Glee
Club gave a most enjoyable con-
■rt. On Thursday the Y. W. C. A.
ill give another program.
On Wednesday Mrs. Mildred Por-
r. Mrs. Edgar Long and Maj. God
frey Osterman gave a special pro
gram at G. M. C. in celebration o£
Music Week.
The program* have been greatly
enjoyed and art a splendid compli
ment to Miss Tucker and the de
partment of music of the college.
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