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ftUMferilit, Ga„ May 16, 1635
NUMBER 38
Farmers to Have Mass Meeting
At Court House Saturday 3 P.M
Col. Marion Allen to Be Principal
Speaker at Gathering of Bald
win County Farmers.
Baldwin county farmers will as
semble at the Court House Saturday
afternoon at three o’clock to discus*
the cotton program for the coming
year and to also place their approval
on the AAA and the processing tax.
Coi. Marion Allen, representative
of Baldwin county in the state legis
lature and leading lawyer, will be
the principal speaker at the rally.
Col. Allen has consistently backed
the cotton and agricultural program
of the Roosevelt administration and
ht will discuss this program and the
benefits accrued at the meeting Sat
urday.
Mr. John Shinholser. who repre
sented Baldwin county at the recent
,:n.-ring ol farmers in Washington,
il make a report of this meeting.
Every farmer in the county has
been invited to attend and a <
pk-te discussion of the entire cotton
program will be held. Farm Agent
I tngley said he hoped there would
b:- a unanimous attendance.
District meetings have already
keen held and the vote has been
more than ninety per cent in favor
of the processing tax and AAA pro-
TO ADDRESS KIWANIS
EXCAVATION OF SWIMMING
POOL IS STARTED
Workmen Begin Diggin Hole for G.
S. C. W. Pool. Work to Start When
Plans are Approved.
Work was started last Thursday
to dig the swimming pool on the
campus of G. S. C. W., and all
necessary materials to build the
pool are now being placed at the
location for work to be started when
the excavation is finished.
Dr. Guy Wells said the pool would
be the foundation of the physical
education anJ health building that
was planned for the college. The
plans for this building have been
withheld by the architects because of
tin withdrawal of the federal funds
that were ‘jo be secured for the con
struction of this building. Dr. Wells
hopes 10 have the differences
straightened out at an early date so
that the pool can be finished for
summer school students.
The pool is located on the east
campus between the Parks Me
morial Hospital and the central heat
ing plant of the college and will face
east. Dr. Wells said the pool would
bo modem in every detail.
NF.W DEPARTMENT HEADS
ANNOUNCED AT G. S. C.
MI*I Mildred English to Ilrail Pea-
bodv Practice School and Dr. Max
Noah Music Department.
Dr. Guy Wells said this week that
Board of Regents had approved
'acuity personnel of the college
fyear, but announcement was
Withheld until a Inter date. It is un
derstood that the* faculty will remain
practically the same with a few ad-
HO.V W. T. ANDERSON
LOCAL GOLFERS
WINTOURNAMENT
Score 50 and Half Paints Out of
Possible 72 in Tonrnament With
Covington.
The Echatah Country Club Golf
Team won their first tournament
Wednesday afternoon by defeating
the team representing the Betty
Lunsfcrd Team of Covington by a
re cE 50 and one-half to 21 and
•-half. The possible score was 72
points.
Eight foursoms were played dur
ing the afternoon with thirty-two
golfers taking part. This was the
first time a match has been played
the local coura" with an out-of-
town team.
In the play the following scores
ere recorded for the local team: L.
W. mil, 77; Roy Hayes. 83; Wilson
Mason. 75; George Fisher, 72; Rev.
Smith, 80; Col. Joe Jenkins.
81; Mayor Home, 86; Aubrey Jones.
79; BiU Scott, 85; Ed Robinson. 80:
J. C. Doster, 79; Weyman Smith. 93;
Rev. A. G. Harris, 90; James Grant,
Smith Tarrer. 93; George Bell.
COY PRIMARY
TO BE AUG. 2
Mayor and Three Aldermen to Be
Elected in Gty Primary in Late
Sommer.
The City Democratic Executive
committee, Mr. J. R. Stanley, chair
man, met on Tuesday evening and
selected August 2nd as the date for
the city primary to nominate a May
or and three Aldermen.
The committee adopted rules gov
erning the primary which is virtually
an election in the city. The registra
tion books will open June 3rd and
close July 12th.
■Hie final date for candidates to
qualify Tor the election is six o’clock
in the afternoon July 1st. The
trance fee for Mayor is $25.00 and
alderman is $5.00.
Mayor Home cannot offer for
election, the law preventing a Mayor
from serving more than two terms
in succession. There is much specu
lation among the city politicians
garding a candiadte but there have
been no public expressions. Mr.
H. Andrews, a member of the Board
of Aldermen for many years, being
prominently mention
Messrs. T. H. Clark, T. B. Dumas
id J. C. Baston, whose terms
expire and who come up for re-elec-
have not announced their inten
tions. It is being rumored that :
candidate for Mayor and three alder-
will be announced from a group
of young business men under thirty
•are of age. This is merely a i
; however.
It is certain that the offices will
not go begging however, and there
will be a candidate or candidates
for each office.
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
LAUNCHED BY CITY
fit-
Mr. Fisher was low scure n
the play. John Masten with
the Covington team. The
total possible points was 72 for the
The Echetah team will go to Cov
ington next Wednesday for a re
turn match and will go to Fort
Valley, Millen, and Monroe later in
the summer.
meeting of the team Tues
day night Mayor J. A. Home -
selected captain.
A Clean-up Campaign has been
launched by the city and all property
owners are urged to co-operate by
cleaning their places now and giving
especial attention to vacant lots.
The people are especially warned
about mosquito breeding places. All
empty cans, glass jars, bottles, and
other containers and places where
water can become stagnat should
be done away with. An inspection
of property will be made by the
sanitary officer. Capt. J. H. Thigpen
later in the month.
WORK PROGRESSING ON
DESTRUCTION OF OLD JAIL
Dr.
ells
PW Jail Work Will Be Started
During the Next Ten Days. County
Officials State.
The squad of laborers busy tear
ing down the old county jail and
sheriffs residence are hard at work
and making progress.
The work cn the new jail will be
nounced the selection
of Mis; Mildred English as head
of the Pea bodv Practice School. Miss
I.. R. G. Burfeitt. who has been the
superintendent for a number of years
will remain as a director.
Miss English comes to the college
from Raleigh. N. C.. where she hasi_. ....
boerf rnnni'dn^ .. -,u .u . , , started within the next
neerr connected with the schools for
II years. Miss English is
Columbia University where
' 'iug graduate work. She is a gradu-
of Peabody College and befon
t° Raleigh was connected witl
'••partment of education of Ten-
1 ' e. She comos to the college
1 recommended.
1 : 'ax Noah will become head of
the .-.rtment of music at the open-
school in September. Miss
nore Tucker will continue
department and instruct in
H ■ is an accomplished musici-
th vide experience.
1T announcements will be made
giving other additions to the
> faculty.
Alice
'I VJ.
I ho name of Maj. W. O. Dorough
through error left off the pub-
d list of the faculty of G. M.
as announced by Col. Joe Jen-
following the election by the
«rd last wc^ls.
*--'j. Dorough Is head master d’
barracJcs and an assistant pro-
°r. He has been at the college
the past five years. He is an
irnn u» cf G. M. C. an
°f Mercer University.
gradu-
D. A. R. TO MARK
ROCKLANDING
Impreuire Emcix* Unvtilimf
Granite Benlder at Hiitoricil
Point to Be May 26th.
Exercises under the direction of
the Nancy Hart Chapter. Daughters
of the American Revolution, Miss
Floride Allen, Regent, will be held
the site of Rock Landing on Sunday
afternoon, May 26th ^t four o’clock,
when a granite boulder and bronze
plaque will be unveiled marking the
historic site of Rock Landing
Oconee River.
Hon. Warren Grice, of Macon, will
be the principal speaker of the oc
casion. An outstanding lawyer, Mr.
Grice is recognized as one of the
states most gifted orators. Mr. R. W.
Hatcher, president of the Son.-
American Revolution, will introduce
the speaker. The marker will be
veiled by Edwin Allen, Jr., and June
Bell, members of the C. AT R.
A number of outstanding Geor-
a leaders especially state officers
of the D. A. R. will be present. Mrs.
H. D. Allen. Mrs. J. L. Beeson and
Mrs. David Ferguson were instru
mental in the location of Rock Land
ing which had been lost to view for
many years. The exact site of the
historic spot was established by l>r.
Childs, of Macon, who. with a group
of friends made a boat trip down
' a few months ago and
found the rock boulder which is now
hid by the river.
The following is the inscription
•hich will appear on the bronze
tablet:
Head of navigation on Oconee
2. Trading pest where Alexander
McGillivray frustrated plans for
treaty between Creek Indians and
United States Commissioners. 1789.
Oconee Town, south dl here
by which had been deserted
than sixty years when visited
by Wililam Bartram 1777.
4. Three Indian Trails met on west
Florida. The Cussetah Path and the
Oakmulgee Old Towns Trail or The
Old Trading Path, which continued
eastward towards Augusta.
The line between Washington
and Hancock Counties began
mouth of Buck Creek near Rock
Landing.
Fort Advance, a redezvous of
Gen. Elijah Clarke's followers,
on Western side of Oconee River,
1794.
Marker erected by:
The Nancy Hart Chapter. D|A.R.
The Sukey Hart Society, C.A.R.
The John Milledge Chapter. S.A.R.
1935.
Baldwin County Defeats Repeal
At Polls on Wednesday
RE ELECTED PRESIDENT
DR. GUY H. WELLS
Soil Erosion Program to Bring
CCC Camp to Baldwin County
Following the soil erosioa meeting I
in Baldwin county a week ago when
plans were discussed for the gov- j
cmmi-nt to take over a large acreage |
of submarginal land, it was announc
ed that a CCC camp would be local- j
ed here to take over this work when
the acreage was secured.
Government officials will return |
here within a short time to discuss 1
with property owners the matter of j
purchasing the lands in the northe
when thus
if the county that will be
soil erosion project,
land will be secured
s completed the CCC
amp will be brought here. It is
nderstood that over five thousand
, , , acres in this and adjoining counties
stated by county officials. The wU| bc , oken over by thc sovevn .
new jail will be located on Mont- ' mont
Romcry street about two blocl-s from j Thc ncw ramp wU1 probab i v be
the Court House. This will be a , 1( , coted on the same site as the pres-
modc-rn buildinE with Jalt quarters i M „ id( , camp m Ennis Hclghts . The
on the second flor and the sheriffs win accrmodate 20!)
residence on the ground floor.
The prisoners in jail were taken to
Hancock county by Sheriff Hayni
and will remain there until the ncwj abop , sl8 0o(l monlhly .
completed. Misdemran Jt ^as ^ announced that steps
prisoners arc at the county prison lx , immKiialely to sreure
the necessary lands in order that
The county off. rials expect the | , h( . camp c=n be brough , hpre Th,,
land that is purchased will be taken
cut of production, re.orested and p
a score of soil erosion experts who
will have the v.-ork in charge. Thc
™ j camp will bring into the community
7 ah
•k of destroying the old jail
be completed within ten days, or
least by June 1st and the new j
the early fall.
County Farm Agent L. R. Lang
ley was instructed Tuesday to im
mediately locate a site for the
CCC camp that will be establish
ed in Baldwin county.
Thc camp will probably he
established by June 1st. Agent
Langley said he would meet with
a committee of citizens Thursday
to locate the camp.
HISTORICAL EDITION ON PRESS
The presres of the Union-Record
er have been busy this week print-
hg the Old Capitol edition of the
aaper. Weeks spmt in assembling
data and writing stories have Leen
ended and all that remains now is
the completion of the press work.
The edition will be by fr.r the most
tercsting ever published in this
county and will place in print many
historical facts about the county
»t unpublished in one volumn.
Thc edition will be ready for de
livery within thc week. Extra copies
may be purchased at 50c the copy.
steps taken to prevent washing, etc.
The families living on this land will
be rchabilited in other sections of
thr county. The government will
make the reservation of game pre
serve and national park. After a
period the land will go back into
production.
Farm Agent I^mgley said thc
people in the sections where the
land is located that the government
expects to acquire, have expressed
interest and it is not expected that
any opposition will be met to the
program.
No effort will be made to force
the sale of the land, and thc entire
s voluntary.
DR. GUY WELLS
IS REELECTED
Board of Regents Announce Re-
election of G. S. C. W. Presi
dent for Another Year.
The Board of Regents announced
the re-election of Dr. Guy H. Wells
president of the Georgia State
College for Women following a
meeting in Atlanta Friday when the
annual election of college presidents
for the schools in the university
system was held.
Dr. Wells came to the college
year ago from Statesboro where he
president of the South .Georgia
Teachers College for a number of
■ S. C. W. has made great
progress during the first year of
Dr. Wells administration and the en
rolment is the largest In the college
history. A number ot Improvements
have been made on the physicial
property of the college and other
changes have been made beautifying
the large campus of the college.
Dr. Wells has further plans for
thc expansion of the college to meet
the increased enrollment which is
anticipated. Dr. Wells is recognized
of the outstanding univer
sity heads in the south.
Since coming to Milledgeville he
and Mrs. Wells have been promin
ent in the social and religious life
of the community and are among
the most popular citizens.
SHINHOLSTER REPRESENTS
FARMERS OF COUNTY
IN WASHINGTON
Attends Testimonial Meeting Pled-
inc Support of Agrlchltural Pro
gram and President.
Mr. John Shinho'ster. one of Bald-
in county’* prominent and largest
cotton farmers, with Dr. Dawson
Allen, who was in Washington at
medical meeting and also a cotton
famvT. represented the farmers of
Baldwin county at the gathering of
farmers from the South and West
Washington on Tuesday to pledge
President Roosevelt and Secre
y Wallace the support of th<
farmers in the AAA program and
vcri.ig the cotton processing tax.
The meeting assemLted hundred!
of faimers in Washington from nrac-
,y every county in the South
West. Alleg.mce to the cotton
program and the national adminis-
ration was pledged. Governor Eu-
:cne Taimadgc was scored for hi:
ipposition to the president. The
'.eorgia delegation had a prominent
ilace in the meeting since the Gov-
rnor had said the state was opposed
o the processing tax and cotton
The Baldwin farmers voted ap-
■oval cf the cotton program and
processing tax at meetings held
all the mnlitia districts last week,
general mass meeting will be held
Saturdrv at the court house.
563 Cast Vote Afaiut Septal
While 249 Favor Abofakmf
Prohibition Law.
By almost a two to one vote tho
people of Baldwin county voted
Wednesday to continue the present
prohibition law in Georgia.
All precincts in the county were
opened and the voting wm light,
more than half the qualified voters
falling to cast their ballot in the re
ferendum election which determined
whether the Georgia dry law would
be nullified. The vote on the legali
zation of beer and wine was about
the same as the repeal vote, although
■ voters favored legalizing the
sale of the malt beverage and wines
than favored the repeal of the prohi
bition law. In one precinct, the
322nd. Cooperville district the vote
for wine was tied. 19 and 19.
The vote by precincts was as fol
lows:
318th Merriwcthcr district. For
Repeal 1, Against Repeal, 19. The
vote was the same on beer and wine
i far as thc returns revealed.
319th Browns Crossing District,
For Repeal. 1; Against Repeal, 17.
The vote on the other questions was
available, but practically the
same.
320th, Milledgeville. For Repeal,
159; Against Repeal. 377. For Beer,
195, against Beer. 336; For Wine,
169; Against Wine. 227.
321st District State Sanitarium,
For Repeal. 58 Against Repeal, 80.
Tho vote on thc other questions was *
available, but practically the
322nd District. Coopers. For Repeal
18. against Repeal. 26; For Beer 18,
aganist Beer 26; For Wine, 19;
Against Wine. 19.
115th District. Across River. For
Repeal 2; Against Repeal. 24; For
Beer 80, against Beer 20; For Wine,
5 against Wine. 21.
1714th Scottsboro District, For Re
peal 10; Against Repeal 20. The vote
on the otter questions was not avail
able, but practically the same as
the repeal vote.
Returns from the 105th District
where about fifteen voters are quali
fied was not available.
The entire county vote was as fol
lows: For Repeal. 249; Against Re-
neal, 563. For Beer. 289. Against
Beer, 513. For Wine, 263; Against
Wine, 403.
The returns are Incomplete and
will not be available until the con
solidation is made at the court house
at noon Thursday.
Hon. W. T. Anderson, editor and Late reports Wednesday night
publisher of the Macon Telegraph.j given out by the Associated Press
will be the guests speaker at a meet- i said beer and wine had bien lead
ing of the Kiwanis Club today r.t i ized in Georgia by the vote at the
one-fifteen at the Baptist church, j pells cn Wednesday. From a tabu-
AH Kiwanians arc invited to be lation of 135.000 votes, beer and
present at this meeting by Joe T wine had a majority of about 15,000.
I Andrew’s, the president. The repeal issue also seemed to
j have been given
CITY TO INOCULATE DOGS NEXT Georgia’s bone dry law repealed
MONDAY U’ive the counties the right to vote
All dog owners are asked to bring! local option if 15 per cent of the
their canines to the city hall next | voters want it. Repeal was leading
Monday for inoculation against jby 8.000 votes late Wednesday night
rabies and the payment o' the SI. and it was practically certain that
dog tax. prohibition had been repealed.
ENROL! ME NT OF EX-SERVICE
MEN IN CCC GREATLY
INCREASED
Commander Btn Harmon, of the
Morris-Little Post of the American
Legion, has been advised that the
enrollment of veterans ."or service in
the Civilian Conservation Corps has
bee n practically doubled. Enlistments
will be open from June 15 to Au
gust 31.
All veterans interested in enter-
irg the CCC should see Mr. Harri-
cn or Mr. Joe Grant, the post adjud-
int. at once. The time is short and
the e;:-scrvicc men should avail
themselves of this opportunity.
CADET BAND TO GIVE
CONCERT S. C. W.
The ndet battallion band of G.
M. C. dor the direction of Maj.
Godfrey Osterman. will give a con
cert this evening at eight o’clock in
the auditorium of the Georgia State
College for Women.
This is an annual occasion and the
program this year will be most inter
esting. The people of the city are al
so invited to hear the band. There
will be no admission charge.
A feature of thc program will be
a solo by Cadet Claude McGehee
who will sing. “Ah Sweet Mystery
of Life.” with the band accompanv-
inc. The college orchestra will also
play two numbers on the program.
“Blue Moon.” and "Hands Across
the Table."
The program will include the
stirring military marches and a
number of overtures including the
overture from the opera. Norma.
Maj. Osterman has developed one
of the best bands, the college has ever
had and the program will be a real
treat for the music lover« of the
Col. Joe Jenkins, president of G.
‘. C.. has been invited to maxe a
imber rf commencement speeches
■is year. He will deliver the bacca-
ureate address at the Warrenton
High School on May 27th and on
June 7th he will address the gradu-
of the Vienna School. At Vienna
Col. Jenkins will speak in the new
building which was erected while he
superintendent of schools there.
Baldwin county’s cotton allot
ment for 1935 was increased to ap
proximately 3.090 bales it was an
nounced tfc?* week. The allotment
fear was 2.709 bales and an in
crease of 10 percent has been al
lowed this year.