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Iumbitt ®bc llnioit-Rcrortier VOUI* cv. 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.