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NUMBER 43
Construction of Little Village
To House CCC Camp Started
Foartun Major “j
Number of Smaltor Homo Wffl
Be Bulk.
The small squad of fifteen man
„ d two officers have befun the
,_,v 0 [ building a little village to
hou <c the 200 men and fifteen
nficrrs and foresters that will com*
JVre early in July to begin a Mil
erosion and reforestry program in
this -action. **. , , „
CapL T. L. Borom amMed or
Lt. R. M. Phillip* ha* charge ol
the camp construction and will be
in command when the Mg camp,
completed. The camp site U about
nine smiles from Mllledgeville west
of Stevens Pottery, near Union Hill
church. Located on a hill that i*
heavily wooded, the camp site U in
a most ideal location.
The fourteen major buildings will
consist of community house, head-
auarters, ofifcers quarters, mess hall,
kitchen, quarters for the soil erosion
and forestry experts and barracks
for the men. The camp will have
all the appearance of a small army
camp when completed. The flag pole
will be in the center of the camp
and the buildings will be arranged
in a U shape. A well will be drilled
and a pump house with reservoir
will be built. A power house to sup
ply electricity will also be con
structed.! Houses for the trucks and
cars will also be built and a small
work shop and bath house is a part
of the plans.
Capt. Borom said the supplies were
expected to all be in not later than
Wednesday or Thursday. The com
manding officer said the young
men were enthusiastic and that
schocls would be conducted to help
the boys prepare themselves for
jobs. He said many of the young
men that had been brought into the
camps had been taught to read and
write which enabled them to secure
better jobs when their tour of duty
was finished.
« The supplies for the camp w*ll .all
be brought in MilleB|eville tad- at
regular intervals the young men will
be permitted to visit the city. Strict
record of the conduct of the boys
is kept, the officer said, and in
fraction of rules meant that the boy
was dismissed from the service.
One of the important duties of the
camp is to teach the boys respect for
law. the officer said.
The work at the camp will be de
voted entirely to soil erosion work,
the officer said. With the camp will
be ten or twelve soil erosion experts.
The main body of the Civilian
Corps, numbering about two hun
dred. will reach the camp early in
July. Capt. Borom said the work
was progressing rapidly and if the
weather continued good, it was
hoped that the camp would be ready
on schedule time.
RECORDER EDITOR TO BE
HONORED AMONG FIFTY
YEAR AGO GROUP
Georgia Press Will Honor Editor*
That Have Been In Newspaper
Work for Half Century.
Mr. R. B. Moore, editor and pub
lisher of The Union-Recorder, will
be among the group of Georgia edi
tors that will be honored at the
meeting in Carrollton this week.
Mr. Moore began work in the
Union-Recrtrder when a bc^ arid
while in his teens was associated
with his father in the publication
of the paper. He became editor of
the paper thirty-three years ago and
has directed the policies Of the paper
since that time.
Other editors to be honored are:
Ed Caldwell, of the Walton News;
C. B Chapman. Sandersville Pro
cress; Clark Howell, Atlanta Con
stitution; P. T. McCutchen. Franklin
>'ows and Banner: fJ- L. Rainqy.
D;,wson News; W. A. Shackleford,
Oglethorpe Echo; J. J- Thomasson,
Carrollton Times, and J. C. Williams.
Greensboro Herald-Journal.
C. K. Stout, of the Hamilton Jour
nal. who was also in the group, who
has served 50 years as an editor,
died yesterday at .Hamilton.
McCutchen has attended every an
nual meeting of the association and
was present at the organization ses
sion in Milledgeville 49 years ago.
Mr. Moore will be unable to at
tend the convetnion, but will receive
a medallion from the press which
will be sent to him.
SUMER PUPILS
WELCOMED HERE
Over Ntoe HnM Rofiatend far
Twelve Weeks Wert IIG.S.C.
W. Rarraati—*1 ftop—.
The student* of the Georgia Stole
College far Women were given the
official welcome of the gUy and col
lege on last Friday morning when
they assembled tor the first chapel
exercises.
Dr. Guy Wells, president of the
college, presided and told the stu
dents of plans for the summer. He
expressed the hope that the stu
dents would enjoy their stay at the
college and assured them of the
operate of the officials of the col
lege.
Mr. Joe Andrews, president of the
Kiwanis Club, gave the welcome at
the city as the representative tot
Mayor Home, who was absent from
the city. Mr. Andrews told the stu
dents the people of the city ’
happy to have them and pledged the
cooperation of the merchants and
people to make their stay here happy
and profitable. He asked the stu
dents to make themselves at home.
Rev. Horace Smith, pastor of the
Methodist church, gave welcome of
the churches Of the city and invited
the students to attend the church of
their choice.
Dr. Wells outlined a series of
interesting entertainments planned
for the students. A feature will be
a tour of the interesting historical
places in the city and county. The
tour will be made on several oc
casions. one of the places of interest
being visited on each tour. Stunt
nights, parties, moving pictures and
other entertainments will be given
for the students. On the fourth of
July a special program is being plan
ned. *
Dr. Wells also announced to the
students that the new swimming
pool would be completed and opened
next week. The new pool is on the
east campus and was built as the
foundation and first unit of the new
gymnasium building to be built on
the campus.
The college opened the twelve
weeks session on Thursday morning
and Dr. Wells announced that over
nine hundred students were register
ed for the 11 weeks session. This is
the first year the college has b.ld
a 12 weeks school Classes have beert
in progress throughout the week and
the students are busy at work. The
Peabody practice school is opened
each day and a large number of
children are attending the school.
The practice school will be operated
only six weeks.
1ST HEAT WAVE
OF SUMMER HERE
Tkcnameter Rracke* $5 Moaiajr
far Frit Yiaa Tlut Year. Rain
a Section Bria| RaSef.
The first real summer weather
was being felt this week In Bald
win county when the government
thermometer reached 95 degrees on
Monday and has been close to this
figure each day since last Thursday.
With the heat has come dry
weather that has been to some ex
tent damaging to crops, although
cotton throughout the county is
flourishing under the scorching sun
and the boll weevil finds life un
pleasant in the hot weather. Rail**
Saturday and Monday in some sec
tions at the county brought relief
from the sweltering atmosphere.
The thermometer readings as re
corded by Mrs. W. G. Lockhart,
keeper of the government thermo
meter and weather records, were as
follows: Saturday, high 87, low 71;
Sunday, high 91, low 70; Monday,
high 95, low 71; Tuesday, high 94,
low 71. The rainfall Saturday was
.37 inches and on Monday .11 inches.
In the southern sections of the
county the crops are suffering from
the lack of rain, while in other sec
tions good showers have fallen sev
eral times during the past week.
The "watermelon crop, which promis-
to be a bumper one. needs rain
badly, and shipments will be delay
ed and the quality of the fruit en
dangered unless rain comes within
the week. It is not expected that
melons will be shipped from this
county before July 1st.
COTTON RENTAL
CHECKS ARE HERE
Check* Total™ $9,088.94 to Ba
Dntribatao to Farmer* Friday
and Saturday.
Four hundred and three Cotton
Rental Checks, amounting to 89.-
088.94. have been received at the
County Agent's Office, and will be
delivered Friday and Saturday.
Cards are being mailed to farmers
having checks here, and the cards
should be presented for the checks.
Farmers not receiving cards from
the County A Rent are asked not to
come to the office looking for checks
Each farmer will be notified on the
arrival of his check.
No checks have been received for
fanners who signed Rental Contracts
for the first time this year. Only old
contract signers, and not all of thor
have checks. The size at the above
checks varies from a few dollars to
three-hundred dollars, but the aver
age for the whole lot is $22.55
Mr. Fleece, of Covington, ha* »c-
cepted an invitation to preach at th*
F ‘ret Presbyterian church h*r» and
will fill the pulpit Bl
,un * a, at II* O-I
FLANS ARE BEING MADE
FOR SUPERIOR COURT
Subpoeneas are being issued and
ether plans are being made by court
officers and members of the bar for
the coming two weeks session of
Baldwin Superior court which con
venes on the second Monday in July
The court will have a busy ses
sion with the civil docket consum
ing the first week and 1he criminal
docket taking up the aecond weeks
work. Four murder tofc* are « toe
docket toe second week, and Sollct-
tor General Baldwin will b»-buay
throughout toe court.
Sheriff Haynie has a number or
felony p«tooner* to H»~ck county
md he will arrant to brto* toe™ to
court each day.
PLANS MADE TO
CALLMHHSTER
Coofrefitiooal Meeting Held Su-
day and Plami Laid to Cal Sac-
ccaaar to Ray. A. C. Harris.
The pulpit of the First Presby
terian church declared vacant, mem
bers of the congregation met Sunday
morning and laid plans to call a suc
cessor to Rev. A. G. Harris, who
resigned as pastor to go to the First
Presbyterian church in Macon.
Mr. L. C. Hall presided at the
meeting and was named chairman.
Members of the committee are: Otto
M. Conn. A. C. McKinley. Mrs. J.
O. Sallee, Miss Louise Albert and
Dr. Goorge L. Echols. The committee
has planned to have 'irvices each
Sunday during the summer and will
secure supply preachers unti* a new
minister Lb called. A number of out
standing ministers in the southern
Presbyterian church are under con
sideration for the church here and
during the summer these preachers
will be invited here to preach.
Mr. L. C. Hall, chairman of the
committee, said the congregation
hoped to reach a decision before
September.
INVITATION TO BE EXTENDED
GEORGIA EDITORS AT MEETING
Teas Will Be Invited fer Aammml
Convention in MUhidgevOle In
1938. Plane to Be Made.
The newspapers cf Milledgeville
will extend an invitation to the Geor
gia Ress Association to hold its
19M sun Indian in MiBhdgcville. The
city, heads of the various institutions
and civic ciubs are joining the
papers in the Invitation.
The press association was or
ized in this city fifty years ago next
year. The convention will be the
Golden Jubilee convention and it is
believed that the Invitation of Mil
ledgeville will be accepted.
If the convention is held here
many national figures will come to
Milledgeville and s strong effort is
being made to have the President
of the United States address the con
vention. Many outstanding editors
from all parts of the nation will also
be invited. The convention will be
the most outstanding and interest
ing the association has ever held
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
JONES AND BL00DW0RTH
HELD WEDNESDAY
Funeral services for Mr. Jesse
Jones and Mr. Walter Lee Blood-
worth. who died from asphyxiation
Tuesday afternoon, were held Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mr. Blood worth, who was thirty
years of age and a native of Wilk
inson county was laid to rest in
Snow Hill cemetery after sen
had been conducted at the church
at three o’clock. He has made his
home in Hardwick for the past sev
eral vears and at one time was an
employee of the State Hospital
Recently he had been doing odd
jobs to provide for his family.
He is survived by hi* wife who
was Miss Ruth Knowles and four
children. W. L. Jr., aged 8: Kath
leen, 0; Lucille. 3 and Betty 1. his
mother, Mrs. Nan Ryle Bloodworth.
of Hardwick, one brother, H. F
Bloodworth and one sister, Mrs. Mag
gie Jones, both of Wilkinson county
Funerul services for Mr. Jesse
Jones were held at four-thirty from
the parlors of Joseph A. Moore with
Rev. J. F. McCluney officiating^
Interment was in the city cemetery.
Mr. Jones was a native of Jack
son county and has made his home
here a number of years. He had a
w'.de circle of friends throughout
th? county. He is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Johnnie Mac
Pearce, one daughter. Dorothy Vir
ginia, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ^
Z. Jones, five sisters. Mrs. Frank
Broome and Mrs. J. B. Cox, Jr., of
this city; Mrs. S. D. Height. Mrs.
Clara Lee Martin, and Miss Thelma
Jones, of China Grove, N. C.; Mrs.
W. E. Wall, of MonticeUo, Ga.; four
brother. Robert Jones, cf Chin*
Grove, N. C„ Otis Jones, of Kanapo-
lis, N. C.; Edgar Jones, of Gibson,
Ga.; and G. W. Jones, of this city.
Pall-bearers at the funeral were:
T. L. Fordham, C. W. Spies*, Steve
Wright. D. C. LeaptroU, Sam Mew
and A. E. Bonner.
Two Men Die From Asphysiation
In An Old Well On Tuesday
KIWANIS TO PICK BALDWIN
COUNTY’S MOST DESRVWG
AND OUTSTANDING CITIZEN
Meeting Today Will Be Held at One-
ftftern. Plans fer Fall and 8«*»-
mer Work to Be Discussed,
The Kiwanis Club will hold its
regular semi-monthly meeting today
at the Baptist church, at one-fifteen,
and the important business will be
the election of Baldwin county’s
most deserving and outstanding clti-
The club will select the citizen at
the request of the Macon Telegraph
who is giving special recognition
to the buiiders of Middle Georgia.
The person selected by the club will
be given a special write-up in the
TWegraph at an early date in reco
gnition of their outstanding leader
ship.
President Joe Andrews also plans
to discuss with the dub plans for
a number of projects and improve
ments that he is asking the dub to
endorse.
Senator Richard B. Russell. Jr.,
will address the club later in the
PUBLIC SCHOOL
TEACHERSNAMED
S«*eriate»deat Bhriu Amaoae<r*
Lnt of Teackm PoMic School*
of Coootjr.
Mr. P. N. Bivins Sunorintendent
of schools for Baldwin County, has
named teachers for the schools of
the county for the next school year.
A list r».* those who will teach in
the schools next year and a list of
the Bus Drivers follows:
Cooperrllle
L. D. Langley. Principal: J. A.
Bloodworth. Asst. Principal: Miss
Thelma Coleman. Asst.; Miss Betty
Snead. Asst.: Miss Evelyn Humphrey.
Asst.; Miss Mildred Baumgartel.
Asst.: Miss Iris Wilkinson, Asst
Midway
Holland Strother. Principal: Mrs.
B. J. Wells. Asst.: Mrs. Emory Cook,
Asst.; Miss Evelyn Holt, Asst.: Miss
Marguerite Simmerson. Asst.: Mrs.
Robert Ashfield. Asst.; Mrs. Inez M.
Gamer. Asst.: Miss Elizabeth Fraley.
Asst.; Mrs. Dennis Ivey. Asst.
Meriwether
Miss Mattie Lou Ivey. Principal;
Miss Mabel Pearson. Asst. '
Scott* boro
Mrs. Holland Strother. Principal:
Miss Rosa Bowdoin. Asst.
Union Point
G. H. Marlccy. Principal: Mrs. W.
H. Stembridge Asst.: Miss Mildred
Vcatch. Asst.: Miss Louise Morris.
Asst.; Miss Mamie Torrance. Jr..
Asst.
Boa Owners
J. W. Stevenson. Route 1: R G.
Hooten. Route 2; E. D. Humphries.
Route 3; W. C. Buckner. Route 4;
J. S. Evans. Route 5; W. C. Ivev.
Route 6: F. D. Pierce. Route 7: T.
R. Brookins, Route 8; No Election.
Route 9; Stewart Barnes Route 10;
W. P. Ennis. Route 11; G. B. Penn
ington, Route 12; M. A. Davis, Route
13; E. A. Torrance, Route .14; W. E.
Hodges, Route 15.
WRECK IS FATAL
TO YOUNG MAN
Jtk Liman Bl.afrr.rtk KM
Lite Mr NbM WWi Car
Tan Over aa Macaa Mfhway.
John Lawrence Bloodworth was
killed and a companion C. J. Thomp
son was seriousdy injured late Fri
day night when the car in which
they were riding turned over on the
Macon highway near Gray.
The two young men were spend
ing the evening together and decid
ed to go for a ride and cool off be
fore retiring for the night They
started cut for a ride and went out
the Macon highway. They rode as
far as Grey and were in the act of
turning* around when the motor
cycle officer pulled up along side
of their car and told them they had
been speeding. Mr. Bloodworth de
nied the charge and when the officer
told them to come to Grey to
give bond, Mr. Bloodworth started
his car, and the officer gave chase.
After traveling a few miles, the
car turned over when the attempt
made to go around a curve at
a high rate of speed. The car swerv
ed from the road, turned over and
crashed into a bank pinning Mr
Bloodworth under the car and kill
ing him instantly. Mr. Thompson
helped lift the car from his friend
and a passer by carried him into
Macon where his injuries
treated. He returned to Milledgeville
later when Dr. W. M. Scott, whom
he had called, came for him.
Mrs. Bloodworth was absent from
the city visiting her sister in At
lanta, but returned Saturday morn
ing. Mrs. Thompson was also out of
the city visiting relatives in Colum
bia. S. C. She also reached home
early Saturday morning.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at four-thirty at tha
Harmony Baptist dwth
Baldwin county- IntoRMRt
the church oeteatary. Rev. James
M. Terssi, paster of the First Bap
tist church, conducted the
in the presence of a large gathering
of friends and relatives. The pall
bearers were Messrs Joe Andrews,
Carl Massey, Burwell Malpass, Rob
ert Ashfield. W. H. Stembridge and
TTiad Ashfield.
Mr. Bloodworth is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Mattie Bayne
Ennis, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Flood worth, four brothers, Ralph
Bloodworth, of Dublin; Hugh Blood-
worth, of Stillmore; Thomas and
Charles Bloodworth. of this county;
Two sisters. Mrs. Haywood Smith
and Miss Frances Bloodworth,
Milledgeville.
Lawrence Bloodworth was t
and reared in this county. He
agent for the American Oil Co.
the tim* of hw death, after having
been employed nt the service station
of Mr. Hines Ennis for a number
of years. He was known as
honest, industrious young man
had many friends in the city. He
a member of the Baptist church and
the Young Men’s Bible Class.
T. E. West Jr.. Principal: A.
Young, Amt Principal; Lucile Coth
ran, Sarah Montgomery. EUen Shir
ley. Rom Lee Lofton. Bailie Davis,
Genie Andrews. Annie Waller. Ar-
DR. WELTNER TO BE
HONORED AT DINNER
Presidents and Deans of University
System to Have Testimonial Din
ner for Chancelor.
The President's and Dean’s of the
colleges and universities in the Uni
versity System of Georgia will have
a dinner at the old Governor’s Man
sion on Friday evening compliment
ing Dr. Philip Weltncr, Chancelor of
the University System.
Dr. Guy Wells, president of G. S.
C. W., said Milledgeville had been
selected because of its central loca
tion and that all the presidents and
deans were having a part. The din-
! ner will be a testimonial to
I Weitner who retires on July 1st
Chancrlor. to be succeeded by Dr.
S. V. Sar.icrd. Dr. Weitner has been
a leader in the reform measures to
improve the higher system of edu
cation in Georgia and is recognized
as one of the most valuable servants
of the state.
LITTLE
A small blaze on the roof of the
home of Mr*. Annie Massey in West
End did little damage about noon
Monday. The firemen answered the
alarm and found the small fire,
which had been discovered by chil
dren playing la an adjoining yard,
burning on tha roof. The blue was
extt
J*w Jaaei aad Walter (M-
will Overcome from Corbom
Moooxide Ga*.
Despite hours of effort to save tha
lives of Jesse Jones and Walter Lee
Bloodworth, the two men died
shortly aftern'xm on Tuesday after
they had been axphbrxiated in a
well near the Hardwick Methodist
church.
The two men in company with
George Hataway and a man named
Cox went to toe well Intrant of the
home of Ralph Garland, which had
been destroyed by fire late Satur
day night, to clean the debris from
the well. Mr. Bloodworth decend-
ed Into the well and was overcome
by the carbon monoxide gas which
had accmulated. Mr. Jones, with
his companions were handling the
windless and when they attempted
to draw him up, his body became
lodged between the wall of the well
wooden sill that had fallen
into the well from the fire. Mr. Jonea
then went down to ruleese the body
and was also overcome, his body
falling across that of his compan
ion. Help was summoned by the
other men and the fire department
from the State Hospital came to the
scene and ladders were lowered into
the well. Mr. Steve Wright went
down and fastened ropes around the
unconscious men and they were
pulled to the top.
Dr. O. C. Woods, who had been
summoned, was present when toe
were taken from the well and
immediately began applying artifi
cial respiration after the condition
of the men was determined. Em
ployees of the high line crew of
the Georgia Power Co., and the
Georgia Natural Gas Co., men train
ed in first aid. were called and aided
the physicians in applying the artifi
cial respiration exercise. Dr. John
Wiley, Dr. Longino. of the State
Hospital and Dr. Richard Binion;
also assisted in the work. For more
than four hours the men worked,
but life gradually left the bodies
Oxygen tanks from the State Hospi
tal and from Mr. Ralph Simmeraon
garage were brought to the scene
the oxygen was farced Into the
mens lungs In an effort to bring
back life but to no avail.
Both men were well known in the
community around Hardwick where
they have made their homes for
many years. The tradgedy was the
third In this community within a
week.
FORD MONTGOMERY WINS
SCHOLARSHIP TO AUSTRIAN
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
Son of Mr. and Mr*. D. F. Meat-
Romeiy Will Study Abroad fer
Two Years.
Mr. Ford Montgomery, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Montgomery,
who has won many honors as a pian
os t, has recently been awarded a
scholarship for the Mayarteum
Academy of Music. Salsburg, Aus
tria. and will study abroad for two
years.
Mr. Montgomery will receive his
degree from the New England Con
servatory. Boston. Mass., this week
and will come home to spend a short
time before continuing his study.
Mr. Montgomery began his music
carreer when a boy beginning study
under Miss Fannie Virginia McClure.
He progressed rapidly and displayed
unusual talent. He first won the
state piano contest sponsored by the
Music Clubs and was later awarded
first prize in the southeastern con
tests and was given the Julliard
Scholarship for rtudy in New York,
City. This allowed him to enter the
New England Conservatory of Music
in Boston. This scholarship has been
renewed each year and Mr. Mont
gomery has been given his degree.
The recent scholarship is one at
the highest honors a student can
win.
John W. Riley was named Wor
shipful Master of the Tenth District
Masons at the annual convention of
the district association held in Gor
don on Wednesday.
Joe T. Andrews respondel to the
address of welcome from the Gor-
den lodge at the opening ceremonies.
Hon. Abit Nix, of Athens, was the
principal speaker at the meeting and
delivered a most inspiring address.
Mr. J .T. McMullen, secretary-treas
urer of the association for many
years, was re-elected to this position.
A large delegation of Milledge-
ville Masons attended the conven-
A barbecue dinner was served
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