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VOLUME CV.
Milled (cnlle, G»., Inc 27, 1135
NUMBER 44
Plans Made To Hold Fair In
Baldwin County Next October
Middle Georgia Fair Auociation
Reorgeaixet at Meetiar Toei-
day Afternoo* at Cant Home
The Middle Georgia Fair Associa
tion reorganized at a meeting of the
s tod .old«rs Tuesday afternoon by
the .lection of officers and plans
were laid to hold a fair In October.
A special meeting of the stock
holders was called to perfect the
reorganization and to decide whether
the fair should be held. A fair has
not been held here in several years,
but the stockholders were of the
unamious opinion that this year
would be one of the best crop yean
in a number of yean, and that the
fair would be advisable.
Capt. J. H. Ennis was named the
new president oi the association and
the following officen and directors
were named unamiously: R. H. Woot-
♦cn. vice-president; Mn. F. W.
Hendrickson, secretary; O. M. Ennis,
treasurer: W. L. Proctor. W. C.
Evans. C. R. Torrance, Mrs. Mary
Deason and D. W. Brown, directors,
Judge B. H. Dunnaway, who has
moved from the city, was former
president of the association. Mr. A.
W. Watkins, treasurer, had stated
thit he did not have the time to
give to the work and asked to be re
lieved. Mr. McCullar also asked to
be relieved, it was stated.
The officers and directors were
unamiously elected.
Mrs. Hendrickson was instructed
to immediately prepare a premium
list and go Jorward with other plans
for the fair. The week of October 7th
was tentatively set for the fair.
The fair association owns 36 a<
within the city including a number
of buildings.
HOMEMORTGAGES
TO BE DISCUSSED
FtltnlHtani Afeatito Com
Htf-e for lumoce Mortgage
Clinic Jaae Z8tk
On Friday June 28th. Mr. B
Sisk. Manager Financial Relations,
and Mr. L. D. Blound, Field Repre
sentative Federal Housing Adminis
tration, will be in Milledgeville to
hold a insurance mortgage clinic.
The purpose ot this plan is to show
banks and property owners as well
building dealers, contractors a
other interested parties exactly how
the Insured Mortgage Clinic operates,
using bona fide applications
illustrative cases.
The Insured Mortgage Clinic is
method of education of all interested
parties in their own community,
suiting in a wide spread and correct
i:nrlcrstanfding <of The National
Housing Act and its benefits to all
participants in the Better Housing
Program.
This Clinic will be held in Flemis-
1or Building on S. Wayne Street and
all bankers, property owners, building
supply dealers, contractors, and
others are urged to come in during
the day and secure instruction-
how to secure modernization credit
leans and loans for new const*uction.
Mr. R. V. Glenn, district manager
of the FERA office in this city is
-pending several days in Atlanta at
tending a conference of all district
supervisors of the FERA.
The new program of work relid!
"ill bo explained and the necessary
organization perfected to gdt the
machinery in operation to begin the
expenditure of the five billion dollar
work relief money.
Mr. Ed Downs, district farm sup-
visor. and Mr. J. A. Usery. district
mineer, are also attending confer-
•oes to receive information about
c new program.
BANQUET HONORS
PHILPWELTNER
Rrtrkg Ckaacdor of The Uai-
venitj Sjutm Circa Tcitkua
abl Diaaer.
I>n. CUT WELLS SPEAKS
IN STATESBORO
Dr. Guv H. Wells was a guest
•'cakcr before the summer school
•--dents of the South Georgia Teach-
rs College in Statesboro on Wed-
“*day. Dr. Wells is one of the most
t-toresting speakers in the state and
his address was a feature cf the
summer school program at the South
Gp °rgia College.
r »TY AND COUNTY BOARDS
_ MEET NEXT WEEK
The City Council will hold* ita
^ular monthly meeting on next
onday evening to transact the usual
business of the month.
CW the Board of County
J^nuwlonrr. Hoard of
«on win hold
The old Governor's Mansion, the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Guy Wells,
was the scene on Monday evening
of one of the most impressive din
ners ever given in the historic old
building. Dr. Philip Weitner, retiring
Chancelor of the University System
of Georgia, was the honor guest at
a testimonial dinner given by the
presidents and deans of the colleges
in the system.
At the conclusion of a delicious
dinner served in the banquet hall
of the Mansion, Dr. S. V. Sanford,
president of the University of Geor
gia and Chancelor elect, paid a trib
ute to the service of Dr. Weltner and
acted as toast master. Dr. Sanford
credited Dr. Weltner with the au
thorship oC the reorganzation bill and
said his untiring work and vision
had made possible the most revolu
tionary movement ft* good in the
higher system of education since the
university was established. Dr. San
ford took occasion 'during' the ad
dress, as he reveiwed the history of
education in the state, to compliment
the Union-Recorder for the splendid,
old capitol edition published two
weeks ago.
Dr. M. L. Brittan, president of
Georgia Tech, Mr. Marvin Pittman,
president of South Georgia Teachers
College, Dr. M. D. Collings, superin
tendent of education in Georgia,
Col. Kyle T. Alfriend, secretary of
the Georgia Education Association,
and Miller S. Bell, a member of th
Board of Regents after July 1st, al
so spoke during the program and
praised Dr. Weltner for his unusual
ability to vision the needs and then
to see th’ need put into achieve
ment.
At the conclusion Dr. Sanford
presented Dr. and Mrs. Weltner with
a silver service as a token of esteem
from the presidents and deans a! the
University system.
Dr. and Mrs. Wells, Dr. and Mrs.
E. H. Scott, Dean and Mrs. Hoy Tay
lor, Miss Ethel Adams, Dean of Wo
men, at G. S. C. W., Dr. and Mrs.
J. L. Beeson, Dr. W. T. Wynn, Mr.
and Mrs. W. G. Johnson and Mr. and
Mrs. Jere Moore were the local peo
ple atttending the dinner.
Every president ana dean from
the twelve college?, in the university
system with the exception of three,
who were detained by illness,
present at the banquet.
Dr. Weltner retires after July 1st
and has recently been appointed to
federal position.
PREPARATION MADE TO
START WORK ON NEW J AIL
Material is being Placed an Grounds
as Plans are Concluded for Con
struction of New Jail.
Materials arc being placed
grounds and other plans are going
forward to start work on the new
county jail at an early date.
The new building bn Montgomery
street will be modem in every de
tail with a residence for the sherift!
of the county on the ground floor
and jail quarters on the second floor.
The building will be finished in red
brick. Brick from the old jail will
be used as much as possible in the
?w building.
The construction of the new jail
•an FERA project and everything
is being made ready so that when
final approval is given the project
in Atlanta the work will start im
mediately. The project has been sent
to Atlanta and an acceptance Is ex
pected daily.
; REV. EDMONDSON TO PREACH
1 AT ilABDWICK CHURCH
Rev. R. A. Edmondson, superin
tendent of the Superannuate Fund of
the North Georgia Conference, will
preach at the Midway Methodist on
next Sunday evening. The public is
cordially invited to hear him. Rev.
W C Budd will conduct services at
the usual hour on Sunday morning.
COMMISSIONERS GRANT
SIX BEER LICENSES
The County Commissioners In
gptcial session on Monday Footed
beer licenses to six stores in the
Thr stores granted U>« right to seU
Beer are: Ducky's. W. L. Pr»r»ood.
W. U Procter.JL B- c -
SWIMMING POOL ,
IS DEDICATED
New Pool, First Uut of Physical
Etlacatioo Bailout, Dedicated
at C. S. C. W. Taesdajr.
The new swimming pool, the first
unit of the planned physical educa
tion building at G. S. C. W., was
dedicated on Tuesday afternoon
when Mr. L. S. Fowler presented
the pool to Dr. Guy Wells and he in
turn gave it to the students.
Mr. Fowler and Dr. Wells told the
students that the completion of the
pool was the beginning of a building
expansion program at the college and
that the pool laid the foundation the
physical education and health build
ing, which they hoped would be
completed in the near future.
Miss Billie Jennings, of the senior
class and Miss Margaret Garbut, of
the freshman class, accepted the pool
from Dr. Wells, as representatives
of the student body.
Mrs. Stewart Wootten. head of thp
department of physical education,
had charge of the program. Mrs.
Wootten presided. A program was
presented pointing out the advant
ages of physical and health educa
tion. Demonstrations in swimming
were given at the conclusion of the
program and the advantages of this
exercise were pointed out.
The new pool is ot concrete paint
ed green and later a tile interior will
be added. A covering and locker
rooms will be built later. The pool is
30 feet by 75 feet and is front 3 1-2
to 9 1-2 feet deep.
PRESS HONORS ,
LOCAL EDITORS
R. B. Moore Presented Medal far
Fifty Yean in Georgia JonraaJ-
issL Jere Maare Vice-Presideat
The Georgia Press Association in
convention in Carrollton, Ga., the
past week honored the editors of The
Uni on-Recorder,. Mr. R. B. Moore
was presented a gold medal for fifty
years service in Georgia journalism
and Jere N. Moore, associate editor,
was named vice-president of the
Mr. Moore, who has served the
paper for more than a half century,
was jimonf the group df twelve
editors who received the meritorious
award for half century of service.
Mr. Moore was unable to attend the
convention due to ill health and the
medal was presented to his .son. The
medal is inscribed, “Half a Century
of Service, Georgia Press Associa
tion.” In the center is'an'old Wash
ington hand press.
Jere N. Moore was named vice-
president by unanimous vote of the
convention. He succeeds Mr. Kirk
Sutlive, of Blackshear, Ga., who was
elevated to the presidency. The name
of Mr. Moore was presented to the
convention by Mr. Albert Hardy, of
Gainesville, Ga., and was seconded
by Dr. Richard Reid, of the Catholic
Laymens Bulletin, Augusta. Miss
Sue Myrick, of the Macon Telegraph
Mr. Belmont Dennis, of the Coving
ton News, Mr. Dave Turner, of the
Bullock Times, Statesboro, Mr. Stiles
Martin, of the Atlanta Constitution.
Fraleys Pharmacy Moves Into
Store to Begin Business Changes
Fraley’s Pharmacy moved into their
new home on Wayne street today to
begin a series of important business
changes in Milledgeville before
September 1st. ^ .
The new Fraley building is oc
the most attractive in the city, the
modernistic idea being aarried out
in every detail. The entire building
has been renovated with new fix
tures throughout and an impressive
front Mr. Fraley stated that a form
al opening will come later when his
friends and customers will be invit
ed to a special opening party, but the
store is ready now and doing busi
villa Banking Co., formerly occupier'
by the Pool Room, he stated Wed
nesday and will move into this
store before September. Mr. Hollo
way will move into the building now
occupied by Harris Hall’s Radio
shop after repairs and Improvements
are made.
The Olhman building will be re
modeled and the entire building will
be occupied by the Rose 5 and 10
cents store. This is a North Carolina
concern and the building will be
ready for occupancy by October.
•Other changes will probably be
made with the addition of other
stores to the city. Announcements
will be made later about these
changes.
JULYFOURIHTO
BE CELEBRATED
Fall Hofiujr to Be Eajaycd br AN
Boi'mcia ia City. (Map Will
Be Chief Amaiedwal of Day.
Next Thursday si July 4th. The day
will be observed as a general holi
day throughout the city with all
business houses, public buildings and
oanks closed for the day. Plans are
being made for entertainments at
both the country club and Spring
Lake hunting and fishing club by
the members of these organizations.
Family reunions, picnics and other
outings will be enjojed by the peo
ple of the community. The Ameri
can Legion will probab’v hold some
special feature in celebration of ine
day.
Roy S. Alford, Jr., manager of the
Echetah Country Club, said plans
being made to have a club
tournament on the 4th of July. The
three golfers making the low score
the 36 hole play will be awarded
,zes. All members of the club are
invited to participate. *
A barbecue supper will be served
... honor of the summer school stu-
dents the afternoon of the fourth * 111
and an entertainment program will I J-fSL by Jj?* “Tl slc 7J'
be given. This entertainment will * ridge. He comes to Milledgeville
FINALS IN GOLF TOURNAMENT
TO BE PLAYED SUNDAY
The Finals in The Echetah Conakry
Club Golf Touitojunent Will Be
Played Nej t Sunday.
In the first flight Wilson Mason
and Aubrey Jones will battle for the
championship. Lamar jHom and
Lonnie Minor are opponents in the
second flight play and Alton Rogers
will meet Royce Smith for the third
flight championship.
Throughout the tournament the
play has been interesting and spirit
ed and unusual interest has been
shown. Large galleries are expected
to follow the championship flights
which begin Sunday" afternoon at
one-thirty.
NEW DENTIST TO OPEN
OFFICES HERE NEXT WEEK
Dr. C. M. Zattau. Jr., of Atlanta
Carnes to MilledgevUle lui Succes
sor to Late Dr. Stembrftdge.
The latest type X-rays and den
tistry equipment is being installed in
the office of Dr. C. M. Zattau, Jr..
in the Doctor's Building on Hancock
street this week and Dr. Zattau
will open offices next week.
Dr. Zattau will occupy the offices
Stem-
Georgia Press to Hold Golden
Jubile in Milledgeville in 1936
TIME TO QUALIFY
ENDSONMONDAY
CiaaMtto Mart Qaatfy WkL Jab
Haiawajr for City PraBwy Be
fan Six O'clock Bully.
Monday of next week, July 1st, at
six o’clock will close the time for
candidates to qualify for the city
democratic primary of August 2nd
a a Mayor and three aldermen
must be nominated.
John H. Holloway, secretary of
the executive committee, with whom
the candidates must pay their fees
in order to make the race, said Wed
nesday that there had not been a
candidate to qualify with him, but
Judge George Carpenter had notified
him that he would post the neces
sary fee today. T. H. Clark, T. B.
Dumas and J. C. Baston, incumbents,
have announced their candidacic}
in the newspapers but have not yet
posted the entrance fee. TTiey will
do this today it is understood.
The voters of the cit> must regis
ter before July 12th, which is two
weeks in the future. To-date about
seventy-five have qualified for the
primary by registering at the City
HalL
It is believed uib> Judge Carpenter
and the aldermanic candidates will
be elected without opposition. Col.
Erwin Sibley, a close friend of Judge
Carpenter, was asked Wednesday
garding the election and he made the
following statement:
“It would seem to me that with
the familiarity that Judge Carpenter
has through his long experience, as
Judge of the Recorder’s Court, with
the affairs of the city and of his
personal interest in the welfare of
the city, it is an occasion of where
the office seqjto, the naan and not the
man the offU* Aad I believe that
I express the sentiment of a large
majority of the intelligent thinking
people of Milledgeville when I say
that we should make his election
unanimous.”
Although there have been rumors
that other candidates would an
nounce, there has been no indica
tion off this to Mr. Holloway.
LEGION TO SPONSOR BEAUTY
CONTEST FOR STATE
Qaeen to Be Selected to Compete at
State Convention In Macon In
Aa* oat.
The Morris-Little Post of the
American Legion announc 1 plans
following a meeting last .ursday
to sponsor a beauty contest for the
selection of a Queen to represent
tne post at the annual convention of
the Legion in Macon on August 22,
23. 24.
Each post in the state will select
a beauty queen for the state
vention and from the group will be
selected ’ Miss American Legion of
Georgia.” The state winner will go
to the national convention in
Louis, Mo.
The Legion will announce de
tailed plans later in the month. Com
mander Ben Harrison stated. He al-
said that the Legion hoped to
make this one of the real outstand
ing events in Milledgeville. Out-of-
town judges will be used. The young
lady selected to represent the post
will be the guest of the Legion at
tiie state convention end many enter
tainments arc planned in honor of
beauty queens.
take place in TreanoPs meadow.
Plans have not been completed for
this program.
SUNDAY
The first mad deg seen in Mil-
lcdeeville in several years was found
in the northern part of the city and
the police killed it. The head was
shipped to Atlanta and the city au
thorities were advised the dog was
mad.
The police were called to the same
section Tuesday, but failed to find
the dog. The people of the city are
warned against the danger of dogs
Bed Ip notify
' wM a M
from Atlanta where he graduated
from the Atlanta Dental College. He
is an outstanding young man and
comes to Milledgeville highly recom
mended.
ATLANTA MINISTER TO PREACH
HERE SUNDAY
Rev. Cecil Thompson, of Atlanta,
will preach at the morning services
at the Presbyterian church, Mr. L.
C. Hall, chairman of the pulpit com
mittee has announced.
Rev. Mr. Thompson is an outstand
ing preacher and has been highly
recommended to the church here. The
public is cordially invited to hear
him.
Marion Allen. Jr., left Wed
nesday for New York where he will
hrftdi weeks tour of Etgtond
MRS. H. D. ALLEN TOURNAMENT
WINNER AT ECHETAH
Mrs. H. D. Allen. Jr., was declared
winner of the Woman’s Golf Tourna
ment of the Echrtah Country Club
hen she defeated Mrs. Wilson Ma
in in the finals Wednesday after-
rwn 4 to 3.
This is the first woman’s tourna
ment the club has ever held and
was highly successful. Fifteen women
took part. Mrs. Allen has not only
been an outstanding golf player, but
she is also recognized as a tennis
star of the first magnitude.
Mrs. Allen will be awarded the
silver cup as the club champion of
1935.
MISS ENGLISH VISITS HERE
Muss Mildred English, who will
become head of the Peabody Practice
School next year, spent two days
of the past week in the city.
Miss English is teaching at the
summer school of IXike University
and is recognized as an outstanding
teacher. While here, Dr. and Mrs.
Guy Welle <
her honor M had Mtokors of 1
fspwfid* hi wkftto Wm Ml
Freu Accept, Invititiea Cmm
to MiBcdferifle. President of
United Stole, i. Incited.
Thf Georgia Press Association ac
cepted the invitation of Milledge-
ville to hold its 1936 annual conven
tion in Milledgeville celebrating the
fiftieth anniversary d! the organiza
tion of the association.
The invitation was extended by
Jere N. Moore, who presented let
ters from the city of Milledgeville.
the Kiwanis Club, Dr. Guy WeBa
and Col. Joe Jenkins for the con
vention to come here. Invitations
were also presented by Columbus
and Augusta, but the Milledgeville
invitation was accepted. The con
vention will convene here on a Wed
nesday evening seme time in the
middle of the summer and will re
main in session through "Friday
evening and will leave on'Saturday
morning for a week-end outing at
Savannah.
President-elect Kirk Sutlive said
plans would be made to make the
convention the most outstanding in
the history of the association. The
President of the United States will
be invited to address the conven
tion and many outstanding editors
from all sections of the country will
also be invited to come. It is also ex
pected that the largest attendance
of Georgia editors in many years
will be on hand to join in the Golden
Jubilee convention. It will be by
far the most outstanding convention
ever held in Milledgeville.
Committees will be organized and
all plans for entertainment will be
worked out later for The convention-
MRS. H. D ALLEN
FIRST CITIZEN
l«w Maori kjr
Khnwix CW> as dtohiit
Glim rf liHxii Cmtf.
The Kiwanis Club last Thursday
named Mrs. K. D. Allen as Baldwin
county’s most outstanding and most
deserving citizen.
The selection was made at the
request of Mr. W. T. Anderson,
editor and publisher of the Macon
Telegraph, who plans to honor the
leading citizens of Middle Georgia
by publishing special stories of their
lives. Mr. Anderson appeared before
the club several weeks and asked
that the selection be made and said
the Telegraph hoped to give recogni
tion to the accomplishments of those
who had rendered meritorious pub
lic service.
The committee named to present
a nominee was composed of W. G.
Johnson, W. H. Arnall and Jere N.
Moore. The name of Mrs. Allen was
suggested by more than a score of
citizens and the vote Of the club was
unanimous. The largest attendance
in several months was present to
make the selection.
Mrs. Allen is a native of Baldwin
county and she has spent her life in
this community. She was a sympa
thetic companion to her husband,
the late Dr. H. D. Allen, in building
Allen's Invalid Home, one of the
largest private hospitals * in the
south. She is u credit and asset to
his county and community. For many
years Mrs. Allen was interested in
club work and contributed in a large
measure to many enterprises that im
proved the schools, churches and
other institutions that have con
tributed to make Milledgeville a
greater community. Her life has been
unselfish one and she has always
been ready to do her part in better
ing the conditions of the people of
the county, especially those who
have been less fortunate than she.
Her home has always been open to
isitors who come'here and in every
enterprise that lias been a benefit to
the city and county she has had a
part.
early date Mrs. Allen will
be given a special write-up in the
Macon Telegraph which will be re
produced in this paper.
The Sixth District Medical Society
met on Wednesday in Sandersvillo
for its regular semi-annual session.
Dr. W. M. Scott, Dr. O. C. Woods.
Dr. Dawson Allen. Dr. Chas. Ful-
ghum and Dr. Y. H. Yarbrough at
tended from Baldwin county. Mr*.
H. D. Alien, Mrs. Richard Btnion,
a C Wood*. Mrs. Y. H. Yar-