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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF COUNTY
THURSDAY. .YULY 25. 1915
Cotton bolls are beginning to swell
and ginners and farmers are looking
forward to cotton picking time.
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grand jury presentments
The Grand Jury made a number
of Important recomendations to the
Court at the conclusion of their ses
sion last week. The presentments
are prnted in full in this issue of
the Union-Recorder, and we call the
attention of every citizen to these
presentments.
The resolution commending the
County Commissioners for their
splendid report and the excellent
condition of the county's afafirs is
most timely and certainly well de
served by the commissioners. The
county’s debt is now at a very low
figure. Over forty thousand dollars
worth of warrants have been retired
in the past year leaving a balnea,
about fifty thousand dollars which
represent* a floating debt of long
standing. The county owns highway
arrents which more than off set
this indebtednes, in fact leaves the
county a surplus, with which the
various WPA projects'including the
new jail and court house improv
merits will be financed. Tne three
men handling the county’s affairs
are well qualified and men of the
highest conception of duty and in
tegrity.
The Grand Jury looks at the mat-
The real friend is the . , . . , .
, , . . . v, ter restoring teachers sa’ar*es
gives a helping hand when needed ° ......
. 4 . , . ,, one of great importance at this time.
but does not busy himself inquiring * ... .... ... ... ,
... We are confident that this will be
into your afafirs.
done as soon as funds are available.
The teachers of this city and county
among the highest paid
always paid promptly.
The reporter that gave the story j
to the press about the beer guzzler; and ^
that drank two quarts of beer in, ^ an v teachers have gone months
34 seconds should hove gone on and j wHhmit thcir sa]aries . We aro , ure
said that nobody cared. I «he teachers prefer regular pay
— j rather than higher salaries and ir-
In trying to decide who owns the ■ regular payments. The Board of
Georgia highways the truck driver j juration and Supt. Bivins ha^e
has been overlooked. If actions speak j rfnne n splendid job as their reports
louder than words then there is no. shows. The scholos are in excellent
question about it condition and are being oprnited
I nine months and well qualified
The canning plant in Baldwin' teachers have them in charge. We
county has been a big help. Fruits | know of no county in the state in
and vegetables
for winter use, which will certain
ly help solve the food problem.
haw* been saved better financial condition in every
respect than Baldwin.
The recommendation in regard to
law enforcement should be strictlv
carried out. The county police should
be most vigilant to see that al laws
obeyed, especialy those given
Kirk Sutlive, president of the
Georgia Press, urged a larger pro
gram in stamping out adult illitor- , „
acv in Georgia. This is o good sug- notice in the Grand Jury oresent-
gestion Mr. President and we hope moots. We think the resolution urg-
will bear fruit.
Taxing the rich is not as bad as
it sounds. The majority of the rich
that will be taxed are people who
have gained their fortune? b> op
pressing labor, and selling their pro
ducts with government protection.
The rumor at the present is that
Gov. Talmadge will again be a
candidate for Governor. He will
have a number of dissapointed
friends who hope to wear his
mantle, it he decides on this course,
principally Hugh Howell.
Not so many years ago. mother
made it a regular part of her pro
gram to bake several loaves of bread
each Saturday. TV modern wife
won’t except the bread from the
baker this day and age if it Isn’t
sliced.
We recall the bank holiday of
March 19S3 and how our people said
“great is Roosevelt he is the savior
of our nation." Cotton prices were
low and every business was at a low
ebb. And yet today some of these
won’t admit that times are better,
even though bank deposits have
grown, farm prices are better and
the laborer is swinging the full din
ner pail again. They criticise the
President in most abusive language.
Court has adjourned a id
ed crimnal docket remain
court calendar. Baldwin county can
not continue to trifle with crime.
An aroused public sentiment will
bring about a change in this situa-
ing the continuation of the county
police a wise one and the county
commissioners have declare)! they
expected to cany the plans as out
lined into erect.
e are anxious to see both the city
’and county secure more WPA pro
jects and we believe the Grand
Jury recommendation in this re
spect a wise one.
All in all the Grand Jury has
made recommendations looking to
ward the best interest of this county
and we feel that every citizen should
read the reports of the jury, the
►ommittees and the county office
GAB AND ALCOHOL
From the Maeon Newt
According to the law of averages
one out of every twenty persons
in the United States will be killed
or injured in a motor vehicle acci
dent in the next five years.
Last year 36 thousand persons were
killed in motor accidents. The total
economic loss, according
National Safety Council, was 1 bil
lion 580 million dollars. It is also
shown that the motor vehicle death
.-ate is increasing faster than the
population.
City and state reports to the
National Safety Council show that
in 6 per cent of the motor vehicle
accidents the driver was under the
influence of liquor and in 7 to 8
percent the pedestrian had been
drinking.
The "reported cases” show a lower
on the • percentage than those of Dr. H. A.
-RECORDER M1LLEPGEV1LLE, GA^ JtLf 35, 1»IS
child in its rest and recuperation
from classroom confinement, or de
priving it of the innocent pleasures
of life, but rather the daily impres
sing upon its young mind the neces
sity for conlir aing tie rules of con
duct learned in its house of study.
Children are quick to learn and
equally quick to forget. An impres
sion may sink deep today and be
forgotten by tomorrow, but if it is
repeatedly brought to the attention
of the juvenile brain it will eventu
ally take deep root and live.
The teacher is responsible to the
parent for the proper instruction of
the child during its hour of study,
but the parent has a double responsi
bility —to both the teacher and the
child—the responsibility of safe
guarding the work of both.—Tribune.
Lemmon, S. Dakota.
AS A MAN THINKS
Observance of certain notab.e day
should remind us of the obligations
which those dates suggest. Nothing
is more important than the lreusing
of attention on the needs of
world. It is highly important that
people think, think seriously, think
aright, and that their thinking shall
prompt their actions and giveU color
to their days.
The popular form of government
is that in which people do their own
thinking, elect their own officials
and crystalize the sentiment that
makes the laws. But we too much
and too often emphasize thinking
enmasse.. It is*- splendid if we
have majorities for the ushering in
of every needed reform. But many
a reform is obtained through an
invincible personality—one person
doing and saying what he thinks is
right and standing by his guns
though the heavens fall.
As a man thinks, so is he: so ii
his neighborhood: so is his com
munity; so is his nation. One mar
has often set in operation a train
of influences that never spent their
force until the desired reform
The wisest man is he who changes
his mind and docs different think
ing today from that of yesterday, if
convinced that he was in the wrong
yesterday. It is not only Important
that we have firm convictions, but
it is equally important that we have
reasons for our convictions. Many
a person, to take his word for it,
does not know why he belongs to a
certain church or votes a certain
ticket. He has never thought through
to its logical conclusion the philoso
phy to which he subscribes.
nan thinketh. so does a na
tion think. As a nation thinks, so is
it. The nations of the world thought
for years in terms of militarism,
commercial rivalry, secret treaties,
jealousy, suspicion, and intrigue.
The most destructive war the world
has yet known seemed necessary in
order to change the thinking of the
world.
Now our civic responsibility and
humanitarian obligations tell us that
must think in terms of arbitra
tion, love, service, and universal
peace.
continue to change our
thinking. It is time our thoughts leap
ed from armaments to the personal
needs of man. The unemployed, the
tired, the hungrey, the illiterate
must be helped and saved. Crime
must be overpowered. Children must
be given the right to live the best
erf lives.
The contagion of sound thinking,
of sincerity, integrity, and moral
courage can save our civilization.
—Muskeon Heights (Mich.) Record.
BUMMER RESPONSIBILITY
Many pasents lose sight of the fact
that the vacation pesiod is one of
grave danger to the growing child.
The boy or girl just out of senool
feels like the caged bird that is sud
denly released from its captivity.
It glories In its freeom to the ex
clusion of all else.
Many of the lessons in deport
ment that have been learned in the
class room are gradually forgotten
as the child finds Its way to the
street. There is no room in its heart
for anything but the glories of the
present, unless the parental hand is
ever guiding its steps. The futore
is a sealed book which will
opened only too soon for its pur
pose.
Herein the function of the parent
becomes Of double importance to the
future life of the ihild, for the c
ful work and training of the teacher
must be carried on through the days
and weeks of the vacation period,
not to the extent .of hampering the
From the Toccos Record
There are occasions when all of
us. sometimes, forget the peace and
neighborliness of living in what is
classified as a small town, and see
only the ugly side of the picture that
reveals the gossip, the petty hatreds
and antagonisms that seem foreord-
dained to exist between business
competitors in small spheres.
And though it cannot be denied
that life in the smaller community
offers more in the way of enjoy
ment of life than the hurly-burly
exvstK?nce the metropolitan center
gives, one often tends to forget this
when faced by one of the moun
tainous molehill vicissitudes incident
to the small community.
It is a lamentable trait of human
nature to “talk about the neighbors.”
Without 1 hesitation human beings
ill often leap at the chance to pass
along some story concerning ac
quaintances. stories the like of which
the situation reversed, would
incite the teller to a rage of “righte-
i^ indignation.”
The most respected man or wo-
an in any community is the one
who does not deal in such petty par
lance. who can place himself in the
position of the subject of conversa
tion and govern his actions accord
ingly. And on the other hand the
most generally disliked person is
the one who seiezs every opportunity
to pass along every tale, true or un
true. that comes to his or her ears.
Gossip is perhaps man’s chief weap-
against himself.
HE KEPT THE SECRET
(By Clayton Band)
However he may hustle as a live-
ire, it i ssafe to say that the i
moving merchandise in your com
munity is advertising.
He is not just putting his name
in print or plastering it on every
tree and fence-post along the high
way.
He is “tellin’ em" his story in l
mistakable language every week in
local paper. He is bombarding
hi* friends with printed reminders;
he lets you know he’s on earth.
The business that does not adver
tise sooner or later dies with the
dry-rot, and over its tomb men in
scribe these words In spirit—"He
TRIED TO KEEP HIS BUSINESS A
SECRET.”
•ho analyzed 119 automobile
accidents in and around Uniontown.
Pennsylvania. He classed 60 per cent
as “alcohol accidents."
The leading cities of the country
tion and this is the only thing that 1 are cracking down on the drunken
can rectify this blot and black eye! driver. In Miami, for example, a
on tl.e county record. We have a! fine of $75 is imposed, and the limit
commission to” perform and that is to 1 * s Riven in practically evepr case.
. » Tyw-enc.! Moto rvehicle owners and drivers
safeguard the m P must learn that alcohol and gasoline
sion on earth and that is the young ^ ^ ^
people of our state. To permit the|
flagerant violation of crime is a bad | Kiwanis Club has called on
example for these young people. its membership to bring suggestions
for civic projects whereby the club
can make some constructive contri
bution to the advancement of this
community. We know of no under
taking that will court for more
than some action to help the under-
privilodgod children of this city and
county. The avenue for sendee In
this direction is broad and crowded
with opportunities.
Is your sense of citizenship be
coming numbed by selfishness? Too
many people think only of them
selves giving neither thought or
time to their community betterment.
They might be termed human casul-
ties” in the battle for human better
ment. Many people as far as citizen
ship is concerned aro already dead,
while others rich in the worlds
goods, sound of mind and body are
only concerned with amassing a
greater fortune while human suffer-j rating with the favored manufactur
ing. child delinquency and other ing interest who have pre*ed
tragedies are all about them and j the brow of labor all these
President Roosevelt and his No’
Deal have given the farmer a parity
they neither turn to the right or the
left to give something to make the
world better for having lived in it.
The death of this type of citizen
blessing instead of a lamented loss. tax.
and grown fat with the protection of
the government. The fanner
has a protective tariff in the sale
of his products with the processing
CAMPUS THEATRE
Secret Agcats Halt
March Of Cfit!
«SK CAGNEY
XjRn Ivoia'i
'LlNB^AV
Thursday-Friday. July 25-26
OFFICIAL 0. S. GOVERNMENT
REPORTS TESTIFY TO THE
LOWNESS OF ELECTRIC RATES
OF GEORGIA POWER COMPANY
Desrit* the increasing propo-
ganda for “safety-first”, the wluen-
ing of our highways and the pro
motion of other safety methods, the
'number of automobile accidents con
tinue to increase. It brings to mind
the admonition of the holy writ,
“broad is the way that leads to de
struction." We cannot continue to J
wink at violations of the rules of
the road if the accident toll is toj
show a decrease. Officers charged j
with enforcement should bring i
charges against all violators without
fear or favor.
LN THE cities and towns market, above, the
public is served direct by the Georgia Power Com
pany, and Georgia Power Company low rates pre
vail. The same low rates are in effect, uniformly,
in nearly 400 Georgia towns and run.I commu
nities.
Not included in the Federal Power Commission's
report, but of considerable interest to Georgia, is
the fact that homes served by Georgia Power Com
pany are paying, on the average, only 3.S cents a
kilowatt h r for their electricity, while the na
tional average is 5.2 cents. Electricity in the av
erage American home costa .18.8 per cent more
than in these Georgia homes!
Georgia ranks FIRST among all states east of
the Rocky moan tains in the use of electricity in
the home.
ELECTRICITY IS CHEAP! Use it. and make
your home a pleasanter, more comfortable place
in which to live.
GEORGIA POWER CO.
Two Great Problems of Life
Life insurance, if maintained at full value, will help to solve
the two great financial problems of life:
Dying too soon! Living too long!
C. H. ANDREWS & SON
"NOTHING BUT INSURANCE”
MILLEDCEVILLE'S
RECREATION PARLOR
“WHERE GOOD FELLOWS MEET”
BILLIARDS
■EALTHFUL RECREATION
Beer In Bottles and on Draft
SODA—CIGARS—CANDIES