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• „ £ AD »V*tHboi*HD* ** Uni on-Kc carder A AALbWIM comm « VOLUME CV. KIMiniUe, G»., Amfiut 1, 1S3S C«—■IH.UJ ta 1072 NUMBER 49 BOARD CONTROL, ASKSFORMONEY Fimd Will Provide BaiWinj at Beys Training Scheol and Im provements at Stale Hospital. The state has asked the federal government for approximately $300,- 000 in relief grants for buildings and repairs at charitable institutions, it uas announced yesterday by Chair men E. E. Lindsey, of the Board of Control. Mrs. Albert M. Hill, secretary of the board, said the “general” pro gram had been submitted to J. Hous- tr ,n Johnston, acting state director (4 - the public Works Administration. Specifications on individual projects, however, have not been completed. “I have arranged to meet with a federal engineer at the various in stitutions to go over our needs with him." Mrs. Hill said. She plans to go to Augu: week to confer with an engineer of th- FERA on proposals for the Gracewcod School for Mental De fectives. The Board of Control wants laundry, repairs to old buildings enough to complete unfinished dormitory. The largest amount is asked for the Milledgeville State hospital. ? Lindsey said he wanted to lay feet «.f sewer pipe, repair [ buildings, cr-ncrete bathroom floors, officers’ quarters and re- | model several heating systems. At Alto sanatorium $7,000 is asked w laundry and repairs to the 's and main buildings, nnasium building is planned Academy 'for the Blind at Other pro jects contemplated j NEW LEGION COMMANDER / DR. RICHARD BINION LEGION ELECTS NEWOFFICERS Richard Binion Named New Commander. Club House to Be Undertaking in Coming Year. Dr. Richard Binion was the un animous choice of his “buddies” as commander of the Morris-Little Post of the American Legion at the annual election of officers Thursday. The meeting was held at the farm of Mr. C. E. Smith, past commander and a barbecue dinner was served. Dr. Binion accepted the election and the membership pledged their loyal oport to him in the work Cor the *w year. Dr. Binion was elected P.0. RECEIPTS BUILDING WORK SHOW BIG GAIN! NOWUNDERWAY includr replacement ef bath tubs with i commander of the post shortly after =. new steam boiler and re- I its organization and had a most suc- | modeled heating plant, new pianos. J ccssful administration. laundry machinery and plumb- | The thief undertaking for the le- repnirs. Sion this year will be the erection of Lindsey said a new dormitory is J a club house. Plans are already be- letdcd at the school for the deaf at ing made to secure the property |Care Spring. land build a suitable house for tne For the Bovs* Trai. ing school, at legion membe r s. Milledgeville. the state hopes to | Other officers elected and ap- a workshop, new dairy bams. | pointed at the meeting Thursday ■ laundry and overhaul present were: W. H. Arnall. 1st vice- ■ The Board of Control, rperatos all of Georgia’s rsynary institutions, has aban doned the idea of moving this school to Clarkesville. The Girls' Training school could ’ another cottage. Lindsey said, v projects are planned for | th? Confederate Soldiers,’ Home, near | Atlanta, where $37,000 was spent " on repairs. Its grounds are * being landseaped by the FERA. VOTERS TO NOMINATE MAYOR I « ALDERMEN ON FRIDAY | C.rnrge Carpenter to Be Named Mayor Without Opposition. Three Aldermen C Judge George Carpenter will Mayor of Milledgeville vhen the Democratic pri- be held at the City Hall ^ the ninety qualified voters will opportunity to cast their Judge Carpenter seeks the noml- without opposition and s mination is equivalent to elec- i'Mr. Carpenter will take office January 1st 1938 as Milledge- 5 chief executive. !e three aldermen incumbents *k° seeking the nomination ‘■Jt 'pposition and J. C. Bas- „ T H Clark and T. B. Dumas named aldermen of the city term of four years, voters will also elect a Demo- cxecutive committee for the „ noils will be-open through- o 0]° r! , iy ' executive commit- si * members. ^ard *® fc? , OF EDUCATION ■ r, TO plan bus *out*s f Education will hold . 1 hly meeting on next r ,. aji _®t the office of Supt. P. N. • Th.' meeting will be held at, ‘ n tae afternoon instead clock in the morning, Mr. announced. has boa otJular routine meeting v.ill pi an the school bus 5 for the coming year. Any re- [ chan 8es should be filed , arf f- The board will also to repair and improve j mander: Grady Keel. 2nd vice-com mander: John Holloway, finance officer; Joe Grant, adjudant: C. E. Smith, service officer: Milledge Leach, chaplain: James Hogan, serg eant at arms: Joe F. Muldrow, his- Delegates named to the state con vention to be held in Macon later this month were: Joe Grant. Dr. Edwin Allen. Dr. Binion, Stewart Wootten. Grady Keel and Ben Har- A resolution was adopted thank ing C.. B. McCullar for his work as district commander ard his efforts ) build the legion membership ■hich is the second largest in the istory o.’ the post. Dr. Binion will take office in September succeeding Ben L. Har rison, who served as commander the past year and has had a most suc cessful and progressive administra tion. The legion thanked Mr. Har rison for his splendid leadership and untiring efforts in the interest of the post. Straai Indication of Grelly Im proved Business Conditions. Year Skews Increase. The Milledge vi lie post office ended the fiscal year through June 30th, 1335, with a dollar and cents gain in volume of business amounting to $3,896.60, according to figures leased this week by Dr. E. A. Tig »r, postmaster. Total receipts amounted to $34,- 329.78, with the last quarter show ing the largest business of the year with the exception of the Christmas season. The increase in postal ceipts is a strong indication of proved business conditions in section. The total business by quarters as follows: September 1934. 194.14; December 1934. $9,427.65; March 1935. $8,373.89: June 1935, $9,334.10 with a total for the year amounting to $34,329.78. The figures for the previous were: September, 1933, $6,120.73; December. 1933, $8,761.94; March 1934, $7,214.78; June 1934. $8,335.73 with a total for the yea: amounting ;o $30,433.18. The increase has been steady hroughout the year whirh shows steady rise in business conditions throughout this section. The postal receipts have always been a strong indication of the condition of busi ness and the improvement here gives further rise to the prediction that business will show a further mark ed improvement in the fall. The in crease in postal receipts with the large increase in bank deposits, as shown in a comparison in last week’s Lssuc of The-Union-Recorder. doubles the statement that business in Milledgeville has been improved by the New Deal. COUNTY CROPS REPORTED FINE Reconstruction of OHunnn Build - mg it Started. New Bailding for Ckaodler’t Progressing. Work was started this week to dis mantle and reconstruct the Olhman building for occupancy by Septem ber 1st by the Rose 5c and 10c store of Ncrth Carolina. R. H. Wootten and John Holloway, occupants of the building, have moved to their new locations on Wayne street and have re-arranged their stocks and are ready for busi ness. Thr front of the Olhman build ing has been torn out and the in terior has be».n wrecked. The work will be completed by Sept. 1st, with an entierly new front and interior. The second floor will be arranged for offices and a store room will be built next to the building occupied by Goldstein's. Work is also progressing on the new building for Chandler's on Hancock street. This building will be one of the most attractive in the city. Other business changes will prob ably be announced later and other improvements are rumored before Sept. 1st. While the building work is pro gressing in the busincsss district, work will be started-on a number of new homes in the residential section, of the city. Soil Erosion Program Discussed At Meeting Tuesday Afternoon FIRST BALE OF COTTON PICKED IN COUNTY Mr. B. O. Jackson, overseer on the farm of Congressman Carl Vinson, has picked a bale of cot ton on the Congressman’s '.'arm and has the staple ready for the gin. The cotton began fruiting List week and on Monday picking was started. Mr. Jackson said that he believed that all the cotton would be picked out on Mr. Vinsons farm by late August. Mr. Vinson has not said when he will gin and market the bale. Other farmers will begin picking this week. D.A.R. CAMPAIGN TO SAVE TREES Datck Elm Disease Damaging Trees in Cily and Organisation Opens to Stop Destruction. The Nancy Hart chapter. Daugh- Plana are Outlined for Soil Erosaan Pre-rani to Be Carried oa by C C. C. m Tin. County. Farmers and interested citizens met at the new CCC camp near Stevens Pottery Tuesday afternoon and heard outlined the plans for soil erosion and reforesty work to be carried on in this county by the young men to be stationed at the CCC camp. The 200 young men who will make up the personel of the Citizens Conservation Corps will arrive with in the next ten days and will im mediately begin to carry out the program. The camp has been com pleted with the construction of more than a dozen buildings and every thing is in readiness to receive the reforestry workers. C. G. Gamer, of the state exten sion office and Mr. Elrod, soil erosion expert, spoke at the meeting Tues day. Work will be done in all parts of the county, the speakers said, but the land owners must sign an agreement with the government be fore the work can be done. Seven teen land owners signed the agre- ments at the. meeting Tuesday. The of the American Revolution. ,lrst work . " m,int ' d <° COL CARL VINSON SPENDSDAYHERE Visits Mother am! Father. Inspects Farm and Confers With Consttm- ents Over Week-end. Congressman Carl Vinson, who has been in the thick of the controversy between Gov. Talmadge and th< federal government over the expen diture of nineteen million dollars ir highway funds in Georgia, cam< Rapid Growth Since Tke Recent d °»" ,rr - r ’ Washington Friday and i! . , , spent Saturday and Sunday with Rains. Cotton Menaced by Bod his pare nts here. Weevil, Bat Corn Crops Good. I Congressman Vinson spent Sat- . | unlay morning inspecting his onea PART OF COTTON RENTAL CHECKS ARE RECEIVED About $1,660 Distributed to Fanners In Rental Payment*. 256 1 Checks Expected Daily. Fifty-five checks were received the Farm Agents office Saturday in payment of rented cotton i were immediately distributed to the farmers. This brings the total checks ceived for this years payments to approximately 400 and total about $7,000. 250 more checks are expected daily to g?TO to the farmers ah $5,000 more money for rented acr The first rental payments will be all received by August 10th. the agent stated. The second rental pay ments will be made in the fall. COUNTY CANNERY WORKING OVER TIME The Baldwin County cooperative cannery is working ov er time in or der to take care of the demands that are made for canning facilities. icfcor.1 v, w ie Fair ana improve| Through Wednesday approximate- ■,Z- houses la preparation for ly 7,000 cans lave been put up at ‘ nt{ c<r s chcol Sept. 11th. { the canning plant. From Putnam county on the North to Wilkinson on the South and Washington on the East and Joro the West the farmers of Baidu county report that the promises to be the best produced eral years, as the seasons have been excellent except in a few iso lated portions of the county where »re too long delayed. Since s have fallen, covering the entire county, there has been notable improvement in the growth of the crop which needs constant showers during its development. The cloudy weather and frequent showers has not been quite so favor able to the cotton crop on account of the attack of the boll weevil While the plant has grown remark ably fast the weather conditions have been favorable to the propa gation of this destructive insect which is attacking the cotton in f " force and will cause *he squares drop off rapidly, preventing the n turity of the first bolls. The sweet potato, cane, hay and other crops have also been bene- fitted by the rains and with the ex ception of the cotton crop the pros pects for all others are said to be most excellent for an abundant harvest next fall. TWO WELL-KNOWN EDUCATORS TO BE HEARD BY METHODIST Rev. Horace S. Smith, pastor of the Milledgeville Methodist church, who will leave early next week for a two week’s vacation, has an nounced that Dr. Hoyt Taylor will fill the pulpit on Sunday morning August 11th. and Dr. Cornelius on the 18th. There will he no evening services. Both Dr. Taylor and Dr. Cornelius are interesting and enter taining talkers, and will discuss ap propriate subjects. CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET ON MONDAY The City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday night of next week. The meeting will deal with routine matters, Mr. Ham clerk and treasurer said. farm and Saturday afternoon he visited the business section of the city shaking hands with friends and conferring with constituents. Among the visitors here Saturday to talk to Mr. Vinson was ex-Scnator Thomas W. Hardwick. Other citizens from various counties in the Sixth District also visited Mr. Vinson in cluding a number cf leading Wilkin son and Johnson county citizens. Mr. Vinson would make no com ment on the fight over the highway fund but said he would insist on the construction of the Ball's Ferry Bridge. He said that his suggestion that the money be spent through county and city governments had met with popular favor and that the Mayors and County Commissioners agreed with him on this plan. Tuesday the highway department let contracts for the construction of $450,000 worth of paving in the sixth district. This road work was between Dublin and Macon and Wrightsville and Dublin and Coch ran and Macon. Mr. Vinson said he would do all in his power to get the road from Milledgeville to Dub lin paved and the contract in an early letting. Mr. Vinson is in good health and despite the long session of congress, he wants to see the President's pro- enacted into law. has inaugurated a campaign from destruction the proud and ancient shade trees of “The Elm City.” The dread “Dutch Elm Disease’ has come to Milledgeville. Insidious ly and rapidly it has been going about its work of destruction. Al ready its marks are visible Washington, Liberty and Jefferson streets and on the campus of G. M. C. Here and there a stately elm al ready has perished and elsewhere yellowing branches against a green background give evidence that the blight has set in. The winds carry the gf-rms from a dead tree directions and it is entirely {feasible that all the trees of the cHR will be killed unless the malady checked. Mrs. George Tunnell, new regent of the local Daughters, told today of her chapter’s hope that the city will quickly begin work in cutting away the dead trees and affected limbs. The blight can be erased if determined steps are taken, she said. Mrs. Tunnell told of the loss cf the massive elm which inspired the poem “Trees.” It has been demned by the authorities in their fight on the Dutch Elrr Disease at Larchmont, N. Y. ‘The stately tree which Inspired Joyce Kilmer to write his famous poem.” she said. ‘Is being sawed and chopped away because of an attack of the blight. Milledgeville should take warning while there is yet GINNING TICKETS ARE EXPECTED DAILY BY FARM AGENT Workmen Have Finished Measuring Colton Land In County and Every I manhood, forty years ago, she radius of five miles from the camp. The limit will later be extended to 10 miles and later the work will be come county wide. The members of the CCC camp will do work to stop and prevent soil erosion and will al so re’prest lands when desired. Farm Agent Langley said the pro gram was one of the most import ant ever launched in this county and that It would mean a great deal to the agricultural future of the county. Lands that are now gulies and all the top soil has been washed away will be reclaimed and made tillable. Hie program will probably con sume more than two years. M * MRS. WM. T. LITTLE MED SUNDAY AFTER LONG ILLNESS Mrs. Wm T. Little peacefully and quietly passed from life at her home in this city early Sunday Morning, July 2flth, folowing an illness of a year. The funeral services were held at the residence Monday afternoon at four o’clock. Rev. J. M. Teresl, pas tor a! the Baptist church officiat ing in the presence of friends qt the deceased who gathered to join with the loved ones in their sorrow. The interment was in the city cemetery, the following acting as pall-bearers: Messrs. L. C. Hall, J. F. Bell. A. W. Watkins. O. M. Conn, H. Clarke, Chas J. Ccnn and H. H. Herndon. Mrs. Little before her marriage as Miss Dollie Anderson, a daugh ter of the iate W. C. Anderson, and Mrp. Mary Frances Lawrence Andersen, and was born June 15th, 1872 in Putnam county. In early wo- DR. O. F. MPROVED The friends of Dr. O. F. Moran throughout the counts* are glad to know that his condition has shown marked improvement and that he ill be able to return to his hoi the latter part of the week from the City Hospital. Dr. Moran was taken to the hospi tal Friday night following a heart attack at his home in the eastern part of the county. Dr. Mcran is one of the county’s most popular end beloved citizens and his legion of friends are glad to know his condi tion has shown such marked im- thinx is Ready for Picking Time. Farm Agent L. R. Langley said Wednesday that ginning tickets were expected daily and immediately cm receipt would be distributed to the farmers of the county so that the gins could begin operation. The cotton crop is in splendid condition despite the fact that boll plentiful and are doing damage. Cotton is beginning to open and within ten days a number of hales will be ginned and ready for market. Mr. Langley said the gin ticket' bed been received in ber of South Georgia counties and he was confident they would be here in time for the cotton ginning son to start without delay. Workmen have cc-mpleted the job of measuring the cotton acres in th* county both contracted aivi non contracted acres. These papers wil «o in immediately. The local baseball team will play Eatonton this afternoon at four-thirty Davenport field. The admission ried Mr. Little and for thirty-two years they made their home in this city. She is survived by Mr. Little, who is an inspector in the revenue de partment of Georgia, and one sister, Mrs. Julian R. Stanley,, of this city. Mrs. Little was loved by all who had come to know her during her residence in this city for she was kind and charitable in her relation ship to her neighbors and friends, and was a faithful member of the Baptist church. She was a devoted and sympathetic wife and* com panion to her husband, making her home a happy one. as her interest centered there. A strong tie cf af fection existed between the two sisters as they resided in the same domicile in this city a long num ber of years. There was no sacrifice great for them to make far the happiness of each other, and the passing of the elder one comes a sad bereavement to the surviving one. The sympathy of our people goes out to both the husband and sister in their hour of bereavement. FEW PEOPLE MARRY Judge Bertie Stembridge, ordinary I of Baldwin county states, that she Is «—»«»y only a few marriage licenses these days.