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5ugn rator r for iced, pson. eeabJP, ©fre ttnion-Jlcrortirr VOLUME CVX Z2£2.'&Z£ u * l *t t C»., Octokr 24, 1135 WPA APPROVES CITY PROJECTS Projects IscWe Street Firaf, Storm Sewer Cieetmctiii gad New City M. Mr. I-amar F. Ham, clerk and treasurer of the city, wa* advised th s wcek that the Works Progress Administration had approved three of the projects applied for by the ciiv and that advertisement of bids for the work were ready to be or dered. The projects that have been au thorized include the widening, straightening anf. improvement d! * t( , rn drainage channels in the city; . remodeling and improving the ( .; ly j a ji: and paving several blocks i the city. mi: sewer project will pro vide for the improvement of the ct/r-i ditches that cross the city and !. v, bet n in need of repair and im provement for several years. The drain ditches will be concreted and s0 constructed to prevent stagnant water and other health dangers. The jail improvements will include the enlargement of the present jail, new jail blocks and other improve ment to make possible more sanl- conditions in the city jail METHODIST DIVINE LEADING BISHOP try conditions m ine cuy j»u. Georgia Conferences of the Memo- The paving project provides for <iist Episcopal church. South, will the hard surfacing Washington street from Wilkinson to Clark and the opening and improvement of the street entering Government Square Park. It also provides for paving to the Georgia Railroad and Jackson street from Hancock to Montgom- The city has a number of projects en file with the WPA and are ex pecting other approvals to come through at an early date. The con struction of new wash water tanks at the water plant was the first WPA project authorized in the county and is new nearing completion. Mr Ham said he considered this work the most important that had been done in a numb, .* of years. The city is planning to place terra cotta pipe in the drain ditch back of the cemetery and to fill in this low area to provide more lots. This work will be dene by the regular street force of the city, Mr. Ham preach at the morning services of the Methodist church in this city on next Sunday. Rev. Horace. S. Smith, pastor of the church, has an nounced. This will be the first offical visit of the Bishop to Milledgeville since he became the presiding Bishop of this conference. He is one of the outstanding leaders of the Metho dist church and is recognized as one cC the great puipit orators of the South. Rev. Smith has extended a cordial welcome to the people of Milledgeville to hear Bishop Ains- next Sunday morning at the 11:30 service. MRS G. A. LAWRENCE TO OPEN FLORIST SHOPPE First Venture af iWi IW k MB ledreville. Formal Opanlai *• ■* Held Saturday. Announcement is made this week of the formal opening of the Lawrence Flower Shoppe on next Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. G. A Lawrence, owner and manager, in West End. The public is cordially invited to inspect the hot houses and garden from 3 to 5:30 p. m. The new florist shoppe will be under the management of Mrs. Law rence. who has grown flowers for a leng number of years. The new shoppe will specialize in flowers for every occasion and the displays Sat urday will show various designs, etc. The people of the city will find 4 ' shoppe most interesting and the most cordially lnvitad to ti opening. Mrs. Lawrence will be assisted by Miss Lucetta Lawrence, who *P*"' several weeks in Atlanta this sum mer. studying floral design and ar- ranpement of flowers. CONCERT SERIES IS ANNOUNCED Ci>mp»ifa hr ME' Cwfimin Court MfUy The membership campaign for the Milledgeville Cooperative Concert Association came to a close last Sat urday night with a membership of 280. which makes possible tour artist concerts for Milledgeville this win ter. Dr. Sidney L. McGee, who direct ed thd membership campaign, said it was most gratifying the response - that was given to the first coopera- that ha< * becn *; rwtwville and F FINE DISPLAYS AT COUNTY FAIR Apidml ExhiMb UauuEjr Fx. Mfbf HeW m W«4- ■nEay. Lwf* CrawAa AttaCai The Middle Georgia Fair opened Tuesday meaning with wje of the fin est agricultural displays ever shown at a local fair and with large crowds in attendance. Capt. J. H. Binis said the building would not accomodate the displays that wanted to be shown at the fair this year, and the officials were highly pleased with the response tive effort between the town peo ple and the college to sponsor Cocperville and Pleasant Grove communities have especially fine “ also very pleased with the re- evcoth.n* Brown The membership cards will be coun y .s a n>>»> W .J early in November and «he TheIndhddurt was also very pleased with the re- wv.,....... spouse Given by the people of the convincingly that TO PREACH HERE city Thc m ™ hcrship card * wu, ha w a i. Bishop W. N. Ainsworth. PrnUh; Bishop of The North sod So. ‘ Confer trees. Here Sooilay. dates for the concerts will be ncunced later in the month. "" 'V . * . ' _» shop W. N. Ainsworth. PruMu; committee to select the artists >. o t . M . p .1 met last Monday evening and made tra p " ed , nf the Bssho* of The North sail Sorth lhcir dedslcn . 0n this commUU e ed„c onal d.splaysofthe were Mr. and Mrs. Fraok Bone. Soil Conservation Co^ps. which shows Mrs. Wilson Mason, Maj. Godfrey how properly dra ’"^ a " d netnermn Mr 1 C Hall Dr GUV ,andS C3n ** TOade mOTC P r ° dUCtlVC ney McGee. Miss Hallie Smith. Mis. screw own is comhoted^ m Beatrice Hcbru.h Mr. Ma, Noah. traclinG^mue^tten.ion^The *.pUy ^leile"^ e^ r ** S ' “ su » 1 ' v «“ and * sp,endid "* np ’ i ^r^ wUl be held In —t to Mr Boland Hiwrence the December and only those bavin* superintendent , a, _ in the wom Dr. W. N. Ainsworth, presiding Bishop of the North and South Georgia Conferences of the Metho- membership in the association can attend. TTiere will be no tickets rale ARMISTICE DAY PLANSAREMADF Foovle NcVhortu, Woril War Vrttru, to Moor UAm on Patriotic Occasion. The celebration of Armistice Day in Milledgeville on November 11th IS now being planned by the Morris- Little Post of the American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary with Col Joe Muldrow as chairman. Hon. Fcnville McWhorter, of Atlanta, distinguished World War veteran, has accepted the Invitation of the post to deliver the address at the armistice exercises that will be held In the G. S. C. W. auditorium Dr. Richard Binion. commander of the post, sold the Legion auxiliary would arrange the program at the auditorium. A parade will proceed the program at G. S. C. W. and a half holiday will be observed in the city. Details of the program will be announced later. new shoppe most interesting and «*» pAMCTtlUrf WILL display* unusurily *nd C. N. E. C0NFE«BK*WI11- - ——* *- " BEET IN TWS CITY NOV. MTH Bfcbrp McKemtey l Twe Hundred Freaekara aad Lav EDITOR NAMED ON BTAT1 COMMUTE* Jero N. Moore, managing editor f f The Union-Recorder was named * nv*mh*»r of the date committee to riir ri the publicity fer the Rooae- ' th Home Coming to be held In At- 1 'nfn jn November. Mr. Moore was on the committee with a r umber of Georgia editors. ME. AND MRS. ?; SMITH BUILD HOM* ^instruction was started this week ' n the new home off Mr. and Mr*. 1 ’ Rwr od Smith which will be erect- on the lot on the corner of Co- 1 J mbia and Green streets fadnf! Government park The new home will be a mode it ’ in salow of brick painted whito. It w be one of the moat hon '« In ttw city whan c Thc Central Georgia C. M. E. Conference, with Bishop John Wes ley McKenncy presiding, will con- in this city November 20th. for a three or four day session. It is expected that 200 preachers and laymen will be in attendance. RCV Fred P. Griggs, pastor of the local church, who will be hrst of the Conference, is busy securing homes and making nlans for th^ entertainment of the delegates. He is asking the colored people of the citv and community to render h.m e,len assistance by opening their homes to the vis.torsand taand -mmlttee are meeting hearty response. STCDENTS TO TAKE ANNUAL w*e The students at G. S. C. W. will take their annua, hike Frida, <eavu*B .. go to Treanoc’* ««J dow "" RED CROSS AND C0MWNITT CHEST DRIVE TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER Col. Jm JemkkM Will Dind Cam- pain fur Fmk to Meet Need* ef Charity to Ceutoy. Col. Joe Jenkins, president of G M. C.. will direct the drive to be -pened in November to raise $2,500 for Baldwin county’s community chert next yeur. The drive will be in conjunction with the Red Cross roll call. Col Jenkins has asked the civic and patriotic clubs of the city to take charge of the canvasing this year. The need for funds will be increas ed and the community responsibility will be greater this year, Col. Jen kins said. ’Hie federal government has discontinued all direct rehef and the care of the needy is directly in charge of the county. The drive will op«i with union church services on November ! «h and will continue for two w«kx Each club will have a section of the city to canvas and the campaign will be as rapid as possible for ? quick conclusion school trustees elected Unofficial returns indiaa ^ **f following trustees were elericdJn the several school districts '"btoots-M. E. Webb. W. F. Wll- liamson. CorperviUe-F D. Pierce. East-S. B. Blizzard, H. G. Posey Meriwether—Ollte Little, W. Wagner. Midway—O. C. Leaptrott, A. Bonner. The Board of location wBl can- .ass thc official returns of thc man agers of the election on the first Green, Mr. O. M. Ennis and Mr. Terrance are especially hn- In the womens department the displays are va»*ied and interesting. The fancy work is beautiful and The first presentation will be Wil- bur Evans. Barilune. Mr. Ev.rw U "^1", some time called the Nelson Eddy of the concert stage. He is recogniz- 1 as one of the leading singers now i concert tour. Toscha Seidel, violinist will come here in January. She is recognized ai. one of the greatest young violin ist in the nation and the committee was exceptionally fortunate in se curing her for thc January program. In February the Rusian Imperial Sincere will be presented and in April Carola Goya, will be presented in a program of Spanish dances. Sharing this program will be Bea trice Burffor, harpist and Norman Secom. pianist. The organization of the concert association has made possible the best artists in the nation for Mil- ledgeville. Invalid Home is also very beautiful. The Negro farmers have made a fine shewing and the displays in this building are not only interesting, but most varied. Farm Agent Brown has done fine work with the Negro farmers and all the exhibitors to be complimented. Farm Agent Langley supervised the judging Wednesday. Authorities from the state college were here and judged the exhibits. The showing of dairy and beef cattle is also unusu ally fine. On the midway the Bar-Brown shows are holding forth. They have number of rides and shows on the midway. The crowds have been unusually large, especially in the evening, and it seems that the county fair this year is most successful DIVISIONAL MEETING OT KIWANIANS TO ■RBE NO' The Milledgeville Kiwanis Club will be host on Wednesday Novem ber 6th to the Fifth Kiwanis Dis trict convention. Joe T. Andrews, president of the club, has announced that the noon meeting will be waiv ed and the club members will Join in the district gathering in the even ing. Gordon Singleton, Governor of Georgia Kiwanis and Dr. Francis Daniel. Lieutenant Governor, will have charge of the program. Dele gates from all clubs in the district are expected to be prerant for the gathering. -their annual luxe rr»a*j - age re oi «»■= S^cn. Leaving the campus they November, and c«nm£ ternoc on the . 1^1 terms of three — — . thora elected for torn- «* bead the adtrrtmmbntb This week’s issue of the Union- Recorder presents to our readers the messages of a Urge numbei of Milledgeville’s merchants and business houses. The automobile dealers are an nouncing new cars which meant: interesting as well as informative reading. The grocers advertising In this issue arc A. it P-. Rogers- Quality Service and Bell Groc ery Co. Every ad presents special values. Read them carefully and make up your shopping list froir. these ads. There are other advertisement of special importance. Read every one of them and learn the saving that can be made by shopping through the advertising column? of The Union-Recorder. Make i* a habit to read the ads each week and you wiU find it not only a profitable habit, but one that will keep you well posted on the best vmhtes and the best places to JUNIOR SENATOR TO SPEAK HERE Snrtgg tiduri a KhmN. *. WlbCHE SmU rt K> wmk LmIm Nifk C.ltgrig, Hon. Richard B. Russell, Jr., Jun ior United States Senator Georgia, will be the guest speaker at the annual Ladies Night bration of the Milledgeville Kiawnia Club which will be held ing of November 8th. The Kiwanis celebration will be e of the largest and most elabo rate held by the local club, afcch ’wade '* .bstof Senator Russetl i r an active Kiwan ian and will speak following quet that will be served earlier in the evening. Mr. Joe Andrews, presi dent of the dub. said the meeting would be held at the Echetah Club and all Kiwanians and their wives expected to attend, ber of out-of-town guests are also expected at the meeting. Senator Russell is nae of Georgia*! mart distinguished sons and hai made an outstanding record as i member of the U. S. Senate. He has had an important part in legislation and is now planning for the visit of the resident to Georgia when he will preside at the state wide gatheri* * of Georgia Demo cracy. While here Senator Russell will be the guest of Hon. Marion Allen. He will come to Milledgeville in time tor the dinner and will leave at the conclusion. COUNCIL BANS SUNDAY SHOWS TWrtn WS W OpcaaJ lahf. Mmggr Aim Hu Amu *4 Ntw Orfam Fuul The City Council in special searioa last Friday night passed an nnUnanrg barring the operation of. a theatre am Sunday and last Sunday the Caanpus Theatre was closed after npr rating for several weeks on Sunday for the benefit of the Community Chest and the I^egion Auxiliary underpriviledg- ed childrens fund. The stage is being set for a court fight on the legality of the law with the declaration by Manager Frank Adams that the theatre will bn epered next Sunday for a regular program. This will mean the city will take action to close the show and the entire question will be thrown into the courts. The city legal au thorities say the law passed brr council last week will stand the court tests. Hie council deferred action on the Sunday Moving Picture law pend ing a conference with Mr. Roy Mar tin, owner of the Campus and when Mr. Martin did not come here after requests for a conference, the coun cil met and by unamious vote para ed the new Sunday law. The new ordirance is as follower “Be it ordained by the Mayor and Aldermen of the City ot MiUedga- vllle: “Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Ordinance, no person, firm, corporation or araoeto tion ci persons shall open or heap open on Sundav any storehnse er place of business tor the rale of goods, wares or merchandise of rare kind; provided, such storehouse or place of business may be opened to perform a work of necessity or of charity, and mav be kept open while WPA APPROVES ROADTOALLENS $25,we ftoject AkritoritoJ to hn Rid to Ain't lavaKI Hmm. Canto to kJk KU. Authorization of a prelect to pave the road to Allen’s Invalid Home from the intersection of the Irwin- ton highway was received from the WPA this week by the county com missioners. The project calls for the expenditure of »?5,060 with $16,660 of this amount a grant from the WPA and the cj'inty supplying $•,- 000. This road is one of the most fre quently traveled in the county and leads through a thickly populated section. The survev is completed and the rruntv is ready to ask for bids ard begin work immediately o CC s pt rf the funds. Bids will be advertised next week for the construction of the county jail and the erection of a school house at Midway and the improvement of :»thcr school prop erty in the county. shall be daw immediately after such work is finished: “Section 2. That from and after the passage of this Ordinance, no perron, firm, corporation or associa tion of persons shall open or keep open on Sunday eny fair ground ar build big. show tint, motion picture show, moving picture show, theatre, carnival ground or building, bowl ing a*ley, skating rink, dancing hall, or an* other place of entertainmewt or amusement for the purpoae of permitting thereon or thereat dawr ing. bowling, skating, the playing df games, the exhibition of picture*, the performance of vaudeville acta or theatrical acta, or other form# of entertainment or amusement “Section 3. That from and after the :xissagc of this Ordinance, any person, firm, orparation or associa tion o* persons who shall violate the provisions of this Ordinance In the City of Milledgeville shall, on eett- •drtiM in the Recorder’s Court of said city, be punished as provided by thc charter of said city end the amendments thereto. "Sen ion 4. Be it further ordain ed that should any provision of this oidinance be declared invalid tor any reason such invalidity shall not be construed to avoid or render illegal other provisions dff this or dinance. ’•Section ». that all < ordinances In conflict herewith, be, and the same are, hereby repealed." Mayor Horne was absent from the meeting and Alderman T. H. Clark. Mayor fen-tom, presided. Present at the mealing were Aldermen L. H. Andrews, J. C. Hasten, T. B. Dumas. H. 8. Wootten and S. D. Strmbridge. The council also instructed the po lice to enforce the ordinance rela tive to the showing nictures after 12 o'clock on Saturday night. At a recent meeting of the council .-.<ads of the two colleges asked that the law be passed stopping Sunday moving pictures. Tt »• probable that the fight will be earned through the courts MUSIC CLUB TO MEET SATURDAY. The Milledgeville Music Club will meet at four o'clock Saturday after noon at the home of Mira Fannie Virginia McClure and Wm Alice judge fare to FRIDAY Judge James B. Park said Wed nesday he would come to Mil- ledgeville Friday fer a hearing < the question of the validity of the city ordinance closing the campus theatre en Sunday, if