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Milledgeville, Ga. f December 5, 1935
Conaotldaied la 1*12
NUMBER 15
Santa Claus to Arrive in This
City Monday. Parade Planned
DAY OF THANKS.
OBSERVED HERE
• of this city, which
^rred in Tampa Tuesday.
Mr. Gibson was the son oif the late
I Judge E P Gibson and Mrs. Gibson,
! Jfadifu: citizens of this city for many
5 He was married io Miss Mamie
jllison. daughter of the late Mr. A.
gUison and Mrs. Ellison who was
\ Miami at the home of Mr. Gib-
;n at the time of the tragedy. He
rete to manhood here and has a
f best of friends in this city and
Mr. Gibson is a brother of Mrs.
Homer Bivins and Mr. Conn Gib
er!-.. He has t number of other rela
tives in this county being connected
with the Stiles family.
Tne following is the account
the death published in the Macon
VfA r rf Wednesday afternoon:
J Snead Gibson, about 50. for
. ifacon citizen, rode to his death
#n automobile that plunged into
downtown
Tampa early this morning, accord-
in g to telephone messages received
by friends here.
The phone messages
firmed by an Associated Press dis-
patch which gave further details of
the tragedy. The body was recov
et «d in 28 feet of water, three hours
later by the Tampa police, according
to the message.
The body was identified by papers
found in the automobile, which es
tablished Gibson as the traveling
representative in Florida for the
Happ Brothers Company, clothing
manufacturers of this city.
Tampa’s Report
According to the AP dispatch Ne
gro stevedores reporied that thpy
• containing Gibsoi drive
i the pier at 1 o’clock this mom-
cssage said that Chief of De
tectives W. D. Bush pushed an in
vestigation of the drowning. He said
several witnesses of the accident
told him Gibscn drove up to the
dock, then drove away, returned in
a few minutes, placed the car in
first gear, blew his horn apparently
t attract attention and slowly drove
ef; the dock.
N'o nutc was found in Gibson's ef
fects. He was identified from papers.
a tie pin and belt buckle which c r n-
t;>incd his initials. Samples of ma
te: al from the Macon firm also
v-ere in the car a small sedan, the
AH di-patch said.
Well-Known Here
M.u n friends said that Mr. Gib-
- " was a native of Milledgeville,
Gu v here he has a brother-in-law,
Homer Bivins, but he had spent
r ‘ 1 t of his life ! n Macon until about
hi years ago. when he became
tn.veling salesman for Happ Brotn-
At one time he traveled for the
M axelbaum Company, wholesale
^gftgoods company here, and later
‘ Danncnberg -Waxelbaum
•mpany. leaving the latter firm
with Happ Brothers. At one time
{had been employed here by Bur-
Smith ami Company.
pKAC HERS WfLL RECEIVE
SALARY CHECKS
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
The Board of Education authoriz
ed Superintendent P. N. Bivins to
pay teachers, bus drivers, and other
employees their December checks on
I Monday. December 23. This follows
custom of long standing in this
witiTour advertisers
»ead every ad in this
ISSUE
There are many important an
nouncement* that will brin* to
the wise shopper advantages as
they plan their holiday purchues.
The stores ol MiUodgetrlUe are
bulging with merchandise for
Christmas. Shop Miledgeville First
and you wiU find all your need,
for the holiday season.
Make the Union-Recorder your
iping guide. It will direct you
to the best, meet economical pur-
chases.
MR. LL BELL
B0ARDCHA1RMAN
Methodist Stewards Re-organize
For New Year. Installation
Services To Be Sunday.
T1 e Board cf Stewards of the
Mill ’dgeville Methodist church held
the 'irst meeting of the new year
Tuesany night.
The business of the past year
closed out. and a statement show
ing receipts and disbursements will
be printed and distributed
early date.
The Board was -e-organized by
e re-election of Mr. E. E. Bell as
chairman; R. H. Wootten. vice-chalr-
Mr. A. I. Butts, treasurer;
Wm. T. Wynn. Secretary
and the re-appointment of commit
tees, with Mr. Miller S. Bell head
ing the finance committee. The sal
ary c* Rev. Horace S. Smith, the
pastor was set at $3,000.00 for the
new year. Three new members ap
pointed at the recent quarterly con
ference will serve on the board. They
are Messrs. Miller R. Bell. Frank
Evans and Johnnie Overstreet.
Rcsodutions in memory of the late
Mr. J. C. Grant were read and adopt
ed.
A list of the assessments for the
new year was submitted by the fi
nance committee.
The Board adjourned to meet next
Tuesday evening when a dinner
will be served.
Rev. Mr. Smith announced that
installation services of the members
will be held Sunday morning al the
11:30 o'clock services of the church.
Santa Claus will make hi. r . bew to
the people of Central Georgia next
Monday afternoon and again Tues
day afternoon at three o'clock when
he will ride through the streets of
Milledgeville. while thousand- look
Sartn Claus will prcbable enter
Milledgeville riding in the most un
usual manner he has ever ridden.
He will be atop of Jumbo, the gi
gantic elephant now wintering in
Milledgeville. He comes to Milledge
ville through the cooperation of The
Union-Recorder and the Campus
Theatre. He will arrive in Milledge
ville in the morning and at three
o'clock parade through the business
section of the city riding Jumbo.
Santa Claus will make his appear
ance at the same hour again Tues-
Ever.v man, woman and child in
this section of the state are invited
to come to Milledgeville on the oc
casion of Santa's visit. The traffic
in the business section vrill be inter-
upted while the p.irade Is in pro-
The occasion of Santa’s visit
being advertised throughout Baldwin
and surrounding counties and all the
people of this section arc invited to
e to Milledgeville for one of the
: unusual and spectacular events
ever held here. It is anticipated that
several hundred out-of-thc-city peo
ple will oe here to join the people
cC Milledgeville in giving Santa a
real welcome. All merchants of the
city are invited to have cars in the
procession.
The merchants have planned for
the biggest Christmas business in
years and their stocks are most com
plete. The people are urged to come
to the city early, visit the stores and
after the parade continue their shop
ping. The slogan. “Shop Milledge-
villle First." has attracted much at
tention and buyers are already find
ing in the slogan real advice, for
they are meeting all thei*- Christ
mas requirements in the Milledge
ville stores.
The stores are in their holiday at
tire. Seventeen shopping days re
main and shopping is already be
ginning to show signs of real inter
est.
Every citizen of Central Georgia
is invited here next Monday and
Tuesday. The buying opportunities
are many and the occasion promises
to be a most happy and interesting
The elephant is being furnished
Santa Claus by Bond Brothers Cir
cus, who are wintering in Milledge
ville.
Capitol Building Here One of
Historic Spots to Receive Marker
The old capitol building in Mil
ledgeville is one of the 33 historic
spots in Georgia that has been se
lected to be marked with a bronze
tablet provided with WPA funds.
The committee composed of Dr.
M. L. Brittian, Miss Ruth Blair and
Mayor Gamble, of Savaqnah, an
nounced the selections Jiis week.
The D. A. R. and U. D. C. have
taken action asking tha: other his
toric in this county receive mark-
ers. Among the places that have been
suggested are for Fiddius, the home
of Governor Johnson, the site where
the great seal of the state was buried
upon the invasion of Sherman, and
other places that mark important
historical events In Georgia’s history.
The inscription on the marked and
the time tor its dedication have not
been announced. It is probable that
a number of the sugegsted places
will be marked.
Goya, Spanish Dancer
Here Next Monday
Carola Goya, marvelous young
Spanish dancer who has been
throughout America for the
past few seasons, is scheduled for a
recital in this city at the G. S. C.
W. Auditorium on Monday. Dec. 0,
8:15 P. M. The career of this flash
ing young artist has been unique
the history of the concert world
that she attained the top flight of
success at an age when most danc-
beginners. When
twenty years old she was acclaimed
a star in Seville. London and Nc'
York, and her position in her natural
field has not been seriously question
ed since then.
Senorita Goya’s recitals, in which
s,he has the assitance of a splendid
pianist, Norman Sccon, and an ac
complished harpist Beatrice Burford.
The government now has in pro- preS4 , n ^ j n a kaleidoscopic page-
gress a sociul survey in Baldwin gnt of tradit jonal and modem dances
county under the direction of Mrs - reprcsen tative of all sections cf the
Francis Burke. The district office ■ peninsula. Changes of cos •
for eight counties is located in Mil- tume are made so rapidly, with the
ledgeville and the survey is betn « | short waits between numbers filled
made to determine those eligible fori ^ appropriate musical interludes.
SOCIAL SURVEY
IS BEING MADE
Conplole Check on AH People
in The County Who Can Shnre
in Provisions.
the benefits of the Social Sceurit'
Legislation which was recently pass
ed by congress.
The social security hill provides
ter old age pensions, unemployment
insurance and other benefits. The
government has stopped all direct
relief and there is no longer being
given direct aid to the needy. The
local chapter Of the Red Cross has
work in charge and It to take
of all needy cases through priv
ate charity.
The PWA is directing all govern
ment relief which Is in the form of
jobs, and no direct relief is being
given by the government.
The survey which is now in pro
gress will continue until a complete
cheek has been made on «U *«“■
families and a report is given to de
termine their right to share in the
benefits of the security bilL
The Union-Recorder Join, the
many friends here in congratulations
to Dr. Chas K. Herty, of Savannah
and New York, who pasmd his Wth
birthday annivomaO' December 4th.
there is such sharp contrast in
the .'o’ors and styles of the dresses,
that it is difficult to believe that one
person is giving the entire perform
ance. Spectators have been known
to insist that there were two danc
ers. so quickly were the transitions
made, and so complete the metamor
phosis in character accompanying
the change of costume.
Carola Goya's offerings are more
than just dances. There is story
GRANDMASTER
HERETONIGHT
Hon. Abit Nix, Head cf Georgia
Masons, Makes Visit tc Benevo
lent Lodge No. 3 F.&A.M.
Hon. Abit Nix, Grand Master
the Grand Lodge of Georgia R
sons and one of the states outstand
ing citizens, will pay an official visit
to Benevolent Lodge No. 3 F. & A.
M. tonight, Thursday, at eight
o'clock.
Mr. Joe Grant, Worshipful Mas
ter of the local lodge has sent ou
an invitation to all Masons and thcii
wives to attend the reception fm
Nix and to hear his address. Plans
to make the meeting public had
be called o f f and the only Masons
and *heir wives are invited, but
every Mason is urged to attend.
Mr. Nix has a wide circle of
friends in this county where he has
visited frequently. This will be his
first visit here as the highest officer
of Georgia Masonry, and he will re
ceive a cordial wrioane from the
lodge here. He ha* been identified
in benevolent and charity work in
the state for many years and his
work in the Masonic fraternity has
been outstanding.
The lodge ceremonies will begin
at eight o'clock and at the conclus
ion, the meeting will be opened to
the wives and guests ct Masons
hear the address of Mr. Nix.
Mr. Grant said provision would
be made to accomodate one of the
largest crowds ever to attend a local
Masonic meeting.
suggestion in every one of them, the
pantomime part of her performance
being as eloquent and essential as
the purely terpsichorean. In fact
some of her numbers are concentrat
ed little dramas, comic, poetic, nr
tragic as the case may be. as. for
instance, “Suspiro del Moro". a Zam-
bra in which La Favorita dances a
heartbroken farewell to Boabdil as
he leaves the Alhambra forever.
“Venga Maestro", a comedy Segui-
dillas in which La Goya imperso
nates-four different dancers of vary
ing grace; and “For de Amor", a
wild Jota in which an Agragonesr
Gypsy realizes that her tempestuous j as t regular meeting Mondi
CITY COUNCIL
APPROVES JAIL
Meeting Monday Night Last of
Old Council Until New and Old
Councils Meet Together.
Thanksgiving l>ay Passes Without
Accident. G. M. C. and Gordon
Play Tie Game in Mud.
Despite a cold drizzling rain that
fell practically throughout the day.
the people of this county joined in
the general observance a.* Thanks
giving day last Thursday.
The day passed without accident
alUiough the day brought a great
number cf people to Milledgeville
and a large number visited other
cities on the day.
Church services were held at the
Methodist and Episcopal churches at
eleven o’clock and large congrega
tions gathered to join in the religious
observance of the day. Rev Horace
Smith pastor of the Methodist
church, preached at the union ser
vice at the Methodist church. He told
of the importance of the day and
prayers were said in thanksgiving
for the blessings of the past year
and for divine guidance in the com
ing year. Rev. F. H. Harding con
ducted the prayer service at the
EpiscriPa’ church and pne.-^hed a
special Thanksgiving sermon to a
large ccngregation.
The fooltball game between G. M.
C. and Gordon was the chief event
of the day. The cadets from the
states military schools battled to n
scoreless tie in a sea of mud while
more than a thousand spectators
looked on. Neither team had an ad
vantage and both played for the
breaks. They were evenly divided
and the annual classic ended in a tie.
Coach Graham Batchelor and Coach
Butler, of Gordon, were confident
their team would have won had
there been
post
n died
school
mal Home
Coming waa held. A large number
of former graduates returned to the
Campus for the week-end. A recep
tion at the Mansion Thanksgiving
Afternoon opened the social fea
tures of the occasion. On Friday the
chapel services were in charge ol the
alumnae with the annual pilgrim
age to the graves of Dr. Chappel
and Dr. Parks, the impresivo part of
the home 'monies. The
graduate uttur stay here
and the Heme Coming program was
a big feature for the holiday season.
Miss Louise Smith, president ol the
alumnae, was in charge.
Many families held reunions, manr
enjoyed a days hunt, but all in all
the day was quietly and happily
spent.
affection is reciprocated.
EVery Spanish dunce—and
other country has so great a i
ber, or so wide a variety—is the out
come of an emotion. No Spanish
dance ever was created just to make
up somethin.*? new. All are outward
expression of inner feeling, and it
is the revelation of these racial
emotions that gives such force and
fire to Carola Goya’s dancing.
This is the first of the four recitals
to be offered by the Milledgeville
Cooperative Concert Association.
Only members of the Association will
be admitted, as was announced
the time of the membership ca
paign. No tickets will be obtainable
at the door.
Town members are asked to use
the front entrances on the Clark
Street side of the auditorium. An
ample section will be reserved for
their use.
The Board of Education will meet
for the last time this year on Fri
day. December 27. This serrion will
be devoted to matters of finance and
will close the business of the calen
dar year.
All accounts will ba closed on
Monday. December 23. and all per
sons holding bills against the Board
of Education are ur^ed to mail them
to Superintendent P. N. Bivin on
this date.
SCHOOL
BUILDING CONTRACT
AWARDED
The Board c* Education in session
Tuesday, December 3, awarded c
contract to construct a new build
ing at Midway to Harry B. Abel of
Macon, Georgia.
This new building will be con
structed of hollow tile and brick,
and It will consist of nineteen rooms.
This new unit wiU be used as a
Senior High School. It Is heped
that construction will begin at once.
night and on December 16th, when
a joint meeting of the new and old
council is held to swear in the new
officials, the services cf Mayor Home
vill i
Mayor Heme ends a four year
term, and the city charter prevents
him serving as Mayor again. He
served as alderman prior to his elec
tion as .Mayor. Mayor Home brings
to an end one of the most success
ful and business like administration:
the city of Milledgeville has evci
had.
Messrs. J. C. Baston, T. H. Clark
and T. B. Dumas bring to an cm
their first term of dffice as aider-
men of the city, but will be imme
diately sworn in for four more years.
Judge George Carpenter will become
the new Mayor and on January 1st
will begin his administration.
At the meeting Monday night the
council instructed the city police
impound all dogs not having license
tags. Two mad dogs in the city last
week brought about a scare and the
council has instructed the police to
take up all dogs untaged.
The council inspected the plans for
new jail and gave their approval so
that work could begin on Wednesday
morning.
Work on the enlargement and im
provement of the city jail was start
ed Wednesday morning. Additional
cell blocks will be provided and the
present cells made safer and more
modern.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEETS SATURDAY
TO FIX PRIMARY
Primary to Nominate County Offic
ers Will Probably Be Called Early
In New Year.
The Baldwin County Democratic
Executive Committee. Dr. Richard
Binion chairman, will meet Satur
day at the court house to set a date
and adopt rules for the Democratic
primary to nominate all county
It is probable that the date for
the primary will be set early in the
new year, not later than March 1st.
J. C. Ingram, secretary of the com
mittee, has issued the call to the
members of the committee which
represent each precinct in the coun
ty.
JUDGE GEORGE CARPENTER
ELECTED MAYOR OF
MILLEDGEVILLE
The election to ratify the nomi
nation of the Democratic party held
in August brought to the poles 11
voters Wednesday and Judge George
Carpenter was unamiously elected
Mayor of Milledgeville for a term
of two years beginning January 1st.
1336.
Messrs. T. H. Clark, J. C. Baston
and T. B. Dumas were re-elected
members of the board of aldermen
for a term of four yean.
lb* gentlemen elected Wednesday
IB to sworn In on December lfth
Mi wiU late office January 1st
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