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SEEN AND HEARD IKE PAST WEEK ertr n f The Unos-Recorder. Christ'™. for the Christmas buying is , cchiKil rhildrcn of Baldwin ouniy n ' iI1 put asitlc their less studies F: !olid*ys- Hard and continous rains Friday helped to swell the streams and fill ,he wells that dried up during the cummer and early fall drought. Home-coming for the Christmas holidays is on, and there will be many happy family reunions in the city. The orciinance prohibiting shoot' ins of fire works in certain areas in the city limits should be rigidly inforced. A number of merchants and busi ngs n ncorns of Milledgeville arc distributing beautiful 1936 calendars. Ii you wish to enjoy a real happy Christmas do something to add to th»- comfort and happiness of less bi: ; •re five more days for trading. They should be > for the merchants. The minisb-rs of Millcdgeville’s churches, wil preach appropriate sermons for the Christmas season next Sunday. They should be heard by large congregations. The fire alarm was sounded about 11:00 o'clock Monday morning call- ing the firemen to West Montgomery street, only to find that the soot in the chimney a small negro house was on fire. It had burned out be fore the engine reached the scene. There was a noticeable change in the weather Monday night, Tuesday morning the temperature registered below freezing. We 1" “„“w s 'Z C 7, P “ d ' hp | ,hc *■«-=* of citizenship our boys and girls todey. I strong character, arc developed a, __ ionly when youth is imbued with “ - s- r, o nd ! T ment a. such characters institutions that have made cur country great rests the ability and willingness to assume the responsibility of intelli gent American citizenship. So through Clubs of Sons and Daughters of the U. S. A., we are building vomanhoct future for the. development safety of our nation and our homes. * i ■ . m_i_ j **_ Cooperville School composed of th fteal rf Local Ulerest ReM Up-fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth. into two clubs under the direction of Miss Betty Snead and Miss Thel ma Coleman, respectively. The group which Miss Snead will, .. „ direct elected the following officers: manhood and womanhood of Qhe Lamar Newton. President; Eva Lee*" Martin. 1st Vice-President; W. T. Weaver. 2nd Vice-President; Wade Wood, Secretary; Roger Pierce, Standard Bearer. The group under Miss Coleman’s direction elected the following offic ers: Alice West, President; Joe Mar tin, 1st Vice-President; Herbert Tor rance, 2nd Vice-President; Elizabeth Foshee, Secretary; Edwin Sappe, Standard Bearer. These clubs are units of the Sons and Daughters of the U. S. A. clubs sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The clubs have as their aim the promotion of the very highest type of citizenship. Tho motto of these clubs is: For FOR SALE _ Be«iitU»l Shetland Home and Country. pov-genUe and can be handled by small children. W. L. Harrison Jr., across the river. ( OOPERVILLE SCHOOL NEWS The Fourth Grade, in their reading, have been studying Castle Life. Af ter reading several stories describ ing life in a castle and having learned the different parts of a tie and the significance of each, the class decided that they would like to build a castle. To begin, the class drew their plans, using the pictures and stories that they had. After the size and shape were decided upon they list ed the parts of the castle and ma terial needed for each part. The class decided to construct the castle of gray bogus paper, because it re sembled stone. The pupils worked in groups on the different parts. After each part of the castle was completed, the parts were assemb led on the sand table and the castle in the moats to resemble water. The boys, because they thought the project incomplete without shrubs and grais, added these. When the castle was completed. On December 3rd. the Oglethorpe Club Sons and Daughters of the United States was organized at the Midway School with twenty charter members and Mr. Holland Strother Director. This club is a beginning, of the consumation of plans and ef forts of a Sons and Daughters Com mittee nf the Nancy Hart Chapter. . R. Mrs. Howard Underwood. Chairman, Mrs. J. I. Garrard. Mrs. ,. Ritchie, Miss Julia Moore, Miss Floride Allen. Mrs. J. I. Gar rard, State Chairman. Sons and Daughters. U„ S. A. gave valuable assistance to the young people in the routine of organization. Mrs. George Tunnell., Regent Nancy Hart Chap ter, was an invited guest and pledged the co-operation of her organization and asked the club for assistance in the location of Historic Spot* In Baldwin. “If you want to do many things for a man, you must do it before he is a man.” This challenge struck a responsive chord in the lave of ser vice for home and country, which is the 'foundation of all service done in the name of Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution. The Sons and Daughters of the United States are organized and function under the National Society D. A. R. Any boy or girl who has reached the age of six years is eligi ble for membership. The objects of the clubs are the mutual Improve ment cf its members by the study of American history— National and State—and the underlying principles of national, state and municipal gov ernment: the discussion and prac tice of patriotism and whatever tends to promote good citizenship and sincere preparation for intelli gent and unselfish participation in W1NBURN ROGERS HEADS COMMITTEE TO WRITE HONOR SYSTEM Athens, Ga.—Millcdgeville’s Win- burn Rogeis. as president of Sigma Delta Chi, national professional journalistic fraternity, has appoint ed a committee of four to write an honor system plan for the University of Georgia's Henry W. Grady School of Journalism. There is every like lihood that the system will soon be in force. Dr. Robert L. Biggs YITOIN ASIAN Can be Contacted Through L R. Langley. County Agent ■laMranr Fhm 4M-J DAJ JFN HOTEL Refreshing Relief When You Need a Laxative Because of the refreshing relief It has brought them, thousands of men and women, who could , afford much more ex- m pensive laxatives, uso " Black-Draught when needed. It is very eco nomical, purely vegeta ble. highly effective.. . Mr. J. Lester Roberson, well known hardware dealer at Martinsville, Va, writes: **1 certainly can recommend Black- Draught as a splendid medicine. I have taken tt for constipation and the dull feelings that follow, and have found It very mtlsfmctory." BLACK-DRAUGHT Cm Tour Moot At milledgeville MILLING CO. Wayne St. Georgia RiOretd DINE AND DANCE We serve tasty sandwiches and •■old drinks of all kinds. Bring yoi date out and dance to the tune the world's most popular recorded music. Just received a complete line of Fire Works. Get yours now. COZY NOOK On Lindsey Ave. Life insurance, if maintained at full valu", nil! he!? to io!ve iho two great financial problems of life: Dying too soon! Living too long! C. H. ANDREWS & SON “NOTHING Birr INSURANCE- TAX BOOKS CLOSE December 20 Tax Books for the county will close Dec. 20 taxes not paid by that date will be subject to interest and other penalties. Pay your taxes now and avoid this addi tional cost, which must be assessed and which we are forced by law to collect. It will be with regret that any penalties are imposed, but this is the only resort left where payment is not made by 20th. MRS. L. D. SMITH Tax Collector Baldwin County TIFTON Now Leads Group “A” for Home Town Championship Americas, Statesboro, Gainesville and Athens among the leaders! A NEW BUS LINE Service Coach Lines, Inc MAIN OFFICE DUBUN, GA. Dublin to Milledgeville Lt. 9:15 Ar 4:45 ».n. 19:95 n. m. lrwktou 3:55 p.m. 18:15 a. m. McIntyre 3:45 p.m. Ar 10:45 a. m. MHkdgevillc Lt 3:15 p. m. Make Connection! at MiBedgtviMe for Macon, Sanderjville, Augiuta and Atlanta. Make connection! at DnbNn for Eaitman. WrighUTille, Swaini- Imro, Statesboro and Sarawak. HEADQUARTERS UNION BUS STATION The returns for the first month in the big Home Town Electrical Contest are in — and Tifton, with 1990.6 con test points, leads Group “A”—comprising those towns having more than -100 residential electric customers. Close behind is Amcricus, with 1933.2 points; next comes States boro, with 1761.2; Gainesville follows with 16/0.0 and Athens is fifth in the group with 1634.8 contest points. All Georgia is enthusiastically w at chin" the race to de cide Georgia's champion home towns. City governments, women's cluh.s civic organizations and others arc pushing with vigor toward vic ory in the competition for f 10.090 in piue mor.ry which the leading towns will share. The contest opened November 1 and continues through Octo ber 31, 1936. Below are the first month’s standing; in Group “A w , up through November 30. Contest points are given on the basis of ONE point for each kilowatt hour of average annual kilowatt hour consumption per residential customer and TEN points for each (plowatt hour of increase. From now on it’s tin INCREASE that counts most. Help your town keep in the running for one of the big cash prizes. If there is anything about the contest you don’t know or understand, a.*.k at the nearest power company office or write Home Town Heauquarters, 463 Electric Building, Atlanta. STANDING OF CLASS «A” TOWNS Tifton . 1990.G 1613.6 Americus 1933.2 1-132.2 Statesboro 1761.2 13!8.2 Gainesville 1670.0 1401.0 Athens 1G34.S 1398.8 Dublin 1579.8 1311.8 Brunswick 1368 4 1130.4 Augusta 1319.4 1096.1 Decatur 1318.3 1130.3 Prize Contest tanking Point Contest Score 10 Milledgeville 1282.0 11 Toccoa 1256.4 12 Winder 1244.5 13 Carrollton 1208.8 14 Atlanta .. 1158.2 15 Macon 988.9 16 Rome 984.9 17 Hapeviilc 959.8 KWH • Average 1123.0 1015.4 979.5 1056.8 1036.2 879.9 885.9 839.8 788.0 70G.6 Annual kilowatt average per residential customer for 12 months ending November 30, 1933. HERE ARE THE LEADERS IN THE SWEEPSTAKES RACE prize of ('•ill the mc GEORGIA POWER COMPANY °w»so*»