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WEDVAY
(jestmeoU Re*d i» Crwt Wrd-
, ; ,diy Moranf. R«o—d
lploymf Traffic Officer.
, January im Grand Jury of
vvn Superior Court adjourned
lesday morning and brought to
4 session that extended over
t erf six daJ' 5 -
who jury read their presentments
■open court Wednesday morning
1 Judge Fcrtson discharged them
„ furthc.- duty. j. w. Hubbard
foreman and Stewart Wooten
ary rf the jury.
. jury recommended that the
nee commissioners employ a
tfic office and that a motorcycle
purchased to patrol the highways
’ . county in order that auto
night be enforced. The jury re-
l especially to the violation of
laws, driving without lights
F faulty brakes.
L e jury also recommended that
[county policemen be paid $100
Ltf.lv and bo furnished an auto-
nt.on was called to the lav
by the legislature last year,
became operative January 1st
required all business and
be registered at the
cf the Ordinary. This law
be enforced the jury stated and
css was urged to register
ordinary- now.
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IRELAND NEW
lESlDEWT OF PROGRESSIVE
FARMERS CLUB
Piet ( hipman Ipaaktr si
wtinr Saturday. AdvuoUaa Uve-
e Precram far FfITi.
E. Ireland
of the Baldwin Ccniy
* Farmers Club with
of the new year on last
xfcy at the home of Mr. Roland
in Coopers.
Ireland was named the new
Ident at the December meeting
^presided at the meeting Satur-
at the home of Mr. Roland
Ireland was named the new
Ident at the December meet-
■Saturday. Mr. Ralph Simmrson
1 n -imed vice-president of the
| and D»-. Dawson Allen was re-
secretary.
• the conclusion of a delirious
served by Mrs. Ivey. Miss
Coleman and Miss Mildred
:»rtcl. the business session
I held. A letter was written Mr.
[ Lan *i , «y expressing regret that
OR. W. H. FAUST
BAPTIST TO HAVE HOSPITAL
CONFERENCE HERE MONDAY
Atlanta Pastor to Speak at Rally to
Be Held In Interest ol Georgia
Baptist Hospital.
Baldwin county Baptist are invit
ed to attend a rally to be held at
the Firtf. Baptist church at 9:30
o'clock Monday morning in th«
interest of the Georgia Baptist hos
pital, Rev. James M. Teresi, has
announced.
Rev. Dr. W. H. Faust, pastor of
the Gordon street Baptist church,
Atlanta, will be the principal speak
er at the conference. Ministers and
laymen are cordially invited to be
present and the ladies are especially
invited. Dr. Fault is one erf -he state'
outstanding Baptist ministers and
has an important message for all
Baptist Rev. Teresi said.
Roy L. Kelson is chairman of the
Hospital fund for Baldwin county
and JcaefJh A. Moore is regional
rice-chairman for this section.
The President’s Birthday Ball will
_2 a social event of unusual im
portance next Thursday evening at
nine o'clock at the Echetah Coun
try Club.
Ticket sales began today for the
party on the birthday of President
Fraklin D. Roosevelt which is being
given as a benefit for the Warm
Springs Georgia Foundation and for
the aid of local cases of Infantile
paralysis. Seventy per cent of the
money raised by the balls next
Thiraday will remain in the local
tre isury and aid in the event an
intmtile paralysis epidemic should
beet me prevelent in this county as
it did in North Carolina last year.
The local committee directed by
Mi. Miller S. Bell, chairman, arc
planning to make the ball this year
one of the happiest occasions ever
given in MUledgeville. An interest
ing program of entertainment is be-j
HUMS PLAN
YEARSPROGRAM
Flower Festival ■ Swriaf Wil Be
Froaeted by CU. Other Chic
hipre*cwatt Seifeited
Members of the Milledgcville Ki-
wanis Club suggested a number of
civic improvements to be sponsored
by the club during the coming year,
chief among them a spring flower
festival, which was proposed
Col. Jce Jenkins, president of the
club.
T.ie club is now actively engaged
m an effort to have a side walk
, placed along the road from South
from the county and Wayne street to the state hospital,
absent from the meeting. The The club has asked the highway de-
jhon nf Mr. J. L. Sibley for: partment to have this work done,
0 routing was accepted.j stressing the importance of this
^. Cook the new 'farm agent walk as a protection to children and
other pedestrian:; using this road.
Col. Erwin Sibley, who brought
die need of this sidewalk to the at
tention of the club urged that it be
a major project this year. Other pro
jects proposed are a playground for
Milledgcville. improvement of Jar-
rett's spring property, more prompt
collection of garbage disposal, a
sign at the cntarancc of the city
pointing out places of histori«al
interest to be seen in Milledgeville.
new' hotel for Milledgeville. mark
ing and numbering streets with
name plates, erection of welcome
signs on all roads leading into city,
and a general program to help beau
tify Milledgeville in every way.
The club has pledged their ef
forts in all these projects which
iook to the advancement of the city
and countv. Plans for the flower
festival which the club expects to
make a county wide celebration and
have the gardens of Milledgeville
opened to visitors from other cities,
will be announced later.
Dr. C. M. Zattau. Jr., was receiv
ed as a new member cf the club.
Judge C. J. Perryman, who was pre
siding over Baldwin Superior court
was guest of the club. His address
was most inspiring and he urged the
club to devote its activities In the
interest of underprivileged children.
Martin Whitley, soil
I engineer and assistant to the
I awnt ’ were introduced to the
tsked the co-opera-
k ,he club members and plcdg-
" best efforts for the interest
farming in Baldwin county,
t speaker was Mr. Paul
lean of the Colelge of
He told of the import-
, farm sanitations in the
^•ral program of the state
Turratulated the Baldwin club
splendid record. Mr. Chap-
a ' ocat?d a well balanced and
home program for the farm-
. ° rf bov -’ two western
avp ^dents at the State
^studying mule raising
ation o.‘ bringing
> back to their home
•make the mu l e industry
nt eadmg programs. Mr.
\ :a,d he believed the
hu, rou, d produce all
r u,Ps needed.
•otting was well attended
i 1 most enthusiastic
Kn , s "ANOEn
ANADIAN goose
I young i
l tt ’ ^ Uas out hunting
od - ° n . thc °eonee
• Jcceeded in baggin four
' geese the smallest weigh-
mds dressed.
' • of one of the geese was
, ,™ d - °" 'his band was
Wtowin*. ’ Writ,- Jack
G.,nnd.,.
in Cod, Mark 11*22"
5 K " d he 'H'-J written Mr.
Veterans of this County Will
Receive over $200,000 Bonus
Baldwin county veterans of the;
World War will receive over two |
hundred thousand dollars when the
bonus is paid, it was estimated by
Mr. John Holloway, adjudant of the
Morris-Little Post of the American
Legion.
The senate passed the baby bond
bill Tuesday by a vote of 70 to 16
and all that remains before the bill
reaches the President’s desk is for
the house to concur with the senate
on their pirn of payment. Tills will
be quickly done, it is predicted.
Whether the President signs or ve
toes the bill, it will become law. for
there is enough strength in thc two
houses to over ride a veto.
Under the senate plan the veterans
v'ill be paid in baby bonds. 1'cflin-
ning next June 13th they can turn
these bonds in at thc past office and
receive the cash, or they can hold
them until 1945 and c. aw 3 per
cent interest.
Mr. Holloway said the highest
certificate held was $1,590. Many
veterans in this county have certifi
cates valued above $1,500. Mr. Hol
loway said there were over three
hundred veterans in this county.
UNION-RECORDER AGAIN
NAMED OFFICIAL
GAZETTE FOR CITY
Thc City Council in special ses
sion Wednesday evening again
named The Union-Recorder thc
official organ of the city. This is
an honor deeply appreciated. All
official notices and advertisements
cC the city will be published in
this paper.
President’s Birthday Ball to Be
Gala Affair Next Thursday
STORM DAMAGES
PROPERTY HERE
Tropical Haricine Saturday Hifht
awl Swidiy Morakf Followed
by Cold Weather.
ing planed and while dancing will
be the main feature, everybody will
have the opportunity to enjoy the
occasion.
Every citizen in the county is in
vited and urged to buy tickets for
the ball, whether they attend or
no». The ticket committee will call
on the citizens to sell tickets dur
ing this and next week. Much en
thusiasm has already manifest it
self and it is expected that a record
crowd will attenp thc party thfc
year.
While the people of the city and
county are enjoying the party at
the Echetah, the students wil! dance
at the G. S. C. W. gym. This ball
will be one of the most brilliant
of the college year and the students
are enthusiastically looking for
ward to the President's Ball next
week.
COL ALLEN TO
PLANCAMPAIGN
Ural Attwaey is Mswber of
State CowwiHee Thet WB Meet
io Atlanta to Ploo Campaign
Col. Marion Allen was named o*
_ committee of Representative Geor
gians to nominate a Roosevelt lead
er in Georgia by the members of
the Georgia delegation in congress.
Col. Allen is a member of thc
committee 'from the sixth congres
sional district with Judge Ogden
Pearsons, of Forsyth. Two members
from each congressional district and
four from the state at large make
up the committee that will meet in
Atlanta to select a chairman and plan
for thc Roosevelt campaign for re
nomination in Georgia. The congres
sional delegation has asked that the
state committee call a primary to
select thc Georgia delegation at the
national convention for President
Roosevelt.
Col. Allen Is a staunch Democrat
and a loyal suporter of the Presi
dents. He led the legislative com
mittee to welcome the President to
Georgia in Novmber when the home
coming to the president was held.
He ha? pledged his best efforts in
the interest cf the President and is
prominently mentioned as the n
to take the Roosevelt leadership
Georgia.
NEGRO PLEADS GUILTY
AND GETS LIFE
Jim Reeves pl-*d guilty to murdrr
before Judge Blanton Fort son in
Baldwin Superior Court Monday ana
was given a life sentence.
Reeves stabbed another inegro
man to death a few weeks ago.
TOTTON SPECIALIST TO SPEAK
AT FARMERS MEETING
TUESDAY
E. C. Westbrook Will Talk on One
Variety Cotton at Meeting of
Farmers Next Tuesday.
E. C. Westbrook, cotton specialist,
connected with the extension ser
vice and farm agent work, will be
the chief speaker at a meeting of
cotton farmers next Tuesday mom-
g at 11 o’clock at thc court house.
Mr. Westbrook will discuss One
Variety Cotton and has much val
uable information on this subject
Every farmer in the county is in
vited to the meeting and Farm
Agent W. Y. Cook urges the farm
ers to attend. It is believed the dis
cussion will be of benefit to all
farmers.
The new county agent has begun
his work and is making an effort to
visit ail farmers as soon as possible.
He urges farmers to ccme by his
office with their problems if he has
not reached them.
COURT WILL END
THURSDAY P.M.
Wj( BUatoa Fertr*, of Tk(
Went era Crrat fiuilw Dor-
io| TW Ci ini'ill Docket.
Baldwin Superior court will reach
on end of the two weeks session on
Thursday afternoon, it was stated
Wednesday, as the criminal docket
began to draw to a close.
Judge Blanton Fortson, of the
Western Circuit, has been on thc
bench this week when the crimnal
docket was called. Judge Fortson
served in the absence of Judge
Jobes B. Pork, who remained at
home due to the continued illness
of Mrs. Park.
Judge Fortson has dispatched the
business of the court with speed
and the crimnal docket is nearin* a
close. Judge Fortson is recognized
os one of the leading jurist of the
state and his exacting manner in the
operation of the court has impress
ed the court attendants.
During the week a number of
cases have been tried involving min
or offenses. In addition to the trials
a number of pleas have been taken.
CADETS TO MEET GEORGIA
FRESHMEN ON BASKET
BALL COURT TONIGHT
Coach Babe Florence Drills Team
for Hard Game With Athens Froah.
Game WUI Be Good.
The Georgia Freshmen will bring
their basket ball team to town to
night to play the G. M. C. cadets in
their gymnaisum at 8:3b o’clock.
The game is expected to be one
of the best of the season and Coach
Florence has drilled his squad hard
this week in preparation for the
game.
Fans who missed the game last
Friday night missed one of the best
games ever played in M.iledgcville.
The cadets were battling a team of
•college stars representing the Ma-
i Y. W. C. A. The game was nip
and tuck all the way and ended in
>re of 33 to 30; Coach Florence
has a number of young stars cn his
and their play has been ex
ceptionally good.
Thc game Thursday (tonight) will
bring two strong teams into play,
a fast game is expected. The
gym will be heated and an admis
sion of only 25 cents is charged.
The sunshine always follows the i g t
in and the people of this section
ere enjoying a bright, warm sun
Monday and Tuesday after thc worst
rain and wind storm followed by
freezing weather that has visited
this section in many years on last
Saturday night.
The storm did damage in every
section of thc county, but forUuiatc-
o lives were lost and thc dam-
was only slight, but infecting
practically every home in the county.
The Oconee river was at a high
point Sunday when 28.86 feet were
recorded. The river had spread into
the low lands and property owners
along its banks were busy saving
lumber, logs and cattle. Central
Georgia Lumber Co., whose mill is
near the river on South Green* street,
lost logs and lumber in the high
v'ater. Some damage was done to
the Milledgcville Brick Works, who
also have a plant near thc river
banks.
Roofs on practically every home
in the county were damaged. A
number of out-houses and bames
were demolished. Trees and shrubs
were uprooted and blown down by
the high win* while limbs were
scattered in ever direction.
Workmen were kept busy all day
Sunday at the State Hospital mak
ing repairs. The roof of the Green
building was practically tom off by
the high winds.
Roads and bridges were damaged
by the washing rains, but in the
main the roads held up well and
there were no bridges lost. A num
ber of side roads in the county were
submerged for a time by the swolen
streams. The greatest damage was
done on the lower river road when
the fill leading to the Camp Creek
bridge below thc state Hospital dairy
was washed badly. The county road
forces under Capt. Almond were
quick to get to work and practical
ly all the serious damage has been
repaired and the roads are In good
.-nape again’ on will be before the
week is out provided the clear
weather continues.
The storm began late Saturday
afternoon and increased in velocity
as the night progressed. About ten
o'clock Saturday night a driving
wind with torrents of rain swept
thc county. Thunder and lightening
prevailed but the storm subsided to
return about three o’clock Sunday
morning and for more than an hour
raged again.
Mrs. W. C. Lockhart said in the
twelve hour period 4.62 inches of
rain fell, the heaviest rain that har
fallen during a similar period in
many years.
The skies cleared Sunday, but an
icy north-west wind continued to
blow. Monday saw the thermometer
drop to 23 degrees. The wealther
had moderated Wednesday and the
weather profits were predicting
► rain.
MR. M.H. BLAND
PASSES MONDAY
Proniuat Bncu Mu Fun
Awiy Ural HotpitaL Fan
eral Service* Held TaeWa,
Mr. Marshall Hall Bland, promin
ent business man for many years,
passed away early Monday morning
at a local hospital following an ill
ness of several weeks.
Mr. Bland has been In declining
health fer several years, retiring
from active work as agent for the
New York Life Insurance Co, a
number of years ago. He became
.xitically ill last week and was car
ried to thc hospital where the end
came quietly in the early morning
hours of Monday,
j Funeral services were held
Stephens Episcopal Church
Tuesday morning at 11 o’ctodc.
Rev. F. H. Harding, Rector, conduct
ing thc simple service of the church.
Interment was in the city cemetery.
Hundreds of floral tributes bore a
testimonial to the esteem in which
Mr. Bland was held by his fellow
ctizens.
Serving as pall bearers were:
Messrs Harry Bone. Frank Done.
Miller S. Bell. O. M. Ennis, J. C.
Cooper and Dr. Edwin Allen. Am
honorary escort accompanied the re
mains to its final resting place and
were as follows: J. L. Sibley, Ho
mer Shy, George Bell, E. B. Bass.
M. R. Bell. J. J. Morgan. C. L.
Moore. G. C. McKinley. E. E. Bell,
E. W. Richardson, J. F. Bell, Jr, Dr.
W. M. Scott, Dr. L. P. Longino, J.
W. Overstreet Dr. J. I. Garrard. Dr
Y. H. Yarbrough.
Mr. Bland is survived by his wife,
who was Miss Ruby Taylor, d? Knox
ville, Tenn.. three daughters, Mb.
Harold Moore, of Lyman, S. C.. llii*
NEW FACULTY MEMBER
NAMEB-AT G. M. C
Col. Joe H. Jenkins, president erf
the Georgia Military Gollegn, an
nounced today the addition of Mir.
Theodore Hart of Macon to the G.
M. C. faculty. The overflow number
of students this year made the new
addition necessary, according to
Colonel Jenkins.
Mr. Hart is a graduate of Lanier
High School and Mercer University
in Macon. In 1925 he received his
M. A. degree from Columbia Uni
versity He has taught at Auburn,
Lanier High School. Monroe High
School, and the University of Rich
mond. In 1933 he was admitted to
thc Georgia Bar, and practiced for
two years. Mr. Hart comes Mo G.
M. C. from the Tupelo Military
Academy in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Mr. Hart will be connected with
the history and English departments.
He is expected to arrive in Mil
ledgeville Thursday.
MR. EBER PEARSON PASSES
AWAY SUDDENLY WEDSESDAY
Baldwin Farmer and Cwrt BaNff
Dies as He Boards Train at Loaf
ers Coming to MtlledcewiDe.
WITH OUR ADVERTISERS
With the new year and its new
opportunities come new oppor
tunities for wise and economical
•hopping ir the advertisements of
The Union-Recorder.
Every advertisement tells a
story of its own, either in prices
cf unurual importance, or an
interesting presentation of other
advantages in buying. It is al
ways to your advantage to read
the ads care.’ully and we hope
every reader will not lay the
paper aside or consider their
reading completed until they
have read the ads.
Make 1936 your biggest year
by shopping through thc columns
of The Unicsi-Record or.
Mr. Ebcr Pearson, 66, one of Bald
win county’s best known farmers,
died suddenly Wednesday morning
as he boarded a train at Coopera to
come to Milledgcville to attend court
as a Baliff.
Mr. Pearson suffered a heart at
tack as he stepped on the train at
Coopers and death was immediate.
He was a baliff of the 322nd dis
trict and had served in the superior
court for a long number of years.
He was a prominent and successful
farmer of south-east Baldwin and
spent practically his entire life in
this neighborhood.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 3 p. m. at
the Coopers Baptist church and
interment will be in the Coopers
cemetery. Rev. J. L. Pittman and
Eled Will Green will conduct the
services.
Mr. Pearson i* survived bv his
wife, who was Miss Mattie Berry,
a daughter. Miss Mabel Pearson, one
son. Robert Pearson, 3 sisters. Mrs.
E. A. Mcore. Forest Park. Mrs. M.
O. Newby. East Point. Mrs. Park
Strickland. Atlanta and one brother,
S. R. Pearson, Nashville, Ga.