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milWTBIB at JANUARY M. «M9
FARM AGENT COOK WRITE'. ON
SOIL EROSION PROGRAM IN
COUNTT
Nm4 for Ml Coiwi vatton to Com-
It I'rinl. Engineer Now Avail
able to All Land Owners.
The Grass Root, anti-new deal
meeting in Macon Wednesday
A committee composed of Carlisle
Giles, Chairman, E. R. Hines, George
Carpenter and C. B. McCullar and
named by Judge Blanton Fortson
drafted resolutions in open court
January 22nd deploring the death
"Wo have in our midst a master, A Mr Ebor Pearson, a baliff who
criminal, a gtKam.c thief, a nigh-1 served the court for a number of
waymon. I want you to act as a y ears -
jury, listen to the evidence ond The resolution described Mr. Pear-
render a righteous verdict upon the son as « man Rreatly loved by dtl-
destructive depredations of this the 7ens an< * officers of the court. Mr.
master criminal cf our age. and bv Person died as In- boarded a train
your verdict find this criminal ™rcute to court last Wednesday,
guilty. The name of this master resolution was made a part of wanted the Govei
criminal is SOIL EROSION. } tl,e minutes of the court. President. Rev. Gerald Smith, dls-
“If the priceless heritage trans- 1
nutted to us by our fore-fathers is SUNDAY WIU. BE GROUND HOG
to be preserved unmanned and by! OAT
ua transmitted to our children, we Legend has it that Sunday the
must control our surface water and gound ^og will make his appear-
NIW8 OF THE WEEK
Governor O. K. Allen, of Louisi
ana, elected last week to the United
State Senate to succeed Senator
Huey Long, died suddenly in his
office Tuesday morning.
AT THE CHUICHKS MJNDAT
Attend the church of your choice
next Sunday.
Presbyterian Church
Rev. R. W. Oakey. the pastor, will
conduct the usual services at the
Presbyterian church next Sunday. At
the morning hour the pastor will
have as his sermon subject, “Weeds
-mwrvv our soil. The three most d „ idc whether winter
valuable gifts of God to man are OVCT
Soil, Sunshine and Rain. They con- j According to the ancient story the
atitute the Earthly Trinity and are , itt]e anima , comes from his win-
absolutely essential to man. If any homr „ nd i( hc sccs his shadow,
one is destroyed then our riviliza- h< _ BOK . , Mck ((>r g morc weeks, but
Uon and our people will perish on (hc other hand- it hc docsn :, he
stays cut and winter is over.
from the earth."
Out of the hilLs and valleys of
Baldwin the Oconee River has car- SEE> . AND HEARD THE PAST
WEEK
ried a fortune. This fortune is in
the form cf millions of dollars worth
of lop soil washed from Baldwin Solicitor Genera! Shop Baldwin
county farms during past years. I wonl , rom Milledgeviile to his log
SOIL EROSION is a serious problem. rabin , n Wilkinson eounty lost
and especially in our immediate Thursd „ v afternoon when court ad-
area. The damage amounts to mil- journcd . Mr Baldwin is a great
lions of dollars every year and lrver , r thc cl ,t-dnors and has a
careful surveys indicate that many' cabin ,, nd fish p<md Wilkinson
farms have test ja irement^us cnunly
amount of top sell in the last thirty A j ew yParc agn he interested
ur forty years j himself in deer and raised a num-
L«*i»tl that was productive for years brr cf doer that he later turned
has rapidly deteriorated chiefly due loose in ^ Oconee river swamp,
to erosion. When this land was first Buck deer In the herd was
promoted to crop production the nnmed Dick Binion in honor of
land was fertile and the .violas were Dr Richard Binion. A name plate
high. The erosion centinued and the v raV cd with the cam was placed
yields dropped, and in many cases on the . n ti e rs of the deer.
the farmer.-; ceased to cultivate thej
land and let it go to pasture with- J Judge .tlanton Fortson made quite
out lime or fertilizer ar.d at times an impression with the people df this
without seeding. Frequently rome coun ty with the manner in whh’
BALDWIN COTTON FOR
1935 IS 5.984 BALES
A report issued by the Depart-
ent of Commerce shows that in
1935 there were 5.084 bales of cot-
ginned in Baldwin county. The
report for the same period in 1034
showed that 4.819 bales were ginned.
The increase amounted to 165 baler.
native grass came in. but a thi
and close grazing caused some soil
to be washed away and the thinly
scattered grasses gave way to
broom sage, and the broom stge to
poverty grass and the poverty grass
to bare ground and gulley».
Baldwin county is fortunate in
having one of the many Soil Conser
vation Camps and with the co-op
eration of the farm ess in the camp
area millions of dollars worth of
soil may be saved.
llinse who are not in the are;
may have the free services of i
Terracing Specialist simply by ap
plying for the work at the office of
the County Agent. Mr. Whitley,
who has had a number of years ex
perience in this type of work is
available to those who wish to take
advantage of this opportunity.
W. Y. COOK. Agent
he conducted Baldwin Superior
Court last week. Judge Fortson
kept the lawyers busy and much
crimnal business was finished.
Judge Fortson is an outstanding
Georgian and is recognized as one
of the states best qualified jurist.
The freezing weather this week
gave plumbers little rest from their
work of the previous week of re
pairing frozen pipes Dtoptte p
cautions, many bursted pipes were
in the city Tuesday.
DICK IIEABN OPENS LUNCH
STAND
Mr. Dick Hearn, a native of this
city who recently returned here to
make his home, has purchased the
lunch room on Wayne street In front
of the Baptist church and had taken
over the management this week.
All kinds of sandwiches and cold
drinks will be sold. Mr. Hearn said.
The Swift cream station will also
bo operated in the lunch room
sour cream will be bought.
DENTIST HERE TRY NEW
PAINLESS METHOD
Announcement came from New
York last week that a Dentist had
perfectc i a painless method in drill-1 .
ing and treating teeth. Hc declared, HINES ENNIS ENLARGES
he would give the formula to the] SERVICE STATION
dental profession and refused large! Work was finished this week
sums of money for his secret. The larging and remodeling the
formula was published in the pap
ers Monday.
Fraley’s Pharmacy made up a pre
scription of the new drug used and
supplied all dentists in the city with
the product It was tried and found
moat satisfactory. Patients declared
there was no pain whatever as the
dentist drolled into the cavity.
The new idea is expected to revo
lutionize the method of dental work,
and make the treatment of teeth
absolutely painless, without the in
jection of novocane.
CARD OF THANKS
Miss Betty Watkins and her par
ents wish to express to their friends
their sincere appreciation for the
many kindnesses shown during the
serious illness of Miss Watkins.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TO MEET TUESDAY
"Hie Board of County Commis
sioners will hold their regular
monthly meeting next Tuesday at
their officers in the Court House,
The commissioners arc expected to
take final steps for the erection of
the new jail. The principal busi
ness is routine.
BOARD OF EDUCATION TO
MEET
The Baldwin county Board of
Education will hold their regular
monthly meeting next Tuesday in
the office of Supt. P. N. Bivins. The
board expects to inaugurate plans to
start work on the school building
LOST OR STRAYED—Fox Terrier
about six months old. White with
brown ears and brown spot on
faee. Answers to name of "Pink”.
Call Phone 399.
eulated in the selection of Gov. j in The Heart”. At the evening hour
Eugene Talmadge as a candidate for j he will preach on, "Preparing
President. The meeting was attend- Winter."
ed by several citizens from Bald-! Baptist Church
win county. Gov. Talmqdge was j Morning and evening services at
chosen after Hugh Howell, chairman j the Baptist church will be at the
of the Democratic Executive Com- j usual hour. Rev. James M. Teresi,
mittee. asked the audience it they | the pastor, will preach at both ser
vices and he has important messages
for the people.
Epfeeopul Church
The usual first Sunday of the
month service with a celebration of
the Holy Communion following the
sermon at St Stephens Episcopal
church Rev. F. H. Harding, the Rec
tor. will conduct the service. Ttoere
will be no early morning service.
Methsdht Church
The Holy Communion will be cele
brated at the morning service. Rev.
Horace Smith, the pastor, will de
liver a brief communion message.
The usual evening services will be
held and the pastor will preach.
Catholic Church
Father McNamara. Priest.
Sunday. Feast of the Purification,
i.rning services at the Catholic
Church will be at 11:15 and will con
sist of Mass. Sermon, and Benedic
tion. the sermon on the subject.
“The Divinity of Christ" Sunday
School at 9:30. Mass throughout the
eok at 7:30.
ciple* of the late Huey Long, said
that since no successor had been
found acceptable to the l»ng fac
tion. they would support the Geor
gia Governor. A very small c owd
only partially filling the Macon City
Auditorium was present.
Funeral services were held Tues
day for King George V. and morc
than two million subjects paid last
tribute to their King. King Edward
VIII will be coronated a year from
today.
FTRST ROBIN ARRIVES
The first robin a." the year ar
rived this week. It is a sure sign
of spring, has always been the be
lief. but not so this year, with the
obin came the coldest weather of
the year, but at that spring may not
3 far behind. And then too the
robin may have been one of the
family that spends the year round
here at Dr. Hall’s bird sanctuary.
BUSINESS CENSUS IS BEGUN
W. F. Mosteller. acting under the
direction of district headquarters ir
Macon, has begun a census of busi-
*ss in Milledgeville.
The merchants and business
houses of the city will be called
for confidential information. 1
Mosteller will moke his calls
rapidly as possible.
Miss Martha Thomas was hostess
ils week to the Tuesday Night
Bridge Club. Miss Elizabeth Thomas,
Katherine Scott, Betty Ferguson,
Willie Boggus, Mrs. Dorman Hardy.
Mrs. George Davis, Mrs. Leon
Callaway and Mrs. Drayton Thomas
1 the players. Miss Scott won
high prize and Miss ’Riomas low.
MBS. LIZZIE YOUNGBLOOD
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Lizzie Youngblood, widow of
the lav.- C. A. Youngblood, died at
the home of her son. Mr. Evans
Youngblood last Thursday night af
ter an illness of 10 weeks.
Funeral services were held Sat
urday at 2:30 from the’ Hopewell
Methodist church. Rev. R. C. Shea,
officiating.
Mrs. Youngblood spent practical
ly her entire life in Hardwick ond
vicinity and had endeared herself
to a wide circle of ■friends. She was
a devout member of the Hopewell
Methodist church.
She is survived by the one s-*n,
Mr. Evans Ym mg blood.
Ennis Hudson-Terraplane Service
Station.
type automatic lift, new
lubricating equipment and new gas
pumps have been installed. The gas
pumps are electrically operated and
indicates the amount of gas going
into the car and computes the cost
i the gas is drawn.
New Neon lights and signs have
also been installed. The new equip-
nt makes the station one of the
ist attrartive in the ctiy.
FOUR PEOPLE INJURED
IN AUTO WRECK
E. L. Hill, of Talberton, and Mr
and Mrs. Feris Cato and another
man of Atlanta, were injured Tues
day night when their cars collided
about six miles from Milledgeville
cn the Eatonton highway.
The injured were brought to
local hospital and treated. All of
them were dismissed after minor
juries were dressed.
Mrs. George Watson, of Green
wood. S. C.. is visiting her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Vaughan.
Miss Katherine Scott, who is study
ing at Columbia University, arrived
Sunday to spend about ten days in
the city.
The friends of Mrs. W. H. Jewell
l egret to know that she is seriously
ill at her home on Jefferson street.
Mrs. Ida Maddox is the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Solomon
Griffin.
Miss Margaret Yarbrough spent
the week-end in Atlanta.
The friends cf Mr. Arthur Skin
ner are glad to know that he is at
home again after a major operation
and will return to his business next
Miss Sarah Hitchcock, who teache* -
in Jeffersonville, was at home for
the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed O'Conner, and
daughter, of Savannah, spent the
week-end with Misses Kate and
Mary Cline.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Leonard, of
LaGronge. have the sympathy of
their friends here in the death of
their baby.
Miss O’Dell Moore and Mrs.
Hutchins spent the past week-end in
Atlanta. visiting relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Dorman Hardy will spend
Saturday in Athens, on business.
Mr. Grady Moore who has been
living in Milledgeville for the past
eighteen months, is now located in
Atlanta, where h* is connected with
the Chevrolet Motor Co.
Miss Mattie Thomas visited the
family of her brother, Mr. John
Thomas, in Decatur, last Saturday
and Sunday.
BASKET BALL
G. M. C.
- - v« - —
Gordon Military College
Friday Night, Jan. 31
8:30 O’clock
G. M. C. Gymnasium
BUILDING HEATED
Admission 25c
LOW PRICES ON
Plain and Self Rising
Wellbread
Iona
Sunr.yiiflj
6 lbs - 39c
6lbs * 43c
6 lbs >47
12lbs - 73c
12 lbs 79c
12 lbs »
24lbs$1.43
24lbs$1.53
241bs $1"
PURE
LARD
IN CARTONS
* lbs 14 |bs
27c[52c
SHGRTENINc]
Jews
IN CARTOfe ]
4 lbs I 8 L
51c 19S
DIXIE CRYSTAL OR DOMINO
Sugar 5 bag 26c - 10
WISCONSIN AMERICAN
Cheese lb 19c. ^
BAcSlJ
lb 25c
IONA RED RIPE
Tomatoes 4
No. 2 Cans 2£
COLD STREAM
Pink Salmon
Tal! Can 1<
SUNNYFIELD
Oats 2 20ozCtns 1!
IONA DESSERT
Peaches 2
No. 2 1-2 Cans 2£
ARGO
Bartlett Pears 2 No. 2 Cans22
GRANDMOTHER'S SANDWICH
Bread 24 Oz. Loaf
PAN BREAD 16-oz Loaf 6c
TEA ROLLS Bozen 5c
1(
MELL-0 WHEAT 14-oz Box 9c; 2froz Bor I*
N. B. C. RPR CRACKERS l -lb bo« a
POST TOASTIES 2 Pltgs lx
SALAD DRESSING Rajah Pto 1J{
SANDWICH SPREAD Rajah Pna 04
MAXWELL HOUSE
COFFEE lb 25c
JELL-0 Assorted Flavors 2 pltgs it
LOG CABIN SYRUP |2-oz car
POST TOASTIES 3 pltgs.
MINUTE TAPIOCA Pig. II
BAKER'S COCOA 2 1-2 lb Cans 25
PICKLES Bread and Butter 15-oz jar ,11
CAMPBELL'S
Tomato Juice 4 ctr
RECIPE
Marshmallows 1 lb bag 1!
PHILLIP'S EARLY
June* Peas 2 No. 2 Cans 1!
SOAP OR POWDERS
Octagon 5
Small Size 1(
TOBACCO
Prince Albert
can
1(
BUTTS OR FAT BACK
Boiling Meat lb 12k
TABLE
SALT
% bxs Sc
WESSON
OIL
Pt 19c
JIM DANDY
GRITS
5-lb. Bag
15c
PRODUCE
EXTRA FANCY
LETTUCE Head I
FLORIDA
CELERY Stalk i
NEW RED
POTATOES 3 lbs la
SMALL WINESAP
APPLES Doz lOi
FANCY SQUASH OR
BEANS lb. I*
GREEN
CABBAGE 2 lb?.
WINTER
SPINACH 2 lbs 1*
FANCY QUALITY
RICE
5 lbs.
23c
PURITY
OLEO
Lb.
15c
A&P TL®
Buttet
Lb.
3^