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Tin UNION-RECORDER. MILL£DGCVILLr. GA., FEBRUARY I 1IU
RECORDER EDITOR WRITES
PERSONAL OBSERVATION
ON BIRTHDAY
(Continued from pave one)
mcdern orick buildings in the busi
ness section of the city and a large
number cl handsome ones built in
COUNCIL ADOPTS 1
lUSEN8E
(Continued from page one)
have been suggested.
The Beard of trustees of G. M. C.
appeared be.ore the council and
asked their approval of a bond issue
to provide needed funds for the col-
DEATH TAKES
FRED WRIGHT
Finenl Sf'wes Held Sunday for
the residential section: the construe-1 lege. The request was granted. Prnnlar Youn# Man Accidental’ Dl,ring thc next ten da >' s toys
new brick Baptist. Presby- Mayor Carpenter asked that a , between the ages of ten and twenty
Methodist and Catholic! board of health f:r the city be Gun Shot Wound Fatal. ‘will be enrrlled in the 4-H Club
churches: and a government building! named and suggested the following which is a national organization. Af-
creeted. Thus it will be seen that i for this board: Dr. Richard Binion.; Death removed from life Friday ter the enrollment has been com-
v.ithin the years I have lived there Dr Sam Anderson. Dr. Wilbur Scott, afternoon Fred P. Wright, who was pleted and the applications for mem-
has been a complete transformation Dr. Otis W.rds. Dr. R. E. Evans fatally wcunded Wednesday when a i bersnip accepted, they will then be
in Milledgeville. Mr. Lamar Ham. Clerk, was in- shot gun accidentally discharged j organized in to regular chartered
When I commenced life, the War struct rd to see these men and do, while he was hunting on the Oconee j clubs carrying out some definite and
Between the States was over, the termine If tney will servo on Ihi ij river. constructive program in the develop-
days cf reconstruction passing: Mi!- board. ! Mr. Wright was brought to a local | inent of Head. Hand. Heart and j declining health for several years!
ledgevillc was no longer the capital: After thc meeting the Mayor and hospital in a critical condition Health,
many of the citizens were soldiers council inspected the work that has shortly after noon Wednesday and
wh: had just returned from the war been in progress in thc city hall for despite a valiant effort the end
maimed ar.d crippled, and in many several weeks. The council cham- came Friday. The accident happened
homes were widows and orphans, ber and quarters of thc firemen on when Mr. Wright left his automo-
The people were facing life bravely, thc sc*cond floor have been remod- bile and took a shot gun from his
end with a spirit of determination eled and painted. On the main floor ( car. The gun discharged when the
•vore working from run up into the a private office has been built f~ , butt struck the ground and the en-
late hours of the night, sacrificing the mayor, new jail quarters have tire load of bird shot emptied into
even the necessities cf life, to make been built and thc interior has been his left arm and side. Alone at the
a livelihood. They wrought well, and repainted. Quarters for the water time it was several minutes before
upon the foundation they buildod department with a work shop have a id came. Pete Lundy found the
the reconstructed Milledgeville rests. • been built in the ba«"*ment cf the wounded man by his car and called
The Federal Union and Southern budding. Messrs Luck Moss and Leo Smith.
Recorded were two newspaper? The council met with the board of who were also on the river. They
established and published in Mil- trustees of G. M. C. again Tuesday brought him to the hospital and
ledgevillc in the early history o' the afternoon and inspected the build- every effort was made to save his
city, and in 1872 they were consoli- ings at the college with the board. life. Blood poisoning and the loss of
dated and became the Un on-Re- A special meeting of the council ;,leod attributed to his death.
BOYS 4-H CLUBS TO
BE ORGANIZED HERE
Farm Agent Fashing Program for
Farm Youths. All Boys Interested
Asked to See Agent.
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
HERE FRIDAY FOR
MRS. ANNA VINSON
Well
Funeral services were held Fri
day merring at II o’clock for Mrs.
Anna Caraker Vinson, at the Chapel
of Joseph A. Moore in the presence
of a number of friends and relatives.
Mrs. Vinson, who was 71 years of
age died at the home of hrr daugh
ter. Mrs. H. F. Crawrfcrd after an
illness of several weeks following
FOUL
cordcr. Therefore this paper has had will be held i
a part ir the progress and upbuilding
cf this community to its present
standard. Mv life work has been
centered in ihc Union-Recorder, as
my father the late Mr.
Moore,
• day
Every club organized will have its
own officers and will carry on their
meetings in a business-like way.
Each member will carry on some
project in. farm crops or live stock
and keep records on same. These
records are tabulated at the end of
the year and awrards made to those
doing the mest outstanding work, in
cluding leadership.
No fees are charged for member
ship in the clubs and they are open
to every boy between the ages of
ten and twenty.
The parents are urged to encour-
ape their boys not only to become
members, but to be an outstanding
4-H in whatever project he is work
ing.
The Philaethea Bible Class of thc
Baptist church, Mrs. C. B. McCullar
teacher, named officers for the com
ing year at the regular meeting of
the class on last Sunday.
The new officers are Mrs. Alma
Sims Long, president; Miss Lida
Mcrehead. vice-president; Miss
Louise Etheridge, secretary and Miss
Doris Rickets, treasurer.
Miss Ann Gibson is the retiring
president of the class.
HEATHER CONTINUES lhe presence Q f a i arge gathering of
HERE friends and relatives. Rev. Horace
" , Smith, pastor cf the Methodist church
(Continued from page one) ccnducted the last rites and i:.ter-
of the editors and Monday and Sunday was another m( , nt wag |n ^ clty eatery. The
proprietors, and the first memories disagreeable day. Rain came Mon- served as pall-bearers:
cf my boyhood days cluster around day and Tuesday, over three inches Messri j B Cox Carr. Lewis
this ollrp. 1 learned to set type be- ol rain falling cn the two days. I Cgrr w B jyi cKinnon Curry Carr,
fere I reached by teens and as I Roads were cut up. and traffic all _ p prjt^rd and Grady Speer,
grew older and became a cadet at over the county was delayed and | ^ . , C11 _. , , . .. ..
G. M. C.. which institution I had handicapped by the rain. ! ' M .. .
entered the tirsl day it epened. spent The Oconee river began rising th .. . , ’ ....
many of my Saturdays, • sticking Monday and Wednesday morning ' " " , J! '
type." having been given a certain measured 26 feet and .09 Inches. Mrf> . ' ’ ’
task to perform. I teamed to pull This is the highest flood stage the ”*?*“*• 1 'Tf
the lever of an old-fashioned hand river has reached this winter. The °™ thcr ’ "■ W H - Hendricks, of
press, and to feed a job press. water was falling Wednesday after- r ““°-
When I 'inishod my studies at the neon after the low lands had been J Fred Wright came to Milledgeville
toilege, I became regularly employ- inundated for several days. | about ten years ago from Wilkinson
cd at the office, and to mv other Miserable weather continues and county where he made his home af-
duties were added that of assisting little hope is held for -warm days ter moving from Texas. He was em-
in gathering news, and collecting this week. However, there is a silver ployed at the McKinnon Motor Co-
subscriptions and accounts. When I lining to every cloud and weather Cor the past eight years and made
reached my majority my name was men arc predicting an early spring, many friends by his happy, genial
placed at thc mast head and 1 be- with real sunshine, warm weather, manner. He served in the army dur-
came associated as editor and pub- by March 1st. ! ln * the W be'ne a member of the
lisher with my father, who passed The thermometer readings for the Baldwin Blues. He was also active
away in 1902, and my connection week showing the high and low' in the work of the Woodmen of the
tinued until this day. Curing these 15: Friday. 32 and 15: Saturday a 33 XXXXXXXTTXTXXXXXXXXXTXXXXXXXTXXXXXXXXXXXXXXgXXXXXXXrn
years I have found it necessary to and 23; Sunday 41 and 35; Monday,
invest a large amount of money in 45 and 39; Tuesday, 63 and 34.
purchasing type, machinery, etc., to
keep step with the progress made in GOVERNOR GRANTS EXTENSION
♦he printing business. I have reach- ON AUTO TAGS
ed the age when I find a certain
amount of pleasure In retrospection. Governor Eugene Talmadge an-
but I realize that at the Imgcst I nounced Saturday that an additional
have but a few more years ahead fifteen days would be given auto
of me. and I hope to give as much owners in which to buy their auto-
cf that time as health and stiength mobile tags without penalty,
will permit, for the accomplishment Thc final date to buy tags was
of something for the good and wel- Friday. January 31st, and there was
fare of the people among whom I a rush at the post office by auto
have lived these many years. , owners for money orders covering
As I commence a new year person- l, ie costs,
ally and as publisher of the Union- 1 The Governor announced Saturday
Recorder. I find that I h.vc been ‘h* lh " “** *» bu >’ »■** v f ,th -
compelled to relinguish most of my I out »n additional *1.50 cost had been
duties in editing and publishing the changed to February 15th. and that
Union-Recorder, and transfer them|““'>> owner, would have until this
to my son, Jerc N. Moore, who isdate to get their orders in.
He is meeting
World and the Junior Oder United
American Mechanics. He was a
member at the Too ms boro Methodist
church. People who knew Fred
Wright liked him. He possessed a
cordial personality and was known
as a honest, hard working man, al
ways adhering to the principal, “do
unto others as you would be done
by."
Rev. Horace Smith, pastor of the
Meth' list church where Mrs. Vin-
ren was a member for more than
a century, conducted the service. He
paid tribute to the Christian virtues
of the deceased. Pall-bearers were
Messrs. O. M. Ennis, Otto M. Conn.
Oecrge W. Barr. George Stembridge.
and Dr. John Shurley.
She is survived by three children,
Mr. John Vinson, Mrs. H. F. Craw
ford and Miss Mamie Vinson, all of
Macon. She is also survived by a
number of relatives in this city.
Mrs. Vinson was the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Dan Caraker
and urns bom in Milledgeville July
20th, 1854. She married Mr. Waller
D. Vinson, also of this county, and
made her home here until about 15
years ago. when she went to Macon
to be with her children. She and
her husband were members of the
county’s most prominent families and
were identified with the social, busi
ness and religious life of the city
for many years. Mrs. Vinson was
always active in the work ol the
church and was a devout member of
the Methodist church practically all
of her life.
MM. I. H. mm OPENS
STUDIO AT HOME tig,,
Mrs. T. H. Rentz has oper.^i
studio in her homo in West End J!
representative piece, from the
of Mrs. Ralph B. Small,
may be seen there.
Mrs. Rentz has wide experience in
interior decorating, having been the
head of this department for Burden
8c Smith a number of years. She
also specialized in’this work at Wes
leyan College where she received
her degree.
Mrs. Rentz is showing a number
of most attractive pieces at her
home here, including gifts, lamps,
lamp shades, draperies, upholster-!
ing and glass and china. She cordi
ally invites the public to inspect this
new line.
The Washington and adjoining
counties Masonic convention was
held in Milledgeville Tuesday night
with a larg« attendance of visiting
Masons.
Benevolent Lodge was host at a
oyster supper and afterward the
convention was held. Rev. James M.
Teresi was the principal speaker of
the occasion. His subject was. “The
Lost Book." The address was most
inspiring.
LAND SALE
GEORGIA, Baldwin County
Under and by virtue of an crd?r
frem the Court of Ordinary of Bald
win County, Georgia, passed at the
May Term, 1935, thereof will be sold,
at public outcry, to the highest bid
der for cash o rte:ms of $25 00 cash
and the balance $10.00 on thc first
of each month thereafter with inter
est at 8 per cent annum on the de
ferred payments, on the first Tues
day in March, ’936, at thc rcurt-
house door of Baldwin county. Geor
gia. during the legal hours of sale
the following tract of land with im
provements thereon, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the village of
Midway said county and state and
known as Lot Two (2) according to
plat of record i nthe Clerk’s Office
of Baldwin County Superior Court
in Book Seven (7) folio 451, being
the southeastern one-fourth of tract
conveyed to W. T. Blood worth by
S. L. Terry Commissioner by deed
recorded In Book 7, folio 451, and
further described as fronting One
Hundred (100) feet on the public
road leading from Allen’s Sanitarium
to Bmii Store and running back
with an equal width One Hundred
(100) feet more or less, and bounded
on the West by Lot One of said tract,
on the North by Lot 4 of said tract,
an the East by land of parties un
known. on the South by said pub
lic road.
This 30th day of January, 1036.
H. B. BLOODWORTH
LUTHER U. BLOODWORTH.
Executors of Estate cf W. T. Bicod-
2 The Finest in Foods
associated with
these responsibilities well and cap
ably and proving himself equipped
for the task that has become his. He
has become recognized as one of
the leading newspaper men in thc
State, and the Union-Recorder is a
strong factor in thc progress and
life of this city and county. This
ORGANIST DELIGHTS LARGE
AUDIENCE SUNDAY
Dr. Dwight Steere was greeted by
a most appreciative audience Sun
day afternoon despite extremely cold
weather and his organ recital was
a most delightful musical concert.
Dr. Steere was the guest of Dr.
fact is attested to by its increasing • ^ oa * 1, ^ cad °* the department:
business and popularity with the music of G. S. C. W. llis program I
people as a newspaper, under his j included many difficult numbers;
guiding mind and hand. | which convinced his audience of his
I appreciate the kindness and. mastership d." the organ,
consideration, and good will that have'
always been shown to me and the MRS. JULIA McMILLAN BURIED
Union-Recorder by the people of WEDNESDAY
this community and section and Mrs - Julia Stanton McMillan
with a heart filled with gratitude I d ' cd her home in Devereaux
thank them i Monday after an illness of several
weeks was buried Wednesday mom-
CADETS LOOSE HARD FOUGHT in « v ‘ rith Rev - Hines and Rw - Dy*es
GAME TO GORDON officiating.
In their first junior college con
test of the season Coach Babe Flor
ence’s G. M. C. Cadets drepped a
hard fought game Friday night to
Gordon Military college, 30-27.
Loose playing in the first half
cost the G. M. C. boys many points,
giving the Gordon club n 16 to 10
lead. Snapping to life in thc fourth
auarter. the Cadets were holding
Gordon and steadily piling un print',
when the whistle stepped the game.
Ethridge and P. Martin were best
for Gordon while Ro-Jer nn d Pat
rick locked good for G. M. C.
The line-ups;
G. M. C. 27 POS
AHon 1 F.
Ncwbv 8 F.
Johnson 5 C.
Troutman 4 ... .G.
Patrick 4 G Davis 3
Substitutions: G. M. C., Rczier 4;
looks.
Phone
58 Quality Service Store
w «
Deliver H
The Best in Service
The Utmost in Economy
Lima Beans ^ a F „ RESH 10c
Kelly’s Green Field Peas with Snaps
No. 2 Can — 10c
Libby’s Sauer Kraut 3 No. 2!4 cans .... 25c
Spinach SSSSr 15c
Armour’s Tomato Juice Tall Can 10c
LIGHT HOUSE CLEANSER .... 3 for 10c
SALT 3—5c Boxes 9c
ECONOMY POTTED MEAT .... 3 for 10c
3 Dixie Loaf [S'"“Kc.„ 10c
Peanut Butter 15c
Fresh Oleo
lb
Woth Mor Salad Dressing Pint 15c; Qt 25c
Eggs Fresh Country Doz. 29c
BREAK ’O MORN COFFEE 2 lbs 19c
PRODUCE
FANCY LEMONS Doz 19c
CANADIAN RUTABAGAS 3 lbs 9c M
H
GREEN CABBAGE 3 lbs 9c
HARD HEAD LETTUCE Head 7c
FANCY CELERY Stalk 8c
DEATH TAKES MRS. SARAH
IDA DUNN ON MONDAY
Mrs. Sarah Ida Dunn passed away
at her home in Devereaux on Mon
day after an illness of several
weeks. Funeral services were held
Tuesday and interment was in the
family burying ground with the pas
ter d* (he Methodist church officiat-
IN OUR MARKET
There are Prices that make us Happy
There are prices that make us Sad
But the Prices that suit your Budget Best
Are the prices that are ; n our Add
Mrs. Dunn made her home ir
Hancock county for many yean
ermine there frem Putnam county
had
fri
and
GORDON 30
Ethridge 10
P. Martin 6
A. Martin 8
identified in the social and
life of thc community.
She is survived bv four so
A. T. and G. R. Dunn, of TVvereaux
and T A. Dunn, of Milledecville:
three daughters. Mrs. M. S. Rober-
. H. B..
Mrs Ka
di.
mor*. and Mrs. D Wood, of Mil-
lpdvmdlle. and me sister. Mrs.
Fmilv Denham, of St. Augustine. Fla.
121c lb. H
^ Pork Chops ^Tender IK 22 C
Country Sausage All Pork lb. 27c
Pork Roast A Real Treat lb. 17k
3 BEEF ROAST only 10c lb.
SAUSAGE MEAT 10c lb.
^ Smoked Picnics only 18!c lb.
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White Meat forboi l? y
I'"?" Steak only 12k lb.
BACON Brea Rindless' C ONLY 29c IK
Spareribs 17k lb.
Back Bone 15c lb.
Oysters, Fish and Poultry