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The Butler Herald
Volume XXXXII.
BUTLER. TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY. APRIL 4 1918.
Number 21
This Is NOT A “Pocket
Change War”
It will take Billions and Billions
to finance it.
More than $800,000,000 has been
appropriated for aeroplanes alone!
How much of this did you sub
scribe?
INVEST IN
LIBERTY BONDS
Give Uncle Sam the mastery of
the air.
FLORIDA BOY SELLS
PAPERS TO BOY BONDS
Patriotic Rally At
Columbus Next Sunday
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JOHN T. MAXWELL
This 14-year-old youngster of Perry,
Taylor county, Florida, is pointing
the way to other boys, and men, too,
in this national crisis when men and
money are needed by the government in
the fight against Prussian autocracy.
He invested $260 of his earn ngs from
the sale of newspapers in his home
town in bonds of the Second Liberty
Loan. He accumulated this m ney
without help from his father or anyone
eise. Since that tim» he has been
saving his monev- and expects to sub
weribe to the Third L berty Loan.
John is so proud of his bonds that he
has determined to keep 01 buying just
tong as he can earn money and
he Government has any bonds to of
fer.
BUY YOUR COAL NOW
State Fuel Administrator Hardman
Urges the Public.
Only By So Doing Can Repetition of
Last Winter’s Condition Be
Avoided, He Says.
Dr L. G. Hardman, State fuel
administrator, has sent out in
structions covering the retail dis
tribution of coal during 1918. He
urges that the people fill their
coal bins during the spring and
summer months.
The State fuel administrator
wants everything done now to
avoid the unpleasant experiences
of the consumers during the past
winter.
‘‘I cannot urge too strongly,”
says the State administrator, your
serious consideration of the de
mands now confronting us. We
must see to it that the homes of
our State are not subjected to the
same calamitous situation as was
experienced duing the past winter
“Coal should be ordered by
dealers and consumers as early as
possible and moved to the places
of storage and consumption dur
ing the spring and summer
months without interruption.
Otherwise, we will again invite
the same trying condition as pre
vailed during the past winter.”
The new zoning system order
ed to become effective on April 1,
provides that the consumers of
coal in Georgia will look to the
producing districts of easier Ken
tucky, Tennessee, Virginia and
Alabama for their supply.
The mines located in these dis
tricts can fill the normal require
ments of Georgia consumers pro
vided these miners are kept run
ning every day in the week, win
ter and summer. Dr. Hardman
says that onlv by co-operation
on the part of the people in mak
ing their purchases during the
summer months can the situation
next winter be what the Govern
ment would want it, and insure
against suffering.
Dr. Andrew M. Soule, state food
administrator for Georgia, will de
liver an address Sunday afternoon
at three o’clock in the opera
house at Columbus. Dr. Soule is
one of the state’s most gifted
speakers and his coming to Co
lumbus is of more than passing
interest just at this time, when
the cry of the world is for food,
food, food.
Columbus is preparing for a
spectacular celebration on next
Sunday afternoon. In addition to
Dr. Soule’s visit, there will be a
mammoth street'pageant in which
thousands of people will parti
cipate. The parade will be held
immediately after Dr. Soule’s
address.
It is believed that a large num
ber of Butler people will go to
Columbus to witness this grand
spectacle and to hear the inspiring
address to be delivered by Dr.
Soule and other celebrities from
the scene of war.
Columbus extends a cordial in
vitation to the people of Taylor
County to be her guests next Sun
day afternoon. The roads are in
splendid condition and the hours
are such as to permit the out-of-
town people to return home by
night.
Second Week Superior Court
Judge Howard adjourned court late Friday afternoon until
Monday morning in order that the court officials might re
turn to Columbus on matters of importance to be heard Sat
urday in other parts of the judicial circuit.
The week was crowded with civil business from early
Monday morning until Friday night, and it is said to have been
one of the busiest weeks ever experienced in any term of court
held in Taylor County. An exceedingly large number of cases
of long standing was disposed of, the credit for which is largelv
due his honor, Judge Howard, in preventing delay and loss of
time which oftea occurs in the hearing of cases.
Upon reconvening Monday morning the civil docket was re
sumed which engaged the attention of the court for the first two
days of the week.
As previously announced the criminal docket was taken up
Wednesday morning. This brought to Butler on that day one of
the largest gatherings of citizens of the county, both white and
colored, seen here in a long while.
In addition to a number of cases pending from the last term
of court the grand jury at the present term has returned more
true bills than ever recorded by a grand jury in Taylor County,
these bills including many misdemeanor charges and several
felonies. There was one indictment for murder, Ruben Riley,
who will goon trial this morning, it is understood.
The grand jury took a recess Friday afternoon until Wednes
day morning, and were exceedingly busy all day yesterday. It is
thought that they will conclude their work and adjourn about
noon today.
40,000 ACRES ARE
MILLEN MEN ARE
SLAIN BY PARNELL
INVOLVED IN FIGHT
Macon County’s Annexation
Proceedings for Section of
Houston County to be
Heard Soon.
Macon, Ga., April 1.—
A fighting involving 40,000
acres of Houston County farm
lands, which Macon county, pro
poses to annex to her county,
will be staged before Judge H. A.
Mathews in the Houston Superior
Court at Perry the coming week.
What is to believed to be final
chapter in the fight will be stag
ed before a jury and will determ
ine whether proceedings for the
annexation taken thus far have
been legal.
It is the most interesting mat
ter that is coming up at this term
of the Houston Superior court.
Sought an Injunction.
Certain citizens of Houston
county sought to prevent the an
nexation by Macon county of
some 200 parcels of land, amount
ing in all to approximately 40,000
acres, and filed a petition for in
junction. Judge Mathews refus
ed to grant the injunction and
the case has been carried to the
Supreme Court, the highest court
in the State affirming Judge
Mathews.
Meanwhile the grand juries in
both counties took formal action
for the actual transfer of the
property from Houston to Macon
county.
Now the matter goes before a
jury to determine whether the
proceedings that have been taken
looking to the transfer of the
property from the tax records of
Houston county to the records of
Macon county have been accor
ding to law.
The attempt to create a new
county to be called “Peach” is
said to have prompted citizens re
siding in Houston county, bor
dering on Macon county, to seek
annexation to Macon county.
“Cock-and-Bull Story."
The phrase “a cock-and-bull story”
is a corruption of the words: “A con-
:-octcd-and-(iully story.” the latter term
Deing derived from the Danish word
“bullen”—exaggerated.
Frank Godbee and R. G. Mc-
Norrill Killed When Police
Goes to Quiet Disturbance.
Had Been Firing With Rifle
and Neighbors Call in Chief
Parnell, is Fired on by God-
bee.
MILLEN, March 30—Frank
Godbee and R. C. McNorrill are
dead from pistol wounds inflict
ed early tonight by Chief of Po
lice J E Parnell when he went to
the Godbee home at the request
of neighbors to quiet the two men
who were said to have been cre
ating a disturbance by firing
shots from a rifle. Chief Parnell
was wounded in the right hand
when Godbee opened fire upon
him with a shot gun, but the
is not very serious.
Godbee was the son of the late
Judge Walter S. Godbee for
whose murder the mother of the
young man, Mrs. Edna Perkins
Godbee, was convicted. He was
29 years old and married.
McNorrill, about 50 years old
was a farmer living seven miles
from town.
No arrest has been made in the
double homicide. Sheriff John
son tonight stated, after investi
gating the matter, that it seemed
the police chief acted only in self
defense and the killing of the two
men was justifiable.
Near Same Spot Father Killed.
Godbee was shot within about
100 feet from the spot where his
his father was killed a few years
ago by Mrs. Godbee, who is now
serving a life sentence at Geor
gia State farm near Milledgeville.
It is said that early tonight he had
been drinking. Besides his wife
he is survived by his mother, Mrs
Godbee; one brother, King God
bee of Millhaven, and a sister,
who is married and living some
where in the West.
When Chief Parnell approached
the home of Godbee tonight
he was fired upon, shot from
the gun Godbee used striking
his right hand. It is understood
that the chief was unaware of
McNorrill’s presence in the
house and does not know wheth
er he took part in the shooting
or not, although . several shots
were exchanged.
Food Administration
Freight Office
An interesting announcement Is
made by the United States food ad
ministrator of the creation of district
traffic offices, each under the control
of a traffic director. These districts
coincide in territory with those covered
by the railroad administration through
its regional directors.
The traffic division for the Southern
district will have headquarters in the
Healey building, Atlanta, and will be
in charge of Regional DirecJor of Trvcl-
fic Charles Barham, for many years
general freight agent of the N., C. &
St. L. railway.
It is understood to he the duty of
this new organization to co-ordinate
the work of the food and railroad ad
ministrations, in effecting the prompt
movement of foodstuffs, in reducing
delays in loading and unloading and
returning cars, and in other ways
lightening congestion. It is expected
to work closely in all these matters
with the regional railroad director, Mr.
Markham.
The cc.intv representatives of the
food administration have been re
quested to correspond direct with Mr.
Barham. Healey building. Atlanta, Ga.,
in all cases where local efforts have
fa’led, and where the services of his
office may be needed.
Licensed Meat Dealers
The government has ruled that aH
dealers in meats who sell or deliver
meats to any county, municipal, pub
lic or private institutions, such as a
penitentiary, asylum, hospital, sanito-
rium, university, college or school, h*>~
tel, restaurant or boarding house, or
any other merchant, who, in turn,
sells or charges the meat so purchased
to his trade; in fact, any person or
persons who dispose of any meat pur-
chased from you to any third party,
are subject to a wholesale license.
Food New Mexico Has Helped
Send Over There
Yearly rations for 57,100,000 people:
384,000,000 bushels of wheat and
wheat flour.
2.000. 000.000 pounds of pork.
1.944.000. 000’ pounds of sugar.
212.750.000 bushels of oats.
24.310.000 bushels of corn.
443.484.000 pounds of fresh beef.
3.618,000 bushels of rye.
28.998.000 pounds of butter.
Must Use Flour Cards
All county administrators have been
notified that use of the flour permit
cards by farmers is obligatory. Re
tailers violate the law in making a
sale without requiring a card.
The Proper Attitude
The proper attitude of a man to
ward woman is n-'t a very complicated
affair. The fell w who admires her if
she’s beautiful, honors her if she is
a mother, respects her if she works,
has sympathy for her if she is in dis
tress, and pities her if she stumbles is
in a fair way to become a gentleman.
—Houston Post.
TESTING TO SELECT
AND TO PROTECT
BOYS! The time has come, for
you that have the spirit of God,
to answer your country’s call,
which needs you and needs you
badly. What are you going to say?
or what are you going to do? Stay
home with a clear conscience and
say “I do not have to go and help
my country,there are plenty fight
ing for me. I was drafted and they
give me a discharge? But you
are still drafted to the food law
to buy War Stamps, to buy Lib
erty Bonds, so you can help your
country at home.
Now is the time for you to
answer your country’s call one
way or the other, for it needs your
service. If not on the battlefield
it needs your help in your own
country by saving. In other-
words, it needs your physical la
bor in the navy yards as carpen
ters, on the railroad as Railway
Mail Clerks. It needs you at
Washington. Will you not show
the country your appreciation of
being a citizen, of the United
States of America? The drafted
men should feel honored, but the
slacker should feel dishonored.
The jewls of the country have
been drafted. The best and the
most useful jewels, but those who
have failed to glitter will not
shine in the eyes of the Heaven
ly Father, as those that have
been faithful to their country and
to their God.
The word is now testing to
select men for service to protect
the country of women and chil
dren, sisters and mothers. Let it
suffice to say that I think it noth
ing but right to select to protect.
Nothing can be too hard,
No sacrifice too great,
When liberty is at stake. *
You can point to the toils, hard
ships and dangers of a soldier’s
life. These I know are great;
but is the strong will of God too
weak to protect, too frail to de
fend the soldier from vice and
crime, which is their worst ene
my? If they will only trust in
Him, He will protect them. Does
love of our country need a stimu
lant to action? No idle dream of
fame, no slavish love of money
actuates a true soldier.
Boys of America, do you fear to
die in defense of right, of truth,
of justice? Fighting for the land
of our birth, for right, guarantee
to us by the Eternal God? Oh,
call me not back. Perpetuate
slavery upon me rather than
shower my head with blessing of
liberty bought with the blood of
others. Let me pour out the
gushing fountain of my own heart
to secure my own rights, and I am
content. I want no liberty but my
own, purchased b$ my own blood.
All I ask is the help I can do for
my country, I among the millions
A daughter of America,
XXX
Despondency Due to Constipation.
Women often become nervous and
despondent. When this is due to
constipation it is easily corrected by
taking an occasional dose of Cham
berlain’s Tablets. These tablets are
easy to ttake and pleasant in effect.
School Tax in Crawford,
Musella, March 31.—County
wide taxation for public schools
carried by a large majority in
Crawford county in the election
yesterday. This puts Crawford in
line for some decided improve
ments in its school facilities and
indicates that the people are
anxious to do all they can for the
county’s educational system.
County Superintendent J. F.
Dickey is highly gratified at the
result of the election.
Letter From Benj.
Kilby Who’s in France
Taylor County friends of Dr.
Ben Kilby, who is now with Uncle
Sam’s boys and helping them to
aid our brave allies overseas, will
read with interest the following
letter from him which appeared
in the Cherokee Advance, of Can
ton, Ga., last week. Dr. Kilby
was engaged in business in Rey
nolds for several years and made
many warm friends who will be
delighted to know that he is well
and gladly doing his “bit” in the
great struggle for democracy.
The Advance is in receipt of the
following letter from Ben Kilby,
who is now somewhere in France.
The letter was written to Edgar
Kilby here, however, we have se
cured permission to use same this
week. From the tone of Ben’s
letter, he seems to be well satis
fied with his duties in France and
is no doubt by now well up in the
thick of the fighting.
The letter is as follows:
“Somewhere in France,”
March 1, 1918.
Dear Edgar:
Your packs of cigarettes have
been received. The one you sent
X-mas, was received last week
and two more received this week
and you just can’t imagine how
much they were appreciated, and
want to thank you a thousand
times for them, and think you
awfully sweet and nice in sending
—We have an awfully hard time
getting them—of course the Y. M.
C. A. has them some time, but
then you are only allowed to buy
one pack.
If it wasn’t for the Y. M. C. A.,
don’t know what we boys would
do. The pepple in the good old
U. S. A. can’t realize what help
the Y. M. C. A. is to these boys
"OVER HERE”—so if you can
speak a good word at any time for
the “Y” do it.
Have had awful good luck this
week about receiving mail. Your
two packs of cigarettes, a letter
from Mat Annie, L. Lucile, Agnes
Coggins, Johnnie B. Hill, and you
can’t imagine how much one word
is appreciated “over here”—When
mail call is blown everybody
breaks their neck to be first, if
only you could see one mail call,
then you would write me at least
once a week, of course I know
you never did write much and
that you haven’t much spare time,
but when you have please sit
down and write just a few words,
just enough to let me know you
and yours are all well.
Only wish I could write and tell
you all about this country, and the
people, but we are not allowed to.
It’s awfully funny to see and
watch the people walk in those
wooden shoes they wear, wish I
could send you a pair.
They are drilling us awfully
hard. The gass drill is the one
we all hate, and the one we should
love.
The weather is awfully bad. It
snowed all night and has been
snowy all day. Mud is awful, but
we are getting used to it.
Well I guess I have written
enough. • *
Write to me when you can, for
my heart is ever anxious for a
word from “overthere.” With
love and kisses and a heartfull of
wishes to you and yours.
“BEN.”
The Pneumonia Season.
The cold, damp weather of March
seems to be the most favorable for
the pneumonia germ. Now is the
time to be careful. Pneumonia often,
results from a cold. The quicker a
cold is gotten rid of the less the
danger. As soon as the first indica
tion of a cold appears take Chamber
lain’s Cough Remedy. As to the
value of this preparation, ask any
one who has used it. A