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THE BUTLER HERALD
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BUTLER, Taylor County, (jEORQIA, Thursday June 6, 1929
Number 28
VIEW AND COMMENT
NEWS,
By JOHN W. HAMMOND,
Atlanta Correspondent to Macon Telegraph
June 2.—Former Gov. J.
s peech to members of the
^"•Association has caromed
"“'a political pocket.
^ t at all the rule that the
L meeting is the maker of
, to i booms, but not infrequently
* . u do with some sort of boom.
J; reaction from the published
• of Mr. Slaton’s unusually
S Inti-bond references in his
' h Saturday is almost Wholly po_
and has served to solidify for_
small talk so much as to have
r !t ht a conversational conclusion
MUnta that the former governor
no w to all intents and purposes,
„ , CC epted candidate for the gover-
' hip in the campaign which will be
, nex t year, as the representative
, (he "anti-bond group.”
Out of the whole tenor of his
W ech has come the conclusion find-
expression in political circles,
Mr. Slaton will stand as a con-
dative, and pitch a political con-
f st on the line of adherance to old
raditions and old principles.
While there has been no definite in-
ormation volunteered, and it is im-
, 5 fible to reach Mr. Slaton himself
or my discussion on the subje< t, be
■ause of the demands on his time
bring the annual meeting of the Bar
Issociation, of which he is president,
lere has been so much of the talk on
ie subject as to make it worthy of
uious attention.
Assuming that the comment is well
ounded,'there are developments in
n.ilar connection which might make
ich a gubernatorial. campaign po-
Utallj r unusdal if riot, peculiar,
tiwnjj' these is the notable fact that
p'^ifanta Journal, not 'hdW-tofore of
^^hti rt ea t^/age THt'ee)
11 ■ '.U.'t. '.it - 4fUm ■ ••
E PLOTS"
T TO LIGHT
Brand Theatre I
REYNOLDS, GEORGIA •
R0GR1M FOR THE WEEK
THURSDAY, JUNE 6
“IT CAN BE DONE”
With Glenn Tyron and Sue
Carol. A new hat and coat—a new
girl—and he mined from a meek
little lamb into a big roaring
lion. And how he roared! You'll
roar, too, when you see this snap
py comedy with a smile a minute
speed!
Added Attractions: •
RIDING THROUGH
2 Reel Western
KEWLY WEDS CAMP OUT
2-Reed Comedy
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
“IT CAN BE DONE”
'K'th Glenn Tyron. He had no
money—no job—not even pants!
But he had a girl who loved him,
ami a slogan—“It Can Be Done”
—Did he do it ?And how! See this
picture and find ou t.
NEWLY WEDS CAMP OUT
-•Reel Comedy
FINAL RECKONING
Serial No. 3
SATURDAY, JUNE 8 .
“TRACKED"
Ranger in “TRACKED” Guilty!
as Ranger guilty of the greatest
dog crimes, “Killing sheep?’
t p.is great mystery romance
hard_ridin’ cast!
Added Attractions:
RECKONING—No. 3
.11 h ^®^IDAY—Comedy
at o-nn ** 0V01 ' y Saturday p. .m.,
- o clnrlf
•MONDAY & TUESDAY
JUNE 10 & 11
“nameless men”
of '“ w an( l love. En-
jo 0 l ln tl ’“ web of a Master
peratelv S ’ Ster fiRhta deS '
his c i u ; n b° ,JVfi her brother from
Utches - Intense-Thrilling.
_ Added Attractions:
1 APS—Comedy
“aon'at'o ^'. Lry Saturday, after-
0 1 J o Clack.
Iw ' uu| a Rter June 1st all at.irnn.
Macon Police Say Mr*. Powen
Collected Miney on Lives ot
Farm Overseer and Negro.
Macon, June 1.—Police investigat
ing tne "insurance plots” in wnicli
tney said Mrs. J. C Powers had been
engaged lor many years oefore her
arrest last week on a charge of in
ducing Earl Manchester to kill
James Parks for $14,000 insurance,
announced Saturday she had collected
$8,000 insurance on the life of Sam
Wright who died several years ago.
Wright, an overseer on a farm
owned by the 71 year old rooming
house proprietor, took out one $6,000
policy and two others policies
with the widow named ns beneficiary.
Claims on all three were paid, police
said they had learned, when Wright
died suddenly.
Officers also laid the woman col
lected insurance on the life of a ne
gro farm hand for whom she had
taken out a policy.
Going back some 25 years, they
learned she had heen paid insurance
on a house and buai that burned and
on several horses end mules that died
in the fire.
While Mrs. Powers has repeatedly
denied she confessed last Wednesday
to Sheriff J. R. Hicks, Jr., Manches
ter has held to Fis story that the
woman offered him $1,000 to kill
Parks, who was his room mate in the
Powers rooming house, so that she
might collect $14,JC0 on a 37,000 dou
ble indemity poli -y she held on Parks
life.
Kirks’ body was found near the
Ocmulgee river the morning of May
28, with two bullet wounds in the
head. Mrs. Powers and Manchester
were arrested the same day, and po
lice announced both confessed. The
woman later repudiated her confes
sion.
A Bibb county gland jury will con
sider the charges against the pair
June 17, and Solicitor Garrett said a
speedy trial would follow if they
were indicted.
“DK. McCOY, OF BIQ
DEAL FAME, BACK ON
GANG AFTER ESCAPE
Columbus, June 2:—John Delbeini,
who, as Dr. McCoy, created a sensa
tion in financial circles with plans to
swing several big real estate deals,is
back on the Muscogee gang after en
joying a brief pei iod of liberty during
which he is said to have passed one
or more worthless check.
Delberni is serving a sentence for
obtaining, money on false writings
during his brief career in Columbus
business affairs. A superior court
jury declared him insane, but after a
short stay at Milledgeville he was ad
judge sane and u-turned to Colum
bus on several indictments. His con
viction followed and he was assigned
to the Muscogee gang .
A few days ago the” Doctor” ac
cording to reports, made a getaway
from the gang and, coming to Colum
bus, induced at least one trusting
merchant to honor a check for $25.
Reports are that the escaped con
vict’s tongrue was as glib as ever and
that he had little difficulty convincing
his victim that ‘lie check was good:
REQUEST FOR RETURN OF
BATHING SUITS TAKEN
FROM PERSON’S LAKE
If the party who removed from my
lake property, without my permis
sion, several bathing suits and one
rubber cap, will return same imme
diately, no questions will be asked,
otherwise legal action will be taken.
I have the name of the guilty party,
so take notice.
MRS. MARY PERSONS.
“A Night in Japan” will be given
by the Sophomore Class under the
direction of Miss Margaret Benns
Friday evening at the school auditor-
Sunday II A. /A.
1929 June Nineth 1929
METHODIST CHURCH
Butler High School
Recessional—Priests March Mendelssohn
1 Verse of “Holy! Holy!”
Invocational Prayer ’ Rev. H. C. Griffin
Chorus: “Grant Us Oh Our Heavenly Father”,
Emerson Senior and Junior Classes
Hymn “Lead on Oh King Eternal”
Scripture Reading ’ Rev. J C. Adams
“The Way, the Life” 1 Del Riego
Choir
Prayer Rev. J. T. Adams
Solo Mrs. Fred Singer
Announcements Supt. Ac E. Shearer
“Thanks Be to God”
Sermon Rev. J. C. Adams
Hymn
Benediction Rev. J. C. Adams
Postlude.
CHOIR: Mrs. C. W. Bazemore, Mrs. M. A Chapman
Mrs. Julian Edwards, Mrs. H. J. Porter, Mrs.
Walter Suggs, Miss Gussie Wilson, Messrs
L. R. Adams, Hampton Childros, M. R.
Cameron, Gervis Locke and F. A. Peed;
Mrs. Lewis Adams, Pianist.
Lead on oh King Eternal,
The day of march has come;
Henceforth in fields of conquest
Thy tents shall be our home.
Through days of preparation
Thy grace has made us strong
And now, O King Eternal,
We lift our bqttle song.
Lead on, oh King Eternal,
’Till sin’s fierce war shall cease,
And holiness shall whisper
The sweet Amen of peace;
For not with swords loud clashing,
NoT~rair of stirring drums;
With deeds of love and mercy
The Heavenly Kingdom comes.
Lead on, O King Eternal,
We follow, not with fears;
For gladness breaks like morning
Where’er thy face appears; ,
Thy cross is lifted o’er us;
We journey in its light
The crown awaits the conquest
Lead on, O God of might. Amen
THE SOLID ROCK
My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus blood and righteousness
I dare not trust the sweetest fame
But wholly lean on Jesus name.
REFRAIN:
On Christ the solid rock 1 stand
All other ground is sinking sand
All other ground is sinking sand.
When darkness veils His lovely face
I rest on His unchanging grace;
In every high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil.
OPERETTA DELIGHTS LARGE
AUDIENCE. MILDRED DAVIS AS
CONTORTIONIST F E A T U R E
The beautiful -qicretta “The Clever
Conspirators” sponsored by the Juni
or Music Club, under the direction of
Mrs. Julian Edw.uds, was greeted
Friday night by a crowd that over-
liowed the large school auditorium
and was a tribute to the ability ot
ihe director and the young people
who huve mude like entertainments
an annual event .
The plot of this romantic story, sot
lu music, was most fascinating, while
ihe songs, dunejs and music were
faultlessly rendeieJ. 'the decorations
and sparkling costumes, winning the
praise of all witnessing them.
A special feature of the program
was the dancing- and contortional
performances of little Miss Mildred
Davis, attractive daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Davis, uf Columbus. She
is also a niece of Mrs. A. H. Riley,
of this city. She was given an ova
tion upon each if her appearances,
and by special request appeared
again on the program of Tuesday
evening.
GRADUATING
Woodrow Amos
Elizabeth Childres
Frances Downs
Naomi Foy
Marie Garrett
Malcolm Gaultney
Wyman Harris
Tom Harmon
CLASS OF 1929
Anna Heath
Blanford Jarrell
Jack Jarrell
Sim Montgomery
Voncile Parks
Rita Peacock
Wallace Riley
Edna Smith
NEGRO CHILD IS KILLED
IN UNUSUAL ACCIDENT
EARLY MONDAY MORNING
A very unfortunate and unusual
accident occurred Monday morning
about nine o'clock at Fiskling’s mill
in which a negro child 31/^ years of
age, K. T. Crump, as he was culled, a
son of Charlie and • Mary Lizzie
Crump, an industrious and favorably
known negro couple, of near town,
was the victim.
The child wus riding in a buggy,
drawn by a mule. With him were his
father and brother. As they ap
proached the bridge the mule,
frightened by an automobile on the
opposite side of Ihe bridge, bucked
the buggy off the bridge to the rocks
below, a fall of fifteen feet, the mule
falling on the child crushed it ulmost
to death. It lived only a few hours
after tile accident. The father and
other child were unhurt.
CHURCHES CALL OFF
SERVICES SUNDAY MORNING
NAPOLEON GARRETT PAROLED
A parole has been obtained thru
his attorney, Hon. Walter E. Steed,
for Napoleon Garrett, who has serv
ed eighteen months of a five_year
sentence for manufacturing whiskey.
The time served by Mr. Garrett was
with the Taylor county convict squad
where it is said he made a model
prisoner, trusted and always found
worthy.
FOR SALE OR RENT
The Rawls home, as is familiarly
known to the public, a large frame,
two-story building, is being renovat
ed and put in first-class condition to
be used as an apartment house or
for party with large family. This is
one of the most desirable pieces of
property in Butler, and is offered for
sale or rent at reasonable figures.
Parties interested will please confer
with Mrs. Rayls, who may be found
at the Rawls home any day for the
next week.
A Japanese costume reading by
Miss Bertha Cox is one of the attrac
tions Friday evening.
REV. J. A. SMITH, OF MACON,
TO PREACH SUNDAY NIGHT
itev. J. A. Smith, agent for the
South Georgia Conference orphans’
home at Macon, will occupy the pul
pit at the Methodist church Sunday
night.
Much interest centers in his ex
pected visit to Butler and preaching,
he having served one of the charge!
in this section during his early min
istry at which time he endeared
miny of our people to him and wjio
have watched with interest his ad
vancement in the conference to one
of its m'ost responsible places.
The public is cordially invited to
lunr him Sunday night. The hour oi
service will be 8 o'clock. There will
be special music.
COMMENCEMENT SERMON TO
BE PREACHED AT METHO
DIST CHURCH SUNDAY A. M.
The commencement exercises But
ler High School, which are now in
progress, will include the baccalau-
rmte sermon for the graduating
class by Rev. J. C. Adams at t the
Methodist church next Sunday mora-
tijg at 11 o’clock.
On account of commencement ser
mon to be preached Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock regular services at that
hour both by the Methodist ami Bap
tist pastors have been called off.
Sunday school will be held at the
usual hour, and evening cervices at
the Methodist and Baptist churches
at 8 o’clock, preceded by the League
and B. Y. P. U. exercises respective
ly-
As previously announced the com
mencement sermon v.'ill be preached
by Rev. J. C. Adams, of Atlanta, one
of the ablest ministers in the North
Georgia Conference, and a Butler
reared man, v.’ho will be given a cor
dial welcome by his many friends on
his appearance here. Special music is
being arranged for the occasion.
The exercises will be held at the
Methodist church instead of the
school auditorium as previously an
nounced.
HON. W.E. STEED WEDS
MRS. WIRES AT ADEL
Quiet Ceremony Occurred at High
Noon Wednesday at the home
ot Kinsman ot Mrs. W likes at
Adel.
Accompanied by Hon. C. B. Mar
shall, w,io nud been selecteu iiora
a very large number oi most intimate
iiienus to te Honored as best man on
tne occasion of bis wedding at Adel,
Ga., at high noon on yesterday, Hon.
Walter L. Steed lett tor Adel lues-
ilay morning apparently in tne hap
piest mood he has been in for years
and looking his very handsomest.
'thus was Mr. Sited, prominent at
torney, outstanding churchman and
influential citizen, regaled for the
nappy event in claiming as his life
companion and the queen of his beau
tiful and elegantly lumished Butler
home, one of the state’s most promi
nent women, a leader in the civic, so
cial and religious life of Adel—Mrs.
Lula McPherson Wilkes—who will
receive a most cordial welcome upon
her arrival in Bulier following the
couple’s wedding trip covering sev
eral weeks which will include Indian
Springs, where they met two years
ago, and points of interest in North
Carolina.
According to their plans, as stated
by Mr. Steed before leaving Butler,
ais marriage to Mrs. Wilkes was to
be solemnized r.t the home of the
letter’s kinsman, Dr. Hutchinson,
with only a few relatives and inti
mate friends witnessing the cere
mony, and they i-i leave immediately
.herealter for Indian Springs.
Mr. Steed is bring coi..,....i.ented by
friends throughout the s-aue and else
where on his good luck in winning so
talented and gifted woman us Mrs.
Wilkes is reported on all siucs to be.
As for Mr. Steed, he came to But
ler in the days uf his young i,.unhood
fresh from his literary cou.se and
caw school at the University oi Geor
gia. He is a natibe of Talbot county,
a member ot a large family o, his
name in Taylor and Talbot counties
men and women of hign character
ana intelligence, the influence oi
whose lives nus oeen felt in the ad
vancement oi the counties in which
tney lived. He easily identified him-
seu with the town and ciwniy, and
entering upon the practice oi law in a
modest way, lie advanced step by
step until ne became and iB now one
oi me leading auorneys of this sec
tion of the state. He has served sev
eral terms as Mayor of Butler, rep
resented the county and the Twen
ty - third Senatorial district a
number or times eacn in tne legisla
ture, a former member of the board
of education state, county and con
gressional district, former judge of
the county court and has several
times been prominently mentioned as
u candidate for Congress and for
Governor.
"Heartiest of congratulations and
wishes for a long, happy and pros
perous life are extended Mr. and Mrs
Steed.
MUSIC DEPARTMENT FAVORED
LARGE AUDIENCE WITH EN
TERTAINMENT TUES. NIGHT
The large audience at the Recital
Tuesday evening was deeply appre
ciative of the beautiful “Musical
readings” given by Miss Willie
Frank Weaver, of Reynolds. The se
lections were good and the rendition
proved the young lady is an artist in
that line.
At the close of the program Supt.
A. E. Shearer, in a mort pleasing
way made the presentation of awards
offered by the St. Cecila Junior Music
Club. The following young ladies
were the recipients: Miss Mary Tom
Gray a five dollar gold piece for most
diligent work; Miss Virginia Mc-
Cants, a two dollar and half gold
piece for ranking second in diiiget
work; Miss Kathleen Peed, two dol
lar and half gold piece for best
student in theory and harmony.'
You will enjoy the humorous come
dy “A Man and His Wife” one of
the numbers on the program in “A
Night in Japan” to be given at the
High School auditorium tomorrow
night.
GRADUATING EXERCISES FOR
BUTLER HIGH SCHOOL TO BE
MONDAY EVENING, 8 O’CLOCK
Concluding a term of unusual
achievement, the graduating exercis
es of the Butler High school, the last
commencement entertainment, will
be held on Monday evening next be
ginning at 8 o’clock in the school au
ditorium.
The 1928-29 term has been one of
hard work and of splendid coopera
tion of teachers and pupils. The re
sult has been excellent and the pupils
have made marked progress.
The literary address Monday eve
ning will be delivered by Prof. J. O.
Martin of the state educational de
partment, and will be a treat to those
who are fortunate to hear him:
Those composing the graduating
class this year and to be given di
plomas by Superintendent A. E.
Shearer are: Woodrow Amos, Eliza
beth Childres, Frances Downs, Naomi
Foy, Marie Garrett, Malcolm Gault
ney, Wyman Harris, Tom Harmon,
Anna Heath Blanford Jarrell, Jack
Jarrell, Sim Montgomery, Voncile
Parks, Rita Peacock, Wallace Riley
and Edna Smith.