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Superior Court Session Deferred
Until Regular^ October Term.
McLaug'.'.lin Here Tueiday For First Visit Since His Recent
T™ Btjtler Herald
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BUTLER, Taylor County, QEORQ1A, Thursday June 20, 1929
Number 30
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Serious illness—Warmly Greeted by Friends—Holds
Short Session April Adjourned Term and
Calls Oft Until October.
. iSt co riUal greetings were ex-
1, 1 Judge C. F. McLaughlin by
Iny warm friends here Tuesday
he paid a short visit to the
confer with attorneys, court
• i. and others us to the advis-
"7 0 f holding, during the sum-
1 term of superior court, the
V. April term having been
Zed on account of ‘he serious
s o£ himself for several weeks.
V le well on the road to recovery
Sung his strength as rapidly as
'Zht well expect, he says, the
Z is not yet able to undergo t e
n of a full session of court, but
Z in a few weeks to be able to do
1 and therefore signified his wil-
to hold the adjourned April
m about August first if the peo-
, so desired.
After discussing the matter thor
ny jt was the unanimous concent
all' concerned that the session oi
iuit be postponed until the first
[outlay in October, except that a
hambers session be held here on the
first Monday in August, when mo-
lions and certiorares only will be
icard. •
During the session Tuesday, winch
sled only a little more than an
ror, the appearance docket for the
pril term was called, the juries for
e October term drawn and such
il cases in which defendants en-
red pi as of guilty, were disposed
. The juries as drawn by his honor
ill appear in the next issue of tfie
Grand Theatre |
REYNOLDS, GEORGIA I
PROGRAM FOR THE WEEK
THURSDAY, JUNE 20
“THE CHARLATAN”
What did the crystal ball re-
eal? How did this man know so
much? How did he solve the mys
tery of the secret cabinet? how
did he know the innermost secrets
all his women visitors? All
these questions are answered in
this tempestuous drama of the
tccults applied to mystery and
love.
Added Attractions:
PLAYING FALSE
- Keel Western
buster spooks
?-Keed Comedy
FRIDAY, JUNE 21
"THE CHARLATAN”
strange story of a man
" 0 ' aiew the inner thoughts of
"omen, who solved society’s
greatest mystery, yet who lived
m a world alone.
Added Attractions:
KI h'AL RECKONING
Serial No. 5
buster spooks
, d-Reel Comedy
SATURDAY, JUNE 22
"Cu.MK AND GET IT” .
^ dh hub Steele. His father
with murder; his sweet-
tW * Urne< ^ against him—a bat-
ls *7'- jat'het pitted bis flying
t dm J ‘ : “ ir ' :t a seething riot of in-
h and smashed his way to
r i- What a thriller this is!
plyZ'led Attractions:
SOCiVtv UECK °NING—No. 5 >
\, - IRCUS—1-Reel Com.
& TUESDAY
•iUXE 2d & 25
She wa MA ( X CRAZY ”
but not half aZy ab ° Ut men ”
Were -i f as cra zy as men
choose C\ her ' Slle coul(ln,t
a iount-_l. VVten a m i"i°naire and
drive r s S ° sbe lacked a truck
Battling P ^ e< *’ act ' on > thrills—and
Jack i n ° rothy an| l Handsome
' 11 ' "ippiest romance in
fears.
Smn' ed '^ ttr actions:
•'EBODY’S FAULT
Fox News Reel
ELECTRIC CHAIR FOR
EARL MANCHESTER
Youthful Slayer of Macon Youth
Unmoved When Jury Returns
Verdict of Guilty Without
Recommendation.
Macon, Ga., June 18.—Earl Man
chester, 19, of Rochester Mich., was
found guilty of first degree murder
by a Bibb Superior court jury Mon
day night. The jury deliberated 25
minutes.
Judge H. A. Mathews, presiding,
will pronounce the death sentence
under the Georgia law at 10 o’clock
Tuesday morning, he said. A large
portion of the crowd which packed
the courtroom throuhout the day, re
mained until the verdict was re
turned.
Manchester was stoical as Assist
ant solicitor P. H. Lamb read the
verdict. Solicitor C. H. Garrett was
absent from the courtroom.
The verdict was read:
“We, the jury, find the defendant
guilty.”
Two verbal ballots were taken, it
was said. The first one was 11 to 1
for conviction. The next one was con
viction.
R. D. Feagen, of defense counsel,
asked that- the jury be polled. Tipi*
was done and the verdict stood.
Manchester appeared to grit his
teeth in an effort to prevent a dis
play of emotion. As he walked with
the deputies from the courtroom, he
kissed his brother, Elmer Manches
ter, 21 god bye.
Attorneys will file a motion for a
new trial.
Manchester’s confession, made two
days after he murdered James W.
Parks, 18, of Hapeville, printer and
made again on the stand Monday,
was the only evidence offered in his
behalf. Manchester said that he had
been lured south by “beautiful adver
tisements of Florida,” and that he
came to Macon because he failed to
obtain employment in Tampa and
Jacksonville.
In Macon, the “motherly love” of
Mrs. J. C. Powers, 71, rooming
house mistress, who Manchester said
had a “strange influence” over him,
led him to murder Parkes for a
promised $1,000 offered by Mrs. Pow
ers. The aged woman, also held in
connection with the Parks murder,
will be brought to trial in the rarr.e
court next Monday.
The Michigan lad, who said he had
never known a mother and had been
“fighting my own way in the world,”
since he was 12 years of age, told his
story and then begged mercy from
the 12 men to whom ho was talking.
“I did wrong, and I‘m ready to
pay for it,” he said. ‘‘But gentlemen
please give me another chance—have
mercy on me,” and he broke sudden
ly into tears.
“Have mercy! have mercy!” he
begged in a broken voice, as he
wiped tears from his eyes.
Elmer Manchester, 21, brother of
the young murdered, sat in the
courtroom throughout the trial, and
he, .too, sobbed as his brother was
relating the details of the crime.
“Mrs. Powers was just like a
mother to me,” Manchester said.
“She gave me money, and clothes,
and I liked her.’
Fly Not Found
Here Governm’t
Experts Say.
Messrs R. L. Earnest, J. E. Me_
Croon and J. A. Airail, government
experts for the eradication of the
Mediterranean fly in Georgia, are
conducting a vigorous campaign in
Taylor county this week in an effort
to locate, if possible, the appearance
of that dreaded pest in this locality.
They are loud in their praise for
the fine spirit of cooperation that
has been extended them in their
work here; also for he previous ef
forts of our people in preventing the
fly from being bi ought to this sec
tion. .
So far as they have been able to
discover their is not the least evi
dence of the appearance of the fly in
the county; but at the same time
they urge upon our people the im
portance of continuing their fight.
SPALDING COUNTY SHERIFF
FOUND DEAD ON ROADSIDE
VICTIM OF HEART ATTACK
Masons Hold
Convention at
Talbotton Fri.
A gala time is expected tomorrow
at Talbotton by Masons composing
the Masonic Lodges of Talbot and
Taylor counties, at which time and
place the first quarterly convention
will be held.
The program committee, it is said,
has arranged a very interesting ana
instructive program for the occasion
which includes exemplification of at
least two of the symbolic degrees,
lectures and motion picture enter
tainment and barbecue dinner.
Grand Master Raymond Daniel, of
Atlanta, is expected to be present
and appear on the program.
The convention “will hold its first
session in the afternoon, beginning
at two o’clock; the second session to
begin at 8 p. m.
Mr. H. K. Sealy Badly Injured
In Fall at Reynolds Friday Night.
Walks Into Open Pit at Guano Plant at Reynolds Resulting ii
the breaking of One of IHis Legs and Maugling
of the Bones in the Ankle ot the Other.
Griffin, Ga., June 14.—S. D. Staple-
ton, sheriff of Spalding county for
the past five years, was found dead
on the side of a road in the northern
part of the county early Friday
morning. The body was found by a
negro farm hand on his way to work.
The body of Mr. Stapleton was ly
ing on the side of the road under a
clump of small trees. His automobile
was parked on the side of the road
only a few feet from him. Near the
body was a cushion that the sheriff
used in the car. It was believed that
he was driving along the road and
becoming ill, stopped the car, got out
and lay down, intending to continue
as soon as he felt better.
He was last seen in Griffin about 8
o'clock Thursday night and it is be
lieved that he died soon thereafter,
as the examining doctor stated that
•the sheriff had been dead eight or
ten hours. There were no signs of
any struggle and no indication of
fcul play.He had beenin ill health lor
a number of months and the coro-
nor’s jury found that he died from
natural causes.
ABLE SERMONS BEING
DELIVERED AT REVIVAL
BY REV. H. M. WOLFE
The revival, which iB being held at
the Baptist cfturch, is being largely
attended. Only one service daily is
being held—7 ;45 each evening.
Rev. H. M. Wolfe, pastor of the
church, is doing all of the preaching-,
but is ably assisted in the song ser
vice and musical feature by a fine
choir composed of some of the best
musical talent in Butler.
Rev. Wolfe has given quite a
number of inspiring and beautiful
messages, which will be far reaching'
coupled with the fact that he holds
quite a strong influence over our
people due to his ministerial ability
and strong personal leadership.
The meeting will continue through
next , week, and the pastor cordially
invites everyone to take advantage
oi each service if possible.
Services at the Methodist church
will be called off Sunday night in
order that the churches may unite in
i a union service.
POSTMASTER BAZEMORE IN
ATLANTA FOR TREATMENT
Mr. C. W. Bazemore, local post
master, who has been in declining
health for several weeks, left Tues
day for Atlanta where he will spend
a few days for medical examination.
His friends wish for him a speedy
recovery and an early return home.
Are Y ou Satisfied W ith Your Present
Condition, Mr. Farmer?
It has been said many times and worth repeating: Taylor county
affords the best opportunity for diversified farming of any section of
Georgia. Her railroads and her highways offer exceptional advantages
for marketing the- crops that can so easily be produced and with nomi
nal cost to the producer. ;
Then with these facts, why be content to lag behind other counties
in progress and development ?
Why are lands not yielding substantial returns on the investment?
Why in many cases are our lands having to be advertised and sold
for taxes ?
WJiy are our farmers unable togive their children the best educa
tional advantages?
Why are our farmer unable, in many instances, to have only the
bare necessities of life, and but very few, if any, of the luxuries enjoyed
by those of other vocations? !♦***»
Why are our tax values on lan is and farm property so extremely
low, thereby increasing our tax rate until it is unbearable?
Why is everyother interest in the country, which is dependent upon
agriculture, showing a decline that is almost alarming ?
These questions may be answered simply by saying that we are not
applying the best methods in our farming and marketing operations, and
that we are still holding to the antiquated system that has proven a
complete failure sinde the advent of the boll weevil.
THE REMEDY?
A County Agent, who will lead us in newer and brighter paths,
market our crops co-operatively to better advantages than we can pos
sibly do so individually, which has been the secret of success to many
counties that do not hold out the ad antages our lands offer.
How are we to obtain an Agent?
By becoming interested enough in the matter to discuss it with your
County Commissioners and asking them to try' the plan for at least one
year.
If you are unable to see the Commissioners, and believe an Agent
should be secured, simply fill out the blank below and send to this office
and we will take pleasure in seeing that it receives their attention.
To the Editor Butler Herald:
Please express to our Commissioners for me my approval of
employing a Farm Agent for TaylorCounty ‘or another year, be
lieving if the plan is given a fair ‘vial and a competent agent can
be secured, L will be of inestimable value to ag/culture and every
other intores - of the County. I for one am willing to give the
plan a fair trial and ready to co-operate in any way that is pos
sible.
Signed -
Address
Occupation
DENTIST SUFFERS
FRACTURE OF LEG
Crash Early Last Thursday Morn
ing on National Highway in
jured Two Men.
Cordele, Ga., June 13.—Dr. H. J.
Clark, recently tailing up practice as
a dentist in Ashburn, and still a res
ident of Reynolds, sustaine'd a frac
ture of the right leg below the knee
about seven o’clock when his car, a
Ford, crashed into another that ofia
tourist whose name was not given,
in the curve in the highway just
south of Vienna. The collision was
head on the tourist going north and
the dentist traveling south.
Dr. Clark was picked up by Bill
Swain,Cordele employee at the Buick
service station and brought to the
Cordele hospital. The tourist bruised
and cut about the face and head and
shoulders, went to Vienna for treat
ment and is understood to be there.
No effort was Made to place the
uiame lor the accident.
The numerous Taylor county
friends of Dr. Clark, lormerly ol
Reynolds, deeply sympathize with
him on account of his serious in
juries and hope that he may soon re
cover.
ELECTION SCHOOL TRUSTEES
HOLDS STAGE TODAY OF
VOTERS OF SEVERAL DISTS.
One of the most regrettable acci
dents that has occurred in the coun
ty iij a long while was that in wniih
Mr. H. K. Sealy, cashier of the First
National Bunk, of Reynolds, was the
unfortunate victim, the accident oc
curring in an unusual manner at the
plant of the Reynolds Home-Mixture
Guano Company about dark Frida/
night.
Mr. Sealy was called to the fer
tilizer plant to superintend 'tilt
checking out of a truck load of fer
tilizer for one of his farms. While
going from one part of the building
t • another, it being dark on the in
side and not familiar with the floir
plans of the building, which incluiid
a large opening, or pit to the mixing
plant Underneath, he walked straight
forward into the open space falling
some twelve or fifteen feet. From
the fall Mr. Sealy had one leg brok
en, and the bones in the ankle of the
other frightfully crushed.
During the first twenty-four
hours his suffering was almost un
bearable notwithstanding -having had
the best medical attention to be ob
tained. Since that time, however, it
is said that his suffering has neC”
been quite so intense and is now
resting fairly well.
At best Mr. Sealy will be confined
to his bed for several weeks. He has
the sincere sympathy of his host of
friends throughout the county and
elsewhere.
Interest today centers in the elec
tion of school trustees to fill vacan
cies on the several local school
hoards throughout the county, the
terms of several members having
expired.
The districts to hold elections to
day are: Butler, Reynolds, Crowells,
Turners, Central, Wesley, Muuk and
Rupert. Two are to be elected in
Butler school district with one each
in the other seven districts.
Those to be succeeded in the But
ler district are: H. H. Riley and W.
M. Brown. An enort on the part of
the friends of these gentlemen to
continue them in office brings the
positive statement from each of
them that they will not accept the
office if elected. Under these circum
stances a miscellaneous number of
names are being used by the voters
incasting their ballots for successors
to 'Messrs Riley and Brown.
EPWORTH LEAGUERS
ENJOY BANQUET AT
MACON CONFERENCE
Macon, Ga., June 16.—Epworth
Leaguers from throughout the South
Georgia Conference of the M. E.
Church, South, assembled at Macon
for a week’s training in their work,
attended a banquet at Wesleyan Col
lege Conservatory Saturday night.
Rev. L. C Gray pastor of the
Cuthbert Methodist church and a
member of the Epworth League Sun
day School Board, was the principal
speaker at the banquet, discussing
the opportunities afforded through
the organization of these young peo
ple.
The toastmaster at the banquet
was Theo J. McGee, of Columbus,
vice president of the league in the
South Georgia Conference. Rev. J.W
Lilly’s orchestra furnished the mu
sic. Miss Edna Hall of Savannah,
presented a reading and Miss Doro
thy Neidlinger, of Savannah gave
piano selections.
H. E. Comer, of Cordele president
of the South Georgia League. As
sembly; Dr W F. Quillian, president
of Wesleyan College, and Rev Ed
Fain, pastor of the Pinehwst Meth
odist church, were among the other
speakers at the banquet.
PRESIDING ELDER TO . REACH
SUNDAY A. M.—Qe.lKxeRLY
TU.'llr.KtlvtlS IN ...\OUlt
ltev. Leland Moore, presiding ei
der of tne Uolumbus disuici., will
occupy tne pulpit at the ivieUiodist
church here next Sunday morning al
11 o’clock, and will preside on.,- toe
business session ot tne third quar
terly cuinerenee at 2:30 in tne u.tcr-
noon.
The visit of Rev. Mr. Moore am
this occasion is as usual anticipated,
with interest and will be liearu by a
large and appreciative audience. He
is one of the ablest ministers and
most gifted speakers in ttie South
Georgia Gomerence. The church ex
tends a most cordial invitation to
hear him.
it is tne urgent request that ail
official members of the church bo
present at the quarterly conference
m the afternoon.
OFFICER.; RAID STILL; TAKE
MANUFACTURED PRODUCT
Sheriff McGuffin and deputies fol
lowed a trail Friday nignt mat led
them to the scene oi one of the larg
est whiskey manufacturing plants
located in tne county in a long while,
the site of the still was about five
miles nortji of Butler.
The plant had not been operated
for several days previous to the visit
of the officers, but preparations
were being made for an cany “run.”
About six gallons of liquor was lo
cated not a great distance away,
which with the plant and several
gallons of mash were destroyed
without ceremony.
One arrest is said to have beea
made following the raid.
MISS SARA WINDHAM IS
RECOVERING FROM ILL-
NESS AT THOMASVILLJf
Friends of Miss Sara Windham,
who has been seriously ill for two
weeks, will rejoice to know that she
is improving.
Miss Windham has been doing ju»-
pessional nursing at Thomasviiic ior
several months and has been very
successful in her chosen profession
in that city. Her recent illness is
said to have been due to an over_tax
of her strength in several important
cases. While unable to be brought
home during her illness Miss Wind
ham lias had the best of care from
friends and physicians at Thomas-
ville, which is deeply appreciated anti
very gratifying to her loved one*
and friends in her home city.