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Taylor County the Finest Cattle-Raising Section East of the Mississippi River.
Welcome to Butler
THE BUTLER HERALD
The Gateway to
Florit’a and Gulf Coast
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday, July 25, 1929.
Number 38
ail Order Houses
taking Big Inroads
Command Our Trade
0 4otUce records reveal that
& Co., Montgomery
and other large mail or-
std , r ns that are doing land-
r^bu'ine,,- in the south-east,
. y, e country, in fact, are in-
the volume of their business
Cter and the Butler territory by
and bounds. That they are do-
ops ‘ js dearly indicated by count-
[ money orders bought in favor
,h mail order houses by patrons
1 Butler post office and citizens
>iidinjr among the rural free dehv-
' 10 utes out of the local postoifice.
Taking advantage of the fact lo-
*1 merchants do not advertise for
ess , the big mail order houses,
.“'on the alert and quick to take
k-an-age of business opportunities,
been for several months waging
B intensive campaign among Taylor
aunty people by circular letters and
n the distribution of large, lllus-
Ld catalogues, and the advertis-
iit campaign is bringing them a
wj-iful harvest in new business,
office, express office and railway
fm records disclose
Much of this business that is go-
,j to the big mail order concerns
hat pav no part in the expense
House Passes 6c Gas Tax
Atlanta, July 2-1—The house Wed
nesday passed the 6 cent gasoline
tax bill by a vote of 167 to 29.
Th e vote came after the house,
sitting as a committee of the whole,
had reported favorably on an amend
ed gas tax bill with recommendation
that it be passed in amended form,
l he favorable report was made by a
vote of 134 to 27. All of the amend
ments to the original bill was voted
down except one. The amendment in-
sluded in the favorable report was by
Representatives Edwards of Lown-
les and Davis of Floyd, and would
provide for giving 1 cent of the 6-
cent tax to the school equalization
fund.
The bill, as reported, gives 4 cents
of the tax to the State Highway De
partment, 1 cent to counties for road
purposes and 1 cent to the school
'und.
Senate Confirms Tom Wisdom
Atlanta, July 24.—The state sen
ate Wednesday confirmed the nomi-
lation of Tom Wisdom of Atlanta to
oe state auditor, succeeding Sam J.
rilate of Columbus, whose term had
expired. The vote was 28 to 19.
The other nominations submitted
by Gov. Hardman were confirmed
also, except that of Judge Harry
Reed of Waycross for the position on
. th „ pvner-se u the state highway board now held by
111 . „ . S. S. Bennett, of Quitman. The nonii-
nunicipal and county govern e , nat j on 0 f j u ,|g e Keed was withdrawn
»l who really, have nothing in com- having been requested by the
n with Taylor county folks, should judge,
to the Butler and other merchants
the county; and it would if the
cal merchants would advertise
,eir goods, keeping the public con-
antlv informed as to what they
ive to offer, and showing a practi-
il interest in popular mercantile
■quirements on the people in their
rafleTeftWory. - . •
There are no more straight-for-
varil and “square-shooting mer-
hants to be found anywhere than
he merchants of Butler and Taylor
ounty, and, while they are not a
ttle bit demonstrative about it,
ley believe in doing things for the
est interest of their customers,
hey are entirely too backward in
le little matter of using printers’
ik to advertise the business like
iost progressive merchants do.
hat’s their trouble.
CONGRESSMAN STEELE, OF
GA..D1ES IN WASHINGTON.
Washington, July 24.—Represen
tative Leslie J. Steele, of Georgia,
died early Wednesday in Garfield
Memorial Hospital, where he under
went an operation Monday.
Mr. Steele was representative of
the Fifth Congressional District of
which Atlunta is a part.
4 Arrests Are Made
i n Connection with
Lifsey Store Robbery
Four persons, all negroes, were
placed in the county jail here Tues
day by SheriffMcGuflin churged with
having stolen goods and held on
suspicion in connection with the rob
bery of the store of Mr. M. L. Lifsey
at Reynolds several weeks ago when
quite a large quantity of groceries
was taken.
Those in jail awaiting commitment
trial sue: Kirk Peebles, Willie Brown
Mamie Helms and Forest Rogers.
2 Men Saved From
Drowning by 19-Year
Old Macon Girl
land Theatre
REYNOLDS, GEORGIA
FOR THE WEEK
THl'RSDAY, JULY 25
“LEATHER NECK”
With William Boyd. You’ll
and cry oYiu’ll thrill and
?h! At this smashing tale ot
lve and adventure among the
lard-koiled Marines in the glamor
ms East!
Added Attractions:
RIDING LEATHER
2 Reel Western
JUST THE TYPE
Two reel Comedy
FRIDAY, JULY 26
“LEATHER NECK”
A man’s man star in a big he-
ln story that all fans will enjoy.
Added Attractions:
JUST THE TYPE
2-Reel Comedy
j X ’ A1 - RECKONING—No. 10
u SATURDAY. JULY 27
1H F SMILING TERROR”
>iio lone cowboy who knew
lai - See him dash through
"hirlwind of action—this
;*">« tale of the raw West—of
l] Breed, battle—and love.
Added Attractions:
JUNGLE JUNGLES
... Dsweld Comedy
■U V 1 -RECKONING—No. 10
•’OXDay and TUESDAY
JULY 29 & 30
“SPIELER”
hail murdered his pal and
wignt vengeance, but fate in-
p ' an< i he found—every pic-
■ring* en i°y this delightful
Added Attraction
H "iBEAS CORPUS
Camilla Man Death
Victim in Auto Crash
Near Manchester
Sufaula Slayer
Convicted, Is Sen
tenced To Die
News reaching here Thursday
jjit tearing the sad intelligence ci.
the fatal automobile accident in a
collision of cars omen by a Camilla
party and Dr. G. W Dewberry, oc
curring near the northern boundaij.
line of Talbot county, was a great
shock to our people whose sympathy
is extended to ail participating in
the wreck. Dr. Dewberry, who makes
frequent visits to Butler as an eye
glass specialist, is well-known and
highly esteemed by our people. Fol
lowing the accident he surrenderee
nimself to the sheriff of Talbot coun
ty later giving bond for $150.00
pending grand jury investigation at
the next term of Superior court as
,o the cause of the accident. While
sympathizing with the unfortunate
victims sentiment of the people gen
erally, it is reported to us, holds Dr
Dewberry blameless for the accident.
A full account of the occurrance is
given in the following dispatch from
c/olumbus:
Columbus, July 19—When cars
driven by Dutch Kadle, of Camilla,
and a Dr. Dewberry, of Atlanta, col
lided late Thursday afternoon about
three miles south of Manchester, Mr.
Kadle was killed almost instantly
and four other persons riding with
him at the time were hurt, though it
was not thought seriously, according
to information reaching' Columbus
Thursday night. Dr. Dewberry was
not hurt except for being shaken up.
The Kadle car is said to have
crashed into that of Dr. Dewberry as
the latter drove out of a side road
into the main highway. The Camilla
party was said to have been return
ing from Carrollton to Camilla
where they had attended a funeral
Thursday of Mrs. C. F. Richardson
of Carrollton. Riding with Mr. Ka
dle were Mrs. J. R. Stripling, Mrs. L
F. Taylor, Miss Ivey Davis and
Charles W. Cox. They were all re
ported as having sustained more or
less painful bruises anil cuts, they
were carried back to Manchester tor
treatment and Dr. Dewberry was
detained there pending investigation
of the fatal crash by Merfweather
county.
The body of Mr. Kadle was car
ried from Manchester to Camilla
Friday for funeral services and buri
al. It is understood the injured mem
bers of his party were also able to
proceed to Camilla. Both cars are
said to have been badly damaged.
The Kadle car is said to have over
turned, pinning him under it and
considerably mangling his body.
A remarkable story of heroism was
told in a front-page account of the
saving of the lives of two men re
cently at St. Simon Island appearing
in the Sunday edition of the Macon
Telegraph and accompanied by a 2-
column picture of the heroine who is
only a wisp of a girl 19 years of age.
To make the story more interest
ing and of particular local impor
tance is the fact that one of the vic
tims ol near-drowning is a former
Butler man and whose weight is
something like three times that of
his rescurer.
The remarkable story as told by
the Telegraph is as follows:
“How Miss Marion Jordan 19,who
took a course in life-saving at Wes
leyan college last year, rescued two
men, one of them Malcolm E. Ever-
i.t, of Macon, from a probable
drowning off St. Simon Island was
related by friend here recently.
‘‘The knowledge that Miss Jordan,
daughter of Mrs. R. C. Jordan, and
the late Judge Jordan, of the city
court, gathered in the Wesleyan
swimming pool, coupled with a natu
ral pluck which sent her into the
water to rescue two floundering men
probably is responsible for their
lives today, according to the story
brought home by visitors to the re
sort.
“The near tragedy occurred when
Mr. Everett jumped off an improvis
ed raft into the sea. It was higii tide
A swift undercurrent soon bore him
beyond his depth. When he found ne
could not ‘touch bottom’ he shouted
for help.
“Another man close by, Frank
Mathews, of Atlanta, responded. He
swam to the helpless Macon man
and tried to grasp him in a manne)
to row him ashore. But Mr. Mat
hews was unable to cope with him,
and he, too, was borne under in the
struggle.
“Miss Jordan then, hearing cries
for help, pluckily plunged in to res
cue both. There followed a prac
tical demonstration of life-saving.
She was able to pull one of the men
with the other clinging to him, back
to shallow water. Mrs. Mathews was
by that time also assisting her hus
band.
“When others arrived and aided
the men to the shore, Miss Jordan
vanished. It was only after some
time the excited crowd was able to
find who the girl-resurer was, and
when they did they found she took it
lightly.
“The exploit was considered all the
more heroic by Macon visitors at the
seashore when it was noted that
Miss Jordan went to the rescue
while others—men—held back.lt was
courage and confidence, the latter
perhaps instilled in the Wesleyan
pool, that led her to attempt the res
cue of two men after one of them had
failed, they said.
“The reticence that Miss Jordan
showed following the incident is
characteristic. She and her mother
have been at home several days, but
it was only through friends return
ing from St. Simon that the story
became known. She refuses to dis
cuss it.
“ ‘Marion doesn't like to talk about
it—doesn’t like it mentioned,’ Mrs
Jordan said proudly.”
Eufaula, Ala., July 23.—Lester
Boujer, negro ex-convict, Tuesduy
was sentenced to be electrocuted at
Kilby prison, state penitentiary at
Montgomery, the morning of Aug.
23, following his conviction by a
Barbour Circuit court jury at Eufau
la for the murder of Jack Hines, Eu
faula, mechanic, the night of July
10.
Bouyer was returned promptly to
the state prison aboard a special
train and under guard of more than
200 Alabama national guardsmen
called out by Governor Graves to
protect the prisoner against threat
ened mob violence. He was not tried
on an indictment charging criminal
assault upon Hines’ young woman
companion the night of the slaying.
76th Birthday of Mrs.
Brooks Celebrated
With Reunion Sunday
Sunday was a day of unusual en
joyment and happiness among the
relatives and a few invited friends
of Mrs. Jennie Brooks as they gath
ered at McCunts mill to celebrate her
6th birthday anniversary.
For one of her age Mrs. Brooks is
quite active and is in remarkably
good health. Though shadows have
fallen across her pathway in the loss
of her companion in life, showers of
blessings have been tinted with sun-
hinc that have brightened her home
with devoied children, loving rela
tives and esteemed friends.
There was a large assemblage of
brothers, sisters, children, grand
children, neighbors and friends pres-
nt at the celebration. which opened
and was closed by devotional exer
cises conducted by Rev. H. C. Griffin.
The elaborate dinner was one o±
the highly interesting features ol
the day. A large birthday cake with
76 burning candles was a most at
tractive center-piece for the table,
which was later cut and enjoyed by
*11 present.
The Herald’s fond wish for Mrs.
Brooks is that the sunset of old age
may be as happy as the past and
chat she may be the recipient of
many more such occasions as the one
of Sunday last.
Mrs. Leigh Cooke,
A Beloved Woman,
Succumbs to Death
Girl Killed, Mother
Shot, As Man At
tacks His In-Laws
West Point, Ga., July 23.—Miss
Lois Koon, age 18, is dead, her moth
er, Mrs. Sallie Koon, age 45,
probably fatally injured at the home
in Riverview, Ala., and Charlie
Aaron, brother-in-law of the former
and son_in_Iaw of the latter, is
Lafayette jail charged with the shoot
ing, which occurred about 4:30 a. m.
Tuesday when Aaron is said to have
entered the home by slashing a sec
tion out of the screen door and re
leasing the catch.
Before killing his sister-in-law and
wounding his mother_in_law, he shot
at his father_in_law, Willie Koon,
but missed him. He followed up the
tragedy by turning his gun upon him
self, sending a bullet through his
right temple. This shot inflicted only
a slight wound the ball passing out
in front and slashing his nose. He
will recover.
Auto Wreck Fatal
To Mrs. Bullard
Columbus, July 22.—Mrs. N. E.
Bullard, wife of the cashier of the
bank at Preston, Ga., was instantly
killed late Sunday afternoon between
I’reston and Fort Valley, when an
automobile she was driving turned
over three times. Ellie, five year old
daughter of Mrs. Bullard received a
broken leg and other injuries.
Max Addy ami Mr. Bullard, who
were riding in the car, escaped in
jury.
Negro Shot, Wounded
At Charing Sun. Night
in a shooting affray that occurred
Sunday night at Charing, Charlie
earner was seriously wounded by a
load of bird shot emptied in his face
and arrn from a gun said to have
been fired by Cleve Stewart, another
negro, who was arrested Tuesday af
ternoon and is being held wiihoui
bond pending further development in
the condition of the injured man.
TOBACCO PRICES GOOD
Tifton, Ga., July 23.—The first 40
sales of the 1929 bright leaf tobacco
crop on the local market Tuesday
brought an average of $16.20 per
hundred pounds, compared with the
opening average of $12.93 per hun
dred a year ago.
Ficklings Lease Well-
Known Macon Hotel
Of interest to his many Reynolds
and Taylor county friends is the fol
lowing item clipped from the Macon
News which speaks of the success of
Mr. William Pickling, son of Dr. and
Mrs. G. W. Pickling and grand-son
of the late Hon. W. B. Wilson for
many years ordinary of Taylor coun
ty and prominent Butler citizen:
“Announcement of a long term
lease of the Arcadia hotel on Mul
berry street to Mr. and Mrs. William
A. Fickling of this city was made
late Saturday afternoon by the
Washington Dessau Real Estate Co.
The lease was obtained from George
McCommon, owner, but the consid-
reation was not disclosed. The
change in the management of the ho
tel will become effective Monday it
was stated.
“According to the plans of the nev,
management Uie operations of the
hotel will be under the supervision
of Mrs. Caudia Foster Fickling wile
of Mr. Fickling, who has for a num
ber of years been associated with tne
former L. H. Burghard Undertaking
company of Macon. Mr. Fickling
will continue his work with the Des
sau Co.
“Tiie building will be completely
renovated inside and out, and equip
ment designed for the comfort and
service of the public installed, Mrs.
Fickling stated.
“The custom of catering to entire
families inaugurated under former
managers will be continued it
was said, but ample provision will be
made for single persons desiring
permanent or temporary residence
there.”
The many friends here and else
where of Mrs. Leigh Cooke, of Gen
eva, will be deeply grieved to learn
of her death occurring Monday iit
her home following an illness of
four months. She was the mother of
Mrs. J. E. Bartlett, of this city, and
was a frequent visitor to Butler
where she was held in the highest
esteem by her many acquaintances.
Mrs. Cooke was in the 75th year of
her age. She was born at the family
home near Geneva, a member of one
of the most prominent families ever
living in Talbot county, her parents
being the late William and Mrs.
Nancy McCrary. In early young
ladyhood she was married to Mr. J.
A. Cooke, ulso of Talbot county. Six
children blessed the union, four ot
whom aurvive. While these children
were still small Mr. Cooke was called
by death, and the widowed mother
was left with the burden of rearing
and educating the large family of
children. She bore her great loss
with beautiful Christian resignation,
and bruvely ami lovingly devoted her
life to the rearing and educating of
these daughters and sons.
Mrs. Cooke became a member of
the Presbyterian church in early life,
and in her daily walk through her
long life of more than three-score
years and ten she exemplified every
Chris.ian virtue. She loved her
Lord and served Him with a conse
crated life. In the home, nnd as a
mother she was a model woman lov
ed and honored by her children.
The deceased had her sorrows,
and her burdens were at times heavy
yet none heard from her lips a
murmur or a complaint. The Lord
having given and having taken
away, she yet blessed the name of
the Lord, and continued her loving
trust in Him. Her life was a bene
diction to those who came within its
touch. She had a kind word, a heav
enly smile, a gracious greeting for
everyone, and none knew her but to
love her.
She is survived by the following
children: Mrs. W. S. Stinson and E.
G. Cooke, of Geneva; Mrs. S. P.
Swicord, of Whigham and Mrs. J. E.
Bartlett, of Butler. Mrs. Alice Mc
Crary Cooke, of Buena Vista, is an
only sister.
The funeral service for this good
woman was held at her late resi
dence Tuesday afiernoon, conducted
by Rev. Pease, of Columous; inter
ment at the McCrary cemetery three
miles north of Geneva. The following
acted as pall bearers: Messrs J. E
Bartlett, W. S. Stinson, O. L. Stinson
VV. G. Stinson, J. A. Stewari and ul.
M Cooke
Negro, 72, Attacked
With Brick by Youth
Isaac Wilson, a negro 72 years of
age of Charing community, was the
victim of an assault made upon him
Monday afternoon by Tim Raines, a
negro youth. He was struck on the
head with a brick from which blow
the old darkie is said to be in a seri
ous condition. Raines is in jail charg
ed with assault with intent to mur
der.
Rev. Griffin Assisting
In Revival at Charing
Rev. H. C. Griffin is spending this
week at Charing where he is assist
ing Rev. H. L. Roberts in a series of
revival services.
Home-Coming Day to
Be Held at Midway
An annual occasion- that always
furnishes joy and happiness in abun
dance to the community at large as
well as those returning for the fete
who have moved away, is the ob
servance of Home-Coming Day at
Midway Baptist church in the north
ern part of the county.
The first Sunday in August ha*
been set apart for the celebration
this year when it is planned to make
the occasion the best ever held.
Besides the regular eleven o'clock
service on that day a community
singing and basket dinner will be
special features.
Rev. M. T. Gaultney, pastor of the
church, announces that following this
occasion a week’s series of revivail
services will begin and expected t»
have outside help to do the preach
ing.
Store Robbed
Buena Vista, July 21.—R. E. Clem
ents & Sons, general merchandise
store, was burglarized at Buena Vis
ta Saturday night. The robbery was
discovered by one of the store clerics
on opening the store. Merchandise
was missing, including overalls, cig
arettes and ladies’ ready-to-wear,
etc.