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TAYLOR COUNTY
BUTLER HERALD
Keeping Everlastingly At It Brings Success
IS THE BANNER
- AGRICULTURAL
' SECTION OF
MIDDLE GEORGIA
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday October, 2 1930.
Number 48.
;E ORQIA editor describes
VISIT TO MOTHER COUNTRY.
l.’milv Woodward, Editor of
news and Former
Georgia Press
By Miss
‘ the Vienna
President of the
Association.)
When M f n rt tv, e F Columbia ExpedU
the
fie i pointed westwara ana
Cm m l. 4 I 92 „?? J ?and! 1 claim my re-
r..*.„rt “Lanai _ i
touted 4 Lan ®J, not have been much
Ltd!” h ? n c ° u 'h," were some of the
i» re th £ le nn the Steamship, Olympic
ffthe first faint line of the Moth-
ten the nr« ‘ vi sible on August
[mo" Beautiful England la suffi-
Effective yesterday the Central
Motor Line will operate a double dai
ly bus serviie over ' route ’ three be
tween Griffin and Americus with the
following schedule:
130. Beau English American
pjKS 1 , W »*«■»» d “
It him. the English channel'
bWooffd cities and villages
I minr manors and castles embel-
* 8 ™ *erdant shore line of old
I one is moved to wonder that
■ "mature other than a fish would
Lethe ambition to swim this great
France and
II' Hivide between , r ra ,
& Although ttortty carried
I
, nassengers sufficiently important
warrant a demonstration of wel-
Ime on the part of Great Britain it
t ’ ou? good fortune, beacuse we
fppelledto arrive at the psychologi-
tl moment to witness one of the
| ot t colorful pictuies thee taniifcl evei
lesents The Royal family was just
knging residence to the summer
llace at Cowes and a regatta was in
[ogress. There were hundreds of
tttv little vessels with their sails
Idly hoisted and many larger ones
Long them the royal yacht gaily
[corated. A monster cruiser was
lying innocently enough through the
Jm blue waters, its quiet grey ex-
Irior little suggesting the vastness
f the deadly power within. We dock-
1 at Southampton. To the English
Iwthampton” to the average Amen-
“South-hampton” — which , of
•se, is wrong where the inescap-
customs man must be faced.
Hether the official who checked my
iggage decided I was too honest or
io dub to try to get away with any
licks he passed my two pieces, up
nth a kindly nod and the official
prk while another American wc,.v/r
if behind me was writhing under
Double Daily Service
Inaugurated By Bus
Line Griifin-Americus
SWEEPING VICTORY FOR
RUSSELL IN STATE; VOTERS
OF TAYLOR BACK CARSWELL.
SOUTH BOUND
A M.
P. M.
Leave Griffin
9:00
6:16
Zebulon
9:20 ‘
6:36
Thomaston
10:10
6:26
Five Points
11:00
7:16
Butler
11:26
7.40
Rupert
11:40
7:66
Ellaville
12:16
8:30
Arrive Americus
12:40
8:66
NORTH
BOUND
A M.
P. M.
Leave Americus
8:30
2:00
Ellaville
8:66
2:26
Rupert
9:30
3:00
Butler
9:46
3:16
Five Points
10:10
3:40
Thomaston
11:00
4:36
Zebulon
11:40
6:16
Arrive Griffin
12:10
6:40
lasonic Convention Here
Friday Pronounced Most
Delightful Occasion
With about half the registered vot
ers of Taylor county going to the
polls yesterday, George H. Carswell
carried Taylor county by a small ma
jority over Richard B. Russell, Jr.,
his opponent in the run-off primary
for the gubernatorial nomination.
The final returns of the county
gave Carswell 319 votes and Russell
173
The vote by precincts is as follows:
Three Stills Destroyed;
One Arrest Made
As the result of a series of raids
last week made my Sheriff McGuffin
and Deputy Windham, Arthur Hobbs,
a white man, is in the county jail,
three outfits were destroyed, as were
also several hudred gallons of beer
and three gallons of whiskey. The
outfits were located on three sepa
rate streams, one on Beaver creek,
one on Bradley branch and another on
Horse creek. It was at the latter lo
cation the outfit was found in opera-
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THEATRE
REYNOLDS. GEORGIA
FRIDAY, OCT. 3
“STREET GIRL”
l-talking, All-singing, dra-
t sensation. With Betty' Comp-
Jack Oakie and cast with ra-
beauty chorus. 'The show that
New York humming and
iring for weeks and weeks you
kavc the opportunity to see i
it your door. The story of a
ii jest, yet it broke a heart,
a throne and tangled loves
e into the most intriguing
ever screened. Added at-
■tion, two-reel comedy, a knock
all talking:
“PERFECT DAY”
Butler
Reynolds
Potterville
Panhandle
Carsonville
Daviston
Howard
Rustin
Cedar Creek
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66
126
89
60
62
8
66
10
23
26
6
6
15
16
7
13
6
21
units. There are 414 county unit
votes in the state, 208 being necessary
for a majority. Each county has
twice as many unit votes as it has
representatives in the state house of
representatives.
Russell is 32, unmarried, and the
son of Chief Justice Richard B. Rus
sell, Sr., of the state supreme court.
He will be the youngest governor in
the history of the state.
Russell gathered into his column
counties which went in the first pri
mary for E. D. Rivers and John N.
Holder. Rivers had announced his
support of' Carswell, following his
elimination in the first primary.
A mong the counties carried by Rus
sell were Richmond and Muscogee,
both six-vote unit counties and both
of which were carried by Carswell in
the first primary. Chatham, Floyd,
DeKalb and Fulton, all six-vole coun
ties, went for Russell.
Carswell carried Bibb and Laurens,
each of which has six-unit votes.
With the exception of Dade and
Fannin, north Georgia voted for Rus
sell.
Russell picked up a majority of the
Rivers counties in South Georgia and
all of the counties in north Georgia
which went for Rivers in the pri
mary of Sept. 10.
Total
|319|285|
Russell’s Vote More Than Two to
One Over Carswell
in State.
Atlanta, Oct. 1.—Georgia Demo
crats in overwhelming numbers Wed
nesday nominated Richard B. Russell,
Jr., for governor, to succeed L. G.
Hardman when the latter’s term ex
pires in June, 1931. The nomination is
equivalent to election.
Returns from Wednesday’s state-
tion and Mr. Hobbs taken as prisoner, wide primary gave Richard B. Russell
Defeated Candidate Offers
Congratulations
Convict Killed By Truck
I Jr.., 330 county unit votes from 128
Ifcbun'ties, to 84 unit votes in 33 coun-
nd
h.
SATURDAY, OCT. 4
“STREET GIRL”
I All in dialogue an song. This
Weous drama crammed with pa-
bos and heart appeal, ringing with
Iju&hs and gay new tunes, with
beautiful dancing beauties. The
pstest, cracking comedy trio you
ever see on the stage or screen
dented by Ned Sparks, Jack
1 a ^d Jos. Cawthorn. Added
[traction, all-talking Comedy:
“PERFECT DAY”
From Talbotton New Era:
Tom McGehee, white convict, work
ing on the Talbot county chain-gang
was accidentally killed Tuesday morn
ing, on the Junction City road, by one
of the heavy county trucks. As the
truck was being driven past McGehee
he ran and jumped up on the rear
end of it. A few minutes later as the
truck was going up a steep incline it
ran backwards. McGehee was thrown
off and ran over by the back wheels.
His neck was broken. He died in
stantly.
His body was carried to the Bryant
Undertaking establishment. Interment
was made in Oak Hill cemetery Wed
nesday morning.
McGehee, formerly of Atlanta, had
been on the Talbot county gang only
a few months.
He is survived by one brother who
lives in Savannah.
YOUTH HAS PERFECT ATTEN
DANCE RECORD IN STEWART
Monday, oct. 6
"MELODY MAN”
Wm. Collier, Jr. A musical
that is considered one of
best, with additional attrac-
°n this night of the “BABY
«TEST. Don’t fail to come and
the most perfect baby so it
receive the gift offered by pro-.
^ putting on this contest.
ties for his opponent, George Cars
well.
Russell also pad a more than two to
one lead in the popular vote reported
over Carswell.
Georgia Democrats select their par
ty nominees on a basis of county
Mr. Carswell’s concession was
nounced in a letter from his cam
paign manager, Judge R. N. Harde
man,, congratulating Mr. Russell
his victory. The letter follows:.
“I have just talked to Mr. George
H. Carswell, and both Mr. Carswell
and myself, as manager, extend to
you our hearty congratulations and
we wish to say that first, last and
all the time we are good Georgians
"We have lost and. you have won,
We wish for you a very successful
administration, and you can call ,ut
any time on either Mr. Carswell
my self i who managed his campaign,
and W6 shall be delighted, indeea, .1
cooperate with you for the ’i.mute
progress and prosperity of Georgia.
“We wish you a very successful ad
ministration.
“Respectfully yours, \
Fickling Lodge 129 F. and A. M.
entertained me quarterly session of
the Talbot-Taylor Masonic conven
tion on Jbnuay last.
The session was considered one of
the best held since the organization
of the convention while the attend
ance was one of the largest.
The afternoon Horn two to six
clock was devoted to able addresses
by prominent Masons of the state and
introduction of candidates in the E.
A. Degree.
A mgnt session was also held dur
ing which time uniform work in tne
Master’s degree was most efficiently
exemplified by the Americus team.
Local Masons entertained the visi
tors, numbering about 160 with 1
barbecue dinner about 7 o’clock.
The following resolution was unani
mously adopted by the convention:
butler, Gn., Sept. 20, 1930,
The Talbot-Taylor County Masonic
Convention desires to express its sin
cere thanks to Fickling Lodge No.
129, of Butler, and the ladies of But
ler for their generous kindness and
hospitality in entertaining the con
vention on this date. As their usual
form the convention and entertain
ment was excellent and we will wel
come the time for our return to But
ler for another convention.
We, your committee, recommend
that this report be incorporated in
the minutes of this convention, and
that same be published in the Butler
Herald.
Respectfully submitted,
L. S. McCHARGUE,
J. M. BRADY,
THOS. H. MAHONE,
Committee.
MAN IS INSTANTLY
KILLED IN LEAP
FROM TRUCK.
Mr. John Hogg, of Fickling’s
s killed instantly in ai
MIC
community, was
unusual way at an early hour'Fridaj
morning.
Occupying a seat beside the driver
of a large truck with approaching
danger Mr. Hogg leaped from thr!
truck on which he was riding and onU>
another truck stalled on a narrow.'
bridge at the fc t of a hill' the coor-
pnet resulting ir the crushing 0. las
skull and breaking his neck causing
instant death.
The truck from which Mr. Hogr
leaped was enroutc to Americus will'
a load of cotton seed and was being
driven by Mr. Jack McCrary, who
also leaped, but to the opposite sick;
of the truck and was not serioush,’
injured.
The stalled truck was loaded wiflb
seed-cotton, both belonging to Mr. W.
M, Parker, of Delta Community, a»E
was enroute to Reynolds. A ncip»>
employe of Mr. Parker was the driver
of this truck.
The accident occurred about thnws-
quarters of a mile from the businram
section of Reynolds and on the Key-
nolds-Montezuma highway.
Neither of the trucks figuring in
the accident were damaged to any
fotat extent.
Mr. Hog£ was about 60 years of
uge and was unmarried. He is sur
vived by four brothers and one sister,
all of this county.
Butler Masons Attend Masonic
Festival At Americus
(Signed) “R. N. HARDEMAN,'
Campaign Manager.”
i’-set
Lli
Tuesday, oct. 7
“MELODY MAN”
a wonderful cast that will
you. Added attraction:
lph °no act with last night of
CONTEST. Regular ad-
only.
PY
r -ii
Ns
.„ ng Monday and Tuesday,
14, “ROMANCE” ’ With
Mone and Greta Garbo.
‘ n K: Friday and Saturday,
atul 18, “BIG HOUSE”
I'll
* lari
"allace Berry, Lewis Stone
8® cast.
fH
Lumpkin, Ga., Sept. 27.—Marion
Pugh goes to io the Georgia state
college for men at Tifton, this year,
with a perfect attendance at school.
For 11 years, he has not missed a day
nor has he been tardy during xhat
period. He was presiuent ox me
nior class at Lumpkin and was
tive in athletics in tne school.
He has tne reputation oi never be
ing vexed. Since graduation he at
tended the citizens training camp.
he is a son oi Mr. and Mrs. u. W.
Pugh and is not the oniy memuer oi
tht family to hold an enviable rec
ord. Miss Virginia Pugh, a graduate
of LaGrange college, was oniy absent
twice in 12 years. Floyd, a brother,
had a perfect record for 10 years.
COURT POSTPONED UNTIL OCT. 13TH
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
By virtue of an order issued by His Honor, the Honorable
C. Frank McLaughlin, Judge of the Superior Courts of the
Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, the convening of the October
term Taylor Superior Court is ,hereby postponed from the
first Monday in October to the second Monday—October 13,
1930.
All jurors, witnesses and other parties interested in the
October term of Court will please take due notice of this
change and be governed accordingly.
This the 1st day of October, 1930.
O. S. COX,' Clerk,
Taylor Superior Court.
According to the report of a large
delegation of Butler Masons attending
cue Home-Coming sponsored by the
two Masonic Lodges at Americus
Tuesday night was one of the most
enjoyable events occurring in this
section in many years. The program
included interesting addresses by
Congressman Chas. R. Crisp, Grand
Master Hugh Taylor and Dr. Guy
Lunsford, another Grand Lodge of
ficer, these being interspersed with
delightful readings, soios, musical se
lections by quartets and duets.
Readings
attracted
prizes of $6.00, $3.00 and $2.00 offer-
Aged Schley Couple in
Bad Accident at Ellaville;
Two Men Under Arrest
Ellaville, Ga., Sept. 30.—Mr. an£
Airs, uuu uiesmuii, eacn uoout 7V
yeurs oi age, were baaiy bun at J
u clock xuesuay afternoon when . x.
lignt car in wnich ibey were ruling
was m collision wiui a heavy cor,
about xour mites north of EltuviJle oi
tne Columbus-Americus mgnway. )
Mrs. Ureshanl was thrown through
the winashield. She sustained *
broken arm, two fractures of the Jqg
and probable internal injuries. JUx.
Gresnum escaped with severe bruisea.
Tne Uresnums were en route to
their home at Putnam, after visiting
in EllaVille. Mr. Gresham said tliat
he saw a big car
„ coming at high
by Miss Lula Howard speed and pulled out of tne road to
special attention. Cash give the otner machine room to pas*.
The crash- occurred and he claimed
ed in the Proverb essay contest and, that the big car did -not stop,
awarded to three boys of prominent Passersby picked up the injure#
Americus families were presented by couple and carried them to their
Grand Master Taylor. Following the homes. Doctors from Ellaville were
program a sumptuous dinner, pre- called to attend them.
pared by the wives of Americus Ma
sons, was served.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Dewey are leav
ing this week for Thomasville, N. C.,
where they have leased and will ope
rate a large and one of the most pop
ular hotels in that part of the state.
'Having been quite an acquisition to
our town for a long while it is with
sincere regret that their many friends
here see them go, but wish for them
abundant success.
Quarterly Conference
Car of Blue Gem coal to arrive this
week and to be followed by another
next week. All orders placed with me
will be carefully filled.
E. E. JARRELL.
The Butler Insurance Agency offi.ee
has been moved from the Masonic
Temple to the office building
door to Edwards Brothers.
next
The fourth and last quarterly con
ference for the Butler Methodist
church for 1930 was held at the
church Sunday night with a full at
tendance of the Board of Stewards
and other officials, while the business
session was ably presided over by
Rev. Leland Moore, presiding elder of
the Columbus district. Preceding the
bonference Rev. Moore preached one
of the best sermons ever delivered
here.
In planning the work for another
year but few changes were made in
the personnel of church officers.
Some changes were discussed relative
to the budget for 1931 but without ar
riving at any definite conclusion.
The annual South Georgia Confer
ence will be- held early in November
it Thomasville.
I A large flour mill together wth t d
60,000 bushels of wheat were destroy |terd y
ed by fire at Wrens, Ga yesterday. be
The ice plant, cafe and drug
adjoining the mill were badly
aged.
Mr. Wallace Carson, who has been
spending some ti,me here recuperating
from operations for complications of
eye troubles and having sufficiently
recovered to resum i business, left yes
terday for Memphis, Tenn., where he
will be assistant manager of the Wil-
store liam Len hotel, one of Memphis’ larg-
dani: J est hotels, which formally opens this
week.
JUDGE MELDRIM
HEADS VETERANS
Thomaston, Ga.„ Sept. 26.—Judge
P.- W. Meldrim, of Savannah, who
spent his 16th birthday under the
Confederate flag in the trenches, Fri
day was elected state commander of
the United Confederate Veterans. At
th closing of their reunion at Thomas
ton, the old soldiers accepted an in
vitation of F. S. Bartow camp to hold
their next reunion in Savannah.
. With pleasant memories of Thom-
aston’s hospitality, the soldiers left
Friday .afternoon for their homes to
wait 12 months before donning the
gray again for a reunion with their
comrades of the stars and bars.
Mr. Emory Aultman was admitted
as a patient at the U. S. veterans hos
pital in Atlanta last Friday for treat
ment for complications as the result
of a crushed leg to which he was a
victim several months ago wijen a
stack of luffiber fell upon him.
Save your orders for Bonnie Blue
coal, the best on the market. Car ar
riving this Week.
T. B. JOINER
FIVE ARE HURT IN
CRASH OF FORD CAR
When a Ford coupe driven by Mr.
John Cad well, a farmer of Carson
ville district, this couniy, turned over
on route three, near the residence of
Mr. R. E. McCants, Saturday about 2
o’clock in the afiernoon, three of the
occupants were painfully injured and
ived minor
two others received minor .bruises.
Besides Mr. Cadwell the occupaiuo of
the car were: Messrs M. C. Bivens,
B. M. and W. L. Shockley and. Coot
Barfield, all of this county. They were
enroute to Butter with a large quan
tity of fish, which they had caught
from Flint river and expected to mar
ket in Butler during the afternoon.
Walter Freeman Succumbs
Mr. Walter B. Freeman died at his
home in Talbotton Tuesday evening
at 7 o’clock. Although he had been
sick fof over two years his death
came as a shock to nis many friends.
Mr. Freeman was bom and reared
in Talbot county and lived ihere most
of his lift. He married Miss Rennie
Heath, of Camilla, Ga., who survives
him. He is also survived by one
daughter Miss Sarah Freeman, and a
son, Mr. Walter H. Freeman, of New
York City, his mother, Mrs. L. P.
Freeman and one sister, Mrs. G. G.
Ware, of. Leesburg, Fla.—Talbotton
New Era.
Sheriff Carl Rigsby telephoned t*
Albany to have the big car stopped
and the men placed under arrest.
The men were captured and were
brought back to Ellaville Tuesday
night.
Mr. Gresham is a retired’ section:
formean of the Central of Georgia
railway, having served that company
for many years.
1 Killed and 8 Hurt
As Train Hits Car On
Barnesville Crossing
NOTICE
To Hunters of the County:
You can get Hunting License at
the Sheriff’s Office and we will ap
preciate it if no one will hunt
until the season opens, so that all may
have an even chance.
It has been reported that some have
been shooting squirrels which season
is not in now as all should know. We
don’t want to have to make cases if
Barnesville, Ga., Sept. 29.—A chili
was killed instantly, three person*
were seriously injured, and five oth
ers received minor cuts and bruises
when a southbound, Central of Geor
gia train hit a car which had stalled
in the crossing in Barnesville, Mon
day morning. The car, an open Ford,
containing nine people, was driven by
Mrs. H. G. Cooper, of Newnan. When
the oar stalled the occupants attempt
ed to get out, and the men tried to
push the car off of the track, but thejp
were too late.
The car and little Chasteen Cooper
were hit.The child, aged 10, waskiUe#
instantly, his head being horribly
mangled and one of his legs severeiL
The others in the car were Mr -amS
Mrs. W. Z. Yarbrougli and two chil
dren, of Palmetto, Ga.; Hester Winkle
age 14 of Palmetto: Mr. and Mrs. H.
G. Cooper, of New-nan and another
child.
All of the injured except Mr. Yar
brough, who is in a serious condition
were carried to a Griffin hospital
The body of the Cooper boy is asi
Barnesville undertaking establish
ment.
possible but those who may be guil-
if they get
ty may not be surprised
caught.
R. P. McGUFFIN, Sheriff.
HOKE WINDHAM, G. W.
FOURTH DIST. RALLY W. M. U
TO BE HELD IN TALBOTTON
The Fourth District Rally of the W.
M. U. of the Columbus Association
will be held at the Talbotton BaptU-s
church Oct. 9th, beginning at Ik:
a. m.
Mrs. J. C. Lanier, of West )
will be the main speaker of the
We hope many .will avail thorns
of hearing this gifted and inspir
speaker.Talbotto-n New Era.
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