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Butler and Reynolds
Cotton and Seed Market
Some Staples Higher.
0 Reported by
j T. COCHRAN, Butler
ED MUSSLEWHITE, Reynolds
Seed, Per Ton $20.00
The
BUTLER HERALD
Volume 54
Keeping Everlastingly At It Brings Success
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BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday October, 9 1930.
Congressman Crisp Produces Figures to
Shoiv Discrimination Against Route 3
annually apportioned thereto.” Acts
1919, page 250. This is codified from
the Acis of the Legislature of 1919
and is the law relative to the con
struction of highways. This law clear
ly requires that in contracts for road
improvement the funds available to
the Board for that purpose shall be
expended proportionately and equita
bly among the 12 Congressional dis
tricts of Georgia. The law requires it
and it is my logical opinion that an
Injunction wocld lie to restrain ex
cessive expenditures in some districts
Amcricus, Ga., Sept. 27, 1930.
State Highway Board,
Atlanta, Ga.
of Park’s Code of Geor-
"Road 3 Districts,''' Division of Fund,
Simuitaneous Construe ion. e JtoJUj
viS Tfun or other available funds,
Zn te Annually divided between the
rnnirressional districts as now
^r.nTwhich shall constitute
rroad districts, according to the,
j..fronted mileage of each road dis- and that a mandamus would hold re-
compared to the total mile- ouiring equitable expenditures of
p of the designated roads in the funds in each of the 12 districts. Of
, state, and construction; course the roads to be improved in
shall be begun and carried on any of the districts clearly lies with-
umMaaeously in each and every one in the dscretion of the Highway
'fsaid road districts with the funds ^ Board.
Construction expenditures by Congressional districts to August 4, 1930,
were as follows; ,
Expenditures Allotment
$ 6,211,221.34 $ 7,017,723.05
6,741,346.26 7,356,949.36
4,988,814.21 6,600,066,73
7,620,847.83 5,844,879.69
1,442.226.77 1,409,656.20
6,337,877.79 6,267,700.48
7,538.696.24 6,249,955.96
4,754,629.72 7,409,174.65
12,625,633.42 8,441,020.28
4,634,825.34 6,167,570.39
12,797,151.02 10,675,732.78
5,760,259.63 8,912,502.10
Dis. Mileage
613.817
2. 643.488
3. 577.286
4. 511.232
6. 123.298
6. 548.215
i 7.' 546,663
8. 648.056
9. 738.308
10. 539.457
11. 933.771
12. 700.827
Balance Over or Under
$ 806.601.71 $ 806,501.71 un.
615,603.10 616.603.10 un.
1,611,252.52 un.
1.776.471.14 ov.
32,569.57 ov.
70,177.31 ov.
1,288,740.28 ov.
2,654,644.83 un.
4.184.613.14 ov.
1,632,745.05 un.
2,121,418.24 ov.
2,262,242.47 un.
SOUTHEASTERN FAIR
OPENSJNATLANTA.
Governor Hardman Usds Golden
K ey in Opening Gates of
Southeastern Exposition
Atlanta, Oct. 4.—Governor Hard
man used a golden key to open the
gates to the Southeastern fair in At
lanta Saturday, and they will remain
open thru Oct, 11.
Augmented by football fans from
nearby cities the crowd that surged
thru the gates gave promise of shat
tering all existing opening day rec
ords.
The fair is the 16th annual event of
the association, and its sponsors say
it is “bigger and better than ever.”
The gates were opened at S a. m.
and the exhibition buildings at 9 a. m
The formal opening,, however, wa3 de
1,611.252.52
1,776,471.14
32,569.57
70,177.31
1,288,740.28
2,654,544.83
4,184 513.14
1,032,745.05
2,121,418.24
2,252,242.47
layed until noon. A parade formed (5)
Miss Ogburn Cites
Readers to Expenditures
For Roid Purposes
It has not been possible for many
citizens of Taylor county to find out
this year what has been the cost oi
our road building system. The County
Commissioners, in order to save tne
county the expense, did not have the
report of their disbursements pub
lished, as is usually done. This is on
file in the Commissioner’s office and
may be seen on application to Mr.
Brewer, the Treasurer. I am giving
below a list of items that relate en
tirely. to the cost of roads. There are
several others, amounting to $6,000
or more, that include some expendi
ture for purposes-other than roads.
(1) Gasoline, oil and grease $9,652.60
(2) Medical and dental ser
vice
(3) Warden and. guards
(4) $oad work, repairs and
camp
751.85
9,937.36
supplies.
Equipment and road
13,908.40
7,124.718 $81,462,328.67 $81,452,928.57
These figures were furnished me | -
by Hon. John A. Davis, of Albany ROBERT J. MADDOX, WELL
with the statement that they were
furnished him by Captain Barnett,
Chairman of the Highway Board, so
1 know they are accurate.
As the official representative in
Congress from the Third Congression
al District, I feel that the duty ae-
. volves upon me of calling your atten-
tion to the fact that the Third Dis
trict has not been accorded as favor-
1 able consideration in road ^ construc
tion as some of the other districts.
The statement shows that fn six of
Li, Congressional Distriata^arihapdk
I lutes have exceeded the allotment to
them, the excess in one of them run
ning as high as $4,184,000 plus. Ex
penditures in' the Third District, of
which 1 am the official representative
have been $1,611,000 plus below the
amount allotted to it. It seems to me,
in light of this past discrimination
I against it, in equity and justice the
(Continued to Page Five)
KNOWN THOMASTON MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE WITH GUN
Thomaston, Ga., Oct. 6.—Robert J.
Maddox, 42, of Tnomaston, committed
suicide in the Ellington mothers
grocery store by snooting mmsell
tnrougn the heau with a pistol Mon
day night.
The coroner’s jury found a verdict
of suicide. A .32 calibre pistol waB
found by the body with an emp-y
downtown and with the governor at
its head and Mayor I. N. Ragsdale
immediately after him, moved down
Peachtree and to Lakewood Park—
the fair grounds.
The governor inserted the golden
key in a big lock and the gates swung
open.
Civic and patriotic organizations
participated in the parade.
Practically all exhibits and booths
at the fair were ready for the open
ing. Livestock and poultry exhibits
were unusually large.
A cat show was in progress. It was
the first show of its kind ever held
at the fair.
MR. ALFONSO McCRARY IS
THROWN FROM WAGON RE
SULTING IN FRACTURE OF LEG
On Friday last while harvesting his
crop Mr. Alfonso McCrary, a well-
known farmer living about six miles
north-east of Butler, was the victim
of ah unfortunate accident when he
was thrown from a wagon, drawn by
two mules. Frightened by a barn
supplies 8,454.16
(6) Lumber for bridges — 7,261.63
(7) Right-of-way, Number
Three Highway 1,194.92
cartridge in the cnamuer. Tne single. ^oor blowing open and striking one
Attention, Legionaires.'
[Hut Buddy:
You are urged to attend a special
noting of Butler Post 124 at the
l house on Oct. 13th at 7 o’clock
l la
lb is a special membership drive
|«w State Commander asks that we
|*iit least twenty-five 1931 cards
J<«ce. Don’t let our Post fall short
I*this request. Bring all ex-service
| wn you can get. Also bring your dis-
wge to put on record.
We know we can depend on you.
' A. E. GUINN, Commander,
H. C. WALKER, Adjutant.
HMD THEATRE
REYNOLDS, GEORGIA
FRIDAY, OCT. 10
SBA BAT”
With Charles Bickford and cast.
The finest adventure picture of
toe year has been hailed as one of
“ e greatest of South Sea adven-
tare, beauty, drama, romance that
i*ill stay forever in your memory
jriual South Sea scenery. See Nina
j~ South Sea beauty, known as
® e Passion flower. Added attrac-
lltln; Comedy in black face,
“COLORFUL SERMON”
SATURDAY, OCT. 11
SEA BAT”
With a wonderful cat. Thrills
stay forever in your
™°ry. Romance of the South
battles with the gigantic
ister Sea Bat. A picture full of
in entertainment that you will
Added attraction:
"COLORFUL SERMON”
With Bert Swor.
Pat win
bjoy.
priday & Saturday,
OCTOBER 17 & 18
“BIG HOUSE”
l 1 ® Wallace Berry, Lewis
large cast.
^°NDAY & TUESDAY Pic-
s discontinued after Oct. 7.
1 J
buiiet wound in his head also wife ol
.32 calibre.
Up until the past few months, Mr.
Maadox had been in business >yiih
tne Ellington Brothers firm, but' at
the time of his death, he was travel
ing for Mitchell Brothers Meat com
pany, and the Fidelity Fruit and Pro
duce company, both of Atlanta.
Mr. Maddox is reported to have
conversed with several people just
prior to his death, and to have
spoken of the general business de
pression, but no cause was assigned
by the coroner’s jury for his death.
He is survived by his wife, one
daughter, Olive, 22 and by two sons
Floyd 18, and Jack, 15.
Mr. Maddox was a native of Thom
aston, having lived there all his life.
He has been engaged in the grocery
and meat business at Thomaston for
many years.
BURNED BODY OF H. D. FRA-
ZIER FOUND IN HUMBLE
COTTAGE AT AMEKICUS, GA.
Americus, Oct. 6.—H. D. “Dink”
Frazier, 60, was found dead in his
cabin home about 17 miles out of
Americus, near the Webster county
line Monday. The humble home n
which Frazier had lived during sev
eral years past had burned during the
night and the body was badly muti
lated, both legs being burned entirely
off about the knee.
Tne body was found face downward
upon a bed that had been seared and
scorched by flames. Investigation dis
closed that Frazier’s head had been
crushed with some blunt instrument,
and officers believe that he was mur
dered and the fire.started to conceal
the crime. ...
When the murder was committed is
a mystery, as several persons passed
Frazier’s house during Saturday and
no sign of life was no deed about the
place. The building is believed to have
burned during Saturday night.
Frazier, who was an ex-convict
and generally suspected of being con
nected with, the liquor traffic in that
section, lived in a remote community
where much liquor is manufactured, it
is alleged. He was generally liked and
had many friends in Americus, being
without enemies so far as officers
were able to determine.
Recently, it is said, he had a dis
pute with some negroes regarding a
liquor transaction, and this clue is be
ing investigated in an effort to de
termine if he was killed as the result
of this affair. The community where
Frazier resided is only a short dis
tance from where a similar mysteri
ous murder was committed several
months ago v and a report that botn
killings grew out of a liquor racKet
being operated by prominent resi
dents of that section will .be investi
gated.
SEED OATS FOR SALE
Fulghum Seed Oats for sale at me
per bushel, cash. _ _ ... r .
W. J. BUTLER, Butler, Ga.
of them the mules ran away almost
demolishing the wagon throwing Mr,
McCrary several yards out into the
field resulting in the breaking of his
right leg between the ankle and knee
the bones of the leg being badly shat
tered.
TAX COLLECTOR ROBERTS
ANNOUNCES ROUNDS
Taylor county tax collector, G. A,
Roberts, starts this month on his an
nual trips to all parts of the county
for collection of state, county and
school taxes.
He will visit each of the eight coun
ty precincts outside of Butler in or-i
der ds.per schedule'published else
where in this issue of the Herald, and
will be in his office here in Butler ev
ery Saturday and every day during
tli/ October term of Superior Court.
The tax books will close on Decem
ber 20th.
DELEGATES .CHOSEN
J. T. Adams, chairman of the Dem
ocratic executive committee of Tay
lor county, has announced the ap
pointment of the following delegates
to the state convention to meet at
Macon one week from today: C, H.
Neisler, Reynolds; C. E. Benns, But
ler; alternates, R. A. Hinton, Rey
nolds; R. M. Suggs, Butler.
The Woman’s Clubs of the Third
Congressional district will gather in
annual session at Vienna on Novem
ber 4th. \
Judge McLaughlin To
Exchange Bench With
Judge Roop Next Week
Judge C. Frunk McLaughlin made
the following announcement in Co
lumbus last Thurisduy:
Judge C. E. Roop, of the Coweta
circuit, Carrollton, will hold the regu
lar fall term of Taylor Superior court
which convenes at Buder Monday,
Oct. 13th, and I will go to Carroll
ton at the same time for the purpose
of presiding over Carroll county su
perior court for Judge Roop.
The reason for the exchange ot
the two judges is that some civil
cases are scheduled for hearing here
in which Judge McLaughlin is dis
qualified and some civil business is
scheduled at Carrollton in which
Judge Roop is disqualified.
GUARD AGLVINST CARELESS
HANDLING OF ASHES IS
BRIDGES SMITH, 82,
PASSES IN MACON
Former Mavor and Writer Suc
cumbs to Illness After
Sudden Attack
Macon, Oct. 5.—Judge Bridges
Smith, 82, former mayor and writer,
one of the best known men in Georgia,
died at 6:15 o’clock Sunday night.
Judge Smith was stricken ill last
Wednesday night while seated in the
same big arm chair that was used by
Sarah Bernhardt andother notables of
the stage when they appeared in Ma
con.
He had dropped into the historic
chair, which had been salvaged from
the old music hall years ago, and
which occupied a prominent place in
his bedroom “den,” to listen to a ra
dio program, his custom every night
URGED BY MRS. F. A. PEED for years. His head dropped over;
‘his body became limp. His sons, wh«
Total — $61,160.80
The above expenditures for gasoline
oil and grease for 16 months, the time
the report covers, is equivalent to
$260.00 a day, if Sundays and holidays
are counted out. At 17c a gallon, the
price the county pays for its gas, $26
will buy $150 gallons of gas, or 125
gallons and a proportionate amount
of oil.
Seven hundred, fifty-one dollars
and eighty-five cents for medical
service amounts to $30 or $40 for each
convict, which is much more medical
and dental service than persons on
the outside get.
$9,93.7.35 will about pay the warden
$160 a month and each of the five
guards $100 a month. They may be
worth this much, but they are cer
tainly about the best paid people in
Taylor county at present.
By adding together the next two
items it would seem as if. i$l,400
month or more than $460 a day are
spent for various supplies and equip
ment, for surely the convicts do the
work on the roads and most of the
repairs.
Perhaps the most astonishing item
of all is the $7,261.53 paid for lumber.
This is surely enough lumber to build
every wooden bridge in Taylor coun
ty new. It would build twelve six-
room houses. Yet $16,000 is levied for
bridges and the jail next year!
National Fire Prevention Week
was launched Monday throughout the
nation, for the purpose of calling at
tention to the need for greater care
in preventing fire losses that cost
many millions of dollars annually.
The city authorities and Mrs. F. A.
Peed as manager of the Butler In
surance Agency jointly urge all resi
dents of Butler at this time to make
a careful Inspection of their homes
and places of business for fire haz
ards and to eliminate them. Rubbish
should be removed from va
cant . loth as well as from
occupied premises. Cooking stoves
and heaters should be inspect
ed, chimneys should be cleaned, care
should be taken in dumping ashes,
electric wiring should be repaired or
replaced and all electrical appliances
examined for defects.
Guard against sparks from any
source whatever, thereby probably
saving heavy fire losses to
and others, is urged.
were with him, parried him to his be«L
He never regained consciousness after
the attack.
Friday Judge Smith appeared to be
better. He had responded to strong
stimulants and once tried to speak,
his attendants reported. But the
change for the worse came Saturday
night. Members of the family were
then told by doctors that the end was
near.
Judge Smith’s first interest in writ
ing came while he was a “prnter’s
devil”. This interest later was to make
him for more than 50 years an out-
sstanding figure in Georgia journal
ism. It led also to a keen Interest in
civic affairs that brought to him the
office of city clerk of Macon, mayor
of Macon and judge of the juvemie
court of Bibb counnty.
Born in Wilmington, N.
BUSINESS FAILURE AT
REYNOLDS SHOCK TO COUNTY
_ , C., Sep
tember 19, 1848, the son of a printer,
young Smith was brought to Georgia
. wl,h his family as a little boy. The
yourself (family lived for a short time in At
lanta and later moved to Columbus*
where young Smith sold newspapers.
In 1858 the family took up its resi
dence in Macon and after attending
private school, young Smith was ap
prenticed * ij tl.-i Georgia Citizen, on
which his father was a printer.
Then cume the War Between the
States and Smith, then only 13, en
listed in the fifth Georgia regiment.
He was assigned to duty in Macon,
making ammunition and served
The closing of the doors of G. II.
Goddard & Co., at Reynolds, Monday
morning, was one of the most ■ sur
prising and regrettable business fail
ures tnat has occurred in the county
in a Jong while . _
The Goddard firm being successor i various skirmishes about Macon dur-
-, . to E. A. Goddard, deceased, is one of ing Sherman’s march thru Georgia.
phmft ; the oldest mercantile establishments He survived the battle at Griswold-
If two 1,1 the county > having weathered many jville, of which lie Inter wrote dcscrib-
fnl pf nnwfp rnnno,, nnntfi?,o S p i 8torms as wel1 as sailed upon calm Ing it as u fierce cncounicr, “with I he
durin K th eir fifty-odd years of Yanks up on a hill and us down in a
body in the county will bd ruined, un- j busineg8 in this count I hollow.”
less he is a tUMjodpgJnfact, thisj Failuro to rfialii!e f ' r a perlod
„„„„„„ 1“ /s’I i anuic LU laaima lur u penuu of I -rviier me war annul tool
ivifft riT years on outs >de real estate invest- work of printing and was s
of I mentB| rather than deflation of busi- in this work later with Joel
tW nrnnertv Histnvv ne8S > 5s attributed to their financial,Harris, famous Georgia writer ami
thra ShT” muchle “ ■»»*"“»"-' to M r««r» »K,MPmiJ.teWftom » ANNUAL SINGING CONVENTION
most inopportune time that could. . . ■ ,
have been found. But, if the building , b °°u ap ’
is dangerous and cannot be repaired, | t+ takan charge
why do we not use the $14,000 we get V s ww aS
from the state as our share of the'^f 1 ^ a ^ i° a ffiyf11uiii e nf eCtcd ’i ! ! s
gasoline tax and work our roads with | aa la 8 al
the equipment we already have and |” 6n ^ s can jj e arranged, the store will
with free labor? In two or three be reopened.
years’ time we could save enough t5 J! ot exI -n C ^ ed tha j cre(lltor
build the court house even if our tax i °F Lhe firm will lose a dollar, as an
rate were cut in half. Figure it out,! excellent. showing will be made when
—will you not?—and see if I am not the creditors are called in for an ad-
After_ the war Smith took up the
issociated
Chandler
right.
(MISS) MELISSA OGBURN.
Carload of good Wagons In all
sizes, Wagon Harness, Buggy Har
ness, also a' good lot of Mules that
I will sell for half cash payment or
for a well secured Note. (10'9’2t)
E. T. BLACK, Thomaston, Ga.
justment of their claims.
MR. W. A. WILLIAMS IS
PAINFULLY INJURED BY
FALL AT .GARRETT HOME
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.
Jurors drawn to serve on the first Monday will report
on the second Monday, and all jurors drawn for the second
Monday, will report, on the third Monday.
This the 1st day of October, 1930.
0. S. COX, Clerk.
Taylor Superior Court.
While a visitor for the week-end at
the home of Hon. J. T. Garrett at
Charing, Mr. W, A. Williams Friday
night fell down the stairway,connect
ing the first and second floors of the
i Garrett home, and received a number
of painful and probably internal in
juries.
Mr. Williams was yesterday moved
to the home of his sister, near Mauk
and is said to be resting very well.
WILL BE HELD IN BUTLER
NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
The Taylor County Singing Con
vention will hold its annual session at
Ihe high school auditorium in Butler
next Sunday.
A large number of good singers
from all parts of the state south of
Atlanta are expected to be present
while the best convention ever held in
the history of the organization is an
ticipated.
The public generally is cordially in
vited.
The Butler Epworth League will
serve a barbecue lunch .on the second
week of-court the proceeds to be ap
plied on the church debt. Menu:
Barbecue, Brunswick stew, potato
salad, pickles, and bread, 35c; coffee,
five cents.
SERIOUS FIRE NARROWLY
AVERTED SATURDAY A. M.
HOG SALE FRIDAY
Mr. Ed A. Hollis, chairman of the
Hog Committee, announces a co-op
erative sale to be held in Reynolds
Friday morning. This is the first hog
sale to be held this Fall.
About 70 head have been listed with
I the committee, and the Bureau of
When a small out-building on the,Markets has promised to have a rep-
premises of Mr. E. H. Payne in a' resentative on hand to assist the
thickly settled residential section of,county agent and the committee ir
Butler burned about 10 o'clock Satur- holding the sale,
day morning the Payne residence and j Hog prices have weakened som*~
adjoining property were greatly en- ] what the past ten days, and about
Jdangered. By hard work the flames 8 l-2c is anticipated at this sale, it
were confined to the one building [ would have been held ten days ago
thereby resulting in only a small loss, but for the tact that not enough lum-
The fire started, it is thought, from j ber could be procured to start the
a basket of ashes containing live work of installing the scales, an4
coals being placed too near the house, those having hogs to ship were tie-
able to get together on a date for the
sale. Future sales will be determine?
entirely by the number of hogs read/
(for market that are listed ■ with the
*sour.ty agent and committee.
Several important pieces of proper
ty were auctioned at the court house
Tuesday, regular monthly legal sale
day while some of the property ad
vertised was withdrawn from auction.
The sales and the holding of the regu
lar session of the Board of County
Commissioners, brought quite a num
ber of people from other parts of the
county to Butler.
Mrs. Mollie Smith, her. son, Mr.
Mercer Smith, and daughter, Misi.
Effie Smith, moved last week to the
residence purchased by them near the
Baptist church.