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t a v L 0 a, COUNTY
“The Golden Gate”
Between the Mountain*
and the Sea
Traversed by the
SCENIC HIGHWAY
The Butler Herald.
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS'
County’s Chief Cities
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No section of th^state offers
better opportunities for small
industries and delightful citi
zenship than either of these
Cities.
Volume 56
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday May 12,1932
Number 28
bank robberies
HOOKED ON GANG
IN THIS SECTION
CONFESSION OBTAINED IN
LESLIE JOB; IDENTIFIED IN
OCULOCKNEE HOLDUP; MEN
NOW IN AMERICUS JAIL.
Americus, Ga., May 5.—Hoyt Rich
ardson, Albany wood peddler and
truck driver, sat in the office of
Sheriff McArthur at Americus Thurs
day and told in detail how he plotted
with G. W. Collins, L. H. Hancock,
Dewey Ritchie and A. J. Thompson,
all of Albany, to rob the Bank of
Leslie Tuesday.
All of the men are now in jail at
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ROAD CONTRACTORS
ARRIVE READY TO
BEGIN WORK
AWAITING ORDERS WHEN AND
WHERE WORK IS TO START;
ALL EQUIPMENT NEW AND OF
THE LATEST TYPE.
MASONIC HOME
BOYS AND GIRLS
WELCOMED HERE
The advance guard of the Broad-
bent Construction Company, contrac
tors of the $249,673.31 paving job on
Route Three, arrived Saturday fol
lowed Monday and Tuesday by the
arrival of other heads of the con
struction company and a number of
skilled laborers.
Grading machinery and equipment
began arriving also Saturday contin
uing daily, already bringing the as
semblage up to the largest and finest
of its kind ever seen by most of our
citizens. The outfit, consists of steam
shovels, Ball graders, tractors,
scrapes and a fleet of trucks, all of
the latest tvpe and entirely new ma
chinery. This outfit is only to be
used in grading at a number of joints
along the route where paving is to
be laid and is a part of the paving
contract which calls for 12.806 miles
of paving extending from the Brown
filling station in Butler to the Flint
river bridge and, nrocedes the be
ginning of the work of paving by
several weeks
The grading will be done under a
sub-contract let by-.. the t Brondbent
Construction Company to the grad
ing firm of Currv & Turner, com
posed of Mr. H. R. Curry, Mr. D. W.
Turner and two sons, Messrs B. L.
and H. E. Turner, of Bradentown,
Fla,, who have been in the grading
business for a number of vears. They
were the first to arrive in the city
as referred to in a foregoing para
graph. Messrs B. L. and H. E. Turner
with their interesting families have
leased the residence of Miss Marion
West where they have already begun
housekeeping. They will be here prob
ably for the remainder of the year
and have lost no time in becoming
identified with the city 's best interest
and its people. At the same time a
most cordial welcome is being ex
tended them. The Mesdames Turner
aer native Georgians, being formerly
Miss Helen Dover, of Clayton, and
Miss Helen Hollingsworth, of Dalton,
respectively.
The contractors are awaiting in>
A GALA DAY FOR BUTLER BY
THE PRESENCE AND ENTER
TAINMENT FURNISHED BY
WARDS OF GEORGIA MASONS.
The people of Butler were accorded
a genuine treat Tuesday in the form
of a visit to the city by Rev. H.
Daugherty, Superintendent of the
Masonic Homo at Macon accompanied
by something like 60 or 60 bright
faced, happy-hearted, well cared for
and splendidly disciplined boyB and
girls of the Home.
Two large school buses, the prop
erty of the Home, were used to ac
commodate the party on their pil
grimage. They left the Home early in
the afternoon bringing along with
them well prepared lunches which
were spread on the courthouse lawn
about six o’clock and apparently
greatly enjoyed.
Nothing was seemingly lacking as
a band of happy children, polite,
courteous, neatly dressed and most
cheerful spirit. That they are receiv
ing the best advantages and' training
is evidenced in their every bearing.
They spent part of the afternoon
on a drive about the city, meeting
and exchanging greetings with citi
zens of the town.
At 4 o'clock they engaged the But
ler high school team in a most in
teresting game of baseball on the
school diamond. The teams were well
matched, the game being hard fought
on both sides from start to finish re
sulting in a score of 6 to 6 in favor
of the locals. The visitors took their
defeat with good sportsmanship,
thanked their successful opponents
for courtesies and fairness shown,
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THIRD DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS MEET
AT AMERICUS
REORGANIZATION IS POST
PONED UNTIL FRIDAY MORN
ING, MAY 13; COMMITTEEMEN
NOTIFIED OF DATE CHANGE.
(Earning (®f GUfp fHag”
By The Editor of The Winder News
It is May time in Georgia. The resurgent forces of life are mani
festing themselves on every hilltop- and in every valley. Nature is
saying as forcibly as she can that “there is no death." That the
thing we call death is but a helpful part of the abounding life that
holds the earth in its grasp.
Jesus said that “God was not the God of the dead but the God
of the living," because there are no dead. The universe is pulsating
with life and in it there is no place for death. Short-sighted men
call it death but God calls everything life, for everything makes for
life and everything is a part of life.
Go out in the field of waving grain on one of these bright May
days and note the abounding life that seems to thrill every .stalk of
wheat therein. Would you say the grain of wheat that fell in the
ground last autumn was dead? Out of its so-called death came abun
dant life that permeates every stalk in the field. It did not die but
blossomed into a more abundant life. So with all nature. So with hu
manity. God is not the God of death, but the God of life.
“There is no death. The leaves may fall,
The flowers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours
The coming of the May.”
One of the finest attributes of humanity is its capacity to grow,
to unfold, to press forward towards the consummation of its won
derful destiny. Everything in life plays a part toward,* the consum
mation of this great destiny. Our failures as well as our successes,
our sorrows a well a our pleasures, our sleeping as well as our
awakening make for a more abounding life. Everything in life as
well as the thing we call death but prods us on to a fuller and a
more abudant life.
On these bright AJay-days we can put death out of our thoughts,
lift up our heads and realize our one-ness with the eternal life of
the universe. In the words of William Wordsworth we can ,say:
“Then sing, ye birds, sing a joyous song!
And let the young lambs bound
■A® to the tabor’s sound!
We, in thought, will join your throng
Ye that pipe and ye that play,
Ye that through your hearts today
Feel the gladness of the May!"
COUNTY MAY
OFFER CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNOR
Americus, Ga., May 6.—Due to a
misunderstanding regarding the meet
ing of the third district Democratic
executive committee called to be held
in Americus on May 6, there was not
a quorum of members present. As a
result, no official business was trans
acted at the meeting and the reor
ganization work was postponed until
another meeting.
C. E. Benns, of Butler, third dis
trict chairman announced after the
meeting that he would call another
meeting to be held in Americus Fri
day, May 13. All committeemen will
be duly notified of the meeting.
Only six of the 23 counties in the
newly enlarged Third district were
represented at the Americus meeting.
They were Sumter, Schley, Taylor,
Stewart. Terrell and Muscogee.
Committeemen who served last
year from the various counties will
.serve again this year, with a few
struetions from the highway depart- : additions. C. E. Benns, of Butler, who
ment as to the date when they shall was chairman last year, will continue
begin work which is expected to be!as chairman until the committee is
issued within the next few days. Lo- reorganized. Will Baugh, of Schley
cal labor by the hundreds have ap- roimtv. was elected secretary of the
plied for work and will be added to committee to suceed John Greer, of
the roll in as large number and
rapidly as possible, according to a
statement yesterday from the con
tractors.
All, or a large portion at least, of
the grading will be done before pav
ing is started. Only 150 days, however
is allowed under the contract to
complete the work of both grading
and paving.
County Tax Equalizers
In Session Here; Work
Completed In Two Weeks
The Board of Tax Equalizers of
Taylor county convened here Monday
morning for their first annuul ses
sion. Its members began examination
of the returns made by the taxpayers
ho Mr. C. C. Cooper, Tax Receiver.
The board will be in session about
two weeks.
Before any changes are made in
the returns, the board will give due
notice to property owners that they
may have an opportunity to be heard.
The three members are Judge J. L.
Austin, chairman; Mr. W. T. Gostin
f 1 "! Mr. H. L. Wilchar, who are mak-
>ng a personal investigation of all
Property, studying conditions and
making evaluations. The services of
1 >'of. C. F. Rustin as clerk has been
secured.
PENSION MONEY NOT RECEIVED
Money for the payment of Confed
erate pensioners of Taylor county for
me month of May has not vet been
received by Judge L. T. Peed, ordi-
' lr y, and he has not yet been ad-
u, SCl , ns h° when it may be expected.
.J’ l ' ? - r h it is .believed that it will
mm n y be made available by the
middle of the month.
Oglethorpe, who resigned.
An invitation was extended by the
Muscogee countv delegation for the
committee to hold its next meeting in
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Hon. J. T. Garrett Able
To Visit City. Brothers
Condition Remains Critical
#rIjonl ICpbsoh
3For Way 15. 1932
By Dr. H. j. PORTER, Teacher Men’s Bible Class
Butler Baptist Church.
FRIENDS BELIEVING SENATOR
NEISLER LOGICAL MAN FOB
HIGH OFFICE ARE URGING
HIM TO MAKE RACE.
It became known here Saturday
that friends, locally and througiiout
the state, of Senator Chas. H. Neisler,
of Reynolds, are urging him to enter
the race for Governor.
Mr. Neislers business and political
career has been one of signal suc
cess. He is now in the prime of life, a
man of brilliant intellect and
marked business ability.
. Mr. NeiBler is one of the largest
land owners and tax payers of Tay
lor county, and one of the state’s
. most extensive and successful
I peach glowers as well as be
ing a former president ol
' the Georgia Peach Growers Ex
change. He is President of one of the
strongest banking institutions in the
state located at Reynolds, a former
& resident of the Butler bank and has
sen a successful fertilizer manufac
turer for a number of years. In each
of these enterprises lie has proved
beyond all doubt his conscientious,
friendly interest in behalf of the
farmers and all classes of enter
prise® of this section. Personally
Mr. Neisler is a recognized leader in
church and civic interests In his com
munity, a staunch Methodist, Sunday
school teacher and Mason.
Mr. Neisler refused appointment to
high state offices several times dur
ing recent Gubernatorial administra
tions. He is a former member of the
Governor’s staff and committeeman
from the State at large of the State
Democratic Executive Committee.
Bom and reared in Taylor county,
Mr. Neisler completed his education
at the University of Georgia and soon
thereafter became prominent in the
affairs of his county when he w»»
elected chairman of the board of
county commissioners, which office im
helH with distinction to himnelf and
credit to his county until being draft
ed to represent the county in the low
er branch of the General Assembly of
Georgia followed by his elevation to
the Senate from the 23rd d ! strir<-
which is composed of the counties of
Crawford, Houston, Taylor and
Peach. As a member of the senate ne
BUTLER HIGH
SCHOOL TO CLOSE
MONDAY JUNE 6
WORK OF TERM WILL END JUNE
3, SERMON WILL BE ON SUN
DAY, JUNE 5; GRADUATING
EXERCISES JUNE 6.
Active work in the Butler public
Bchools will come to an end on Friday
June 3rd, it is announced by Prof. C.
R. Brown, superintendent.
The program for commencement
exercises is now being arranged and
will be announced within a few days.
On Sunday morning, June 6th the
commencement sermon will be
preached at the school auditorium by
Rev. B. A. Pafford, of Columbus, a
former pastor of the Butler Metho
dist church.
The graduating exercises will be
held Monday night, June 6th, includ
ing the baccalaureate address by Hon.
John B. Guerry, of Montezuma. The
senior class this year is one of the
largest in the history of the local
school. Members of the class are as
follows:
Allie Elizabeth Amos,
John Bentley Adams,
Robbie Lee Allmon, |
Lillian Pearl Bazemore,
Lena Rivers Bone,
Ruth Alene Childrcs,
Lillian A. Caldwell, i
Homer Clyde Chapman,
John Robert Cooper,
Huell Bloodworth,
Hugh S. Fain,
Sara jHenrietta Goodwin,
Annie Mae Hammock,
Ann Juliet Jarrell,
W. Wilson Jarrell,
Mitchell (Bill) H. Montgomery
Edith Orrell,
Howard McCants,
Clyde Belmont Pittman,
Elizabeth Lnvenia Parks,
Sara Peterman,
Homer Hubert Payne,
Sara LouiBe Turk,
Ruth Turner, .
Joseph Warren Waters.
The Butler schools arc having a
successful and profitable year, and In
tensive work will be in order for the
next few weeks, with examinations
»nd promotions to be completed be
fore the curtain Is rung down on an
other year of effort.
Hlarob a Hiatott
Butler friends of Hon. J. T. Gar
rett, of Charing, were made to rejoice
Tuesday by his presence in the city.
Although still quite feeble, his con
dition, which was regarded some
weeks ago as being critical, has un
dergone a change for the better with
the hope of his friends that he may
continue to improve.
It was learned through Mr. Garrett
that his brother, Hon. H. J. Garrett,
who underwent a major operation at
nn ‘Atlanta hospital two weeks ago,
lias recently developed a mild attack
of pneumonia causing considerable
uneasiness among his relatives and
friends whose prayers are offered
that his health may yet be restored
and that he may resume his place as
one of the county’s most useful citi
zens.
FAMILY CALLED TO
SAVANNAH BY ILLNESS
OF MRS. Y. COOLIK
Mr. D. Coolik, of Reynolds, and
Mrs. 0. Dreizin, of Butler, were
called to Savannah Sunday night by
the critical illness of their mother,
Mrs. Y. Coolik. A message was re
ceived here yesterday, advising that
Mrs. Coolik’s condition was more
favorable than when first stricken,
which will be gratifying news to her
many friends here where she is a
frequent visitor.
A conflict had arisen in the family
of Isaac and Rebekah. Father was ar
rayed against son, and mother against
son.
When Jacob secured the birthright
of Esau he acquired the wrath of
Esau and things at home became so
unbearable for him, that he had to
leave his paternal roof. We can’t con
ceive of a worse state of affairs for
one than to be forced to leave his
home under a dread. This is just
what Jacob did. He left hie home and
after traveling all day he was tired
and weary. He had tarveled toward
Haran. He was going to the home of
Labon his maternal kinsman. Luz, the
city to which he was headed was a
Canaanite city. He was so weary that
he had to rest. He secured a rock and
placed it on the ground for a pillow
and lay down to rest. He fell asleep
and during his sleep he had a dream.
He saw in the dream a ladder reach
ing from earth to heaven and on that
ladder, angels were ascending and de
scending With this incident our lesson
begins.
There are troubles in this world to
beset uis upon every hand, but one of
the saddest conditions is to be under
a dread all the time, expecting some
calamity to overtake one. _ This is
just the condition under which Jacob
was placed. He' had brought upon
.himself the enemity of his father and
| his friends, and Esau was very bit
ter towarff him. We readily see that
he was suffering from remorse of
conscience, the greatest, or at least,
one of the greatest burdens that any
human can be called upon to suffer.
We have learned in a previous lesson
that Jacob had to remain away from
home for a period of 20 years. Just
imagine the strain Jacob had labored
under for these many years. Jacob’s
experience so far, is a good example
of what man can suffer in this world
by trying to obtain anything under
questionable circumstances. When we
obtain anything in this world by any
other way than the honest and legiti
mate way we. are likely never to en
joy it much.
Jacob must have been intellectually
superior to Esau, and he took advan
tage of this state of affairs to ob’ain
Esau’s birthright We cannot say that
he exactly stole the birthright but as
we would say now, he obtained it
under undue pressure. He obtained it
by appealing to the animal appetite
and weakness of Esau.
Just, think for a moment what must
have been Jacob’s feeling at being
among heathens, absolutely alone so
I’nr as his own people were concerned.
Tie was deprived of the associations
and friendships of his own mother’s
■fireside of vi"‘ch he loved s’o well, '"st
because of his covet.eous disposition
in obtaining Esau's inheritance.
’.Ve do not know what the future
Members of the convict squad
working on Route 22 in the northern
part of the county, killed a rattle
snake Tuesday of unusual size for
this section. ‘The reptil measured
......... . ... 41-2 feet and bore 16 rattles. The
bolds for us. Our future is a sealed j carcas was brought to town and cre-
book. Is a man to make good or is I ft ted considerable interest.
he to be a failure? Will he be a man
to be recognized or will he drift with
the crowd ? It would seem that it was
merely chance that caused Jacob to
medium by which God communicated
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COUNTY EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE WILL
MEET HERE SAT.
MEMBERS CALLED TOGETHER
TO FIX SCALE OF ASSESS
MENTS ON CANDIDATES IN
STATE PRIMARY, SEPT. 14.
A meeting of the Taylor County
Democratic Executive Committee has
been called for Saturday, May 14 at
10 o’clock in the courthouse by
Hon. W. W. Douglas, Chairman.
The purpose of the meeting is to
levy assessments on candidates in the
primary of September 14. These can
didates include Congressman, Judge
o fthe Superior Court, Solicitor Gen
eral, Senator from the Twenty-third
District and Representative from
Taylo rCounty in the General Assem
bly.
With the entries in state races
closing on June 3rd, it is likely that
announcements will soon be made,
and the committee desires to fix the
scale of fees now so that all candi
dates will know the amounts required
of them.
Members of the Committee are: W.
W. Douglas, C. E. Benns, H. H. Ault-
man, J. M. Weaver, G. G McCrary,
R. E. McCants, Walter Willis, H S.
Wall R. E. Watkins, M. L. Crook, F.
L. Purvis.
FARMER BREAKS LEG
It will be a source of regret to his
many friends to learn that Mr. L. L.
Rogers, a well known farmer and
highly esteemed citizen of the .coun
ty, had the misfortune of breaking
his right leg recently by being thrown
from a truck loaded with lumber. Be
sides suffering a break a large por
tion of flesh was tom from the limb
by the ragged ends of the lumber.
MAMMOTH RATTLER KILLED
read*,Vi a\.trtaq4ing,sendee as chair-[fl/v amcr Pi-ecfll Poire
man of the Banking Committee Vihere ““ ■—« «jb
Unexpected Visit to Butler
Dining At West Hotel
he worked unceasingly in harmonizing
opposing factions and in reorganiz
ing and restoring the Banking dc-
pnrt-ment to its rightful place a® upp
of the most appreciatable and highly
respected departments of the state.
t 0 tb" administration of Governor
Russell he gave most cordial and
whole-hearted support, evincing a de
lightful friendly relation—personal
and political—between the Chief Exe
cutive and himself, being often called
into conference when his advice was
needed and helpful.
Mr. Neisler is a good roads cn-
Mlflsiast a’M has done perhaps more
to bring about highway improvements
in this section and to promote the
interest of the Highway department
geiierallv in its program of road
construction than any other one man.
Of equal importnp"e has he co‘™id'’r-
ed the educational interest of the
rta>e. >mth es f o J?8 common schools
and higher institutions of learning: 1 stat^’ Democratic
that teachers be paid promptly and mittee
commensurate with their -ervicea:
further, that they be paid all back
appropriations as speedily as possi
ble.
A more equitable system of tax
ation, distributing the burden of tax
ation on the poor and rich alike in
Georgia is vigorously advocated by
Mr. Neisler.
Himself one of the largest land
owners and taxpayers of Georgia, Mr.
Neisler recognizes the safeguarding
of the interest of the farmers as one
of the major sources of wealth of the
state.
Mr. Neisler has made no definite
announcement as to his intention in
the matter of becoming a candidate
for Governor, but that he is giving
serious consideration to the urgent
appeal that comes from warm friends
here and elsewhere about the state is
an indication that he may have an
important statement to make in a
few days.
Enroute to Atlanta from Moultrie
where he spoke Wednesday of last
week, Governor Richard B. Russell,
Jr., stopped for a short rest Wednes
day night at the West Hotel in But
ler where he had dinner and con
versed for a short time with those
who by chance happened to be pres
ent, Friends here of the Governor
were not advised of his visit to the
city until after his departure and
were, therefore, very much disap
pointed in not having the pleasure of
giving him a most cordial reception.
The Governor was accompanied by
the newly appointed Attorney Gen
eral of Georgia, Hon. Lawrence
Camp, who is also Chairman of the
Executive Com-
Dr. Season, Formerly Of
Griffin, Locates Here; To
Practice Medicine-Surgery
Dirigible Passes Over
Butler at Night Viewed
By Only Few Persons
The dirigible Akron, United States
Navy’s monster of the sky, passed
aver Butler between 11 and 12 o’clock
Sunday night en route from Lake-
hurst, N. J., to the Pacific coast for
maneuvers. The queen of the navy’s
lighter than air craft came in view
here unheralded, which coupled with
the lateness of the night, but few peo
ple were privileged to see it. These
fortunates, however, described it as a
large bulk gliding high in the air
outlined by a row of lights. White
lights blinked at the ends, greftn
flashed on the right and red on the
left of the great ship floating in the
air. It was flying at a height of ap
proximately 1,000 feet, carrying
Coming highly recommended a® a
physician and surgeon with eighteen
years’ experience and a graduate of
Eiimry University, Dr. Lewis Beason,
formerly of Griffin, Ga;, has located
in Butler for professional practice.
His office will be located in the H. J.
Porter Drug Store building where he
will have regular office hours and will
answer calls day or night.
Dr .Beason’s family consists of
himself, his wife and four children,
two of whom are attending college
while the other two are in school at
Griffin and for the latter reason Dr.
Beason will not move his family to
Butler until after the closing date of
school.
Dr. Beason is a member of the Bap
tist church while Mrs. Beason is a
Presbyterian.
“Crisp For Senate” Club
To Be Organized At
Massmeeting Here Saturday
Friends throughout Taylor county
of Judge Crisp are urgently request
ed to assemble at the courthouse in
Butler next Saturday, May 14, at 10
o’clock for the purpose of organiz
ing a “Crisp For Senate Club.” Such
clubs are being organized in prac
tically every county in the state. Ev
ery indication points to the fact al
ready that Judge Crisp will carry the
state overwhelmingly in his race for
the Senate, while his strength seems
crew of 64, 16 officers and two naval |^° increase as the race continues. It
officers as passengers. I is-predicted that he will carry Tay
lor county almost unanimously.