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r a v L0 K COUNTY
“The Golden Gate”
Between the Mountain!
and me Sea
Traversatl by the
SCENIC HIGHWAY
The Butler Herald.
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS'
County’s Ch.ef Cities
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No section of the state offer?
bettor opportunities for small
Industrie? and delightful citi-
zenship than either of then
Cities.
Volume 57
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday December 1. 1932
Number 4
IMPORTANT EVENTS
In the H»story of
TAYLOR COUNTY
The first will probated and record
ed in Taylor county was .that of
Thomas A. Dodge, who was making
his home with one James Thompson,
in Taylor county, ond died on tiro
28th day of May, 1868.
The first item i:j said will was the
request that after his death, his body
,be conveyed to his kindred in tire
State of- New York, and be buried in
the old family burying ground.
This will, according to the record,
was written after the death of the
said Thomas A. Dodge, but was made
in the presence of James Thompson,
John M. Thompson. John B. Wright
and John Walker. The testator made
his will about day break and died at
one o'clock p. m. as the records will
show.
This will was probated on the 3rd
day of Sontember. 1868, and the wit-
liosopS Ihnnt TV>n*">V'nn. John h
Wright a«d John M. Thompson, swore
to the writing as being srbstontial-
|,r whet wao nonnested bv tbe testa’nr
Thomas A. Dodge, ami vltnes-ed by
jnVn St.nvHI-,.p,t. ,T. P on-o "Ml was
propounded by one Virgil Powers.
VOTERS OF STATE
HONOR GEORGE
AND CASTELLOW
Miss Victoria Whatley
Talks Over Radio
On Rural Recreation
Fall Term of Court To
Reconvene Here Next Week
j in acconleLe -with a previous an-
lounienient an adjourned term of
Taylor Superior .court will be con
vened hero next Monday by Judge C.
P. McLaughlin for the purpose of
deposing of a number ot c.vil cases
wh.sh could not bo reached at tno
regular October term.
A full week of court is anticipated.
Below are the nnmes of tho.-e who
have been drawn to serve as jurors
for the week:
C. L. Millirons
H. H. Newsome
J. T. Childres
J. R. Lowns
B. H. Spillers
D. J. T. Shines
W. H. Theus
R. L. Philmon
J. C. Byrd
W. D. Parker
L. S. McUnarguo
M. L. Parks
C. B. Montgomery
T. W. Caldwell
tv. A. Chihli
E. A. Childres
E. H. Kilby
Elbert Till
B. M. Montgome'iyGeorge .\rCGNiry—
B, E. McCants John Scandrctt
J. P. Harmon- Frank Gray
L. S. Whatley W. C. Cosey-
D. M. Harris M. A. Chapmna
J. M. Heel and M. J. Trap
C. P. Senv 0. D. Hobb>.
A S. Waller II L. Wilchar
fi Z. Yoang H E. Adams
Brooks Montgomery S. T. Foy
F.li GanreH J. W. Musslewhite
T L. Ruffin J. H. Dunlap
0. B. Bankston J. R. Frierson
W. L. Stringiield T. R. Windham.
News Flashes.
"U. S. Chamber of Commerce Com
mittee Recommends Debt Revision."
“North Georgia Methodist Conference
Backs Dry Laws.”—“Congressional
Vote on Repeal Decmeber Gth Ap
pears Likely.”—“RoOsevelt Working
oil Plans to 'Aid Farmers.”—“Auto
Kills Attorney for U. S. Veterans'
Bureau."—“Rancher Reuorts That He
Was Robbed of 591,000”—“Young
Domoirats of Nation Gather in Atlan
ta Dec. fith,”—“Ban on Cotton Grow
ing in 1933 Is Asked 'by Georgia
Farmers."—“Society Swings Into Gay
whirl of Yule Parties."—“Ex-Mayor
Jimmie Wlaker Sued -by Modiste for
Wife's *12,000 Arco-unt.”—“World's
Cotton Crop for 1982 Smallest Since
1923-24”—"Did in Markets Caused by
war Debt Question.”—“Ford, Auto
mobile Manufacturer. Undergoes
Grave Oimrjtfjon,”—“Bit, Brk'l", Bil-
ykmd Days Returning.” —“School
Kh hlren of New York Study Geor-
l£i ’—“Atlanta Chevrolet. P’n-t Puts
Back on Job."—“Mail Christmas
| Prckeges Early Drive Is Begun
i.rnicnrv Romance Seen in Two
i deaths.”—“Statute of l ate Thos. FT.
Watson to be Unveiled in December”
~.”an 60 Bums Self to Death.”—
License for Drivers Mny Be Ap-
Ptoved in Georgia."—‘‘Gas Tnx in
"member Shows Gain of $13,000."—
1 Roosevelt Will Return to Georgia in
1 flgP&ry." —■ “Alabama Prison at
“Wgner Destroyed bv Fire. E'sM-
Damage $160.000"—“Two Die
1 " Pistol Duel Over $60 Grocer Bill”
I ■'Ceoriria Bandit Reps vs $4-600 Tak-
| W| rtom California Bank.”—“Price
TABULATION SHOWS THIRD
DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN RE
CEIVED MUCH LAKUdR VOTE
THAN HIS CpLLKAGuES.
Official tabulation of the general
eleuv.on vote in Georgia snows tnat
uo.ernor Franklin D. Rouseve.t, tnc
democratic presidential nominee, car
ried tne state over Herbert hoover,
rv.jMoi.cun, by a majority of 2x4,^bt>
votes, the greatest majority ever
given a presiuential candidate ia this
state.
The highest complimentary vote ac
corded nominees in the ten congres
sional aist.icts of the state was given
to Hon. B. T. Castellow, of our own,
—the Third—Congressional district.
The next “high score" man was
Senatof Walter F. George, another
South Georgian, who defeated his op
ponent, Hon James W. Arnold, Re
publican, by a majority of 216,348
votes.
The total vote for Roosevelt was
284,118 and for Hoover 19,863.
Four years ago Hoover received
99,369 votes to 129,602 for Alfred E.
Smith, the democratic nominee.
The votes for the other presiden
tial candidates this year -were: W. D.
Upshaw, prohibitionist, 1,126; Nor
man E. Thomas, socialist 461, and
W. Z. Foster, communist 23.
U. S. Senator Walter F. George,
democrat, waB re-elected over Jas.
W. Arnold, republican, by a majority
of.216,348 Votes. George received
234,490 and Arnold 18,162.
Governor Richard B. Russell, who
was unopposed for the other United
States senctorshdp from Georgia,
polled 224,031 votes.
Only two of the 169 counties in
Georgia went republican. These were
Fannin and Towns, The vote in
Fannin was: Roosevelt, 1,376; Hoover
1,967. The Towns vote was: Roosevelt
742; Hoover 790.
For congress in the First district.
Homer C. Parker, democrat, received
24 429 votes and E. K. Overstreet.Jr.
1,726.
The votes by remaining districts
follow:
Second: E. E. Cox. (D) 22,1-16.
Third: B. T. Castellow, (D) 43002.
Fourth: E. M. Owen, (D) 24,782;
H. O. Lovvorn, (R) 20.
Fifth: Robert Ramspeck, (D) 26,-
65 7
Sixth: Carl Vinson, (D) 19,616; G.
S. Jones. 21.
Seventh: M. C. Tarver, (D) 24,698;
Mrs. Regina Rambo Benson, (Ind.) 4,-
295.
Eighth: Braswell Dean, (D) 20,021;
H. J. Carswell, (R) 912.
Ninth: J. S. Wood (D) . 26,673: J.
M. Johnson (R) 6,898; L. A. Lewis
(Pro.) 44.
Tenth: C. H. Brand (D) 23,911; C.
L. Unchurch, 6.
The tabulations were made by Ike
W,, w. executive secretary to .he gov
ernor.
Three Persons Are Killed
Three Others Injured In
Car Wreck Near Woodhury
' Because of the outstanding work in
rurul recreation tm.t luibs Victoria
W.uiUey, lo.mer'iveynolus young la-
uy anu Home Demonstration i.^t-nt
ot tiieene County lor ti.o past sev
eral years, has put over in Gracne
nounty, go.eminent ouinu.s ifcq..o-t-
ed her to give a talk over the tudio
on tms subject from the State Col
lege of Agriculture, Nov. 18th. Her
tailc was ns follows:
COUNTY AGENT
FILES ANNUAL
REPORT ON WORK
Midnight Blaze Results In
Considerable Damage To
Reynolds School
Firo that started in the basement
of the handsome Reynolds H.gii
school builUing, caused by spaiks
from the heating plant, resulted in
damage of several hundred dollars to
the school bhiiaing at a late hour
Wednesray night of last week.
The building had been heated for
an entertainment early in the evening
and it was several hours after the
entertainment had been concluded that
the fire was discovered by parties
passing the building about midn'ght.
But for the fact that Reynolds has
one of the best small town fire de-
narments in the state and which ren-
. . dered efficient service on this o-'ca-
"ourse to the changedlt.Ons, t] u; liberty of publishing poituus oi slon, ns usual, the building would
EXPANSION SHOWN IN SERV-
ICES RENDERED AND ACCOM-
PUSHMKNTS ACHIEVED DUR,
ING PAST TWELVE MONTHS.
As employees of the State and
Government Extension forces, it is
tho duty of e.ery county ana i.oa.o
Gcmon.iration agent to ide ail annum
'report of his or her wont with tho
Rural Recreation in Greene County, state and government officials. S.nui
It is said that the weakest spot In we iiave spent .several days get Jug
rural life is the field of social and U) , 0 ur report and feel that it might
recreational status of rural people, be of lorai interest, and also leei
country people do not pky t that we owe it to local people to
as they did m the old days, due of keep them informed, we are laking
I Phi
"" Plan Pnriied As Farm, Aid.”—
Kills One a”d Causes
11™ HOn Damage to Methodist' Church.
* Montgomery, Ala.”-J“W. K. Hen-
onri His Cnmonnv Rath Ban'-c-
I “Linpinerhh Search More In-
I Than Ever."—Beer Battle
•arted A hunt Eight Thousand Years
I ^ ret *' ts Not
J ’ p - ELECTION DECEMBER 3
motions will be hel d in esv"h
I fir,* c District of the cotmty on the
ICn aturd «V in December, Dec. 3rd,
IjL; he election of a Justice of the
* to snrve for four yearB and
||» .; 0 , nst eble8 to serve for two years
' each district.
Woodbury, Ga.. Nov. 28.—Three
voung men were killed near Woodbury
Sunday night in the wreck of their
automobile ns it plunged into a creek
from a culvert.
The dead are: Virgil Atkinson, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Atkinson, living
near Neal, Ga.,: Willerd Garrett. 29.
«nn of Mr. an-i M”s. Fletcher Garrett
living near Woodbury; and A”hrv
19 son of Mr. and M”». Paul
Riggins, whose home is near Neal.
[ '-iMie’-S "'“'•P pnrinpslv in-
• jured. They are Theron Hancock. 18,
iv»-i. T pp c.irrett. 19. whora homo
is near Woodbury, and Willard Brown
of Woodbury.
The car left the road at a. noint
shout six miles northeast of Warm
Sorin'”* ns the nartv drove from
Woodbury toward that place.
MONTEZUMA WOMAN
SUES OIL COMPANY
Mrs. Mary Allen Williams, of Mon
tezuma, has filed suit with H. B.
Williams, deputy United States clerk
at Americas against the Standard
Oil company, seeking damages in the
amount of $7,600.
The lease grew out of the alleged
injuries received by Mrs. Williams
Oct. 1, 1931, in a Standard Oil com
pany service station. In attempting to
raise a window in said Station, a
piece of glass fell out of the window
and cut Mrs. Williams’ hand, disfigur
ing it. :
The'-plaintiff states she was a music
teacher and was caneble of earning
$100 a month teaching piano, but
since her accident she cannot continue
with her work.
Walker M. Williams, hus/band of
Mrs. Mary Allen Williams, also filed
a suit for $7,500 against the Stan
dard Oil company on the same
charges. /
good roads, movies, radios, etc. the narrative section of' this report
Rural families have nothing to do below. As it will likely require two oi
in common nothin” in w ic'> * lhreo installments to finish the whole
are interested os a group, no common nurrative section of this repo.t, wo
. .. ., beg that you withhold your judgment
j° * 'u* y0 # Jjlr un W y° u bavo completed the leading
that the out door life of the farmer, of the whole narrat K e .
of the farm boy and girl, prwrtdes a The Boundncss of the prograI11
tonic in itself which acts upon body adopted by the TayIo oo UI X Agri-
ei.u soul, purging of poison and r;- cullurul Uoard •„ y JM0 has y b ^ n
newing the liie. fo a ce.tam extent dem0 nstrated this year by the fact
there is undoubtedly truth in the idea. t ) iat overy recommendation listed in
We may grant that thereis healing for t)iat program ] las withstood the test
human ills in work ^D^the Boil, liva 0 j , t j, e depreS8 j ont g>j us j s particularly
stock, plants apd J'^P'DDnds, under true in tha recommendations for
tho open sky; but realism demands of beef cattle, swine, poultry and soil-
us a true picture building:, ns will be seen when these
and year out, and in ordertogive ojectK are discussed at length in
true perspective to the native advan- narrative
tages of farming, we must admit that ^hc general’ policy of the county
i strain of constantphys.allabol- extension or g a „*i 7a tion has rrmainoa
upon all members of the farm family, unc hanged, that is, to cooperate with
tho long hours of duty, the contmui- any UReM agctl cies in the county
ty of attention, requiieysu which stand for the betterment of its
fag” the bf“ f f V, religious, financial and rori-l life. T*
Senribilities and the cv-lipse of in hus 8U j, ceeded j n doing this to tho
lellcct, regular Periodsofrest and extenfc tbat thare is nn % not a8 much
reguied- periods of play and recicm of tho critfc U gm whl , h ,.., B Vfipr , f
tion. This applies to oUl as well as m any quarters when the work was
young. Modern agriculture is -built on f ,i vonr „
science, knowledge, discernment. The 9t‘ altel1 three years ago.
a- iid peasant in whom much of life Program ot Yfora, MeL.o-a Employed
lay dormant, did not, pe:haps, and I “*M UcdUus jx.u.eved
could not, play enough to keep his I Fadtois consmereu am methodt
fAcuities on edge. American farmers, uscu. in detemuunig tne progtam, o.
however, must keep nlive, keen, op- wora tor iuyiur couiivy twi, j ea. tnc
timistic, advancing. The role of plav following taaora weru cons.utrea:
in the farmer’s life, therefore, is I., tne ternne e^onora*: »traiu on
doubly necessary .now. Let him work our lar.uexs on account ox io.v coni-
vvith a will, but then let him play and modity prices, restnuea cieuK, c-.c.
forget his work. The out-of-doors to 2. The toon ana feed Survey of Cu-
l on hard at work, moreover, is far cober, 1931, whicn snowed tunt Taylor
different from the out-of-doors as a county was importing $19U,M>0 more
companion to a mail on holiday. Just of food and leedstul/s per annum
as the banker needs to get out into than it was exporting, au of wn.chl
open and forget money, so the farmer should have been raised at home. unselfish as to denominational inter-
needs to get oift nnd forgot crops and, 3. Marginal and sub-margir.ai land ust, while the two^ pastors have la-
weather. of which about 6l) per cent of Tax lot ‘
At a conference recently in Now county is composed. Need or .protec-
York City of the Southern Women’s tion trom forest tires and retoreMa-
Educational Alliance noted teen- tion
nicians discussed and tried to arrive | 4. High production of marketing
at some conclusion on how the orob- costs to be lowered thru soil-building
lem of recreation in rural ureas winter and summer legumes, co-op-
should be solved. All forms of social erative buying and selling.
i -- - 5. Boil erosion.
6. Live stock disease problems.
7. Need for more farm and enter
prise records. .
8. Nee d of enlarging scope and in
planning agree that the country is a
f”ood niece to stay. Luck of work .n
the citv has sent rural girls an d boys
home. Now that they are there, whet
are thev to do? , . . - . , - „
I shall tell you what we are doing creasing junior projects especially
in Grpene County in the wavs of at- among the group above the 4-H Club
tempting to solve this much discussed age limit. .
problem I n determining the methods’to bo
1 Recognizing that the first need of employed, the extension -work for 1931
nuv .-omm'inity is leaders', we arc' de- was analized by the enterprise com-
veloping this leaderahin through our mittees of the Agricultural Bon'd and
4-H Club girls’ and boys’ .organiza- their recommendations for 1932 fol-
t j ona lowed as nearly as possible. In a few
have been completely destroyed.
Glowing Tribute Paid
Retiring Pastor In Union
Service Held Sunday Night
A most impressive union service
was nela at tno Mctnod,st churui
Sunday night in which glowing trib
ute was paid Rev. J. A. Cook, tne lo-
tinng pustor and who with his fami
ly left Tuesday for their new con
ference assignment at Brunswick.
Tno regular Sunday evening service
at the Baptist chinch being nailed off,
Kev. E. H. Dunn, tho pastor, joined in
the evening’s worship at the Moiho-
diet cuurch nn d in his remarks jpokc
most complimentary of his co-lxborej
in the ministerial affairs of ButlM
during the whole, of the two past
years ec.ch have served their respec
tive churches here.
Rev. Mr. Cook’s discourse was par
ticularly appropriate to the occasion,
and by many was said to have been
the best sermon of his entire ministry
here.
Not a person in the large audience
failed to move from their pew to the
chancfel rail to extend -a farewell hand
and “God Bless You” at the conclu-
aie-’ of Mr. Cook’s sermon.
Mr. Cook has labored earnestly and
conscientiously in the religious wel
fare of the town generally during his
stay here, an d ns expressed by liev.
n bis wo k has been wholly
bored together as but seldom seen by
pastors of different denominations,
while, largely bv their influence, the
entire membership of both churches
is more nearly a unify than ever be
fore experienced in this section.
The town generally joins heartilv
in extendioir best of goo d wishes to
Rev. Mr. Cook and his snlendid family
as they make their departure.
Veteran Postoffice Official
And Well Known Here Died
Monday After Short Illness
Friends here where he has been
month at the school house or » was over, but as a rale they -were ex- been an employe artd official of
dividual’s home on Friday and hatur- cellent guides for the 1932 .work. I th ® Post Office Department, his death
dav nights The leader girls and boys They at least served as an objective in -^ lanta Sunday after a
of thc community are-elected for of- and standard which it is honed will, b^ef illness. He was in the 73rd year
fleers The trustees of the school be more nearly reached in 1933.
serve’ as club sponsors or business I The methods employed by the coun
managers. We have had os many as ty agent an d enterprise committees
200 at some off our meetings. were those commonly used by exten-
The grounds are always lighted up sion workers everywhere. Commun-'ty ,
with gasoline lanterns. Everybody meetings during the winter months an d >n 1894 he was made a post office
takes nart. voung nnd old. There is stressed .the live-at-home programs, inspector.. During the shakeup in the
j rtn idln'or lonelv moment for any- the ne»d .for r.-onamizing on produc- Ta ft administration he had been made
Ixv •*** 1 * t a'.. . . -X- A T 1 n tiof ell 4 e p t a# vm nilr, /am
of his age.
Retired from active duty last July,
Mr. Earry had completed 46 years’
srevico begun in 1886 -as a railway
mail .clerk. His rise had been ramd,
Informal Reception and
Pantry Shower For New
Pastor and Wife Today
The ladies of the Butler Mctho^i t
chuivu nave arranged un imor.nal .^,-
ception and ‘ pantry snower’ at mo
parsonage this aitcrnoon at 2 o’clecc
tor tne new pastor, Kev. W. E. Hig.i-
tower, und his wnc, who come to
-lUticr from the Uvnldu circuit, ha.-
ing been assigned to the Uutler-Ho.v-
ura cnarge lor another year at the
recent session of the South Georgia
Conference.
This is in ac,cordance with a custom
which has been in practice by the 11-
dies of the church for n number of
years, and each now pastor usually
finds his pantry stocked with a wide
variety of food an d provisions.
Rev. nnd Mrs. Hightower are by
no means unknown to the people of
Butler and Tuylor county, Rev. J.r.
Hightower having previously served
two conference assignments here,
once as pastor of tho Howard circuit
and another -as pastor of tho Butler
church and Howard circuit combineJ.
The family is held in the highest
esteem by our people, who extend
them a most cordial welcome upon
their return.
Rev. Mr. Hightower will fill Hs
first appointment at Butler next Sun
day, preaching at 11 a. m. and 7 p.
m. The public is cordially invited to
each of these services.
Temperature Drops To
Several Degrees Below
Freezing Point Here
For tho post several days this sec
tion has been experiencing the icy
grip of winter.
Follo-w.ed by a heavy down-pour ci
rain Friday and Saturday the clou fi
began clearing Saturday night as tnc
wind shifted to the north-west with
its chilly blast, mercury began drop
ping reaching the low point of 29 te
pees Monday night, climbing slowly
Tuesday followed by another dip by
nightfall.
A thick coating of ice was visible
in many places Tuesday and Wednes
day mornings, but without danv ge.
To date this section has experienced
about as many wintry days as the
whole of the winter of 1931*32.
■For the first time in a number of
years have the farmers experienced
such favorable weather hefoFc Christ
mas for saving their meat, an impor
tant item to the farmers of this sec
tion and for which they are thankful.
Large Eagle Killed
In “Wild Geese” Hunt
h °Ourprogram is carefully planned milt demonstrations in growing silage,
suitable for the month. The leader digging and filling a trench silo, pool-
starts the groun off easily with songs try brooding and record-keening, self
they already know and like,- then feeding hogs, use of nnre-b”e-l sires,
teaches some new ones. There is a lespedoza, summer and winter . Ie-
varietv In them D>at extends all the games and many others of ith’s kind,
wav from beautiful hymns to such all contributed'toward making prec-
nonsical old jingles as “Frog Went a tieal apnlicntion of our program
Courting,” but all have stood the test recommendations. .
of tinrn I To be honest we must admit that
The idea of music, appreciation is there were many weaknesses in our
Introduced by playing some beautiful 932 Program and methods hf carrv-
selcction on the phonograph and ing ^ Mt enough racorg
tellinir the story of the mwic, ® re on Taylor countv
Then comes a demonstration of a Second, too many details were
•rv old art, but one which is almost tbo nrojram. wh'c.h iwr
new again, storv telling and humor- did not have the time to.carry out
ous iokes. The 'object is to show its Con^uently faith in w rHi,
possibilities as a substitute for the that extentsffhird
I* v,-_ nV A/i vnoriinrr tit fnwm piiih we old not cons"lt.^*8 runny
time honored reading pt form club fmm g aR . we fiboulfl havH con8 „ ltf> , t
meetings and to. interest in trying to tbar-fore did not senpra as m.u-b
develop some skill along this line. • C0 . OTJBrat .| 011 for tbo various entpr-
Then the chairs are shoved back
• 'I ... „„.i prises as was necessary in a.ccom-
agamst the. wall and with a phono- p]j B j,j ncr f be n. r ootest results,
graph playing a merry march tune 1 p rojftRt activities and results,
the vyhole. groun step buoyantlv thru (^ Cereals,
the beautiful old folk dances which for ] CORN—A continuation of the «
hUn ^e e hnn°nv y a e ^d S i”av Te pfter Austrian wint-r non .lunid'Kl va- . { ;. trden Valley, but one, ot perhaps
people happy and gav. tions this venr gave ennally a-; gTfti- both, have beer, working recently for
had been in charge of the Atlanta di
vision.
Three Stores Visited By
Thieves During Past Week
In a series of burglaries of country
stores in the county during the past
week two arrests in one instance only
have been made, but with a strong
possibility that others are soon to
follow.
Among the stores entered were
those of Mr. J. B. Byrd, in Panhandle
district, Mr. Martin Parker, one milo
south of town and Jud Lewis, colored,
a mile north of Butler.
The two arrests made that of Lew
is Gibson and Bu d Hayes, -both color
ed, were in connection with the burg
lary of the Lewis store, which suffer
ed perhaps the heaviest loss of the
three burglaries. The Gibson and
111 i Hayes negroes arc said to live at
An d then comes the merriest part f „ ing rPS „i,tFrom t.wo to state "highwav department here
of the whole evening—the games! 8K much CO rn wns made .'if*"” - - P J -
i Games for families, games for small v j<.,rumes as where none w
I groups ond for large groups, games p lanted.
|to play in parlors, in one room . /f en demonstrations of a va'rioiy
(Turn to Page 8, No. 2)
(Turn to Pago 8, No. 1)
. Being unable to make bond,
sessed at a commitment trial here
Monday, both negroes are in jail
pending trial at the next term of su
perior court.
Mr. A1 Fehring, an employe of the
county road department while out
hunting for ducks on Thanksgiving
Day thought that he had fine luck
when he bagged a bird "f enormous
size but upon more cureful examina
tion found his game to have been an
American eagle of the purest strain.
The bird was found to measure seven
feet and four inches from tip to tip
of wings.
Upson County Court House
Damage By Fire Tuesday
From The Thomaston Times:
Fire which was discovered Tuesday
morning at 9:30 o’clock did consider
able damage to the dome of the
courthouse. Tho mechanism of. the
clock did not seem to be affected, but
the glass of the south face was brok
en. Water damage was done to the
ceiling, walls and floor of the court
room, particularly the ceiling. An es
timate of the amount of damage was
not given.. It was not determined
wliat caused the fire, but it is thought
that it started from sparks fulling in
birds nests in the roof of the building.
Much favorable comment was made
on the efficiency of the fire depart
ment in extinguishing in about 16
minutes this fire which for a few min
utes seemed to be reaching alarming
proportions.
Marion Ordinary Appointed
Auditor In Taylor County
Receivership Case
An order appointing Judge John C.
Butt, ordinary of Marion county, au
ditor in the Neislcr-Windham farm
receivership case in Taylor • county,
was at Columbus signed Saturday
morning Oy Judge C. F. McLaughlin.
Since last spring this case lias been
in the courts several times in connec
tion with different phases of the farm
operations.
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