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TTylor county
“The Golden Gate"
Between the Mountain*
and the Sea
sSFmo&wAY
The Butler Herald.
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS"
County’* Chief Cities
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No section of the state offers
better opportunities for small
industries and delightful citi
zenship than either of these
Cities.
Volume 57
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday December 8,1932
Number 5
SENATOR GEORGE
honored by homefolks
A PUBLIC GATHERING
informal reception and
DINNER PARTY AT VIENNA
FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH TRIBUTE
PAU) SENIOR SENATOR BY
PROMINENT SPEAKERS.
Vienna, Ga., Dec. 3.—On the eve of
his departure for the national capital
to resume his duties in the upper
wislative branch of Congress, United
States Senator Walter F. George was
the guest of honor at Vienna Friday
night at a dinner given by his home
folks of Vienna and Dooly county. It
marked a full quarter century for
Georgia’s '■enior senator in public life
as he recalled that almost exactly
25 rears ago he began his career as
judge of the Cbrdele pircuit Superio
C °The dinner was not. an ornate func
tion; it was not intended as such,
merely a gathering of his long-time
friends and associates in the commu
nity where he has spent practically
Jll'his manhood years. It was almost
exclusively a Dooly county gathering,
the only exceptions being his col
league, Senator John S. Cohen; Con
gressman E. E. Cox, o the Second dis
trict, which adjoins the district in
which Senator George resides, and
three other staunch friends, Victor
lien, of Buford; L. W. (Chip) Rob-
Rtand Arthur Lucas, both of Atlan-
u*
tr Congressman B. T. Castellow was
Anted But had already left foi
fashington. m ^ _ .
As the toastmaster, T. Hoyt Davis,
solicitor general of the Cordele Cir-
uit, remarked, a great man is taken
more or less as a matter of course in
his home community because of the
close and intimate relationships exist
ing in the average small town, but
Friday night’s event gave conclusive
proof of the deep affection and esteem
n which Walter F. George, the man,
is held by the people with whom he
has been associated in community life
for the greater part of his life.
There was nothing of fulsome flat
tery in the remarks of. the various
speakers who paid tribute to the
sound statesmanship, the sterling
traits of character and the warm hu
man understanding of the man in
whose honor the gathejjng. was held.
It was just a informal Assembly of
His fellow citizens and friends who
came to tell Senator Geopge, by .their
presence, that they appreciate his
qualities as a neighbor and as a pub-
' : servant.
Arranged by the Woman’s Club a.nd
the Kiwanis Club of Vienna, the din
ner .was held, appropriately in Leon
ard Memorial Hall, one of the historic
old homes of the community that has
been given by the Leonard family as a
community house where civic activi
ties may .‘enter.
Governor Richard B. Russell, Jr.,
who after, January 10, will be Sena
tor George’s junior colleague in the
senate, hud intended to be present,
but the death of a close relative pre
vented his attendance. He sent a tele
gram of greeting, however, and ex
pressed his appreciation of the snlen-
did service rendered by Senator
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INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT 3rd DISTRICT’S
NEW CONGRESSMAN
KNOWN BY SOUTH-WEST GEOR-
GIANS AS “BRYANT”, CON
GRESSMAN CASTELLOW HAS
TRAVELED FAR IN. QUEST OF
FIRST HAND INFORMATION.
WARM SPRINGS
FORESTRY MEET
DRAWS CROWD
PRESIDENT - ELECT ADDRESSES
GATHERING; ADDRESS RE
CEIVED WITH INTEREST; FOR
EST PROTECTION MAIN THEME
Cuthbert, Ga., Dec. 4.—When con
gress meets in Washington Monday
one of the new faces there will be that
of B. T. Castellow of the Third Geor
gia district, who once cashed a check
near the North Pole and who has been
to many nations of the world “just
to meet people and learn what I can.”
Mr. Castellow, who says he “ran
on no platform, made no promises”
and asked no one for his vote, left
Cuthbert this week-end to take up his
duties in Washington ps successor to
Representative Charles R. Crisp.
Down in this southwestern comer
of Georgia, everybody knows him as
“Bryant.” He has been solicitor gen
eral of the Pataula Superior court
circuit for 20 years and wherever he
is, it has been his habit to chat with
folks.
His friends say he was drafted into
the race for congress. He won in a
walk over two other candidates, car
rying 18 of 24 counties. His friends
also say that he is an ardent searcher
after information. He reads much, but
it is in talking to people, he says,
that he gets most of his information.
The quest for information has car
ried him to Europe numerous times,
to South America, Central America,
the Northwest, to Alaska, to Canada,
to many sections of the United States
and almost to the North Pole.
Once he decided to go to the pole,
or as near there as possible. When he
left Cuthbert he had $40 in his pocket
but he lost a $20 bill out of his bill
fold before he got to Atlanta. He had
paid his expenses in advance.
At Spitzbergen he ran short of
pocket change ami when he was not
far from the North Dole he cashed a
check with an acquaintance and beat
the check back home by about six
months. He got within 662 miles of
the pole on a Norwegian motor
yacht. “It was like a visit to another
planet,” he said. He discussed the va
rious communities near Spitzbergen
and quoted the figures on mining ac
tivity there.
On the polar trip, he lived for i
time in the camp of Russian filers
who were’ searching for a group of
lost Italian aviators.
Court attaches in this section say
that although he was the solicitor, or
prosecutor, he never asked a grand
jury to indict anyone, nor ever asked
jury to convict anyone.
“I have tried at least to be polite,”
he said. “Life has been kind to me
and I owe it to everyone to be kind to
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The meeting of the State Forestry
Association at Warm Springs drew
numbers of people from all over this
section, who went for the purpose of
hearing something about the growth
of practical forestry, and also for the
chance to hear President-elect Roose
velt speak in the course of the after
noon meeting, held at the Warm
Springs school house.
From a political standpoint the
President-elect drew the most atten
tion, his short address being received
with interest. Forestry is a subject
in which Mr. Roosevelt has taken
keen interest, and upon which he has
devoted much attention in the past
few years qb governor of New York
state.
From a forestry and technical
standpoint, the address of Dr. C. H.
Herty, of New York, now engaged in
experimenting with Georgia pines as
a source of paper pulp in the state’s
experimental paper mill at Savannah
drew close attention. Dr. Herty ex
plained the processes of making paper
and some of the results already
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HIGH SCHOLASTIC
RATING GIVEN TO
AMERICUS NORMAL
News Flashes.
“Prohibition, Farm Relief and
Debts Bofbre Congress.”—“Nation’s
Capital Tcfise As Demonstrators Ap
proach.”—'‘Father Forgives Son Who
Stole $20,000 and Fled.”—“Capital
Awaits Confidently For War Debt
Payment.’’—“Extra Session Rumb
lings Heard As Congress Assembles”
—“Eighteenth Amendment Should
Not Be Confused with State Pro-
l/.ib.t on, Wr.t.s Prominent Ge;rgia
Lawyer.”—“C. Studebaker, Jr., Utili
ty Magnate, Dies in Chicago of Heart
Attack.”—"Yuletide Liquor Warning
Issued by Prohibition Ofhcers.' —
Pre-Inaugural Conferences Ends at
Warm Springs, President-elect Re
turns to New York.”—‘‘Non-Partisan
Group Seeks to Draft A1 Smith for
N. Y. Mayor’s Post.”—“Waycross Girl
Gets Film Contract.”—“Georgia Boy
Who Conquered Far North Settles
“own in Macon As Photographer.”—
KSfifro Murderer Dozes As Jurors in
wombs County Court Decide His
“Some Former Slaves Wish-
they Were. Back with Their
■"“iters." — “Native Georgian Li-
JMsed to Wed Unstable Actress.”—
jPjth Given Lift, Robs Driver,”—
‘ e of Georgia. Prison Cruelty
des Asked.”—“One-aMinute Rec-
Xd Set in Fulton Divorce Court.”—
Jeering Marchers Invade Washing-
»n. —‘‘Valuable Antiques' Are Stolen
5 Candler Home.” — “Automobile
vost Lives of 17 During Week-end”—
talian Spinster of 94 Marries Wid-
o»er of 61.”—‘‘Hoover Calls For U.
‘ ay Cuts, Sales Tax and Revised
*}!■* Laws.”—“Three Men Arrested
eJReported Attempt to Kidnap
Child at Rome.”—Roosevelt
Bus Busy 12 Days at Home in Geor
pL; "“Million Believed Lost ,ii
■g?*> Mail Robbery.”—“Captqin
s>- « Famous Citizen of Athenp,
IMPORTANT EVENTS
In the History of
TAYLOR COUNTY
American History Club
Organized at Butler Hi School
The senior history class of Butler
high school has formed a history club
to improve their study in American
History and to broaden the important
topics in the history. The first meet
ing was held Monday and the Consti
tution of the Club was passed upon
and the committee also gave the first
topic to be discussed which was the
Monroe Doctrine. Only students who
have an average of 86 or above can
be admitted to the club. New mem
bers may be added each quarter pro
vided that- they make the standard
average. The club was organized last
Friday and officers were elected
follows:
President—-Tommy Singleton
Secretary—Hubert Jones
Committee Chm.—Janie Peterman
The club committees are as fol
lows: Committee on subjects for Dis
cussion, Committee on Entertaining,
Committee on Constitution. The meet
ings of the club will be held on Mon
day and Thursday of each week.
Among the members of this club at
present are: Janie Peterman, Ann
Pittman, Estelle Spinks, Lucille Baze-
more, Thelma White, Dorothy Gault-
ney, Ernest Davis, Tommy Singleton
and Hubert Jones.
ADMITTED TO MEMBERSHIP IN
COLLEGE GROUP; ACTION
MEANS MUCH TO INSTITUTION
AND ITS STUDENTS.
There was much rejoicing at Amerl-
cus Normal College Friday when
news was received that the local in
stitution had been voted full member
ship in the Association of Colleges
and Secondary ‘Schools of Southern
States. The action was taken at the
annual convention of the association
at New Orleans, La., Friday. Presi
dent J. M. Prance, of Americus Nor
mal attended the convention.
The Americus institution was ohe
of only three colleges admitted to
membership in -the organization this
year, the others being Hollins College
of Hollins, Va., and J. B. Stetson Uni
versity, Dcland, Fla., Brenau College,
Gainesville, Ga., was restored to
membership.
The admittance of Americus Nor
mal College to this association means
much to the institution. It gives the
school recognition as one that has
met the exacting qualifications and
students graduated from the local In
stitution will be accepted for matricu
lation in the colleges.of this and oth
er states without examination.
Mr. Prance and the faculty of
Americus Normal College have been
working diligently during the last
few years to bring the local institu
tion up to the requirements for mem
bership in the Association and the
action taken by the organization in
accepting the - institution as a mem
ber is a happy climax of their labors.
This is the leading association of in
stitution of higher learning in the
South.;
Americus Normal is a junior col
lege and is a part of the University
of Georgia system.—Americus Times
Recorder.
Orphan’s Home Rally
At Butler Baptist
Church Next Sunday
J. F. McTyier, Former
Georgian and Prominent
New York Man, Here
Mr. Floyd McTyier, of New York
City, traveling secretary for the
National Council of the Y. M. C. A.
of the United States, and who is
spending several dnys with his moth
er, Mrs. Uriah McTyier, at Plains, is
expected as a visitor to Butler in the
near future, in which event he will
be the guest of his brother-in-law,
Hon. Walter E. Steed. Mrs. McTyier,
who is accompanying her husband on
his visit to Georgia, will be pleasant
ly remembered as Miss Ella Carithers
formerly of this city and a sister of
the late Mrs. Belle Carithers Steed,
who at the time of her death was the
wif of Col. Steed.
Mr. McTyier was reared in the
Plains community and had the dis
tinct pleasure of enjoying his first
birthday spent with his m
he left home in 1899.
mother since
SHORT SESSION
SUPERIOR COURT
HELD MONDAY
RECESS TAKEN UNTIL FIRST
MONDAY IN JANUARY. THREE
CRIMINAL CASES DISPOSED
OF. RESOLUTION ADOPTED
PRAISING WORK OF RETIRING
CLERK.
According to an announcement ap
pearing in the Herald last week
Judge C. F. McLaughlin reconvened
the October term of Taylor Superior
court here Monday morning where
upon it was leurned that it would be
almost impossible to proceed with the
hearing of a number of important
cases, set for hearing at this term
duo to a large number of cases of
illness' in the county, particularly
among members of the bar.
After a consultation among the of-
The distinguished'visitor came to ficlals it was decided to postpone the
Georgia as a representative of theJ P re ® en t * erm until the first Monday
Georgia Bi-Centennial Society of ‘ in January next, after disposing of
New York, delegated to call upon i ae )L e ‘' al J 8 * 1 casea then pending.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, president-elect The prisoners were brought into
of the United States, and invite him As representative of the State
to become the honorary president of. Solicitor A. J. 1 erryman called a list
the Georgia Bi-Centennial Society of > of **?<" lC 1 asea in whlch true bills bad
New York. Mr. McTyier had the | Previously been returned by the re
pleasure of carrying out his mission ? ant ses ® on of the grand jury. Among
Monday and was graciously received \ y\ 0 . se and disposed of were the
by the president-elect at his Warm I following:
Springs Georgia home. State vs. Willie Jones; simple Inr-
Mr. Roosevelt gladly accepted the «*ny; two months on chain gang or
honor conferred upon him and listen- 'o'™. “ ne ‘ _ _ _ ,
ed with much interest as his visitor L State vs. George Jackson; simple
outlined Now York City’s plans to da Ianc f" y L t «° months on chain gang
honor to the state of Georgia when or _?25.00 fine
At the session of the inferior court
held on July 3, 1852, which was pre
sided over by the following Judges:
T. J. Riley, Isaac Mulkey and John
Sturdyvant, the contract for the erec
ting of the court house which is still
serving the people of Taylor. Patrick
Adams was the successful bidder and
took the contract for the sum of $5,-
400.
At the same time a contract was
let for the erection of a jail and Jno.
M. Hobbs was the lowest bidder and
took the contract for $946.
The jail house has long since ceased
to be, but the grand old Temple of
Justice still stands, just as erected,
and unless financial conditions im
prove, it will in all probability serve
another generation.
This court was 80 years ago, and
the records may have been written
with a goose quill, but it is far su
perior to anything this scribe can do.
So long for this time.
Forestry Meeting At
Wesley Friday Night
Mr. W. J. Wallace, District Fores
ter, has called a special meeting of
those -interested in the preservation
of forests in this section 'to be held
at Wesley school building tomorrow
night. Addresses by several prominent
speakers will be a part of the eve
ning’s program beginning promptly
at 7 o’clock. The public is cordially
invited.
MALE HELP WANTED
DELIVERY ROUTE MAN with
car to supply famous line of house
hold goods to steady customers. -Must
be satisfied with $27.60 a week to
start. Write Albert Mills, Route
Mgr. 767 Monmouth, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Mother of Mr. H. R. McLean
Passes After Week’s Illness
The sympathy of his many Butler
friends is extended Mr. Henry Mc
Lean of New York, in the death Mon
day night of his mother, Mrs. Ella R.
McLean, which occurred at the Macon
hospital following a week's illness
from appendicitis.
Mr. McLean is a son-in-law of Mrs.
R. A. Scandrett, of this city, where
he and his wife, formerly Miss Heard
Scandrett, are frequent visitors.
Justice of The Peace and
Bailiffs Elections Saturday
Elections for Justices of the Peace
and Bailiffs were held in only fivj of
the nine Militia Districts in the coun
ty Saturday with the following re
sults: Butler, W. W. Douglas, J. P.;
Hoke Windham, bailiff; Reynolds, H
H. Aultman, J. P.; H. H. Newsom,
bailiff; Panhandle, M. J. Trapp, J p.;
G O. Horton, bailiff; Carsonvillo, E.
M. Gaultney, bailiff; Potterville, W.
F. Rogers, J. P.; J. G. Windham,
bailiff.
EXAMINATION FOR
POSTMASTERSHIP AT HOWARD
Applications for the position of
fourth class postmaster at Howard,
this county, will ,be received until Dec.
3lst, 1932, by the civil service depart
ment, it was lamed here yesterday.
An examination for the position will
be held at Columbus at a date to h»
announced later. The position pn>M
$663 a year.
FLU EPIDEMIC
Orphans Home rally day will be ob-
“faertW'at -the Butler Baptist church
Sunday, Dec. 11. A special offering
for this cause will be made in Sunday
school. These are our children, the
Georgia Baptists adopted them, so
let us care for them.
The Georgia Baptist Orphans’
Home located at Hapeville, is the
only institution of its kind owned by
the Baptists of the state.
What Are the Needs? There are
more than 300 children gathered from
every section of the state, in this
Home. They have to be clothed, fed
and trained. The institution has no
large endowment and must depend on
freewill offerings and donations of
merchandise and farm produce.
Churches and associations are begin
ning to respond nobly with farm pro
duce. Others will follow through the
month of December.
The needed budget for this year’s
operating expenses is $60,000.00. Of
this amount the Home has received
from 1931, $1,787.12, cash fron. pro
gram for ten months $6,466.0u, and
designated gifts for ten months $14,-'
38.72, leaving a balance needed
1932 budget of $38,336.16 to be raised
on Rally Day that the Home may
close the year without debt, and care
for the needs of the children.
The Rally Day Call, Dec. 11th, is
the call of the needs of these children
Help the Home to. supply their needs
and give them a chance to live and
make good in life. A worthy aim and
a liberal offering from every Baptist
church and Sunday School will save
the situation. The manager is calling
upon every Baptist in the state and
other friends of the institution to
make a heroic sacrifice on Dec. 11th
for the Home.
Listen in over WSB Friday eve
ning at 6:00 for an interesting pro
gram in the interest of these children.
A very large number of cases
influenza is reported locally
the state celebrates its bi-centennial
anniversary next year.
Prominent Taylor County
Young Man Seriously
Injured Sunday at Miami
Responding to a telegram received
here Sunday, Messrs J. M. and C. F.
Rustin left immediately by .automo
bile for Miami, Fla., to be at the bed
side of their brother, Mr. Lewis Rus
tin, who was critically injured early
Sunday morning when he fell into a
man-hole while walking along the
streets of Miami.
Following che accident the injured
man was rushed to the city hospital in
Miami In an unconscious condition. A
medical examination showed that Mr.
Rustin’s skull had been fractured be
sides receiving a number of minor in
juries. A surgical operation was tier-
formed at the hospital since which
time the injured man is reported tr
be improving nicely.
Mr. Rustin, who holds a re in.li a
ble railroad nositlon at Jacksonville,
had gone to Miami on a week-end va
cation when the accident occurred, it
is learned.
You Are Cordially
Invited to Attend
Dreizin’s Dec. Sale
State vs. John Mahone: disturbing
divine worship; two months on chain
gang or $25.00 fine.
Taking cognizance of the fact that
Mon. O. S. Cox, who for the-past 12
years has rendered efficient and
faithful services as Superior Court
Clerk, who is soon to retire from of
lice, the following resolution was read
in open court and unanimously adop
ted .by members of the bar:
Georgia—Taylor County:
Whereas, O. S. Cox, who has
served the county of Taylor in the ca
pacity of clerk for the past twelve
years in a most efficient, courteous
and pleasant manner will conclude his
term of office on Dec. 31, 1932, and
Whereas this is the last term of
the court ut which Mr. Cox will serve
and in order that his service to the
county, the court and the people of
the county may be preserved in the
records which he has so ably kept as
well as in the hearts of the citizens;
We, the committee, undersigned, do
hereby petition the Honorable Court
to direct that this resolution be
spread on the minutes of the superior
court, there to remain forever as evi
dence of the fuithful service of Mr.
O. S. Cox, Clerk of the Superior
Court of Taylor County.
This Dec. 5, 1932.
C. B. Marshall,
H. P. Wallace,
Dan.S. Beeland,
Committee.
Georgia—Taylor County:
Upon consideration, it is ordered
and adjudged that the above and fore
going order be spread on the minutes
of the court and that a copy he furn
ished to Mr. CL S. Cox.
This Dec. 5, 1932.
C. F. McLaughlin,
■ ■ ■ J. S. C. C. C.
If you have not already done so it Previous to adjournment Judge Mc-
will pay you to visit Dreizin’s Decern- Laughlin drew from the traverse jury
her Sacrifice Sale which has just be- box the names of 41 jurors to serve
gun. , | at the January, 1932, term as fol-
A tremendous slash in prices have lows:
Union Service at Midway
Church Christmas Day
Members and friends of Midway
Baptist church will sponsor a Christ
mas program at that church Christ
mas Day, beginning promptly at 10
a. m. Friends of all denominations .n
the community, or elsewhere in ihe
county, are cordially invited to. be
present and take part in the services.
AT HOWARD METHODIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
We completed a four year pastorate
on the Howard circuit nine years ago
We begin our second pastorate of the
Howard church next Sunday, Dec. 11.
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preaching
throughout the county. The cases le- j at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. We extend to
ported seem to be of a mild type re-' every person in the ■ community a
S uiding the patients to remain ‘n most cordial , invitation to attend each
oors only a few days while quite sick I of these services. 1
during that short period. | W. E. Hightower, Pastor.
been made in every item of merchan- M. A. Lifsey
dise carried in this mammoth stock of I. H. Windhatn
general merchandise. j. T. Amos
Those who have inspected the stock W. H. Trussell
and made purchases,—some of the H. G. Fuller
patronage coming a long distance—
have been most agreeably surprised J. E. Locke
at the quality of goods and extreme-,T. H. McDaniel
ly low range of prices prevailing at T. R. Windham
this store during the sale. J. E. Brown
Mr. Dreizin has made special ar-' L. A. Peed
rangements to handle the many cus- 1 D. C. Abbott
tomers and at the same time extend J. W. Mott
to them a most hearty welcome and
courteous treatment.
Rev. W. E. Hightower Begins
Pastoral Duties In Botler
Two large audiences greeted the
new pastor of the Butler Methodist
church, Rev. W. E. Hightower, Sun
day morning and evening, as he and
his charming wife were appropriately
welcomed to the church and to the
city.
Rev. Mr. Hightower preached two
excellent sermons on this his first en
gagement of his new appointment.
Preceding the morning sermon he
expressed for himself and Mrs. High
tower their delight in being returned
to Butler, and thanked the congrega
tion for the cordial reception that
had been extended them, also for the
abundance of gifts that had been sent
to the parsonage pantry preceding
their arrival here.
MOVES TO NEW RESIDENCE
D. E. Byrd
M. T. Gaultney, Sr.
A. M. Carter
C. C. Cooper
M. L. Mosley
G. W. Williamson W. E. Hortman
D. W. England
N. L. Halley
E. C. Gholson
D. N. Sealy
H. J. Porter
A. M. Halley
L. T. Horton
.A. L. Montgomery
Geo. A. Blythe
J. W. Woodall
M. J. Hobbs, Jr.
Ed Wilson
G. T. Theus
County Agent W, A. Lundy and
family moved last week into t'n; at
tractive new residence recently erect
ed for them on North street.
M. R. Williamson E. P. Hodges
S. T. Foy JamesMontgomery
W. W. Douglas W. C. Windham
A. L. McGee James- Gray
D. S. Saunders I
Postmaster Reminds Senders
of Packages Be On Time
Postmaster C. W. Bazemore asks
that those who expect to forward
Christmas packages late, that nothing
but special delivery packages are de
liverable from postoffices on Decern-,
ber 25th and 26th.
As a special favor to his patrons of
the local office, he asks that packages
be mailed early that no -disappoint
ment will result. Shopping early is
also a great relief to tired clerks who
otherwise might not be tired did they
not have to riish at the last moment
in waiting on the trade. By all means
shop early.
DO YOU WANT to know the best
place to get fruit and nut trees and
ornamentals? Write Wight Nurseries,
Cairo, Ga. . '