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TvLOB CO U N T Y
“The Golden Gate”
Between ths Mountain*
an( i the Soa
Traversed by the
SCENIC HIGHWAY
The Butler
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS'
County’s Chief Cities
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No sec lion 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 15,1932
Number 6
SEN GEORGE WARNS
AGAINST BARTERING
DEBT CONCESSIONS
OWED US, HE SAYS.
While the eyes of the world are
turned today on what will be this
country’s u titude towards the colla
tion of its vast loans to foreign coun
tries, the article below by Georgia’s
Senior Senator, Hon. Walter F.
George, member of the Senate Fi
nance Committee, and who is one of
the outstanding opponents of debt
cancellation, is most timely and en
lightening.
Since reading the article referred
to,our mind is refreshed of a beautiful
tribute once paid Senator George who
is recognized as one of the country’s
greatest men as well as able demo
cratic leader in the Senate.
We quote first the tribute and then
the article, each bearing evidence of
the other:
Walter George of the Empire "State,
Is loved wherever known
As a sterling patriot, true and great
And we claim him as our own.
As true ns the needle to the pole
To Georgia’s sacred sod,
No moneyed trust can George control
Or shake his faith in God.
With a mind as bright as burnished
steel
With vision keen and true,
this Christian statesman will reveal
His worth to me and you.
kd when I say to “you" I mean
All people of this nation.
Jly words are not an iule dream—
He will grace the highest station.
Statesman, Christian, lawyer, friend
To all things good and true,
His power and worth and knowledge
blend
To do great things for you.
The home of eloquence and song,
And the home of statesmanship,
Knows that George is safe and strong
With a persidential grip.
Shall Dixie cease forevermore
To make a gifted son
To rule this land from shore to shore
And elect some otner one .
George or Georgia's talent shines,
his Americanism hows,
And nation-wide from Georgia’s line;
O’er tms great country nows.
In future da.>s great waves ot .crime
ny noisflevism fed,
Will not take root in Dixie’s clime
witn George me nation s head.
The shades ot Stepnens, Toombs ana
Hill,
Of Crawford, Colquitt, Brown
Of Gordon, fierce and Grady will
On Walter George look uown.
And emphasize his sterling worth,
And beneath the shining sun
Broadcast the praise througnout the
earth
Of Georgia’s gifted son.
By Walter F. George, U. S. Senator
from Georgia and Member of the
Senate Finance Committee. -
The request of European debtors
now before the President may be
separated into two parts. First, post
ponement of debt payments due in
December; second, reconsideration of
the war debts themselves. The sub
stantial reason given in support of
the first request is the desire of the
debtors to be relieved of the debts
outright.
The payment of 95 million dollars
by Great Britain on December 15 does
not support the fear expressed con
cerning the pound sterling.
We have just passed through a po
litical campaign. Generally the mem-
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Children of Orphanage at
Rome Rescued by Boats
When Flood Strikes City
Rome, Ga., Dec. 13.—Between 300
and 400 persons Tuesday evacuated
their homes .close by two rivers here
that had overflowed from continuous
and heavy rainfall of the last few
days and inundated a considerable
area in the low-lying section of the
city.
Twenty of those removed, in most
cases, by boats, were children from
an. orphans’ home. Four of these were
suffering from influenza- and were
taken to a hospital, the others being
cared for in barracks hastily prepared
by the central relief committee.
Sections of the city in which the
more important business houses and
principal residences are located were
not flooded as these portions of the
corporation comprise the higher sec
tions of the city, which was built on
a series of hills.
Broad street, the main thorough
fare, has not been endangered, al
though water has reached some base
ments of stores fronting on Broad
street. The street had been raised con
siderably from its original layout and
the water would have to rise at least
10 feet from its present stage before
causing concern to the business
houses.
On Fifth avenue, three blocks from
Broad street, water late Tuesday
night was at least a foot deep, and in
some of the small stores the water
had reached that depth.
Rain had stopped at 10 o’clock
Tuesday sight and observers said the
crest, would be reached by 8 o'clock
Wednesday momine. provided there
was no more rainfall. The weather
bureau, however, predicted more rain.
At 8‘30 thp Cnstannula river at the
Fifth street bridge had risen one-
tenth of a foot within an hour and a
half, and the gauge at the bridge
showed 31.5 feet.
The curb market, just off Fifth ave
nue, was under water estimated at
one and half feet, and in Summerville
park, a section of the Chattanooga
highway which lies between two hills
was six feet under water for a dis
tance of about 200 yards. Motor boats
are used to transport persons residing
on the other side of the submerged
section.
The municipal athletic field was
covered in 10 feet of water. It also
is close by the river and in a low sec
tion.
IMPORTANT EVENTS
In the History of
TAYLOR COUNTY
ANCESTRAL HOME
NEAR REYNOLDS
RAZED MON. NIGHT
U. S. Senate Clerk Brandishes
Gun, Hunting News Reporter.”—
and French Indicate They
"Ifl Fash U. S. with Reservations”
— Bandit Killed by Atlanta Cbp”—
B °y. 9, and Sister, 7, Rob Pennsyl
vania Bank But Are Caught.”—“Tlios
”• McLead, South Carolina’s Former
Governor Dies of Influenza”—“Val-
uosta Gets New Rosin Plant.”—
Kockmart Mill Adds 16,000 Spin-
?*® s -—'“Hadlehurst Courthouse Rob-
bed by Daring Yeggs.”—“South Caro
lina Woman, Expectant Mother, Sen-
te nced to Electric Chair.”—“Misery
JM cold Wave Head For Dixie.”—
slippery Highways Cause Fatal Ac
cents in Many Parts of Country.”—
3ys Launch Fight Against Beer
"leisure”—“Congress Wants to Side-
‘jack Extra Session.”—“Bodies of 23
-'liners Taken From Debris in Ken
tucky.”_“St a te Supports Miss Berry
tor Place in Hall of Fame.”—“Con-
Boasts Biggest Library in the
World.”.—“Tuskegee Institute Spent
™5.fioo,0(® Since Foundation.”—
Ts Electrocuted . While Wiring
jgjjjio-”—“Robinson to Direct Inaug-
J,™ Ceremony.”—“Cotton, Grain and
,,'’s Shade Higher in Price.”—
Gunman Threatens National House
^Handing Right To - Speak."—“Six
-pnr Day For Railways Is Suggest-
p- --“Republican Representative Mc
Faden’s Call for Impeachment of
jj Hoover Is Smothered in House”
7 Savannah Fleets Thomas Gamble
, Mayor.”—“329,000 Bales of Oot-
Approv V d »° T ° Red Cr ° SS AS BiU IS
At a meeting of the Inferior Court
of Taylor county held on September
7, 1852, was presided over by the
following judges: T. J. Riley, Isaac
Mulkey and Hiram Drain, the report
of A. J. Colbert and John L. Parker,
who were appointed to lay off and
mark out a road leading from Butler
to Carsonville, in the northern part of
Taylor county, was received and de
clared a public road.
At the same meeting Daniel What
ley, George Hays and John William
son were appointed as reviewers of
the road from Butler to Hill’s bridge
on White Water.
Little did these fathers know when
this service was being rendered that
they were marking out the roads
that would some day serve a nation
as it now does, for the greater part
of the above road is now a part of
the famous U. S. Route 19, State
Route 3, also -a part of the Appa
lachian Scenic Highway. .
These men not only served their
Hav and generation, but like all no
ble deeds,' THEY SERVE ON. Then
let’s hope that we will make the world
a better place for the next generation
to liv in.
Creation of Crawford County
110 Years Ago Is Celebrated
Crawford county was created by an
act of the legislature on Dec. 9, 1822,
from land taken from Houston coun
ty. Houston had been created one year
sooner from lands purchased from the
Indians. Crawford county was named
in honor of Wm. H. Crawford, by the
State Legislature.
Several boundary changes were
made, including a large strip of land
added to Taylor county west of Flint
river, when that county was created
in 1852. The present area of Craw
ford is 319 square miles.—Georgia
Post, Knoxville.
PRICES REDUCED ON
BARBER WORK
LARGE TWO-STORY FRAME
BUILDING ERECTED MORE
THAN 100 YEARS AGO AND
FORMERLY OWNED AND OCCU
PIED BY GOVERNOR TOWNS.
Linked with the early history of
Taylor county, when the Indians
roamed the banks of Flint river and
fertile lands adjacent thereto were
cultivated by slave labor, is the valu
able estate near Reynolds of the late
Gov. George W. Towns, Governor of
Georgia in 1847-48, of later years
owned by Capt. Emanuel Aultman, of
Civil war fame and more recently by
his daughter, Miss Dovie Aultman.
These important transfers of owner
ship and occupancy were recalled by
older citizens of the county as the
news spread Tuesday of the destruc
tion by fire -at an early hour Monday
night of the large two-story frame
building, one mile east of Reynolds,
occupied at the time of the fire by
Mr. Forrest Mims and family, Mr.
Mims being a descendant of C-apt.
Aultman.
The family had just retired for the
night when the right wing of the
building, used as the family kitchen,
was discovered enveloped in flames
that soon spread to the body of the
house which went up in smoke and
ashes in a very short time.
The building having been construct
ed of the best material created an in
tense blaze and smoke that could be
seen for many miles.
The property -being beyond the city
limits of Reynolds the fire depart
ment was helpless to render assis
t-ance. However with voluntary help
in the vicinity and from Reynolds, a
large portion of the contents of the
building were saved from the flames,
according to reports.
The building was valued »t several
thousand dollars on which there was
a small amount of insurance, it is
learned.
Warning on 'Flu Issued To
Public by Dr. Abercrombie
-- With upward of one hundred thou
sand cases of influenza throughout
Georgia, Dr. T. F. Abercombie, state
health commissioner, issued Saturday
a warning to the public.
He urged everyone to take steps to
protect nimself and other people
against the spread of the disease. Hib
statement follows:
“More time is lost from employ
ment and from school on account of
colds than from any other cause.
Probably 98 per cent of all colds are
caused by specific germs. Most of us
harbor the causative agents, in colds
in our upper respiratory tract at all
times. They multiply very rapidly and
produce colds when the vital resis
tance of the body, and especially the
membranes of the upper respiratory
tract is lowered. Therefore, to pre
vent colds,we should:
“1. Adopt clean, healthy hab;-a o'i
living.
“2. Maintain abundance of fresh
air at all times.
“3. Avoid overeating.
“4. Exercise daily in the open air.
“5. Avoid excessive fatigue.
“6. Bathe frequently.
“7. Avoid exposure.
“8. Sleep regularly and enough.
“9. Drink at least four glasses of
milk or water daily.
“Certain protective measures should
be taken if affected by colds to pro
tect others and for your own personal
benefit as well:
“1. Stay at home, remain in bed and
maintain efficient liquid diet.
“2. Protect others from nose and
mouth sprays by covering coughs and
sneezes.
“3. Avoid overheated and poorly
ventilated rooms.
“4. If your cold produces a fever or
if your ".old remains severe, call your
physician.”
Hair Cut -1—— 25c
Shave 15c
Tonic 15c
Massage v 25c
Shampoo (Plain) 25c
Fitch 40c
Singe 15c
Shoe Shine 5c
CITY BARBER SHOP,
Butler, Ga.
Representative Childs Plans
Elimination and Consolidation
of Number of County Offices
A number of important changes in
the governmental affairs of the coun
ty by the elimination and consolida
tion of several important offices are
contemplated in bills Representative
J. T. Childs is preparing to introduce
in the general assembly which con
venes for a ten-day session in Jan
uary.
Here are some of the innovations
Mr. Childs proposes:
Dividing the county into three road
districts with one representative
from each to membership on the
board of County Commissioners, and
so planned that the term of one mem
ber only shall expire at any one
time.
Abolition of the office of County
Treasurer on and after Jan. 1, 1935,
and the designation of the Citizens
State Bank, of Butler, as depository
for ail funds of the county, and all
monies on hand to be paid out upon
warrants drawn in regular order and
signed by the County Commissioners
Consolidation of the offices of tax
collector and tax receiver under an
official to be known as Tax Commis
sioner, a fixed salary being provided
in the bill in lieu of commissions for
said official. This is the only office
contemplated to be placed on a salary
basis.
Mr. Childs says’economy in gov
ernmental costs motivates the pro
posed changes.
This is the promise he said he
made to the Voters of the county in
the event of his re-election, and it is
in keeping with his pre-election prom
ise that he has had these bills pre
pared and ready for presentation next
month.
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 .ri
the community, or elsewhere in ihe
county, are cordially invited to be
present and take part in the services.
AT THE BUTLER METHODIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
Sunday school at 10 a. m., preach
ing at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Preaching
at Rupert at 3 p. m. We extend to
every one in these communities a cor
dial invitation to worship with us.
W. E. Hightower, Pastor.
We are requested to announce that
Re’-. Wm. G. Bodhaner, of Macon,
will preach at Antioch Baptist church
Sunday at 11 a. m-.. and 6:30 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend each of these services.
Well Known Young Man
Arrested On Serious Charge
And Is In County Jail
Mr. Edwin Cooper, 19 years of age,
of Rupert community, member of a
w ell known and highly esteemed f-ami
ly, and whose previous reputation has
been good, was placed in the Taylor
county jail at Butler Friday charged
with breaking into a car attached to
a train on the A. B. -and C. railroad
and taking therefrom several cases
of shoes and other merchandise.
The robbery occurred -a few nights
previous to the arrest when an east-
bound freight train stopped at Mauk
on orders to sidetrack at that point
to permit the passage of an early
morning westbound passenger train.
Some of the goods taken from the
train were said to have been secreted
behind one of the stores at Mauk.
others in scattered sections of the
woods in the vicinity of Mauk.
Following a lead the officers had
but little trouble in finding and col
lecting a considerable portion of the
stolen property. Suspicion rested
upon young Cooper and one or two
companions. Cooper was arrested up
on -a warrant sworn out by an offi
cial of the railroad company and is
said to have made -a clean breast of
the crime. He took the entire blame
upon himself relieving other parties
implicated by the officers.
In discussing the matter with the
officers, Cooper stated that he could
give no reason for his conduct save
that he was drinking at the time,
scarcely knowing or thinking of what
he was doing, that he had no need for
the goods and never expected to re
move them from where they had
been placed.
He seems to regret the occurrance
very much and says he is ready to
pay the penalty for his misconduct.
No bond has been requested or
assessed in the case and unless same
is done the young man will probably
remain in jail until coprt convenes in
January.
DEATH OF ATLANTA
ATTORNEY MOURNED
BY BUTLER FRIENDS
Since the above Cooper has made
another statement somewhat different
from the first and in which he impli
cated another young man, Oscar Car
penter, in the affair. Carpenter was
arrested yesterday and is^also in the
county jail.
Yets and Widows of Sixties
Receives Pension Checks
FRANCIS H. GILBERT, SON OF
FORMER JUDGE OF SUPERIOR
COURT OF THIS CIRCUIT, VIC
TIM OF PNEUMONIA.
News of the death of Mr. Francis
H. Gilbert, prominent young Atlanta
attorney, and son of Judge S. Price
Gilbert, of the Supreme Court, -and
former Judge of the Superior Courts
of the Chattahoochee circuit, was re
ceived here last week and was the
source of sorrow to the numerous
Taylor county friends of the family,
his death being due to .bronchial pneu
monia.
Mr. Gilbert had been married -but
little more than’a month at the time
of his death last Thursday, the date
of his marriage -being November 5th
and was an outstanding event of the
season in Atlanta. His wife was be
fore her marriage Miss Mary Middle-
ton, of Atlanta.
Mr. Gilbert, who was 27 years of
age, was bom at Columbus, later
moving with his parents to Atlanta
where he graduated at the Boy’s
High school. He received his A. B.
degree from the University of Geor
gia in 1927 and was graduated from
the law school of Yale university in
1930. Since that time he had been
practicing law in Atlanta.
Besides his wife he is survived by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Price
Gilbert and a brother, S. Price Gil
bert, Jr.
Rupert Schools Attendance
Record Highly Commendable
as Well as Work Accomplished
Everyone connected with the Ru
pert Junior High school, of which
Prof. C. F. Rustin is principal, are
to be congratulated upon the fine
showing made in a recent report sub
mitted as to the school’s activities.
The attendance record of last
month shows an average of 187 from
a monthly enrollment of 144, or that
above 95 per cent of the monthly en
rollment were present every day.
From this?-number 93 did not miss a
day last month and 71 have not
misseed a day since school opened
this fall. Two rooms made a monthly
average of 99 per cent and above.
It is also found that the pupils who
worked through the summer on their
school subjects are doing excellent
work. This idea is recommended to
other schools.
The ninth grade has decided to
make an experiment in English. Each
member drew a number to set hi. 1
time to write -a serial chapter to a
story the title of which was chosen
by the class. Each member is to take
the story up where it is left off by
the former writer and make his con
tribution. Susie Mae Bor.e, who starts
the serial, will complete the story
without divulging -any part except the
part furnished for publication in the
next issue of the Herald. Many in
the school are wondering what vari
ance will be shown from what she
would term the original.
Spanish War Veterans
Elect Officers at Recent
Meeting at Americus
At a recent meeting of W. C. Davis
Camp, No. 16, United Spanish War
Veterans held -at Americus, T. L. Dur
ham, of that city, was named com
mander. Other officers who will serve
with Commander Durham are past
commander, J. R. English; senior vice
commander, R. A. Nicholson; junior
commander, 'Frank Ansley; adjutant
quartermaster, Henry Stanfield; trus
tees, S. L. Baldwin, A. F. Fain of
Howard, and E. O. HiHsman; patriotic
instructor, F. A. Peed, of Butler;
historians, E. O. Hillsman and Dr.
Logan L. Thomas; chaplain, F. A.
Peed; officer of the day, E. F. Bone,
of Butler; officer of the guard,
Charles English; quartermaster ser
geant, R. J. Busbee; color sergeants
Jesse Joiner and J. M. Peek.
FATHER-DAUGHTER
BURNED TO DEATH
IN FT. VALLEYBLAZE
Ordinary L. T. Peed received Mon
day from the state department in
Atlanta a check covering the amount
due the Confederate veterans and
widows for November payment. The
checks were mailed out promptly to
those on the list by Judge Peed and
will be most welcome]y received es
pecially since they are several weeks
in arrear. There is no definite way of
telling, Judge Peed says, when the
December payment, now past due,
will be received. It is hoped, however,
these will arrive before the Christ
mas holidays.
BEAUTY AND UTILITY combine
in fruits and flowers about the home.
We have them. Prices right. Wight
Nurseries, Cairo, Ga.
THE VICTIMS, REV. W. C. CARTER
AND MRS. LAURA JONES, WELL
KNOWN HERE. MR. CARTER
BROTHER OF LATE MR. BEN
CARTER, FORMER BUTLER
CITIZEN.
Relatives and friends in this sec
tion of Rev. W. C. Carter and Mrs.
Laura Carter Jones, of Fort Valley,
were deeply shocked ' and grieved
whdn news of their tragic death was
received here. Rev. Mr. Carter, was a
native of Talbot county, moving to
Houston a number of years ago. He
was a brother of the late Mr. Ben
Carter, who at the time of his death
was a prominent citizen of Butler
and local jeweler.
An account of the terrible misfor
tune, published in the daily papers, is
as follows:
Fort Valley, Ga., Dec. 12.—Rev. W'
C. Carter, 88, and his daughter, Mrs.
Laura Carter Jones, 60, were burned
to death before daylight Monday
when fire of undetermined origin de
stroyed their large two-story home at
Ft. Valley.
Through statements of neighbors it
developed that Mrs. Jones gave her
life in a vain effort to save .her fa
ther who, though active for his age,
could not move about quickly.
“Come on, papa,” weie the last
words heard by residents of the down
stairs part of the house as tney fled
from the flames. The ' warning was
being given by Mrs. Jones to the el
derly retired preacher, whose room
was at the back of the second floor.
Mrs. Jones coulfl have easily e. taped
the flames herself, nelghbots said.
Occupants of the two apartments
on the first floor were Mr. and Mrs.
Drew Thompson and Mr and Mirs.
John Johnson. When smoke and
flames awukened them they badto flee
immediately to save their own lives.
At that time the stairways to the sec
ond story were blazing.
Firemen placed ladders to upstairs
windows and Emmett Connell, 24,
braved the flames in an effort to res
cue the pastor and his daughter. He
le.ovcrea the bodies, which were bad*
ly seared. Physicians said apparently
both victims were overcome by smo.te
and fumes before the fire reached
Mr. Carter, a retired: Congregation
al minister, had a wide acsuaintance
among preachers of all denomina
tions, and was noted for his learning.
He was a student of Hebrew and vers
ed in many other 1 ngi ages, and had
memorized long sections of the Bible
end the classics. His valu bln librai
Was partly destroyed by the fire.
Funeral services Tu-slay. Sur
vivors include a daughter of Mrs,
Jones, Anne, who is a jun’or at G. S.
C. W., MilledgevilK
M s. Jones was the stepmother of
Mrs. C. D. Gray and Mri. Laurin
Smith, loth of Atlanta, and was the
mother of Miss Ann Jones, G. S. C.
W. student. She was the wife of the
late Will Jones, prominent pea.h
grower.
Mrs. Ernest Camp, Wife
of Monroe Editor, Is
Victim of Heart Attack
Masons to Elect Officers
For 1933 at Meeting Tonight
All members of Fickling Lodge No.
129 F. and A. M. are urgently re
quested tc be present at the regular
communication of the lodge to be held
tonight, since besides other impor
tant business to be transacted the an-
tant business to transact the annual
nual election of officers will be held.
GINNERS REPORT
There were 5,137 bales of coUoi
ginned in Tavlor county, from the
crop of 1932 prior to Dec. 1, 1932, a:
compare,) with 10,049 bales ginned to
Dec. 1, 1931.
Monroe, Ga., Dec. 10.—After a sud
den heart attack climaxing a tiiree
years’ illness, death came late Satur-
dy afternoon to Mrs. Ernest Camp,
44, widely-known Monroe woman and
wife of the editor of the Walton
Tribune.
Funeral services Monday afternoon
at 2 o’clock, at ‘ the First Baptist
thurch of Monroe. i
Mrs. Camp was bom in Dublin, Ga.
being before her marriage Miss Irene
Sanders, daughter of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. B. Sanders, of Dublin.
In December, 1904, she married
Ernest Camp, widely-known news
paper editor. The Camps lived first at
Dublin, later at Brunswick and final
ly at Monroe, coming to Monroe in
January, 1906.
Mrs. Camp early assumed a leading
role in the civic, religious, educational
and social life of Monroe. For years
she was one of the most popular
teachers in the Baptist Sunday school
serving also as superintendent of the
intermediate department.
As president of the Monroe P. T. A
she inaugurated instrumental music
instruction in the Monroe schools, -a
feat destined for far-reaching conse
quences and one to which she always
pointed with gratification. She was a
member of seVeral literary and pa
triotic organizations.
Survivinu are her husband and
three children as follows: Ernest
Camp, Jr., Monroe; Miss Martha
Camp. Winder, and Sanders Camp, a
a student at the Georgia School of
Technology.
She also leaves one sister, 'Mrs. E.
B. Freeman, of .■ Dublin, and two
brothers, J. G. Sanders, Swainsboro;-
anfl R. R. Sanders, of San Antonio,
Texas.