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The Butler Herald.
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[Volume 57
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday December 22,1932
County’a Chief Cities
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No section of the state offers
bettor opportunities for small
industries and delightful citi
zenship than either of these
Cities.
Number 7
(Eljnatmaa
(By W. G. HILL, Butler, Ga.)
There comes a season every year
That brings occasions for good
cheer,
Now that time is drawing near.
Church-bells will gaily chime,
Kin with kin will meet in rhyme
And all will have a merry time
This we call Christmas.
For a season our worries end
And our voices swpetly biend
With the neighbor and the friend.
Yes, and too, we leave behind,
Worldly cares of every kind;
Relax the nerves and rest the mind
This- is what we call Christmas.
Mingling voices join in song
Praising Jesus loud and long;
Emblem of the Heavenly throng.
This the season quite sublime
That’s observed in every clime;
As the good old Christmas time.
This must be the Christmas.
It is a season of cheerful giving;
It is a season of better living,
And a time of all forgiving
It‘s the time when the weak revive,
Makes us proud to be alive;
Hoping long to still survive,
And this is really Christmas.
RECEIVER NAMED
FOR CENTRAL OF
GEORGIA RAILROAD
H. D. POLLARD IS NAMED RE-
CEIVER. NO CHANGE IN SERV
ICE. OCEAN STEAMSHIP COM
PANY AND SHORT LINES NOi
AFFECTED.
Savannah, Ga., Dec. 19.—The Cen
tral of Georgia Railway Company
was placed in the hands of a receiver
Monday by an order issued in Augus
ta by Judge Wm. H. Barrett, of the
United States district court.
Henry D. Pollard, president of the
railway, was named receiver and has
qualified.
The receivership followed the filing
of a bill in equity by the Alabama
Fuel and Iron Company alleging that
the company was insolvent. The com
pany, through its general counsel, T.
M. Cunningham, appeared before
Judge Barrett and admitted that the
allegations were correct.
Mr. Pollard in a statement issued
In Savannah immediately after the
receivership became known, declared
SOUTH GEORGIA
FARMER ROBBED;
$12,000 TAKEN
TRIO OF YOUNG GUNMEN GAG
AND ROB WEALTHY FARMER
WHO DID NOT TRUST BANKS;
KEPT MONEY AT HOME.
Colquitt, Ga., Dec. 17—Three
young gumen robbed W. B. Regan,
leading Miller county farmer Friday
night and had a start of several hours
before any pursuit could be organ
ized.
The three arrived in a Chevrolet
coupe at the Regan home, ten miles
west of Colquitt, about 10 p. m. They
posed as cattle buyers and talked
about cattle with Regan and hls_ son,
for nearly halfan hour before reveal
ing the purpose of their visit..
All three drew pistols while the
group sat about a fire in the Regan
home, and Conie Regan was bound to
a chair by one robber while the others
forced the elder Regan, at pistol
point, to open his safe.
Regan was known for his distrust
of banks, and always kept his money
in a large, old-fashioned iron strong
box in his home. Facing the threat of
torture, he opened the safe, and then
he was also bound to a chair.
The robbers obtained $10,000 in old
size bills of $10 and $20 denomina
tions; about $600 in new size bills of
$5 denomination, and a quantity of
gold and silver.
Leaving the Regan home, the rob
bers’ car headed West. After hours of
effort. Conie Regan stretched his
rope bonds sufficiently to gain free
dom before daylight. He released his
father and then sent word to Colquitt
by a negro farm tenant.
Both Regans told officers they had
never seen any of the three robbers
before. They were tough looking and
“talked hard.” father and son said.
Both are suffering from the hardship
of being bound and cold, and could
not give good descriptions.
News Flashes.
“Hoover Administration Decides to
Pass War Debt Measure Over to
Roosevelt Administration”—“Three in
Chains at State Prison For Plot to
Escape.”—‘‘Husband’s Secretary Is
Slain by Enraged Florida Woman.”—
"Washington’s Smart Set Aghast at
Hoover’s Reception For Common
People Only.”—“Texas Oil Wells
Closed by State.”—.“Roosevelt High
way Will Be Beautified by State De
partment.”—“Three of Family Die
When Oar Hits Hog.”—“Special
Term of Congress Seems Sure."—
“Progress Is Shown in Southern Col
leges in Spite of Depression.”—“Four
deputies Wounded and Two Negroes
wported Shot to Death in a Battle
Between Officers and a Group of 100
negroes at Tallassee, Ala., Monday"
'"President Hoover Presents New
Debt Plan.”—“Chevrolet Motor Co.,
Puts 86,000 to Work.”—“Georgia
Senators Seek Commission on Bi-
Centennial"—“Girl Gets $60,000 in
Balm Case, But Keeps $12-a-Week
™b.”—“Handcuffed Prisoner Slays
Pown Marshal in Mississippi.*'-
State Schools Received Yesterday
» 2 “1,226.73 in Unpaid Appropria’
tions.”_«Theft of Bible Brings Year
® 'Jail at Birmingham,”—“Ex-Mayor
2! Milwaukee Convicted of $100,000
heft.”—Macon and Bibb Employes
P“1 $36,000 For Yule.”—“$400,000
pty Scrip Pours Into Atlanta , Trade
t-hannels."—“Hunger Strike, Begun 3
Weeks Ago,'Ends in Death of Atlan-
£ Peddler. 66.”—“30 School Children
«urt in Ohio Bus Crash.”—“Presi-
Praises Disabled Veterans in
that the road would be operated as
economically as possible under the
receivership and that its service would
be maintained to the fullest, as is
consistent with the situation.
The Illinois Central Railway owns
the whole of the stock of the Central
of Georgia railway, amounting to 20
million dollars.
Under the receivership, the Ocean
Steamship Company,, from Savannah
to New York, which the Central owns
will not be affected, nor will the short
lines which it is now operating,name
ly, Wrightsville and Tennille, Louis
ville and Wadley, Sylvania Central,
and Wadley Southern.
The Central also has under lease
the Augusta ■& Savannah, running
from Millen to Augusta; the South
western, from Macon, Ga., to Eufaula,
Ala., and the Chattahoochee & Gulf.
These will be operated under the re
ceivership.
Statement by Pollard
The statement of Receiver Pollard
was as follows:
"Receivership for the Central of
Georgia will not in any way affect its
service to the traveling and shipping
public. Our freight and passenger
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Solid;
a y Greeting.”
ACTION EXPECTED
TO PROVE HELPFUL
“Receivership for the Central
of Georgia railway had not been
unexpected locally,” The Macon
Telegraph said Tuesday. “A year
ago, at the time tax payments
became due, there was talk of re
ceivership, but the road received
financing from the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation. This year,
according to L. A. Downs, chair
man of the board and president
of the Illinois Central, which
owned the Central of Georgia,
the latter road had exhausted its
collateral and was unable to bor
row more from the R. F. C.
“The receivership was inter
preted as improving rather than
injuring the financial condition of
the Illinois Central, the parent
corporation, because it will re
lieve the Illinois Central of the
financial drain. Also it will lend
to a reorganization of the Cen
tral of Georgia’s financial struc
ture in -which the debts will be
discharged, the stock no doubt
written off and a new start made.
Operation of the road will not be
affected. The Central was in re
ceivership once previously and
continued operations as usual for'
two and a half years.”
Schools Due to Receive
Check From State Today
First Money In Months
Atlanta, Dec. 20.—The unpaid 1932
appropriations to the common schools
of Georgia, amounting to $271,226.73,
will be paid Wednesday, Gov. Richard
B. Russell, Jr., announced Tuesday.
“I have asked the treasury depart
ment to draw up the checks for the
school money,” ne announced. “The
schools are going to be paid Wednes
day if I have to borrow the money.”
The governor has conferred during
the week with J. O. Anderson, assis
tant treasurer, and Tom Wisdom,
state auditor and assistant director of
the state budget as to the advisability
of funds for paying the remaining
part of the appropriation.
The payment will complete the
state’s payments for this calendar
year to the common schools from the
general fund, but they will get an
additional payment later in the
month from the gasoline and fuel oil
tax receipts. Wednesday’s payment
will be six per cent of the total ap
propriation. Eighty per cent already
ras been paid. All state appropria
tions for 1932 recently were cut 14
per cent by the state budget commis
sion. The legislature, in appropriating
$4,411,250 to the common schools
from the general fund, and in making
all other appropriations, limited such
payments to the amount received in
the treasury.
CENTRAL COMMUNITY
ORGANIZES FIRE
PROTECTIVE BODY
Employes’ Vacation
In order that all employes may
have their well earned vacation, after
twelve months of most faithful and
satisfactory service, the Herald will
issue next week a half-size edition
carrying news matter of more im
portant nature only, together with le
gal and other advertising published
under • contract.
The next regular issue of the Her
ald will make its appearance Thurs
day, Jan. 7, 1933. In the meanwhile
we extend to each and all of our
pews gatherers, subscribers and ad
vertising patrons the hearty good
wish that theirs may he the most
joyful Christmas ever experienced
and the sincere hope that another
year will prove to be a far more pros
perous one in their several business
than the most hopeful expectation.
Yours For Continued Service,
THE BUTLER HERALD.
_ PRICES REDUCED ON
BARBER WORK
Hair Cut 25c
Shave 15c
Tonic — 15c
Massage , 25c
Shampoo (Plain) 25c
Fitch 40c
Singe
Shoe Shine 5c
CITY BARBER SHOP,
Butler, Ga.
Reynolds Man Member
Staff Macon Branch
Reg. Agri. Credit Corp.
Members of the staff for the Ma
con branch of the Regional Agricul
tural Credit Corporation have been
selected and -are ready to take over
their new duties, H. Persons Heath,
manager of the branch announced
Friday. Legare S. Bullard, Columbia,
S. C., and I. F. Graddy, Macon, have
been named examiners of loan appli
cations from Florida and Georgia, re
spectively. Julius Loh is assistant
secretary and assistant treasurer,
Mrs. A. F. McGhee, Charles L. Seay,
James C. Riggins, Walter B. Smith,
Mrs. Thelma B. Griggs and Geo:ge D
Hamilton are the other members of
the staff. Mr. Seay is a .well known
young man of Reynolds, and son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Seay.
County and City Tax
Books Close With Col
lections Badly In Arrears
The tax books, both for the county
of Taylor and: City of Butler, were
officially closed Tuesday with the
largest percentage of uncollected
taxes for the county or city perhapa
iver before recorded pn closing date.
Tax fi fas will be issued in a short
time against' defaulters. ; '
An unprecedented drop in property
values occurred this year, especially
as relates to the -books of the county,
being due to a large extent to the
fact that much farm land which
heretofore has been cultivated,', is
lying idle. With state, county and
school taxes to be paid, land owners
have faced a situation, which, as
shown by the amount of uncollected
taxes, they have 'been unable to meet.
A similar condition has -been ex
perienced in the collection of city
taxes, since the deficit is largely due
to the fact that some of the business
enterprises have discontinued busi
ness while others have reduced their
tax values, thereby materially reduc
ing the tax income.
HOUSE VOTES TO ALLOT
U. S. COTTON TO NEEDY
Washington, Dec. 19.—Without
dissenting vote, the house Monday
passed the Jones -bill to 'allot the last
329,000 bales of the government’s
stabilization cotton to the Red Cross
for relief ‘distribution.
The measure now goes to the sen
ate, where speedy approval was fore
cast.
COUNTY AGENT
By W. A. Lundy, Agent
The following is the report for
September of the poultry flocks which
started October 1,-1931. This report
shows the “Profit to date” or profit
for the 12 months earned by the six
flocks listed below. The two highest
flocks, numbers 18. and 25, averaged
well over $2.00 per bird per annum
above feed costs, -and the hens these
poultrymen still own are worth more
than they cost . to raise. In other
words, the actual profit is as great or
greater than .the profit above feed
coot—when the value of the birds on
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INTERESTING ADDRESS DE-
. LIVEKED BY MR. J. S. GREEN
FOLLOWED BY ELECTION OF
'OFFICERS. MR. A. E. GUINN IS
MADE PRESIDENT.
At -an enthusiastic meeting Tues
day evening at the Central school
building the citizens of that com
munity formally organized a Forest
Fire Protective Association, electing
A. E. Guinn president, R. E. McCants
vice-president, 'and Eli Gaultney,
secretary-treasurer.
The meeting followed one held two
weeks ago at which Mr. J. S. Greene
addressed the gathering in the inter
est of this organization. Citing the
evils of woods burning, Mr. Green
declare that his company had $47,000
invested in naval stores leases in
Taylor county and contributed heavily
toward the welfare of the county
through its weekly payroll. He
pledged his co-operation in furthering
the interests of the forest-owners of
the county, and pleaded for co
operation in protecting Taylor coun
ty’s biggest asset—its pine forests.
At Tuesday evening’s meeting, Mr.
McCants presided in Mr. Guinn’s ab
sence, and plans were made for
plowing fire breaks around the larger
sections of woods in the community,
buying co-operatively some fire
fighting equipment, and organizing
for the spread of alarms at the first
news of forest fire in the Central
community. The meeting ended with
a plea by Mr. McCants that all hunt
ers or fishermen, whether living in
the Central community or elsewhere,
exercise every precaution when
smoking or carrying a fire, to see
that the cigarette, match, torch or
camp fire is thoroughly extinguished
before leaving it in the woods. This
will make the work of the Forest
Fire Protective Association easier,
will save the timber owners money,
and will benefit all of us. This com
munity hopes to have the co-operation
of everyone to this end.
Masons Elect and Installs
Officers for 1933. Festival
Communication Set Dec. 28
- Officers for 1933 were elected -and
installed at the regular communica
tion Thursday night last of Fickung
Lodge 129 K and A. M.
The report showed that the lodge
has had a very successful year in
spite Of the financial uepression. A
large number of the members mani
fest a keen interest in the activities
of the organization, while the officers
have been faithful and punctual in
their attendance. ,
Only for Providential causes the
Lodge has failed only once or twice
to hold its twice-a-month communica
tions during the year.
Every requirement of the Grand
Lodge has been met and a number of.
tharity cases have been cared for.
Officers elected and installed
'Thursday night are as follows:
Dr. Lewis Beeson, Worshipful
Master.
E. H. Bazemore, Sr. Warden
J. M. Rustin, Jr, Warden
O. B. Bankston, Secretary
F. A. Peed, Treasurer
J. H. Amos', Tyler
C. E. Benns, Sr. Deacop and
Chaplain
M. R. Williamson, Jr. Deacon
M. W. Smith, Sr. Steward
T. B. Joiner, Jr. Steward.
Members of the Lodge and • their
families will be entertained at a -ban
quet to be held in the Masonic hall
Wednesday night, Dec. 28fh,' begin
ning, promptly at 6 o'clock. All mem
bers and their families 'are urgently
requested.to be present. Edibles will
be furnished. Presence and appetite
only, requested.
LODGE AT TALBOTTON ELECTS
Talbotton, ' Ga., Dec. 18.-r-01ive
lodge, No. 10, F-. & A. M., has elected
J. B. Daniel, worshipful master; W.
K. Couch, senior warden; L.‘ R. Min
er, junior warden; Thos. H. Mahone,
secretary; • E. R. Mathis, treasurer;
Mike Gratehouse, tyler. Other officers
will be appointed by the incoming
worshipful master in January. Olive
lodge ranks among the oldest lodges
in Georgia, and continues active.
MENU FOR SATURDAY, DEC. 24
We will begin serving at 11:30
o’clock Saturday morning, Christmas
Eve Day, and continue until late Sat
urday night. Our menu for this day
will consist of the following:
Fruit Cocktail, Turkey, Cranberry
Dressing, Potato Salad, Rice
and Gravy, Ambrosia with
Whipped Cream 36c
One-Minute Sandwich Shoppe,
H. E. Childres, Proprietor,
Butler, Ga.
POLL TAX ONLY
REQUIREMENT NOW
TO REMAIN VOTER
“MAKE HAY while the sun shines.”
Set fruits and flowers now. We furn
ish at right prices. Wight Nurseries,
Cairo, Ga.
NEW PROVISION OF STATE LAW
OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO CITI
ZENS WHO HERETOFORE HAVE
BEEN DISQUALIFIED TO VOTE
BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO
PAY ALL TAXES DUE.
Notwithstanding the tax books be
ing officially closed Tuesday those
unable to pay their state, county and
educational taxes, will not be hence
forth barred from voting provided
they can muster up the one dollar
poll tax, since under the recently
adopted amendment to the Georgia
constitution persons who are unable
to pay their taxes may preserve their
franchise by paying the $1.00 poll tax
due. The provision of the law is now
in effect, and failure to pay other
taxes does not remove from voters’
list citizens who pay their poll taxes.
Delinquent taxpayers are purged
from the voters’ list by the board of
registrars, this being done in advance
of elections, and only citizens who
were registered six months in ad
vance of a primary or election are,
under the law, permitted to vote.
Heretofore a prerequisite for regis
tration was that all taxes were paid,
but under the law now any citizen
over the age of 21 years may register
to vote by paying the poll tax, or if
previously registered may keep in
good standing on the voters’ list by
paying the poll tax regardless of
what other taxes may be due.
Under the new law -a taxpayer may
ay his poll tax and remain on the
1st of registered voters without pay
ing property taxes. Mr. G. A. Roberts
tax collector, said yesterday little
interest had been manifested in the
law here, but if any taxpayers avail
ed themselves of the opportunity to
pay their poll taxes without payment
of other taxes he would issue poll tax
receipts to them.
Well Established Mercantile
Firm Changes Hands
And Moves to New Location
Mr.' Gardner L. Pye, as one of the
owners, having purchased from Mr.
W. A. Payne the latter’s interest In
the mercantile business operated for
the past several months in the large
two story brick building on the nortn-
west coiner of the public square, has
moved his large stock of merchandise
to Wright building located between
W. G. Hill’s store and the Citizens
State Bank where he will continue
business under the firm name of But
ler Grocery Company.
In spite of prevailing conditions
throughout the country Mr. .Pye ami
his associates enjoyed a fairly suc
cessful business during the past
twelve months enabling them to
launch out into larger quarters.
To the fiym’s already splendid stock
if staple and fancy groceries has
been added fruits, confectioneries,
feeds and farm supplies of every
kind.
Friends of Mr. Pye wish him con
tinued success in his enlarged stock
and new location.
Critical Illness of Mrs. Hicks
At Reynolds Greatly Deplored
By Many Butler Friends
Prayers and sympathy are offered
in large number by her many admir
ing friends in the serious illness of
Mrs. A. G. Hicks, one of Reynolds’
most prominet matrons an<i civic
leaders.
Following an attack of influenza
two weeks ago, Mrs. Hicks developed
double pneumonia, which, with other
complications, the services of the
best physicians, local and otherwise,
and most competent professional
nurses have been resorted to save her
life.
The latest information from the
bedside is to the effect that her con
dition is regarded slightly improved
over that of a few days ago, which
lends a ray of hope that she may yet
recover.
Taylor Farmer Finds
Turnips Profitable Crop
' Mr. W. B. Taunton and sons,
Grady, Horace and Howard, have
grown several acres of the finest
turnips it has been our pleasure to
see in a long time. Our opinion as to
the quality of these turnips is even
more favorable after eating a mess
of. them. Mr. Taunton says that they
have sold about seven truck loads to
nearby markets, and their total crop
should total not less than fifteen
loads. While the price received is low
yet he believes that the venture will
prove profitable.
MRS. E. G. ENGLISH,
PROMINENT REYNOLDS
WOMAN PASSES
SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS OF SEV
ERAL WEEKS. MOTHER OF
MISS MELISSA OGBURN, WELL
KNOWN EDUCATOR AND MEM
BER OF BUTLER SCHOOL FAC
ULTY.
Of sincere regret to her host oT
friends in Taylor county and other
parts of Georgia comes the announce
ment of the death of Mrs. E. G.
English, nee Glover, which occuried
at her home at Reynolds about five
o’clock I'lio.-day afternoon .art fol
lowing an illness of about four week*
from influenza and complications.
Funeral services for the deceased,
conducted by Elder J. M. Woodward,
were held at the family residence
Wednesday at 2:39 o’clock followed
by interment in the family lot at
Glover cemetery, five miles north of
Reynolds, with the following as pall
bearers: Messrs O. E. Ogbum, J. L.
Royal, J. T. Mathews, J. W. Mussle-
whlte, Emory Seay and C J. Harp.
G. H. Goddard & Co. funeral direc
tors, in charge of funeral arrange-
mcents.
Besides a large number of sorrow
ing friends nnd relatives, Mrs. Eng
lish is survived by one daughter by
a former marriage, Miss Melisa
Ogbum, one of the best known edu
cators in the county.
Mrs. English was bom in Craw
ford county in 1863, the exact date
of her birth could not be established
by the writer. She was the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
Glover, and had been a resident of
Taylor county since childhood and of
Reynolds for the past thirty years.
Mrs. English was a devout Chris
tian, love and esteemed by all who
had the pleasure of knowing her. She
was a member of New Hope Primitive-
Baptist church and was a regular at
tendant at all sc .vices at ' 'lurch
so long as her health would permit
A truly good woman has been called
to her Heavenly reward, although her
presence in her home and among hei
friends will be sprely missed.
Highly Esteemed Former
Resident of This Section
Passes at Sycamore Home
Friends and relatives in this sec
tion of Mrs. Lottie McMurrian Ro>al
widow of the late Hon. Chas L. Royal
will regret to learn of her death
which occurred Saturday morning at
her home at Sycamore, Ga. Mrs. Rby-
al was born and reared in Schley
county, but had made her home at
Sycamore since her marriage a num
ber of years ago to Mr. Royal former
ly of this county and brother of Hon.
J. T. Royal of Rupert.
Funeral services were held Sunday
at Sycamore Baptist church, of whicn
she was a member.
Mrs. Royal is survived by the fol-
" R. E.
lowing children: Mrs. R. E. Sri
Lawrence Royal and C. F. Royal anc
Mrs. Lee Gardner, of Sycamore; Mrs
B. H. Cockrell of Ashbum; Mrs. Will
Searcy, of Sycamore; Mrs. Henry
Porcher, of Melbume, Fla.; D. C.
Royal, of Chipley and Mrs. A. B.
Freeman, of Tifton. She is' survived
by 60 grand children and 36 great
grandchildren; one brother, T. M. Mc
Murrian, of Sycamore.
Mrs. Len (. Baldwin,
Wife of Former Local
Resident Dies at Marietta
The death of Mrs. 'Lottie Rogers
Baldwin is the occasion of much sor
row to relatives and friends of the
family in this section, her death oc
curring at a private hospital in At
lanta-Friday nights She had been in
declining health for several yeara^mt
her death came unexpectedly after a
of pqeuujonia.
She was a native of Lathrop, Mo.,and.
married thirty-seven years ago Mr.
Len C. Baldwin in Prattsburg com
munity fifteen miles north of Butler,
but who for a number of years has
resided at Marietta and waB southern
representative of the Pettibone Com
pany.
Mrs. Baldwin was a leader in her
home town in the activities of her
church, women’s clubs and other civic
organizations of Marietta.
Besides her husband. Mrs. Baldwir
is survived by three sisters, Mrs. W.
H. Condon and Miss Lora Rogers, of
Providence, R. I., and Mrs. Robert
O’Bear, of Palm Springs, Cal., and
one brother, Vert Rogers, of Kansas
City, Kan.
MALE HELP WANTED
DELIVERY ROUTE MAN with
car to supply famous line of house
hold goods to steady customers. Must
be satisfied with $27.50 a week to
start. Write Albert Mills, Route
Mgr., 757 Monmouth, Cincinnati,
Ohio,