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The Butler Herald.
Volume 57
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS -THE SECRET OP SUCCESS’
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday March, 30 1933
County*. 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 21
GOV. TALMADGE
SEEKS REST
IN FLORIDA
,,,«Y POLITICAL DEPVELOP-
MENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE
g I N C E ADJOURNMENT OF
LEGISLATURE.
Atlanta March 26—A turbulent
,-etk in Georgia politics, filled with
evelepment of far-reaching .political
interest, came to an end Saturday
S the governor the central figure
to Florida for a week-end rest and
:"dents throughout the state study-
tog the affect of the fast-popping ac-
^ Briefly the developments were:
i Governor Talmadge, by executive
„rder forced the price of license tags
„ all motor vehicles down to a flat
rate of $3. The former range was a
«1125 minimum for passenger cars
to a maximum of $1,126 for a few
' ar 2 ge The C *name of Marcus McWhor
ter'chief of the tag division, was
stricken from the payroll by, Gover
nor Talmadge, who sai<( McWhorter
had been quoted as saying he could
not under the law sell tags at $3.
j a great rush to buy the $3 tags
-authorities estimate 50,000 tags
sold during he week at $3—-after the
governor's order became effective.
(Turn to Page Ten; No. 3)
Power Company Service
Charge Eliminated And
Rates Lowered In Ga.
Tentative Plans Made
To Formulate Ball League
Of Butler and Other Towns
The following news item appearing
in a recent issue of the Americus
Times Recorder will be of Interest to
baseball fans in this section in plan
ning for the coming season:
"Representatives from Cordele, Ro
chelle, Ashbum, Sylvester, Americus
and Montezuma met in Cordele,
Thursday night, in an effort to or
ganize a semi-pro baseball league in
this district.
“It was decided at the meeting to
dissolve all affiliations with the South
west Georgia League and to organize
a new league, with these toWMV 08
charter members. Vienna did not
have a representative at the meeting
but it was said they will take a berth
in the new league.
"Tentative applications were re
ceived from Fitzgerald, Ft. Valley,
Richland and Butler, all wanting a
berth in this league. All clubs inter
ested in joining the league are urged
to have a ren resent ative at a meet
ing to be held in Coraele Thursday
night at 7:30. Officers of the league
j will be elected at this meeting and a
set of rules will be adopted.
“0. C. Johnson, representing the
Americus club and Gus Felton, .of
j Montezuma were appointed on the
I ndes committee.
"It was thought at the lYieetine
that the 90-day rule will be killed and
a 10-dav residence law adopted. The
cause given for this change was that
a number of towns have fortified
themselves by getting players to
move to these towns far enough in
advance of the season to make them
elirWe. Under this rule it will be
popibie for teams, to get players from
adjoining counties.”
At Least One County In
Judicial Circuit Has Balanced
Budget and Cash Balance
Atlanta, March 27—-Effective with
meter readings April I, the service
charge will be eliminated and a new
schedule of rates will be applied by
the Georgia Power company, thru an
order issued Saturday by the Geor
gia Public Service commission, kilo
watt hour charge was increased, but
the net results of the change are ex
pec ted to show a savings for the elec
tricity consumers.
Under the new schedule, there will
be a minimum charge of $1 with
graduated scale of kilowatt hours
ranging from 6 2-3 cents down to
little more than two cents for all over
200 kilowatt hours per month.
The new schedule provides a mini
mum charge of $1.11 for the first five
kilowatts—with the 11c knocked off
for prompt payment of bills.
J. A. Perry, chairman of the com
mission, said the revision will effect a
total annual saving of $300,000 to the
company's residential, rural and in
dustrial patrons.
He said the new rates provided for
no increases and that only on one
amount of residential electricity—30
kilowatt hours—would the rates be as
they are at present.
P. A. Arkwright, president of the
power company, said he had not had
an opportunity to study the new
rates, but knew-they would result in- a
“very considerable reduction. I don’t
know how the company is going to
stand any further reduction in its in
come. The company’s earnings have
(Turn to Page Ten; No. 6)
GAMBLE’S WIDOW
IS ACQUITTED OF
HIRING HIS KILLER
COLUMBUS WOMAN DEPENDED
FOR DEFENSE ON HER OWN
STATEMENT.
Columbus, Ga., March 26.—Mrs.
Ruth- Gamble was freed Saturday of
charges of complicity in her husband's
murOer.
A Superior Court jury that heard
evidence in the trial for two days ac
quitted the middle-aged widow and
mother of two children after deliber
ating the circumstances for about
three hours. The case went to the
jury at 1:40 o’clock and it retumea
the not guilty verdict at 6:06 o’clock.
The state charged Mrs. Gamble
hired a negro to kill her husband,
promising to pay $200 for the crime
when she collected his insurance. The
negro pleaded guilty to the murder.
Mrs. Gamble, in her unsworn state
ment to the jury, Friday, which con
stituted the sole defense, asked that
she be permitted to join her husband
in death if convicted.
Defense attorneys attacked the
story of the chief prosecution witness
Andrew Hunt, negro, who pleaded
guilty to murdering Gamble and told
his story against the widow on the
(Turn to Page Ten; No. 2)
Sunday School Reorganized
At Mt Pisgah Baptist Church
Fred Johnson Made Supt.
The people of the community met
at Mt. Pisgah church last Sunday
and organized a Sunday school. The
officers of the newly organized school
are as follows: Fred Johnson, super
intendent; Polk Harmon, secretary
and treasurer; Howard Mott, Bible
teacher; Mrs. Mott, intermediate
f’ass; Mjss Cleo Taunton, junta
class; Mrs. G. D. Locke, -primary
class.
The hour set for meeting each Sun
day is 3:00 p. m.
However on the first Sunday in
each month Sunday school will begin
I at 1:00 p. m in order that the regular
monthly singings being held at this
church may begin at 2:30 p. m. as
heretofore, and on the third Sunday
of each month the Sunday school'
hour will be moved up to 10:00 a. m.
as this is the regular preaching day
at Mt Pisgah and by beginning the
classes at ten o’clock they may be
finished by the eleven o’clock preach
ing hour and consequently not inter
fere with this service.
The people of the coimnunity are
urgently -requested to cooperate in
every way possible in order that we
may have an interesting and helpful
Sunday school in this community.
Chairman.
An informant of the Herald, who
was a recent attendant upon the
term Chattahoochee superior
Cusseta, gives the following
i,,'® rpt fr°m the reading of the grand
) J presentments as pesented, which
»w Se its remarkably fine show-
crL. one of » not the smallest
Dresis' / n th ' s judicial circuit and
C p , over by our amiable Judge
h' frank McLaughlin:*
term 6 on han d March
outstanding 100.00
Paid onf j. „ $13,999.06
as follows:
Sheriff i d ’, n ?, s & bridges $ 704.79
officer? jml an d other
ourt ! 1,107.34
supers penses 687.0b
untj 1? of way 201.60
i2,*® ng 3,783.39
hecksr?t° US J 71.50
Ks returned 98.40
$6,987.15
There toJ, rea8Ury $7,012.80
ess aea Le L 0ne penn y of indebted-
ur informan+ he Cou .? ty - Wording to
The 61 ' 8 ^larijf] B8yS its 8 *° o1
ure but° U if t Jl 0use is a wooden struc-
e quesi- an f wers every purpose,
anaged to v„ Waa as hed how they
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“Over The Garden Wall”
Operetta By Pupils of
The primary children of the Mauk
school will present the operetta,
“Over the Garden Wall," at Mauk
school building Saturday night, April
1, at 7:30. Admission, adults 15c;
school children 10c. Everybody invit
ed to attend.
Characters:
Mistress Mary, Boy Blue (playmates)
Doris Blaxton, Junior Turner.
Mr. Sun—Robert Howard
Sunbeams—Frances Wall, Earlene
Turner, Lynda Kilcrease, Melton
Yarbrough, Virginia Blaxton and
-Doris Watson.
Butterflies—Mary Wall, Carol Waller
Mary Sloan and Dorothy Morris.
The Dawn—Doris Hays
The Bluebird—Robert Waller
The Gnome—Albert Watson
The Flowers—Ruth and Jewel Yar
brough, Virgil Harbuck, Mae and
Gussie Albritton- and Irene Stew
art.
The Fairies—Frances Watson, Jose-
g hine Harbuck, Evelyn Bell, Mel
a Yarbrough, Grace Montgom
ery and Doris Kent.
Scene—Both Acts take place in the
flower garden in front of the
garden wall.
Time—Act I, Early morning; Act II,
At sun-down.
For Sale or Exchange: Genuine re
cleaned Petty Toole’s Cotton Seed.
Also Whatley’s Seed Com. A. J.
Evans Marketing Agency, Fort
Valley, Ga. (3’30’3t)
DRIVE FOR FUNDS
FOR GEORGIA HALL
IS GAINING SPEED
ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPOBT OF
WARM SPRINGS PROJECT IS
SHOWN OVER STATE.
Purchasing Power of Your
dollar Greater Than
Ever Before at Dreizin’s
A festival of bargains is offered th<*
general public during the next ten
ilays as Mr. Oscar Dreizin, Sutler’s
Merchant Prince, celebrates his thir
teenth anniversary in the Mercantile
"Every dollar lays a brick" was the business here. _ .
slogan Monday as the whirlwind drive jaiid one may’feadify see -why Th
week for>- j ourna i “Covers Dixie Like the Dew
to raise $100,000 within a iw •
erection of Georgia Hall, dormitoryit
for patients of the Warm Springs
Foundation, found citizens throughout,
the state enthusiastically co-operat
ing with workers to achieve the goalr.
As contributions continued to pour
in Georgia Hall was rapidly under
going transition from a humanitarian 11 "
ideal oq paper—an architect’s draw-fa
ing—to a living reality, and leaders
of the drive reported that the build
ing, through the campaign fund, was 06
growing hy leaps and bounds. m.
“This generous contribution fromjj.
Georgians everywhere, is a concrete
evidence of the States’s interest in 11 "
restoration of the physically handi- nc
capped," stated Arthur Carpenter, 8
resident trustee of the Warm Springs
Foundation, who was in Atlanta Mon
day.
“Whatever future development may
come to the institution," he continued
“Georgia Hall will stand as a monu
ment to the spirit of the people of
this state. Its erection will be an ob
ject lesson to the nation and wilt
surely bring from other sections as
sistance to increase the human use
fulness of the foundation.
“I know of nothing that the people
of Georgia could do that would be so
S leasing t6 President Roosevelt and
Ir. Mich'> el Hoke as achievement of
i goal."
for a spirit of loyalty to the paper,
spirit of co-operation in every ind
vidual to faithfully perform his or h<
task makes of The Journal a grei
newspaper. We hope to have the o]
portimity of other visits with this cc
genial bunch in the future, and I wi
assured by the management that t
rural carriers would receive a we
come to the plant and would be
tended every courtesy possible shou
they make a call
$1,500 In Pomp Station
Fire Here Tuesday Night
About 9 o’clock Tuesday night, fire
of an undetermined origin destroyed
the large frame building that housed
the pumps, engine and other machin
ery and equipment of the Butler
Water Works Co., owned jointly toy
Messrs J. W. Edwards, W. E. Steed,
Eli. Garrett, C. E. Benns, Mrs. R A.
Scandrett vand Mrs. W. W Edwards.
The damage incurred will probably
amount to around $1,500 with no in
surance
Work of replacing the machinery
lost by fire was started before the
flames subsided and was rushed to
completion Wednesday which with a
full supply of water in the large tanks
and reservoir, enabled the company to
continue its service to its patrons
without the slightest interruption.
MISS EMMA COUCH
Talbotton, Ga., March 28.—Miss
Emma Couch, who died at the home
of her niece in Birmingham, Ala.,
Sunday was buried in Oak Hill ceme
tery in Talbotton, Monday afternoon.
She was a sister of the late W. K.
Couch, Sr., and was reared in Tal
botton.
STATISTIC AN SAYS STAGE IS
SET FOR LONG STOCK CLIMB
By Roger W. Babson
Babson Park, Fla., March 26.—The
rise in prices of stocks and commodi
ties up to date is justified. This sharp
initial advance represents a rebound
of confidence from the depths of fear
reached just before the bank holiday.
Several billion dollars have been add
ed to stock and commodity valua
tions in two weeks; and practically
everything is worth what it is selling
for. From now on the market will
watch earnings and gauge the pros
pects for business profits, because in
the final analysis, security values
must depend on earnings.
When -prices far outstrip earnings,
as they did in 1929, collapse follows.
When they overdiscount poor earn
ings, as they did from 1932 to March
4, 1933, then the stage is set for a
violent upturn, such as we have re
cently experienced. If the market ad
vances too rapidly, reactions are in
evitable until earnings c'atch up. -Fun
damentally, however, we are in a real
bull market, and over the long-term
earnings and prices will move higher.
Earnings for the first quarter of
1933 will make very poor reading.
That, however, is water over the dam.
I look for some improvement during
the second quarter and a decided bet
terment .during the last half of the
year.
Reasons Behind Prediction
Reasons fon. this are:
(1) Rising commodity prices stimu
late buying.
(2) -Many companies can translate
a small increase in gross business in
to a large increase in net income ow
ing to drastically lowered operating
expenses.
• (3) Producers’ inventories ■will ap
preciate, especially raw materials like
cotton, flour, silk, rubber, metals, etc.
(4) Most companies can take care
of a larger volume of business with
out increase in expenses.
(5) Farin buying power will recover
under influence of higher farm prices
thus aiding farm equipment compa
nies, mail order systems, motor com
panies, railroads, and other concerns
“Where Do We Go From
Here” To Be Presented
Tonight at Auditorium
An -adequate cast' has been chosen
for the musical comedy, "Where Do
We Go From Here” to be given at
the school auditorium this evening.
Their clever acting will be sure to
please you.
This operetta is a new production;
it is both patriotic and romantic. If
you enjoy popular music, singing and
dancing, you will be entertained.
The Saunders Orchestra of Rey
nolds, will add variety to the program
with*orchestral music Defore Acts I,
II and III. Mr. Hendley Saunders, the
talented violinist, has appeared on a
number of programs here and is al
ways enjoyed -and appreciated.
The musical numbers for the ope
retta include: “You Are the One,”
“When the Heart Beats True,”
“-Masquerading," “-Clover Blossoms”
“Playing with Fire,” “I Want to Be a
Butterfly.”
Two patriotic choruses, "America
First and Last” and “The American
Girl” will be given by the grammar
school pupils.
serving the farm territory.
It must be remembered that public
purchasing power is still low. Hence
until men are re-employed an<j pur
chasing power is spread, actual vol
ume of business can increase only
slowly. It is interesting to note, how
ever, that the biggest net earnings
are usually made in the early stages
of a -period of recovery, whereas the
largest gross earnings come toward
the latter part of a period of pros
perity.
For example, in the recovery after
the depression of 1908, the year 1909
witnessed the largest net earnings,
although the period of prosperity con
tinued until the middle of 1911. After
the depression of 1914-16 the highest
net income was made in 1916 even
tho the largest volume of ‘business oc
curred in 1919. Actual net earnings
in the peak business year of 1919
were 50 per cent less than in 1916,
the first year of recovery. Again, af
ter the depression of 1921-22 the peak
of net income was reached early in
(Turn to Page Ten; No. 1)
Well Known Colored
Citizen Loses Home by Fire
An early morning fire on Friday
last destroyed the home of Clifford
Gray, well known colored citizen,
the building being located in the
eastern section of Butler. The blaze
attracted to the scene a large .crowd
that worked hercicly to save adjoining
property. The fire originated from the
kitchen stove flue, it is believed.
Practically all of the contents of tho
building was saved.
DR. W. F. GANN
PASSED FRIDAY,
COLUMBUS HOME
FOR YEARS PROMINENT BUTLEIC
PHYSICIAN LATER MOVING TO
COLUMBUS, ESTABLISHING A
LUCRATIVE PRACTICE IN THAT
CITY.
Nows of,the passing of Dr. W. F.
Gann, formerly of Butler, which oe-
eurre at his home at Columbus Fri
day last will be a source of sincere
regret to Ilia numerous friends here
where for a number of years he wa*
very successful as a physician and
one of the most universally beloved
men of this section. During Dr. Gann's
residence here he was happily mar
ried to Miss Lula Merriman, a niece
of Mr. B. S. Battle, who survives hjn:
an,) who has the sympathy of hosts of
Butler friends in this sad hour.
The following account of Dr. Gann’*
death is clipped from the Columbus,
Ledger of Saturday:
POSTAL ECONOMY LEGISLATIO
In our news columns of last wee
we mu an ttiucie m ieieiej.ee to ti _ - , ,
pending economy legislation that wi . P r - Vf: J* Gann, widely known phy-
uro-uubcU Deiore coi.-g.eas in ^Oui.p] 81clan > at 0 J® s ! d ^ n f e > rT**
Second avenue, at 4:30 ocKtck Friday
morning. Dr. Gann, who was past four
score years of age, had been ill for
several months.
“Dr. Gann was born in Chamber*
county, Ala., Nov. 16, 1861. He wa*
the son of the late Archibald and
Mary D. Gann.
“Dr. Gann finished his education at
Alabama Polytechnic institute at Au
burn, Ala. He studied medicine at the
Atlanta Medical college and graduat
ed at Louisville Medical college at
Louisville, Ky. ■
"Dr. Gann began the practice of his
profession in Columbus in 1888;
making him the oldest practicing'
physician in Cofumbus.
During the many years Dr. Gann
(Turn to Page Ten; No. 4)
proposed Deiore congress in -u-i.p,
unco wiun tue economy -program urge
upon congress -Dy rresiuent tvOos-
velt.
Bishop Fountain To
Occupy Pulpit A. M. E.
Church Next Sunday
Much local interest is being mani
fested by the colored population of
Butler in the anticipated visit here
next Sunday of Bishop W. A. Foun
tain, one of the south’s best known
negroes and eminent divine, who will
pre&ch at the colored Methodist
church at 11 n. m. and 7:30 p. m.,
Sunday; also at St. Paul chunch
(Carsonville) at 3 o’clock in the af
ternoon.
On Monday night following, a re
ception will be given in honor of the
Bishop by members of his race and
denomination including a literary
program sponsored by the Cornation
Club Nos. 2 and 3 of Butler and
Carsonville churches respectively.
White friends of the race are cor
dially invited to attend each of these
services arid 8 few of these will prob
ably make short talks at one or both
of these gatherings.
LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET
The regular meeting of Butler
Unit No. 124, American Legion
Auxiliary will be .held Friday April
7th at 3:00 p. m. at the Butler Bap
tist church. All members are request
ed to be present. The program will
be arranged 'by Mrs. J. S. Green.
—(Publicity Ocicer.
Singing Class Next Sunday
At Mt Pisgah Church
Mr. John M. Cox requests all sing
ers and others who may be interested
to meet at Mt. Pisgah chunch Sunday
p. m., at 2:30 o’clock and join in the
regular monthly singing which is
held there on the first Sunday after
noon in each month.
SECOND QUARTERLY
CONFERENCE TO 1 BE
HELD AT MAUK APRIL 8
Our second quarterly conference for
Mauk and Marion Charge will .con
vene at Mauk Saturday, April 8th,
Sunday school superintendents, presi
dent of young people’s organizations,
president of Woman’s Missionary So
cieties and chunch lay leaders and
charge lay leaders will please have
their written reports ready for this
conference.
We hope that every steward in the
charge will strive to turn in Borne
amount of the collections on salary at
this conference. Our churches are the
greatest assets in our communities.
Let’s please be loyal to our churches.
W. H. Wilcox, Pastor.
Prominent Local Citizens
Attend Poultry and Egg
Exhibit. Guinn Wins Prize
Last Friday, March 24, Messrs A.
E. Guinn, H. T. Blakely, the county
agent, and the following 4-H Club
boys attended the Baby Chick -and
Egg Show at Athens: Howard Mc-
Cants, C. J. McCrary, Cecil Parkl
and Austin Guinn. This show was put
on by the Poultry Science Club of the.
State College of Agriculture, and was
extremely interesting to the poultiy-
men in the Taylor county party. Be
sides the excellent exhibits of baby
chicks and eggs, the party inspected
the experiments being conducted in
new feed houses, brooding, feeding;
etc. They visited the egg laying con
test and had an interesting discussion
with Professors Mitchell, Cannoq,
Beall an Richardson.
The roads were fine and the party
made the trip comfortably in a day.
Practically all of the road is now pav
ed from the Bibb county line to Ath
ens.
At this writing it has not been learn
ed how exhibits of eggs from Taylor
county came out. Mr. -Guinn’s exhibit
of White Leghorn baby chicks wore
awarded fifth prize. The competition
was rather keen in this breed, and
while no indication of the quality of
the chicks, was rather good, due ta
the fact that the chicks had been
hatched two days and had not been
fed, which detracted somewhat from
their appearance.
Sunday School Training
Class at Methodist Church
Two standard training courses are
being taught this week at the Butler
Methodist church also a one-course
study each at Wesley and Union
Methodist churches.
Rev. L. A. Harrell, -presiding elder
of the Columbus district and Rev. G.
E. Clary, of Macon, Executive Secre
tary of the Board of Christian Edu
cation, ^puth Georgia Conference, are
teaching these classes assisted by
Rev. W. E. Hightower, pastor of the
local chunch. A number enrolled for
study at each of the churches.
GEORGIA HALL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
For Taylor County, Butler, Ga.,P. O. Box 98
as my contribution to Georgia Hall to be built at. Warm Springs
by Georgians as an appreciation of the great humanitarian -work
of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Please send my Souvenir Certificate to
Name
Address
City
Every citizen in Taylor Count is urgently requested to make some
contribution, if not more than $1.00 to this worthy enterprise referred tM>
above. Mr. C. K. Benns, of Butler, is Chairman for Taylor County, who is
exceedingly anxious to make his report next week and that same will re
flect credit upon this good county,which gave Mr. Roosevelt a practically
unanimous vote last November.