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f^LOB COUNT,
-The Golden Gate”
Between the Mountain*
and the Soa
The Butler Herald.
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS'
County'* Chief Citiea
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No auction of the state offers
bettor opportunities for small
imki.-tries and delightful citi
zenship than either of these
Cities.
Volume 57
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday June 22,1933
Number 32
forest army is
ENCAMPED ON SITE
north of butler
Double Honor Comes
To Brother of Col. J. R.
Lunsford of Reynolds
camp has seven
OFFICERS
Ynp 202 ENLISTED MEN NA
TIVES OF MISSISSIPPI. RE-
CONDITIONED AND ORGANIZ-
ED AT FORT BENNING.
RIVED HERE SUNDAY.
Reynolds and
frienus ot Col. j.
AR-
founty-wlde interest has centered
, h F,°week in the arrival here Sunday
bv special train from Fort Benning,
nea/columbus, of the Civilian Con
servation Corps, company 1430, made
8 „r 202 Mississippi enlisted men,
and four soldiers of
and
lake
are:
29th
Fort
up
tour officers, - - ,
L regular army > M Ve
Sblished camp at Fountain’s
two miles north of Butler
State Highway No. Three.
Thy officers in command
First Lieut. John A. Stewart,
Infantry, Commanding officer,
1,1 pjrsUJeut. M. L. Malloy, Medical
Reserve Corps, medical officer for
Butler and Warm Springs Camps,
whose home address is Vienna, Ga.
First Lieut. J. E. Rohrer, Ord
nance Reserve Corps, home address,
^Second' Lieut. A. S. Howe, 29th In-
(entry, Fort Benning. . ,
Other regular army men attached
to the camp are Sergeant T. E.
Smith, Corporals Dan Asher and
Marshall Phillips and lat'class pnv
ate W. T. Hall, all of the 29th In
fantry, Ft. Benning.
Ten Forestry Service Foremen
and machinists who will be in charge
of the enlisted men and equipment
while working under the direction of
Mr. W. G. Wallace, District Forester
of Columbus, and Mr. L. B. Barrett,
Superintendent, arrived Sunday and
Mondav. They are: Mr. S. B. White,
Bamcsville; H. A. Compton, Athens;
Geo. C. Daniels, LaGrange; W. R.
Holden, Atlanta; Fred Summer,
Gainesville; Geo. P. Foreman, Green
ville; E. C. Chambers, Decatur; E.
N. Cooper, Athens; C. Taylor, Co
lumbus; and Howard Dabney, Atlan-
ta. •
Besides the above tho services of
Col. H. P. Wallace and Mr. R. E.
McCants have been secured for de
tail work in securing signatures ot
Taylor county land owners giving
the govermnent the right to -"ivon-
dition their property for fire • pro
tection where there are pine forests.
I These gentlemen have already met
with the most favorable encourage
ment, their listings already aggre
gating more than seventy-five
thousand acres of land in this coun
ty with an equal amount yet to be
listed together with a great area in
adjoining counties.
No time has been lost in forming
pleasant acquaintances between of
ficers and enlisted men with the peo-
i pie of Butler and surrounding ter-
| ritory. On every hand may be heard
j fords of appreciation from our new
comers for the splendid reception ex
tended them by our people and for
I whom the Herald' bespeaks a - con
tinuance and even an increased in-
[ ter»rt.
Taylor county
R. l.unsforu, oi
ueyiioius, will he uueresteu in the
announcement ot Honors oeing con-
ier*ect tms yeur upon his urotner,
Dr. Guy U, Dunsioru, of Milten, anu
wno tne heratu is pleased to aud is
not only one of the most outstanding
men in the state, but one ot the
nnest men of our acquaintance.
Last week Ur. Lunsford was
elected associate worthy grand pa
tron of the Grand Chapter of Geor
gia, Order of Eastern Star. ur.
Lunsford is • already deputy grand
master of the Grand Lodge, Masons
of Georgia. This means that next
year the honor of being the highest
officer in both orders will be con
ferred upon him.
It is doubtful if a similar case is
on record in the history of Masonry
where one man has held the com
manding office in the Masons and
their affiliated order, the Eastern
Star.
Dr. Lunsford is commissioner of
health of Jenkins county, a trustee
of the state medical college in Au
gusta and one of the outstanding
church-men of Millen. He is mode
rator of the Middle Association of
Baptist churches and adult superin
tendent of the Millen Baptist Sunday
school
Fine Body of Water With
Natural Flow 42 Gal. Per
Plans are already being mapped
out for entertaining our visitors in
various ways that will make their
stav among us one of much interest
and of long remembrance.
I Tbe work thus far outlined for the
foresters will cover a period of at
'oast twelve months and in all prob
ability will be increased to two
years.
Vary rapid progress has been
made toward preparing a .permanent
cam;) for the forestry men. Within
three hours after their arrival, Sun
day, tents had been pitched at a
temporary site near the permanent
[camp, and everything prepared f° r
[the men to sleep and be fed.
Monday, work was started in clear
ing the grounds for the regular
camp. So rapidly has this work pro-
Uressed that Lt. Stewart hopes to
i nave a completed home ready for
1 * s „ I ! len > including electric lights,
water > floored tents, and
| ne other necessary buildings within
bL n€xt tw ” wceka - When that has
I accomplished Mr. Barrett will
The golf course near Reynolds is
now being supplied with the finest
natural flow of sparkling clear water
ever recorded in middle Georgia and
1b the center of attraction to sight
seers from many miles. The flow has
a record of 42 gallons per minute
and apparently from a never-failing
stream tapped at a depth of 150
feet and the bed of which is a su
perior quality of kaolin.
A well of much larger dimensions
is being attempted this week in the
same vicinity to insure abundant
supply, although apparently un-
necessary in view , of the , pi-eserif
flow, for an immense bathing pool
and for irrigation of flower and
uoiwto.Me gardens located on the
property.
Plans for developing the property
are well under way, which and when
completed, will make it one of the
renl show places and most Popular
year-round resorts in the state.
Highway No. Three
Will Be Completed
With Federal Funds
Pavement of state highway No. 8
(U S. Highway No. 19) between
Thomaston and the Flint river, the
only unpaved section of the highway
between Atlanta and the Florida line,
is one of the projects included in a
list to be financed by federal funds to
be received by the state highway
board within the next week, according
to an announcement made Wed
nesday by Capt. J. W. Barnett, chair
man of the board.
Captain Barnett reversed the pro
gram for road construction after he
had .been informed by federal officials
that about 310,000,000 would be avail
able for highway work in Georgia
within a week as a result of the indus
try recovery bill just passed by con
gress. The first letting of .contracts
will total approximately 36,000,000,
the chairman said.
Captain Barnett listed a number of
major projects which he said would
be submitted to federal officials im
mediately and that work on these
projects would be launched as soon as
they were approved.
The board chairman said he
pected that the work would actually
get under way within four weeks.
The work on these projects will in
no way be affected by the present
controversy between Governor Tal-
madge and the highway .commission,
Mr. Barnett said.
The board chairman said that he
had not been furnished with a copy
-f the bill as finally passed by con
gress, but that he “understood that
some of the department’s employes
can be paid out of the federal funds."
The section of highway No. 3 in
cluded in the list is 13 miles in length,
’he grading has been completed atv'
the paving work should progress rap
idly, once it Is started. C. G. Rose,
S resident of the Broadbent Construc-
on Co.,-which has the contract for
paving a 13-mile stretch from Butler
south to the Schley county line on
route No. 3, says that the paving on
that project would be completed
about June 24.
Exceptional Opportunity Of
fered Taylor County Farmers
By Location ofC.C.C.Camp
Wallace Asks Dixie
to Destroy Cotton
On 10 Million Acres
Since last week when he first
learned that the Forestry Camp
would be located here on Sunday,
the 18th the county agent’s office
has been the scene of great activity.
Over 400 circular letters were mail
ed out lust week to farmers over
the county requesting them to fill
out blanks giving us information as
to vegetables and other farm pro
duce on hand with which they could
supply the camp. -
This camp is a wonderful oppor
tunity for fnrmers to dispose of
their surplus food products, as the
local camp authorities have indicat
ed that they will give locally grown
produce preference over that sup
plied from distant growers.
On account of the dry weather
there is an acute shortage of vege
tables in Taylor county. Wo have lo
cated some cabbage and onions and
a few other items, but nothing like
the amount required. For that reason
we shall be glad to get every bit of
produce available now until the later
plantings begin coming into produc
tion. It is believed that the egg,
milk, beef, pork, poultry and cured
meat demands of the camp can bo
adequately supplied from local
sources.
As soon as the supply warrants it,
a local point for concentrating vege
tables will be selected at Butler
at the camp.
PASTORS LOCAL CHURCHES
EXTEND CORDIAL WELCOME
TO CIVILIAN CAMP GROUP
To the Officers and Members of the
Civilian Conservation Corps:
On behalf of the churches of our
town we extend to you a cordial and
hearty welcome to our community.
We wish to assure you of our de
sire to co-operate with you in all
things while you are with us.
We have nreaching services at the
Methodist Church on the first and
third Sundays, also an Epwortb
League and -Sunday School every
Sunday.
Preaching: services are held at the
Baptist church on the second and
fourth Sundays of each month. Also
a Baptist Young Peonies’ Union and
Sundav School every Sunday.
All are cordially invited to wor
ship with us at any time.
H. G. HOBBS,
Pastor Baptist Church.
W. E. HIGHTOWER,
Pastor Methodist Church.
Negro Is Lodged In County
Jail On Forgery Charge
A. J. Staley, Jr., colored, of
Americus, who -bears the reputation
of -being a “hot check artist," was
captured Saturday at Blackshear on
a warrant sworn out by local citizens
and in the hands of Sheriff R. P.
McGuffin, who went to Blackshear
for his prisoner and pleased him in
the Taylor county jail here to await
trial at the October term of court
unless _ bond is furnished in the
meantime. Staley has been in trouble
anumber of times before in recent
years, officers say.
Mrs. J. Arch Adams Dies
it will bd a source of much i
to her many Taylor county rel-
tiVes and friends to learn of the
depth of Mrs. J. Arch Adams, which
sad event occurred at her home at
THomaston Tuesday morning about
10 o'clock following an illness of
several months.
Mrs. Adams was about 84 years ol
age. She was preceded to the grave
byi-her husband, with whom she lived
most happily for more than half
century, by only a few months, Mr,
Adams’ death occurring December
25th last.
The deceased was a life-long
member of the Primitive Baptist
church and was truly a good woman
and devout Christian.
She is survived by the following
sons and daughters: Messrs H. C.
H. E. and A. W. Adams, of Taylor
county; Dr. B. C. Adams, of Macon:
Messrs J. W. and A. C. Adams, of
Thomaston; Mrs. Annie Saunders
of Macon; Mrs. Frank Parker, of
Prattsburg; Misses Ina and Nanlou
Adams, of Thomaston.
Funeral services and interment'
took place at Thomaston at 11
o'clock yesterday morning.
Washington, June 19.—Secretary
Wallace Mondny called for the dc-
sTrrictldn of 10,000,000 acres of grow
ing cotton in a long-limbed experi
ment to curb production and reduce
the potential surplus ofthe south s
big money crop.
The secretary announced that max
imum processing taxes—about 4.1c
a pound on the basis of present price
relationships—would be levied be
ginning August 1 to finance the pro
gram under which growers will be
asked to -plow up portions of their
crop in return for rental benefits
payments and the right to obtain op
tions on government-owned cotton.
A campaign will be started in the
south next Monday when growers
will be asked to sign contracts to
rent cotton lands ot from 3® an acre
up depending on the average past
yields and estimated production, of
the land this year.
The farmer can either offer to
take an outright cash payment for
plowing up portions of his crop or
can take a smaller rental and obtain
in addition an option on about 2,-
400,000 bales in an amount equal to
the estimated output of the land he
retires from production.
These options will be offered him
at 6c a pound or nearly 3c below the
current market price. He may order
these options exercised at any time
up to next January, his profit being
the difference between the 6c and the
jrice cotton is sellingfor at the time
m sellB.
Wallace said operation of the
whole plan wad contingent upon the
degree of co-operation .shown by
growers during the week’s campaign
to obtain contracts. ’
Unless Wallace is certain that he
can take a large amount of cotton
out of .production, equivalent to at
least 2,000,000 bales production, he
is not prepare to proceed further
with the plan.
wm-i - tho , out, ined fire prevention
m the f wests.
I tww ,?, arrfett a « ai n asks us to ex-
FW the ^ ra ^ ltude of the State
oSti 7 t e r nce for the hearty co-
C‘r b ? ing * ivea Mm ami his
Iwimts XV 1 } securing the ae-ree-
L nJ" 1 ; 1 . * an( i*owners for the for-
I Hp work on their lands.
I ration this helpful coope-
0 »ner< and that all land
l«£V. have not yet ,i8tpd their
so as soon as possible.
lather of Dr. L. R. Dean
Hies In Florida Home
l? f t l'e' S * eee j v ®(f here yesterday
he 4 (2, °{ “Father” Dean as
jeountlosQ known to his
|fj a a nd Florida , thrnnp-bout Ge.nr-
at u 8 ’ hl , s dea th oc
l? e »«h. Flf ft home
occurring
at Datona
I iathe r ’ of n T, ie debased is the
[and \jn a( jin a - ili.?; Dean of Butler
l ot his many ’ friends ^ sym P atKy
W. E. Page Takes
** For June 18. 1933
By Dr. H. J. PORTER, Teacher Men’s Bible Class
Butler Baptist Church.
Lesson Text: Golden Texts for the
past quarter
Golden Text: “All power is given
unto me in heaven and in earth”
“Go ye therefore and teach all na
tions baptizing them in the name of
the Father and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost; teaching them to ob
serve all things whatsoever I have
comanded you, and lo I aim with you
even to the end of the world.”
This is the great commission to all
people. This commission is not -bound-
Ootli nr Anirh ed by any geographical boundary.
Udlll U1 xhe only -boundary is the end of the
earth for we are commanded to teacn
all nations, and who is the “ye” men
tioned ? It is those who are followers
of the one who gave the griiat com
mand. We as professed followers of
the meek and lowly Nazerene, are
commanded specifically to set an ex
ample to all nations and teach all
nations and the beautiful part of it
is that Jesus plainly says that when
we do this he will be with us even to
the end of the world.
The Life of the Lord.
It was the idea of God from the
beginning, to send his son into the
world when ,the world was ready. The
country was now ready for his re
ception and for the founding of a
monotheistic church. The world was
ready to spread the gospel through
out the world. There was in exis
tence then the Roman Empire, and a
widely dispersed Jewish race and al
so the Greek language. There was in
every land a need for the gospel.
There were people ready to carry the
message of salvation. The Temple
records and ceremonies were about
to be destroyed. Every thing was
ready for the coming of the son of
man.
The life of Jesus from two years to
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Atlanta, June 19.—W. E. Page,
Columbus publisher, will be sworn in
as internal revenue collector for
Georgia Tuesday.
Mr. Page succeeds J. T. Rose, for
12 rears collector under republican
administrations.
E. B. Guerry, superintendent of
collectors’ offices with headquarters
at Raleigh, N. C., was in Atlanta
re.-ently making a checkup of tne
office preparatory to Mr. Page s
taking charge.
Gilbert Administers ,Oath
It was announced Monday by Mr.
Pa^e when advised of the above As
sociated Press story,’ that Judge
Price Gilbert, a justice of the .state
supreme court, former judge of tne
Chattahoochee circplt and at one
time a citizen of Columbus, wouhl
administer the oath of office to him
Tuesday in Atlanta.
The Mauk Woman’s Home Demon
stration Club will sponsor a Tacky
Partv and ice cream supper at tne
Mauk school building °n Fr da Y’
June 23, at 8 o’clock. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Quarterly Conference
Rev. L. A. Harrell, Presiding
der of the Columbus District,
announced the holding of the third
quarterly conferences on dates and
places as follows:
Butler and Howard at Wesley July
27th.
Reynolds and Crowell at Crowell
July 27.
15.
Mauk and Marion at' Charing July
All pastors are urged to be ready
to nominate elective members of
Board of Christian Education at this
conference. Written reports should
be made by officers of various de
partments. Stewards and members
are urged to make special effort to
bring up the ministerial support for
the third quarter.
To Discuss Singing School
STATE BEGINS
ISSUE OF CHECKS
TO ROAD EMPLOYES
WORKERS JOYFUL OVER DIS
TRIBUTION OF LONG DUE
CASH. TALMADGE SILENT ON
POSSIBLE TIEUP OK FEDERAL
FUNDS.
The following are the committees
to hand]? the cotton acreage reduc
tion campaign in Taylor county:
County Committeo:
J. T. Cochran,
F. A. Ricks,
H. S. Wall,
G. Z. Young,
, L. II. Vanlnndingham. -
LOCAL COMMITTEES:
Panhandle
H. E. Neisler,
P. A. Jenkins,
J. H. Neisler.
Reynolds
C. H. Neisler,
W. E. Marshall,
E. W. Cook.
Butler
T. L. Fountain,
L. R. Adams,
W. J. Butler,
H. L. Wilchar.
Rupert
Frank Callahan,
A. Fred Harvey,
R. E. Watkins.
Rustiri-Howard
R. D. Waller,
Jack Turner
Sims Garrett.
Daviston-Carsonville
R. M. Suggs. Sr.
W. A. Jarrell,
E. C. Perkins.
Atlanta, June 20.—The new high
way organization, headed by minori
ty commissioner, Judson P. Wilholt
of Warrenton, made arrangements
to pay more than 31,300,000 to work
ers of the highway department who
have not been paid since the gover
nor’s budget dispute with the high
way board began on April 1. Atlan-
lanta and East Point employes of
the department were paid in cash
Tuesday and checks were mailed to
workers in the state.
Meanwhile, Chairman J. W. Bar
nett of the highway board, who was
ousted from office Monday by tho
governor’s martial law proclamation
along with Highway Commissioner
W. C. Vereen of Moultrie, announced
that he was “still chairman” and
would set up new offices for opera
tion of the department’s affairs. He
said Georgia was not yet ready for
“a Mussolini” and termed the gover
nor’s martial law proclamation “il
legal and tyrannical”. He '"put ev
eryone on notice who deals with the
illegal organization attempted to be
set up by the governor in his void
nroclamation that they deal with
that organization at their own risk.”
The governor laughed at the state
ment and said he could not ‘‘answer
every private citizen in Georgia."
From Washington came an an
nouncement that the bureau of pub
lic roads probably would not ullocato
to Georgiu by July 1 for road work
the 310,000,090 under the public
works Drogram unless dicerenees be
tween the governor and the highway
board are settled by that time.
Washington officials said the mar
tial law situation raised the (mention
whether fedcrul officials should deal
with the vovemor or wh«t Harnett
claims is the nresent bl"Vw,av board.
Governor Tnlmadge did not com
ment on their report.
Heart Attack Is Fatal
To F. S. Holmes Former
Taylor Couity Citizen
The Sunday school services at Mt,
Pisgah church, four miles south-east
of town will begin at 9:30 next Sun
day morning and the public generally
is invited‘to attend and take part.
Immediately following the Sunday
school hour, plans will be discussed
relative to conducting a singing
school at this church within the next
few weeks. It is especially impera
tive that the people of the communi
ty be present at this meeting in or
der that definite plans in regard to
the school may be formulated.
Francis SimmonB Holmes, a native
of Charleston, S. C., but a resident
of Macon sirr.e 1912. ex-ept for
about two years when he resided m
Taylor county and operated a large
stock farm on Flint river, north of
Butler, died suddenly early Tuesday
morning at his home in Macon. He
was the owner of the Mansfield dray
line.
Mr. Holmes apparently was in
good health Monday and was at
work, but Monday night he suffered
a slight attack of indigestion. He
retired and early Tuesday morning
suffered a heart attack, from which
he died almost instantly.
Mr. Holmes was married to Mrs,
Mitchell Rodgers, daughter of Wm.
H. Mansfield, founder of the dray
line. He was a member of the Enis-
ponni gbtwh in ffliprleston. and was
a 32nd degree Scottish Bite Mason,
a Shriner and a womber of the Ma-
ervn lodge of the F.lks.
He is survived by bis widow; a
daughter. Mrs. T. C. Hill, of Atlan
ta; two * brothers. .T. H. Holmes and
A. B. Holmes, both of Charleston,
nnd a sister. Mrs. Lilia H. Agnew
also of. Charleston.
MANY PULLETS VACCINATED
The county agent vaccinated 2,445
white Leghorn pullets last week for
chicken pox in addition to 50 or >75
hogs for cholera.
Approximately 25 per cent of the
white Leghorn pullets hatched in
Tavlor countv this spring have been
vaccinated. The balance will be vac
cinated in July and August.
High Spots of Highway Furor
Here are some of the high spots of
Gov. Talmud go's proclamation de
claring martial law ill Georgia.
It is the duty of the Governor to
see that the laws are executed.
The state highway department has
contracted debts against the state in
violation of the law and has permit
ted' practices on the part of some of
its employes which is an extravagant
waste of the state’s money.
The said state highway board has
notified the chief executive they do
not intend to comply with the law of
the state.
The highway department has em
ployed numerous persons .*.* * and
fail to perform their duty ard nnid
the same simply because a majority
-f the h*ghwav commissioners re
fuse to obey the budget law of the
state
The Governor has colled upon
members of the highway hoard, who
refused to -perform their duties, to
resign ana thev refused to do so.
The- enforced idleness of hundreds
of convicts is calculated to result in
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Important Notice To
Farmers of Taylor Co.
There will be a county-wide meet
ing of Taylor County cotton farmers
at Butler Saturday, June 24 at 10 a.
m., to explain and discuss the new
cotton acreage reduction plan, which
must be put into effect at once.
Those who cannot attend this
meeting Saturday morning are re
quested to be at one of the following
meetings next week: Crowells school
house Monday evening at 8 o’clock;
Wesley school house Tuesday at 8 p.
m.; Mauk school house Wednesday
at 8 p. m. Since these are the only
meetings to be held next week, it is
hoped by the committees that every
cotton farmer in the county will at-
end one of them.
There will be a meeting of the
county committee and all district
committees at the courthouse Friday
evening, June 23rd at 8 p. m. to get
complete information as to next
week’s campaign.
W. A. LUNDY, County Agent
Church Announcenents
Sunday school at the Methodist
church next Sunday at. 10. a. m. In
spiring worship service , under the'' di
rection of Mrs. Mae- Riley. Helpful
discussion. of the lesson and a whole
some Christian fellowship for every
one. League at 7:30 p. m. Interest
ing program, good singing, helpful
fellowship. Come and share these
privileges with us.
Preaching at Union-church Sunday
, morning at 11 a. m.‘ Preaching at
Wesley church Sunday at 3 p. m.
and 8 p. m. League at 7:30 p. m.
W. E. HIGHTOWER, Pastor.