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“The Golden Gate”
Between the Mountain*
the Sea
The Butler Herald.
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS*'
County’s Chief Cities
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No section of the date offers
bettor opportunities for small
industries and delightful citi
zenship than either of these
Cities.
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BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday July 6,1933
Number 34
MURDER WARRANTS
ARE DISMISSED
given by solicitor
rlNKKAL PERRYMAN LATE
WEDNESDAY! PROBE TO CON
TINUE. i
Warrants
June 19,
M. Houser, M. Carlisle
Columbus, June 29. -
sworn out on Monday,
Parsing L. M. Houser,
c ,, g .| r s Annie Turner with murder
?n connection with the killing of Mrs.'
Thelma Roberts Holmes, found slain
with J T. Davis, Jr., cm his car the
night of lust April 22, were dis
missed in Chattahoochee county
Wednesday by order of Solicitor
rvneral A. Jones Perryman, it was
Se known Wednesday by Mr. Per-
rvmiu. The warrants Had been sworn
out before M. R. Hollis, justice of
the pence at Cusseta, by J. M. Rob
erts, father of the slain woman.
Mr. Carlisle, who was spiritea
„wav from his home the night of his
arrest was found, about two days
later to have been placed in jail at
Macon, where he has since been held.
Following dismissal of the warrants
his counsel, J. F. Terry, Walker R.
Flournov, T. Hicks Fort and J. O.
McGehee, who had requested an ear
ly preliminary hearing, were advised
Wednesday that he would be brought
hick to Columbus by Chattahoochee
countv officials, or that he would be
ordered released and permitted to
return on the train, he to be reim
bursed for Ms railroad fare.
According to information received
here Thursday Mr. Carlisle is com
ing home on a bus from Macon.
In connection with the dismissal
of the warrants, following a two days
investigation by the solicitor general
in Chattahoochee county this week,
he issued the following statement:
“1 knew nothing of the issuance of
warrants against L, M. Houser, M.
Carlisle and Mrs. Annie Turner
charging them with the murder of
Mrs. Thelma Holmes and did not ad
vise that they be issued. I learned
:he warrants had been issued after
Hie arrest of Mr. Carlisle thereunder
“Muscogee superior court was in
session last week when I learned that
the warrants had been issued and
Mr. Carlisle arrested. As soon as I
could got through with my duties in
court I immediately begun an in
vestigation of the cases looking to
ward giving the defendants a pre
liminary trial. I have spent severa.
days in my investigation, and I havr
talked to all witnesses furnished me
by the officers of Chattahoochee
county and also some in Muscogee
having gone into Chattahoochee
county to talk to witnesses personal-
ally.
“After talking to the witnesses
furnished me and investigating all
rumors, I have failed to find suffi
cient evidence to warrant or iustify
the further holding of Mr.Carlisle on
tiie warrant at this time and I have,
therefore ordered the sheriff of
Chattahoochee county to release him
from jail, and to dismiss the ' war
rants against L. M. Houser and Mrs.
Annie Turner pertaining to the
death of Mrs. Holmes. This action in
an wise affects the ease against L. M
Houser, Mr. Carlisle and Mrs. Anilie
Turner for the murder of J. T. Dav
is, Jr.
PLAN EXPENDITURE
OF FEDERAL FUNDS
AT MOULTRIE MEET
BARNETT AND VEREEN, DE-
POSED HIGHWAY BOARD
MEMBERS, CONFER.
TROPICAL STORM
KILLS 18, THEN
HEADS INTO GULF
Atlanta, July 4.—The regular
monthly meeting of the State High
way Board was held in Moultrie
Tuesday and plans were formulated
for expenditure of the new $10,000,-
000 federal aid money alloted to this
state, it was announced Tuesday by
J. W. Barnett, deposed chairman of
the highway board.
The meeting was held in Moultrie
because Commissioner W. C. Vereen
could not come to Atlanta on account
of the serious illness of Mrs. Vereen
Chairman Barnett said, and was at
tended by Chairman Barnett, Com
missioner Vereen and B. P. Mc
Whorter, state highway engineer.
All three of these highway depart
ment officials were removed from
their offices in the highway depart
ment by Governor Talmadge under
the present martial law regulations
S revailing at the state capitol and
ighway department.
“Plans were made for submitting
projects to the United States Bureau
of Good Roads under the federal aid
allotment for Georgia and numerous
other routine matters were disposed
of at the meeting,” Chairman Bar
nett stated.
Commissioner J. P. Wilhoit, of
Warrenton, designated by Governor
Talmadge as a one-man highway
board under the martial law regula
tions, was notified of the meeting in
Moultrie but did not attend it, Capt.
Barnett stated.
Governor Talmadge speculated as
to whether the ousted highway
board members “planned to remove
the state capitol to Moultrie,” when
he was informed of the meeting
there.
FLORIDA WILL ESCAPE DAM
AGE; SCORES INJURED IN
CUBA.
Miami, Fla., July 4.—The tropical
storm that has killed 13 in Trindad
and five in Cuba danced over' the
Gulf of Mexico some 200 miles off
the lower part of Florida Tuesday
and observers sai<j there was no in
dication of danger to the peninsular.
Weather bureau reports said the
disturbance apparently was moving
north westward and a drizzling rain
driven by south wide, began to fall
in Miami Monday night. Fresh winds
probably ranging as high as 30 miles
an hour, were forecast for the Flori
da west coast. Storm warnings at
Key West were reduced to small
craft notices.
The storm blew up a week ago and
killed 13 in Southern Trinidad where
the government estimated damage at
$3,000,000. It followed a water route
nearly a thousand miles to Pounce on
Pinar Del Rio in Western Cuba. Ha
vana, out of the storm path, report
ed occasional gusts of wind reaching
a velocity of 70 miles an hour, but
no property damage was reported
and the prevailing speed was 18 to
20 miles an hour.
Weather observers said the storm
was of small diameter and that its
intensity apparently had diminished.
JULY 3 IN NEW YORK
COLDEST ON RECORD
2 ATLANTANS HELD
IN CRASH; SIX HURT
T. E. AND J. A. HIGGINBOTHAM
JAILED; THREE IN CRITICAL
CONDITION.
FISHING PARTY REPORTS
172 POUNDS OF REDFISH
We clip from a Florida exchange
Ihe following remarkable fish story
in which connection the name of
well known former Taylor county
citizen is mentioned;
“A. F. (Pete) Cosey, of the Hardee
Uunty Seed & Crate company, and
his father, F. E. Cosey, of Byron,
0a., went fishing in Lemon Bay, on
the gulf, Tuesday afternoon and
night ami returned Wednesday morn-
init with 172 pounds of redfish. They
also report a big catch of sea trout
and other fish. Mr. Cosey had spent
a few days here with his son and was
highly pleased with the fine fishing
this section of Florida offers.”
A ‘< & C. ROAD SEEKS
TO USE UNION STATION
Gov. Talmadge Orders Cut
In State Ad Valorem Tax
Governor Eugene Talmadge Wed
nesday issued an order reducing the
state ad valorem tax from 5 to 4
mills for the year 1933, directing
the first slash in the state’s basic
source of revenue in more than 40
years
The order for the reduction will be
sent to Comptroller General Wm. B.
Harrison today.
Under the law the governor fixes
the ad valorem tax, but it cannot ex
ceed 5 mills. The five mill levy was
first offered by Governor Terrell and
has been in effect since that time,
each succeeding governor having
ordered the five mill levy through
out his administration.
“The order I am issuing cuts the
state tax on real estate 20 per cent,”
the governor said. “I hope that my
course will be followed by the coun
ties and municipalities because
everything possible to relieve the
over burdened taxpayers should be
done.”
The governor announced his tax
reduction after a series of confer
ences over the holiday.
The reduction of one mill in the
state ad valorem tax as ordered
yesterday by Gov. Talmadge will
result in a saving to the tax payers
of Taylor county approximately $1,-
633.62 based on 1932 valuation of
$1,633,620.00. The valuation for
1933 is not available as this is being
put into type, however it is believed
the figures will be practically the
same for each of the years.
COMPLETION OF HIGHWAY
NO. THREE IS PROMISED
New York, July 3.—Monday was
the coldest July 3 on record in New
York City.
The new cold record for the date
was established at 9 a. m., eastern
standard time when the official ther
mometer registered 55 degrees.
The normal average for July 3 is
73 degress.
Light Snow Falls in Pennsylvania
Kane, Pa., July 3.—A light snow
fell in Kane Monday. The flurry ac
companied a temperature drop to 40
degrees. The mercury hovered in the
90’s all last week.
County Visited By Coolest
July Fourth Since 1886
When Mercury Dropped to 50
July Fourth (Tuesday) was the
coldest day recorded here, it is said,
since 1886 The mercury took a tum
ble during the setting of the sun
Monday afternoon and its rising
Tuesday morning of about 40 de
grees. Local citizens resorted to
heavier clothing and in many in
stances grate fires. In the grate of
Judge Peed, Ordinary of the county
located in the court house a steady
coal fire was kept steadily burn
ing all day, frequently visited and
greatly enjoyed by numbers of
persons.
The cool change is said to have
been due from a high pressure of
winds sweeping down from Canada
and no tfrom the hurricane recently
sweeping over Cuba and lower part
of Florida, it is claimed.
PAGE TO COLLECT
PROCESSING TAX
Montezuma, Ga., July 4.—A big
fruit truck sideswiped a flat topped
truck on which more than a score of
f iicnickers sat with their legs dangl-
ng over the side, nt Spring creek
bridge, inside the city limits at Mon
tezuma Tuesday.
One woman’s Jeft leg was cut off;
another’s was so badly broken that
it will have to be amputated, doc
tors saidjtwo others are in a critical
condition at the hospital and several
others were hurt.
The injured include:
1 Miss Agnes Peaster, 17, high
School girl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Peaster, leg cut off in acci
dent.
Mrs. Iloy Abbott, 22, broken leg;
amputation believed necessary.
Mrs. Arthur Hill, 30, mother of
four children, broken leg, condition
critical.
Miss Daisy Daughtery, 16, in hos
pital, legs badly lacerated and body
bruised.
Mrs. L. J. Hill and MTss Dorothy
Hill, also severely injured, were tak
en to their homes.
The people were on their way
to a barbecue and all-day picnic at
Miona Springs near Montezuma,
when they drove onto a narrow
bridge.
The truck coming from the oppo-
sie direction attempted to cross the
bridge at the same time. There
wasn’t room. Some of the young
people were able to pull their legs
out of the way, but those who didn’t
were terribly hurt.
County offeers announced that
they were holding the drivers of the
fruit truck in jail at Oglethorpe,
where they are booked as T. E and
G. A Higginbotham, of Atlanta.
They were charged with intent ao
fnurder, the officers said.
The driver of the truck occupied
by the picnic party was William
Robert Peaster,
A telegram to Mrs. T. E. Higgen-
botham, • Atlanta, informed her
Tuesday afternoon of the accident
In whch her husband and son, J. A,
Higgenbotham, figured at Montezu
ma. Higgenbotham is a wholesale
dealer _in produce. His wife said he
hhd the son were on their -way -to
Savannah for a truck load of pota
toes when the accident occurred.
Higgenbotham advised his wife he
expected an early hearing on the
charges against him.
Accident Victims Repsrted Better
Montezuma, Ga., July 5.—Three
women who suffered broken legs
when a truck on which they were
riding was sideswiped by a vegetable
truck Tuesday morning were report
ed in satisfactory condition in the
hospital at Montezuma Wednesday.
T. E. Higginbotham and his son,
J. A. Higginbotham, who were in
charge of the vegetable truck, were
released from the county jail Wed
nesday. Officers who arrested them
after the accident have exonerated
them of blame. They were said to
have been returning to Columbus
from Savannah, where they had de
livered a load of potatoes, when the
trucks collided.
Activities At Local Forest
Camp Attracting Interest of
Camp Personnel and Citizens
Day by day the ties of friendship
between local citizens and the entire
personnel of the Jocal Civilian Con-
srevation Corps becomes more bind
ing, while keeh interest in camp
activities is universal.
The camp, which is located on a
most desirable plot of ground two
miles north of Butler, on route three
gives the impression of passers-by
as an orderly, well kept and attrac
tive tented city, and in which uwells
as warm-hearted {congenial officers
and enlisted men as has ever been
brought together according' to num
ber.
A permanent location, which lias
been an important question since the
arrival of the men here three weeks
ago, has been definitely settled in
fuvor of the present site which was
staked off and surveyed by Lieut
Rohrer last Saturday with construc
tion of large mess hall to begin
today also work of constiucting
large water storage tank of 4300
gallon capacity, is scheduled to begin
today under the direction of Mr.
Barnett and his foremen.
Work is progressing nicely on the
dam on east side of the camp, this
providing the necessary water for a
large swimming pool.
Bids have been called for for furn
ishing lumber for a number oi
buildings to be erected taking the
place of most of the tents now being
used.
Equipment for the electric gene
rating plant, Kohier system, has ar
rived and will be installed as soon as
buildings are constructed.
The camp was again placed under
quarantine Tuesday due to the de
velopment of another case of measles
among the mne. Lieut. Malloy, camp
medical. officer, believes the out
break of mesles is now under con
trol.
The organization of a camp base
ball team js under way, the team to
be coached and managed by Lieut
Stewart. As soon as the present
quarantine is lifted the camp team
will be ready to receive invitations
for games with outside teams.
Mrs. Stewart and little son,
joined Lieut. Stewart here last week
and are comfortably located at the
West Hoiel.
Mrs. •jtohre;, wife of Lieut. Rohrer
spent‘'yesterday in the city seeking a
location for herself and little daugh
ter. They will occupy an apartment
in the city.
The arrival of a number of addi
tional army trucks to be used in
forestry work is expected this week.
The Texas Oil Company has been
awarded the contract for supplying
the army trucks used in the forestry
worlc with gasoline and' oils, tanks
for which will be installed on the
camp site this week.
Rev. W. E. Hightower, pastor of
the Butler Methodist church preach
ed a sermon a the camp last Sunday
which was greatly appreciated and
very well attended by the 'boys. Next
Sunday Rev. H. G Hobbs, pastor of
the local Baptist church will preach
at 9:00 a. m. The officers and men
of the camp greatly appreciate the
added effort of the two Butler pas
tors and hope that they will continue
their goo dwork.
VETERANS ENJOY
REUNION IN SPITE
OF COOL SNAP
ANNUAL GATHERING W. C.
DAVIS CAMP ISPANISH-AMERI-
CAN WAR VETERANS WELL
ATTENDED HERE TUESDAY.
Atlanta, Birmingham & Coast
nauroda Saturday asked the Public
i J r V.° G Commission for permission
discontinue using the terminal
r 1 ° n PP Forsyth Street. The rail-
ruY,et. S ?i cou 'd make the change
because of a reduced ren-
j ls ' ( eil that the change be au-
Doa 7 ' 0 ' 1 effective August I. It pro-
tlu v p, terminal facilities from
tii f “ St. L. railroad, which is
A n ,r e , of state-owned W. &
cr'ce f v • The commission set the
e for hearing July 12.
< OMPETE FOR TITLE OF
“MISS PEACH COUNTY”
"If Adjutant General Lindley
Camp will keep J. W. Barnett and
W. C. Vereen off the highway board,
that 15 mile strip of road on Route
Three, between here and Thomaston
is goin£ to be paved before Christ-
mas,” Governor Talmadge told a
Fourth of July crowd at Albany
Tuesday.
ROBERTA MAN JAILED AFTER
JUSTICES RELEASE H I M
nrenaniti^ ey ’ ,Fl '- v 4.—Extensive
beauty n " S a ! e being made for 1 a
high lc , Li ean t to . be staged at the
60 voiinl . au d’.torium July 7. About
niarrh- Kenv men 1 W '" P e * n the grand
Roberta, Ga., July 5—Walter
Wheeler, white man of Crawford
county, was rearrested yesterday
after he was freed at a commital
hearing of charges of slaying Mann
Bonner, negro, last Sunday .
Solicitor Charles K. Garrett of
Macon ordered Wheeler’s arrest, it
was said, after he learned that
Wheeler is related to George Har
ris, one of the justices of the peace
who conducted the hearing. Ine
other justice was C B. Moncrief.
PAUL BROWN WINS
IN TENTH DISTRICT
Peach
"'el fare
of “Miss
sponsored by the
Athens, Ga, July 5.—The Tenth
Wn n f 10 "’ is
Peach n c L5' f lu \ an d merchants of j fate Chas. H. Brand. .... , *}, e
_ county for the benefit of child There were nine candidates »n
"°ik. field including two women.
overwhelming vote t
Paul Brown,, attorney of Elberton, to
serve out the unexpired term of tne
Atlanta, Ga., July 4.—W. Eugene
Page, Georgia’s first democratic col
lector of internal revenue in a dozen
years will begin collection five days
from Tuesday of the first new tax
to be paid under President Roose
velt’s program to aid agriculture.
It’s the processing tax on wheat—
the flour used to bake biscuits or {
Cotton Reduction Plan
Given Hearty Cooperation
By Taylor County Farmers
Taylor county farmers are for the
most part responding whole-hearted
ly to the efforts of county commit
teemen to get a 100 per cent sign-up
of cotton allotment contracts.
Only two features of the campaign
that used by your baker for cakes, have tended to complicate matters in
pies and bread. Taylor county: (1) Over-estimation
This tax, the processing tax oil ; of yields per acre by a large number
cotton to be collected if the farmers j of farmers, and (2) lack of coopera-
of the nation sign up to reduce their tion on the part of a few large land
production this year by 3,000,000 owners, who report smaller acreage
bales and several other new ones, than they actually have planted, or
are to come within the jurisdictions are so lukewarm that their influence
oS, Mr. Page. j discourages the signing of smaller
growers.
BUENA VISTA MAN’S LEGS Fortunately we have in most com-
t nri oL'VTi'Rc'n u v Ti? a I v munities committeemen whose in-
ARE SEVERED BY TRAIN, influence and integri ty have
_ .. 7 , ., largely counteracted these adverse
In attempting to catch a ride on a featu res, and it loo k s like now that
moving Central of Georgia freight f j , a y] 0 r county will retire from pro-
car near Buena Vista, a man, be- duction at Ieast 5j0 oo acres which
ieved to have been a hobo, had re p re sents not less than 26 per cent
Death of Miss Frierson,
of Athens, Source of
Sorrow to Friends Here
Officers and members of W. C.
Davis Camp Spanish-American war
gathered at McCants mill Tuesday
for their annual convention which in
spite of .cool and disagreeable weath
er, was made a memorable occasion.
Veterans of other wars and their
families as well as the families of
the Spanish-American War were
honored guests as were also fully a
hundred local friends. .
Composing the W. C. Davis Camp
are veterans from more than a dozen
counties of the 24 counties compris
ing the Third Congressional district.
The principal speaker of the oc
casion was State Commander Ralph
Steckel, of Fort McPherson, who was
introduced by Mr. Henry Standfield,
of Americus and an official of the
camp. Other prominent state officials
present included: Hons. A. C. Bel
lamy, Dept Adjutant; H. P. Jack,
Department Quartermaster; and C.
C. Langford, Dept. Aid de Camp, all
of Atlanta.
Commander Steckel spoke at
length on the activities of the Span
ish-American War veterans in the
upbuilding of the community, state
and nation, stressing the importance
of better citizenship and cooperation
with all governmental authorities for
the protection and welfare of our
beloved home land. He also explained
ip a most comprehensive and able
manner the purpose of the associat
ed war veterans which is becoming
very popular both in the state and
throughout the country.
In all the meeting was one of un
usual interest to the large gathering
present and long to be • remembered
as one of the most delightful
corded here in a long while.
School Trustees Elected
In Five Districts of County
An election to fill vacancies on the
boardt iof liu.steep, for, five school,
districts In the county was " recenttjl
held with the following results:
Butler Dist. Dr. R. C. Montgomery.
Turner Dist., B. H. Spillers
Central Dist., E. M. Gaultney
Wesley Dist., Clyde Wilson
Muuk Dist., Dave Harbuck.
The above were commissioned
Tuesday for a term of three yeurs by
the County Board of Education.
Miss Maxwell And Party
Return From Big Fair
EUaville, Ga., July 1.—Two Ella-
ville automobile parties who left the
first part of June to attend the Cen
tury of Progress Exposition • in
Chicago have returned Home and
from reports given by them, the ex
position Is a complete success.
The first party returning home
was composed of Miss Bessie Stevens
Miss Belle Stevens, Miss Marguerite
Hill and Bud Hays. They visited
.Canada taking in Niagara Falls and
'New York City, Washington, D. C.,
and other points of interest on their
return home.
The second party was composed
of Mrs. Harold Head, Harold Sears
Head, Miss Elizabeth Collins, Miss
Martha Maxwell, of Talbotton, Miss
Martha Munro and Miss Ruth Stat-
ham. This party returned home by
Knoxville, Tenn., and visited many
points of interest in all the states
manufacturers of 1 Gainesville, Fla.,
Both parties reported
both legs completely severed Friday.
The man was taken to Americus
foi medical attention, but his name
could not be learned as hospital au
thorities said he had just been taken
from the operating room and was
still under the influence of ether.
One leg was severed just above
the ankle and the other near the
knee.
PENSION CHECKS ARRIVE
of our total cotton acreage. Our quo
ta was fixed at 7,151 acres, which
was based on our average cotton
acreage of the last 5 years and did
not take into account the heavy re
duction in acreage nor the “bumble
bee” cotton of Taylor county.
As for the whole south it looks
like we will go over the top,
It will be a source of sorrow to
her many Butler friends where she
has been a frequent visitor, to learn
of the death of Miss Marianna Frier
son, whose passing occurred at her
home in Athens Saturday last.
Miss Frierson was a sister of the
late Hon. T. H. Frierson, of Butler, j traversed. -
Among her near relatives in Butler | splendid trips devoid of accidents,
are Mrs. H. P. Wallace, Mrs. J. W.
Hall and Mr J. R. Frierson. She was
bom in Athens April 13, 1849. She
was the daughter of Jas. D. Frierson
and Maragret Hancock Bostick Frier
son, and was a grand daughter of
Thomas Hancock, for whom one of
Athen’s leading streets is named.
Miss Frierson was for many years
chaperon at Lucy Cobb institute, and
was beloved by the students and fac
ulty as an interesting and unusual
person.
Local C. C. C. Men Spend
Holiday With Homefolks
Local foresters located in other
camps in the state were welcome
home-comers for the week end, some
„n. c „„„ and 1 having their time extended to cover
Georgia will get its quota’of 934,000 July 4th. The locals were in the pink
acres. This information should come. of condition, proving their every
out in the daily papers within a few contention that they were well cared
days, as the campaign' is due to close for and given the very best atten-
Confederate I Saturday night, July 8th. tion. Among the homecomer? were:
All cotton farmers who for some From the Dahjonega camp, Dana
of
Pension checks of
veterans for half of the month , .... — -■ _ ■ T i m - j . m t
April were received and promptly | reason or another have not signed up Downs, Joel Bloodvvoith, Charlie I
distributed last week by Judge L |T. I their acreage to date should see ope TrusseU, Hughlan Chapman, Robert ble
Peed, ordinary of Taylor county, of their local committeemen before ( Newsom and Hendley Saunders.
The checks were for $15 for each of: Saturday night. j From the Commerce camp, Murray
the 36 prisoners j W. A. LUNDY, County Agt. [ Walker.
‘The Great Salvation”
Rev. Hobbs Subject Sunday
Preaching services will be held at
the Butler Baptist church Sunday,
July 9th. We have a graded church
school which meets at 9:50 a. m.
with all departments.
Preaching services will be held at
11 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. The subject
of the morning worship will .be a
Btudy of “The Great Salvation.” Im
mediately after the close 1 of this
service we will hold a church con
ference and all our members are
urged to be present and remain, for
the conference.
The Junior and Senior B. Y. P.
U.’s meet at 7:00 p. m. and the eve
ning preaching hour is 8:00. The
subject for this hour will be the sec
ond in a series on, “God the Um
pire of the Ages.”
A cordial invitation is extended
all to come and worship with us.
II. G. HOBBS, Pastor.
If your eyes are giving you trou-
e see Dr. Johnson at Porter’s Drug
Store July 13th. He will fit you with
genuine Hawkes glasses if you need
them. All work guaranteed.