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BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday July 13,1933
Number 35
NEW SET-UP FOR
GEORGIA RELIEF
WORK ANNOUNCED
A LL EMPLOYES
I'VVO WEEKS NOTICE,
ARE GIVEN
GEORGIA TO GET
MORE AID FUND
HARRY L HOPKINS COMMENDS
GOVERNOR TALMADGE IN AN
NOUNCING NEW ALLOTMENT.
Atlanta, July 8.—A new setup ot
the Georgia Kelief Administration,
his state’s agency for administering
federal relief tunas, was announceu
Saturday and all employes were
dropped from the pay roll and given
two weeks' notice
Herman De La Peinere, “rrectot
, lf -he relief administration, is to be
retained under a new sej. up wnich
takes over administration or federal
relief funds in Georgia Monday, un
der direction of the Georgia Keitel
Council, a citizen’s .committee headed
dv Konald Ransom, Atlanta banker.
Mr DeLaPerriere said the new set
UP was due to a new law which
brougnt about a co-ordination of all
federal relief agencies and that the
Georgia Relief Administration, which
has been operating on Reconstruc
tion Finance Corporation funds, was
merely passing out of the picture be
cause no further funds trom that
source are available. In the future
funds for this state will come from
the National Relief Administration.
AH of the 15 employes of the old
relief administration have been
dropped from the pay roll. Whether
any of them will be re-employed by
the new organization which takes
charge Monday with Miss Gay
Shepperson, secretary of the State
Welfare Department as executive
secretary, was not anounced. Those
whose jobs were abolished under the
new set up included five field super
visors and ten office attaches. Among
those dropped from the pay roll
there were listed S H Hollis, M. H.
Cameron, J. P. Sumner, Arlie Tucker
John A. Peterson, Dr. R A. Franklin
Vernon Habb, and John C. Peterson.
Others dropped from the list were
announced as including Tom Linder,
executive secretary I to Gov. Tal-
madge, and Mrs. Harriet Jackson,
one of the governor’s secretaries,
who were on the administration pay
roll to help handle mail.
Mr Ransom said he had no com
ment to make on the changes at this
time but would probably have some
thing to say later. Asked about
probable local changes under the set
up in various communities, he said
those would be worked out by local
organizations
Bibb Factory Has
Doubled Its Force
Random Notes From The Pen
Of One Working With C. C. C.
Washington, July 7.—Harry L.
Hopkins, emergency relief adminis
trator, early Friday night announced
an additional grant of $79,392 for
Georgia unemployment relief, mak
ing a total of $177,909 thus far giv
en that state.
At the same time, the relief direc
tor issued a copy of a statement by
L W. Post, assistant emergency re
lief director, which he said was made
to him after a conference between
Post and Gov Talmadgc of Georgia.
The grant to Georgia, Hopkins
said, came as a result of this con
ference. Post’s statement follows:
"I want especially to express my
appreciation to Governor Talmaage
for the sincere co-operation which
he is giving the Washington admin
istration in the matter of relief. I
believe that under the commission
the relief money in Georgia will be
wisely and efficiently administered.
I sincerely hope and believe that the
relief rolls will be substantially re
duced over a period of the next three
or four months. This will be the
first and ultimate object of the state
administration. If we do not reduce
these rolls, the money appropriated
by congress will not last beyond No
vember or December.”
Home Folk Honor
Mr. Page With Feast
Macon, July 10.—The Bibb Manu
facturing .company plans virtually to
double its force and pay roll to meet
the national textile code and W. D.
Anderson, president, described the
program as ushering in ‘‘a new era.”
Between 3,000 and 3,500 employes
will be added by the Bibb Mills at
Macon and elsewhere. Mr. Anderson
said, making the entile force total
between 7,000 and 7,500. He estimat
ed the new pay roll at between $70,
000 and $75,000 weekly and added
that some workers already have been
employed in preparation for require
ments of the bill.
Anderson, who represented south-
thern textile manufacturers at pre
liminary hearings in Washington,
said he was “delighted to hear the
President has approved the textile
code substantially without change”
and predicted the industry will pass
previous peaks of employment.
'The adoption of this program by
the textile industry, to be followed
by adoption of similar codes by all
other industries,” he said, “ushers in
a new era for those engaged in
production of goods, labor, manage
ment and stockholders. The high
standards of ethics, of wages and of
hours of work, of hours of operation
?t machinery provided in the code
"], sur ® , a new deal and a fair deal for
311 at interest.”
Besides the Bibb Mills, plants are
operated by this company at Co-
umbus, Porterdale and Reynolds.
George W. McCommon, president
Ju , Atlantic Mills, said he was
beartedly behind the program
in "j 1 ! 11 ' 1 * Put his mills in line on
July 17,
Mrs, Marshall Cele
brates 78thiBirthday
motvL nte ^ ma ’ Ga—Honoring their
occasion S f: W ' T ’ MarshallT on the
J f h « 78th birthday, Mrs.
men and Mrs. Watt Espy
Friday ne< at a d ' nner party for her
Columbus, Ga., July 7.—Home folk
Friday night honored the nations’s
first state revenue collector appoint
ed by President Roosevelt—W. E.
Page, publisher of The Columbus
Ledger and Enquirer ' Sun—with
fish dinner at the exclusive Big Eddy
club at Columbus
Maj. John S. Cohen, president and
editor of The Atlanta Journal and
democratic national committeeman
from Georgia, lauded Page for his
activity in behalf of the national
campaign in which Roosevelt was
elected
Major Cohen said “Columbus and
all Georgia should feel proud that
Page was the first of the state reve
nue collectors to be appointed. He
was given the honor through merit
and his position is most important in
democratic party affairs in the state
of Georgia.”
United States Senator R. B. Rus
sell, Jr., told the neighbors and
friends of Page that “Mr. Page’s ap
pointment is in recognition of ' his
sterling worth to the Democratic
party. Nineteen thirty-two is the
first time as far as I know in the
history of the state of Georgia
wherein a presidential candidate has
carried every county in the state
and Page was President Roosevelt’s
personal representative in that drive.
His appointment is worthy of the
excellent work he has done for the
party.”
Speaking for the army, Col. F.
Munson, acting commandant, of the
infantry school at Fort Benning, also
praised Page , . . .
The honor guest responded briefly,
speaking his appreciation for the
entertainment given for him.
F. G. Lumpkin, a leading Colum
bus citizen, was chairman of ar
rangements for the dinner and Frank
Foley, well-known attorney of Co
lumbus, was master of ceremonies.
Foley read a telegram from Repre
sentative B. T. Custellow, of the
Third congressional district, regret
ting his inability to attend the din-
Atlantans who attended included
Al’-Ort Thornton, J. D Robinson,
Arthur Lucas, C H. Cox and Tom
Daniel.
Two Montezuma Homes
Are Damaged by Fire
Montezuma, Ga., July 6.-—Two
houses were slightly damaged by fire
Wednesday morning about ten o clock
and the fire truck was sent out to
extinguish the home of Mr. and Mrs
John Fowler. .
The second fire alarm was sounder
late Wednesday afternoon and the
truck was called out ot extinguish
the flames of a negro house belong
ing to Mr. Cullen Richardson.
Both fires were caused by defec
tive flues in the kitchen chimneys,
It is not known whether the
tags were insured.
Your reporter has taken care of
many jobs during his brief sojourn
in the Army of the United States,
even to acting as a Post Chaplain in
the absence of the regular ministei
of the gospel who held tiiat job. To
day he takes up another job, one of
tne many that the Army does besides
fight in time of peace, and that one
is reporting the events that take
place on the camp site, P 78, two
miles north of your city. While we
will not attempt to imitate that
prominent and popular columnist,
Walter Winchell, we will simply have
to set down things as they come up
and ask you to bear with ub.
* * •
Brother Hobbs, pastor of the local
Baptist church preached a sermon at
the services held in camp on last
Sunday morning. The services were
well attended, everyone feeling that
they had received a great deal of
good from Brother Hobbs’ message,
ivreyone in camp appreciates to the
fullest the added efforts of Brother
Hobbs and Brother Hightower in
conducting services in our camp each
Sunday.
* * *
The Willingham Sash and ' Door
Company of Macon was awarded the
contract for supplying the lumber
for the Mess Building and for the
Store Building that will be construct
ed in camp. Tuesday afternoon the
lumber started arriving from Macon.
At last now, we feel, that we are
getting somewhere in the establish
ment of our permanent camp. In
few days the Mess Building will be
gin to rise above the ground and
after all that is the place where the
inner man is satisfied, hence the
most important building in camp. If
Pearl N., driver No. 2, 8th section.
• * *
The Texaco Oil Company has been
awarded the gas and oil contract for
the .camp. Mr. W. K. Woodall, of
Thomaston, was at camp on last Fri
day installing the five hundred and
fifty gallon tank and pump. It won’t
be long now before we have a real
town, with a filling station, a
water system, a lighting system and
so forth. We are even about to start
ir. the political game. The following
'have announced their candidacy for
;Mayor of our village: Lieut. Rohrer,
Mr. Barrett and Sergeant Smith. Mr.
Barrett is strong for local option.
Sergeant Smith is also a candidate
ifor Chief of Police.
* * *
A great deal of argument has been
Igoing lately as to who is the most
Jversatile “man about town” in camp,
lit narrowed down to three com
petitors, namely: Lieut. Howe, Lieut.
Malloy and Lieut. Stewart. Most
everybody agreed that Lieut. Howe
'talked too little, that Lieut. Stewart
talked too much and as a result the
Doctor won out and boy, it ■' was a
good selection. Some of the C C. C.
boys said that if thev only had the
bars on their shoulders, they cov’d
go a long way toward qualifying in
( that direction too. Corporal Phillips
says that he does not need any bars.
* * *
A baseball league has been organ
ized in camp. The boys in camp are
organized into eight sections for
their work. Each one of these sec
tions has a baseball team and is
represented in the league. To date
a total of six games have been
played. The league standing will be
published each week beginning with
next week’s issue of the Herald.
MISS LOUISE HART
WILL PRACTICE LAW
COLUMBUS GIRL PASSES EX-
AMINATIONS A ND WILL BE
ADMITTED TO BAR NEXT SAT
URDAY.
you do not think that these boys can 'Games are played daily after work,
mJtes 'r.S ted pests were the school
Marshall d glrlhood Wends of Mrs.
MissR^fS w ?, re Miss Delia Hays,
son, Mrs y a ™ ,1 A°ta Mrs ’ E ’ J ’ WiU
Sj? p oweil,*
M rs ‘ E - B.
"lanv otVinv VL"*°j ttUU iVArs * w-arsnaii.
day attestini rie *u da called during the
flowpfc _ PA their affection with-
tip Powpii McKenzie, Mrs. Bet-
Mrs. E p’ r drs : Ml. R. McElmurray,
Many on, ’ *? ri8 . and Mrs. Marshall.
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flowers
dainty gifts.
build-
HOME LOAN PERSONNEL
NAMED FOR GEORGIA
Washington, D. C., July /-The
federal home loan- bank board Satur
day announced the appointment
the full personnel of officials for the
Home Owners- Loan Corporation in
Georgia. A. C. Morgan, assistant to
state manager, John * Conya^ J\ j
counsel, ei ®U at Atlanta h e a d quarters.
n twJo. manager of tne -M.a
with-j-G. Glenn Toole, manager
con branch.
eat just come out sometime, or else
consult Corporal Asher, < the Mess
Sergeant.
* * *
Word has been received at camp
that no barracks building will be
constructed as yet. As a result the
men will continue to live under can
vas until next Fall.
• * *
We do not know who is the proud
est, Mr. Barrett or Mr. Compton. Mr.
Barrett is our Camp Superintendent
and Mr. Compton is one of the Fore
men. You see Mr. Compton- had a
visit from the stork at his home in
Athens and Mr. "Barrett was present
ed on Tuesday with eight brand new
Chevrolet trucks, the latter to be
used in hauling men and supplies to
and from the forestry work and the
former to -be of considerable trouble
to his parents until he passes the
measles, mumps and whooping cough
stage. The trucks were not a gift of
Dr. Stork.
* * ■*
The following named -men were
this week appointed as leaders:
Charles N. Anderson
Robert E. French
Perry E. Hill
Roy L. Phillips
Ralph Ratliff
Abram Rogers
Grover L. Roland
Thomas Rutherford
Herman E. Sartin.
They will act as assistant fore
men to Mr. Barrett and his foremen.
The following named men were ap
pointed Assistant Leaders at the
same time:
Odell C. Brooks
Forrest C. Carmichael
Guy Carmichael
Kirby Fairchild
James L. Foley
Perrin H. Guyton
Larry G. Hargett
Emerson Hudson-
Marshall H. Isabell
Marvin Lauderdale
Lee L. McCord
Marville Scott
Leslie W. Shappley
Everett J. Spear
These men were selected, after
careful observation of them at their
work by Mr. Barrett and his men
and from the disciplinary side in
camp as observed by the Army per
sonnel. The rating of Leader carries
a wage of $45.00 per month with it
and the rating of Assistant Leader a
wage of $36.00 per month.
* * *
Mr. Barrett has selected the fol
lowing named men as truck drivers
for his eight new trucks:
Barber, Hershell, driver No. 1,
Johnson, Ernest, driver No. 2, 1st
section.
Crawford, Lee, driver No. 1, Mor
gan, Millard driver No. 2, 2nd sec
tion.
Crum, Gladys, driver No. 1, Palm
er, Henry, driver No. 2, 3rd section.
Davis, Edward, driver No. 1,
Gainey, Ralph, driver No. 2, 4th
section.
. Green, Robert, driver No. 1, Grif
fin, Tillman, driver No. 2, 6th sec
tion.
Johnson, Dub, driver No. 1, Lan
caster, Herbert, driver No. 2, 6th
section.
Knight, Steve, driver No. 1, Moore
Preston, driver No. 2, 7th section
Boykin, Carl, driver No. 1, Roter,
and on Saturdays. Lfeut. Stewart
has promised the team that wins the
championship a big feed with all tne
trimmings.
* * #
Several prominent local men have
been guests at the camp lately. Co!.
H. P. (Scrap) Wallace is a frequent
ar.d welcome guest. One can just
about tell when the Missus is away,
for “Scrap” becomes a permanent
resident then. Colonel Wallace has
been conducting a rather important
experiment lately, namely after din
ner naps on different kinds, of beds.
First he tried the camp commander's
bunk, then the First Sergeant’s, then
one of the C. C. C. boy’s and now we
understand, that he is praying that
his wife will make another visit
soon so that he can continue his
experiments. We wonder whose bunk
it will -be thiS time. However, the
Colonel surrounds himself by a great
veil of secrecy and mystery—so we
can do nothing but wonder.
Editor Benns has also been- a
guest. However he never came back.
We are afraid that the "chow”
(Army slang for food) was too much
for him, although the editor ex
pressed himself as well pleased and
stated that he would like to become
a regular boarder.
Remember you are always wel
come, so come on out and we will
take care of you as best we know
how.
* * *
This being our first reportorial
attempt we will now desist and ring
off until next week. Maybe by that
time we will have an opportunity to
think up something better in the way
of reading matter. Until that time
—Toodle Oo! Q. E. D.
Plans For Indian
Springs Camp Meeting
Are Taking On Shape
Macon-, July 12.—Arrangements
are being made to take care of
several thousand people at Indian
Springs, during the annual Holiness
camp meeting, to'be held this year
Aug. 10-20. R. F. Burden of Macon,
for many years a leader of the camp
meeting anounced Tuesday.
Bishop Arthur J. Moore, of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
will preach daily at 9:30 a. m., in a
special lecture series for ministers
of all denominations. Dr. H. C. Mor
rison and Dr. J. L. Brasher also will
give sermons daily; J. M. Glenn and
Henry -Bennett will direct work with
children and young people; Homer
Jenkins will be director of music.
Reservations for the camp meeting
may be -made with F. C. Benson of
Macon, who is already at the springs
making arrangements. The hotel
late is $1 a day for lodging and
meals; single meals are 35c. Accred
ited pastors and evangelists are
given lodging free, and meals at 20c
each or 50c a day.
Assisting in arrangements are R.
P. Sassnett, Jackson, and Mrs. T. H.
Clnrk, Tampa, who will he ■ at the
camp grounds after July 15, and
will have charge' of the hotel annex
where light housekeeping rooms are
available.
Columbus, Ga., July 9.—When
word was received from the state
board of examiners Saturday that
Miss Louise Hart had successfully
passed the Georgia bar examination
she not only became the second wom
an in Columbus to be admitted to the
-bar, but the youngest woman mem
ber of the Georgia bar. When she is
sworn in next Saturday Miss Hart
will immediately begin the practice
of criminal law, the first woman in
the state to engage in this phase of
the profession
Asked why she chose criminal law
rather than civil practice, generally
supposed to be more original for a
woman, Miss Hart said, “Because I
love people. I want to get out and
mix with them, to feel the throb of
life, rather than delve through mus
ty books in a secluded office.”
With three cases waiting for her,
Miss Hart is in a fever of excite
ment to begin her work, though she
knows she has many difficulties
ahead.
“It is doubly hard for a woman,”
she said, "for she has so much pre
judice to overcome. To succeed she
not only has to be bb good as a man
but better. She has to make the pub
lic forget her sex and that isn’t an
easy thing to do. But I like a fight.”
Miss Hart cannot remember the
time when she has not been in
terested in law, but it was only
eight months ago that she made the
decision to enter the profession. She
then began studying under Judge C
F. McLaughlin and such was her
aptitude that in less than a third the
time usually required, she passed
what is said to have been one of the
stiffest examinations ever 1 given
Georgia applicants. Miss Hart was
the only one of the local applicants
to be admitted at this time.
And while she has been studying
she has not neglected her social life.
She is president of the Cotillion club
and a leader in the younger set.
In addition to a brilliant mind and
a natural flair for conversation, Miss
Hart haR a splendid background for
her work. She is a graduate of Miss
Hivtldgc't School for Girls at Plain-
field, N. J, and did her college work
at Vassar. Since leaving Vassar and
before beginning her study of law,
Miss Hart was for several months a
member of the editorial staff of the
Ledger-Enquirer.
Miss Hart is the daughter of Mrs,
Wm. Hart and the late Mr. Hart, a
granddaughter of Mrs. W. L. Bullard
and a great grand daughter of the
late Mr and Mrs. A. O. Blackmar,
beloved Georgia citizens. On her
father’s side she comes of a family
of distinguished barristers. She is a
niece of Judge S H. Sibley and is a
descendant of Judge Hart, whose
name is known in all legal circles.
Miss Hart has not yet made defi
nite plans for her work, but with
three cases waiting for her she does
not expect to lose a day after she is
sworn in Saturday by Judge Mc
Laughlin and Early Johnson. She
will find many Interested hands eager
to assist her, for in the short time
that she has been in the court house
she has become the favorite of all—
from judge to janitor.
COTTON FUTURES
JUMP $3 A BALE
AS GRAINS BOOM
INCREASED ACREAGE REPORTS
DISREGARDED A S TRADERS
LOOK FOR SUCCESS OF RE
DUCTION PLANS.
New Orleans, July 10.—Disregard
ing government estimate of an 11.6
per cent increase in cotton acreage
this year, cotton traders Monday
centered attention on reports of in*
dicated success for the administra.
u n , ■ to slice that acreage
sharply and -bid up prices of the raw
staple more than- $3 a bale.
Meantime grains were setting new
highs in the Chicago market.
Cotton futures opened higher in
feverishly active trading atm subse
quently advanced to new top prices
for the past two years on a wave of
general buying which sent October
contracts of 10.90 and December to
11.07, up $2.90 to $3.10 a bale from
Saturday’s close and about 75c a bale
above the previous 1933 highs of
last month.
The market reacted a few points
at the end of realizing but closed
steady at net advances for the day
of $2,65 to $2.90 a bale.
Immediate delivery cotton scored a
gain- of $2.40 a bale which advanced
spot middling to a basis of 10.63
cents a pound .
The future market was influenced
by higher sterling exchange,' con
tinued Rood business ’ hews and
strength of grains but traders point
ed to the Washington advices voic
ing official optimism for the acreage
reduction program as the dominant
market factor.
Ben Persons Receives
Fractured Leg In Fall
It will be a source of regret to his
countless friends here and elsewhere
to learn of the painful injuries
sustained Saturday by Master Ben
Persons, young son of Mrs. Mary
Scandrett - Persons. While horso
back riding during the afternoon tho
horse stumbled and fell and in tho
mix-up % n was caught under the
Weig..v j. The horse causing a badly
fractured leg. He was rushed to tho
Macon hospital where an operation
was successfully performed and ac
cording to latest information he is
resting well and improving as nicely
as could -be expected.
Mr. Culberson Installs
New Cannery In Butler
The canning outfit that has been a
necessity in the county for years, has
been ins tailed by Mr. W. J. Culber
son in the new agriculture building
in Butler, and is ready to be Used
by the public. It has been Jested and
tried out and is most satisfactory.
Some of the town people have al
ready availed themselves of the op
portunity of using this outfit. Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday of each
week will be observed as canning
days. The public is invited to come
and take advantage of the cannery.
Full Faculty Butler Con
solidated School Chosen
For 1933-34 Term
At a special meeting of the local
board of trustees, held Tuesday
night last, the following were elect
ed members of the Butler school
faculty for the ensuing year:
C. R. Brown, Superintendent, Latin
Miss Melissa Ogburn, English
Miss Martha Maxwell, Talbotton,
Mathematics.
Claude B. Rickman, Clayton
French-History.
J. J. Segars, Jefferson, Science.
W. J. Culberson, Jefferson, Agri
culture.
Miss Ethel Turner, Milledgeville,
English-History
Miss Elissa Cobb, Seventh Grade,
Miss Verna Jarrell, Butler, Sixth
Grade.
Miss Mildred Jones, Sumter, Fifth
Grade.
Miss Hilda Windham, Reynolds,
Fourth Grade.
Miss Sue Snyder, Ellaville, Third
Grade.
Miss Ruth Dunwody, Butler, Sec
ond Grade.
Miss Adelaide Tomlinson, Ft.
Valley, First Grade.
Mrs. J. W. Edwards, Butler, Music.
REV. H. G. HOBBS TO PREACH
AT ANTIOCH NEXT SUNDAY
Announcements M. E.
Church Next Sunday
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Preach
ing-at the Forestry Camp at 9:30 a.
m. and at the local Methodist church
at 11 a. m. Evening services con
ducted by the League at 8 p. m. You
are cordially invited to join us in
worship at any of these, hours.
Quarterly conference for the But
ler and Howard charge at Wesley
church Saturday, July 22nd. All of
ficials are urged to’ be present.
W. E. HIGHTOWER, Pastor.
MARSHALLVILLE NAMES
NEW SCHOOL CHIEF
Rev. H. G. Hobbs will preach at
Antioch Baptist church Sunday
morning and evening. The morning
subject will be, “The Original New
Testament Faith.” The subject for
the evening hour will be, “Set Your
Own Standard.”
Everybody is extended a cordial
invitation to attend these services.
Marshallville, Ga., July 10.—When
the Marshallville school 'board met
to elect teachers for the 1933-34
school year, it failed to reelect Prof.
W. H. Williams, whose term as su
perintendent expired, and elected in
his place Prof. B. C. Oliff, who has
served successfully as principal of
the Montezuma High school.
As a result, controversy has arisen
due to the fact that the county school
board has disregarded the decision of
the town board by re-electing Mr
Williams and failing to confirm the
election of Professor Oliff, who was
highly recommended.
THREE-DAY MEETING
Much interest was manifested in
the regular July meeting of the
Bethel Primitive Baptist church held
Friday, Saturday and Sunday last
with Elder McCorkle doing the
preaching.