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OB COUNTY
“The Golden Gate”
Between the Mountain,
and the Sea
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The Butler Herald.
••KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS"
County’s 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.
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BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday August 10,1933
Number 39
home loan corp.
blanks received
FOR TAYLOR CO.
,|»PI ICATIONS MUST BE MADE
TO ATTORNEY J. R. LUNSFORD
OK APPRISED G. A. ROBERTS.
LOCAL OFFICIALS EXPLAIN
OPERATION OF ACT.
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Minks for Taylor county have arrived
and now may be secured from ColJ.
r Lunsford, or Mr. G. A. Roberts,
"iio have been appointed Attorney
,„d Appriser, respectively, for this
'Telow is an official statement from
Messrs Lunsford and Roberts ' con-
cerninn the operating plain, applica-
* IO Blank applications for loans from
the Home Owner’s Loan Corporation
mav now be procured from Mr. Luns
ford, attorney, at Reynolds, or from
Mr Roberts, appraiser, at Butler.
' in odor that applicants may fully
mderstand the method of making ap«
Stations, it will be necessary to con
fer personally with either the local
Appraiser or the local Attorney be
fore fillin'/ out application.
In order that applicants may fully
trible for a loan from the Home Own.
„' s Corporation, it is well that they
fullv understand the following ’ pro
visions of the Home Loan Act before
Halting application for a loan.
The act is intended solely to relieve
home owners from the probable loss
of t’ .i homes due to foreclosure ol
outs nding liens, and loans can only
be procured for the following pur-
°To pay liens recorded prior to June
1« Has, T- "av past due' taxes and
:y repairs to con-
itrvt the home. Loans to pay mort
gages or other recorded liens are lim
ited to 80 per cent of the appraised
value provided the holder of the lien
agrees to accept the Corporation’s
Bonds and 40 per ,"ent if necessary to
be paid in cash, in the event the mort
gage holder refuses to accept the cor
poration's bonds.
Loans to pay taxes and make nec
essary repairs are limited to 60 per-
rent appraised value.
No cash loans will be made to pay
outstanding mortgages or liens ex
cept in cases where the holder of the
ien refuses lb extend fuA*.-ir'*V*»*t<*
the borrower, and then only in ’ the
pent the borrower is unable to secure
item from any other source.
No loans will be made for any oth
er purpose save to satisfy mort-
giges and liens duly recorded nrior
to June 13, 1933 and to pay past due
Uses and for necessary repairs. It is
useless for persons desiring loans for
any other purpose to make applica
tion to Home Owners Corp. It is also
useless for any person who can.pro
cure a loan from any other source to
make application. To those persons
coming within the provisions of the
Home Owner s Act desiring loans.
Hessrs Lunsford and Roberts will be
W to extend any assistance to any
Undent of Taylor county. 1
Colton Crop Estimate Put
At Above 12 Million Bales
Washington, Aug. 8.—The agricul
ture department, estimating 19BQ. cot
ton production at 12,314,000 Tuesday
E ™ that the potential crop would be
"dicated at 16,561,000 but for the
cr »P reduction campaign of the agri-
wUural adjustment administration,
u Cotton taken out of production thru
K® campaign was indicated “to be
™>ut 4,237,000 bales,” the depart
ment said.
fJ St ‘. mates ky states, included ' the
following;
One-third of the official acceptances
due Taylor county for cotton acreage
reduction offers were received last
Saturday, August 6th. By Wednesday
August 9th, tnese had been checked
and mailed to farmers by the county
agent and duplicate copies of each re
turned to Washington along with cer
tificates signed by farmers, commit
teemen and county agent certifying
that each contract had been carried
out in Taylor county and the farmer
was entitled to payment lor his de
stroyed acreage.
It is hoped that acceptances will be
received for every Taylor county of
fer not later than the last of this
week. Committeemen have about com
pleted their inspection and it Is be-
lived that everyone’s check will be
received within ten days after paperB
are forwarded to Washington. Mr. C.
A. Cobb told a meeting of the exten
sion workers and committeemen in
Atlanta last week that they were
mailing out 100,000 acceptances daily
from Washington and expected to
mail out 100,000 checks daily this
week.
Except for delays due to mistakes
which are bound to occur, we hope to
complete this campaign withing a
very few days in Taylor county. It
will likely take about another week in
Macon county.
The county agent and ten local
and county committeemen from Tay
lor and Macon counties, also Miss Leo
nora Anderson and Mr. W. J. Culber
son of Butler, spent two days at the
cotton control conference in Atlanta
last week. Accounts of this meeting
may be seen elsewhere in this paper.
Suffice it to say that we were all
convinced that the Government plans
to control the cotton crop during
1934 and 1935, and all likelihood it
will mean the beginning of a new era
for the southern cotton farmer. It
was a privilege and an experience, we
will long remember. We beneve that
some of the most important and
epoch-making movements in the his
tory of agriculture and rural life are
in the aking today.
MACON COUNTY
CITIZENS TO HONOR
W. E. WILBURN
Between $90,000 and $110,000 will
be paid Taylor county farmers (624
of them) for about 6,100 acres of cot
ton which has been plowed up during
the last two weeks.
The county agent has bought 40,000
pounds of Austrian Winter Pee' —to,
"be planted'by farmers in TaylW *»«1
Talbot counties this fall, at 6 1-2
cents per pound.
This is being published as a news
item and not as an advertisement at
the expense of the Butler Herald.
Tavlor county planted 53,000 pounds
of winter legumes last fall. Some of
the best corn and cotton in the county
is after these cover crops. We believe
that 76,000 pounds could be sold in
this county this year if the peas were
available. They aren’t, so this is all
we are sure of getting, and, as usual,
it will be first come, first served.
W. A. LUNDY, County Agent.
Guns Stolen From
Arsenal at Athens
Located at Americus
r . 1933
\ "8'a 1,071,000
Alabama 1,143,000
3,541,000
itfuwInduction last
>3,002,000 bales.
1932
864.000
947.000
4,600,000
year was
lEST BEAUTY parlor
adds NEW OPERATOR
“J 11 Hie Manchester Mercury we
of blowing item which will be
tri-.j s > >° the many Taylor county
of M. ° f } Iiss Nel ' Garrett, daughtei
j} n< ) Mrs. E. O. Garrett, for-
T . of this county:
li Garrett, of Cuthbert,
Be added to the staff of
Hie Beauty Salon as a result ol
of hours by this shop
h e v l I7 m ofZ to the requirements! of
iv e ,i • c °de. Miss Garrett ar-
Manchester Wednesday.”
Go °D BOOKS GIVEN AWAY
ward S'® some ambitious, or for-
Swn a lik*’' N°ung man or woman to
ferine t!mv, ry their own i 1 am of-
fntitied .i , oosomely bound volumes
Katiovo?, “literature of all
cri 8mal rLi '? ss than half their
?>ve awav f and with which I will
u e oE coa > ; i “The Book of
IP in f, . o°und in beautiful blue
®ake a iji® en volumes. These hooka
Ga " or write 3ry themselves;
W ' E. STEED, Butler, Ga.
GOVERNOR TALMADGE WILL BE
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT MAM
MOTH BARBECUE PLANNED AT
OGLETHORPE NEXT WEDNES
DAY.
Dr. L. E. Shealy, Messrs C. A. Al
lison and Q. E. Worthington, of Og
lethorpe, headed a delegation of
prominent Macon ' county citizens
making a short visit to Butler, Rey
nolds and other points in. Taylor
county Tuesday, their mission being
that of extending a most cordial in
vitation to all white citzens of Tay
lor county to attend on the* court
house lawn at Oglethorpe next Wed
nesday, August 16th, an old-fashion
ed Georgia barbecue given by citizens
of Macon county in honor of Hon. W.
E. Wilburn, recently appointed a
member of the State Highway Board
and as a compliment to Governor
Eugene Talmadge who made the ap
pointment.
Governor Talmadge will be the
principal speaker of the occasion, his
nddress, which will be delivered on
the court house lawn at 11 o’clock,
will be in keeping with other speech
es recently made over the state by
the Governor dealing with the state’s
economical problems and pointing the
way to better conditions and more
creditable svstem of highways, a
square deal for greatly imposed upon
school teachers and fairer methods ol
handling the school system which has
been greatly hampered by the lack of
funds.
But speaking of the highways,
which necessarily plays an important
nart in the public affairs of the state
the people of this county and section
loin most heaiuly with our neighbor
countv—Macon — in extending con
gratulations to Governor Talmadge in
nis appointment of Mr. Wilburn as* a
member of the highway board, Mr.
Wilburn being regarded as one of the
best business men in the state and
particularly interested in good roads.
In extending the invitation to at
tend the barbpeue, the Macon county
delegation said that they are prepar
ing for and expecting fully one thou
sand people from Taylor county apd
were going to prepare to take care of
fullv that number from this county in
-•Mitjon to those of their own and ad-
Wnlno,. counties. “We want our
friends from the various towns, they
said, “but especially are we trying to
reach our farmer friends with our
invitation.” and to them in particula'
Is this message delivered.” So get
ready all ye folka from every nook
and corner of Tavlor county and
show our good ■ friends . in _ Macon
county that their invitation is ap
preciated an-I that we are backing
Governor Talmadge 100 oer cent in
his nengram of economy for the statp
and hia interest, in our roads and
public institutions.
“Miss Butler” To Be
Crowned Queen Tuesday
Night at School Auditorium
Americus, Ga., Aug. 8.—Frank El
more, former Americus young man,
has beea named as the leader of the
plot to steal army rifles and machine
guns from the government arsenal at
Athens and sell them to rebel ■ forces
in Cuba. •
Frank Elmore manned an Americus
girl and is a free-lance aviator. He
lived at Americus for some time ami
has made frequent trips' there in his
plane.
It is said that Frank Elmore (re
ferred to as Fred Elmore in state
papers) disposed of two of the light
er enlibre rifles in Americus. One
young man, who bought one of the
guns, ordered a cartridge clip for the
gun» giving the serial number. In this
manner the rifle was traced to Amen-
This rifle and another were claimed
bv a United States army officer the
latter part of last week. No charges
were made against the men having
the guns, as they both proved they
knew nothing about where the guns
came from.
Weekly lists of fair prices for ne
cessities of life will be published by
the government to protect the public
from possible profiteering.
The administration recognizes that
higher commodity prices, processing
taxes and higher wages under the re
covery program will Increase the cost
of goods to the consumer. But it is de
termined to prevent gouging trade
would nulify the benefits of increased
^Arrangements for the weekly, P™e
lists were announced by Frederic ju
Howe, consumers counsel of the aen
cultural adjustment administration.
The figures will be compiled by tn«
AAA with the aid of the Agricultural
Department’s economic‘ bureau
the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The special bulletins will show no
onlv what a fair price should W. but
will indicate how much of the higne
nrices go back to farmers and the m
i JStv produce the nmsne
Listen folks! Don’t forget to come
to the Butler School auditorium Tues
day night, August 15th. There’s going
to be great entertainment. Do your
part now by voting for your favorite
candidate in the Popularity Contest
among the Butler young ladies and
then top it off by seeing her awarded
the title of “Miss Butler" next Tues
day night. Beautiful music, pretty
girls, pantomimes, and jokes will
make an evening’s entertainment for
anyone—young or old. Vote now!
bore r s who
goods.
Gov. Talmadge Scored
By Jule W. Felton
Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 8.—Jule W.
Felton, suspended Public Service Com-
misioner, issued Tuesday a scathing
denunciation of Governor Talmadge
and an expression of confidence that
he and the others suspended regain
their places.
Mr. Felton commented Tuesday for
the first time on the court action last
Saurday when his suit to 'oust his
successor, Ben T. Huiet. was dis-
mised on demurrer.
Mr. Felton said he expected the
dismissal because the points raised in
his petition require months of study,
which the trial judge could not give.
He has appealed to the Supreme
court.
He declared the Governor “is
running riot in the unlawful and un-
waranted exercise of the powers of
the various departments” and added
that “we ought to name him ‘Neces
sity’ because he knows no law.”
It was learned here yesterday that
Hall Causey, the 17-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Causey, of Rober
ta, is in an Atlanta hospital recover
ing from an operation in which a pea
nut hull was removed from his lungs.
The many Butler friends of the Cau
sey family wish for Hall a speedy re
covery.
Lieut. Hal C. Granberry, the new
commanding officer, arrived Saturday
and was immediately taken in hand
by Col. Wallace. Within one hour’s
time initiation ceremonies were com
pleted. The customary Wallace dash
and verve were noticeable.
Lieut. Granberry says that he
quickly discovered that the town peo
ple were extremely hospitable. He
had already been given advance no
tice of that fact by Lt. Stewart.
...
Mrs. Granberry is at present visit
ing relatives in Florida. It is hoped
that she will be able to come to But
ler in the near future.
Lt. Cocke, our medical officer, has
finally received definite instructions
to the effect that he will -not be trans
ferred to the Warm Springs Camp,
but will remain at Butler. That is
? ;ood news to all of us. Lt. Cocke has
or some time been receiving orders
of a confusing nature. One day he
would be ordered to Warm Springs, a
few days later back to Butler and
then later still back again to Warm
Springs. It’s all over and finished now
though; we keep him.
* * *
The entire organization moved into
the permanent camp site Tuesday af
ternoon. The camp Is practically com
pleted now. The new mess hall is in
full awing including electric lights
that light. Several OCC men have
been heard to remark that it feels
fine to sit down again to eat. The
camp lighting system is in operation
also, and electric lights are fine
things at times. >
* * *
Several of the less intelligent mem
bers of the COC recently went off on
French leave for a brief visit. Upon
returning they discovered that they
had earned a permanent leave—a full
and complete discharge. Unfortunate
isn’t it?
* * *
The dam for the new swimming
pool is nearing completion. In fact it
will probably be completed this week.
* * *
Several miles of firebreaks have
been completely cleared and grubbed
and many more important locations
have been finished. It is expected by
L.B. Barret that shortly fork parties
will be sent out to the western sec
tion and others to the eastern part
of the county.
* * *
Various changes have been made in
the list of leaders, assistant leaders,
and truck drivers, some by request of
the individuals concerned, some be
cause of inefficiency and some few be
cause of absence without leave.
■ * *
In closing we wish to add that Lt.
Rohrer and Hall have exhibited un
usual anxiety about flies around the
new buildings.
Bail Allowed Witnesses
In Famous Houser
Murder Cases at Columbus
Columbus, Ga., Aug. 8.—Early Bar
ker, his wife, Alberta Barker and
their son, B. C. Barker, negroes, wit
nesses for the prosecution in the
case of L. M. Houser former Muscc-
gee county convict warden, charged
with murder in connection with the
killing of J. T. Davis, Jr.; M. Carlisle
former convict 1 camp custodian, and
M)-s. Annie Turner, charged with ac
cessory after the fact, were admitted
to bail in the sum of $760 each fol
lowing habeas corpus proceedings
against Sheriff J. D. McGIaun, at
Cusseta, Monday afternoon before
Judge C. F. McLaughlin of the Chat
tahoochee circuit superior courts.
Following the hearing late Monday
at Cusseta, in a statement to L. H.
Mitchell, of Columbus, attorney for
Alzadie Barker, daughter of Early
Barker and his wife, Early Barker,
who was caretaker at * the Muschat
club, where Mr. Davis was killed the
afternoon of last April 15, according
to the prosecution’s theory in the case
denied testimony given, -by him at the
preliminary hearing in the case at
Cusseta in May before three justices
of the peace of Chattahoochee county
and said he would not repeat thqt tes
timony again.
REV. HOBBS ANNOUNCES
SUBJECTS FOR SERVICES AT
BUTLER BAPTIST CHURCH
Preaching services will be held at
the Butler Baptist church Sunday,
Aug. 13th. The graded church school
will meet at 9:50 a. m., with Mr. J. S.
Green, Superintendent.
The subject for the eleven o'clock
hour will be, "Conformation or Trans
formation.”
The Senior and Junior B. Y. P. U’s.
will meet at seven o’filock p. m. The
subject for the eight o’clock hour will
be, "Know Thyself, Control Thyself.
Give Thyself.” Both the morning and
evening subjects are found in the
twelfth chapter of the book of Rom
ans and are rules laid down for the
purpose of making an ideal Christian
character.
The public is cordially invited to
worship with us on that day, . “So
come and be wth us.”
REV. H. G. HOBBS.
REV. D. C. STUBBS
NEW PASTOR
REYNOLDS CHURCH
EMORY UNIVERSITY STUDENT
AND FORMER SAVANNAHIaN
TO SUCCEED REV. WEYMAN C.
HUCKABEE. WIFE FORMER
MISSISSIPPIAN.
Rev. David C. Stubbs and Mrs.
Stubbs of Savannah, will be extended
cordial welcome to Reynolds this
week when they arrive to take up
their work among the good people of
our neighboring city, Rev. Mr. Stubbs
having recently been assigned to the
pastorate of the Reynolds Methodist
church succeeding Rev. Weyman
Huckabee, who recently resigned to
engage in missionary work in Japan.
The appointment of llev. Mr.
Stubbs, who recently completed his
ministerial studies at Emory Uni
versity, was made this week ,by Bish
op John M. Moore upon - the recom
mendation of Rev. L. A. Harrell, pre
siding elder of the Columbus district,
South Georgia Conference.
Mr. Stubbs was graduated from the
Savannah High school in 1923 and
from Emory University in 1929. He is
completing his work for his bachelor
of divinity degree this year. He is the
son of the late Mr. W. B. Stubbs,
who for many years was a widely
known lay worker of the Methodist
church, as is Mrs. Stubbs the mother
of the new pastor of the Reynolds
church, Mrs. Stubbs being prominent
in the Woman’s Missionary Society of
the South Georgia conference, and of
which she is an officer.
The wife of the new Reynolds pas
tor was before her marriage to Mr.
Stubbs Miss Rachel Ward of Missis
sippi. |
Rev. and Mrs. Stubbs will be given
a cordial reception upon their arrival
in Reynolds today, it is learned.
B. M. C TAUNTON
SUCCUMBED TUES.
TO GRIM REAPER
Repair of Damages Reynolds
Swimming Pool Quickly Made
Damages that developed unexpect
edly last week to the swimming pool
at the golf course, near Reynolds have
already been made and this most
popular resort in the county is again
attracting large crowds dally from all
sections.
The damage was caused, it is said,
by the unexpected development of
additional bold springs below the ce
ment base forming the bottom of the
pool causing a long, wide crack in the
cement and the loss of the water in
the pool.
The promoters of the enterprise, as
does the citizens generally of Rey
nolds, extend a most cordial Invitation
to their Butler and other Taylor
county friends to visit and enjoy with
them the benefit and. pleasure to be
derived from this “Fountain of
Youth.”
Former Local Citizen Named
Church Official at Millen
Mr. W. V. Waters, formerly of this
county and brother of Mr. Clem Wat
ers, of Reynolds, was recently elected
clerk of the Millen Baptist church of
which he is an outstanding deacon. It
is said that Mr. Waters’ initial task
will be that of transcribing the rec
ords of the church which were re
cently in a fire and badly damaged.
Reynolds Receives First Bale
Mr. Claud Blair, well and favorab
ly known Taylor county farmer of
Potterville community, has won the
1933 trophy for producing the first
bale of cotton for the season. The
cotton was taken to Reynolds Tuesday
morning and ginned at the C. H.
Neisler plant.
Rev. J. H. Stanford to Conduct
Revival Service at Antioch
Revival services will begin at An
tioch Missionary Baptist church Sun
day, Aug. 20th., Rev. J. H. Stanford,
former pastor, in charge.
Rev. Mr. Stanford, who is one of
the most prominent ministers in the
state and held in special esteem by all
of our people, was recently called to
the pastorate of the Adel Baptist
church.
His return visit to this community
is looked forward to with much in
terest by all our people.
Having been low bidder Mr. W. A.
Anglin entered yesterday upon his
new duties in the transportation ol
the U. S. mail between the local post-
office and the Central depot meeting
all regular passenger trains. Mr. Ang
lin succeeds Mr. Bonard Bazemore,
who for many years has given most
satisfactory service in that position.
PASSING OF THIS CONFEDERATE
VETERAN AND PIONEER CITI
ZEN IS MOURNED BY ALL.
FUNERAL SERVICES AT MT.
PISGAH CHURCH AND CEME
TERY YESTERDAY.
Our community was again sadden
ed by the announcement of the death
of another of its greatly beloved citi
zens in the passing of Mr. B. M. C.
Taunton, his death occurring at his
home about five miles south of Butler
about 8 o'clock Tuesday night.
He was stricken with paralysis
about three years ago and never fully
recovered although he was able to
superintend his farming interests and
make occasional visits to town on
business until about three weeks ago
when he suffered another attack that
caused his death.
The full name of the deceased was
Berry Mack Calvin Taunton. He was
born in Muscogee, now Taylor county
ty December 15, 1847 the son of the
late Jackson nnd Samanthy Page
Taunton, early settlers of this section
of the state.
The deceased was a splendid exam
ple of citizen and ■neighbor. He was
one of the best farmers of his section
owning a comfortable home nnd ex
tensive farming interests. His was a
ivoical country gentleman life He
wielded a great influence in his com
munity, standing for that which was
good and progressive. Although never
uniting with any church he was the
main pillar in a financial way and in
his influence for good of Mt. Pisgah
Missionary Baptist church, a regular
attendant at all the church services
and using his influence in the pro
motion of everything that tended for
the religious, social and educational
interests of his community.
In early life Mr. Taunton was mar
ried to Miss Mary E. Bono of this
county and with whom he lived hnn-
pily until death separated them in
the passing of Mrs. 1 Taunton about
two and a half years ago.
Mr. Taunton volunteered In the
service of the Confederacy. He with
stood many hardships and was in the
thickest of numerous engagements
with the enemy. However the w-r
left no bitterness or rancor in his
heart. His every pulse beat was for
Dixie and he delighted to justify lha
righteousness of his side of the ques
tion,defended state sovorignty and le-
count the valor of his comrades at
arms and keen green the memory of
his immortal Chieftain. General Rob
ert E. Lee.
Mr. Taunton is the last surviving
member of the Jack Taunton family,
prominent in this section for many
vears, but is himself survived by the
following sons and daughters: Messrs
W. A. Taunton, of Reynolds; A. J.
Taunton, II, of- Miami Fla.; J. rl. nnd
W. E. Taunton of this county; Mrs.
J. E. Cox, of LaGrange; Mrs. B. C
Collins, of Peach county; and Mrs.
L. D. Shirah, of Ideal.
Funeral services for the deceased,
conducted by Rev. John Locke, fol
lowed by interment of the remains in
the cemetery nearby, were ’’eld at Mt.
Pisgah church yesterday afternoon at
three o’clock and attended by a large
gathering of neighbors and friends.
Opening and Closing Hours
of Merchants Changed to
Aid The Unemployed
The provision of the National In
dustrial Recovery Act now believed to
have been misconstrued, the mer
chants of Butler and Reynolds, acting
jointly in a county-wide mass meet
ing held at the court house in Butlci
a week ago when shorter opening
hours were adopted, have rescinded
their former action and will, as here
tofore, open at an early hour in the
morning and close at will.
Decision to lengthen the hours was
made when it was felt the main pur-
E ose of the re-employment plan was
eing defeated by late opening and
early dosing.
It is expected that in the rescind
ing of the former order will result in
the employment of additional clerks
and helpers.
Our people have manifested their
patriotism on every hand and will
continue to co-operate to the limit in
every suggestion offered by our great
President to restore employment to
the unemployed and prosperity to all.
Congenial Party Motors
To Chicago to Attend Fair
Messrs W. S. Payne and Bushie
McDaniel and Mr. Riley left early
Monday morning by automobile for
Chicago to attend the Century of
Progress Exposition. They will spend
three or four days exploring every
thing possible on the fair grounds
and are expected to return home
after about ten days’ absence. It is
needless to say that they 1 will have
wonderful things to talk and dream
about for weeks to come.