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Between the Mounteiu
and the Son
Traversed by the
SCENIC HIGHWAY
The Butler Herald.
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCE88’
CmhVCM ONtar..
■CTUB AND BBYNOiM
No aeetlen the slow eftaa
hotter epport unities for hmB
industries and Mi«MM «Mt-
■eeship than either ef these
Cities.
Volume 58
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday February 15,1934
Number 15
BETTER system of
SHORT TERM LOANS
TO TAYLOR FARMERS
l ONG NEEDED SYSTEM OF
SHORT TERM LOANS IS NOW
PROVIDED THROUGH THOMAS-
T ()N production associa-
TION WITH LOCAL OFFICE IN
butler.
The 1934 cri0 P season will mean iffe
. * inr ing of a better system of credit
many farmers who are preparing
o finance the year's farming by
means of short-term loans through
the production credit associations
Xch are being organized under the
Farm Credit Administration through-
binder Farm Credit Administration
the land banks will continue to make
long-term real estate mortg,
loans- but the administration is £
providing a long needed system o
short term production credit for
farmers—loans to be used for pro
(lacing .crops and livestock and repaid
Colombns Editor and
Lawyer Punished For
Contemped of Court
Columbus, Ga., Feb. 13.—M. H.
Norris, Columbus attorney, and W. C.
Woodall, editor of the semi-weeioy
News-Record were adjudged in con
tempt of court Tuesday by Judge C
W. Worrill over an article which ap
peared in the publication.
Judge Worrill, of Cuthbert and
presiding in Muscogee superior court,
sentnced each to 20 days in jail, pro
viding that Woodall might serve his
on probation.
The two were cited as the result of
publication of a communication signed
by Norris criticizing the judge be
cause of a recent trial involving an
alleged failure to pay the professional
license fee.
Norris told Judge Worrill Tuesday
he had filed a $75,000 damage suit
against him as a result of the trial.
Judge Worrill presided when Judge
C. Frank McLaughlin disqualified
himself.
entirely new service for the farmers
a n d it is designed to be permanent
Farmers in this locality will be
»erved by the Thomaston production
association, which was chartered on
January 8, 1934 to serve producer m
the counties of Upson, Lamar, Pike
and Taylor. About four or five coun
ties is the average size of an associa
tion There ish a fixed number of coun
ties'for all associations, but each
must include enough territory to give
a volume of business sufficient to se
cure efficient organization and low
cost of operation. _ ...
The Thomaston Production Credit
Association was organized through
the cooperaion of representative farm,
er* of te counties ireluded, with the
assistance of the Production Credit
C. C. C. Notes
(By Perry E. Hill)
What should be of interest to ev
eryone in this section is the result of
the standing of Camp 1430 among
the other camps in this district for
the period ending February 1. Ac
cording to the announcement made
from District “H” headquarters,
Camp 1430 was one of the three
camps selected for the first award in
the district. Whether Camp 1430 will
win first, second or third place de
pends on the result of the complete
check-up by Fourth Corp. This award
Local Citizen Sees Danger Losing CCC
Camp Unless Steps Are Taken to Assure
Qov’t of Co-operation of Our Citizens
The editor of this paper is by
no means a pessimist. Neither is
the writer of the article below,
which is published at advertising
rate, but there appears in the
minds of those in close touch
with the situation, the thought
that unless our people show
whole hearted appreciation and
full measure of co-operation the
CCC Camp located near Butler,
which is highly prized by most of
our citizens, is destined to be
moved elsewhere in the near fu
ture. We hope our readers will
.consider the matter carefully and
after doing so be conyinced that
the Camp and its activities mean
much to the community and lend
their co-operation in an efftort to
retain the camp:
AN OPEN LETTER PAID FOR AT
ADVERTISING RATE:
I am using this space for the pur
pose of addressing any who may be
interested, either pro or con, in the
local CCC Camp.
As you know, this is one of the
various government projects for the
purpose of furnishing work for the
unemployed. 1 consider it one that in
the long run will yield the greatest
return to those who are fortunate in
Having the work it is doing in the
matter ot systematically protecting
our natural resources ot tne wpouto
lands.
is made on the basis of the camp
^ proper and the amount of work done
Corporation of Columbia. There is one j by the Forestry department. Accord-
of these corporations in each of the 12 ing to the records held by Project
land bank districts in the 'bounty. The : Superintendent, Camp 1430 is far
local association will obtain loanable | ahead .of the other two competing
funds from the itermediate credit i companies,
bank of Columbia, which will lend | • • •
Lieut. Plato Rhyne who was or-
money on, or discount well secured
notes of farmers. All of these in-: deret | back to duty with this .company
stitutions are a part of the had his orders revoked and is now
. _ I calmly resting in the shadows of the
association; . m,,™.
"Here Comes Charlie” To fie
Presented By Taylor Mill
Womans Club Feb. 17th
the fact that Rufus Smith.
The Taylor Mill Woman’s Club is
presenting a play at the auditorium
Saturday night, Feb. 17, at 7:30
o'clock E. S. T.,—6:30 o'clock C.S.T.
This play is being given for the
purpose of raising money with which
to buy silver for the Club The ad-
mision is 10c and 15c. The support of
the entire community will be greatly
appreciated by both the club and the
players, some of whom are not mem
bers of the club, but who are giving
their help. The following is the cast
of characters and a brief synopsis of
acts:
Nora Malone, cook at the Elliott
home, Miss Ruby Roberson
Oflficer Tim McGrill, Nora’s sweet
heart, M. L. Crook
Mrs. Fanny Farnham, Larry’s aun'.
by marriage, Miss Ruth Tanner
Larry Elliott, a young business map
Clay Smith.
Ted Hartley, his old time college
pal, Woodrow Cofield.
Vivian Smyth Kersey, Larry’s fi
ance, Mrs. Clay Smith
Uncle Aleck Twiggs, in charge it
Charlie, Miss Luttie Windham.
Charlie Hopps, Larry’s ward, Mrs
JNo one will deny
forest nres have des.:oyed practi-1 Mrs. Caroline Smythe Heresy, Vi-
cany as muen oi our uniuera as nas ■ vian’s mother, Mrs. Eva Hightower,
oeeu usea uomestwal’y. ine purpose • Mortimer Smythe Kersey, V'v.an
ot the CCC work is .o educate ai 4. brother, Joe Bartlett,
actually build earner.- to tins most, Time—The prestent,
ueiasiating thing—lire, iou, no i place—Larry Elliott’s home in
doubt, are acquainted with tne fact su b U rb of St. Louis, Mo.
tnat tne personnel of this camp is at i Act j Livi room of Larry E l-
your command for extmguisnmg any|, iott , g homC) ab * ut three 0 ‘ c Ioclr of an
Young Democrats Organize
In Taylor With Mr. C. F.
Rustin As President
DEATH CLAIMS
JOSEPH ROGERS
Credit Administration.
credit
A production credit i palm trees in Florida. Lieut. Rhyne is
does not loan government money. now S p 0 k en 0 f as tbe “piuto officer
funds that will be loaned are obtain- f District « H ’,_just passing thru.”
ed bv the intermediate credit banks , * «
which sell short term bonds, or deben-1
t"-- t" the investing nublic. In other | “Bull” Hollman, better known to
words, the money is being borrowed I this section as the Basketball En-
to be loaned to eligible farmers to en-! cyclopedia of 1430, has taken up a
able them to produce this season's ’ new course known as “How to Flop.”
crops. The association is not a chari- This course was a result of the heavy
tv institution ; hot a business credit ice that covered the entire ,camp area
institution for business minded farm- Saturday and Sunday. “Bull,” on his
ers. The purpose is to make loans first trip from the barracks to the
that farmer* nan afford to pro for a company street used the six step exit
seaso’s operations, and which will be and reduced the six steps to one via
repaid at the end of the season. It is a the air route. When last seen he was
“pay as you go” plan for agriculture. | making a perfect nose dive to the
Loans needed to h”v work st'x’k.
fertilizers, seed, machinery and equip
ment, for purposes of dairv or poul
try farming, or for other expenses in
curred for general agricultural pur
poses, may he obtained from a pro-
ITum to Page 8, No. 11
Ten Prisoners Escape
From Upson Co. Jail
From The Thomaston Times:
At 6:00 o’clock Friday morning of
last week ten prisoners escaped from
the Upson county jail. All but two
nave been recaptured by the sheriff,
and one of these was a prisoner who
had been arrested in a misdemeanor
case.
Several prisoners got out of a cell
by using a part of a steel bunk as a
lever for opening the cage door. They
m turn succeeded in opening several
other cells, a total of 15 prisoners
being released from the cells. When
the porter came with breakfast, they
fastened him in a cell, took the keys
and escaped. Five prisoners, who
co"hl have escaped, remained
jail.
terra firma, much to the enjoyment of
the entire company and to his per
sonal embarrassment.
• * •
In the absence of Rev. W. E. High
tower Sunday, when the camp was
minus a spiritual advisor, Sgt. French
took over the duties as minister. Sgt.
French took as his text, “Moses in
the bullrushes was the first CCC”. He
elaVwated mostly on the first syllable
of bullrushes.
...
According to unofficial information
there is an effort being made on the
Dart of some of the enrolled men to
have the camp moved to Reynolds.
Driver Crum seems to be the “soap
box orator” for the change. Lawyer
“Showcase" Draughon, seems to be
acting in the capacity of camp legal
adviser, and his recommendations
(Turn to Page 8. No. 81
% Increase In Traffic
On No. 3 Shown By Check
y Thomaston Times publishes the
owing as the result of a recent
survey of traffic over Route Three:
A check of traffic made by C.
io!oo°* ^hotel Upson on December
•tie .for e ‘g ht hours (8 to 12 and
-I to 5 (1 p]nnl> nk —... — J _ A . 1 t it g.n
FIDDLERS’ CONVENTION AND
CAKE WALK AT CROSSROADS
FRIDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 16
There will be a Fiddlers’ Conven
tion at Cross Roads school house on
Friday evening, Feb. 16th, sponsored
by the School Club. All fiddlers ol
Taylor as well as those from othei
counties are cordially invited to .at
tend. The public generally is invited
to attend this entertainment. Another
feature of the evening’s program will
be a cake walk in which all attending
are invited to take part. A small ad
mission of 5c and 10c will be charged
and the proceeds will go to benefit
of the school building. Program be
gins at 7:30 p. m.
you have to do is to notuy the offi
cials. If you will take a survey ot i
the many lires the camp boys have
put out since being here, anff esti
mate the saving that work alone has
accomplished, you will feel that with
that one consideration they have been
%.cu.worth wniie nere not to mention
the many other advantages received,
such as the money its payroll dis
tributes in this territory. It is the
rule that where a camp is located
they give employment to young men
other than those of the quota given
to counties not so fortunate in se
Act 2. Two weeks later about 4:30
Act 3. Late afternoon in June
months later.
Butler and Vicinity Enrobed
In Snow-Like Sleet Sunday
People awoke Sunday morning to
i find this entire section covered with
_ - .. „„„ ! a sheet of white resembling very
curing one of the cam P a - ™ r ^ much a good snow, but in fact a
information there are now 29 young h * sleet proving exceedingly
men picked from this county who are ^ destrian8 .
part of the local camp, drawing, The F fact b fallin(?
salaries they would not have had, had | , Saturday and continued
tins .camp not 1been located here In, throughout the day and Saturday
addition to this, there are two for..- j ht c ]j n gi n g to everything upon
men from this county who could not 1^.^- f J T B hjg was foll , owed b y a
have had such employment. This | bgbt ra j n f a n early Sunday morning
item alone brings to ^ presenting a beautiful spectacle;
payroll of about four hundred ai o nevert j, e | ess proving a perilous situ-
payroll of about fourteen hundred and ation to p( f de8triani resulting in
fifty dollars per month, besides the many perS ons receiving hard falls,
29 young men who are furmshei and in gome ; ns t a nces rather serious
clothes, food, medical and^^hospit..! Qlleg . including, according to reports
a “o n free. They have access to gevera j having either a limb or collar
educational facilities offered by die bone broken.
With a bright sunshine and rising
The first meeting of the Taylor
County Young Democratic Club of
America was held at Butler
Wednesday, February 7. This meeting
was called for the purpose of forming
a strong local democratic organization
to work with the National club.
This club has the full approval of
the National Democratic committee
and has been, by a formal resolution,
designated as the official youth
movement of the Democratic party,
and is the only organization with this
approval.
There are at the present time
something over two million paid-up
members in the National club, being
the largest single political club in
America. And there is a campaign on
now that will raise this membership
to over four million. Of this total
there will be about one hundred thou
sand in Georgia.
Officers of the local club were
elected as follows: Mr. C. F. Rustin,
president: Mr. G. D. Locke, secretary;
and Mr. Howard Mott, treasurer. The
next meeting date was set for 7:30
o’clock p. m., February 20, in Butler
F.very young Democrat between
the ages of 21 and 40 years is urged
to attend this meeting. It is hoped to
bring the county membership to over
five hundred within a short time.
The avowed purpose of this Club
is: “Tio instill and preserve in the
young people of the United States an
interest in governmental affairs, and
further the ideals and principles of
the Democratic party.”
The Young Democrats fully
realizing hat this country has gen
erally voted the Republichan ticket
since the Civil War and they further
recognize that the numerous Repub
lican National victories are due large
ly to the national organization efforts
on the part of the Republican party.
It is hoped that through the de-
| velopment an d expansion of the
Young Democratic Club movement
that a long forward step shall be
taken toward making the Democratic
party the traditional majority party
in American politic!.
The organization will endeavor to
he able to so enlist the youth of
America that the future generations
will become Democratic-minded, and
to this end the movement is largely
dedicated. ”
In order to further the cause of the
party all members joining are au
tomatically pledged to support all
Democratic,, nominees, national, state,
and local: in addition, it is the plan
of the clubs to constantly educate and
train its members in public affairs
and political problems in order to
make them not only good Democrats,
but better citizens bh well. So won’t
you come out next Tuesday evening
at 7:30 o'clock and lend your support
to this worthy movement?
—Publicity Chm.
government. Then there is the iteip n u[i OUIIB1I „„ „„„
of the vast amount of advertising temperature Monday the sieet soon
this county gets by this *amp tom* mel £ d and by Tuegday a norm al
located here. There are only 35 . ucli temperature for the season was, and
camps in Georgia, and we were es- , s £ n ^mg enjoyed,
pecially fortunate in securing one of A „
them.
There is no more adaptable soil in
the south for the growing of timber
than we have. It is a proven fact
that pine timber will grow an aver,
age of one half inch in diameter per
year, and that an acre of land that
is protected from fire will grow at
least 500 feet board measure, per
year of timber. If we will prrtejt our
woodlands from fire the day will soon
come when the receipts from our for
ests will be our greatest inoT-ie. You
may picture in your mind what it
woul d mean to have a growth of
timber on the many thousands of
barren acres in our county and what
it would yield in wealth to the land
WELL KNOWN MARION COUNTY
CITIZEN SUCCUMBED THURS
DAY TO ILLNESS OF SEVERAL
MONTHS.
News was received here, Thursday
of the d eath of one of Marion county’s
most prominent citizens—Hon. J. S.
Rogers—and was the source of much
sorrow to scores of devoted friends
of Mr. Rogers and his family here.
The announcement of Mr. Rogers*
death as contained in a special dis
patch from Buena Vista is as fol
lows:
Buena Vista, Feb. 9.—Joseph S.
Rogers, 79, died at his home at Doyle
five miles east of Buena Vista, Thurs
day morning after an illness of eight
months .
“He was a son of Thomas Lawrence
Rogers und Georgia Rebecca McMi-
chael Rogers, pioneer citizens of Ma
rion county.
“After the death of his first wife
Jennie Doyle Rogers, he was married
to Miss Elizabeth Mauk.
“Mr. Rogers was large land owner,
was a former president of the Buene
Vista Loan and Savings Bank; rep
resented Marion county in the legis
lature in 1898-99; served f° r many
years as chairman of the board of
county commissioners, and as a mem
ber of the board of education. For
many years he also was a steward In
the Methodist .church.
“Besides his wife, he is survived by
two sons, Joseph Mauk and Thomas
Lawernce; a granddaughter, Betty
Belkj a brother T. L. Rogers, and a
sister. Mrs. Bettie Persons, of Haynes
City, Fla.
“Funeral services were held Friday
At the residence, conducted by Rev.
C. R. McKibbon. Interment was in
the Methodist cemetery at Buena
Vista.
“The following were pallbearers:
H. T. Chapman, Vil«„ Belk, J G.
Lowe, F. L. Clements, T. E. Chapman
W C. Wooten, O. H. Lewis, T. B
Rainey, S W. Croxton, Frank Brady.
W. H. Sapnln^on, W. B. Short and
R. A. Cranford.”
All schools in the county were
closed for the day Monday due to
weather conditions.
Postoffice Eligible Butler
And Reynolds Announced
The civil service commission in
Washington Monday announced the
following were eligible for appoint
ment as postmasters:
Reynolds: Elam H. Griffith, Miss
Blanche Marshall and Jepsy B. Eer.-
ton.
Butler: Chas. E. Benns, Mrs. Ber-
owners of the county. Fire alone has tha S. Bazemore and Mrs. Ruth Neis-
imrorvished these barren acres, and ler.
so long as it is permitted to be, just , The two offices named above being
that long will those acres not be, as j n the Third Congressional district, of
is often said now, not worth paying which Hon. B. T. Castellow is repie-
"‘dock, showed a total of 518
ars passed over No. 3 south
' fm aSt 2 n ’ and on January 15, 1934, against
four hours •frr,™ b „ ™ l- , against
Do not fail to vote for bonds for
the new courthouse Saturday.
If you are a registered voter and do
taxes on. Just recall when your
county had a virgin forest of tim
bered lands with the wood-working
(Turn to Page 8; No. 2)
Church Announcement.
Preaching services will be held at
Important Announcement.
Partifi? , membe r °f the Democratic
years between the ages of 21 and 40
ing nf u J ged t0 atten <> the meet-
Arnela * Young Democratic Club of
buildin„ t° ^ be * d at the Masonic
7:30^cJk y eVemng ’ Feb - 20 ’ at
o/; not vote, you are in reality v °ting j Mt pi 8 gaJi Baptist church Saturday
against the bond issue. Dior in _ morn j ng and Sunday. The morning
subject or Saturday will he “Fidelity
„„„ , Its Demands and Rewards”, Mat
assured of being able to secure gov-, 2g 14 _ 30 The subject for Sunday
ernment appropriation of three times. • . win be ,. How to Have a
WonV,° Ur8 ' fr ° m 8 *' m ' t0 42' 1 reason^ if you favor the bond issue of ; ^ingjmd Sunday. The morning
creJo A ears were counted, an in-' $20,000, on the basis of which we are
oi nearly 60 ner rent ” j fn sature firov-
ernnient v,* . a* _ ! morning win De "now 10 nave a
that amount thereby the realization j church,” I Cor. 12:13. The Sun-
of an $80,000 building at a cost evening subject will be: “God’s
local tax payers of only $20,000 and j purpose for Mt. Pisgah
20 years in which to meet the pav ; church”, Eph. 3:10-12. Brother H. G.
ment. What more could he asked
The need of a new courthouse has
been a settled question in the minds
of every individual in the county foi
a number of vears. This is the oppor
tunity of a life-time and we just can t
afford to miss it.
Hobbs, of Danville, Ga., will supply
the pulpit for these services. We ex
tend a hearty and cordial welcome to
all to worship with us at each of these
services. A. E. LOCKE, Chm.,
Pulpit Committee.
sentative, and who is empowered with
recommendation for appointment, it
is anticipated that Mr. Castellow will
at an early date make known his de
cision in the matter, followed by the
usual formalities of confirmation by
the senate.
Whoever is appointed at Butler w;ll
succeed Mr. C. W. Bazemore, who has
held the office for the past nine years
and has given most faithful and ef
ficient service throughout that long
period.
Miss Blanche Marshall has given
splendid service as acting postmaster
for the past eight months at the Rey
nolds post office.
SPEED ARTIST VISITS BUTLER
G. R. Foley, Americans fastest
artist, doing landscapes in oils, will be
at the Dixie Cafe Saturday, February
17th. Don't miss this opportunity to
see this renowned artist work.
Missionary Society At
Americas Beneficiaries
In Mrs. Stokes’ f
English Teacher Tal-
botton High School Re
signs. Ill Health Cause
The many Taylor county friends of
Mrs. Euia Smith, of Talhotton, will
regret exceedingly to learn that she
has had to give up her school work
on account of ill health.
Referring to the above matter the
Talhotton New Era of last week says:
“It is with sincere regret to both
pupils and patrons of the Talhotton
Consolidated high school that they
give up Mrs. Eula B. Smith as
teacher of English and history in tne
high school department. Mrs. Smith
has taught in this capacity for the
past three years and during this time
has endeared herself to the entire
student body. She has tendred her
resignation because of her health.
“Before teaching at Talhotton Mr-.
Smith had taught for a number of
years in the Riverside Military aca
demy at Gainesville, also in the
Gainesville, high school and in the
LaGrange high school.
“Mrs. F. R. Spivey has been elect
ed to fill the vacancy made by Mrs.
Smith’s resignation.”
MonkHodges,Colored,Charged
With Murder Here Id 1930
Arrested Monday at Douglas
After having successfully evaded
local officers for more than three
years, Monk Hodges, colored, was ar
rested at Douglas, Ga., Tuesday. Be
ing notified of the arrest Sheriff Mc-
Guffin went to Douglas yesterday
and brought his prisoner back. Ha
was placed in the county jail here to
await trial at the April term of court.
Hodges, it is alleged in an indictment
returned by the grand jury at the
October term Taylor superior court,
shot and killed a negro woman named
Anna Wedner, the shooting taking
place in the southern section of the
oounty Sept., 14, 1930.
In the will of Mrs. Henry Stokes,
who died at the home of Mrs. J. G.
Stokes near Butler Feb. 4th, which
was offered for pro-bate at Americus
last week, the Missionary Societies at
the Methodist church at Americus
were made beneficiaries as referred
to in the following item clipped from
the Americus Times Recorder:
“Missionary circles of the Lee
Street Methodist church were named
beneficiaries in the will of the late
Mrs. Belle Harvey Sokes, for a part'
of her estate, it was learned at
Americus today.
“The late Mrs. Stokes, widow of
the late H. M. Stokes, live d in Ameri
cus for many years. She was a promi
nent and active member of the Lee
Street church and the Belle Stokes
missionary society was named in her
honor. She was residing near Bntler
at the time of her death, having
moved there after the death of her
husband, in- Americus.
“AM real estate an d other property
of the late Mrs. Stokes was willed tu
relatives. The will provides however,
that after all obligations of the es
tate are settled and a donation of $8J0
paid to the W. A. Candler hospital at
Sqvannah, the balance of 'he cash is
to be equally divided betweenn the
T on Furlow. Cora Ans-ley and Belle
Stokes missionary societies, all of the
Lee Stree church.
“H. B. Williams, of Americus, was
named executor of the estate.
“It is estimated the so-ieties will
receive several hundred dollars.”
Ml C. L. McCrary, of Geneva,
Succumbs After Long Illness
It will be a source of regret to his
many Taylor county friends to lears
of the death of Mr. C. L. McCrary,
which occurred at his home at Geneva
Jan. 15th following an illness of sev
eral months.
The deceased is survived by three
sisters, Mrs. Lottie Glawson, Mrs.
Henry Benson and Mrs. Roy Burt;
also one brother, Mr. W. B. McCrary.
AT BUTLER METHODIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
Sunday school at 10 a. m. League
at 6:15 p. m. Preaching at 11 a. m-
and 7 p. m. The public is cordially in
vited to worship with us. Preaching
at the local CCC Camp at 8:30 a. m.
W. E. Hightower, Pastor.
CAMELLIAS — 80 VARIETIES;
many blooming. Ask for special cir
cular. Also full line fruits and orna
mentals. Wight Nurseries, Cairo, Ga.
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