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'KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS"
CmmIjt’i Chief CtUw
BUTLEk AND REYNOLDS
No aection of the etate offers
beter opportunities lor smell
industries end delightful ciM*
senship then either of those
Cities.
Volume 58
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday April 19,1934
Number 24
“BUSINESS BOOSTER EDITION”
G. E. A. URGES
LAY MEETING TO
HELP SCHOOLS
hesolution asserts need Oh
administration changes
throughout system, fed
eral AID STRESSED.
After electing officers and adopt-
jng sweeping resolutions^ ca j{^]£. ™
drastic changes in school admimsra-
tion in Georgia; recommending im
position of a sales taxto aid schools
and calling on the Governor to ex
ercise his borrowing power to obtain
funds to pay past due school obliga
tions, the Georgia Education Associa
tion concluded its annual session Sat-
(Turn to Page 8; No. 2)
National Re-Employment Plan
Make Important Changes
Here As Well As Elsewhere
Third District Letter
Carriers Plans Meet For
May 30 at Montezuma
No Fishing Allowed
In Taylor Co. Between
15 and June 1
April
Odinary L. T. Peed, has
received notice from the Game and
Fish Department that they will en-
fore the closed season on fishing
from April 15th to June 1st, 1934.
Last year the department permit
ted hook and line finning all the year
“Every inch of water in the state of
Georgia, except trout streams in the
following eighteen mountain .coun
ties: Catoosa,! Chattanooga, Dade,
l Dawson, Fanning, Gordon, Habers
ham Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Ra
bun, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walker
I White and Whitfield. All lakes in
that area will be closed during that
time.
"Private lakes where the water
originates on the land of the owner
will not be molested.
“If people would treat the. mtM life
of the state like they do the tame life
we would always have plenty of game
If we would start killing the hens
I when they were hatching chicks, and
milch cows for meat, the poultry and
| milk industry of the United States
would be extinct in not so long a
time. And if you continually catch
female fish when they are on the
beds shoot female deer, it won’t be
long before we won’t have any sport
at all in the state.*
"It is erroneous to assume that
hook and line fishing does not mater-
ally decrease the fish in the spawn
ing season. Just a few fisherman
can clean up a bed in a day.”
So don’t have a fresh water fish
in your possession from April 15th
to June 1st, 1934.
Ordinary Peed wants to warn ev
ery peddler of fresh water fish in
Taylor county, that they are re
quired to buy a license to sell same.
Americus, Ga., April 17.—Under
a new plan being worked out by the
National Re-employment Service, six
counties in this vicinity have been
grouped into one Amcricus district,
with headquarters in this city under
the direction of James L. Murphy,
who has been in charge of the Ameri-
cus office under the old plan
Counties included in the Americus
district are Sumter, Sohley. Taylor,
Macon, Dooly and Crisp. Offices in
those counties have been discontinued
The number of re-employment oflices
in the state has been reduced from
155 to 24, under the new plan.
Local registrars, who are volunteer
workers, have been appointed in each
of the five counties besides Sumter,
who will keep the district office here
informed as to any needs for service
or development of problems relating
to unemployment. They will register
unemployed, also In most cases,
the local registrars are the same men
who have been in charge of the local
re-empLoyment offices.
The registrars are: Schley county
—S. A. Manning, Ellaville; Taylor
county—Dr. H H. Gee, of Butler and
E. P. Hodges, of Reynolds; Macon
county—H C. Taylor, of Marshall—
ville; Dooly county—M. E. Brown,
Vienna; and Crisp county—J. P.
Gary, of Cordele
Two of the main features of the
re-employment service will be private
placements and placements on nigh-
way and other PWA projects. After
May 1 all salaries of persons engaged
in the re-employment service will be
paid by the Department of Labor, in
Washington. In the past, they have
been paid from federal relief funds.
Lincoln McConnell, of Macon, is
state director of the National Re
employment Service, and O. E Maple
plso of Macon, is supervisor for
Southwest Georgia district the past
two days, helping set up the new or
ganization.
HonC. H. Neisler Outstanding
Among Prospective Candidates
For Representative Taylor Co.
Two Are Injured In
Auto Crash Near
Junction City Tuesday
C. C. C. Notes
County Agent Daniel
Distributing Record Books
Required By Government
By Lester Decausey,
2nd Asst, to Educational Adviser
Capt. Wm. R. Meyer, commanding
officer of Co 1430, COC. left Butler
Tuesday morning for parts unknown
this being liis first vacation since
joining Co. 1430 last September. We
are hoping tnat the “parts unknown”
are r.ot "oo distant, as he is due back
Saturda;.
County Agent Danile has received
several hundred record 'hooks for
distribution among farmers who
have signed reduction contracts. The
government is requiring all contract-
ln K farmers to keep records so as
t» be able to show that they are
keeping faith with the terms of the
tor.tra.-t as to cotton acreage plant
ed, etc. The County Agent is now
prepared to deliver these 'books to all
farmers who call for them at the
office. The record is not a hard one
to keep and had wo kept a similar
record in the past we would have
a''ou| P( ] a lot of delay in getting our
contracts off to an early payment,
according to Mr. Daniel. It is pos-
sffle that the readjustment program
™ay last for several years and
larmers will find it a source of pleas-
Pre to he able to refer to a .correct
record of activities in making out
ruture papers should it become r.ec-
essar y to do so.
Mr. Joseph Ii Watkins, Camp
Educational Adviser, is attending a
convention for Educational Ad\ lsers
in Atlanta this week. Although Mr.
Watkins is away, his work is being
carried on as usual under the direc
tion of his efficient assistant, Mr.
Charles N. Anderson,
Information has been received at
this Camp that the new camp, MP-4,
in Vicksburg', Miss., is being con
structed and is expected to be ready
the latter part of this month. All
members of this company except
French and Spear will move in this
Camp when completed.
Since the Third District of Geor-
ia has assumed such large propor
tions, it was decided at our district
meeting in Unadilla last year to di
vide the district into groups, and a.
committee was appointed for that
purpose, and the district has been
divided into five groups, and the
counties of Peach, Macon, Taylor.
Schley and Sumter, with 34 carriers
in them were placed in Group No. S-.
A meeting of the carriers from the
above mentioned counties was held
in Montezuma on Tuesday p. m...
April 2, at which time it was decided
to invite the convention to meet with
our group on May 30, and Montezu
ma was selected as the city in which
the convention should be held.
Brother Wm G. Hurdle, of Mon
tezuma, was selected as chairman of
ie group, and your writer was
designated as secretary.
After thoroughly discussing the
various phases of the entertainment
of the convention, it was voted to
invite the convention to meet in
Montezuma, and that the carriers
and their wives of the above men
tioned counties act as hosts and hos
tesses and entertain the visitors with
an appropriate program atthe morn
ing session, and to provide the noon
day lunch in the form of a picnic
basket dinner, therefore, it is urg
ently requested that all carriers in
the above mentioned counties begin
early plans looking to a successful
occasion at which they will be hosts.
The following committees were ap
pointed by the chairman and asked
to serve for the occasion:
Program committee: F. A. Peed,
Butler, chairman; C. T. Rainey, El-
laville; M. J. Stevens, Americus;
Mrs. J. E. Hays, P. M„ Montezuma;
A. R Murray, Fort Valley
Table and refreshments: J. M.
Levie, chairman, Montezuma; B. E.
Robinson, Marshallville; W. G. Hur
dle Montezuma; G. C. Johnson, Ogle
thorpe; S. R. Stevens, Americus; C.
L. Dykes, Andersonville; C. C Jean-
es, Fort Valiev; W. C. Windham,
Reynolds: W. M. Mathews, Butler.
Reception committee; L E Had
dock, chairman, Fort Valley; J. M.
Rustin, Butler; D. C. Mott, Ellaville;
R C. Johnson, Americus.
Decorations: Mrs. J. E. Hays and
Mrs. J. M. Levie, Montezuma
We are planning on having the
largest attendance that any district
convention has ever had in Georgia,
and want every one in the district
(carriers, substitutes and retired
carriers with all their families) to
plan to attend the convention
Montezuma on May 30 ...
I^t all the carriers and their
wives from the above mentioned
counties take notice that they shall
he expected to do their part toward
helping to entertain the visitors on
that day. , , .
Montezuma is an ideal place to
hold the convention, being ideally
situated in the heart of the district
and it is one of the most beautiful
i.i .1 4-V. i p l.qn of t.flfi
With entry date for candidates for
state house officers, including Rep
resentatives from the various coun
ties and State Senator, approaching
considerable speculation is being
noised about as to probably local as
pirants. Several names have been
mentioned in this connection, es
pecially as to the office of Repre
sentative,
This being Houston county’s time
to furnish the candidate for the sen
ate from this district, Taylor will
simply acquiesce to the wishes of the
voters of our neighbor county. From
current reports here Hon. J. P. Dun
can, of Perry, will make the race
and will have no opposition. Mr
Duncan is one of the district's ablest
lawyers and most distinguished citi
zens. He has served several terms
as Representative from Houston
county and served on a number of
major committees as a member of
the house. The district would be
most fortunate in being served m
the senate by a gentleman of Mr,
Duncan’s type.
I Trade With Your Home Town
Merchants And Help Build
A Better Community.
Taylor County Is One of The
Two persons who were injured,
one of them seriously, in an automo
bile accident near Junction City
Tuesday morning wore carried to the
Columbus hospital for treatment.
Miss Elizabeth Foster, 18, of Clay-
ton, Ala., was the more seriously
hurt She having suffered a fractured
right ankle, a fractured leg, and
lacerations of the left side and left
leg.
Mr. B A. Yarbrough, 47, of
Thomaston, driver of the car in which
Miss Foster was riding, suffered a
laceration of the scalp. He was dis
missed from the hospital after re
ceiving emergency treatment.
The craSh occurred about one mile
eat of Junction City on the Junction
City-Butler highway Tuesday morn
ing. Mr. Yarbrough, an employe of
a mayonnaise company and Miss
Foster a demonstrator of the com
pany’s products are both well known
here having visited Butler a number
of times in the interest of the com
pany they represent.
Mr Yarbrough was driving
The Herald has been wnaible to in- Chevrolet sedan which collided head-
f erview all the gentlemen whose on with another Chevrolet. The
Must Progressive In The
State Of Georgia
names have been linked with the
Representative’s race, but have had
a definite statement from Hon. C. H.
Neisler that shortly following the
meeting of the county democratic
executive committee, which will as
semble in Butler one week from next
Saturday to set a closing date and
adopt rules governing the primary,
he would make public his formal an
nouncement.
As Senator from this district for
the 1931-1933 term and at a pre
vious session of Taylor’s Represen
tative, Mr. Neisler ranked high in
legislative ciicles and was named
chairman of the committee on
Banks and Banking, one of, if not the
most powerful committees of the
senate also a member of such other
important committees as follows:
Amendments to the Constitution,
Agriculture, Appropriations, Coun
ties and County Matters, Education
and • Public Schools, Engrossing,
Finance, Game and Fish, General
Judiciary No. 1, Higbwavs and Pub
lic Roads, Insurance, Rules, State of
the Republic and University of
Georgia and Its Branches. In his
services to the state as a member of
these various committees Mr. Neisler
distinguished himself as one of the
ablest members of the memorable
session, 1932.
While Mr. Neisler would be an
honor to the county as its Renre-
entative should he be elected,
Taylor is by no means short on most
excellent material from which to se
lect a member of that b“dv, and
from now on until entry closes the
voters of Tavlor county will be
watching with interest for the names
of those from whom they are to se
lect to renresent them at the coming
session of the general assembly of
Georgia.
The ball game forfeited by Wa.ia
Springs last Sunday on account of
rain has been scheduled for next
Sunday afternoon at 2:30. This will
probably be our farewell game in
Georgia.
M - E. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT
The
win . se cond, quarterly conference
v„.„ lle M at Union church next
menT ay ' April 21 st ' Ali official
members are urged to be present.
• a5 1st is the date for closing
ZC* ? urch llebt - All who have
am™, J? e< Hu S . wil1 P'ease turn in the
Vu ^ W heir pled 8 e b y. ot 'before,
, * ,sl Any memiha* v.
Early Saturday night Moonbeam
and Shine lett camp and early Sun
day morning during the great down
pour of rain we saw the young men
coming into camp, one wearing
glasses and the other white shoes.
This is believed to have been their
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Incorrect Form of Post
smaller cities in this section of tne
state. Fraternally,
C. C. WALL. Secretary,
Group No. 3, of the Third District.
Cotton Acreage Reduction
Contr
name of the driver of the second car
was not learned.
Attractive Country Residence
At Pebble Destroyed
By Fire Thursday Last
From an undetermined source was
destroyed by nre Thursday uiternoon
last the attractive residence at
Pebble, three miles east of Butler,
owned by Hon. C. H. Neisler, ol
Reynolds and occupied by Mr. L. A.
Eubanks, overseer for Mr. Neisler at
his Pebble farm.
Fanned by a heavy wind the fire
burned rapidly making it impossible
to save but little of the contents of
the building and on which there is
said to have been no insurance,
neither was there any insurance on
the building, it is learned.
If you were to ask a citizen of
Taylor county just what sort of
county he was living in, he would
probably reply with an old phrase
which nevertheless happens to be
true. He’d say: “In the garden spot
of Georgia.” He’d mean it, and have
facts with which to back up hie
statement,
He might even say the “Garden
Spot” of the entire nation, and not
be far wrong in all his claim. Taylor
county is in the very heart of the
best agricultural center and peach
belt. It has a population of approxi
mately 12,000 'people who are indus
trious and take a great pride in their
home county section.
The Taylor county area is a beau
tiful and healthful section. Beauti
ful scenery is to be seen when driv-
iny along the highway. Right now
the farmers are busy getting their
land in shape and planting their
crops for the next season, and we
see now nothing but new prosperity
in view. By next fall all of our
farmers and other business people
will be out of debt and most of them
will have a few dollars to lay up, or
to take a vacation with.
Taylor county has an excellent
school system; modern school build
ings have been erected, and the most
efficient teachers have been secured
to instruct the young boys and girls
of our county.
In all we say that we have the
best county in Georgia, so let’s all
pull together and improve much
more under the leadership of our
great President, Franklin D. Roose
velt.
We take thiB occasion to thank
the sponsors of the Business
Booster Edition, which haB been - a
splendid success. Almost every busi
ness concern in the county took part
in this issue and to those who did
not participate they have our best
wishes and are loyal Taylor county
citizens just the same.
Radio Stars Here
For Return Engagement
Tuesday Night, May 1
C. W. Bazemore Preparing
To Open New Mercantile
All cotton acreage reduction con
tracts have bejn sent to Washington
according to a statement from Geo.
Daniel, County Agent of Taylor
county, and it is hoped that ere an
other month rolls around local
farmers will be in possession of
their first half of the rental pay
ments which under the contract are
due between March 1st and April
30th, approximately. Very few coun
ties ha sent contracts to Washing
ton at the time Taylor county mailed
her contracts to the Secretary of
Agriculture and it is believed that
we will not have to wait very long
for our first checks.
The store building known as the
Wright building, next door to the
local CWA office, is being renovated
and otherwise greatly improved
preparatory for use in the general
mercantile business to be conducted
by Mr. C. W. Bazemore, who until
recently has been postmaster here
for the past ten years. Mr. Baze
more will in a few days place his
orders for an entirely new stock of
goods, which will be attractively dis
played to which the public will be
invited for inspection and trade.
Mr. Bazemore has the best wishe
of his many friends in his new ven
ture.
who v,o* An ,. y mem ^ er of our church
make a m \T' le a pledge may
a and it -will
p, ' 1 “ '•i"" 1 "* out the debt.
Sunday h a t 8 10 at n Wesley church next
Sundav *1°, a b m ’ and 7; 30 P. m.
6:4r, p. m °° at 11 a Lea S ue
at Union s ™ d *y at
W. E
Hightower, Pastor.
Postmaster C E. Benns calls at
tention to a recent bulletin from tn
Postoffice Department relative to
the use of double post cards lor
mailing statements of accounts, i°
be mailed at lc double, postals must
carry a reply card exclusively lor
the use of the addressee in d 1 spateh-
ing a reply; further, it is ruled that
it should be manifest that the se ™ e i
requests and reasonably expects that
the reply card will be used by the
addressee. Cards not complying with
these provisions will have to carry
the postage applying to
mail—that is, 2c local and 3c if ad
dressed to any point not in the di-
rect delivery zone of the Butler post
office.
County Committee Meeting
Called To Plan Primary
Hon. W. W. Douglas, chairman of
the Taylor county democratic ex
ecutive committee, has issued a call
to members of the committee to meet
with him at the court house in But
ler Saturday, April 28th. at . 11
o’clock, for the purpose f adopting
rules for the forthcoming state pri
mary and arranging clsing dates for
entrants of candidates for the .state
Senate and members of the House of
Representatives. A full attendance of
the committee is urgently requested
by bhe chairman.
Mr. F. A. Peed, Jr. Undergoes
Eye Operation At Macon
‘Uncle Mark and His Youths on
Parade” featuring Marcus Bartlett
and eight young Radio Stars of
WSB will again appear in person at
Butler school auditorium on Tuesday
night May 1st, at 8 o’clock, with fea
tures of the other appearance and
added attraction.
This i3 one ,of the best entertain
ments ever presented here, and those
who failed to see them before can’t
afford to miss it.
If you are in doubt of this, ask
someone who attended the entertain
ment before or listen to them every
Friday on the air over WSB and
you’ll come. See the Butler Sisters
in “T.opsy and Eva.” This program
will be sponsored by the local Post
No. 124 American Legion.
Pioneer T&ylor County
Citizen Succumbed To
Heart Attack Monday
Schedule of Services at
Baptist Church Sunday
Mr. Fred Peed, Jr., who has been
seriously afflicted with eye trouble
f.or several months, was admitted to
the Oglethorpe sanitarium, at Macon,
yesterday for a delicate operation,
but which is believed will be the
source of relief which he has been
eagerly seeking. His many friends
feel much interest in his behalf and
are planning visits to him at the hos
pital as soon as visitors are allowed.
He is one of Butler’s most popular
young men and the unfortunate af
fliction that has come upon him in
the serious impairment of sight
elicits the sympathy of his many
friends.
Sunday school begins at, 9:45 and
it is requested by Mr. J. S. Green,
superintendent, that we meet on time
on order that the school may begin
on time as there will be featured
special song service by the young
people in the preliminary opening
exercises. 11 a. in., Sermon by the
pastor. At 6:30 p. m. the B. Y. P.
U’s. will meet; Mrs. Sara Cross
leader of the seniors and Miss Cobb
is the junior leader. Sermon by the
pastor at 7:30 p. m.
Monday , 3:00 p. m., the W. M. S
meetings to be held. (Further an
nouncement later) Wednesday, 7:30
p. m., regular mid-week services to
be held at the Methodist church.
Sunday at 8:30 a. m. services at
the local CCC Camp.
J. E. PATE, Pastor.
P. S.: Will have special church
announcement in next week’s issue
of The Herald
Mr. W. H. Garrett, Will Garrett bS
he was best known to lus many Tay
lor county fnemis, died at the home
of his uaugliter at Buena Vista Mon
day morning as the result of a heart
attack with wnicn he was stncicen
Saturday last.
Mr. Uartett, who was about 66
years of age, was born in Stewart
.county moving with his parents to
Taylor county when a small boy
and having spent practically nis en
tire life in this county except a short
period of time that was spent with
his children at Buena Vista and oth
er points.
He was an industrious farmer
kind and loving husband and father
ami an exceptionally good neighbor.
He was a consistent nun'ber of
Turners Chapel church. Mr. Garrett
numbered his friends by his ac
quaintances.
Surviving Mr. Garret are four
daughters, namely: Mrs. Clifford
Hinton of Gaston, Ky.; Mrs. EttabeU
Connell, of Roxboro, Ala.; Mrs.
.ilary Adams and Miss Jewell Gar
rett of Buena Vista. Also four sons:
Messrs E F., S. N., Alfred and Hoke
Garrett.
The remains of the deceased were
laid to rest beside the wife, who
preceded him to the grave by sev
eral years, at Bethel cemetery Tues
day afternoon, funeral services being
Conducted by Rev. W. R. Lawhorn.
CHILD'S CONDITION IMPROVINU
LOST
Pointer bird dog. Missing since
March 30th. Description: Body, black
and white spotted; head, black; 1 1-2
inch split in one ear; bobbed tail;
answers to the name of Buffalo. Will'
pay liberal reward for information.
M. R Williamson, Butler, Ga.
The condition of Edward Evans,
little son of Mr. and Mrs G.D. Locke,
was thought yesterday to be some
what improved following a serious
illness of several days. The many
friends of the fond parents will b*
gratified at the encouraging report
from the bedside of the little child
and hope that he may soon be re
stored to good health.
BRAXTON TURNER IMPROVING
FOLLOWING OPERATION
Friends of Mr. Braxton Turner
will be pleased to learn that following
a successful emergency operation last
week his condition is greatly im
proved, and has been removed to his
home where he is receiving callers
daily from among his numerous
friends.
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