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Volume 58
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday April 26,1934
Number 25
third district
DEMOCRATS PLAN
PRIMARY ELECTION
sEP T 12 DATE; MR. CASTELLOW
IS ENDORSED; COUNTY |UNIT
VOTE IS ADOPTED.
Americus, Ga., April 20.—Meeting
in the Windsor hotel in Americus at
11; 30 o'clock Friday morning the
Democratic executive committee of
the Third Congressional District
adopted a resolution endorsing
Congressman B. T. Castellow, set
Wednesday, Sept 12 as the date for
the Democratic primary election and
fixed the rules and regulations for
said primary.
Candidates for Congress must
qualify by noon on May 5.
About 76 delegates and other in
terested citizens of the district at
tended the meeting, which was pre-
sided over by C. E Benns, iof But-
ier, chairman of the committee. Fol
lowing the meeting, a dinner was
served in the main dining room of
the hotel. ...
The committee voted to hold the
congressional election under the
county unit vote system, the (Candi
date receiving the highest number
of county unit votes to be declared
the nominee, provided such candi
date receives a maiority of the unit
otes of the district.
In case no candidate receives a
majority, a second primary will be
held on Oct. 3.
nonioccet'- co-vent ion for the
district will be held in Hawkinsville
on October 9. for the purpose of de
claring the result of the primary
election All delegates to the ("on-
vent’on will be named 'by the suc
cessful candidate.
A letter from Congressman Cas
tellow was read to the committee
hnrtlv after the meet.irg convened.
In his letter, Mr. Castellow ex
pressed his .Tunre-iation for suop.ort
given him and ovnressed h's desire
in spr-n the district to the best of
his ability.
Committees annointed hv Chair-
on Rems were as follows:
Cnmmittne on Resolutions — T.
Hoyt Davis, of Vienne, ehairma- -
Mrs jnfcn p-dn-pc n f Perry, and E.
.1 Hart of Kllnvi'tp.
Committno on Rules—E R King,
of Fort Caines, chairman; W- T. An
derson. Teslie: Charles Cr“gorv.
fitts- .1 t Lunsford and George
Keen, Hawkinsville.
Committee on Notification—'Mona
I. Smith, Ashburn, i"hairw>an; C M.
Methvin. Kastman, and Leon Hol
man. Columbus.
The resolutions committee brongM
in the following resolution which
was adopted:
“Resolved, by the Democratic ex
ecutive committee of the Third Con
gressional district, in session as
sembled at Americus, Ga., on this
April 20, 1934. that we ertend to
r Renreentative. the Hon. H. T.
Castellow, ,our greetings; and ex
press to him our perfect confidence
in his integrity and ability and our
thanks to him for the earnest and
sincere service he is rendering the
people of this district, state and na
tion; and that a telegram be dis
patched to him conveying the fore
going sentiments.”
Following the meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee Friday, Congress
man Castellow qualified to make the
race for re-nomination by paying,
through a friend, the entrance fee of
W.oo to Will D Baugh, of Ella-
V1 “?i secretary of the committee.
following is a copy ,of the rules
Friibi pr ' mary election as adopted
He it resolved by the Democratic
executive committee of the Third
"Sessional district of Georgia:
. 1 r~”*'®t a Democratic primary
112 ia? k® he'd on Wednesday, Sept,
til T-i.'’ ,' n eacb °f the counties of
bird Congressional district of
n^ate ‘-he selection of a nomi-
tae Democratic party for rep-
I Ttiivi atlVe in Congress for said
I Georgia Copgressional district of
l6on!w a ^ . primary election shall be
I ducted ln accordance with the
'Turn to Page 8; No. 1)
Co. Agent Urges Taylor
Land Owners To Offer
Land to Government
In a letter mailed to 80 land own
ers in the 12th District of Taylor
county dated April 23rd, County
Agent George Daniel urges land
owners in this district to otter lands
to the government which lands if
purchased will be used toy the gov
ernment to immediately establish a
bird, game and fish refuge. Millions
are to be spent shortly by the gov
ernment in the purchase of such poor
cheap lands for this purpose and to
take such lands out of cultivation. A
trip to Atlanta for further investiga-
ion on. the subject developed the
fact that tracts of land running in
bodies of 3,000 to 3,500 acres will be
purchased in Georgia, The state’s
quota however at present is .only 50,-
000 acres but it is hoped that the
state allotment later will be raised
to 100,000 acres. We will be fortun
ate, says Mr. Daniel, if we can get a
large area of these lands sold to the
government. It will mean millions in
the future (by re son of forest protec
tion on the part of the government.
It will also be a means of putting
these lands in trees the one and only
purpose for which most ,of it is
(Turn to Page 8, No. 8)
(By Professor J. H. Watkins)
Every member ni this company
has just one question to ask and that
is, ‘‘When do we go to Mississippi?”
Our baseball team is clicking just
like a real ball club. Due to the
many rains ast week we have not
played as many games as we wanted
too. The gme with Co. 1429 of Warm
Springs, Ga., was played on the local
diamond Sunday afternoon with the
Woodpe kers, having the long end of
the score. There was a large crowd
of spectators present to watch the
Woodpeckers win over tiie Warm
Springs C. C. C. -boys. We hope to
play more games just as interesting
and entertaining as the Sunday’s
game was, provided we stay over
here long enough to schedule more.
Though Madam X told some of the
boys in thi3 camp that we would
move sooner than we expected.
Monday afternoon the Woodpeck
ers added another baseball victory to
their string by defeating Reynolds
High school team 5-0.
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Captain Meyer returned to ,camp
late Sunday afternoon and reports
having a most glorious trip. Every
member in the company was real
glad to see him back once more, hut
still they were all surprised to see
him driving the same old Studebalier.
• • •
Mr. We‘kins, our Educational Ad
viser, is back from Atlanta where he
attended an Adviser’s convention. A
sn"cessful convention is' his report
with many Jungs accomplished. He
further states that he was kept busy
while in Atlanta though we notice
he had time to go shopping and pur
chase a new hat and tie. Guess the
ladies had better watch out.
• * *
Our Ex-Mess Sgt., Ainsworth says
before the company moves to Vicks
burg that ho is going to get a dis-
| Woodpeckers win two
more baseball games
I (J?, 1 ? 6 Woodpeckers of Company 1430
M(md'v ni f n c uei1 . their ' A j nn ‘ n K streak
-VhonW l ofcatln K the Reynolds High
Uas tv, ba3eba11 Warn 5 to 0. This
club i„\c CC0rul victory for the Butler
Company mo" 1 ® numbcr of days, the
I havi-.r'j’, 429 te am at Warm Spring
Fine Service Offered Public
In Saving Surplus Food
Crops of the County
There is an old saying that “if we
don't can it then we muy not have
it. ’ The canning of surplus food
stuffs is very .important out even
more important at the present time
is toe making of plans to have a va
riety of ioou stuns to caa tnis sum
mer. This is tiie proper time to plan
your garden in such a way that you
will be certnin to have plenty of
your favorite vegetables to ran.
Since the establishment of a Com-
-munity Cannery in Butler last sum
mer there is probably more interest
in canning this season than ever be
fore. Several people have already
been asking about the canning' pro
gram for this season. The .cannery
which i3 located in the Agricultur al
Building of the Butler school will be
ready to start operating when need
ed. At present, due to small amount
of food stuffs to be canned, is is
operated only when engagements are
made ahead of time. Later we ex
pect to set regular aiming days and
anyone may bring their products at
any time during those days.
We can can with either glass or
tin cans. Tin cans will be handled !.y
local merchants. At present the price
of No. 3 (quart) sanitary tin cans is
approximately four cents each.
These cans if properly opened may
be used three times, by buying new
lids for each time they are used.
With the use cf pressure cookers
in processing the ,canned products it
is very easy to successfully can such
products as beans, green peas, lima
beans anil corn which are otherwise
• ery hard to can.
In order to insure a sufficient
supply of vegetables for canning
more than one planting of each
should be made so that if one fail
you will stand a chance of success
on the other.
No charges are made for the can
ning, but a small charge of one cent
per can is made to .cover the cost of
water and fuel. We are working on
a plan, which if successful, will
eliminate even this cost and at the
same time make more help available
for the preparation and processing
of products at cannery.
We would like to take this oppor
tunity to thank each and every one
who so kindly helped us with their
donations to clear the balance of
the indebtedness on the canning
plant.
JAMES J. SUGARS,
Teacher of Voc. Agri.,
Butler High School.
County Merging of
Re-Employment Offices
Explained by Murphy
Americus, Ga., April 21, 1934.
Butler Herald,
Butler, Georgia.
It has probably, already come to
your attention that the National Re
employment Office in Taylor county
has been discontinued.
Due to the fact that the budget
for this service has been greatly re
duced it became necessary to close a
great many of the local offices and
consolidate them in districts. My of
fice wus selected as headqaurters for
what is known as the Americus Dis
trict, which includes Sumter, Schley,
Taylor, Macon, Dooly and Crisp
counties.
In each instance where local of
fices have been closed the former
manager volunteered to act in the
capacity as registrar as long as that
service did not interfere with any
private activity in which they might
become engaged.
It was with regret that the State
Office found it necessary to bring
about this consolidation which caused
the closing of the office in Butler. I
would appreciate running a little
notice relative to this matter as the
service wishes to publicly express its
appreciation to Mr. E. P. Hodges,
our former manager in Butler, for
the efficient and conscientious man
ner with which he conducted his of
fice. Mr .Hodges will continue to
represent the service in a voluntary
manner in Reynolds.
Dr. H. H. Gee, although not hav
ing been connected with the service
formerly, has volunteered to assist
Mr. Hodges, thereby giving to us
two volunteer representatives in Tay
lor county. Mr. Hodges will be lo
cated at Reynolds and and Dr. Gee
at Butler.
Yours truly,
James L. Murphy, Americus Dist,
National Reemployment Service.
charge, stay in Georgia, and bid on I ta.
Delinquent Taxpayers To
Be Barred From Vote
In Taylor This Year
If you have not registered and paid
your poll tax on or before May 5th,
1934, you will be disqualified as a
voter and your name will not appear
on the voters lists, according to a
statement by the registrars of Tay
lor county.
Under the new law any person
having paid all poll taxes due and
which he had an opportunity to pav
and provided he has registered, will
be qualified to vote, according to a
ruling recently made by the Attor
ney General, M J. Yeomans, Atlan-
l day
St.,„ V 11 Sunday’s victim,
the Woodpeckers
' v . ere Bryan, Who
yester-
hit safety
Koine ' "mes an oat and Mont-
three h GiU a V redited two
Fern outsi,„ •' V " eaver and Carter
outetandmg for the losers.
Warm <.° C ? outfi t won over the
•' Ur “lay S xviuf S £ hipmo!1 ks. 6 to 3,
^nodpeckers 1 ?? din K the
attc mn 7o )_ wlth th reQ hits in
m!-! n U ''° tim ’ es at hat
J’Pte; James and
““‘standing f or the"
in four
Perry were
^nipnionks.
Johnson rl frnt, 3ee
May 3* Peter's Drug fits*.
you don’t
night,
Dr.
school routes. Ainsworth has a real
lovelv attitude for small children.
• • «
The Camp Electrician and Service
Man does his work just splondkHv
vet he hr.s to have an order from the
Commanding Officer before he be
e-ins a task, also an order when late
for dinner if he eats.
• * *
We have some real ovtsanding
boys in our company, one in particu
lar and this young man has courage
e^ihined with determinatin'" to win.
We all admire this splendid young
man verv much because of these
fine qualities. Even though Fetters
girl is dated for life he goes on ro
see her on Sundavs rather than to
watch a real baseball game.
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We wonder why 1 Peed. Wade . and
Anthony have not been back to Wes-
P" it is "nmored that after they
had paid 75c for a sandwich thev
were chased to camp by a walking
stick. Believe it nr not.
■ * •
Cooper says he would stay in
Georgia all the time if he knew it
wo'dd rain ever- Sunday so that ho
could go to mill on Monday morn
ing.
• * - •
Loader Ratliff has started a new
snort and that is to plav if the block
lacVs while the Woodneckers plav
baseball. T.eader Ratliff’s new game
The same law applies to women
voters as well as to men say these,
authorities. That is all women yho
have registered in previous years are
required to pay a poll tax for each
year her name has been on the regis
tration list. The law presumes that
all persons voting will pay a poll tax
as long as they remain under the ex
emption age of 60 years.
The registrars will begin work on
the 1934 voters lists at an earlv date
and will finish their work by May 5
as to determining who is and who
is not qualified to vote. The law is
plain in stating that no person can
qualify later than six months before
the general election which falls on
November 6th this year.
It now appears that manv of the
voters in 1932 will be disqualified be
cause of nonpayment of poll taxes.
If you are interested in your fran
chise and wish to exercise at the
polls this year remember it is nec
essary to nav all noil taxes due on or
before May 5, 1934 -
Distinguished Visitors
Hon. J. J. Mangham, former chair
man of the State Highway depart
ment, was a distinguished Butler
visitor yesterday, spening a short
time with the Herald editor. Mr.
Mangham was en route to Ellaville
, 0 nn thp „ r( w n f d -on the 'handker-1 where he filled and important speak-
„ Vpf nnd forget to tv-'- it up. It is | ing and dinner engagement during
nlavcd in quack formation. the day. . „ ,
’ ■ « , • Among other pleasant callers dur-
„ „ n „ run w.r the dav was Dr. M. D. Collins,
Precious Doll Bnl.v Roos e , g ta te School superintendent, who
returned to camn after a succeesfni Stat* ben P addressa ’ t the
b '! nt THte notch w "' oroduc- schoTauditorium. Dr. Collins de
nt, c -(Wip » n tel ... ‘ . . livered also an address at Montezu-
ing more than he and his little day _
sie-wootsie can use. *
Second Poultry Sale of
Season To Be Held
In Butler Saturday
The second poultry sale of the
year will be held in Butler Saturday
between the hours of 8 a. m. and 4
p. m., according to announcement of
County Agent G. C. Daniel. The
prices on hens are higher than at
the previous sale while the price of
fryers and broilers is the same as
was paid at the last sale. In making
the price on this lot of poultry the
(buyer stated that he was primarily
interested in hens and this is, there
fore, a hen sale at the expense of
the fryer and broiler price.
The following nrices will be paid
at the track which will be parked as
usual just in front of Robert Wil
son’s store, Heavy colored hens, 11c;
Leghorn hens, 9c; roosters, 5c;
Leghorn fryers, 15c; colored fryers,
IS?; turkey gobblers, 10c; and tur-
kev hens, 15c.
Bring in your poultry early before
the weather gets too hot. Do not
stuff them with com and do not tie
fowls’ legs.
Pastor Announces
Revival Services to Begin
At Baptist Church Sunday
The Butler Baptist church will be
gin a series of revival services on
the second Sunday in May, May the
13th, this being the day set apart on
which “Mother’s Day” will be ob
served in the local church.
We will observe in keeping with
the day a special Mother’s service at
the eleven o'clock hour. Also at this
service we will observe the Lord’s
Supper, another commemoration
service.
At the evening hour on Mother’s
day the pastor will speak on the sub
ject, “The Christian Home.”
Services will be held each day dur
ing the revival at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m. The services will be limited to
one hour each and will begin and
close promptly on time.
We anticipate a revival in the true
sense of the word and earnestly so
licit the prayers and support of all
the Christian people of this and ad
joining conimunities irrespective of
denominations.
Beginning next Monday evening,
May 7th, at 7:30 o'clock there will
be prayers services under the direc
tion of thfi board of deacons, differ
ent ones leading the services on each
evening. These prayer meetings will
continue each evening throughout
the week. God’s promises are con
ditioned on our prayers.
The pastor will do the preaching
throughout the week of revival serv
ices and Mrs. J. W. Edwards will
have charge of the music.
REV. J. E. PATE, Pastor.
If you have eye trouble see Dr.
Johnson at Porter’s Drug Store
Tuesday, May 1st.
Fascinating One-Act
Play To Be Presented
By Local Senior Class
The senior class of Butler High
school will present two one-act plays
on Eriday evening, April 27, begin
ning at b o'clock, ut bciiooI auditori
um.
ihe first ol these plays, “lhe
Romancers”, won the prize offered
by tne French Acauemy in 1394 lor
the best play of the year. A recent
historian of French literature calls
the play “a gentle satire on romance
by a romanticist.” It is an artistic
parody on the tragic rates of some
of the famous lovers in literature
and is presented through the imagi
nary difficulties of two romantic
young lovers who, despite their filial
disillusionment, continue to lovo one
another. The play possesses nn in
trinsic beauty and an unforgetable
charm. Robert Cochran plays the
part of the ardent lover and Vivian
Trussed, the girl. Robert Mathews
and Julian Gill are the two fathers
Bair Davis is an excellent bravo.
There are also swordsmen, mu
sicians, negroes, torch bearers, etc.
The second play “Grandma Pulls
the String”, is a comedy by Edith
Barnard Delcano and David Canb.
You will get a great deal of fun out
of Grandma Blessington (Kathleen
Anthony), who is is conveniently
deaf. Mrs. Cummings, (Laurette
Fickliug) thires so hard to keep
Grandma from meddling. Ilildegarde
(Eloise Renfroe) the little sister 12
years old is dwelling and reveling in
’ real romance. Julia, (Winifred Har
ris) has known moments when she
i longed to drown the family,—you
[know what families are! Neva,
(Frances. Riley) the oldest of the
three Cummings girls knows all
there is to know about getting en
gaged and married. William Thorn
ton, (Edward Davis) never dreamed
when he came to this town, that he
would meet the girl. But he did.
The public is invited to attend,
see, hear and enjoy the play. The ad
mission is 10c and 20c.
Announcement of Hon.
C. W. Foy Fes Representative
Expected Next Week
The Herald has learned from
number of sources, considered relia
ble, that Hon. C . W. Foy will offer
for Representative of Taylor county
in the September primary. ■
Col. Foy was in Atlanta Tuesday
on legal business and could not be
approached on the subject, but ac
cording to advices iof close friends
of the well known local attorney and
for several terms in the past a mem
ber of the house from this courtv,
his formal announcement for this
office is confidently expected to ap
pear in the Herald next week
The 1 (County DcttKxv.nth'I Execu
tive committee will meet at the
court house in Butler next Saturday
to adopt rules governing the forth
coming state primary and in said
primary a member of the house from
Taylor is to be chosen. Col. Foy'has
hosts of friends from all sections of
the county who will rally to his sup
port, should he get in the race.
“The Last Round-Up’
It is urgently requested that all
tax payers of Taylor county who
have not as yet returned tneir prop
erty valuation on the tax books ol
the county that they do so at once
since next Monday, April 30th, is
the last day. After that time the
books will be closed and property
subject to double valuation as now
appearing on the books.
For the purpose of giving every
one an opportunity to attend to this
important matter I have arranged to
be at the Citizens State Bank, Rey
nolds, Monday from 8:30 a. m. till
12 o'clock noon and at the court
house in Butler from 2 p. m. till 6
p. m.
Respectfully,
P. A. JENKINS,
Tax Rec. Taylor Co.
Crowell Seventh Grade
Will Get Certificates
The seventh grade of Crowell
school is planning to hold graduating
exercises this year and each member
of the class seems very much de
lighted at the anticipation of the
event which will take place at the
closing of school in that .community
at which time they are to receive
certificates of graduation in seventh
grade studies.
Tne members of the seventh grade
at Crowell are: Helen Neisler, Helen
McDaniel, Sara Dell Lucas, Cleo
Wainwright, Odessa Hinton, Reba
Windham, Florence Dent, Harold
Williamson, Alma and Annie Roy
Parker.
Marcus Bartlett And
Radio Stars to Appear
Here Again May 1st
Next Tuesday evening, May 1st at
8 o'clock, Marcus Bartlett and hi«
radio stars of Atlanta will appear at
the local school auditorium in a re
turn enggement.
It will be recalled that these star
stage performers appeared here on
the evening of April 3rd last, at
which time the large audience at
tending were unanimous in terming
it one of the best entertainments
ever staged in this community, and. it
will be a source of much delight to
the public generally to learn that
these far-famed performers of radio
prominence have scheduled our city
for a return engagement with a new
program.
The Butler American Legion Post
is sponsoring this entertainment and
extend a cordial welcome to the peo
ple of this entire section to hear
“Uncle Mark” and his talented band
on their return visit. The admission
price is only 15c and 25c.
The new routine for Uncle Mark’s
unit on their return engagement
here will be as follows;
1. Opening Chorus.
2. Evelyn Day, "My Extraordinary
Man.”
3. Sam Allen, “Hold Me, “There
Goes My Heart."
4. Butler Sisters, “Nasty Man.”
5. Altalena Kimball, “Indian Dance’
6. Billy Clower, “T;\s.”
7. Nickey Zachary, “Jazz Toe
Specialty”.
8. Steve Norman, The Little Hill
Billy.
9. Evelyn Day, “Puttin' It On.”
10. Butler Sisters, "School Day
Sweethearts."
11. Sam Allen, Popular Song Hits.
12. Uncle Mark, Piano Rsmbles.
18. Altalena Kimball, Cuban Rum
ba.
14. Billy Clower, Surprise Spe
cialty.
15. Steve Norman, More Hill Billy
Sengs.
16. Nickey Zachary, Acrobatic.
17. Evelyn Dav, “Irene”, Comedy.
18. Butler Sisters, “Topsy and
Eva”.
19. Altalena Kimball, “St. Louia
Blues.”
20 Finale. „ . I
Mrs. Eubanks, Former
Taylor County Resident
Mrs. Julia Barrow Eubanks, s
former citizen of Taylor county, who
has made her home in Atlanta for
about thirty years, died at the Cjrady
hospital, Atlanta, Friday morning,
April 20th, following an illness of
several days. Funeral services were
held Sunday at Turner’s funeral
chapel in Atlanta and the body
brought to Reynolds for interment.
Quite a number of the Atlanta
friends of Mrs. Eubanks accompanied
the remains to Reynolds.
Chaplain Woodward
Pays First Visit To
Local C.C.C. Headquarters
Lieut. Luther W. Woodward, who
has recently been appointed Chap
lain for the Northern Subdivision
District “H” GCC with headquarters
at Fort. Be.nning, was a pleasant
visitor to Butler for the past week
end dividing time with the boys at
the camp and with friends in the
city. By special invitation he
preached at the Baptist church Sun
day night and was greeted with a
large and appreciative audience.
The new Chaplain succeeds Rev.
McKee who recently resigned to re
sume his work as presiding elder in
the North Alabama Methodist c<on«
ference.
FIDDLERS CONVENTION AT
CROWELL FRIDAY, MAY 4
The Fiddlers Convention will bo
held Friday night, May 4th, begin
ning at 7:30 o'clock at Crowell
school building. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend. If you are a mu
sician bring along your musical in
strument and win the prize. Cash
prizes will be given for the best
musicians. Admission: Pre-school
children 5c, school children 10c, and
adults 15c.
NOTICE TO LEAGUERS
A meeting is to be held at the
Butler Methodist church next Sun.
day, April 29, at 3:30 p. m., for all
officers of the Taylor County League
Union and the officers of the local
League. This is a very important
meeting, therefore if you are an of
ficers of either of the above men
tioned. please make your plans to
attend the meeting Sunday after*
noon. —Publicity Supt.