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ta ylor county “Tile Golden Gate” Between the Mountains and the Sea Traversed by the U. S. HIGHWAY, NO. 19 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 better opportunities for small industries and delightful citi zenship than either of these Cities. Volume 59 BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday December 6,1934 Number 5 OLONS PROPOSE NOVEL IDEAS WHEN LEGISLATURE MEETS LIQUOR, DIVORCE, WHIPPING POST AMONG MATTERS COM ING UP. Atlanta Dec. 1.—Apparently ready 1 A mo , st interesting and inspiring write into law the tilings Governor I personality is Colonel Brown Mar- Col. C. B. Marshall “Inspiring Pei .raality” Says “The Rambler” In his always interesting column in Sunday’s American “The Rambler” pays the following tribute to two well known citizens: ugene Talmadge talked about ountry court houses and at cross oud' stores during his campaign for election, the Georgia legislature ill come to Atlanta in January with une novel ideas as well. One legislative leader already has ttracted widespread comment by an- ouncing his plan to amend the tate constitution to permit estab- ishment of a whipping post for petty ■ffenders. . Ohers plan to give conservative Georgia a shock by proposing liberal- zation of the divorce laws as a bid or tourist trade and to speed up the ourts and a number have suggested -at Georgia’s bone dry prohibition w be repealed outright. While some of the proposals may ive the conservatives a shock, the onservatives have always been in °Always hard to handle politically jecause of its size-there are 205 epresentatives and 51 Senators—the legislature is expected to go down the line with Talmadge on his legis lative program. But the things some of them propose to do in addition to the Talmadge program indicates that there will be a turbulent 70-day ses- ^There will doubtless be many pro hibition bills in the legislature, some seeking outright repeal, some pro- (Tum to Page 8; No. 1) Taylor County to Vote On The Bankhead Bill Friday, December 14 Taylor county farmers will vote at their regular district precincts on Friday, December 14th, from nine a. m. to five p. m. to determine whether or r.ut two-thirds of those eligibN-to vote desire to retain the Bankhead Bill for the crop year 1936-1936. The polls will be in charge of three men appointed by the County Committee and headed by the local community committeemen of each district. i> a *- lots will be furnished at the polls. Those persons who have the legal or equitable right as owner, tenant, share-cropper or otherwise to pro duce cotton on any cotton farm, 03 part thereof, in the United States for the crop year 1935-1936 are eli gible to vote whether you are regis tered or whether or not you have paid taxes Tax payments and regis tration have nothing to do with your eligibility to vote. All farmers who will grow cotton or have the lega right to grow cotton next year can vote. Be sure you vote one way or the other. Farmers are urged to vote their convictions based upon the ex ercise of their best judgment as to whether the Bankhead Bill is needed to place the cooperating farmer am non-cooperating farmer on the same basis. One important thing to bo re;1 ; e ™‘ bered by those farmers who * 1U rented land to the government is that, regardless of whether the UanK- head Bill carries >r U lost, 'he . - operator is still booil by hi*, cu _ tract and must reduce his acreage per cent in 1935. A vote against the Bankhead Bill is a vote to release the nom-signer to increase his proau - tion at his own discretion. lhls ° condition is responsible for 3U, farmers voting 95 per cent in fav of the Bill last year which brought it "It should' also be remembered that we still have 10,000,000 bales of sur plus cotton and that in spite of tw years of work and the expenditure millions of dollars we have reduce the huge surplus of 1932 less than 3,000,000 bales. With the increased acreage allowed the cooperating farmers in 1935 and if non-signers and new farmers are permitted Plant acreage without restriction can easily be seen that we caneasily ''"mg the surplus to the 1932 lev 'with a normal crop in 1935 We • temember that the 1932 crop brought V or 6c a pound. Is it better to 12c per pound for the majority or the • - * 1 shall, of Reynolds, Georgia. Affectionately called “Brown” by y iing and old of Tuylor county, he is an ardent sportsman Founder of the Reynolds Golf Club, he wins the championship every other year, anu he smilingly explains that “he does not want to win every year for that would be s fish.” During his college days he wa • captain of the Columbia University track team and the American J ampion miler. In 1902 he was self d to represent the United States in be Olympic teams in Paris, France. Attorney for the Federal Land Bank and county attorney for the Home Owners’ Loan Corporation, he is in constant touch with the people of Taylor county. Col. Marshall has long been promi nent in political circles. He is a for mer member of the Georgia Senate and Legislature. * • • Mrs. J A. Battle, of Talbotton, Ga. has the distinction of being the only woman Ford dealer in the United States. She has had the Ford agency in Talbotton for eight years and has the renutation of being ore of the livpst dealers in the country. Mrs. Battle is not only a successful business woman, but is a leader in the civic organizations of Ta'bot *"""t” is ncpriHpnt of the Alice Beal Matthews Chanter nf the U. Ft O. She ’ ' -ved in this capacity for t.he nast ten years When env movement to- the better ment of Talbotton or Talbot countv t« l-nn-W M-= ,T A Pittle'o m-p is always found among its promot ers. To hoi- homo is found the cordr’"' osn ; *"’i*” H true atmosphere of the Old South. RESOLUTIONS Recognizing its loss in the death ol Mr. Parker sneaiy, an account ol wnose passing appeared in the Her ald last week, tne Bible Class of "tne Columbian, Ala., Baptist churcn, adopted the following resolutions: Whereas, Almighty God im his in finite wisdom has seen fit to take from our midst, our beloved brother and friend, Parker Sheaiy, Be it resolved by the Men’s Bible Class of the Baptist Church of Co lumbiana, of which our departed brother was a member. First—That we express our thanks to God for the life and influence of our departed brother. Second—that we call upon each member of this class to imitate and follow the unassuming, upright and unselfish life lived by Bro. Sheaiy while in our midst Third—That we deplore the loss of this good and useful life among us. Fourth—That we extend to the wife and family of our departed brother, our heart felt sympathy. God has given and God has taken awav. May we learn to say, “Thy Will' Be Done.” W. W. Wallace, T. R. Walton, J M. Lawson, Committee. SUPERVISORS FOR CENSUS IN GEORGIA APPOINTED Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 3.—Announce ment of the appointment of district supervisors for the 1935 farm census in six Georgia districts has been an nounced by the census bureau. Geor gia districts for which supervisors have been appointed are No. 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Supervisors named and their head quarters are: District 3, Archie B. Preston, Monroe; District 5, A. \V. Jones, Milledgeville; District 6, Co lumbus T. Harden, Americus; Dis trict 7, B. L. Brinson, Savannah; Dis>- trict 8, O. G. Turner, Camilla; Dis trict, J. A. Pearson, Waycross. R \V~STEVENS’ FUNERAL HELD AT BUENA VISTA Buena Vista, Dec. 1.—Robert W. SAVE THE BANKHEAD BILL. (Editorial From The Macon Telegraph) Not since the War Between the States has the South been con fronted with such a momentous economic question as it now faces in the fate of the Bankhead Cotton Production Bill. The Telegraph has been as fair as possible by opening its col umns to both sides in the controversy. Its only idea is to promote the good of the public. It wants the fanners to be in position to vote understandingly and knowingly. The decision is with them. If they vote to kill the bill, it will be gone possibly for all time. There will be no more control The farmers will be at liberty to do just as they have been doing since time immemorial—to make more cotton than the world wants, at a price below cost. t We cannot understand why anybody should want to kill the bill. Possibly a hundred years has been consumed in agitation for it. In its initial experiment it proved its worth. The administra tive details were faulty, and the renter und share-cropper were not on an equal footing with the larger producer. This is a matter for the Secretary of Agriculture to remedy. The bill itself is not in volved. The Department of Agriculture is anxious to adjust quotas for the good of all growers, but if the bill is killed in the December voting it will again bring about a free-for-all scramble for too much cotton production. We will make not less than fifteen million bales next year unless Providence saves us by weevils or drought or flood or storm. Senator Bankhead is right in saying that it will be a long time before Congress can be induced to bother with the question again if the bill is killed. We shall be immediately plunged into the poverty from which no class of growers has in the past been able to ex tricate themselves. It is most unfortunate that Governor Talmadge, with his tre mendous influence among the farmers, should have taken the oppos ing view of the matter. The confidence that he enjoys among the growers places him under great responsibility. He should be ex tremely careful. We think he is dead wrong. What does he offer in rc-turn for the bill? Nothing but uncontrolled production, with the same old hopeless poverty of the past. We have had several genera tions of it. Have we not had enough of it? The story out of Secretary Wallace’s office yesterday is a warn ing against over-production The demand for cotton is growing less and less, andi has been growing smaller year by year. Our old cus tomers, Italy, Australia, Japan and others are trying to develop their own cotton production. They are struggling for national inde pendence, and bounties are being paid to cotton growers in those countries. We could not sell them American cotton at as low as a cent a pound in their present state of mind. In the very homes of the Southern cotton growgrs rayon is be ing worn instead of cotton. As cotton loses popularity each year rayon increases in popularity by tenfold. Other rivals of cotton in (lie domestic market are destroying cottoh’s usefulness; and yet two million growers are rearing to make more. The available markets can hardly consume the present visible supply in three years. Let the Government step from under, as it will be forced to do if the Bankhead Bill is killed, and that load of cotton will crush the very life out of the business of tne South, and the entire country will require ten years to recover from the dis aster The cotton growers should vote unanimously for the Bankhead Bill to continue; and then tell Secretary Wallace what changes they want with reference to quotas. He has asked them to tell him. Talk to him instead of blaming the bill which gives him the power. He has authority to remedy inequalities and unfairness even in indi vidual cases. What could be more liberal ? Save the Bankhead Bill or forever regret your failure to do so. Butler Naval Stores Loses Entire Plant By Fire Wednesday The Butler Na\al Stores, of which Mr. J. S. Green is resident munager, suffered a distinctively heavy fire loss shortly before noon yesterday when their plant was consumed by fire which originated from the explosion of one of the company’s large dis tillery tanks filled with boiling tur pentine, resulting also in serious In juries to one of the negro employes when the tank exploded covering his body with the liquid flames. The company’s comnvisary and other near j by buildings were saved from burning by heroic work. The loss was only partly covered by insuran-e. Arrangements are being made this morning to rebuild imme diately, it is learned. State Commander and Other American Legion Officers Entertained By Local Post One of the most notable events of the year among local Legionairs and their wives was the occasion of Mon day evening last which brought to gether the largest attendance of the oigunization ever recorded, besides the presence of a number of state officials. Among the distinguished guests present were: Hon. Uelucy Allen, of Albany, State Commander; A. B. Morris, of Gordele, Area Comman der; F. M. Murrah, of Ashburn, Third District Commander; and Mr. Miller, of Ashburn; Legior.airs of Reynolds and local Spanish-American war vet erans. An interesting feature of the oc- casio was the address delivered by State Commander Delacy, and other inspiring talks by distinguished guests. Iiv his able address Comman der Allen explained the ideal of the Legion and its purpose with special emphasis being placed upon its four-point program: Re habilitation of disabled veterans; en couraging legislation enabling every child having the opportunity of edu cation; fighting any movement to de stroy our government and its ideals; and the immediate payment of the veterans’ adjustment certificates. Commander Allen' sustained his repu- D0UBLE FUNERAL ELLAVILLE SUNDAY FOR CRASH VICTIMS IKE J. HART AND DAUGHTER, MEMBERS PROMINENT ELLA VILLE FAMILY, FATALLY IN JURED ENKOUTE TO BEDSIDE OF MISS EILEEN HART. Columbus, Ga, Dec. 3.—Death claimed its toll of a second life from an automobile collision, in which three curs were involved four and a half miles out on the Buena Vista road early Thanksgiving night, when Ike J. Hart, well known Ellaville citizen, died at the Columbus hospital Satur day morning at 7:30 as the result of injuries sustained in the crash. His 12-year-old daughter, Arlney Hart, who was in the car with her father, mother and a sister, was pro nounced dead on arrival at the hos pital soon ofter the collision. Thurs day nigh t. The four members of the family were traveling towards Columbus at the time to be at the bedside of an other daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hart Miss Eileen Hart, who was and ia still critically ill with Hoskins dis ease, at the home of Mr. Hart’s sis ter, Mrs Harvey Hale. Mrs. Hart and Miss Mary Kate Hart were hurt, though not seriously. They were dismissed from the hospital Thursday night after emergency treatment. • Mr. Hart sustained a fractured skull, concussion, of the brain and numerous bruises and abrasions. But little hope was held out for his re covery from the time he was carried to the hospital. Mr. Hart was born Oct. 17, 1892, and had lived at Ellaville his entire life. Surviving him besdes his widow, Mrs Annie Hart, and his two daugh ters, Misses Eileen and Mary K. Hart, are two sisters, Mrs. M. D. HcTring, of Ellaville and Mrs. Har vey Hall, of Columbus. Double funeral services for the father and his baby daughter were held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Methodist church at Ella ville, .conducted by Rev. H. C. Griffin, newly assigned pastor of the church, assisted by Rev. H. G. Dupree, pas tor of the Ellaville Baptist church, and interment followed in the Ella- vile cemetery. A car that was being steered by J. H. Culpepper, of Chattahoochee county and pushed by a car driven by James Harbuck, also of Chatta hoochee county, away from the city, tation as a gifted and fluent speaker being often interrupted by applause... „ - —„, Mr. Allen is the only private that the 18 sal< * to have crashed into the Ford state organization, has honored as c ° u P e occupied by the four members Commander and it is generally pre- r. he “ art family The latter is said dieted that he will, before his term *' 0 have been turned over once or has ended, prove to be the best offi- larded^ on the pavement on cial the state has ever had. ' “ " 11 Impressive talks were also Mrs. J. L. Montgomery Dies At Home of Son At Manchester Nov. 25 Mrs. J. L. Montgomery, of Tazewell died Sunday night at the home of her son J. H. Montgomery, at Man chester. Mrs. Montgomery had only been in Manchester about a week visiting her son She became ill suddenly, hence her untimely passing. She hadbeen a resident of Tazewell for 60 years. She was a belovea Christian' woman, and had been a member of the Tazewell Methodist church for fifty years. Surviving are three sons: J. H. Montgomery, Manchester; A. C. Montgomery, Leesburg, Fla.; B F. Montgomery, Charing; two daughters Mrs. Alva Carter, Reynolds; Mrs. L. B. Smith, Atlanta. Other relatives are a niece, Mrs. J. A Tarver, Jack sonville. Fla.; two grand-nieces, Mrs. Albert Gary, Jacksonville, Fla. and Mrs. Hiram Howell. Jacksonville. The funeral services were conduct ed Nomember 27 from the Tazewell Mrs. W. A. Johnson, Aged And Esteemed Lady Enters Into Rest Funeral services and interment ol the remains of Mrs. Elizabeth La- grone Johnson, widow of the late Mr. W. A. Johnson, occurred at Bethel cemetery Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev. J. E. Pate, pastor of the Butler Baptist church, officiating. The death of Mrs. Johnson oc curred Thurstlay last at Lakeland, Fla., where she )iad made her home for the past four years. While her passing causes sincere regret among her hosts of devoted friends, both in Georgia and Florida, it did not come unexpected as she had been in de clining health for more than made by Area and District Commanders Murrah and Morris respectively. The ladies of the Auxiliary were delightful hostesses at an elaborate luncheon following the transaction' of business, this being the regular monthly session of Butler Post *24. Work Progress Nicely On Taylor’s New Court House Work on the erection of the new Taylor county court house, replacing the one erected in 1853, and which was begun several weeks ago, is be ing rusned to completion, the work is being done under the personal su pervision of County Commissioner H S. Wall and the architect, Mr. M. Entreken, both of whom are being highly complimented by the public generally for their faithfulness to du ty and painstaking effort to see that the county gets the best and most attractive public building in the state at the least cost for a similar struc ture. The building will be entirely of brick and stone thereby being fire- [ier puunu iox i“i' ■, - nuena I id—i -• crop and 8c for the surplus o gtevens, age 58 years, prominent t ’“ allotment or is it better that we , Ruena y; sta citizen died at his home Wednesday night after an illness of a " take 6c or 8c for all of every "rtr’s cron? You will heln ‘ lee ' lle Ms question om December 14th he- tween the hours of 9 a. m. and b n- m. Once again the farmer’s fate is 111 his own hands. Voting places in Taylor county a follows: District Precinct 1 *W tlncon'c Hill. ■Reynolds, Justice Courthouse. p arhandle, McDeniel’s Store. Farsonville. Justice Courthouse. Daviston, Wesley. Howard. Vanlandigham’s Store. Rustin. Charing. Fp<lar Creek. Rupert. RotterviHe, Potterville. one week. „ , Mr. Stevens was a son of Mr. ami Mrs P S. Stevens of Putnam, for the past 20 years he had been a resident of Buena Vista and was one of the town’s most progressive and ! h °He r< tHTmember of the Buena Vista Methodist church and was ac- Itive in chur-h affairs. Smith and Paul Carter. MRS. LOLA HUTCHINSON its side, headed back in the opposite direction from that traveled at the time they hit. The two Chattahoochee men were located and arrested by county po lice between a half and an hour la ter, parked by the road near Tal bots’ store about three miles from the city. They are .held in the "ounty jail on charges of murder with an auto mobile. Tn a statement made later Mr. Harbuck gave as his and Mr. Culpepper’s reason for leaving the scene that Mr. Culpepper was also hurt and he rushed him to a nearby filling station, where he put some mercurochrome on his wounds, say ing they then came back to the Steam Mill road, thence to the Moye road and again back by the scene of the crash to where they were arrest- ed by the police, on the Harbuck car. Chief G»o. W McKennev, of the county police stated that as a result of investigations he has several wit nesses who will testify if a prelimi nary hearing is given, as is exnected early this week. At the time of their flrwst CoWoner s-id he had drank onlv two bottles of beer before Ie«v- mg the citv to go home, and Mr. '•‘-te-' had dn>«'V only one eai*h. It will 1!Velv be brought out at. the nreliminarv hearing as to whether *h P ,..o re believed to have been intoxicated. ATTENTION! FRUIT CAKE BAKERS We have the following ingredients: cherries, citron, currants, pineapple, figs, almondsj dates, lemon' peel, mace raisins, English walnuts, Brazil nuts, pecans, sugar, and Ballards Cake flour. When' you get ready to bake that fruit cake just give us a call for any of the above items. Jarrell’s Dept. Store, Inc., Butler, Georgia. LOOK NO FURTHER! Here’s what you want—your own business— a 66 year old Company to back you —earnings $25 to $35 weekly start ing, gradually building up. R:ute of very large number will take advan- 1,000 farm families available this CARD OF THANKS | tage of this opportunity. The D. A. I section. If you want to manage it, We wish to express to relatives i R’ s - W *R that their Butler friends , have a car, are under 50 and over 21, „ _ year most of which time she was confined i proof. It will be ready for occupancy to her bed. Many people will miss by ear U spring, this old mother in Israel whose life had meant much to all with whom she came in contact. She was born in Taylor county in 1875 and had spent her entire life here except the past four years spent with her ohildren tn Florida. Mrs. Johnson had been a de- Methodist church with Rev. Roberts, voted member of the Missionary nf Buena Vista, officiating Interment Baptist church since early childhood. wa= at Tazewell. | Mrs. Johnson is survived by nine were j n Butler yesterday making ar- The oall hearers were her grand-j children: Messrs J. A. and C. D. , rangements to care for the l£ cor-s: ,T. H. Montgomery. Jr.. M. E. Johnson, of Butler; Messrs Clarence, Montgomery. Simmon Montgomery’. Philip, Beeland and Wanzie Johnson Tienrv Joro’han Montgomery, W. F. of Lakelad; Mrs, Sadie Blackston, of Thomaston D. A.R. Sponsors Big Bethel Choir Singers. Representatives of the John Hous ton Chapter D. A. R, of Thomaston arge crowd of local citizens who are ex pected to attend' the exquisite musi cal program to be given at the R. E. Lee school auditorium at Thomaston this conmty and Mrs. Hallie Gray, of Lakeland. Also three sisters and five ! Wednesday night, Dec. 12th when'the brothers: Mrs. J. D. Green, of Horn- j Big Bethel choir, greatest radio en- erville; Mrs. Walter Tucker and Mrs. 'tertainers in the south, will appear . ... . Earl Underwood, of Manchester; ' there in person.This is an exceptiona.’ Funeral services were held here Messrs B 0 D A John> Jim and opportunity for our people to hear yesterday for Mrs Lola Parker Roy Laf?rone . these en . tertainers and doubtless Hutchinson who died Monday at the state hospital at Milledgeville where she had been an inmate for the past several years The body arrived on train No. 3 and was transferred to We have the largest assortment of I, fruits r.uts and "andies to be I fonnd amwhere. Prices are in lme f ith q jS’s Dept. Store, Inc., tram no. a a™ t r ansTerr ™ l “ , each^anifestatioa"^^!^^ 8 fnd !sIIting'accommoXt^ns^anTextendf Brthel cemetery where interment took “d them a most cordial invitation to R a “ I subsequent death of our dear mother, tie present. .... ’n I We have never seen more beautiful Whe» 'orro ■ . . ... ' * . , expressions of interest and love than every, kind a . p . R ., , that shown us in our recent bereave- Jarrell s Department Store in Butler. mprlf HER CHILDREN. j ment. Electric hot water heater, practi cally nerw, for sale cheap. A. E. LOCKE, Butler, Ga. write A. T. Lewis, care The J. R. Watkins Company, Memphis, Tenn. Everyone is invited to see “Corney Turns the Trick” Dec. 11, at the But ler school auditorium. Admission 10c and 20c. <