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xA ylor county
“The 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"
Otanty’a Chief Otiea
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No section of the state offers
better opportunities for small
industries and delightful citi
zenship than either of these
Cities.
folium; 59
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday December 27,1934
Number 7
OirON FARMERS VOTE
OVERWHELMINGLY FOR
RETAINING COTTON ACT
TENTION OF ACT FAVORED
IN STATE 6-1; COUNTY OF
TALMADGE, OPPONENT O F
HILL, GOES 13 TO 1.
Atlanta, Doc. 15.—From Virginia
Texas the nation’s cotton farm-
* have’ voted overwhelmingly for
petition of the Bankhead compul-
irv cotton production control in
135.
Latest returns from a referendum
.v the measure which restricts the
atior.al cotton crop to 10,000,000
ales gave 976,908 votes for tTie
iea.sure and 90,984 against.
A two-thirds majority was neces-
ary to retain the act. Approximately
.000,000 planters, tenants and share
•oppers were eligible to vote.
Only in Oklahoma was the vote
,r the measure running below the
tcessary two-thirds. Georgia, whose
jvemor, Eugene Talmadge, had
ken the stump against the meas-
•e, produced more opposing votes
an any of the old South states, but
ivored the act better than six to
Taylor County Farmers
Vote In Favor Of The
Bankhead Cotton Bill
Taylor county farmers voted 997
for retention of the Bankhead Cot
ton Bill and 68 against at the polls
last Friday, Dec. 14th The total vote
cast was 1,065. This was a most fa
vorable vote running better than the
state average of 10 to 1. One Geor
gia county voted 1,531 in favor and
eight against.
Against
18,000
8,678
5,218
2,779
2,788
9,543
4,064
244
3,905
8,158
27,417
Georgia
The vote by districts in
Taylor
county was
as follows
District
Total
For
Against
Carsonville
114
111
3
Rustin
— 67
60
7
Potterville
.. 57
47
10
Howard
.. 49
38
11
Daviston __
80
77
3
Cedar Creek 90
86
4
Reynolds
„ 216
210
6
Panhandle
„ 131
125
6
Butler
_ 261
243
18
Totals _
. 1065
997
68
The vote by states:
itate For
eorgia 118,207
abama 187,500
ississippi 176,076
misiana 97,083
rkansas 61,273
orth Carolina 117,132
outh Carolina 55,600
irginia 7,273
ennessee 49,084
‘xns ———————— 65,533
klahoma 42,147
Approximately 250,000
rmers were eligible to vote in the
ferendum. In Telfair county, Gov.
almadge’8 home, the ratto In favor
the measure was more than 13 to
»e.
Meriwether county, in which Pres
it Roosevelt’s “second home” is
sated, voted about 12 to 1 for the i
Five counties in the northern |
of the state a Republican i
hmghold, returned opposing votes,
mow county, home of Senator R. i
Bussell, Jr., voted 1,007 to 202 for
tention. Ware county, 1,680 to 8;
niton county, 1,269 to 367, and De-
alb, 624 to 293.
Taylor, which is one of the strong- I
t Talmadge counties in the state,
tied 987 for continuance to 68 for
Continuance.
G. C. DANIEL, Co. Agt.
Bullet In Oglethorpe
Man’s Pipe Discharges,
Wounding Son-In-Law
Oglethorpe, Ga., Dec. 18.—E. E.
Coker and his son-in-law, Fred Nor
ris, were busy during the recent cold
spell killing hogs. Mr. Coker became
so absorbed in the work that he was
not very careful about the way in
which he fiiled his pipe with the
loose tobacco from is pocket He
lighted up and was puffing away at a
great rate when there was a sudden
explosion and his pipe disappeared,
as if a rifle shot had carried it away.
The son-in-law slapped his hand to
his face arid found that he had been
wounded just under the eye. A bul
let had bruised the sxin, but had
struck only a glancing lick. He was
rushed to Oglethorpe for medical
treatment, but was found to be only
slights injured.
When the pipe waB later found
some distance from where Mr. Coker
had been stannding an empty rifle
shell was still in the bowl, but the
bullet was missing. The fire in the
pipe had caused the explosion. Mr.
Coker had heen 1 out with his rifle,
and made the mistake of putting
cartridges loose in the same pocket
where he afterwards spilled the con
tents of his tobacco pouch
PROUD CARSONVILLE
WOMAN W1LLCELEBRATE
93RD BIRTHDAY
, A. KING BECOMES
PERRY POSTMASTER
Otis A. King received instructions
onday from Washington, D. C., to
Ike charge of the postoffice at Per-
Mr. King took over the place
..-sday, succeeding Mrs. Fred Bon-
tr, acting postmaster since her Jius-
pid’s death ip the spring.
[Mr. King, former city clerk, has
in carrying the mail since the re-
ement of F. Culler. Mr. Mosteller
111 act as substitute on this mail
lute until a permanent appointment
made.—Perry Home Journal.
MRS. MARTHA JANE RILE*
TALKS OF HER FRIENDS, iHh
SIRA USES, PHILANTHROPIC*
The following contribution to
the .ilacon xeicgrapn ul Sunday
last, giM. g a tiue ami inteitst-
ing account of the lile ol one ot
lay lor county’s most beioved
women, is lrom the pen of one
of the state's most guted writ
ers, Miss Susan Mynck, of Ma
con:
It’s just another birthday to Mrs.
Martha Jane lliley, ami there is noth
ing wonderlul about being 93 years
old so tar as she is concerned. She
plans to celebrate the day the latter
part of this month, as quietly as she
has those of the past in the century-
old house where she has lived for
four score years, ai Carsoniville.
Once a thriving community of some
30 families living on plantations, and
trading at the store belonging to Mrs
Riley’s father, Carson.ville is now
nothing more than a cross-roads,
half way between Macon and Colum
bus. But when, Mrs. Riley was a girl
and later when her husband ran the
same store her father had established
the day’s trade at Carsonville main
store was often in excess of $300.
Though Mrs. Riley finds pleasure
in recounting the days of her youth
when it took the wagon teams tne
better part of a week to make the
journey to Macon and .-eturn, when
she attended the Old Field School,
when the Straus boys visited her
home and when her father and broth
ers went away to “The War”, she
does not live in the past. She dis
cusses intelligently the editorials ol
The Telegraph, a paper she has read
almost as long as she can remember
or talks about the recent Democratic
victories and knows what is happen
ing in the political world.
Of medium height, Mrs. Riley Is
thin but vigorous. Her skin, browned
with age, is stretched tautly over her
rheumatic bones but there is no evi
dence of old age in her snapping
eyes of grayish-blue and her hair is
only iron gray. Unable to walk easily
without the aid of a cane she sits in
her rocker in her own room which
she cares for herself, and receives
the admiring tributes of family and
friends, a proud matriarch, still the
head of the family.
To others, Nathan, Isador and
Oscar Straus may be
Don’t Let Fire
Blight Your Christmas
is Our Plea lo All
Addis Kirksey, Member
C. C. C. Camp, Died Tuesday
Result of Pneumonia
Christmas is undoubtedly celebrat
ed more universally tnan any otliei
occasion—celebrated with great joy
und happiness. Yet its obsuriunce is
fraught with danger to lile und
property because of many special
Hazards that come into use at that
time. A careless act, or tne use ol an
unsafe article, may blight tne day,
lepiacing joy with grief.
Most ol tne trouole can be traced
to luck of information about these
special hazards. If correctly informed
people can easily avoid the dangers.
In vieiw of this, the National Board
of Fire Underwriters has issued the
following bulletin:
Electrical Hazards
One of the leading causes of fires
develops through the use of sub
standard electrical appliances and
equipment, or the misuse of that
which is standard. The purchaser can
be certain that the product he buys
is “standard"—that is, complies with
certain safety regulations—if it bears
the label of Underwriters’ Labora
tories. Even the cord 1 —that “means to
nn end” for the current—must be
standard and in good condition to be
entirely safe. This has 'been recog
nized by the National Electrical
Manufacturers Association whose
“Identified 1 Cord” movement has re
sulted in 80 per cent of the cord now
sold bearing Underwriters’ Labora
tories’ bracelet, whereas but three
years ago only 20 per cent was so
identified
Fuses, plugs, and sockets also
should be standard. For safety’s sake
when you buy strings of lights for
Christmas trees, or any electrical
gifts, accept only those that carry
the label of Underwriters’ Labora
tories. Also exercise common sense in
using electrical toys or appliances.
Detach when not in use and don’t
hang wires over uninsulated nails.
When giving the children electrical
toys, instruct them carefully regard
ing their use and then supervise them
closely until they know how to ope
rate the toys properly.
Montezuma Landmark
Burns To The Ground
ELLAVILLE MEN
ARE PROMOTED
Ellaville, Dec. 18.—Recent com
munication- from the War Depart
ment, Washington, D. C., affirmed
the appointment of Dr. A C. Kimbie
ns a First Lieutenant, Dental Corps
Reserves and Wm. E. Gobble as first
Lieutenant in the infantry. Both are
' residents of Ellaville.
| Promotions in the reserve corps
are given in recognition of the fnll-
fillment of rigid requirements of ex
tension courses and a definite amount
of active duty.
Funeral services conducted by Eiu.
S. U. McGorkle, of Ellavilie, were
lieid at Bethlehem .cemetery yester
day afternoon lor Mr. Addis Kirk
sey, 20 years ol age, son ol Mr. K.
C. Kirksey, of Alt. 1‘isgah community.
Mr. Kirksey, who was u member of
the CCC Camp located at Anderson-
ville, contracted pneumonia u week
ago. His condition grew rapidly
worse. In an effort to save his life
he was removed to the government
hospital at Fort Benning where he
was given every attention possible
but without satisfactory result, death
relieving him of his .offering early
Tuesday morning. He had been a
member of the Camp since July 9th
last.
Addis is survived by his father and
step-mother, two brothers and a
large number of relatives and friends
who are deeply grieved by his un
timely death.
Negro Child Steps In Path
Of Automobile And Instantly
Killed Tuesday Afternoon
A negro boy known as L C. Bate
man, age six years, was almost in
stantly killed Tuesday afternoon
wher. 1 he stepped in the path of an
automobile ubout one mile south of
Rupert on Route Three. The car was
being dirven by a Mr. Nichols, a
traveling salesman whose home is in
Atlanta. The accident was witnessed
by several people and declared by all
to be unavoidable. Immediately upon
being struck by the car Mr. Nichols
brought th- child to Butler for medi
cal examination but was found to be
already dead when the physician’s
office was reached.
A. F. Fain Elected
Commander W. C. Davis
Camp S-A War Vets
Americus, Ga., Dec. 17.—W. C.
Davis Camp, No. 15, United Spanish
War Veterans, have elected officers
as follows: A. F. Fain, Butler, com-
Butler, senior
1934
1935
Montezuma, Ga., Dec. 14.—One of
Montezuma’s oldest landmarks wijs
destroyed by fire at 2:30 o’clock Fri-
day morning when the large two , II l an<ler > A. reed
Oscar Straus may be awe-inspiring , ^ ry apartment house owned by Jim : .commander; M. N. Morgan,
and important figures of America but Harris, former city clerk, was burned Americus, Junior vice commander;
7i Henry C. Stanfield, Americus, adju-
The local fire department and local tant-quartermaster; Rev. J. S. Grahl
citizens were unable to check ‘he A“us, chapbiin^ a H. Burke,
flames in the building and turned Americus, trustee, three years, i>. D.
their efforts to prevent the flames Furlow Americus trustee, two years;
spreading to adjoining homes. The R A. Nicholson,. Americus, patriotic
'»«. >•&;■«. V-s?
Si£»UTioSm. *~.S f p “ k i
I, . . | Z' nn aj-ii.. ’ . sonville, officer of the guard; Sproe
it is said to have been partially cov- BaBwi Reyllol<l8> q uartermaster-
eretT by insurance. sergeant; R. J. Busfcee, Reynolds,
The large house, o d color sergeant; Asbury Dorman, Cor-
sign, was once used as a seminary co l 0 r sergeant; Jesse Joiner, An-
building at Spaulding, Ga., two and . ’ in Jrireant-malor
a half miles from Montezuma and uersonvnie, sergeant major.
to Mrs. Riley they are just nice boys,
who came often to her home and who
were well-behaved, industrious, saving
young fellows properly reared and
guided by a fine father and mother
“1 remember well how the boy a
used to come to our house,” she said.
“We had a great deal of fruit, early
plums and peaches ar.d pears and I
gave them privilege of gathering the
extra for ‘hemselves. They would
drive out from Talbotton in a wagon
load the fruit and take it to town td
sell.”
She laughed at the recollection and
TRUCKS COLLIDE
NEAR REYNOLDS
1 DEAD, 1 INJURED
MR. R. E. AULTMAN, PROMINENT
REYNOLDS MERCHANT, PROB
ABLY FATALLY HURT; MONTE
ZUMA MAN KILLED INSTANT
LY IN CRASH.
Gloom hangs low over Rey
nolds this morning caused by tne
s.de-swiping ol two heavily load
ed trucks near that city late
yesterday alternoon resulting in
the instant death of a well-
known Macor, county farmer
and probable fatal injury to Mr.
R. E. Aultman, one of Rey
nolds’ most prominent citizens
ami leading merchants. From the
Macon Telegraph of this morn
ing we clip the following account
of the unfortunate accident:
Macon, Dec. 20.—One man was
killed and another lay in the Ogle
thorpe hosjiital at Macon last night
critically injured and given little
chance for recovery as a result of the
side-swiping of two trucks three
miles east of Reynolds about 6 p. m.
Wednesday.
Jasper Lacy, 50-year-old farmer
of Mo..tezumu, operator of an orange
truck was almost instantly killed as
his vehicle and that of Mr. R. E.
Aultman, Reynolds grocer, formerly
of Macon, collided as they presum
ably tried to pass on a narrow
bridge.
Mr. Lacy died almost instantly, his
chest being crushed, his forehead
deeply gashed and his left leg badly
lacerated Mr. Aultman, who until
three years ago was a partrer in the
firm of Waldonf and Aultman Macon
grocers, is in a serious condition with
a skull believed fractured and chest
injuries.
He was rushed to Macon in an au
tomobile by J. W. Waters, of Rey
nolds, shortly after the accident.
Both trucks were almost demolished
ift the crash, it was said.
Relatives carried Mr. Lacey's body
to his home near Montezuma, where
it was announced that funeral serv
ices would be held Friday.
Mr. Lacey’s family is said to 'be
prominent farmers of tha
Montezuma territory
It was said that Mr. Lacey was
accompanied by a Mr. Arnold, who
wns slightly hurt and treated by a
physician, and a negro, who was not
injured, when the accident occurred.
The negro walked irto Reynolds and
reported the accident and then is-
appeared, it was reported.
Mr. Aultman is a brother-in-laiw of
Dr. J A. Fountain, of Macon. He is
also a broiher-in-law of Mr. L. M.
Dovel, prominent Butler merchant,
and Mr. T. L. Fountain, well-known
local citizen.
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And HAPPY NEW YEAR
TO OUR PATRONS:
Your confidence in Dreiz’n s store
j has helped make 1934 a much brighter
I year in our business life than it would
have been without your good-will and
jit is our aim to serve you in the future
Mat our friendly relations may long
endure.
May you share in the better times
which we believe will come to all of
Us in Nineteen Thirty Five.
O. DREIZIN
Butler, Georgia
said, “They were good boys and tho I was moved to its present location by
their religion waa Jewish, they didn’t Mr. Harris, a number of years ago.
mind eating hog meat at our house, j The following persons rived in the
Maybe they didn’t know what kind of | old Harris home: Mr. and Mrs. W. II
meat it was. 1 Harris, Charlie Adams, Mr. and
“Isador, the one who was drowned
with his wife or the Titanic, was a
good friend of my sister, Mary. One
day he came to the house and had
on steel framed glasses. Mary said:
“I didn’t know you wore glasses.”
( “He said, ‘I just thought 1 would
■ put them on because they made me
look better. I can see through them
just as well as 1 can see without
them.’
“Sister Mary wanted to try them
on and he handed them to her. She
said it was remarkable she could see
Mrs. Jack Haughabrook, J.., Mrs.
Alice Norris, and Mr. and Mrs. J. P
Walker and family.
Local High School
Boys Enter Essay Contest
Sponsored By State AE
District FERA Offices
Located At Ellaville
Occupancy of New School
Building At Central
To Be Celebrated
she had none on. Then she put up her
hand to take them off ar.d ran her
finger right through the frame. There
were no glasses in them at all they
were just frames!”
The 159 Georgia counties will be
grouped into 31 districts effective
Dec. 21, for the administration of
federal relief in the state, Miss Gay
B. Shepperson, Georgia emergency
relief administrator announced Fri-
I day.
1 The district will be composed of
1 from one to 10 counties each with a
i district administrator in charge. His
j headquarters will be centrally located
in the territory under his supervision.
disturb the
Quite a few ol tne boys in the ag __
through them, too, just as well us if ricunurai classes at uutiei iiign rj, be new p ; an doe3 not
' 1 1 senool, aocoroing to Frol. Q. E. ben, re ijef personnel in the counties
local bnutn-Ltugnes leacnei, nave ue- -- - - -
ciued to enter an essay contest now
being conuncleu in vocational high
scnools unougnout the suite. Spon-
production
Bell, “12
V J 0 , th _ hnvslsored by tne Division ol Agricultural
j Lazarus btraus, fat r of m _ r.uucation ol Georgia in cooperation
came to Gaisonvine t' 5 . witn tne Cmlean titrate educational
ties ar.d worked in a store long since in<c., this contest, like last
■ burned to the groun • u e ! year’s, is intended to develop inter-
moved to la botton and rap uly b ' m atui em;ou study of the
gan to rise in the financial worm
1 Mrs Riley remembers a visit he made
I to her family with his wife on one
occasion.
I “Mrs. Straus wore a cream-colored
I leghorn hat,” she recounted. ”1 re-
member it just as well. She told me
| Tier mother had worn it at 16. bne
wore the handsomest lace shawl i
ever 9aw too. It had also been
mother’s.”
It gives pleasure to Mrs. Riley to
talk of the fame which came to the
Straus family, of the serving of Us-
Division No. 4 district No. 18, R.
D. Gay, Ellaville, supervising Chatta
hoochee, Marion, Stewart, Webster,
Taylor, Schley, Sumter, Macon, Peach
and Crawford counties.
GASOLINE BACK AT
“PRE-WAR” PRICES
Gasoline prices jumped five cents a
gallon Monday, returning to the 23c
rarer elements in crop
and animal nutrition.
“Last year,” says Mr. o _
boys in this state won prizes for their t op t )rat prevailed when a price cut-
essays, and one of them, Joe Gandy I ting war started in October,
of I’elham high school, Pelham, Ga., Major companies posied a scale of
took first in the state of Georgia. 23c for Ethyl gasoline, 21c for regu-
That certainly ought to encourage j ar g ra de and 20c for a third grade
which had been removed from the re
tail market during the period of low
prices.
the boys this year, and 1 am expect-
her ing them to turn in some splendid
essays.
“Of course, we have known for
some time that there is a lot more
to crop fertilization than just apply-
Irnr Straus as embiusaador to Turkey,' ing varying amounts of nitrogen,
as i member of the cabinet of Theo- potash and phosphate. The expen-
dore Roosevelt ar.d as a ph,lab-; ment stations have shown us that a mc>biles from LaGra r.ge Friday and
thrubist But Theodore Roosevelt was lot of elements Like magnesium, b , h connecti ng road named the “link
I a Republican so she finds more pleas- Iron, calcium, maganese Iodine, cop- friendship .„ p rt>pone nt S of the
I m in talking of the present am- per ar.d zinc are neccessary, to s rodd j ts pav i n g assures LaGrange
p’SSffcrA'SttYt. 1 SC“ ,he w
- “• *" , “ kln ’' ,or
(Turn to I’age 8; No. 1)
The 17-mile stretch of paved road
a ri- between LaGrange and Chipley, was
flint a dedicated by a motorcade of 50 auto
mobiles from LaGrange Friday
; ever '^or^ ^t-dy^e sub- j ^^i^^de^rpropo.
I ward to it as much as 1 am.” I ed route from Montreal to Miami.
The following entertainment has
been planned to celebrate the open
ing of Centra] school Fridny night,
Dec. 21, beginninng at 6:30 p. m.:
Delicious hot chicken supper, cake
walk, community Christmas tree,
crowning of beauty 1 queen, with de
lightful musical program throughout
the evening’s entertainment. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
“Turkey Shot” Sponsored By
LegioH Club Saturday P. M.
The Butler American Legion Rifle
and Pistol Cluib will hold a Turkey
Shoot at Butler Saturday at 1 o’clock
p. m. There will be a charge of 45c
each chance to defray expenses.
Eaich participant may use their own
rifle if they prefer, but only 22 cali
bre ammunition will be furnished
free.
Gome out and prove that markman-
ship you’ve been bragging about and
at the same time win a turkey.
There will be sax or more turkeys
given away so don't miss it. Anybody
will be eligible to participate in the
“shoot.”
We need work anil we need you IF
you are ambitious, over 21, own a
car, and v/ill be satisfied with $25
weekly earnings to start .bossing
yourself in Y’OUR OWN Waitkins
Business. We finance responsible
men. Write for nearest locality and
full details to A T. Lewis, Care Tho
J R. Watkins Company, Memphis,
Tenn.
Dec. 20th is the day on which the
county tax books close. If you have
not already paid your taxes be sure
to call by and do so before the books
close and avoid the penalty.
G. A. ROBERTS, T. C,