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TAYLOR COUNTY
“The Golden Gete”
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
CitieB.
Volume 59
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday January 10, 1935
Number 9
Busy Calendar
Faces Georgia
Solons Jan. 14
Co-operation of Public
Sought By Sheriff
In Law Observance
Mrs. R. H. McKay
Urges Observation
Of Thrift Week
County Agent Ready
For Peanut Contract
Applications Now
Dispatch of Night Mail
Advanced One Hour
Effective Jan. 15th
Mrs. S. J. Hays
Pneumonia Victim
After Short Illness
(By Bert Collier)
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 7.—Faced with
the problem of pioneering «-
fie Us of legislation
in new
because oi
changes the last two years have
brought, Georgia’s general assembly
begins a history-making session
‘ M Adva y ni a gua 1 rd of Representatives
and Senators, bearing bills °f diverse
ami experimental nature, will b^gm
to arrive this week end to be on hand
whon the travel sounds .
This will be the second session un-
der the reorganization bib which pro
vides for a preliminary session of ten
dST in January and a regular 60-day
Tt'is considered a foregone conclu
sion, however, that the Legislature
will continue in session for the lull
70-day session without a recess.
It has been many years since Geor
gia has had a legislature so domi
nated by a single leader. Tne sweep
ing victory of Governor Talmadge
last summer has given him- complete
control. Organization Ready
Taking advantage of this, lal-
madge leaders have worked out an
organization in advance and there are
no contests for key positions.
Promptly next Monday the Senate
will name'Charles J. Redwine, of
Fayetteville, as president and Jno. W
Hammond, veteran statehouse corre
spondent, as secretary.
The House will re-elect the three
principal officers of the last session,
Speaker Ed Rivers of Lakeland,
Speaker Pro Tern Ellis Arnall of
Newnan and Clerk Andrew Kingery
of Summit. , . . ..
The unusual administration
strength also has made it possible foT
the leaders to settle their committee
assignments well in advance.
In the Senate, Fred Scott, of Thom-
asville, id expected to be vice chair
man of the important rules commit
tee and floor leader, and Senator W.
M. Lester, of Augusta, is slated for
chairman of the appropriations com
mittee.
House Posts
In the House, Roy Harris, of Au
gusta, is expected to be vice chair
man of the rules committee, a post
he has held before, and J. W. Cul
pepper, of Fayetteville, will direct
affairs of the appropriations com
mittee.
John Spivey, of Emanuel, is named
by observers for the chairmanship
ot the ways and means committee.
With these unusually controversial
matters settled, both House and Sen
ate will be ready to -begin preliminary
work at once, and a flood of bills will
be offered. The administration meas
ures will be the first to come up.
It is practically conceded that the
Legislature will proceed at once to
ratify the %Z tag order and the su
spension- of the old Public Service
Commission.
From that it will move to the ad
ministration’s program and according
to indications, will enact a $3 auto
mobile tag with a graduated scale for
heavier trucks, divert accumulated
highway funds for past-due appro
priations, create a state highway pa
trol and submit to the people a con
stitutional amendment for a four-
>ear term for the Governor and per
haps other statehouse officers also,
and provide for a Lieutenant Gover
nor elected by the people.
Battles in Offing
It is not until these matters are
settled, according to the program,
that the legislature will get to other
proposals that will smash the solid
front and bring- firey debate and par
liamentary skirmishing.
The biggest tight will rage about
prohibition. Bills will be introduced
legalizing 3.2 beer by amending the
present drv law, and several pro
posals for repeal will be offered.
These will include a referendum,
with a keen fight over the alter
natives of county unit or popular vote
proposals for local option, for state
mspensaries and various other plans.
These different plans may be recon
ciled, but in all likelihood this will be
'nu nos ^-kitt er fight of the session.
1 here is considerable agitation for
ui old-age pension law, and several
bills have been prepared on this sub-
i i ' Attorney General Yeomans- has
ruled that the Constitution must be
amended to permit use of state funds
ior this purpose.
i^ n ,°-n e u h j? hl >' controversial su'b-
fnw "tv, k® - be revisi °n of the tax
laws. There is a growing fpoiinn- thnt
Butler, Ga., Jan. 7, 1935.
“Wife and Mother,”
Butler, Ga.
Kind Lady:
In regard to your letter appearing
in the Herald of December 20th re
ferring to me as Sheriff, 1 would
ask that you pleuse, when referring
to me, sign your r.ame to your letters
as 1 will appreciate it m-ore.
Now I agree with you that some
thing should be done, but 1 can not
do anything without co-operation
and you arid everyone else know it.
So I will refer you to the records of
the court. If I have not made more
whisky cases from the year 1024 to
1034 than all the sheriffs that have
served Taylor county before my ad
ministration, I will make enough
more to come up to it. However, I
am not criticizing any of them at all
for that was their -business, not
mine; and the ones of them 1 knew
were good friends of mine. If I still
had the co-operation that 1 had up to
the year 1028, I could continue to
keep up the record that I held up to
that year. I can only do what the
people who make up the court want
done and nothing more.
Now I will proceed to enumerate
some of the things 1 have done since
becoming sheriff of this county—and
you must remember that there are
other duties for a sheriff to perform
besides working on the “bootleggers.”
Since I have been sheriff I have cut
more than three hundred stills in
your county, destroyed thousands of
gallons of beer and hundreds of gal
lons of whisky. Then records of the
court will show the number of cases
have made. And in many of these
cases “No Bills” were returned; that
is the point to which you should di
rect your criticism, and not toward
me as your sheriff.
So with all due respect to you and
everyone else, I am here to do all I
can and if you or anyone else will
issue warrants against those guilty I
shall be only -too glad to execute such
documents any time I can locate the
parties. But, kind lady, if you fail to
get a bill what can you or I do about
it? Nothing at all.
Noiw please don’t misunderstand me
for I am not criticizing any one. I
can- only do what the majority who
make up the court, wants done.
After all “Old- Mack” has not done
anything. Just go to the records and
see; that is all I can tell you for you
will not know until you have done
this.
Now if I get any of your folks in
jail please don't worry me about
getting them out for other people
have folks just as you do, and they
will be shown -the same courtesies
that I have shown yours. You know
what I am referring to.
Yours very respectfully,
R. P. McGuffin, Sheriff,
Taylor County.
Important Farm Meet
For This District Set
For 18th At Thomaston
The annual meeting of the Thom
aston Production Credit Association
serving the counties of Lamar, Pike,
Taylor and Upson will -be held on
January 18, 1935 at the court house
at ten- o clock a. m. Thomaston, Ga.
Not only are all of the farmer-
borrowers from the Association, the
holders of Class B stock expected to
be bresent, but Mr. Riley Summers
said- recently that a most cordial in
vitation was also extended to all
other farmers in the territory served
by the Association and that it was
hoped that large numbers would ac
cept the invitation.
“Every member of the association'
said Mr. Summers, “is urged to
bring one or more non-members with
him as it is our desire that every
farmer in- this section shall acquaint
himself with the credit service which
our organization has to offer.”
“Directors of the Association for
the ensuing year will be elected at
this meeting. Every member of the
association is entitled to cast one
vote, regardless of the number of
shares he owns, and it is to his inter
est to vote for men of the highest
integrity- and business acumen.
“At the meeting a complete re
port of the year’s operations of the
mws. mere is s „ ... association will be submitted. I he
ad valorem taxe* feel , ln * tha , t Production Credit Corporation of Co-
nerhaps ^enabslS & lumbia will be represented at the
Perhaps even abandoned by the state!
. ere will be considerable discussion
of a sales tax.
meeting by (Mr. Hiram L. Gardner,
who will outline the set-up of the
Farm Credit Administration of the
third district, the method of control
and operation of the production
credit associations and wil* Pfive an
explanation of the association s ope-
e- 5S_S£! „ V! k , «
, ' e , ^ hat a start will be made to- throuffh Dec ’ 31 ’ 193
Consolidation Moves
1 here also will be various moves
co j lr 'ty consolidation and red-uc-
1 ?!?® the legislature.
m.!,? er . s /L’® Lttle hope for such a
?r,l ,e e is 'ation ‘ of "this b kind a in
future.
The legislature
will go into new
b< ldS lief lf ? l takes up the problem
NOTICE
Mv se’ vices
ar e available for
pastorate or supply
th a t el tl e f‘ lber * is a STowmg* feeling j preaching dates, pastorate or supply
federal,'! ' ef probI . em - which the work. To those interested I will teach
i , government is trying to pass P . ible e i*hc-r bv the outlire and chart
method or Bible geography, at any
noint whe-e a class may be organized.
P Gordon F. Bazemore, Butler, Ga.
on to local government unite,
(lum to Page 8; No. 1)
Mrs. R. H. McKay, of Fitzgerald,
chairman of insurance, Georgia Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs, urges the
observance of Thrift Week, January
13-20, in the following message:
“Women’s clubs and other organiza
tions of women are asked to present
an insurance program at least once a
year, ai d also to observe Insurance
Day during Thrift Week in January.
Thrift and insurance are synonymous
terms. Where talks at dub meetings
by insurance experts are desired
speakers will be provided if the ap
plication is made sufficiently in ad
vance of date of meeting to allow for
necessary arrangements.
Insurance as thrift and as a syste
matic method of saving should be
placed before pupils in high schools in
all towns and counties. The young
and confident should prepare for a
safe and sane future, and the safest
and most practical way is through a
life insurance provision to fit the in
dividual need. The essay contest in
insurance should be stressed again- at
this time as the contestants must
send in their manuscript before Fab.
16. Such a contest will do more ito
aid in the education of women and
young people as to the value of life
insurance than will any other plan.
Once the plans, purposes and financial
value of lift insurance to the home
is understood, women will be won
over and will urge the financial safe
guarding of their families through
this thrift plan. Insurance provides
the most effective means of saving
that it is possible to obtain. Unlike
other forms of saving, it supplies
just that gentle degree of coercion
(Turn to Page 8; No. 2)
County-Wide Poulty
Meeting Scheduled
For Jan 15 at Butler
Du’ing certain periods of the past
two years the poultry business has
had it’s set-backs but through the de-
presion years it was one of the
farmer’s best enterprises. In spite of
iow -prices for other farm commodi
ties poultry prices held uip well ir.
comparison. One of the hardest per
iods was experienced last Spring
when the price of feeds advanced anc.
eggs took a dive. Several farmers in
the county sold out completely and
had- it not -been for exceptionally high
egg production during the period
more poultrymen would have followed
the urge. Those who stuck to their
guns have seen prices advance and
now the egg price is in line with
feed prices and poultrymen are see
ing better days.
Last Spring it would have been
foolish to encourage new poultrymen
to enter this business especially in
the face of such an unhealthy outlook
for profits, however it is now thought
that the situation- is such that a few
additional good poultrymen can be
added to take advantage of the farm
income of the county.
On January 15th a county-wide
poultry meeting will be held in But
ler. The exact time and place of
holding the meeting will be announc
ed by letter and through the Butler
Herald. We will have two poultry ex
perts with us for the day. These gen
tlemen come from the Poultry De
partment and have had many years
of practical experience in the poultry
field throughout the state. Lectures
will -be given on some of the follow
ing subjects which are timely and of
seasonal significance: Incubation and
Brooding of Chicks, Effects of Inheri
tance on Egg Production, Feeding
Practices, Grading and Marketing
Fresh Eggs, etc. A round table dis
cussion will be held at which every
farmer who has a question on his
mind will have the opportunity to
get it answered.
This meeting is sponsored -by the
poultrymen- of Taylor county, Miss
Leonora Anderson- and- County Agent
Daniel. All farmers, farm women,
and others interested aYe cordially
and urgently invited to attend the
meeting. This type of meeting will
do -much to help experienced poultry-
men with their problems and is sure
to be a boon to those we hope will
soon- make plans to grow out baby
chicks this spring for tall eggs and
profits.
Mr. W. W. Adams
It. will be of interest to his many
Taylor county friends to learn that
Mr. W. W. Adams was recently
elected a member of the Board of
Commissioners, City of Wheeler,
Texas. He is a son of the late Rev.
J. T. Adame and was reared in this
community where he is held in high
est esteem by all who knew him. Re
ferring to Mr. Adams’ election the
Wheeler Times says: “Mr. Adams
has made for himself a reputation as
an industrious, law-abiding citizen; a
man upright and honorable in his
dealings’; competent, fearless and
capable,”
is still hanging around with his bag
packed with money for those farmers
who can- quality for a peanut con
tract in iy.'S5. We are now ready to
take applications for contracts and
all qualified farmers are urged to
measure their 1934 peanut acreage
assemble all bills and other prooi
that they have produced and sold
peanuts in 1933 und 1934, and come
to tlie County Agent’s ottiee at once
to sign applications for contracts.
Those luimers who grew peanuts
for market in either 1933 or 1934 are
eligible to sign, a contract. In case he
had peanuts in 1933 and not in 1934
the government will pay him $2.00
per acre on his acreage allotted him
to plant in 1936 which will be 90
per cent of his 1933 acreage. For ex
ample, if he grew 30 acres of marxei
peanuts in 1933 and none in 1934 he
cuts his 1935 acreage only three
acres and is paid $2.00 per acre on
the 27 acres left him to plant in 1930.
This is almost $20.00 per acre for
reducing hi. acreage tnree acres in
1935 and is enough to make Santa
Claus hang his head in shame.
If the farmer had peanuts planted
for market in 1933 or 1934 or both
years, he may reduce either year’s
acreage by 10 per cent or he may
plant the average acreage for the two
years, which in some cases will mean
no acreage reduction at ail in 1935.
In such case, where he sold peanuts
from the 1934 crop, he is paid $8.00
per ton on all peanuts sold in 1934
and if this averages him less than
$2.00 per acre on his allotted acreage
for 1935 your Uncle Sum will pay
him $2.00 per acre anyhow.
There will not be more than 100
farme-rs in the county to qualify ac
cording to our estimate. Those farm
ers who have cotton contracts but
can' not qualify for a peanut contract
are prevented by the terms of the cot
ton contract from planting more pea
nuts for market than was planted on
the farm in 1932 or 1933. This figure
is shown in Table 1 of the cotton
contract and farmers will be held
strict!v to these figures. This pre
vents cotton- farmers without peanut
contracts from paralyzing the gov
ernment’s efforts to help peanut
growers, by an increase of the pea
nut acreage in 1935. In 1934 peanuts
were not a -baric commodity and
farmers could increase the peanut
acreage but 1935 is a different story
and all cotton contract signers for
1934 are bound to observ* the terms
of their cotton contract as relates to
basic crops. Cotton farmers who do
not qualify for peanut contract!
ihould read carefully paragraph 4
page 1 of their cotton contracts.
G. C. Daniel, County Agen*-
Income Tax Blanks
Go In Mail Today;
Time Limit March 15
Blanks for the 1934 income tax re
turns will be mailed to every taxpay
er today. W, E. Page, collector of in
ternal revenue announced- Tuesday.
This year's blank will include a new
form, the collector explained, a pink
sheet which the taxpayer must fill
out and return at the same time he
sends in his regular return under
penalty of $5 extra assessment.
The new pink sheet requires the
name, address, occupation, and net
and gross incomes of the taxpayer in
addition to other information, is in
order to permit the government of
ficials to gather certain information
more quickly, Mr. Page said.
The income tax blanks are return
able on- March 15, with a 25 per cent
penalty for failure to do so by that
date. Those wishin 0- assistance in
filling out their returns may apply to
any of the seven zone officers of the
internal revenue department located
in Atlanta, Savannah, Columbus, Ma
con, Valdosta and Augusta.
NOTICE.
I am hearing considerable com
plaint about drunken car driving and
also parents allowing children under
sixteen years of age to drive cars and
trucks, both of which are violations
of the law as you all are aware.
This is to serve as warning to all
that I am going to make cases
against all persons violating either
of the above named laws and let the
court deal with such guiitv parties
as it deems fit.
This is all I can do in the way of
remedying the situation and it j 8
sincerely hoped that the public will
cooperate with me in enforcing this
phase of the law, thereby, saving em
barrassment both to themselves and
me.
Yours for service,
R. P. McGUFFIN Sheriff,
Taylor County, Georgia.
THE NEW INDUSTRY, tung oil
nut growing, is worth your investi
gation. Trees five cents each. Ir.-
ouire. Wight Nurseries, Cairo, Ga.
The poet office at Butler wishes to
call to the attention of the public
that the Post Office Inspector on his
official visit here this week sug
gest- a charge in the schedule of the
office as follows:
Lobby opened, 7:00 a. m.
Window opened, 8:00 a. m.
Mail dispatched for trains Nos. 1
and 2 at a :05 p. m. (as usual)
Window closed, 5:00 p. m.
Mail dispatched, trains Nos. 3 and
4 at 6:00 p. m.
Post oflf.’ce lobby locked, 6:00 p. m.
The principal changes are that the
office lobby will be opened at 7:00
o'clock instead of 6:00 a. m., and
mail for trains 3 and 4 will lie dis
patched at 6:00 instead of 7:00 p. m.
No mail will be accepted for dispatch
on trains 2 and 4 after 6:00 p. m.
The lobby will be locked after 6 p. m.
and mail for future dispatch may be
deposited in the mail box on the side
walk in front of the building, after
this hour.
That the clerks and carriers may
have time to work their mail, it will
be necessary to discontinue any win
dow servi' C except during the regu
lar hours.
It is believed the public will gladly
cc-operale with the post office em
ployes in carrying out the desires of
the Postal Department and their co
operation will bo greatly appreciated
by the office force.
Four Are Injured
In Macon County
As Car Hits Tree
Mrs. Murray Gardner, of Macon,
wife of the superintendent of the
Bibb Manufacturing Company’s .plant
at Payne City, and three others suf
fered slight injuries Sunday when a
car in which they were riding ran in
to a tree in Marshallville.
Others who suffered bruises and
shock when, the driver failed to
make a turn and drove into the tree
were H. T. Brown, T. J. Cobb and
Miss .Mamie Herndon, all of Macon.
Miss Herndon- is the nurse at Payne
City clinic.
AW were taken by a Mr. Durden of
Marshallville to Montezuma where
they are staying with members of
Mr. Gardner’s family. None was
given hospital treatment.
The party was en route to Monte-,
zuma to attend funeral services to be
conducted- there Sunday for Mr. Gard
ner’s father, Mack Gardner, farmer,
who died Saturday. He was about 60
years old and had failed to rally fol
lowing an operation for appendicitis
Friday. Mr. Gardner has been in
Montezuma for several days.
“Lighting of Home”
To Be Discussed At
WHD Club Meeting
A meeting of the Butler Woman’s
Home Demonstration Club will t>e
held at the school building Wednes
day, Jan. 16, at 3 p. m.
Miss Sara Whitehead representing
the Georgia Power Co., will give a
demonstration on “Lighting the
Home.” Some kind of electrical ap
pliance will he given to the person
holding the lucky number. Miss
Whitehead will be glad to answer any
question concerning your personal
problems. Her demonstration will be
most interesting,
Dr. Eli Garrett, of this city, will
give a lecture on “Building the
Teeth.” This is a subject of vital im
portance to everyone.
This meeting is not confined to
club members alone hut the public in
general- is urged to attend. Let s
nave a large crowd on this occasion.
Miss Leonora Anderson,
■ Home Demonstration Agent.
Rev. A. B. Jones Heard
By Large Audience Here
Mr. Ashton B. Jones, evangelist of
Atlanta, addressed a representative
number of citizens of Butler at the
Methodist church Sunday evening
last. Mr. Jones is a son of Mrs.
Florence Huff Jones. He was born
and reared in this city.
GET YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE
TAGS BEFORE FEBRUARY 1
To Motor Vehicle Owners:
The law requires that all cars,
trucks and trailers shall have license
tags on or by February the first of
each year. I have a supply of blanks
for ordering these tags at my office
and shall appreciate everyone order-
* ing their tags before the expiration
J date for making such orders.
Yours for service,
j R. P. McGuffin, Sheriff.
At her home in the Norwich com
munity on Jan. 5, 1935, occurred the
death of Mrs. S. J. Hays following
an illness of two weeks with pneu
monia.
Mrs. Hays was -born in the year
1898. She was a member of the
Methodist Protestant church at the
time of hei death, having been a
member o'" line Level Methodist
church practically all her life prior
to about a year ago. She was loved
by all who kr.evv her. Mrs. Hays
lived an upright Christian life, fol
lowing in the footsteps of her Mas
ter. She was always ready and will
ing to do her part for her church and
community.
The remains of the deceased were
tenderly- laid to rest Sunday morn
ing, Jan. 6th in Pine Level cemetery,
Rev. Ed. P. Lamb, of Pierce Chapel
M. P. Church, Columbus, a former
pastor, conducting the funeral serv
ice.
Mrs. Hays is survived by her hus
band, Mr. S. J. Hays, and five chil
dren, namely: Mr. Thomas Hays, of
Thomaston; Miss Beulah Hays, Miss
Minnie Lois Hays, Mr. W. H. Hays,
and Miss Dollie Maude Hays; her
[-(■.rents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Hays, all
of Norwich; two brothers, Messrs C.
W. Hays- and J. D. Hays, both of
Thomaston.
Mother Of Taylor
County Sheriff Passes
At Westminister, S. C.
News was received here Tuesday
of the suuden and unexpected death
of Mrs. Mary E. McGuffin which oc
curred at her home at Westminister,
S. C. She was the mother of Hon. R.
P McGuffin, sheriff of this county.
Mr. McGuffin left Tuesday night for
Westminister to attend funeral serv
ices for his mother which probably
took place today. He has the sincere
sympathy of his host of Taylor coun
ty friends in the loss he has su
stained.
Mrs. McGuffin was in the 74th
year of her age and had been a mem
ber of the Baptist church since early
life. Besides her husband, Mr. A. L.
McGuffin she is survived by several
children and a number of grand
children together with hosts of
friends ar.d relatives
Edwards Brothers Rebuild
Warehouse Destroyed By
Fire Some Weeks Ago
Work was begun this week of re
building the large -brick warehouse
of Messrs Edwards Brothers, located
south of the public square, destroyed
some weeki; ago by fire together with
a large number of bales of cotton,
undertakers’ supplies and other con
tents valued at several thousand dol
lars. The work of rebuilding is being
done under the supervision of Mr, W.
E. Bone, well known- contractor of
this section. •
City Election Saturday
Election for Mayor of Butler and a
full ticket cf five members on the al-
dermanic board are to be elected Sat
urday. The term of those elected
will be for two years each. It is not
definitely known at this writing but
it is current report that two ticket*
will be offered the voters from which
to choose One to be headed by Mr.
J. J. W.ndham for mayor, the other
by Co 1. W. E. Steed. Each of these
gentlemen have held this office pre
viously. Hon. H, H. Riley, the present
mayor, has declined the use of hi*
name for re-election.
Audit County Books
The annual audit of the books of
officers of Taylor county is being
made this week by Mr. J. T. Sikes,
certified public accountant, of Atlan
ta.
NOTICE
Schedule for teaching is every
morning from 7:30 to 9:30 at my
shop; every night from 6 to 8 at my
house, except on Friday night at
which time the classes meet at Pros
pect church, and from 2 to 4 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon at place an
nounced at last meeting.
W. B. Posey, Teacher.
ELLAVILLE’S NEW OFFICIALS
Ellaville, Ga., Jan. 8.—New of
ficials of Ellaville for 1936 were in
stalled at the monthly meeting of
the city council: Dr. T. W. Wilson,
mayor; W. T. Tondee, mayor pro
tern; S. W. Miles, H. F. Dixon, R. E.
Sullivan and R. E. Hill, council-men.
Chas. T. Battle was named clerk.