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Taylor county
“The Golden Gate”
Between the Mountains
and the Sea
Traversed by the
Tt s HIGHWAY, NO. 19
The Butler Herald
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS”
Volume 59
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday January 31, 1935
JOBS IN TWO
GA. CITIES NET
ROBBERS $14,000
I MACON BUSINESS HOUSES VIC
TIMS TO GANGSTERS WHILE
VAULT OF GIBSON
LARGEST SUM TO
blowers.
YIELDS
SAFE
Macon, Ga., Jan. 29,-Climaxing a
Lies of daring safe robberies, a
L nd 0 f yeggs blasted open the sales
/.he Union Drv Goods company and
|tlie Southern bill Telephone and
telegraph Company, Monday night
(•'raping with loot estimated at be
tween $3,500 and $4,500.
1 These were the biggest hauls made
in a half dozen safe robberies in
vestigated at Macon in recent days,
1 detectives said.
The two crimes bore "remarkable
himilarity" to the previous ones am;
believed to be the work of the
|same group, it was added.
Entrance to he Union Dry Goods
' ompany was made by breaking open
t wo doors in the basement on the
Vail Street alley side.
The cracksmen went to the office
the balcony floor, blasted open the
r oor to the large vault and then
hasted open the door to the safe in-
lii the safe was a heavy steel mon-
chest, weighing about 900 pounds.
I Apparently the thieves realized they
could not open the chest so they took
it away. The huge store was searched
f:om top to bottom Tuesday to see if
the chest had been opened and dis-
arded, but no trace of it had been
|found.
The money chest contained about
I $2,500 in currency, city script and
checks, it was stated.
At the telephone office the thieves
| forced open a side door. The time of
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Defeat Is Forcast In
EffortTo Separate Taj
lor From that. Circuit
LAWYERS URGED
BY JURIST TO LEAD
FIGHT ON CRIME
Local attorneys and citizens gen- JUDGE
orally of this section correlated their
ferces Saturday in an effort to defeat
ar. attempt as referred to in our iast
week’s issue to separate Taylor coun
ty front the Chattahoochee judicial
Circuit and 1 place it in a proposed
new judicial circuit composed of
Houston, Peach, Crawford and in
cluding Taylor.
A mass-meeting held Saturday wit.
approximately 150 present at which
PERSONS FLAYS "DIS
HONEST AND DELAYING” AT
TORNEYS IN TALK AT MACON.
JULIUS ROGERS, 13, - .
KILLED BY ACCIDENTAL
DISCHARGE OF GUN
ROGERS BOYS, SONS OF REV. L.
T. ROGERS, AND 3 COMPAN
IONS HUNTING NEAR BYRON
WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.
Macon, Ga., Jan. 25.—A ring
ing appeal to lawyers to lead
"a determined a. d courageous
fight against the wave of crime and
vie corruption threatening national
’ was brought the Macon
Lawyers club Thursday night by
time the matter was fully discussed | Judge Ogden Persons, Forsyth, wide-
concluding with a unanimous vote | ly known s perior court jurist and
requesting Representative E. F. Parr business man.
to cast his vote against a bill should Speaking on the subject, Lawyers
one be presented at this session of and Their relation to Law Enforce-
tlie legislature to take Taylor county
out of the Chattahoochee .ircuit and
make it a part of the newly proposed
circuit.
Efforts at the same time were be
ing made in Bibb ar.d other counties
mentioned in connection with the
pioposed new circuit to defeat the
piar. as referred to as indicated in
the following clipped from Sunday’s
Macon Telegraph:
“Ultimate defeat of a plan to split
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|Terracing Demonstration
Set For Feb. 7th At The
Farm Of Mr. W. J. Butler
Taking Of Farm Census
In County Said To Be
Nearing Completion
Farm census enumerators for Tay-
loi county are busily engaged in field
work and it is exported that every
fanner in the county will have been
interviewed by the end of the month.
The object of the survey being to
give to the government an accurate
account of the present farm situation
so that agricultural aid 1 may be in
telligently adjusted, co-operation of
every farmer is necessary in filling
cut blanks It is therefore to the
farmer’s advantage to answer all
questions as nearly coirect as pos
sible as failure to do so might result
ir, disadvantage to the section in
' which such farms are located. A
penalty for failure to answer ques-
At a meeting of prominent- fa>gn- j (jons correctly i« also provided,
rs and business men held at the Ma- ] Filling in of blanks is tedious
sonic hall yesterday it was decided to , W0T k both for census takers? and
ment, Judge Persons flayed “dis
honest aid delaying lawyers dis
gracing our great profession” and
called for a “fight against the temp
tations of purely mercenary gain,
which, like a cancer, will eat out all
patriotism.”
Depreciating predictions of “na
tional disaster by revolution,” Judge
Persons asserted that increasing
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spoi sor a terracing meeting and
Idcmorstration at the farm of Mr. W.
|J Rutter on Thursday, Feb. 7th.
|Y;mcey Tractor Company of Albany
• ill furnish the machinery and put on
[the demonstration. All landowners
fend others interested are urged to
attend the demonstration which be-
:ins at 9 a. m. There will be a dis-
tyssion by representatives of the
pollege of Agriculture and all are
prged to be there on time.
Some 30 Georgia counties includ-
Sumter. Ma-on ard Talbot are
^1 ready in the midst of a courty-wide
'trracing campaign using the tractor
fend special terracing machinery. The
government is co-operating and peo
ple are beginning to see the advan-
age of more and better terracing.
Ijon’t miss this demonstration as
llere is a great opportunity for lana
hnd crop improvement in this move-
liient. “Be there without fail,” is the
earnest request of those in charge of
Ire project.
Methodist To Hold
Institute At Columbus
Three Days Next Week
An institute for stewards of the
Columbus Methodist district will be
conducted at St. Luke Methodist
ci.urch the nights of Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, February 6-7-8
under the leadership of Dr. Geo. L.
Morelock, general secretary of the
general board on lay activities of the
Methodist church south, of Nashville,
Tenn , it is announced.
The institute has been arranger!
and will be under the supervision of
Rev. J. M. Outler, presiding elder of
the Columbus district, and Theo J.
McGee, district lay leader, for all
stewards, Sunday school officers and
Butler friends of Rev. and Mrs. L.
T Rogers, were greatly shocked
when it was learned that their 13-
ycar-old sun, Julius, had been mortal
ly wounded by the accidental firing
of a gun in the hands of ore of his
companions while the victim, his
younger brother, Thomas, and two
other boys were out bird hunting
near their home at Byron Saturday
afternoon.
The injured young man was rushed
to a Macon hospital where he died
about 9 o’clock Saturday night.
Rev. Mr. Rogers, father of the un
fortunate young man, was pastor of
Butler Methodist church during the
years 1925, 1926 and 1927, during
which time the family greatly en
deared themselves to the people of
this community and who are deeply
grieved by the tragedy of Saturday.
Survivors, in addition ‘■o the par
ents and Thomas, are three sisters,
Ernie Lee, Rachael and Christine
Rogers.
Funeral services for Julius were
held Sunday afternoon at Byron con
ducted by Rev. Silas Johnson and
Rev. J. R. Moseley. Honorary pall
bearers selected from the stewards
o f churches served by Reb. Rogers
in the Byron charge included 1 : From
the Byron church, W. D. Aultman, W.
A Peavy, J. W. Vinson, C. C. Lowe,
M. C. Moseley, Dr. J. B. McKay, ard
W. S. Gassett; from Liberty church
J. F. Hammaok, Cowart, W. E. Vin
son, George Avant, II. L. Calhoun,
Merritt Mathews, C. G. Hodges, J. E.
Shine, Judson Holliman and Edward
Roberts: from Wesley Chapel, W. A.
Holcomb, Bernard Young, Jimmie
Giles and A. B. Young: from Pnw-
cisville church, Mrs John Epiing,
Mrs. 7. T. Havs. Mrs. J. C. Adams,
! and Mrs. Georee Lamar; from SM-
t.'li church Gliff Holloman and W. D
! White, and from Jordan Chapel, Mrs
f armers, hut the work is being un
dertaken in Taylor county with, . , ,
thoroughness, and every item 1 will be Methodist church and large
fully investigated before the reports
are sent in to the Bureau of the
census.
Filling Station Leased
The S. E. Brown filling station, re
cently undergoing considerable im
provement, has been leased for a
term of months to Mr. J. L, Will
iams, formerly of Americus, who
with his wife and ore child have es
tablished their residence in Butler
having secured an apartment at the
residence of Mrs. A. T. Jarrell.
The public is cordially invited to
attend and take part in the com
munity singing to be held at Mt.
Pisgah church next Sunday afternoon
I beginning at two o’clock.
We are agents for Butler and vacinity
for the following lines.
Cole Planters, Distributors and Plows
Avery Planters, Distributors and Plows
VIRGINIA CAROLINA CHEMICAL CO.,
Famous Brands of Fertilizers;
Get our prices before buying
THE GENUINE ESTATE HEATROLAS AND COOK STOVES;
No Better CAN Be Made.
We have arranged to carry a full line of Cabbage Plants,
nion Sets, and bulk and package Garden Seed. We sell only
•he best quality.
. or about Feb. 10th we are expecting the arrival of
a nice line of Woods’ Seed Corn, White Dent, Yeiiow Dent,
and Truckers Favorite. Also No. One N. C. Seed Peanuts.
Several tons of the famous V.-C. 8-4-4 Fertilizer in 100
pound bags have been ordered for Gardens.
You will also find here the famous Ferry bulk garden
See ’ ma ke no mistake; buy the best.
Let some of our GOOD Seed Irish Potatoes, Irish Cob-
ers an< ^ Bliss Triumph varieties; Eastern grown.
CAR OF HIGH GRADE COAL TO ARRIVE
SATURDAY OR MONDAY. PLACE YOUR
ORDER NOW; Phone 32 or 72
JARRELL’S STORE
. ‘The Store of Quality’
officers of the Women’s Missionary , , „ _ _ _ . . ,
societies of the district, all of whom : J'dm Giles, Mrs. J. B. Gunter and
mill be advised earlv this week of I Mrs. Eulah Joplan.
p'ans for the institute. | Active pallbearers were Gerald
5 he three sessions will be held each
night at 7:30 o’clock. Dr. MorelocK
is known as one of the outstanding
men in this line of work in the
attend
ances are expected at each session.
Mrs. J. W. Jordan
Of Talbotton Dies
Grogan, Hugh Howard, Warren
Richardson, Hubert Aultman, Josepn
Hardison, Jr., Merlin Goss, Claude
Rushin and Marcus Clapp.
Entertainment Central
School To Be Held On
Saturday Night, Feb. 9
Mrs. J. W. Jordan, prominent Tal
botton woman, died at her home at
Talbotton Saturday morning at 5
o clock, following a prolonged illness.
She was a daughter of the late C. L.
and Mrs. Clara Leonard Jossey, j (’h'e““t^dest”“drts E ”ed“ man and one
Beginning at 7 o’clock Saturday
euening, February 9th, there will be
a “tacky party” at Central school.
Two prizes will be awarded: One for
prominent pioneer citizens of Talbot
county.
She is survived by her husband,
well known business man of Talbot
ton, a daughter, Mrs. George Jacob,
of Talbotton ar.d six sons, Frank
Jordan, Jr., George Jordan, Robert
and John Jordan, all of Talbotton,
and Clarence Jordan, of Louisville,
Ky
Funeral services were held from
the family home at Talbotton Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock, followed 1 by
interment in the family burial plat in
Oak Hill cemetery at Talbotton.
C. B. Jackson Dies At
His Home at Upatoie
The death Saturday at his home at
Upatoie of Mr. Charles Blanchard
Jackson will be grievous news to his
many friends in this section. Mr.
Jackson had been suffering from a
complication and heart disease for
several weeks prior to his passing,
and though regrettable the end was
r.ot entirely unexpected.
Bom ini 1876 at Upatoie, he was
the son of Hon. James Williams
Jackson and Mrs. Julia Frances Jack-
son pioneer citizens of Muscogee
county and was himself one of the
most highly esteemed citizens of his
community.
Mr. 0. D. Gorman Plans
Erection New Residence
Mr. Owen D. Gorman purchased
this week the vacant lot facing the
residence of Mr. J. W. Edwards, in
West End, which is being cleared off
preparatory for the erection of an at
tractive bungalow.Sir.ee making their
residence in Butler during the past
year Mr. and Mrs. Gorman have oc
cupied an apartment at the residence
of the late Rev. J. T. Adams. Mr.
Gorman is regarded 1 as one of But
ler’s foremost citizens and it will be
gratifying to his friends to learn that
ho and has interesting family are
Boon to occupy a new home.
for the “tackiest” dressed lady. “So
come and do your best”, is the in
vitation extended by those ;n cr.arge
the entertainment.
Sandwiches, coffee, candy and other
good eats will be served during the
evening.
Other added attractions will be
provided for those in attendance,
and those in charge of the program
invite the public to come prepared
for an evening of fun. Admission,
5c and 10c.
Hunting Season For
Doves Has Just Closed
The attention of the public is
called to the fact that the open sea
son for doves closes today while the
squirrel season closed a week ago.
Quail and wild turkey hunting is per
haps more thrilling than any other
kind, and the sight of a dog on point
something each sportsman takes the
keenest delight in. The season for
both quail and turkeys ends March 1
Mrs. I. B. Stewart
Funeral services for iMrs. I. B.
Stewart, who died Tuesday at her
hi me near Charing, were held at 11
o'clock Wednesday at the Blooi'worth
cemetery. She was about 65 years of
age and had been in declining health
sir.ee the death of her husband some
months ago. Surviving Mrs. Stewart
are three sons, Messrs William. Au
try and Edmund Stewart, all of
this county; besides a large number
of relatives and devoted friends.
MISSIONARY CIRCLE SPONSOR
VALENTINE PARTY FEB. 8
Circle No. 2 will sponsor a Valen
tine party at the Methodist church
Friday evening, Feb. 8th, at seven
o’clock Tihe public is cordially in
vited to attend and enjoy the high-
stepping, side-splitting, uproarious
entertainment to be staged at this
time. Admission, 10c and 16c.
Mrs. J. B. Lawson,
Moultrie, Sustains Injuries
In Car Accident Near Here
Mrs, J. B. Lawson of Moultrie sul-
fered a fracture of the nose and se
vere bruises Sunday afternoon when
the car in which she was riding
struck a parked automobile while
rc unding a curve two miles south of
Flint river on Route Three north of
Butler.
Mr. Lawson, husband of the in
jured woman and driver of the car
received painful bruises when he was
thrown against the steering wheel by
the impact of the collision. Miss Kit
ty Horkan ar.d Mrs. J. M. Smith of
Moultrie, passengers in the car, es
caped without injury.
Mr. and 1 Mrs. Lawson were taken
to the Thomaston hospital for treat
ment by passing motorists and hos
pital attaches said 1 that it would be
necessary for the injured woman to
remain there for a few days.
Officials investigating the wreck
said that Mr. Lawson declared he
cime upon the other car parked in
the middle of the road and that he
was unable to stop before hitting the
mr-hine. An unidentified woman was
said to have been' the only occupant
of the narked automobile which re
ceived little damage while the Law-
son car was badly wrecked The wom
an is said to have escaped without
inhiry.
Mrs. I awson was thrown complete
ly out of her car by the force of the
collision.
Prominent Talbot County
Woman Passes In Death
Of Mrs. J. A. Carter Sunday
In the passing Sunday of Mrs. Jno.
A Carter at her home at Prattsburg,
Talbot county, this section 1 lost one
of its most highly esteemed wonvm.
her death following an illness of
more than a year in which af
fliction she and her interesting fami
ly had the prayers and sympathy of
ail our people.
Funeral services for Mrs. Carter
were held at the family residen w
Monday afternoon attended by a
large gathering of sympathizing
friends and 1 neighbors. Interment was
in the family lot at Prattsburg ceme
tery.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Carter is
survived by a daughter,!Mrs. Charlie
King, of Cuthbert; two sons, Thomas
Carter, of Prattsburg, and Dr. Geo.
L. Carter of Talbotton; five grand
children and brother, Thomas, I.uns-
dee, of Talbot county.
Former Butler Resident
Dies In New Jersey Home
News of the death of Mr. Robert
Holbrook, which occurred at East
Orange, N. J., Tuesday of last week
was the occasion of sorrow to ilia
friends in Butler whose fond recol
lection of him as a most promising
young man of this city are recalled.
Be was until his health failed him
about three years ago a prominent
ar.d successful textile executive.
Mr. Holbrook lacked only a few
days of being 77 years of age, the
date and place of hits birth being
Jan. 22, 1858 at Macon, Ga. He was
the son of Mr. Henry Clay Holbrook
and Mrs. Elizabeth Virginia Cook
Holbrook, anid was named for the
late Hon. Robert Scandrett, who at
the time of his death was one of
Butler’s most prominent citizens.
At the age of ten years Mr. Hol
brook was sent to Lexington, Mass.,
to attend school, remaining there for
several years.
Following the death of his father
who had gone north seeking medical
attention, Mr. Holbrook settled in
the textile business at Troy, N. Y.,
and was later associated with a
number of other textile enterprises
in several eastern states.
As the head of the family at
twenty-one years of age Mr. Hol
brook assumed the responsibility of
raising his brother and four sisters.
Surviving are his wife, Annie
Shatswell, previously of Ipsurch,
Mass., whom he married in 1895,
four daughters, Mrs. Harris T. Bald 1 -
win, of Washington, D. C.; Mrs.
Philip H. Ingram, Mrs. George
Forbes and Miss Frances Holbrook,
of East Orange, N. J.; and Wo
grand-children, Nancy White Ingham
and Robert Holbrook Ingham. Also
his sisters, Mrs. William Perkins, of
Melrose, Mass.; Mrs. John Caldwell,
Winchester, Mass.; Mrs. Frederick
Hadley, Atlanta, Ga.; and Mrs. Wm.
D. Baldwin of Hawaii.
Services weTe held in East Orange
and interment took place at Lexing
ton, Mass., where his parents are
buried.
He had been a life-time subscriber
to the Herald and maintained inter
est in the happenings in and around
Be tier to the end.
STRAYED
One black sow, weight around Q50
wounds. Reward.
G. D. LOCKE, Butler, Ga.
County’* Chief
BUTLER AND REY
No section of the state i
better opportunities for smal
industries and delightful citi
zenship than either of these
Cities.
Number 12
WOMAN KILLED
IN COLLISION
ON HIGHWAY
MRS. |E. L. NELSON, OF JUNIPER,
DIES IN CRASH IN TALBOT
COUNTY; HUSBAND IS SERI
OUSLY INJURED.
An automobile crash which occur
red on the Columbus-Maeon highway
about twenty miles east of Columbus
Monday night about 7 o'clock proved
fatal to Mrs. E. R. Nelson, ot Juni-
1 er and serious injuries to her hus
band who was driving the Nelson
car.
Mr. Bert R. Rife, Mrs. F. A. Peed
ar.d her son, F. A. Peed, Jr., who
were returning to their home in But
ler from Columbus and had been
trailing the Nelson car for some dis
tance, witnessed the accident and
were first to render assistance to the
injured persons. Not knowing the
number of persons in the ill-fated
car and finding Mr. Nelson in a sup
posedly serious condition they hur
riedly removed him to his home and
returned to the scene of the wreck to
find the lifeless form of Mrs. Nelson
crumpled in the foot of the car.
The acident is said to have been
the result of blinding lights from a
car driven by Mr. II. T. Stringfellow,
of Marion county. As the two cars
passed each other Mr. Nelson lost
control of his machine which went
into a ditch and overturned and was
practically demolished.
After being taken to his home at
Juniper Mr. Nelson was later re
moved to the hospital at Columbus
for treatment where he is still in a
critical condition, it is said. He is a
well-known mail carrier serving the
patrons e n a mail route from Juni
per.
Mrs. Nelson is survived by four
daughters, Mrs G. \V. Pierson, Miss
Hilda Nelson, Mrs. Walter Hendrick
Streetman, and Mi.s- Bena Nelson all
of Columbus; one son, E. L. Nelson,
Jr., of Juniper; two brothers, Walter
Hinton and John Hi: ton of Colum
bus; three sisters and her rn' iher, of
Memphis, Tenn.
Quarterly Coherence
To Be Held At Wesley
Churcli Wext Saturday
Our first quarterly conference for
the year will be held at Wesley
church next Saturday, Feb. 2nd.
Every official member throughout
tiie charge is urged to attend,
Rev. John M-. Outler, our presiding
elder, will preach at 11 a. m. Dinner
well be served at the church by the
ladies of the Wesley .church. As early
as convenient after the noon hour
Bro. Outler will conduct the business
session of the conference.
At seven o’clock Saturday evening
each steward of the Butler .church is
invited by C. E. Berms and your pas-
toi to an oyster supper at the par
sonage. The absence of any member
of the board will make this evening
a less happy occasion 1 .
Sunday school Sunday morning at
10 a. m. League meeting at 6:16 p.
M Preaching at 11 a. m. by Rev. J.
M. Outler, presiding elder of the Co
lumbus district. Preaching at 7 p. m.
by the pastor.
V/. E. Hightower, Pastor.
Death Claims Miss Julia
Murray, Of Ellaville
EMaville, Ga., Jan. 28.—Funeral
sendees were held at 11 o’clock
Monday morring for Miss Julia Mur
ray, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Murray, of Ellaville, who died at
7:30 o’clock Saturday night. She had
cen ill for several years.
Surviving are the parents, who are
prominent residents of Elkaville; one
biother, Edward, and a grandmother,
Mrs. Addie Smith Monroe, of Effa-
ville.
Mrs. Amanda Royal
Mrs. Amanda Huey Royal, 73,
widow of Mr. J. T. Royal and sister
of the late Mr. S. J. Huey, of this
community, died 1 at Cairnegie, Ga.,
Monday after an illnessi of several
weeks, the news of her death being
the source of sincere regret to her
numrous relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Hugh Callaway, of Carnegie,
ait only child, survives her. Among
those from this section attending the
funeral services Tuesday at Carnegie
were Dr. and Mrs. H. H. Gee, Mrs.
J. A. Wilson and Mrs. Jack Heath.
AUXILIARY MEETS FRIDAY
The regular meeting of Butler
Unit 124 Ladies’ Auxiliary will be
held at the home of the Unit Presi
dent, Mrs. W. M. Mathews, Friday,
(tomorrow) afternoon at 2:30, and'
a full attendance of the members' U
earnestly requested.