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TAYLOR 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 OF SUCCESS’*
County’* Chief (Jitiea
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No section of the state offer*
better opportunities for small
industries and delightful citi
zenship than either of these
Cities.
Volume 59
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday March 7, 1935
Number 17
PATMAN PREDICTS
BONUS APPROVAL
IN SPITE OF VETO
FULL PAYMENT ADVOCATE
CLAIMS TWO - THIRDS SUP
PORT IN CONGRESS.
rROOPS CALLED
OUT FOR DUTY
IN TWO CITIES
M VUT1 VL LAW PROCLAIMED IN
‘ STRIKE AREAS AT MANCHES
TER AND LaGRANGE; GOV.
T ii MADGE ACTS.
" ' . Washington, March 4.—A predic
,, „„v, a _Adjutant Gen- tion by Representative Patman Dem-
Atlanta, M f^ ch r ' Monday night ocrat * Texas, that two-thirds of the
eral Lindley W. Camp M nuay ngm | house and sfcnate would vote for a
ordered out seven - l strike du- bonus Payment bill—enough to over-
ed national guardsmen ^ ^ ride a presidental veto—was made
Monday at the opening of congres
sional hearings on the $2,000,000,000
bonus issue.
Patman, thee first witness before the
house ways and means committee, ap
peared after Chairman D.oughton
1-3U a. in. * uc n f .up Democrat, North Carolina, said ses-
for departure to .. .. wav mills sions would be held at night if neces-
textile strikes at ffieiaK ex sar y to complete consideration of the
where mill and city t u° ^wfon bill by Tuesday.
pressed a fear t at Striking at criticism that his meas-
ight get out 01 , j are, which proposes the issurance of
In^g^iua^ron” and two other | ^ currency, i* inflationary, Patman
companies to the Manchester l j>s “This is not an inflationary bill,
trict. The squadron was his reply There . s no danger of inflatl0n >
during the Septe ^ strikers who ' D (1 nointed out that under His i
K at Manchester and LaGrange, as
,,v. Talmadge issued a proclamation
of martial law for het two textile
“'The Atlanta armory was designat-
mobilization point with
Tuesday fixed as the hour
<1 as the
1-30 a. m
... orromrs w,,., He pointed out that under his plan,
mobile groups mills commodity prices rose too rapidly
roved the country to P . nr “Hnmrnr of inflation" amipnrwlliip
The troops arrested more than
persons in the Newman district
P00 or danger of inflation" appeared,the
and secretary of the treasury could with
er - , , .• „ atHVe draw other currency from circulation
where approx^ j - “ y “e^n
lv half as many more were arrested __ ;J
“If this bill were enacted, the cost
in strike troubles:. _ >
Besides the fl> ing5**?! j of relief would not be so great. This
headed by Capt. Jo P o or j money would reach every nook and
,, , r _ r ' cranny of the country There would
<lu:ty at Manchester ' ‘ be no delay and no chance or posisi-
121st Infantry, of Barnesville, com- “ ft
mnaded by Capt. Homer Sapp.mgton, Ml, the adjusted com
pensation certificates could be paid
without a bond issue, and without an
increase in taxes.”
Supporters of the American Legion’s
bonus bill, which does not contain
Patman’s new currency provision,are
to be heard later.Conceding that there
. , ,, . . venre had been some “dispute”among those
Atlanta, March 4.-For manyyew ti the two l bi n s> Patm K an , toW
have been an advocate of a Uiange f tt th t h .’ > d ^ lad
in the ad valorem system of taxation ^ amunittee ^h^would be ^giad
1 have sened in the General A*-'carry, out the purpose which we had
sembly of Georgia most of thetl ™ e Besides the Patman bill, Roosevelt
since 1900. 1 have Men toRmm must face this week another
sions ■nwnted fcto print new money. This be ■
jf mak g g „ ... - came a certainty Monday wher. it was
learned that Representative Lemk«
Judge James J. Flynt On
Tax Relief And Reform
ation. Thousands upon thousands of
dollars have been spent by commis
sions in research work and yet no
Legislature has had either the cour
age or initiative to adopt the recom
mendations of these commissions. 1
Representative
(Republican, N. D.) will seek to
force a vote on his measure calling
for a minimum of $3,000,000,000
new currency.
Lemke said he would present to
lIUODlV/uoi * m . , ... , *
believe as long as our General As- the .house Tuesday a petition to fores
sembly is not forced with a fiscal The Frazier-Lemke bill from commit-
crisis that they will continue to tee and to the floor for a vote,
adopt the lines of least resistance and
He
[let the present unfair and destructive
l system continue to supply the vast
Imajority of tax funds used for local
I government. 1 believe if in any way
I we can take away from our local
f government a considerable portion of
I their present source of revenue that, is the key.”
[ the political interests now opposing j —
[change in our system will become MRS.ROSA GORDON
indicated he expected to get the re
quired 218 signatures on the petition
the first day.
“If I do that,” he exclaimed, “there
won’t be 75 votes against the bill on
final passage We need more money
to do the nation’s business and this
I strong advocates of more equitable
| measures to replace lost revenue.
1 believe that the destruction of de-
I sire for home ownership can be as
seriously hurtful to the best interests
of our state as would the abolishment
DIES IN COLUMBUS;
W AS CLUB FOUNDER
Columbus, Ga., March 5.—'Mrs.
Rosa Crook Gordon, widow of Fred-
[ uf our public school system. The crick B. Gordon, died at her residence
home is the primary school for good here early Tuesday after an illiness
[ citizenship. Without that primhary of a month,
school for the foundation of char- i Mrs. Gordon was a well-known
acter other education might only 1 resident of the city, having made her
sharpen the wits of crooks and mo- j home here since 1876. She was a
runs. Nothing can take the place of I native of Alabama, having been bom
the home to inculcate good citizen- in Aiexandaria. Mrs. Gordon was the
ship and good character. j founder and first president of the
Good citizenship requires every Columbus Woman’s Club, and was
man to assume his share of the bur- also a member of the Georgia Society
den of citizenship. Let every man of Colonial Dames and past town
P a J in proportion to the privileges chairman and charter member of
and benefits he enjoys under our gov- i of the Wbman’s Reading Club.
ernmer.t.
Make it possible for investors to ■ TALBOTTON LIONS
employ the use of their funds in the , CLUB IS FORMED
construction of better homes and bet-
i ing* ,v,“ neSS i m>perties without risk- j Ta i lbot t 0 n, Ga., March 5.—(Special)
I pa i confiscation of their princi- _ A Lion club has heen organized in
\f„r» tv, . , Tabbotton. The lrst meeting was held
Ithk n t* • of the idle labor m ! at Straus-Levert Memorial hall with
iWknfT iii? brou 8ftt about by a, ;ur Napier presiding. The following
■The Wv and construction, officers were elected: President, F. P
■gram ot ‘ su . ch a construction pro-1 Freeman; first vice-president, R. H.
Ion' real caused by excessive taxation | McRae; second vice-president, E. L.
i ni, , j Bardlwell; third vice-president, G. L.
[four:d
U ^ 1 I'*-' _ UUiUlMW* VHAM
urd ny J^ her states have already ; Ho b bs; secretary ami 'treasurer, T. H.
I method* T. modern and efficient j Ferguson; Lion tamer, J. H Mahone;
lit* *i taxa tion. Georgia should tail twister, Rev. Theo Pharr; board
in the n 5! e881ve state as it has been ol directors, J. L. Taylor, R. K* Her-
I state nf tt years and not be the last 6ons an< i Thomas H. Mahone.
I tax svot . um,m to adopt a modem Every second and fourth luesday
Progreso m ' n ltPe Ping with our other 0 f each month were set as regular
1 - ss< 1 time for meetings. There are 28
members at present.
, most^entirelv T ref ° rm ! . s
holders and r!ii,*,i ° m . organized _ jo.b
almost entirely
1 mav^vfe an< * P°hticians whose efforts
fish d,.. * prom Pted by their own sel-
■ t b . ’ res an< i not the best interests
people whom they represent.
Stl ,,..i Sl CTed) J. j. Flynt,
hng County Representative.
Shingles For Sale
Our
GEORGIA CCC CAMPS
INCREASE PLANNED
Atlanta, March 2.-The number of
Civilian Conservation Corps camps
in Georgia would be doubled UHder
the $4,800,000,000 work relief bill
now before congress, it was an
nounced today at the Fourth corps
uur , . area headquarters.
1 ’ atr 'd I f i, hln * Kle mil1 is being ope- Georgia at P r f; s f at nr(d ? a en f 0 f ^
shi-trifte !i l ^ lrne - No. 1 and No 2 camps with a total e >
F o j: to $5.50 -per thousand | 600. Plans for i [ icr ^ ld g nj^de^
,a«rgaT4S5rA i5 A3S55SIS
-A. PAYNE, Butler, Ga. [area.
“ESSENTIALLY A LYRIC POET”
MRS. W. E. PUMPELLY
Net Miss Anne Singleton, Native of luylor County
Of interest to her many Taylor county friends is an account ot
the carreer of Mrs. William C. Pumpelly, better known to us as Mis*
Anr.e A. Singleton, as a lyric poet, excerpts of which appeared in
Sunday’s issue of the Miami (Fla.) Paily News, in the column furn
ished that paper by Vivian Yeiser Laramore, poet laureate of Fieri
da. Mrs. Pumpelly is the daughter of the late l)r. and Mrs. F. P.
Singleton, pior.eer citizens of laylor county, the family being one
of the most outstanding in this section of the state. Dr. and Mrs
Pumpelly are making their winter residence at Cosa Caprona apart
nients, Fort Pierce, Fla.
“Under a very appealing lyric in the autumn issue of the poetr;
magazine “Gypsy,” we first saw the name, Arne Allha Singleton,’
says the Florida poet laureate. Continuing Vivian Yeiser Laramare
says: “Later it was to seek us out in the 1934 antalogy published by
the Order of Bookfellows, and just as we began to associate it with
interesting work, we discovered Miss Singleton is a Florida poet.
At present, she is getting ready the copy for two books* of verse;
one for children and one for adults. Educated to be an artist, she
was for several years a teacher of art at Columbia College. After
her marriage to Dr. Pumpelly, she continued her study of art and
poetry in* London, Edingiburgh, Paris and Berlin, and gradually her
pen caught up with her brush, and is now the more active of the
two. A native of Georgia, her name in several anthologies gives
credit to the state which holds her first and deepest affection. In the
Smoky Mountain section of North Carolina, called by that stata
“Florida’s summer shrub,” she spends the warmer months of the
year. The copy for her volume of verse for children is for the kin
dergarten age and the charm of its simplicity may be sensed in:
BE CAREFUL
The world is round,
So teachers say—
I wonder how
It got that way.
I am afraid*
To sneeze or cough
For fear, you know,
I might fall off!
Knowing this poet is married to a physician, we seem to trace
a bit of romance woven between the terse lines of the following
lyric, which appeared in the autumn issue of “Blue Moon..’’
HOUSE IN ORDER
I put my heart’s wide house in order
That 1 might sit and wait for death—
While waiting thus I found new life
And breath.
And so the wheels of life go round
And circle free from guiding hands—
Opening the door for death, lo, there
Love stands!
In her delightful Fort Pierce home, “El Casa Caprone,” Anne
Singleton indulges her passion for collecting rare books, porcelains
and Oriental rugs. From a recent issue of “The Poet” we quote her
quatrain,
WELCOME
Over the hills of my heart
And down* through its darkest hollow,
Love has been looking for me
And now 1 am ready to follow.
E (Merrill Root tells us “Poetry is the lightning flash of the
soul,” and Clement Wood insists that the trouble with present day
poetry is that it lacks “soul-agony.” But let a note of agony creep
into your lines and Immediately the critics cry, “Sentimental!” and
the poet cowers in his corner feeling thoroughly licked. Out of this
conflict the few have risen with courage to meet the barrage. Sin
cerity is, by long odds, the most important factor in prose or poetry
and we find a generous sprinkling of it in the following poem which
is copied from the 19*34 American States Anthology:
THE RIVER OF THOUGHT
O swift is the river of thought,
And strong its currents flow;
„ Its bottomless depths we challenge
But its strength we cannot know.
, In vain we try to measue
Its tides that swerve and sway;
As strong as Niagara’s torrents,
As weak as a fountain’s spray.
This poet chose Fort Pierce because of its climate which she
claims has been very kind. A Seminole war fort where portions of
the “dead line” fence, beyond which the Indians might not pass,
still remains in this Indian River city; and if you are a lover of
history you will find the ancient cannon mounted in its park, rich
in the lore of the Spanish treasure fleet from which it was taken.
In the quiet of this tropical setting Miss Singleton writes,
DUST UNTO DUST
When comes that final sleep, J
„ Eternal and sweet,
Give me no mark
• For head or feet.
& r* - No marble column
To anchor my bed
<* But a tree pointing starward
When dawns are red.
The sun and the rain
The wind and the sky,
Wild flowers and weeds
Will know where I lie.
We have a vivd recollection of dining out of doors in February,
under the flowering azalea-trees that grace the grounds of the Ham
ilton Holt estate in Winter Park. Perhaps that is why the following
lines have for us a special appeal:
PINK AZALEAS
Tell me, did you ever see,
In a pink azalea-tree,
Bluebirds hover happily?
I did. And all day 1 went
Prayerfully. Such beauty sent,
Is without equivalent
If you have waited on a misty shore, scanning the fog for a
single white sail, you may sense the emotion that prompted,
THE STORM
Loud wails the wind,
Far speaks the sea;
Heavy the heart
In the breast of me
One whom I love
Weathers the storm—
Faith stand by!
Keep my heart warm.
Essentially a lyric poet is Anne Altha Singleton, singing of the
eternai verities that spoke to Sappho, and will speak to one greater
than she, in ages yet unborn.
29TH INFANTRY’S NEW
COMMANDING OFFICER
FORMER LOCAL MAN
ONLY WAR-STRENGTH REGI
MENT IN U. S. STATIONED Al
FT. BENNING AND COMMAND
ED BY COL. ASA SINGLETON,
OBSERVES 34th ANNIVERSARY,
Coincident with the thirty-fourth
anniversary of its organization,
which is being observed this wee*
the thirty-ninth infantry, atat.sr.ed
at Ft. Benndng, near Columbus, Col.
Asa L. Singleton, native of Taylor
county, acting upon orders recently
received from the War Department
at Washington, assumes command of
this largest peace-time regiment in
the United States. Upon this splendid
and most deserving assignment Col.
Singleton is receiving the hearty
congratulations of his many Taylor
county friends and acquaintances.
This regiment which is known
throughout the country as one of the
best trained units in the army was
organized at Columbus Barracks,
Ohio, ir. 1901. Adopting as its mot
to, “We Lead the Way” this regi
ment can point with pride to its ac
complishments, and with Colonel
Singleton in command there can be
no fear us to its conti nued success.
For some yeans the 29th has serv
ed at Fort Benning as a demonstra
tion regiment. The primary mission
is to serve the schools and demon-
starte to the students and through
them, the entire service correct and
approved organization, equipment
and tactics
Should business or pleasure at any
time take any of his Taylor county
friends to Columbus during Colonel
Singleton’s stay at Fort Bienning he
would be delighted to have them vis
it the post ami particularly to pay
him a call.
Mr. Robert Montgomery, One
Of County’s Most Prominent
Men, Succumbs to Long Illness
In* the passing Feb. 27th of Air.
Robert Montgomery, which sad event
occurred at his home in Charing com
munity, Taylor county lost an
other of its most worthy citizens.
For many years previous to his
failing health three years ago Mr
Montgomery was section foreman of
the A. B. & C. railroad and was re
garded by the officials of that road
as one of its very best employes
.Mr. Montgomery, who was in the
67th year of his age, was the son of
tiie late Hon. Seaborn and Mrs. Jose
phine Montgomery, pioneer settlers
and most prominent family of this
. section. No man meant more to the
1 religious, educational and social im
prests of his section than did Mr.
Montgomery and by these organiza
tions he will be greatly missed* as
well as by those who had known him
to love him through the years. He
had been a member of Pine Level
Methodist church since boyhood and
had taken a leading part in the spir->
itual interest of the church and
Sunday school during his entire con
nection with the church.
Besides a devoted wife, who be
fore their marriage was Miss* Winnie
E. Averett, Mr. Montgomery is sur
vived by three daughters anil two
sons, towit: Mrs. R J. Bradley, of
Butler; Mrs. E. L. Wall, of Charing;
Mrs. E. L. Whittington, of Charing;
Messrs Bill and J. W. 'Montgomery,
of this county.
Funeral services and interment
took place at Pine Level Feb 28th
cmducted jointly by Rev. W. E.
Hightower of Butler, and Rev. H. L.
Lumpkin, of Mauk, with the follow
ing acting as pallbearers: Messrs
Joe, James and* Billie Brown, Scab
and Harmon Montgomery and Hintoni
Woodall.
Mr. William Gray Has
Narrow Escape In
Train-Auto Collision
Funeral Services Here
For Mrs. J. B. Goode
Who Died In Florida
Mr. William Gray, one of the most
prominent young men of this section
son of Mr. and Mrs. W F. Gray, eir-
tountered a costly accident, with
miror personal injury, at an early
hour Wednesday morning when his
automobile skidded on the wet pave
ment and collided with a moving
freight train at the point where
Highway Route Three croses the
Central railroad.
Due to a heavy fog clouding his
vision William failed to observe the
train until within a short distance ot
the crossing. He applied his breaks, [
locking all four wheels of his car,
but the machine skidded and with |
considerable force collided 1 with the |
train resulting in* almost complete
demobilization of his automobile.
That he escaped injuries is .con
sidered a miracle.
W. F. Bembry, of Pulaski
Is Appointed Assistant
Taylor County Agent
In line with its policy of placing
young college graduates wherever
possible during the depression years
the College of Agriculture has plr __
ed iMr. W. F. Bembry as as^^
county agent for Taylor co’^„ j dr
Bemibry will assist f>^ V g' witb
th^ir rental contract ^ baVe full
charge of the -rtwilpad Allotment
work later j n the season.
Mr Deiribly is a native of Pulaski
County with his residence formerly at
Hawkinsville, He is a graduate of
the State College of Agriculture hav
ing secured his degree in 1932. Since
leaving College he has been identified
with the FERA Screw Worm con
trol. In addition he has farming in
terests at Hawldr.sville.
CIRCUS POSTPONED A WEEK
ACCOUNT OF MUCH SICKNESS
Slim Bill’s Circus which was to
have been staged at Butler school au
ditorium this evening at 7:00 o’clock
has been_ postponed until Friday
evening, March 15, at 7 o’clock. Those
sponsoring this entertainment deem
ed it best to postpone the date as
given due to the unusual malady of
sickness that has been prevailing in
the community for several weeks.
This play is said to be “a family
affair” and it is urged that every
member of the family be in attend
ance. Admission 10c and 15c.
NOTICE
I have for collection Tax Fi Fas
for Howard, Carsor.ville, Daviston,
Rustin and Cedar Creek Districts.
This is to advise all concerned that
unless paid at once, levies will be
made.
Yours truly,
J. M DOWNS,
Lawful Constable.
Funeral services for *Mrs, Bertha
Revier Goode, 63, were held here
Tuesday afternoon, the remains be
ing brought to Butler from Dade
City, Fla., where Mrs. Goode, follow
ing an illness of six weeks from com
plications died at the home of her
son, Mr. T. A. Goode Sunday night
at 8:46 o’clock.
The death of Mrs. Goode is the oc
casion of much sorrow among her
host of friends in this section where
she resided for a number of years,
besides being a frequent visitor to
Butler as the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. A. L. Waters.
Mrs. Goode, who was the daughter
of the late Mr. Richard and Mrs.
Fannie Payne Revier, was bom in
Upson county Feb. 1, 1872, and the
widow of Mr. John B. Goode, who
for a number of years conducted a
large sawmill business in this coun
ty. She was a member of the Butler
Baptist chursh and a devout ChriB-. v
tian. /
Surviving Mrs. Goode are f^zee
daughters, Mrs. A. L. Wate 0 t
Butler; Mrs. H. H. Whidder * 0 f ’v or f
Myers, Fla.; Mrs. J E. ^ of At
lanta; two sons, V p A _ Goode,
D a de City Fb ,. W elton
Ofjfxie. of 4iun i, Fla.; also one sis-
ter, IMr w R j OIX ) an of Dade
c,tv .FliL ■■■'”:*!• i,i
ftsv*. J. E. Pate and W. E. High-
I tower conducted the funeral rite*
here with the following as pall bear
ers: Messrs B. H. Bazemore, W. S.
Payr.e, H. H. Payne, M. R. William
son, T. E. Tante and W. H. Moore.
Mrs. Eva Cheney Stewart
Expires Monday At Her
Residence In Ellavifle
Ellaville, Ga., March 4.—Mrs. Ev
Cheney Stewart, wife of J. E. Stew
art, died at her home in Ellaville i
10-20 (Monday morning. She had bee
sick for a week suffering from a rs
lapse from flu.
Mrs. Stewart was a daughter c
the late Dr. John* Cheney, who vta
a prominent physician in Ellavill
for many years She had been
member of the Ellaville Methodii
church since childhood.
Surviving are the husband, who i
a former superintendent of Schle
county schools; one son, Edwi
Stewart; one daughter, Miss Evely
Stewart; a half-sister, Mrs. O. C
Hill, of Ellaville; a step-mother, Mi
Fanny Chaney, of Ellaville and Wes
Palm Beach, Fla.
Funeral services were held at th
home Tuesday p. m., with Rev. H. (
Griffin, pastor of the Methodis
church, officiating.
PEANUTS FOR SALE!
Few tons extra fine Georgia grow
runner and white Spanish Peanu
for '^'americus, oil CO.,
Americus, Ga.