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TAYLOR COUNTY
••The Gold™ Gate
Between^ th^ Mountain.
Traversed by the
s HIGHWAY, NO. 19
Volume 59
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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
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday April 11, 1935
Number 22
agl presentments
TAYLOR tOONTY GRAND
JURY APRIL COURT.
O^'^T.land^ury ^nosen and
, lor the April term of Su-
dul > r s ( 0U1 i, 1935, ui Taylor county,
‘‘Tto submit the following as our
uet ’ .ni Presentments:
we desire and do hereby
to his honor, Judge C. Prank
ifTLhlin " ur si,Kere thank ! an<J
keeifappreciation for Ins most im-
Sve and interesting charge to
thfs jury at thc oper,ing sessl ° n ° £
fondly, we acknowledge grate-
■ u f appreciations to our able and ef-
icent Solicitor-General, Hon. A.
Perryman, for his fine co-ope-
' tTon, courteous manner and untir-
efforts in aiding this body in its
nanv investigations.
Thirdly, we wish to express to our
orertian, Mr. J. N. Bryan, our keen
anrcciation for his efficient leader-
!hip during our deliberations; ah*>
K i s h to commend Mr. J. W. Chit-
::'1a our Bailiff, for bis prompt and
courteous service during our ses-
10 L -pon examination of the dockets
of Notaries and Justices of the
Peace in the several districts of the
•ountv, we have found them to be
leatly kept with all entries properly
tifso far as time would permit we
ave made inspection of the books
nd records of the Clerk Superior
iourt, Ordinary, Sheriil, Tux Com-
lissioner, County School Supenn-
uident ami County Commissioners
nd have found them to be kept in a
ery satisfactory manner, with all
ioney transactions properly ac-
junted for as shown by the recent
anual audit made by a regularly em-
oyed certified public accountant.
0 our Commissioners we recommend
at they employ a Purchasing
.gent whose duty it shall be to call
,r and receive bids for all goods
irehased for the county, said agent
ibmitting such bids to the Commis-
oners for their approval or rejec-
on, believing that this plan would
;sult in a great saving to our coun-
as has been shown by other coun-
et . .
Mr. A. M. Haliey, Clerk to- uie
lylor Cour.ty Commissioners, ap-
■ared before this body amd render-
1 a detailed and most satisfactory
■port relative to the financial con
dor. of the county of which the
flowing is an excerpt:
0 the Honorable Grand Jury,
ayior bupenor Court,
pril Term, 1935
1 wish to hand you according to
le books of recoru of the board ol
siuus 4i Revenues ot Taylor County
ne tallowing report as ot April i,
-asn on hand in County De
pository in the lollowing
separate lunds $2,102.80
General Fund $ 95.32
Hoad Fund 1,278.30
hrmge Fund __ 418.67
Other Fund „ $501.15
$2,102.80
| Outstanding County War
rants as of April 1st,
1035 $29,372.53
Outstanding Jury Scrips as
of April l, 1935 532.00
I Total $29,904.53
Outstanding Taylor County
Bonds not due $19,000.00
Bond Account
i Ban on hand in Citizens
state Rank, Butler, Ua.,
, _ as of March 1, 1935 $6,776.80
I °ai. on hand April 1, 1935
^hen all bills for March
ar e paid, that have not
1 now been paid $4,653.13
^collected Taxes as follows:
031 $2,869.36
933 1 > 315 - 74
934 1 > 712 - 15
W4 4,521.38 ■
ICasTa $10,418.63
I , J or quarter ending
1 not yet received,
Ibue fr’ r0Xln ?. ateli ') $4,500.00
I 8l ate Higliway
I Department for balance
I Due (L!! 1 C " n ! ract No - 3 »28.22
i r- State Highway
I apartment for work on
ST N0 ‘ 4 in
n 3,500.00
BITTER FIGHT
ENDS AS RELIEF
BILL PASSES
ADMINISTRATIVE WORKERS OF
GEORGIA RELIEF AGENCY
WILL RECEIVE MONEY.
With the passage of the new
money bill, Miss Shepperson
said Saturday she expected to
get an immediate grant of
funds for continuing relief work
in the state. She has not been
advised of details concerning the
amount to be expended in Geor
gia under the new law.
Washington, April 5.—The biggest
peace time appropriation in history
—$4,880,000,000—was voted Presi
dent Roosevelt Friday to .carry out
already well defined plans designed
to end the “dole” and put men to
work.
Two an a half months of often
bitter struggle by congress over the
bill ended with a final approval by
the senate as darkness settled upon
the caipitol. Just a little earlier, the
house had given its endorsement
amid shouts by republicans that con
gress was putting into the presi
dent’s hands an implement to assure
his re-election in 1936.
The votes ended a long row oveT
the amount of money that should be
spent for “direct” labor of some
$90(1,-000,000 to be allotted for state
projects. Senate conferees at first
said a third should be spent that
way. Administration forces urged no
restriction. A confeemce committee
agreed upon 1 25 per cent with the
president given leeway in deciding
how the percentage should be di
vided between “direct” and “indi-
dect” payments.
A swift flight of airplanes was
planned to take the golden-sealed,
ribbon-decked bill to the president,
now fishing in southern waters, for
signature.
Because the house adjourned be
fore the senate could message over
its action on the relief measure, it
will not be signed by Speaker Byrns
until shortly afternoon Saturday
when the house meets. Then it is to
be taken to Vice President Garner
for his signature, which will send it
to the White House.
A ‘board will be set up to handle
the fund under the direction of the
president. Likely members of the
board are Harry L. Hopkins, the re
lief administrator, R. G Tugwell, un
dersecretary of agriculture, Secre
tary Ickes and Rear Admiral C. J.
Peoples of the treasury procurment
office.
The final vote by the senate on the
measure was 66 to 13. In the house
the confeern-e report had been ap
proved 317 to 70.
The measure is designed to put 3,-
500,000 employables now on relief
rolls to work on eight major types of
projects. It gives President Roose.
velt almost limitless power for two
years, however, in using the fund.
The measure transfers $880,000,000
of the unexpected funds from exist
ing agencies to the hard-pressed re
lief administration to be used in ta
pering off the "dole" by next No
vember.
The $4,000,000,000 fund is to be
spent for federal and non-federal
public works, highways, housing, ru
ral electrification, farm improvement
education, “white collar” work and
numerous other projects.
The final flurry of debate in the
senate, brought an objection from
Senator Thomas (D. Okla.) to the
removal from the bill of his plan to
issue silver certificates. He said
(Turn to Page 8; No. 2)
Total
l The $19,346.85
I Alness win v 5>tat - e Highway indebt-
iGasTw “ n e . pa,d on April 11, and
I MV m *‘ U , he I> aid on April 28.
I ^mend tu „!r rt !i y a PP r eciate and
|*ioiiers tow, i r ! R °f our Commis-
l“ n 'court i," 3 the erection of a
l, ssMr
I escape^—
1 " JAIL AT MACON
Macon, ■
e as J J ',' AP r | 11.-With ap-
|&"n of ’ n ! 1 Kendall, 29, com-
an '1 Ul n/r 0115 Aubrey
berv Un ; lfr SeXT/ l 7 l
I v. ’ es °aped frv!! ;, for safe rob-
I acun jail ’!! tb e brand new
| sterday morning.
Only Co-operating
Growers Eligible
For Cotton Loans
'Government loans on the 1935 cot
ton crop will be made only to pro
ducers who cooperate in the cotton
adjustment program according to an
announcement by Secretary of Agri
culture, H. A. Wallace. No loans will
be made on cotton in excess of the
allotment under the Bankhead Act.
Loans on the 1934 cotton crop
were also confined to co-operating
producers but there was no restric
tion on loans on- cotton produced by
coperating growers in excess of the
allotment under the Bankhead Act.
Emphasizing the importance of
farmers co-operating in the cotton
adjustment program ir_ order to ob
tain loans on their 19.3o cotton crop,
Secretary Wallace says:
“As to the loan on the 1935 crop,
it is the purpose of the a ‘ 1 ™ alst ™'
tion to provide adequate .'
cilities to cotton farmers ,o permit
the orderlv marketing of the new
crop. It should be emphasized,^how
ever, that the Commodity Credit
Corporation will make no loans
the 1935 cotton cr.m to [W producer
who is not ooooeratimr in the cotton
h n lot. the AAA. nor will anv
program under the ^ f<j
loans be m.a amount of cot-
nny producer for an ^^
tn in excess or " w “
the Bankhead Act.
Local Committee Now Ready
To Receive Applications
For Crops and Feed Loans
Field Supervisor Madison B. Coley
of the Emergency Crop and Feed
Loan Office at Barnesville, Ga.,
stales that applications for emer
gency crop loans and feed loans are
now being received by the Taylor
County Loan Committee, with offices
located at Masonic Building in But
ler.
In accordance with the Act of
Congress authorizing the loans, tnd
regulations issued by Governor n. i.
Myers of the Farm Credit Admin
istration, loans will be made only to
farmers who are unable to obtain
elsewhere seed, fertilizers, supplies,
feed, or the necessary credit to pur
chase such items. Loans will not ue
made to applicants who can obtain
credit in the amount needed' from any
other source, including the produc
tion credit association.
Any farmer who has the neces
sary security should apply to the pro
duction credit association first. If the
association is unable to make him a
loan in the amount needed the farm
er will receive a statement to that
effect ard will be considered eligible
to applv for a loan from the emer
gency fund.
The regulations provide that the
largest loan to one farmer this year
is $500 and the minimum $10, but no
loan mav be made in an amount
greater than is actually needed to
cover the cash cost of purchasing
seed, fertilizers, supplies, feed, etc.
Loans will be made for the purpose
of growing and harvesting crops, for
summer following, for purchasing
feed for livestock; but not for the
purpose of purchasing livestock or
machinery, or for the payment of
debts or taxes.
Loans will be made only to appli
cants who are cooperating with the
Production Control Program of the
AAA.
As in the past, the security for an
emergency crop or feed loan will
consist of a first lien on the cron
financed or on the livestock to be fed.
A tenant must also give a first lien
by getting the landowner to waive
his claim in favor of the crop lien;
but the landowner is in no way obli-
«ati.a ror repayment of his tenant’s
loan.
Checks in payment of approval
loans will be issued by the Regional
Emergency Crop and Feed Loan of
fice at Memphis, Tenn.; and not by
the field supervisor or the loan com
mittee.
Delightful Program At
Maok School Building
Friday Evening, April 19
The M'auk school has prepared a
rather interesting program filled
with laughter from beginning to
end. If you miss it, you’ll miss the
laugh of the season.
The program will be presented
Friday evening, April 19, at 7:30
o’clock. Admission, school children
10c, adults 15c.
Among the features for the eve
ning’s entertainment are:
A snappy welcome song.
“Mrs. Stubbins Book Agent,” a one
act comedy by the 8th grade.
“Home Made Kitchen' Band,” by
5th and 6th grades.
“His Butler’s Wife”
(A two-act comedy)
Burt Stevens, The Bachelor, Oilie
Brackin'
William Stevens, His Father, Har-
peT Woodall
Kathleen Moore, His Fiance, Thelma
Woodall.
Betty Franklin, Private Secretary,
Nell Pittman
Fred Bowers, Another Bachelor,
Robert Humber, Jr.
Frank Seamore, A Neighbor, James
Brackin
Elsie Seamore, His Wife, Anne Pitt
man
Peggy Seamore, His Daughter
Earlene Turner.
Miss Helen Pafford,
Former Butler Girl,
Honored by Students
TAYLOR COURT
RECESSED FRIDAY
UNTIL JUNE 17
COMPLETION of business of
term is tentatively set
FOR WEEK OF JUNE 17.
Taylor superior court, convened
here Monday of last week for the
regular spring term, was recessed by
Judge C. F. McLuughlin late hnday
until June 17, at which time it is ex
pected the new courthouse will be
completed.
A numlier of civil matters were
disposed of during the week and the
jail was cleared of seven burglary
cases, in six of which there were
convictions and sentences, one being
acquitted. Several misdemeanor
criminal cases were also disposed of.
Outstanding in importance of the
jail cases disposed of was the one
against C. I. Elliott and Henry La-
than charged with burglary in con
nection with the robber of the Drei-
zin Dry Goods Store on the night of
December 31st last, when merchan
dise to the value of $500 or more was
taken by the robbers. Lathan entered
a plea of guilty and was given a
sentence of one to three years in the
penitentiary. Elliott entered a plea
of not guilty resulting in a hard
fought legal battle on both sides con
cluding with a verdict of acquital by
the jury trying the case. Both men
had been in jail since the burglary in
December.
Six or eight other jail cases were
disposed of, these ranging from mis
demeanor to felony charges with con
victions in each and sentences rang
ing from six months to three years.
After investigating a number of
criminal cases and other matters the
grand jury, of which J. N. Bryan
was foreman and C. E. Benns was
secretary, made the general present
ments of the body for the term ar.d
was discharged subject to recall in
June.
Tn the general presentments H. H.
Riley was recommended to Governor
Talmadge for appointment to fill a
vacancy on the board of county com
missioners until next election, caus
ed 'by the recent death of E. C.
Perkins, Jr.
The commissioner^ were commended
for their efforts in the erection of a
modren new courthouse at the low
est possible cost to the taxpayers of
the county and an addition to the
jail for women prisoners was recom
mended.
In the erection of the new court
house, which is practically completed
except inside work, labor has been
furnished by the prison authorities,
except as to skilled workers and
foremen.
The court officials go to Buena
Vista the fourth Monday in April foi
the regular spring term of Marion
superior court.
Anniversary Sale By
Dreizin Bids Fair To
Be Marked Success
Taylor County Receives
Check For Her Prorata
Share Of School Funds
Scarcely before the large and un
usually attractive advertising matter
announcing the opening date of Os
car Dreizin’s anniversary sale were
ir.' the hands of the patrons of all the
mail routes in this territory there
were to be heard on all sides favor
able comments of this very welcome
coming event.
As announced in the advertisement
the sale will begin tomorrow morn
ing and continue through Saturday,
April 20th. Every preparation has
been made to handle the crowds thnt
are expected to visit this store daily
to take advantage of the exception
ally low prices placed on high-class
merchandise.
This event marks Mr. Dreizin’s
eighteenth year of successful mer
chandising in Taylor county—three
at Reynolds and fifteen in Butler.—
Begiruing with a small stock his an
nual increase has been steadily on
ward and upward that today he is
recognized as one of, if not the larg
est, and most successful dry goods
merchants between Atlanta and Al
bany, or between Macon and Colum
bus. h'hs goods being well and care
fully selected by periodical visits too
eastern manufacturing centers.
Dreizin’s store is krowm for com
plete assortment of high-class goods,
good taste in their selection and
sound values throughout the im
mense stock.
The Herald urges its readers to
attend this sale as early as nossib'e
and join the great throng that will
spend liberally and wisely.
Pulpit Here To Be
Filled Next Sunday
By Prominent Editor
In the absence of Rev. J. E. Pate,
the pastor, who has been called 1 out
of the city for the coming week-end,
Mr. Nelson M. Shipp, editor of the
Columbus Ledger, one of the laymen
of Columbus, and teacher of the Bi
ble class First Baptist church, Co
lumbus, will fill the pulpit at the
Butler Baptist church next Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock.
Being a native of Cordele, for
many years a resident of Oolmibus.
and a frequent visitor to this city,
Mr. Shipp is well known and highly
1 esteemed by our people. The purpose
| of his visit here next Sunday is
' therefore of pleasurable interest to
; his friends.
Special music has been arranged
for the service Sunday and since
there will be no service in town oth
erwise that day Mr. Shipp will be
greeted by a capacity attendance, it
is predicted.
J. E. Summerour Opens
Law Office Here
According to a news item appear
ing in the daily papers Friday Miss
Helen Pafford, daughter of Rev. and
Mrs. B. A. Pafford, of Dublin, was
elected editor of next year’s Veter-
Thursday the Taylor County Board
of Education, received a check for
more than eight thousand' dollars.
This, according to County School
Superintendent W. T. Rustin, is the
county’s pro rata part of the school
funds diverted by the last legislature
from the State Highway fund, to
pay back indebtedness due the
schools by the state.
This amount represent fifty-odd
per cent of the amount of past it«-
debtedness to the County Board of
Education.
Widespread Damage
Caused By Weather
(By the Associated Press)
The elements cracked down on sev
eral parts of the nation Tuesday,
causing widespread damage.
A northeaster battered the eastern
seaboard, floods plagued California
and menaced the lower Mississippi
valley, dust storms raged through
the southwest.
Many vessels were caught in a
furious blow on the north Atlantic.
Many vessels were caught in a
furious blow on the north Atlantic.
Summer homes along the Long Is
land and Jersey coasts were jeopar
dized by pounding seas. Sleet and
riffling rain swept in with the wind.
CATTLE SALE BRINGS $60,000
AT ALBANY LAST WEEK
Eleven undred head of Georgia
raised and Georgia-fed cattle were
sold 1 at auction in" Albany Thursday
for $60,000, These cattje were
ropt Wesleyan College annual, at a bought by buyers from New York,
meeting of the student body in : Baltimore, Richmond, Atlanta, Ma-
chapel Friday. con,. Moultrie and Albany. Prices
(Miss Pafford is the charming 1 ranged from $4.80 for common cattle
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. B. A. to $13.00 per hundred for champion
Pafford, former greatly beloved citi- : car-lot. Beef blood, well fed out cat
zees of this city, Rev. Mr. Pafford , tie well fed beef type cattle sold
serving as pastor of the local Metho- I from 7 cents per pound to $13.00 per
r-> to'**’ WiVVl*" - * “ 1
ilist church for several yeans.. J hundred,
Having recently resigned as so
licitor-of the City Court of Eaton-
ton, which position, he has filled foi
a number of years, Mr. E. J. Sum
merour is moving his family to But
ler this week and will establish him
self in the practice of law in the
courts of Taylor county and
throughout the Chattahoochee ju
dicial circuit.
Mr. Suinmerour is by no means a
stranger to our people, it being re
called that during several years
prior to his moving to Eatonton he
was one of the county’s best known
school teachers being connected with
the Rupert junior high school, and
during which time he married Miss
Irma Cochran, one of Taylor
county’s most cHractive and ac
complished young women.
Mr. and Mrs. Summer-ur have two
children, one of these being of
school age and will enroll in the lo
cal school at once.
The Summerours are occupying
temporarily the residence known ai
the Glover place.
Club Plans Carnival At
Cross Reads School
MR. B. J. MARTIN
SUCCUMBS TO OPERATION
AT MACON HOSPITAL
ALTHO IN DECLINING HEALTH
FOR SEVERAL WEEK’S DEATH
OF WELL KNOWN TAYLOR
COUNTY CITIZEN CAME AL
MOST UNEXPECTEDLY.
Following a major operation' at
the Macon hospital, where he had
previously been carried, Mr. Brantly
Jefferson Martin, well-known and
highly esteemed Taylor county
farmer, died unexpectedly Saturday
afternoon last about three o’clock,
the announcement of his passing
coming as a distinctively sad shock
to his large circle of friends in this
section.
Mr. Martin, who was bom Nov. 4,
1864, the son, of John Mathew and
Mrs. Clarantine Alexandria Martin,
and n native of Jones county, Ga.,
had been a highly esteemed citizen
of this county during the past 48
years, tlv.se years being spent in
Panhandle district and regarded as
one of the most successful farmers
of that community.
'Mr. Martin is survived by his wid
ow, Mrs. Belle Beeland Martin', sis
ter of the late Mr. J. R. Beeland,
former sheriff of Taylor county; one
(laughter, Miss Annie Martin; two
sons, Messrs W. M. and L. F. Mlar-
tin, of this county; and one sister,
Mrs. Nancy Vinson of Milledgeville.
FuneTal services, conducted b y
Rev. J. N. Shell, were held at the
Martin home Sunday afternoon at 3
o’clock, followed by interment at
the Shines cemetery. Pallbearers at
the service were Messrs Pope, Mang-
ham, Will and John Beeland, and
Mr. Asa Martin, all nephews of the
deceased. G. H. Goddard in change
of funeral arrangements.
Several Churches In
County Co-operating
In Training Course
Howard, Mauk and Wesley church
es are co-operating in the Cokes-
bury training work of the Butler
charge this week. For convenience
the classes are being held in sections;
one class meets each afternoon for
the people of the Howard end Wes
ley communities, and another section
nf the class is held each evening at
Mauk for the Mauk community.
Approximately twenty-five people
are attending these classes and a
splendid interest is being manifested.
The course being given is “The Edu
cational Work of the Small Church.”
The classes are being led 'by Rev. G.
E. Clary, Conference Executive Sec
retary.
District C. W. C. Head
To Speak Here Tomorrow
The Cross Roads Home Demon
stration Club met at the school
building Friday, April 5th. During
the business session the finance com
mittee planned to have a carnival to
be held' a t Cross Roads Saturday
night, April 27. The carnival will
consist of fortune telling, bathing
beanuty, etc. There will be Plenty
of ice cream ar.d' cake. Everybody is
invited t° come bring tiheir nickles
and enjoy good eats.
After the business session Miss
Leggitt, Home Demonstration! Agent
gave and interesting demonstration
on budding, grafting and picture
hanging.
There were fifteen members pres-
ent at this meeting
—Press Reporter.
Rev. Mr. Morehead, president of
the Child Welfare Council of Thom-
aston has accepted an invitation to
visit Butler and give a talk in behalf
of the work of the Council. Arrange
ments are being made to have him
at the Butler High school auditorium
Friday, April 12, at three o’clock p.
m. The public is urged to be present.
The Child Welfare Council is plan
ning an, active program for the
spring months. It is hoped that as
many as are interested in the wel
fare of the children of Taylor coun
ty will lend their aid in promoting
I the work that is being anticipated.
| Remember to be at the Butler
High school building at 3 p. m.,
tomorrow. The -public is assured of
being well entertained by the able
Child Welfare official.
Stolen Car Recovered
While attending a picture shew at
Reynolds Saturday night, Mr. Lov-
ick Anthony, of Butler, had hir, au
tomobile stolen. The car wins latier
found by officers near the Gordon
Farm on Flint river and returned to
its owner. No apparent damage was
done the machine while in the hands
of the party who took the car with
out the permission of the owner.
BUSINESS LICENSES TAX
This is to notify every operator of
any business, regardless 1 of previous
exemptions, that the time for pay
ment of Business Taxes will expire
on May 1st, and executions will be
issued for this special tax on and
after that date. Pay now and save
cost of issuing tax fi fa.
This April 10, 1935.
H. J. PORTER, Clerk,
City of Butler, Georgia.
Be sore to go to the Carnival at
Cross Roads Saturday night, April
27th; carry your nickles and enjoy
the fun.