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TA YLOR COUNTY
"The Golden Gate”
Between the Mountains
and the Sea
Traversed by the
r S. HIGHWAY, NO. 19
The Butler Herald.
"KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS"
County’* Chief CHI**
Bl'TLKR 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 June 6, 1935
Number 30
POULTRY PRAISING
PROFITABLE SIDE LINE
TAYLOR CO. FARMER
ROBERT WILLIAMS, BUTLER SCHOOL
C. C. C. YOUTH, i COMPLETES MOST
DROWNEDIN RIVER SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Local Canning Plant
Will Be In Operation
Two Days Each Week
WITH CLOCK OF 490 LAYERS H. VICTIM LOSES LIFE IN ATTEMPT BRILLIANT COMMENCEMENT
NEISLEK MADE NET PROFIT TO SAVE LIFE OF YOUNG EXERCISES BEGINNING
I ASI' YEAR OF $702.16; METH
OD OF FINDING INTEREST
ITEM OF EXPENSE.
H. E. Neisler, a farmer living in
pickling mill section has found the
ra j f jr.g of poultry us a side line to
general farming highly profitable.
Kor the past five years he has kept
a flock of about four hundred White
Leghorns, specializing in high quality
■■white eggs” for near-by markets.
When his wife suggested that they
start raising some chickens back in
1930, Mr. Neisler was skeptical
about the idea. He finally agreed to
his wife’s proposal and, not having
any cash with which to buy chicks,
told her that he would try to borrow
$100.00. A loun was obtained irom
the local bunk, with notes payable
July 1st and December 1st. Mr.
Neisler thought that if the chickens
could pay back half the amount by
the time the notes were due, he him
self would be able to scrape up
enough cash to pay the other half.
But, the income from the sale of tne
cockrels as friers and the sale of
the eggs from the pullets, after
they began to lay, was sufficient to
pay both the notes in full before
they were due.
The $10O borrowed capital with
which to start was sufficient to
build a cheaply constructed brooder
house, buy the few little necessary
pieces of equipment, purchase 300
baby chicks, and the starting mash.
He had plenty of com on hand to
feed as scratch grain to the grow-
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WOMAN WHO LEAPS INTO I THURSDAY NIGHT AND CON-
WATER FROM BRIDGE AT T1NUING THROUGH MONDAY
MONTEZUMA. NIGHT.
NOTE—The victim of the sad
tragedy, as referred to in the
following dispatch, is survived
by a bride of only a few weeks,
the announcement of the mar
riage of the couple not having
been made public. The young
lady referred to was before her
marriage to Williams Miss Lena
Theus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. T. Theus, of near Butler.
She is ar. attractive young wom
an, a talented musician and
former student of the Butler
High school. She with other
loved ones and friends of Will
iams have the sincere sympathy
of our people.
Montezuma, Ga., Jure 5.—A corps
of men were still dragging Flint
river at Montezuma Wednesday af
ternoon in a fruitless attempt to re
cover the body of Robert N. Will
iams, of Fort Valley, 22 year old
member of the Andersor.ville COC
camp, who was drowned shortly after
With the high school graduation
exercises Monday night Butler’s con
solidated schools came to an official
close for the year 1934-36, and
v hi h may be fittingly stated or e of
the most successful year’s work in
the history of the school which has
been under the efficient superintend
ency of Prof. V. P. Folds who has
had the dble support of toe following
in their respective departments and
grades: Misses Martha Maxwell,
Mary Luke, and Grade Lee Kelley
and Messrs Q. E. Bell, J. D. Nash
and Francis Oxford; grammar
grades: Miss Evelyn Blackwell, 7th;
Miss Edna Comer, 6th; Miss Mildred
Jones, 5th; Miss Mattie Kee Smith,
4th; Miss Marion Gunter, 3rd; Miss
Ruth Dunwody, 2nd; and Miss Verr.a
Jarrell, 1st; Music instructor, Mrs.
Julian W. Edwards.
The first in the list of delightful
affairs planned for the commence
ment season was the senior class
play, “Kicked Out of College,”
9 o’clock Wednesday morning after Thursday evening, a delightful
leaping into the river to aid in the j three acts under the skill-
reMisciation of a young woman who, . - direction of Miss Mary Luke, and
apparently, had jumped off the i furnishing a riot of fun from begin-
bridge into the river, according to ! [ lin *? elM *« I h e play was well se
lected, excellently coached and finely
VALUABLE TIMBER
LEASES PURCHASED
BY LOCAL FIRM
Transfer of Dr. Taylor To
Savannah Is of Much Interest
To Many Friends Here
General regret throughout the ds-
trict has been felt by friends of Dr.
Hugh Taylor since the first an
nouncement of his transfer from
Cuthbert to Savannah was announc
ed. The Cuthbert Leader of last
week carried the following item re-
fering to the Taylor family leaving
Cuthbert for their future home:
“Mrs. H. W Taylor, Mr. Hugh
Taylor, Delaperriere and Mary Tay
lor leave this week for their new
home in Savannah. Dr Taylor has
been there two months, but his fami
ly remained here till ihe er.d of the
school term.
"Cuthbert grieves to give up this
excellent family that has meant so
much to its social, religious and
musical life. Dr. Taylor has been
prominent in church and Masonic cir
cles holding high offices in both, and
popular in the mail service for many
years.
“Mrs. Taylor has meant much to
her church affiliations, and has been
popular in social and cli b life.
Hugh’s musical gifts and lovely tenor
voice have made him very useful in
social and chuich life, and no young
man in the town has more friends on
account of his tatractive personality
and generous nature.”
Mr. G. T. Watson, A
Former Local Citizen,
Dies In Oklahoma
the reports of eye-witnesses.
The young woman, identified as
Miss Ann Walker, of Fitzgerald,
was reported in u satisfactory con
dition at a Montezuma hospital, in
the early af.ernoon.
Miss Walker was the daughter of
James Walker of Fitzgerald, and
sister of Mrs. George F. Munn and
L. Walker of Oglethorpe. She had
been in Oglethorpe since Monday
and was returning to Fitzgerald
with her brother at the time of tT.e
tragedy, it is said.
Ben E. Webb and H. A. Moore,
employes of the Montezuma branch
of the Georgia Power Co., slid down
a rope and recovered Miss Walker,
carrying her to a sand bank at the
lower edge of the bridge. The rescu
ers started the application of res-
usci.'.lion methods and called for
he : p
T oung Williams, observers stated,
jumped off the bridge and started to
the sandbank, cried for help and
went under. Moore left Webb to con
tinue the artificial respiration, but
he- Ft i t Valley youth sank the third
time before Moore could reach him.
Dr. F. N. Mullino, of Montezuma,
the first physician summoned to the ■ pj oWer '
scene, stated that one of the original 1
rescuers, reinforced by two youths
from the Andersor.ville OCC camp,
were doing a splendid job of
resuscitating the young woman when
he arrived.
After approximately two hours of
application, the Fitzgerald young
woman was placed in a motorboat
and carried to the Montezuma hos
pital.
executed. The senior class did itself
great credit in this production.
From three till five o’clock Friday
afternoon Mrs. Julian Edwards, mu
sic instructor, presented her pupils
in a delightful program. This pro
gram was g\ven in Mrs. Edwards’
studio and was attended by the
mothers and special friends of the
pupils. The class as a whole was
highly complimented on progress
made during the year. At the con
clusion of the program delicious
punch and crackers were served.
“Life Is a Picture, So Paint It
Well” was the theme so effectively
used in presenting the entire gradu
ating class Friday night in the fol
lowing order:
William Gray, class president, pre
siding over the assemblage of “Sen
ior Art Students,” with dainty little
Barbara Allen, class mascot, seated
beside him.
Bessie Dreizin, “Class History.”
James Braddy, “Class Picture”
Robert Peed, “Guitar Solo”
Mildred Peed, Class Motto”
Virginia Garrett, “Class Colors”
Mildred Montgomery, '’Class
We have begun operating the can
nery at Butler and are at present
open only two days each week—Tues
days and Fridays.
Prepare your product as far as
possible before delivering at cannery.
In the event this is not done, please
provide some one to get it ready at
the cannery. Do not put produce in
cans or jars before delivery to us as
all containers nre sterilized at the
plant and by bringing them empty
will save time both for patrons and
ourselves.
A small fee of one cent per can is
charged for putting up produce at
the local plant this fund going to de
fray expenses of fuel and other in
cidental operating expenses.
Q. E. BELL, Voc. Agri. Teacher.
Local FERA Office
Solicits Contribution of
Books For Camp Readers
. !
Miss Beverly Wheatcroft, president |
of the Georgia Library As.o iation,
ilas designated the week June 1-8,
inclusive, as “Book Week for the Un
employed.”
Working with Miss Weathercroft
is u committee of outstanding Geor
gians, who are Using this method of i
soliciting gifts of books from pri
vate sources with which to establish
small libraries in organized rural
communities, transient camps, ond
sections of the state where library
service is now immediately available, I
The administrative personnel of
the FERA of Georgia in Taylor
county will participate in this move
ment and invite the public to join
them in giving books for this
worthy purpose.
Miss Wheatcroft has made it
known that there is a great scarcity
of books of all types—including fic
tion, r on-fiction, vocational literature
and books for children. At the same
time she has requested especially
books carrying messages of good
cheer and inspiration.
Those in Taylor county desiring to
give books will please bring them to
the relief office before June 8, in or
der that the total state contributions
may be reported at that time.
The FERA office will see that ail
hooks reach Miss Wheatcroft for
state distribution.
FARMER’S WIFE
PRAISES WORK
OF H.-D. AGENT
LEASES PURCHASED BY BUT
LER NAVAL STORES CO., IN-
CLUDE PROPERTY IN TAYLOR,
MARION, SCHLEY, MACON AND
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTIES.
In accordance with legal procedure
and notice to ihut effect appearing in
this paper for four consecutive
weeks preceding the day of sale,
there was sold at public out-cry at
Butler Tuesday last all timber lenses
operated for naval store purposes by
T. J. Davis ami T. B. Sullhun, trad
ing as T. J. Davis & Co., together
with camp site equipments and out
fits located each at Butler, Charing,
and Iluena Vista.
The leases represented in the sale
nnd distributed 1 by counties were
listed as follows: Taylor 56; Marion
44; Schley, 2; Macon, 5; Chatta
hoochee, 22; unrecorded 17; making
a total of 146 leases.
These leases were formerly operat
ed by T. J. Davis and Co., Mr.
Davis, principal owner, died a few
months ago resulting in the sale ot
the porperty as referred to above.
The sale brought to Butler Tues
day a large group of prospective
purchasers both of Georgia and oth
er state* as evidence of interest
manifested.
It will be gratifying news to the
people of this section generally to
learn that the Butler Naval Stores
Co., of which Mr. J. S. Greene, of
this city, is vice-president and gen
eral manager, was the successful
bidder at Tuesday’s sale thus adding
to their already large holdings of
naval tores properties in this section.
Mr. Green and his firm are in the
A-l Class of naval stores interest
not only in Georgia but in the entire
south-east while the personnel of the
firm are all men of the highest type,
enjoyir g the confidence and esteem
of all those having business dealings
with them.
Local High School
Students Win Scholarships
To Forestry School
ORGANIZATION AS CONDUCTED
HI MISS LEGGUT GREAT IN
FLUENCE FOR GOOD IN SOCI
AL AND RELIGIOUS LIFE OF
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
PLANNING FOR THE HOME.
“Through the columns of our locul
paper 1 would like to say a few worda
in behalf of our W. H. D. Club and
to its members and to the lailie9 of
our community, says Mrs.- J. E.
Locke, one of teh county’s moat
prominent women and leaner in the
community life of Cross Roads com
munity.
We took for our slogan this year,
“Every Lady a Club Member", and
we hope that we shall not fall short
of this mo.to as this work is a very
important and worthy work; it is for
the betterment of our homes. If we
huve better homes we have a better
community, better neighbors. We
meet at our clubs to plan for better
things for home and community and
the social feature is amply worth
the time if we did nothing else; yea,
more than worth the time.
Our efficient Home Demonstration
Agent, Miss Leggitt, always has
something worthwhile for us. She is
ever ulert to give us something new.
Of course we are new to her nnd she
to us, still she is one of us and is
ever striving to give us something
worth while. If we but put our shoul
der to the wheel and try to the
things she shows us and asks us our
county would be the most independ
ent in the stutc as well as one of
the most beautiful.
To those ladiies of our community
who are careless and do not go and
are indifferent to our Club and its
cause, 1 want u say that you do not
realize jt st what you miss; just
what you could learn and store away
in the mind for future use, besides
to mix and mingle with friends.
Club work and the social affairs
may not mean the same to everybody
that it does to me. Its meaning to
me is: To learn, to love, to work, to
play, to be more sociable, to be up
building to myself, my neighbor, my
community, my school, my church,
my f omci ancL.my f Herds.
The Bible fells us to "fall not to
assemble ourselves together.” It also
tells us to “study to show ourselves
approved, a workman for God." If
The local vocational teacher of ag- __
"culture, Mr. Q. E. Bell. annources | thThome TanT'a place to b^an ap-
Sommer Session Americus
College To Begin June 12
The many Taylor county relatives
and friends of Mr. G. T. Watson, a
former highly esteemed citizen of
Charirg community this county, will
regret to learn of his death which oc
curred on May 22 in Oklahoma. A
clipping from a newspaper published
in the western state and ser.t The
Herald by Mr. Watson’s daughter,
Mrs. M. V. Scheid, carried the fol
lowing account of Mr. Watson’s
death:
Whitesboro, Texas, May 22.—Fu
neral services for Mr. G. T. Watson,
^-vear-old Whilesboro pioneer best
known in the county as an old time
fiddler, who died> nt 7:45 Wednesday
morning, May 22, at Tecumseh,
Okla., at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Frank Stilley, after a two j
weeks’ illness, were conducted from
'he home of another daughter, Mrs.
M - V. Shield o$ Whiteeboro, Texas,
nn Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock.
«ev. J, w. Eptings, Baptist minister
‘ r,| m the Celina officiated. Interment
ln Oakwood cemetery.
Botrn in Butler, Ga., in 1850, Mr.
'Vatson was married to Miss Sina
ameliah Mackey 61 years ago and
erne to Texas afterward to make his
Americus, June 6.—Registration
for the summer session at Georgia
Southwestern College at Americus
will begin Wednesday morning, June
12, according to Peyton Jacob, presi
dent. The six weeks of summer school
will offer the normal amount of cred
it.-, to regular students to make up
deficiencies, giving teachers in serv
ice an opportunity to complete their
Normal tanning, and to raise and re
new their teaching certificates.
Special emphasis will he placed on , istry
Turk,
the new curriculum program of the
state department of education. T nree
instructors will divide their full time
to three types of courses: Fundamen
tal l’rinciples of Curriculum Con
struction, by Dr. T. E. Smith; Actual
Construction of Curriculum Units for
the Grades, by Miss Anne Halford,
M. A. Columbiu University; and
Methods Appropriate to the New
Curriculum, by Miss Gladys Bolt, of
Thomaston. , _ .
An outstanding faculty, composed
of leading educators ove1 ' , state,
has already been announced.
Lorena Daniel and Richard
“Flow’r of the Senior Class”
W i 1 b a Deen Wilchar, “Class
Poem”
C. J. Peterman, “Who’s Who”
Lewis Minor, “Class Grumbler”
William Gray, “Class Reminis
cences”
Harley Riley, "Giftorian”
Nita Richardson, “Class- Prophecy"
Nell Pittman, “Last Will and Tes
tament.”
William Gray, “President’s Fare
well Address”
The stage setting, an art studio,
was the most artistic and effective
arrangement to be conceived by the
most imaginative mind. A11 of this
being the work, the planning and the
training of Miss Grade Lee Kelley
proving herself a master-mind for
the stage as well as for the class
room.
Commencement Sunday was noted
for the great sermon- delivered by
Rev. A. J. Burrell, pastor of the
Conyers Baptist church. The minis
ter, a comparatively young man,
graduate of Mercer University and
| serving his fourth year in the min-
I— with a very bright future
Attractive, new five-room dwelling
and store connected, located on
Highway Route Three, one mile
south of Thomaston; a *^’
garage, chicken yard Karden.
, - a, — am — Imal! cash payment, balance on easy
home. Mrs. Watson died six years terms. See or^ write,
Residence-Store Combined
For Sale On Easy Terms
ago.
Surviving are six sons, Forest,
tannie, Sam and Houston Watson,
,l of Wbttesboro and John Watson,
Thomaston, Ga.
WANTED—Man with car. Route
MPrairie; three daughters, eX |H>rierce preferred but no
^ rs - M- V. Schied of Whilesboro, Opening now m Talbot County,
'’fa- Frank Stilley of Tecumseh, ‘pt/Valley and Oglethorpe Rawleigh,
«ml Mrs. Susie Scott of Dal-j^pt. GAF-42-MF. Term.
^ ami numerous grand children | Write or sec J. C. I u » (g-rfutn)
“d great grand children. joa., Ii. 1 ( P)
ahead of him, brought a great mes
sage, clothed in such language as to
be understood by all. During his 30-
minutes’ discourse he was not lost
for a word, but every word clear and
distinct while his large audience
listened with marked attention. It
was pronounced one of the most
beautiful, adaptable and no able ser
mons heard here on a similar occa
sion in- a generation.
Monday night saw the close and
big night of commencement. The
feature of the evening was the
splendid 1 address by Hor.. Hugh
Howell, of Atlanta, one of Georgia’s
most prominent lawyers and chair
man of the State Democratic Execu
tive Committee, who was introduced
by the timely remarks of Hon. W. E.
Steed, a close personal friend of
many years and also a member of
the committee of which Mr. Howell
is chairman. He gave much of the
history of Taylor county from its or
ganization by sturdy men of the old
south, which was informative and en
couraging to the present generation,
especially to those who are just
launching out upon life’s career. It
was chocked full of common sense
from first to last and was a great
inspiration, not onlv to the senior
class but to every listener.
Other features Monday night in
cluded the Salutatory by Miss Grace
Mclnvale; Valedictory by Miss Mary
Jim Goodman; Piano Duet by Miss
Presiding Elder Heard By
Large Congregation Sunday
Rev. J. M. Outler, presiding elder
of tlie Columbus district, was greeted
by a large congregation at the Meth
odist church Sunday night when ne
delivered his first sermon here since
his assignment to the district by the
annual conference of 1934. While it
was Bro. Outler’s first appearance in
the local church it was not his first
visit to the county he having already
held two quarterly conferences lor
the Butler circuit and preached in
other churches in the county several
times and as people meet and know
him they consider themselves for
tunate indeed to have him as presid
ing elder of the Columbus District.
His sermon Sunday night was
highly interesting, appropriate and
timely and appreciated by those who
heard it.
that the vocational forestry camp
scholarship for Taylor county goes to
Alfred Childres, Jr., who maJe a
grade of 94. This scholarship entitles
the winner to a six week’s course in
forestry at two summer camps of
three weeks each. If the student suc
cessfully carries through the camp
proved workman I wonder where it
should be. I think the above mention
ed passages apply to, ai d have more
than one meaning.
I am ont criticizing anyone, but I
want to make this plea to Cross
Roads community to come to our W.
H. D. Club meetings. We never do
Bessie Dreizin and Mildred Mont
gomery; Piano trio, Misses Virginia
Garrett, Bessie Dreizir. and Mildred
Montgomery. Awarding of diplomas
to the twenty-two graduates by Prof.
Folds who also made the announce
ment and presentation of awards as
follows: For first honor, senior class
Miss Mary Jim -Goodman; second
honor, Miss Grace Mclnvale. Citizen
ship medals were awarded to Alvu
Bazemore und Martha Fain for best
essay on citizenship. Prof. Q. E.
Bell, teacher of vocational agricul
ture, arnounced- the award of fores
try scholarships to Alfred Childres,
Jr., and Franklin McCants. These
awards were for two years and one
year respectively.
Mrs. Julian Edwards, the school’s
instructor in music, was in charge
of the music for commencement and
deserves commendations for the
painstaking interest she showed in
everything that required music. "Hie
stage setting for Sunday morning
nnd Monday- night was beautiful,
showing evidence of fine taste and
tireless eneTgy in the preparation .
The graduates seemed sadly glad
at completing their high school work
and entering into other fields of
activity.
To each and every one who had a
hand- in the arrangements of the
several genuinely delightful occasions
the Herald joins the town and com
munity at large in- extending hearty
congratulations.
work, he may win a certificate of vo- I anything worthwhile without making
catior.al forester. a sacrifice. So lets sacrifice a little
T his forestry camp is sponsored (,j me t 0 attend these meetings. And- 1
jointly by the Division of Vocational want to say frank ] y that you mi8S
Teaching of the State Department of something good when you fail to ai-
Education and by the Georgia Fores: te)n< j
Service Instructions ard funds are ! We would like for the men of our
provided by the forest service, and community to become more interest-
the management is conducted- -by ^ thig work alg0 . We want to
sta J e v 1 0 F. atl l ) I la ' ' eaaers 'j , . ask' them to be at our next meeting
Franklin McCants made the second whi „ h wi „ , be held on the firat ^
highest mark, and is therefore win- d ay afternoon ir.- June which is June
ner of the one summer scholarship (a 7 , h At thi «. t: „, p WP have s
three weeks course m forestry) given style ahow besides the ^lar buai .
each year by our local Naval Stores rr ,, B . * t , j
operator Mr J, S. Green, who is thj meeting amJ make Roadi
a loyal benencient citizen of Taylor C j u ^ the £ egt ever
county and who is immensely inter- u has trul hep ’ ^j,*.
ested in the progress of the youth of | « It is never a ghanMS not to know>
0U I «r> i . But its a shame not Wtry to learn.”
Both, the Taylor county winners bave an e flfici en t teacher but
are bright nnd deserving young men hp can> tea( , h ug if wc are n<>t
who are wide-awake to the opportum- there go , et , g a „
ties of the south. |
The time and place for the camp
this summer has not yet been an-
I nounecd. C. A. Whittle, educational
! manager for the department of for-
! estry and geological development,
sav that “competition for scholar
ships has alwavg been very keen and
the camps are attended by high class
I young men."
Dress Revue At School
Auditorium June 13th
City Officials Take Vigorous
Action Against Speeding
Don’t fail to enter the County
Dress Revue to be held at the But
ler school auditorium on June 13th
at 8:00 p. m., to be given for both
girls and women. The winners' from
the County Dress Revue will be
chosen 1 to enter the District and
State Style Show.
j The District Style Show for t he
The mayor and council of Butler I d“b girls will be held at Abra-
deserve the thanks of all thoughtful Baldwin College Jure 24-26.
people for taking vigorous action ‘ ae Woman s Style Show Will
against speeding within the incorpo- . oae °Y the feature programs dur-
rated limits of Butler. The mayor f ' n * Farmi and Home Week which is
has made an earnest and worthwhile ^ hold in Athens August 12-17.
effort to stop reckless driving of au- j . e entrants will be judged accord-
tomobiles and trucks and should be '"8 to oral appearance and type
given the hearty co-operation of garments. Ribbons will be awarded
everyone. The loss of lives in auto | best outfit. The wearer may
accidents is appaling and every ef
fort should be made for the safety,
not only of those who operate cars,
but thos^ who have to use the streets
and roads.
First Cotton Bloom
choose any type garment she wishes,
cotton preferred.
Willie Leggitt, H. D. A.
TONSIL CLINIC TO BE HELD
HERE BEGINNING JULY
Beginning Monday, July 8th, we
will hold a Tonsil Clinic in Butler
and all who are interested- in having
their children’s tonsils removed are
The Herald acknowledges receipt
by mail Monday of the first cotton
bloom of the season sent to us by j urged to register them with the
Mr. J. B. Seal.v, of Reynolds, who Child Hygiene Nurse within the next
states that he has a ten-acre crop of . few days for information,
the Coker variety of cotton that will j I will be in my office every Satur-
equal the best ard most promising day morning from 8 to 12 o’clock,
of his many years’ experience in I SARA WINDHAM,
farming. 1 Child Hygiene Nurse.