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T A Y L 0 B COUNTY
'•The Golden Gale”
Between the Mountains
and the Sea
Traversed by the
V. S. HIGHWAY, NO. 19
The Butler Herald.
"KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS"
Volume 59
BUTLEK, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday July 4, 1935
County’i Chief Cillw
BETTER AND REYNOLDS
No section of the state offers
better opportunities fqr small
industries and delightful citi
zenship than either of these
Cities
Number 34
WIDOW, MOTHER OF
SEVEN, BUILDS UP
HOTEL BUSINESS
Southwestern College
Survey Being Made;
ressing
t Uil KIS OF MBS. IDA UPSHAW
■j()l)D IS STORY OF FAITH AND
HARO WORK.
That “persistency in ones own en
deavors and faith in the Almighty
each have their reward, and both
working together makes the pathway
easier and the goal more quickly
cached,” is beautifully illustrated in
the following facts told by Mr. Eu
gene Anderson in The Macon Tele
graph concerning one of Carrollton’s
n„ist beloved women:
-Frail woman can keep a stout
heart and a strong faith and accom
plish as much as a man.
"Here is a story of a woman bereft
when her seventh child was a tot.
"She was 22 years old and was
widowed with seven children. All
se ven had to be reared and educated
Americus, Ga., July 3.—Students
of Georgia Southwestern College
during the 1934-35 school year are
being asked to co-operate in a stu
dent body survey which has been in
progress for the past week.
Dr. T. E. Smith, registrar of the
college, has charge of the project.
First year students have been mailed
cards, which, when properly filled
out and returned, will show whether
or not they intend to return 'to the
school, and if so, the courses they
desire to take. Graduates of the 1935
senior class are being asked if they
desire a transfer of credits to a sen
ior college or if they have been suc
cessful in securing work.
Dr. Smith points out that in this
way the school will be able to keep
an accurate check on graduates, esti
mate ilex'; year’s attendance, and
plan for the necessary classes.
The cards also ask both graduates
and under-graduates to submit the
names qf prospective students for the
school. Later in the year, college
professors plan to visit communities
to investigate these possibilities.
Americus, Ga., July 3.—Georgia
Southwestern College’s new sewer
syste, an FERA project, is nearing
completion, according to Paul Ellison,
one of the instructors of the school
Practically all the digging has been
completed and sewers laid, and now
only the completion of the tank prop
er ig lacking. About a month will be
required to finish the work.
COUNTIES, TOWNS
TO GET PWA AID
MRS. IDAH UPSHAW TOuD
without the husband’s aid. All seven
have been reared and educated and
the mother is triumphantly carrying
on. The only aid she received was
from the children themselves. They
have grown up without having to
acknowledge that fate handicapped
them. Ami they feel that they are
stronger and better able to cope with
the world because of their battles.
Each knows the importance of the
true philosophy of life and they know
money’s value and understand
also how it must be conserved.
I “Over at Carrollton, in the extreme
western part of Georgia, is a 50-room
, hotel called Crepe Myrtle. It is popu
lar, because it is neat and clean, and
because it is managed by a woman
who knows how to look af er it, how
to prepare the food, what dietetics
mean, and how to provide for the
l comfort of the guests
“Her name is Ida Upshaw Todd.
She was left an orphan before she
can remember, and her grandmother
reared her. Her father was R. V.
Upshaw, and he lived near Carroll
ton. Her mother was Ida Routen.
The family had been left poor by the
reverses of the Civil War, but the or
phan girl was reared to believe that
a woman had better starve than work
for a living. It was the old idea in
culcated in all aristocratic circles.
Poverty would not overcome it. Only
time would cure the disease—time
and circumstances.
Seven Little Ones
“The time came for Mrs. Todd. At
!•’ -he married. In a little while
children began to come, and they
continued to come with natural regu
larity until ithere were seven. Then
Mix Todd had to face life alone, at
2, alone in breadwinning, and in
roaring the children. One son. was in
I the group. The others were girls.
I “These were early taught the re-
I sponsibilFies of life, amt they learned
1 1,1 work their mother taught them by
(example, and they had too much good
I “mod in them to stand by and see
| mother do the work unaided.
-They vied with each other in tho
effort to lift her load.
“The son Ray has graduated from
Otrlethorpe university. He helped to
! >V his college expenses by working
rn the printing office of the school.
I his meant night work, and work
"hen other students were playing. It
"'us play for Ray to do anthing to
j help his mother. He did not need
‘"'creation”. His work gave him joy,
ir 'l that is better than most recre
ation.
"He learned that any noble soul
c.en find joy in doing duty. Play de-
| h ? hts only those who can get a
'ucationi from responsibility, who
/rm ni n away from the workaday
I A ' Y'l and its requirements. Ray
| auld not run away while his mother
^ I'uggled at home. Since his gradu-
jition he has <levoioped an ambition
•' he a newspaper man, so he has a
■ "i with The Cedartown Standard;
■ a needless to sav, he is not afraid
"’" r k at anything his hands can
I ,1° ' lo - That’s the way he was
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FEDERAL LOANS AVAILABLE TO
SCHOOL DISTRICTS, POLITICAL
UNITS IN GEORGIA.
Atlanta, June 29.—A large number
of towns, counties and school dis
tricts in Georgia will be able to issue
general obligation bonds as security
for loans from the PWA, it was said
Saturday by J. Houston, acting direc
tor of the PWA .
The bonding power of municipali
ties and counties is limited to seven
per cent of assessed property valu
ations. This restriction is not ex
pected to seriously hamper the PWA
program in the state, Johnston said.
He reported his office had received
“a most enthusiastic response” to the
offer of the government to make
grants of 45 per cent of the most of
projects.
While only 18 applications have
been received so far, Johnston said
217 application forms had been sent
to various municipalities, school dis
tricts and counties, upon request.
The 217 requests for application
blanks have come within the past
month the WPA director said, while
under the original program the PWA
received only 249 applications in
eight months.
The first PWA grant to be ap
proved in Georgia was announced
today by Erie Cocke, Georgia direct
or of the national emergency coun
cil. iHe said President Roosevelt
approved a grant of $81,409 rtaii
county for additions and repairs to
the Gainesville courthouse.
Cocke said that in some instanres,
recipients of the grants also ma v re
quest loans at 4 per cente intrst ioi
the balance of the cost of their proj
ects above the grant of 45 per cent
and the PWA will make such loans
where borrowers qualify. These
priations for public works and from
funds remaining from the old appro
priations for public orks and from
funds derived from operation of its
PRESIDENT MAY
DECIDE AGAINST
BUREAU’S PLAN
PLACING OF HIGHWAY MONEY
IN GEORGIA COUNTIES MAY
BE DISAPPROVED.
Washington, July 2.—Speculation
arose tonight that President Roose
velt may refuse to sanction reported
idans of his aides to go around Gov
ernor Talmadge's highway board and
give Georgia’s federal road millions
direct to counties.
Such a rejection, it was under
stood, might result in the govern
ment impounding the funds until
the state board has met efficiency,
requirements laid down by Secre
tary Wallace.
The White House advisors of the
president apparently were moving
with extreme caution, following the
stem objections filed by Senator
George, Representative Cox and oth
er members of the Georgia delega
tion to handling the $19,000,000 due
the state any wa v other than through
the highway board.
Delay in action in the Georgia
controversy was cited to substantiate
the possibility Mr. Roosevelt might
not approve the plans to get the
money to Georgia “another way.”
Asked about doubts being express
ed Thomas H. MacDonald, federal
roads bureau chief, said he had not
heard of them.
MacDonald earlier in the day con
ferred on the Georgia situation with
Wallace, who is over the bureau. He
and Wallace also went over the pro
posed rules and regulations to gov
ern the federal road program, and
later MacDonald carried them to the
White House for the presided to ex
ecute. Later in the day, however Mr.
Roosevelt had not approved them.
The rules and regulations, which
under the law the president has a
right to promulgate, will have a
broad bearing on the Georgia situa
tion. T+ was expected that a standard
of efficiency may be set up for all
state road engineering organizations.
Georgia’s road money was with
held when the highway board gave
what MacDonald considered an un
satisfactory reply to Wallace’s effi
ciency ultimatum. This edictw as
based on advice of the federal bu
reau that so many competent Geor
gia engineers had been fired by heh
board and so man v others had left
because of salary slahes, the remain
ing force was not capable of handling
the huge federal program.
MacDonald was asked today if it
were too late for the board to com
ply and thwart plans to handle the
;money “another way." He replied:
“No. 1 Idon’t guess it will be too late
tanytime.”
MacDonald said he was willing to
see the Georgia congressional group
again, but he had not answered
Cox’s letter asking tthat the Geor
gians be called in. George said also
he had received no answer to his
letter to the president.
FORMER PULASKI
GIRL IS HONORED
CROPS ARE DAMAGED
BY DROUTH IN STATE
Pine Mountain Houses
Ready For Occupancy
Hamilton, Ga., July 2.—The first
six houses to be completed at Pine
Mountain project, federal rural com
munity within a few miles of 1 resi
dent Roosevelt’s Georgia home at
Warm Springs, are to be occupied by
their owners on Thursday, July 4.
In celebration of the completion of
the new homes, a barbecue and en
tertainment are to be held at the
community, six miles , fron ’ .
Families of some of the settlers,
many of whom have not seen their
wives and children in the , " 10 _‘^. s
they have been working at the proj
ect, will go to Pine Mountain Valley
for the day.
The heads of families, who are to
be located on the project, have been
I building the houses “"Ve^ttlerc
the soil for cultivation. The settlers
will carry on several industries 111
addition to raising crops.
Plan call for the housing of 30<1
. -i the 11,000-acre tract,
lone homes, in addition to those
, to be 'occupied Thursday, are in pro-
I cess of construction..
MISS MATTIE C. LANCASTER TO
REPRESENT U. S. AT INTER
NATIONAL LONDON MEETING.
Hawkinsville, Ga., June 29.—Miss
Mattie Claud Lanscaster, member
of a well-known family of this coun
ty has been chosen to represent the
United States at the International
Folk Dance Festival which will be
held in London, England in July.
More than 20 nations will be re
presented and Miss Lanscaster will
be the official representative from
the United States, he appointment
Made by Secretary of State Cordell
Hull, the letter of appointment being
sent from Washington, D. C., with
the approval of President Roosevelt.
While in London Miss Lanraster will
be the guest of the Lnodon Folk
Dance Society, and will attend a re
ception given by King George and
Queen Mary.
Miss Lancaster, professionally
known as Jacquelin' Dorminy, is
head of the Dorminy Studio of
Dance and Drama, at Winston-Sa
lem, N. C. She is president of the
Dancing Masters of Nor'.h Carolina
and a member of the National Dance
Masters.
'Miss Lancaster was born and
reared in that city. Her appointment
was made in recognition of her out
standing work in the dance world.
She will sail July 5 on the Beren-
garia. Before returning to this coun
try she will study dancing in Lon
don Paris and Moscow.
TO ENTER ANNAPOLIS
Fort Gaines, Ga., July 1.—Byron
King will leave soon for Annapolis,
where he has been appointed from
the Third Congressional District, by
Congressman B. T. Castellow. He re
cently graduated from Young Harris
College with first honor and was ad
mitted to the academy without ex
amination. He is the second son of
Senator E. R. King, of the Eleventh
Senatorial District.
GENERALLY FAVORABLE OUT-
LO(TiC FOR COTTON, TOBACCO,
HOWEVER REPORTED.
Macon, Ga., July 2.—Drouth dam
age to crops in some sections ot
Georgia, but a generally favorable
outlook for cotton, was reported to
day by cities in various parts of the
state.
Tobacco, now being picked and
cured for the opening in g few weeks
of the selling season, is reported in
good condition.
The Macon area reported .conditions
'spotty, with rains needed to bring a
bumper corn crop. The cantaloupe
crop was reported cut short in this
vicinity, due to dry weather.
Augusta reported the best cotton
prospects in some years, bu com in
need of rain.
Athens said cotton is in fair shape
in northeast Georgia, with rain
needed in some portions for cotton,
com and hay crops.
Despite recent showers, Thomas
county crops still need rain. Com in
that section was reported damaged
by drouth, except in the Pavo and
Meigs areas.
Columbus advised that crops in
the Chattahoochee valley were in
generally good condition, with cot
ton prospects excellent. In the Al
bany area, recent rains have helped
com, peanuts and cotton, although
some corn suffered from dry weath
er.
Valdosta and Moultrie said tobacco
had not been hurt by dry weather.
Valdosta said other crops generally
needed rain, especially com. Moultrie
had good week end rains but some
areas in that vicinity still reported
need of moisture.
The Atlanta weather bureau said
Dublin had a little more than three
inches of rain over the week end,
and Hazlehurst about two inches,
but that scattered areas from Ma
con eastward wag “pretty dry.”
Plans Being Perfected
By H. D. A. Members For
Their Annual Outing
A question that is worrying so
many of our local girls and women
is, “what shall 1 carry to camp July
122-27 at Juniper?”
i Therefore we are giving below a
! list of things that each are re-
1 quested to bring.
i List of supplies for girls: A good
spirit, $1.25 to pa v for cottage and
transportation, picnic lunch for Mon
day, 6 eggs, 6 hall-ripe tomatoes, 1-2
pound butter, 1 cup grits or rice, 1-2
gal. peas or butterbeans, 1 small
head cabbage, 1-2 gal string beans or
other vegetables, 8 medium size Irish
potatoes, green sweet peppers (if
you have it), any fresh lruits, 1
blanket or quilt, 1 double sheet, pil
low and case if need one, bathing
suit, 1 plate, 1 glass or cup, 1 spoon
1 knife and fork, 1 cup lard, 2 cups
sugar, 1 cup meal, 1-2 pound bacon
or ham, 6 ears of garden corn, 1
onion, 1 frying size chicken, 1 glass
of jelly, 1 cake, 1 jar pickles, wash
dresses, knickers, pajamas, etc., (if
desired), pencil and paper, knitting
needles, crochet needles.
List of supplies for women: $1.26
to pa v for cottage and transporta
tion, good spirit, basket lunch for
Thursday at noon, 6 eggs, 6 slices of
ham or chicken, 6 half ripe tomatoes
1-2 gal. some kind of vegetables, 1
small glass of jelly, 1 plate, 1 glass
or cup, 1 knife, fork and spoon, bath-
! ing suit, wash dresses, 1 quilt or
blanket, 1 sheet, any fresh fruit,
pencil and paper, 1 cake, 1 cup lard,
1 cup grits or rice, 1-2 lb. butter, 1
cup sugar, salt.
Girls will leave for camp Monday
morning July 22, at 9 o'clock. Meet
me at m v office.
Women will come to camp Wednes
day, July 24. Truck will leave my of
fice Wednesday, July 24th at 9:00,
carrying the women to camp and
bringing the girls back to Butler
Wednesday evening.
AH parents and friends of those
attending camp are invited to come
to Juniper Wednesday and bring a
picnic luncji.
LET ME KNOW AT ONCE if
you ARE PLANNING TO GO ON
CAMP. This is important in order
I that transportation ar.d sleeping ac
comodations may be made.
Willie Leggitt, H. D. A.
AT BUTLER METHODIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
Sunday school at 10 a. m. Young
people’s league service 7:15 p. m.
Preaching 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sub
ject for next Sunday morning, “The
Modern' Dance.” Subject for Sunday
evening, “What the Church Has to
Offer to the Individual.”
We extend to everyone a cordial
invitation to join us in worship, both
morning and evening.
Revival services start at Mauk
church Monday evening, July 8th at
8 p. m. An invitation is extended to
the public to attend these services.
W. E. Hightower, Pastor.
Central To Operate
Lounge Cars Between
Macon And Columbus
Local interest centers in the fol
lowing anouncement appearing in
the daily papers this week:
"Installation of modern equipment
which is paying for itself in popu
larity has prompted the Central of
Georgia railroad to begin construc
tion of two additional buffet lounge
curs which ure expected lo gv into
service withing the next 40 days.
“The new deluxe cars will be
placed on daytime trains between
Savannah Macon, Columbus and
Birmingham. The two aluminum ex
terior curs which have been running
between Macon and Atlanta have
more than doubled travel on this
rur. in the lust few weeks, officials
said.
“Air-conditioned and closed tight
against all outside dust and cinders
the new cars are mondernistically
dseigned on the interior and present
facilities for light lunches, bridge
playing or simply listening to the
radio. Persons embarking or ending
a sea trip to New York from Savan
nah have praised the increase in
comfort provided on the short rail
trip, it was said.”
Merchants Close Today
In Observance of Fourth
The merchants of Butler, in ac
cordance with the accompanying pe
tition, have closed their doors for to
day in observance of the July 4th
holiday, and with their employes en
joying a da v of rest and vacationing:
We, the undersigned business men
and merchants of Butler, agree to
close our places of business Thurs
day, which is the fourth day of July:
Jarrell’s Dept. Store,
J. R. Wilson,
Joiner Brothers,
W. H. Trussell,
Oscar Dreizin,
Cash Grocery Co.
By G. D. Locke
Mrs. Bertha Bazemore,
E. H. Bazemore,
E. L. Harris,
Citizens State Bank,
A. D. Chapman,
City Barber Shop,
By M.R. Williamson
O. B. Bankston,
H. B. Walker’s
Barber Shop
Butler Variety Works
Doyle’s Store
Drug stores will observe Sunday
hours.
Woman Improves
Following Operation
Friends of Miss Bessie Emerson
will be pleased to learn that she is
improving nicely at 'the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Emer
son, near Butler, to which place she
was removed several days ago from
the local hospital where she under
went a major operation.
Ordinary Peed Receives
Taylor Pension Check
Pension checks for ConfederaiU
j veterans and widows on the roll in
Taylor county are being mailed out
this week b v Judge L. T. Peed, Ordi
nary, in- payment of their monthly
I allowances from the state for May
and June of this year and will be
cheerfully received by these deserv
ing beneficiaries who have waited pa
tiently and long for their small sti
pend.
Tonsil Clinic To Be Held
At Butler Masonic Hall
Three Days Next Week
A tonsil clinic will be held in the
Butler Masonic building three days
next week—Monday, July 8th, Wed
nesday, July 10th, and Friday, July
I2th. All persons desiring their ton
sils removed must be registered and
have thorough examination by fami
ly physician not later than Friday,
July 6th.
AU patients registering will re
ceive cards carrying date on which
they are to appear next week for
operation.
BOARD’S PLANS
ARE ANNOUNCED
BY MR. WILBURN
PROJECTS WORTH ONE MILLION
DOLLARS ON THE LIST.
Atlanta, July 2.—The state high
way board worked to complete a list
of $1,000,000 worth of projects on
which contracts will be awarded July
19, although the federal bureau of
public roads had decreed the state de
partment could not let federal aid
contracts until the federal bureau ap"
proved the projects .
In order to get around the ob
jections of the federal board, Chair
man W. E. Wilburn, of the state
board, said the projects will be ad
vertised both as federal aid and state
aid projects.
The state will construct the work
With state funds, Wilburn said, if the
feiieral board has not approved the
projects by July 19. He said the state
nas $4,500,000 of funds on hand for
the work. The federal contracts re
quire NR A wage scales.
The projects to be advertised for
letting July 19 are those submitted
to the federal board June 1 for let
ting June 28th. The federal bureau
did not approve the projects, how
ever, and the state board last Fri
day let one sta'te aid and two fed
eral aid projects, which previously
had been approved.
J. T. Davis Succumbs
To Long Illness
Funeral services were held at
Union ceme.ery yesterday afternoon
at 3 o’clock for Mr. Jere T. Davis,
who died Tuesday at the home of his
daughter at Manchester, Ga.
Although Mr. Davis had been in
declining health for many mon'ihs the
announcement of his demise came aa
a distinctly sad shock to many
friends in Taylor county, where he
had resided practically all of his life
as an upright, honorable ci'.izen. He
was about 60 v ears of age.
Mr. Davis was an outstanding Ma
son and member of FLcklirg lodge at
Butler, the lodge, at 'the request of
the family K.king part in the fu
neral aervi.e.
Previous to the loss of his health
Mr. Davis was for many years a
valued employe of the Bibb Manu
facturing Company at Potterville.
Surviving Mr. Davis besides host*
of devoted friends are several chil
dren and grand-children.
First National Bank
Receiver Resigns
From sources considered reliable
announcement was received here yes
terday to the effect that Mr. N. M.
Dudley, receiver for The First Na
tional Bank of Reynolds since i'ts
collapse several months ago, had re
signed his receivership and had been
succeeded in that capacity by Mr. J.
B. Downs, of Dawson.
What is true as to 'the change in
receivership for the Reynolds bank
is said to be true also as to the
closed Fourth National at Macon.
Mr. Dudley, according to reports,
plans to move his family from Ma
con to Chicago at an early date.
Mr. W. F. Gray Issues
Warning To Fishermen
We very much regret being called
upon again to advise our friends that
fishing in the McCants lake, or con
tributing streams, is strictly prohib
ited by law without the written con
sent of the undersigned.
It seems to be the opinion of some
of our friends that writiten consent
is unnecessary in that section known
as the “head of the pond,” which is
erroneous and controlled in the same
manner as the lake itself.
If the practice is continued, vigor
ous prosecution will be resorted to
however much we may regret to have
to tjjke such extreme measures.
Please let this be fair warning and
govern yourselves accordingly.
Respectfully,
W. FRANK WRAY.
Montezuma School Supt.
Goes To Cave Springs
ENTERS NAVAL ACADEMY
Montezuma, Ga., July 1.—John B.
Guerry, Jr., son of Judge and Mrs.
John B. Guerry, left recently for
Annapolis, Md., where he has entered
the Naval Academy. He has been a
student at Georgia Tech for the pasl
two years.
Rome, Ga., June 29.—W. E. Queen-
er of Montezuma, Ga., has been
elected superintendent of the Cave
Springs schools, succeeding- J. D.
Fleming, who resigned to become su
perintendent of the Lindale public
schools. He has served as superin
tendent of the Montezuma schools
several years.
Mr. Queener has an M. A. degree
from the University of Georgia and
studied at Oberlin University and
Universtiy of Tennessee before going
to Georgia. He has also been con
nected with the schools at Hazle-
j hurst and Cartersville.
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