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The Butler Herald.
“KEEPING EVERLASTING I. Y AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS"
Omurtyt Chief CiUw '
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No section of the state offora
better opportunitiee for small
Industries and delightful citi
zenship than either of theee
Cities
lolUlH'
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BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday May 7, 1936
Number 26
NDKEW college
plans exercises
men CEMENT PROGRAM TO
rJisiN MAY 22 AT INfeTIlU-
IflON IN CUTHBERT.
L.thhert Go., Maiy 5.—Dr. S. C.
’£ president of Andrew College,
“ n ’that the commencement
K2£es will begin on May 22 with
mml concert under the direction
f/h is. A. Her and Mies Kathenne
tton and continue thru May 25,
date the graduation exercises
of Waycross,
Many Important
Cases Disposed of
in Marion <Lo. Conrt
MR. F. A. PELD
SUCCUMBS TO
SHORT ILLNESS
take place,
I Rev. 1/eland Moore,
Buena Vista, Ga., May 2.—Of the SPANISH-AMEKICAN WAR
several criminal cases disposed of ini ERAN, RURAL LETTER
Marion superior court this week most
interest was manifested in that of
Neal Blythe, alias Buddie Blythe, of
the northern section of Marion coun
ty charged with seduction. Practically
all of Wednesday was required for
the trial The young man was con
victed and sentenced to serve two to
three years.
VET-
CAR
RIER, PROMINENT CHURCH-
MAN AND MASON VICTIM OF
PNEUMONIA.
Having shared with him many joys
mingled with few sorrows, extending
Columbus District M. E.
Conference To Be Held
At Cuthbert Today
An interesting program has been
arranged by Mrs. Lucius Lamar of
Dawson for the Columbus District
Conference of the Methodist Woman’s
Missionary Society which will be held
in Cuthbert today (Thursday).
The theme for the conference is
“Good News”—Luke 4:17-21, and the
worship service will be led by Rev.
J. E. Parker, pastor of the Cuthbert
DISTRICT CUN TEST
VICTORS WILL
C0MPLETE1N ATHENS
WINNERS IN LITERARY AND
Mother of Hon. G. A.
Roberts Claimed By
Death at Jacksonville
• j / _ iL_ — l„i/ a, i oi, i-i. m ttiiwr, pueiur oi ni“ v/uwiucii
Methodist church The order of the
deliver the baccalaureate sermon
Sunday. May 24, while Dr. Oliff
,-ive tlie literary address the next
line the senior banquet will be
event of May 23 in the evening
I ill,^ is the list of seniors who
1 receive diplomas this year:
s Mildred Aultman, Eain-
Kvelvn Beasley. Reidsville;
jjzabeth Buff, Elko; Katherine Oros
(Turn to Page 8; No. 1)
live Southwestern
Graduates Honored
At University of Ga.
IAmericus, Ga., May 5.—Five grad
es of Georgia Southwestern Col-
,'] u . r( . received recognition on one
more of the honor lists at honor
... exercises held at the University
| Georgia recently, authorities at the
Litution said Monday.
Jacob and James Ballew,
*ricus, and Joe Hair, Columbus,
: ranked in the upper five per
of their classes at the Athens
liversity, while Virginia Andrews
is, and Zera Hair, Columbus,
i placed in the upper ten per cent
) their classes.
son of Dr. Peyton Jacob,
isident of Southwestern, hae been
■cted to three honorary fraternities
[Corgia. They are Phi Beta Kappa,
hi Chi and Kappa Delta Pi.
(Ballew and Zera Hair have been
Lied to the Pi Mu Epsilon honor-
■ fraternity.
?AL SCHOOL FOR COLORED
TO ENTERTAIN WITH PLAY
(“The King and Queen of Hearts”
be presented at the Butler
llored school auditorium Tuesday
lening May 12, beginning at eight
llock. This play is by Miss Mary
Inham for fourteen children. It is a
]sl school play of unusual interest,
daily appropriate for May Day
br&tion.
he king and queen are crowned as
•eward for good work at school,
fipeciat seats will be reserved for
■ manv white friends who attend,
small admission of 10c to all will
Icharged. —R. L. McDougald
two families involved and the rela- passing
tionship of members, more than or- kinsman,
i century our emotion is almost uncon-1 “T,, 1
the trouble os we attemnt to record the proceedings will be as follows: Greet
Owing to the prominence of the trolabte as we attempt to record the ?™'
of Mr, Fied A. Peed, our; 5r ±”2*
boyhood chum, devoted
dinary interest was manifested and friend through maturer years and in
the trial was largely attended. The more recent years business associate,
prosecution was conducted by So- Following an intensely ibrigftt and
Mrs. Lucius Lamar; zone news, Mrs.
Olin Hummock, Shellman, Mrs. B. W.
Williams, Hamilton, Mrs. Pi kens
Riley, Butler, Mrs. Herman Usher,
licitor General A .Tones Perrvmam «*«>«**> wigm, «•» Buena Vista, Mrs. J, W. Murrah, Co-
nciior ijenerai a. Jones Kerry man glorious spring day, and the setting ’
and the defendant was represent'd by *f the sun beyond the western hills, C '
Walker R. Flournoy, of Columbus, ^e gentle spirit of Mr. Peedpace- ^
and W. B. Short, of Buena Vista. , fully slipped away to be welcomed by SrVriTITm
On a plea of guilty and consent the saints around the great white I ^r*;.'V. Fo ' ' t C? r l \? f Z
verdict for voluntary mans-aughter, throne. Tuesday evening, 8:10 o’clock | scholars ,n. quiet hour, Mrs. O. C.
“Big Boy” Maddox, negro, was given central standard time, was recorded; Sa *®’ A| bany.
a sentence of from five to ten years, as the actual time of this eventful I Afternoon session: Christian social
He was charged with the kilLng of transformation. relations, Mrs. O. R. Carter. Colum-
another negro in a fight at a church. M any, as w€ll as nota ble, are the 1 *’" 8 ' IleWB - Mp8 ' E - **• D> ff<,n -
Jimmie Lee Ranger, negro, convict- eV ents in the life and character of *”
ed of the theft of two cows f.om R. (bis true friend and saint. He was
L. Anthony, was given a sentence of converted and joined the Methodist
two to four years in the pen.ientiary. church in early life and from that
Evidence showed the cows were recov- good day trill the moment he closed
ered. ) his eyes in death he stood foremost in
A negro was convicted of attempt- every cause of the church and sup-
ing to burglarize the store of J. G. ported it most liberally in financial
Lowe and Company, at Buena Vista contributions, while the same may toe
and was given 12 months. A number said of him as a Mason having been
of other criminal cases were disposed admitted to membership in that fra-
of. , | temal organization soon after reoch-
On the civil docket a number of j ing his majority,
cases were tried, including three con-[ During the conflict between the
United States and Spain Mr. Peed on
May 7, 1898 enlisted in the army and
was assigned to Co. D First Ga.
Regiment under the command of Col.
Lawton, of Savannah. After render
ing invaluable army service during
the period of his enlistment he was
demnation case® involving rights-of
way lands on State Route No. Three
north of Buena Vista.
Principal Ellaville
School Given Recognition
For Research Work
Ellaville Ga., April 28.-Prof. J. pronounceu pncur.ioma. «■* ««««£■ j person that most nearly cans enough
Paul Nowlen, principal of the Ella- urday last. So strong had his afflic- Jin
viMe High school, has received high tion taken hold upon him fear as to J? that ga<tget ml ‘
recognition for the research work in his recovery was felt from the very ge r. _ , 8 [ p ‘ .... ,
cemistry, while a graduate student | beginning although two physicians I Money for the scholarship has been
in the department of chemistry atj
the University of Georgia.
Mr. Nowlen made an extensive
study of the cobet and nickel plating
from alkaline plating Baths. Hds
work was approved in this form and
accepted by the University. Recently
this research work was submitted to
the Electro Chemical Society, and has
been accepted, reprinted and prepared
for publication by the Society.
These papers are to be presented at
the 69th general meeting of the Elec
trochemical Society, to be held at
Cincinnati, Ohio; later they will be
published by the society.
back, Albany: our commonitv h n ure,
Deaconess Ad/b'e Griely. Columbus;
baby snecial, Mrs. B. F. R“e*e, Shell-
iwc: music; business; thanks; bene
diction.
Winner of New 4-H
Canning Contest
To Get Scholarship
Butler and Taylor county friends
ATHLETIC MEETS ANNOUNCED'of Hon. G. A. Roberts deeply sympa-
BY ASSOCIATION. 1 thize with him in the deaJh of his
| mother, Mrs. Millicent G. Roberts,
Athens, Ga., May 6—Georgia High <*• following account of which ead
School Association officials announc- i e ''? nt >* reproduced from Monday’s
ed today the district wrinners in lit-1 SS 1 *' on TT °/ Jacksonville, Fla.,
erary and athletic contests who will Times-Union:
compete in the 29th annual state
meet at the University of Georgia
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Following are the literary winners
in group B:
Piano—Emma Wallace, Waynes
boro high_school; Daphne Wheeler,
Mrs. Milicent G. Roberts, 71, died
yesterday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. H. D. Harvel, 528
Fern Street, following an illness of
four weeks.
Mrs. Roberts was bom at Preaton,
Ga., Dec. 11, 1864, and spent the
Tifton; Emily Cumming, Cordele; greater part of her life in tnat state.
Nellie Sikes, Griffin; Doris Gene Gol-1 For many years she lived in Atlanta,
den, Girls’ high, Decatur; Sara Ros-1 During the past five years she had
see, Eat on ton; Katherine Hall, Chick- j 8 P ent th e winters in West Palm Beach
nmauga; Christine Lewis, Baxley; an<1 bad recently come to Jacksonville
Louise Vandiver, Canton, and Leila
William, Monroe.
Violin—Roberta Von Gremp, Girls'
high, Decatur, and LeGrande Dyar,
Royston.
Reading—Jewell Vandiver, Eman
uel County institute, Graymont-Sum-
mit; Hazel Davis, ThomasviMe; Mar
io visit her daughter. She was a
member of the Methodist church.
She is also survived toy five other
daughters, Mrs. S. C. Moore, and
Mrs. John Roberts, Mrs. J. R. Gard
ner and Mrs. Leona Cade ahead, all
of West Palm Beach; and two sons,
W. P. Roberts, Albany, and George A.
jorie Jackson, Cuthbert; Jean Barrow 1 p®^ )er J 8 * and a nunv
Bowden; Alfreda Bell, Girls’ high De-
i*tur; Olga Stephens, Tennillc; Nita
Mae Lawson, Cedartown; Davis Har
per, Valdosta; Lillian Howard, Can
ton and Margaret Nix, Madison.
Girls’ essay—Christine Roundtree,
Vidalia; Lillian Schwencke, Ihomas-
ville; Rebecca Grace, Perry; Henri-
ber of grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at 4 p. m.
today in Hardage and Williams
chapel, the Rev. D. D. Dieffenwierth
pastor of the Anderson Memorial
Methodist church, officiating.
The body, accompanied by rela
tives, will be taken to Albany tonight
Plans for a new state canning bud
get contest for Georgia 4-H, Club
boys and girls have been completed,
and the winner will get a $100 cash
scholarship to the University of Geor
gia College of Agriculture or School
the perum ol ms enlistment ne was,j o{ Hlome Ec . gnomics> according to
with his Company, mustered out of Willie Leviritt. county home
Miss Willie Leggitt,
demonstration agent.
Any 4-H club member In the state
service Nov. 18, 1898.
Mr. Peed was bom 62 years
prior to the day he left his post may enter contest . K ach applicant
of duty and was camed to lus,^,' ibe sgnt a cami tbud £\ 0 fit
'*«'>■ The
at | and two'registered nurses remained given by the Dixie Canner Company
constantly and most faithfully by his and the contest will be supervised by
side during the 70 hours of his fatal ’ 11
illness.
Has death also marked the birthday
anniversary of his deceased mother
and death of his first bom child.
nnotner incident in the lire of Mr.
Peed tnat gave expression to tne
goodness and bigness of bis heart
was the fact that for days prior to
his fatal attack he had been p,aiming
a oig fish-fry for fifty of ihis frientis
whom he had already invited, tne oc
casion to have taken place at his
etta Green, Zebulon; Juanira Vaughn w h ere interment will be made in the
&icred Heart, Atlanta; Audrey HiM, family cemelery near Aldy Tues
Cochian; Cornelia Haynes, Rossville; j ay ' '
Constance Poulson, Brunswick; Mar
garet Culpepper, Gainesville, and
Stella Massey, Washington!.
Winners in acclamation
Boys’ Essay—Frank Saffuld, Vi
dalia; Elarl Royals, Cairo; Frank
Moulton, Ellaville-, Walter Forbes,
Griffin; James Bridges, Campbell
high, Foirburn; Barrey Davis, Ten-
nille; Lauvain Kay, Calhoun; Charles
Luke, Douglas; Bill Wimbish, Canton
and Wilder Bruce, Royston.
Declamation — Marlin Humphrey,
Millen; Edgar Woody, Thomasville;
William McLeod, Cuthbert; Frank
Smith, Griffin; James Bridges, Camp
bell high, FalAhm; Edward Taylor,
Tennille; Kenneth Brown, Calhoun
Everett Force, Douglas; Jack Wim
bish, Canton, and Raymond Cook,
Harlem .
Debate—Jewel Vandiver and Eus-
Passing of Mrs. Kirksey,
Prominent Reynolds Lady,
Is Mourned By Friends
Funeral Mrvices for Mrs. Alice
Griffith Kirksey, devoted life com
panion of Mr. Andrew D. Kirksey, of
Reynolds, were held Wednesday after-
non at 4 o'clock followed toy inter
ment in the family lot, Hill Cneat
', esawtan, Jlay.^Sr,- tbs obsequies be-
; I ing conducted by Rev.
MILK COW FOR SALE
Vesh-in purebred Jensev milk cow
second calf; perfectly gentle;
■ '-all'-", -f milk. «"•<» and -ne-h»lf
Jids of butter: will sell or trade.
A. J. PAYNE, Reynolds, Ga.
merit has been submitted for s'nerai u» ^ w waiC 0<>n ^ mus
outstanding awards, among which is
The Martin-Reyn olds. Smith Chemis
try Prize from the Univers ; tv.
Mr. Nowlen will receive his chem
istry at the University of G"orgia at
/-lose of the summer session Aug.
1936.
privately owned fish pond the day he club boys and girls to can an ade-
• - • • • * ■* - quate amount of home grown foods
to take care of the family needs
4-H dub leaders and canning spe
cialists of the agricultural extension I tace Wel)b Greym^LSummit! MaTk
service and college of agriculture. Houatotl and Madelyn Jenkine, Syl-
Boys and girls wishing to enter the
contest may apply to the County oi
Home Demonstration Agent.
As explained by Miss Emmie Nel
son, assistant state club leader, Miss
Katherine Lander, extension food
preservation specialist, and Dr. T. J.
Harrold, in charge of the college of
agriculture canning plant, the pur
pose of the contest is to encourage
_, . S0 j 16 k.’, vi*« nj„wl»-n w as stricken, and in celebration of
This study as made b^Mr- Nowjen, ^ ^ birthday anniversary.
Generosity was one of Mr. Peed’s
ief virtues, if one could be
above the other for he was generous
and charitable to a fault, always con
tributing to the needy and every
worthy cause. He was as unselfish as
he was generous giving least con
sideration to his own comforts and
Theatre
REYNOLDS, GEORGIA
MATINEE SHOWS:
Lies days & Saturdays, 3 P. M.
NIGHT SHOWS:
Tues* Ftt., & Sat., 7 P. M.
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
|“The Prisoner of Shark
Island”
—With—
Varner Baxter & Gloria Stuart
It’s Another Big Hit I
Mso Comedy & Selected Shorts
TUESDAY, MAY 12
pewge Raft & Rosalind Russell
“It Had To Happen”
—In—
|The charmer of “Rendezvous”
llenges the screen’s most dan-
frous lover!
A lso Selected Short Subjects
CASH NITE $30.00
trill
|FRL & SAT—NEXT WEEK
SHIRLEY TEMPLE
—In—
“i.APTAIN JANUARY”
Roberta Sees Completion
School Building Near;
Plan Huge Celebration
when sufficient variety of fresh foods
are not available.
A similar contest and scholarship
is being planned for students study
ing vocational agriculture and home
economcs in high schools over the
state.
>y Rev. J. N. Shell,
pastor of the Reynolds Methodist
church of which the deceased had
been a true and faithful member since
early childhood.
Mrs. Kirksey was bom Sept. 12,
1894, the daughter of the late Mr.
vester; Sam Wise and EM Lipford, i W. J. and Mrs. Alice Long Griffith
Americus; Stafford Clark and Mar- ^ a tofe-long resident of Reynolds,
jorie Turner, McDonough; DeWitt Sh ^ '* a * k>v ® <1 . a11 1 * r
Ruice and Ruth Webb, Lithonia; Nor- and ^ f 0 ®* awa Y «*«*? heajrU
ma Williford and Marjorie Calloway,i 8r *; ma „. ... , ,
Eaton ton; Lillian Henderaon and' Kirkboylad been in declining
Kathleen Taylor, Chickamauea; I heal , th am< * November last. Two
Elizabeth Graham and Mareraret Me-1 w jf e * cs a ^°» upon the advice of her
Rae. McRae Helena: Lillian Howard P^s'cian, she submitted to a major
and Jaunita Garrett, Canton, and °P e,atl<>n “ tast re8ort itl »* **■
Harlem high school.
J. E. Mansfield
Succumbs At His
Home In Bluffton
happiness only as he found the latter ou ,t by Edwards Bros., funeral direc-
in doing for others. As husband and tors.
father his devotion and aelf-sacrific- Besides the devoted wife, Mr. Pieed
ing disposition was well worthy ol j j B survived by two daughters, Mrs. W.
emulation and most frequently re- jj. Suggs, of Butler; Mrs. G. T.
ferred to by those who knew him. Due i Whitehead, of Macon; one son, Mr.
to Ms failing health he was often ad- j p. A. Peed, Jr., and two grand chil-
vised to retire from public to private <i r en; also one sister, Mrs. W. W.
life, but he continued, in spite of his ( Edwards of this city,
frail physical condition, to toil on, Among the relatives and friends
and to suffer that his loved ones from a distance who attended the fu-
might enjoy the fruits of his labor. | nearl of Mr. F. A. Peed included Mr.
To his friends he was plain “Fred” and Mrs. E. L. McGee, Birmingham,
News of the passing of Mr. J. E.
Mansfield will be a source of sorrow
I to his many Taylor county friends.
Mr. Mansfield died at his home at
Bluffton, Ga., on Saturday, April 26,
after a long illness. Funeral services
were held Sunday with Rev. Spencer
B. King, of Blakely, officiating and
interment made in Bluffton cemetery
with Masonic honors.
Mr. Mansfield was bom in Mitchell
county, Ga., 77 years ago but had
spent the greater portion of Ms life
as one of the most outstanding citi
zens of Bluffton.
He was married to Miss Mell Sin
gleton, of this county, who survives
Roberta, says John Hammond in Ms
"Around the Circle’’ column in The ..... . — , .
Macon Telegraph, is soon going to ftnd bul f ew knew him otherwise. He Ala.; Mr. and Mrs. Theo J. McGee,
have finished that magnificent school' abb()re <i show and ostentation, a Miss Emily McGee, Columbus; Mrs.
building—a fine brick structure with , friem l to the poor as well as the rich, George Hanson, Miss Virginia Han-
22 class and executive rooms, and L co i or and creed alike, and in son, Knoxville, Terni.; Mr. and Mrs. = .....
thev are planning a big ded.cator, j £ turn was dearly -beloved by all. No G. A. Whitehead, Macon; Mrs. T. friends here sym-
exercise. They are going- to ask Sen. ; ^ itier expression of this could have Lowe, Montgomery, Ala.; Mrs. Ollie {^ th !f e both m the death ol
“Dick” Russell, who aided in getting wn shown than- by tlhe immense Murray, Tazewell; Mr. and Mrs. L.! her husband and in her own critical
the Wl’A aid in building it, to come 1 tbron „. attending the funeral serv- 1 P. Whitehead, of Jefferson, Gm.-,' illness of several months. Besides
down and make the principal address. ioeK f 0 r him at his late residence Judge C. Frank McLaughlin and Hon. the wife surviving Mrs. Mansfield are
down ana mmre u i* , _ J M “ afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, R. 0. Perkins, of Columbus; Mr. and three sons, R. C. Mansfield, of Bluff-
mireds «f friends representing vari- Mrs. C. C. Wall, of Ellaville; Mr. and ton, Frank Mansfield, of San Antonio
cities and organizations being i Mrs. W. G. Hurdle and Mr. Jewel Tex., Russell Mansfield, of Richmond,
Levy, of Montezuma.
Then there will be local and district
people of prominence, and so on, on
the program.
They plan to make it a big day and
evening—and it ought to be, for
Crawford county has been given “
ous cities and organizations
present while the floral offering was
the most elaborate seen on but few
such occasions in Butler. As further
‘ ” ‘ high esteem with
nlan they ought to be re^l proud evidence of the high esteem with
& There is only one thing about which he was held every place of
?he w Je I Un which might have add- j business in Butler was cWd during
Sf to its -w a ^ bre fU S <^ i>y ^ Sstor •
°lTcra^To^lTe’b^n W^E^Hightower, assisted by Rev.
S the Woodrow Wilson Hall-but j. S . GrahL pastor of First Street
thf folks want a modem auditorium j Methodist Church, AmenciM, and »
Card of Thanks
To those who have showered upon, M „ - ., . . „ .. ...
Va.; and two daughters, Mrs. Boyd
Wise, of Danville, Ky.; and Mrs.
Corrin Davis of Richmond, Va.; Miss
Vermelle Wise, who is a tea: her in
the Bluffton school is a grand-daugh
ter.
fort .to save her life. The operation,
which was successfully performed at
a Macon hospital gave evidence of
accomplishing the desired result, but
due to already weakened physical
condition she was unable to w.tnatand
the strain. Other complications fol
lowed and in Spite of all that could
be done for her she peacefully passed
away Monday afternoon about six
o'clock.
She leaves to mourn her death, be
sides her husband, her mother, three
children, two brothers, Messrs E H.
and Marvin Griffith; four sisters.
Misses Winnie and Eva B. Griffith,
Mrs. E. M. Crawford and Mrs. Otis
Saunders all of Reynolds, together
with several nieces and nephews.
The funeral service was impressive
and was attended by an unusually
large gathering of loved one* and
friends. Those acting as pallbearers
were: Prof. E. H. Joiner, Messrs. C.
B. Hicks, R. R. Brewer, R. L. Bell,
D. Coolik, J. H. Neisler, D. T. Mont-
fort and Dr. H. C. Whatley, Goddard
Funeral Home in charge of funeral
arrangements.
M. E. Conference For
Columbus Convenes at
Dawson Next Week
and their loving kindness uponthe oc
casion of the greatest bereavement
that has ever Wallen us in the ill
ness and death of our dear husband
his church. He was a member of the
Missionary Baptist church which he
served as deacon for many years.
Ill health had enforced his retire
ment from, active life several years
Connection with the school plant— | comrade of Mr. Peed during the war. and father, we wish, in our feeble
iw bate meant so much in the nu-i other war veterans taking part m the way , to thank you and thank God . .
they n communities where funeral -services and a0 represents- that we j n a community of sudi 1 a heart attack. 1it is learned
™Z r n school Ce been erected. of the W E Davie Camp No. 15, noble citizenry. May He, the Giver wa * the immed.ate cause of
, d , . ht here let it be said, if Americus, included Mr. H-nry G.| 0 f a u good a nd perfect gifts, shelter
And nght_ . i— I c+onfioUl. Adj. _ Q. M.. Americus; an( ) protect you from all harm and at
merous ornei o/'“" ,
modern schools have been erected.
And right here, let it be said,
, . zzxr 7,r nonl” thine hae done Stnnnela. —-r ami you irum mi nw*» «*•« ***
thj8 . N 'L to Georgia except aid in 1 Cliffoixl Ellis, Commander, Albany;, ^ gather you unto Himself where
nothing «!f A"modern school Jesse Joiner, Andereonyille: Comrads ,. here ahall be peace, love and happi-
the multitudinous modem
plants which have lately been com-
o eted or are now under construction
ft bas done worlds of good. There are
’ Georria. around 100 new and mod
ern school buildings wh'ch never
xvould have been constructed other-
(Tum to Page 8; No. 2)
Arch Nicholson and Eld Morgan, of ness ever more, is our most humble
Americus. _ prayer.
The pallbearers were: Messrs C.
E. Renns, L. T. Peed. W. M. Mathews |
Theo .1. and Ernest McGee and A. F. I
Fain. Funeral arrangements were!
committed to and beautifully carried |
Sincerely,
Mrs. F. A. Peed,
Mrs. W. H. Suggs,
Mrs. G. T. Whitehead
Fred A. Peed, Jr.
his demise.
FICKLING MASONIC LODGE
GIVES DEGREES TONIGHT
Fickling Lodge will meet tonight
and the Americus degree team will
give the Master’s Degree to those
eligible. AU Masons are invited ar.d
the members are expected to
present.
The Columbus District Conference
of the Methodist church will converts
in Dawson on Thursday sad Friday,
May 14-15. The sessions will open in
the morning at 9:30. Rev. J. M. Out-
ler, presiding elder, will preside at all
sessions. It is expected that Bishop
Wm. N. Ainsworth, presiding bishop
of the South Georgia Annual Con
ference will attend and preach to the
conference.
AU pastors of the Columbus dis
trict and delegates from every church
will form the membership of the con
ference. All members of these church
es should attend if possible and visit
ors are always welcome. At this con
ference reports will be made on the
half year’s work since the annual
conference.
Reports of the condition of the dis
trict will be made by various: com
be) m it tees appointed by the conference
on nomination of the presiding elder.