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(Tvlok county
TA "TV Golden Gate"
Between the Mountain*
and the Sea
Traversed by tha
s HIGHWAY, NO. 18
Volume 60
driver of bus
held at fault
FOR COLLISION
hf Butler Herald.
keeping everlastingly at it is the secret op success
Oaunty'a Chief Clttee
BUTLER AND REYNOLDS
No section of the state offer*
better opportunities for email
industries and delightful citi
zenship than either of the**
Cities
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday May 21, 1936
Number 28
, vTK listate commerce com
MISS,ON gives looney
BLVME FOR BYRON TRAGEDY.
Profitable And Interesting
Session Dist. Conferences
Held At Dawson Last Week
One of the best attended, most hos
pitably entertained, as well as profit
able and interesting annual sessions
of the Columbus district conference,
M. E. Church South, came to a close
r riday at noon after a two-days ses
sion at Dawson. Rev. John M. Outler,
T'ami passenger train as a crossing presiding elder of the district, pre-
\ r( ,n Macrh 28 which resulted sided over the session in a most gra-
* * * -* **'" iq cious and business-like manner.
on me ... Other than Taylor the counties
te bus driver by the safety i composing the Columbus district, and
P an of the Interstate Commerce all charges of which were well lepre-
bu ■ -; n n according to information sented are: Harris, Talbot, Mus ogee,
comniisbiuiM » ? * —1 _ m «*
received
1 here yesterday from Wash-
the crash
of the bu!
Chattahoochee, Marion, Terrell, Ran
dolph, Webster, Clay, Stewart and
Quitman.
There are 24 pastoral charges, with
One of the most deplorable trage
dies ever enacted in this section tame
to light early Monday morning in the
finding of the body of Hon. Cnaries
Hugh Neisler afloat near the spill
way, in the lake adjacent the large
grist mill of Mr. J. G. Hicks, six
miles south of Reynolds, Mr. Neis-
ler’s home city. The manner in which
Mr. Neisler met his death will prob
ably remain an unsolved mystery. No
marks of violence were found on his
body evincing the fact that he prob
ably came to his death by drowning,
or from a heart attack. A coroner's
jury investigating the cause of his
,ponS w nussenger” motor carriers I the conference. death returned a verdict that Mr.
M tnbeCe passing over a graae! Re,. Swell Sawyer was elec tel ^ ^
toStop , iivit railroads be co mpelled, secretary and Rev. Roy Gardner his °auses unknown. ...
’ ln j, assistant. No evidence has been produced to
An unusually large number of ahow that he deliberately planned his
visitors were noted and introduced to death. If such decision was determin-
^The bureau attributed
primarily ^ required by law,” i 75 churches served by the 24 pastors
None of the rail- Andrew College, located in Cuthbert,
driver
3t ah'passengers or members of th* j is a vital part of the district.
rain cr<
The ri
HON. C. H. NEISLER’S
BODY RECOVERED
FROM HICKS LAKE
CAUSE OF DEATH “UNKNOWN”
SAYS CORONER’S JURY; MISS
AULTMAN IS PAINFULLY IN
JURED FOLLOWING THE AN
NOUNCEMENT OF TRAGEDY.
Report from the pastors was most
gratifying, these reports being pres
ide authorities” enforce laws anted through committees raised by
0W waa
eport recommended that •
p ..ib-JiioD" onfnrpp fa
,,, observe . ... .
nord of trains moving within cor-
Tate limits, that busses be routeo
o avoid unprotected grade crossings
whenever practical” and that con-
tinous crossing signal? be provided
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1 Closing Date
To File Work Sheets
Under Farm Program
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Public Sale Remaining
Assets First Nat. Bank
Set For May 25th
Appearing below is official notice
of otter at public sale on Monday
next, May 26th, all remaining assets
of the First National Bank, of Rey- j Bank,
ed upon it came upon him momentari
ly and as the result of mental strain
brought about by the heavy load he
carried in his various business con
nections. Not only was he one of, if
not the largest, land owner and ope
rator of the largest number of plan
tations in Taylor county, but ope
rated a large cattle range of breeded
Herefords of the white face beef type,
peach grower on a large scale, own
er and operator of a cotton warehouse
and fertilizer mixing plant in Rey
nolds, president of the Citizens State
only banking institution in
June first ha* been set_aajbhe clMj | noW6i which closed it doors*"on Reynolds, president of the Taylor
J date for Georgia , .V” i October 18, 1932.
out and turn in '* i °[ s . nrogramj Those interested may have the op-
ne w soil v-servatio P j[ t j portunity of reviewing the list of as-
accoiding to a lett y . £e ts ^ 0 fj ere d by calling at the
Damal liral Conaerva- Citizens State Bank at Reynolds, or
The State Agncultu _ _ ag applying to Mr. J. B. Downs, the re-
don Commitee has _ aoked coun- ce i ver > at the First National Bank
the closing date, and u wrk ' and Trust Company Building, Ma
rne wox* con> Ga Room 517
The place and hour of sale at the
ty agents to have all
sheets in by_then. Their :action has
also been' approved by C. A. Cobb,
director for the Southern
Filling out a work sheet will not
obligate the owner or operator of the
First National Bank building, at Rey-
nolds, at 10 o’clock in the tor^noon.
Official notice as furnished the
I.'i-raW is as follows:
County Motor Co., handling the Chev
rolet agency in this county, and in
terested in other business enterprises
in this section. He had a separate
system of bookkeeping for each of his
many enterprises and was known to
be remarkably accurate in all of hi*
accounts, each of which he was per
fectly familiar at the close of busi
ness every day in the year. The Citi
zens State Bank, the pride of his
many years' experience, was found to
be in most excellent condition as
shown by a financial statement of
fa-m, „
to apply later Ln the year for any
Federal payment must have a work
sheet on file. .
The chief purpose of the work
iheet, Mr. Daniel pointed out, is to
aid in setting up soil-depleting bases
which will be used in determining the
farmer’s contribution to soil conser
vation, his eligibility for payment,
and the amount of payment due him.
Each work sheet gives a description
of the farm, the crop harvested
“The undersigned, Receiver of The that institution published elsewhere in
i i forma* imLn iittpYlds i I-HC UIKlCFSl^llCQ, ii€C61V6r Ol 1116
: ! ,Ut ,„?:! r L f fl,TIJ for any First National Bank of Reynolds, will
offer at public sale to the highest
bidder for cash, subject to the ap
proval of the Comptroller of the Cur
rency of the United States and to
this issue of the Herald. The Chevro
let Agency has done a most profitable
business from the date of its organi
zation until the present time, like
wise his cotton warehouse and ferti-
confirmation by a court of comeptent | llzer business were showing splendid
jurisdiction “without recourse and re urns i hls fa ™ s *° w fav ° ra J> le
without warranties of any kind or retu ™ s compared with present day
character” at the First National conditions and far better than the
Bank Building in Reynolds, Georgia,, average for the farmers generally of
on Monday, May 25, 1936, at 10 a. m.' *»“«*“• H^s profits in cattle ra.s-
all remaining assets of the said Firstly have fluctuated considerably with
i National Bank of Reynolds, Georgia,! "o Pemptible loss over the period in
J i which he has been engaged m the
1935, yield of crops, and adjustment | egg suc ), jt ems as may be paid u.
m acreage and yields made by e j disposed of prior to the
operator and community committee-1 gajd date of gale heretofore men .
man. The information will enable the y one< ^
county committee to e-tabllsh a j „ A ,. gt of the agsetg g0 offered for
farm’s base acreage of soil-depleting £ale wjll ^ on file at the citizens
cro l ) , s - ... I State Bank of Reynolds, Georgia, and
Should a farmer desire to. eo-ope-, at the offjce of the Receiver of The
rate later this year or even in 194/. I pjj.g,. National Bank of Reynolds,
business. Taken collectively Mr. Neis
ler has succeeded to a most remarka
ble degree, therefore, dispelling any
thought that financial embarrassment
had become a prey upon his mind.
Mr. Neisler’s -health had not been
the best for several weeks, bat not
such as to cause alarm as to h s con-
will not be eligible foT payment. ^ „ja Room 517, First National dition. Often he became restless at
bless he has filed e work sh'et. Th e | Bank a ^d Trust Company Building,
losinz date for filling out w ®vK i Macon, Georgia, for inspection by in-
neets in the counties within the j Crested parties prior to the sale.”
tate will be set by each state in the
"them Region.
Farmers mav obtain he'p from
ommitteemen or the county agent's
" lce in filling out work sheets.
Grand Theatre
REYNOLDS, GEORGIA
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
MAY 22 & 23
A1 Jolson, in:
“Tie Singing Kid”
—With—
s yWl Jason, Yacht Club Boys,
Cab Callaway and Band and many
other favorite artists.
The Year’s Biggest Entertain
ment Event! Don’t Miss It!
Also Selected Short Subject*
TUESDAY, MAY 26
Warner Gland, In;
Charlie Chan At The Circus"
Chills! Shudders! Thrills!
Also Comedy & Selected Shorts
CASH NITE $15.00
FR1 ’ & SAT—NEXT WEEK
“Collum”
J«?kn.v ick P ° We11, Ruby Keeler ’
JKle and Joan Blondell.
J. B. DOWNS,
As Receiver of The First National
Bank of Reynolds, Georgia.
T. B. Rainey, Prominent
Buena Vista Lawyer
May Offer For Judgeship
night and frequently was known to
re-dress and leave his home very
early in the morning, after an al
most sleepless night, and go to one
of his farms, or to a distant city on a
business matter. His activities Mon
day morning just before dawn
leaving his home presumably for the
purpose of attending to some im
portant business matter was no ex
ception to the rule and therefore
failed to attract the attention of mem
bers of his family whom he loved
with the tenderest of affection. What
changed his course on this eventful
morning no one will ever know. His
body was discovered in the lake by
Mr. Hicks, the owner of the mill,
about 5:30 a. m. The watch worn by
Mr. Neisler stopped at 5:30. Mr.
Neisler’s hat and glasses were found
on the seat of his car which he Had
driven to the mill presumably alone.
Many are of the opinion that Mr.
Neisler was enroute to either Monte-
business
PROMINENT LOCAL
MAN BECOMES
CIVIL ENGINEER
REYNOLDS MAYOR LOOKS BACK
ON A DAY’S WORK AND SAYS
ITS A DIFFICULT JOB.
Americus College To
Graduate Large Gait,
9 From Butler In List
FUNERAL HERE FOR
MISS“PET” COLBERT,
DIES IN ATLANTA
The following interesting items are
culled from Mr. Eugene Anderson’s
interesting column in The Macon
Telegraph:
Cecil W. Butt
Cecil Butt, of Butler, has won a
victory against the business depres
sion, by obtaining his certificate In _
civil engineering. It was a long, hard! western, said at the time of the
fight, but he won at last. He moved
to Butler with the family in 1926. His
father was a banker and felt that he
would be able to give all needed op
portunities to his children but just
when money was needed for school
ing, something happened to the bank
ing business. What that something
was few people in this country need
LOVED FORMER BUTLER LADY
VICTIM TO ILLNESS THAT BAF.
FLED EMINENT PHYSICIANS.
Impressive funeral services, con-
‘aS!, WELL'KNOWN AND GREATLY BE.
College at Americus, scheduled to
take place Friday, June 5th, due to
the fact that of 139 students to re- j
ceive diplomas nine are from Butler J
and Taylor county.
Dr. R. C. Gresham, pastor of the 1 , - . „ ,, - >
First Baptist church, Moult, ie, will! Kev. R. C. Howard, were
deliver the commencement sermon at : ] le *d yesterday afternoon at the but-
the First Methodist church, Americus ler J huroh , of which the de-
Sunday morning, May 31, Dr. Payton tea , ,d for many years been a
Jacob, president of Georgia South-' mem b e r, for Miss Florine Colbert,
time of the an- ! bn . oW " affectionately to her many
nouncement of the candidates. The * ne . n<,s as Miss Pet , services fol-
Southwestern faculty voted last week lo , w V n 5 immediately the arrival
to add the sermon to the school’s an- . .. the a - ern °on train from
nual commencement.
Dr. Jacob announced recently that
Dr. Guy H. Wells, president of Geor
gia State College for Women, Mill-
edgevilie, would deliver the com-
the
Atlanta. Miss Colbert’s death termi
nated an illness of several months
that baffled the skill of best phy
sicians. She died Monday night about
8 o’clock at the Crawford W. Long
_ hospital, Atlanta, to which institution
. ______ , mencement address at the Friday ex-, r—
to be told. Cecil founi himself com-! ercises. The graduating exercises , , as a< * n ’ : some weeks ago
pel led to quit school and shift for a! probably will be held from the col- 1 - reatment, being removed thereto
living. This was not easy, for jobs
became as scarce as money. Cecil suf
fered the pangs of disappointment
that hurt and harassed millions of
others. But he kept a stout heart,
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Neisler. After graduating from high
school in Butler he attended the Uni
versity of Georgia. He was a man of
lofty ideals, fine Christian character
and will be grievously missed in has
community.
Funeral services for Mr. Ne'shr
were conducted from his late resi
dence in Reynolds at 4:30 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon, Bishop W. N.
Ainsworth conducting the sad rites in
wihich he was assisted by Rev. J. N.
Shell, pastor of the Reynolds Metho
dist church. The
lege auditorium, but Dr. Jacob said
yesterday that this site has not been
confirmed.
The list of local applicants for nor
mal diplomas is as follows: Wm.
Pope Booth, Jr., Elsie Heath, Hazel
Hortman and Estelle Spillers.
Those to receive junior certificates
include: Charles E. Benns, Jr., Mym
Byrd. Persy Riley, Sidney Rustin and
G. C. Spillers.
Rupert-Oglethorpe
Paving Contract To
Be Let June 5th
from her home at Macon.
The early part of Miss Colbert’*
iife was spent in Butler. Since the
death of her parents, Judge and Mrs
O. M. Coliert, here several years ago
Miss Colbert made her home with het
aunt, Miss Carrie Colbert in Macon.
The life and character of this
saintly woman is an open book t«.
those who knew her best and loved
to call her blessed. She made loving
sacrifices in behalf of loved ones that
fails of description. She will b«
greatly missed from the family clrclv
as well as by her host of friends.
Those acting as pallbearers at tb<
services yesterday were: Dr. G. W.
Fickling, of Reynolds, Dr. Eli Gar
rett, Messrs J. H. West, J. R. Wilson,
M. A. Chapman and A. J. Gill.
Those from a distance attending
the funeral included Mr. and Mrs.
“•The gathering of loved "ty^exLnding^Cm HapT M^anTMrs 7' C^he
a d istenc/ a t tendi ng^ the *fu n eral wm ' Ru|> l rt to - the X°n i Mrs ’ Frank” Mitchell, Mr andVrs!
Reynolds as was also the floral offer-, be let bv the state board on June vr * 8 ,r .P,.’, Mr. Joe Taylor,
ing, all in testimony of the high es-j bth, it was learned here Monday and | childg nd a”of mS’ Mrs V T
teem in which the deceased was held, further shown by publication of legal Hines-’ Rainhrldo-p- r»r r w
The pallbearers were, active: Dr. notice bv the hiirhwav board aonear- i !• ,nes ' '"" r '“F®’ Dr. G. W. Fick-
C E Greer Dr G W Fink-lino- Col - , y , n . l S n " ay aoara P p .t: ,ln &> Mrs. Mae Fountain and Mrs.
~ « V. .’ „ ' .. ' 1 mg elsewhere in this issue of the ] Thea Shealy, Reynolds
C. B. Marshall, Messrs F. A. Ricks, Herald.
H. E. Neisler, J. G. Hicks, E. W, j Bids on the project will be received
Cook and W. J. Butler. Honorary, biy the highway board in Atlanta at
Messrs R. L. Bell, J. W. Suggs, R. L. 9 a. M., June 5. Work must start
Swearingen, Henry Hobbs, R. R. within ten days after formal execu-
Brewer, A.. M. Halley, J. M. Weaver tlon -of Hie contract and must be
R. "• P*rks,1 J. B. Visage, C. P. Me- completed within 120 work’ng days.
Daniel,^. W. Tucker, O. J. Young,| The project will be let as a state
Moody Trussell and Tom Childres. G.
H. Goddard funeral director.
Mr. Neisler was married twice. His
first wife, from whom he was di
vorced, resides in California, where
also a son, Hugh Neisler, lives. A
aid project. The prevailing scale of
wages in this community will govern
the wages to be paid on the project.
Butler-Reynolds Project
It is expected that work of grading
Butler’s W. 0. W.
Confers Degrees
From reports coming this week
from Buena Vista, Col. T. B. Rainey,
prominent lawyer of that city, and
one of the best known in the Chatta
hoochee judicial circuit, may offer for
the superior court bench in the cir
cuit now held by Judge C. Frank
McLaughlin.
Referring to his probable candidacy
I f or this important office the Buena j zuma or Oglethorpe
Vista correspondent says; | mission and after crossing the Hicks
I “Mr Rainey is a graduate of Mer- mill dam decided to bathe his face in
L er * University, has practiced law for i the pond and while doing so suffered
i years successfully at the Buena ! a heart attack and fell into the
Vista bar and over the circiut. He had | water. No water was found in his
lungs
Mr. Neisler was an outstanding
church man and was most active in
the recent liquidation of the indebted
ness incurred in the erection of the
handsome new Methodist church ir
Reynolds of which he was a member.
For many years Mr. Neisler took
I been for many years the superintend
! ent of the Marion county schools. He
served one term from Marion county
, jn the Georgia Legislature, and many
v“ars as mayor of Buena Vista. He
is a past master of Few Lodge, F. &
A M . past chancellor commander
of Marion Lodge No. 102, K of P., . .. - - .
Is,rd a prominent citizen of this com an active part in the political affairs
mtv | of his city, county and state, mayor
I “Mr Rainey Is a man of natural ■ 0 f city, county and state, as mayor
I n dicial temperament, learned in the | n f the board of county commissioners
Ifaw just and fair and should he be f or several years, member of the
' elected iudge, the people of the cir- house of representatives in 1928 and
I ! would be assured the office was | n the state senate in 1930, a member
in capable hands, it is stated.” 0 f the official staff of Gov. L. G.
j_ Hardman during his administration
notice
Should you need the services of the
and prominently mentioned several
times as' a probable candidate for
governor.
Ci tv Marshal night or day call Riley .Mr. Neisler was sixty years of age
J? ty r v service Station. January 20th of this year. He
,ray J. D. COOK. Night Marshall was aL ®° n , th '' * t -ur lw
G J HORTMAN, Day Marshall John H. and Mrs. Mary Walker
daughter of that marriage, Mrs. Van miles between Butler and Rey-
Clark, resides at Washinyton, D. C. ' nolds contract for which was let to
His present wife was Miss Louise j low bidder on March 20th last,
Griffin of Oglethorpe, Ga., and from, will be started at an early date. This
that union there are three children, project, along with many others in
Mary Louise and Bettie Neisler, both the 8tate > has teen delayed since
of Reynolds, and Billy Neisler, a stu- the March 20th letting because the
dent at Lanier High School for Boys , federal bureau of highways in Wash
at Macon. ington has withheld federal aid al-
John Howard Neisler of Reynolds lote(1 this state for road building pur-
is a brother, and Mrs. H. R. Frier- P° Bes unti * a decision by the supreme
son of Macon, is a sister. I court on the financial regime of
, , . . , . , Governor Talmadge. Decision to re-
informant Injured In | lease the federal funds was announc-
Automobile Accident ed j n Washington late Monday.
Subsequent to the announcement
reaching Reynolds of the finding of
the body of Mr. Neisler, Miss Winnie j
Aultman, sister of the assistant
cashier of Mr. Neisler’s bank, being I
unable to communicate by telephone I
with Mr. J. H. Neisler, brother of the I
deceased, and who resides six miles j The Butler Woodmen of the World
north of Reynolds, obtained an auto- held their regular meeting Friday
mobile and started for the J. H. Neis-1 night at the Camp hall. The principal
ler home. Not many miles from the speaker C. P. Hannah, head consul,
city Miss Aultman’s automobile over-, 0 f Dalton, related the history of the
turned in making a sharp curve in W. O. W. from its organization. He
the road. She was thrown from the included in his address impressive
machine and painfully injured, being eaxmples of the work of the Wood-
unconscious when found by the side
of the road. Her condition has greatly
improved since the unfortunate acci
dent.
Resolution by Quarterly Conference,
Reynolds Methodist Church, in
Extra Called Session,
May 19, 1936.
Whereas, C. H. Neisler for many
years a member of the Board of
Stewards and a Trustee in this
Church, and in both positions has
rendered immeasurable service in
promoting every interest of the
Church.
We are taking this method of ex
pressing our appreciation for his loy
alty and service to the Church and to
the upbuilding and good of humanity
and the community in which his whole
life was spent, realizing that in his
going away the Church has suffered
an immeasurable loss.
We hereby extend our sincere sym
pathy to the wife and children and
assure them of our continued interest
and prayer*.
A copy of this Resolution is sent
to the family and a copy spread on
the Minutes of this Conference.
A. W. REESE, P. E.
J. N. SHELL, Faster,
R. L. BELL, Secretary.
E. E. Barrow, E. W. Cook, A. M.
Carter, F. A. Ricks, E. T. Shealy. F.
M. Carson, H. E. Neisler, N. L. Hal
ley. E. H. Joiner, R. E. Aultman and
K. L. Swearingen.
men of today,
H. U. Kicklighter, of Montezuma,
was in charge of the exercisrs of the
night and with the assistance of the
degree team from the Montezuma
camp conferred the initiation on five
members.
Refreshments were served by the
local camp.
Pensions Are Paid
For September 1933
Money for the payment of Taylor
county Confederate pensioners for
the month of September 1933, who
were on the rolls at that time and
who are still living, was received
here last week by Judge L. T. Peed
ordinary, and the individual checks
for $30 each have already been given
out to those entitled to receive them.
This payment was for one of four
months for which pensioners were
not paid in 1933. There is at the
present time no information avail
able here as to when payment will be
made foa the remaining three month*
pensions which are past due.
SINGING AT CENTRAL
Don’t forget the singing at Central
school building 1 Sunday May 24, be
ginning at 2 p. m. You are cordially
invited to attend.
Graduating Exercises
Cuiiefc High School
Held Tuesday Night
Of interest locally is the announce
ment of interesting graduating exer
cises of the Cusseta High school of
which Prof. A. P. Jarrell, son of Hon.
and Mrs. F. C. Jarrell, of this county,
is superintendent.
Hon. E. D. Rivers was the principal
speaker of the evening. Other features
of the program were listed as fol
lows:
Invocation—Rev. E. R. Lewis. '
Salutatory—Margaret Kemp.
Reading—Evelyn Price.
Solo—Miss Lela Belle Harpe.
Valedictory Josephine Johnson.
Introduction of speaker—Dr. C. N.
Howard.
Address—Hon. E. D. Rivers.
Farewell song—Senior class.
Awarding of certificates and honors
—Supt. A. P. Jarrell.
Delivery of diplomas—Supt G. W.
King.
Benediction—Rev. R. L. Bivins.
Recessional.
Class Roll: Reba Harbuck, Jasper
Hickey, Josephine Johnson, Margaret
Kemp, Virginia King, Dequindre Mc-
Glaun, Marjory McGlaun, Emily Me-
Haffey, Jessie Nelle O’Keefe, Evelyn
Price, Ina Belle Weems, Lawrence
Williams.
Clas colors: Red and White.
Class flower: Red Rose.
Class motto: Be sure you’re right,
then go ahead.
Abit Nix To Speak
To Masons at Americus;
Butler Lodge Invited
Abit Nix, Grand Master of Geor-
gia Masons, will speak at the Ma-
sonic Hall at Americus Friday eve
ning, May 29.
All lodges in Taylor and counties
adjoining Sumter are invited to he
present and it is hoped that eJ! Ma
sons who can possibly do so will ibe
present to hear Mr. Nix. The meet
ing will be at 8 o’clock.
AT THE BUTLER BAPTIST
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
Sunday school at 10 a. m. B. Y. P.
U. 6:46 p. m. Preaching 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Morning subject, “The In
destructible Christ.” Subject for the
evening service will be “Peter”.
R. C. Howard, Pester.
A roof fire at the home of Mr*.
Carrie Layfield created considerable
excitement about noon yesterday. Tbe
local fire department extinguished the
fire after it had gained considerable
headway. A defective stove flue it
said te have caused the blaze.