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PRESENTMENTS by TAYLOR GRAND JURY FOR OCT. TERM COURT GBOMGIA-Taylor County: \\’e the Grand Jury, selected and «orn for the October term of Tay- l r County Superior Court, 'beg to flbmit the following Presentments: First, we wish to thanlt his Honor, ludge C. F. McLaughlin for his charge which was instructive, enter taining and to the point. Our Solicitor General has ren dered most valuable service to us Jor which we express our sincere thanks. ■ The Committee selected to ex amine the books of the various J. T' s . and other court officials report that the books are neatly kept and order as far as could * 1 be ascer- ined without an audit being made. The Committee selected to inspect the jail, beg to submit the following report The jail was found in good condition, having recently been ted. The cells were also in good Condition. The beds and 1 covers were dean and sanitary. We recommend that the bolt lock on one cell be either repaired or replaced. The Committee selected to inspect the court house recommend that tome of the walls be re-calsomined cr painted. Several places were found on the' walls which had 'been damaged by pencil and other marks and this practice should be stopped. The Committee selected to inspect the convict camp begs to make the following report: 'ihe camp was found to be in a clean and sanitary condition. We recommend that all toilets for both white and black ne replaced with new ones. We also recommend that the kitchen have a new floor laid. In view of his conduct which we think unbecoming to the Representa tive we recommend that tne Hon. liudley Taunton, Taylor County Representative, immediately send in his resignation. The report from Miss Sara Wind ham, li. i\’., was most gratifying to this Grand Jury and should be pub lished for the benefit of the people of Taylor County. W f e wish to com mend Miss Windham for her good, efficient work. The report from Supt. W. T. Rus- tin was most gratifying to us. Our present school systdiL seems to be moving along with efficiency and precision. We wish further to commend the State Police and the Sheriff of Tay lor County for their good work in helping solve the drunk-driving ana other problems which have been a menace to the citizens of Taylor County. We recommend that the pay for Jurors and Bailiffs be $2.00 per day and the pay of Ridinm Bailiff he fa.50 per day. The Clerk of the Grand Jury shall receive $3.00 per day. We desire to express our thanks to Mr. G. R. Windham, our Bailiff He served us well. We recommend that these Pre sentments be published in the But ler Herald and the sum of $10.00 be paid for this service. E. P. HODGES, Foreman, N. L. HALLEY, Clerk. Pursuant to the above recommen dation for publication of the forego ing General Presentment, it is or dered that the same be published in The Butler Herald, The Butler Herald •‘KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS" Volume 61 BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday October 7, 1937 Number 49 BELATED TAYLOR COUNTY FAIR TO OPEN TUESDAY Delay in Opening Attributed to Conflicting Dates With Amusement Company In answer to hundreds of ques tions asked and many telephone calls received about the opening of the Fair, which was due to start here Tuesday of this week as announced in the last issue of the Herald, we have this explanation to offer: At the close of the Taylor County Fair last year, Oct. 17, 1936, The Brown. Novelty Shows signed a con Butler Ice Plant Is Destroyed By Fire At A Very Early Hour This Morning SEVERAL PERSONS HURT IN CRASH NEAR BUTLER SAT Car Driven by Col. Taunton Col lided with Another Occu pied by Two Ladies En route from his home in Butle’ to Thomaston late Saturday after tract with Miss Willie Leggitt, Home ! noon, Col. Dudley Taunton, Taylor Demonstration Agent, agreeing that County’s Representative in the Geor- they would furnish amusement for i gia legislature, encountered a bad the Taylor County Fair to start in j smash-up between his car and one Butler Oct. 4, 1937. Managers of the'driven by two prominent young la- Brown Novelty Shows, however, ' dies, in which fortunately no one overlooked this contract and con-1 was seriously injured, although sev- tracted to furnish amusement at the ' eral were painfully hurt. County Fair now being held 1 in I Before leaving town Mr. Taunton Hazlehurst. Realizing their mistakes \ picked up at a local filling station and wishing to make amends they ; two young men hitch-hikers whom have proposed to pay the ladies of j, e promised a lift as far as his ex- Taylor County for all perishable ’ pected trip extended. These were articles which were prepared to he j seated beside him when the crash exhibited during the Fair. j came, one of the boys receiving a At the time of preparing the broken collar bone, while neither the news story Miss Leggitt was out of other young man or Mr. Taunton town being called to her home at j were hurt. Unadilta on account of the illness ot Ane young ladies who gave their her father making it impossible for I names ‘and addresses to the officers us to get her confirmation as to the j as miss Elsie Swmt, 465 Brentwood date set for the opening of the Fair. Drive, Atlanta; and Miss Eulalia In our last conversation with her Miller of Baconton, Ga., and who before she left town ^ she stated^ that J were driving South on Number Three highway, received a number of cuts RESURFACING WORK ON ROUTE NO. THREE IS BEGUN IN TAYLOR the fair would he held this week, as understood in the contract stated above/ All misunderstandings have been straightened out now and all ar rangements as previously planned for this week will be carried out in full next week, with the opening date of the fair set for Tuesday, Oct. 12. With this statement we reproduce in part what we had to say last week as to the interest tnat should be manifested by our people in ex hibiting their products: “It has been more than an average and bruises, but no broken bones. Mr. Taunton does not disclaim re sponsibility for the wreck, which oc curred shortly after dark a few hun dred yards south of the home of Mr. O. G. McCants, but attributes the cause to a car, or truck without lights, being parked on his side of the road. In applying the breaks to his car. in an effort to avoid striking the parked machine, his car swerved and skidded on the wet pavement and collided with the car driven by the young ladies, who year on all' kinds of truck and gar-, were c i early on their side of the den vegetables ami since last year s j roa( j exhibits were so far above an [ of th accident spread quick- average the one this year should) be , over town which attracted a large tops. Our good women throughout num(ber le to t he scene, who women the county have had another year’s work under the guidance of Miss Leggitt, and certainly these exhib'ts will exceed by far, anything ever seen here. “Livestock, poultry, canning, pre serving, cooking, sewing, needlework and other exhibits are being pre pared by the 4-H Club boys and girls, and) will be worth driving many miles to see. Valuable prizes will be offered for the various ex hibits. “There were some wonderful dem- newspaper j onstrations at our last fair, showing Taylor county, and certainly there is every reason why these should excel published in Butler Taylor .County, i the possibilities in agriculture over Georgia and that the sum of $10.06 - be paid therefor. This the 6th day of October, 1937. c. frank McLaughlin, Judge Taylor Superior Court GOV. COTTON LOANS ARE BEING REVISED rendered every assistance possible to those injured and in clearing up the wreck, the latter being in charge of Sheriff J. M. Bone and a group of highway patrolemen. Through the courtesy of friends who happened along shortly after the wreck, the young ladies were given a ride to the coveted destination in South Georgia while their car was left in a garage here for repairs. A report with an Americus date line published in some of the daily papers of Tuesday last, carried a greatly exagerated account of the affair, one which did the community and its citizens a grave injustice and last year s by several points. This is j should be retracted through the especially true, since the fair 0 f i same sources. 1936 was planned and .put in c.pera-1 A warrant was issued for Mr. tion in a few days, while this time j Taunton charging him with driving we have had a full year to plan 1 and . an automobile while under the in- prepare. | fluence of whiskey, which will be “Let’s all get busy and' make this! presented to the grand jury, now in fair a howling success. We certainly i session, for investigation. Excitement ran high for a time, hut this was soon dispelled by cooler heads. ] have the products and the ability, so j the only thing to prevent is lack of Boa. Pace Wins in Fight to Increase cooperation. “Arrangements have been made to Loans on Fleecy Staple Americus, Ga., Oct. 6.—Farmers of this section will receive a much larger loan on their cotton as a result 0j the successful fight of Congress- mun Stephen Pace to raise the amount loaned on low grade staple o.v the Commodity Credit Corpora- ■tion , The Corporation at Washington has announced a revised 1 * * schedule "Inch loans 8 1-2 cents on strict low "''(idling cotton as compared with i d-4 cents as originally announced. Ihe new brackets are: •Strict low middling with 7-8 inch staple or better, 8 1-2 cents. Low middling with staple below *'ich, 6 cents. Only strict low middling cotton m eeting the 7-8 staple requirement Previously had been eligible for I “ans in the lower classifications. Most of the cotton raised in this I is of the low middling varie- WORK' AT CEMETERY . jLe people of the community and l ters interested are requesttd to 1 yt at Bloodworth cemeter near f; aril '%, on Tuesday, Oct. 19th for f iit-' 1Urpose c ' e aning off and oth- I triis S °i the grounds at [ P'ace. Another ipmortant busi (L. "ratter will be taken up on that er , 50 you are urged 1 to be pres- R. L. Garrett. house and display the various ex hibits under large tents to be erected especially for that purpose, on the same lot used last year just off the public square and in a stone's throw of the court house. There will be more tents than last year when three of enormous size were required to house the exhibits.” Taylor Farmer Files Petition to Stop Action Columbus, Ga., Oct. 4.—Petition for extension of time on his debts under section 75 of the bankruptcy act and for a restraining order against creditors to prevent them from foreclosing on his lands and livestock, farm tools, etc., ha been filed in federal court here by Claud V. Blair, Taylor county farmer, of Reynolds, R. F. D. Will Payne and Coot Payne, of Butler are named in the petition as creditors threatening foreclosure against livestock and other personal property. Petitioner shows that the Federal Land Bank holds a mortage on his 107 acres of farm land for a lotal of over $2,000. A restraining order has been signed 'by Judge B. S. Deaver in the case and the petition referred to C. B. Marshall, conciliation commis sioner of Taylor county. The petition er is represented by G. C. Roherton of Montezuma as counsel. He lists debts approximately around $3,500. Three indictments were returned Tuesday by the Grand Jury against j tranquil,'“‘sweeL Mr. Tauniton charging him with 1 Business Block Often Threatened, Saved by Efficiency of Lo cal Fire Department To the credit of the local tire de partment with an almost inexhaust ible water supply, is attributed the saving at an early hour this morn ing, tlie destruction of the entire business block situated north of the court house. Sparks from the Dieisel oil engine, which furnishes power for its large plant, is thought to have started 1 an uncontrollable fire originating in the large iron building housing the But ler Ice & Storage plant about five o clock this morning that spread rap idly throughout t!he building leaving only the smouldering embers of an enterprise that has for years been one of the most valuable assets to the business interest of Butler nnd highly appreciated throughout the county entailing a property loss of approximately $8,000 with only a small amount of insurance. There being only a ten-foot alley separating- the ice plant from the end walls of the Butler Drug Go. and the postoffice 'building- these were saved from destruction by he roic effort on the part of the fire company and only after the wood work around the windows and doors of tho drug store building spread into flames a number of times. Miss Ida Childs, manager of the Butler Ice and Storage Co. requests that we convey in these columns her gratitude and sincerest appreciation to all who had a part in rendering so valuable assistance in- their efforts to save her property, though futile in their attempt, and equally so in saving adjoining ;-operty. Arrangements have been made, Miss Childs advises, to continue serving the public, with as little in terruption as possible, with her regular delivery of ice. “Miss October” Brings Birthday Greetings To 5 Prominent Citizens Happy felicitations are extended to the loilowing prominent citizens ol Butler whose 'birth-days are recorded on "Miss Octobers” Guilded Pages: Mrs. Eli -Garrett Dr. R. C. Montgomery Mr. Janies Riley Gray Mr. Braxton Turner Mr. Glen C. Itedd'ick May the blessings of good health, devoted' friends and 1 the comforts ol life they now enjoy continue with them through many more years of usefulness, such as they are each rendering their community. To therm we dedicate these lines from a well-known author and friend of many years to the editor of ihis paper: “Here She Comes”—"Miss Octo ber”—in regal glory, with her won drous, magic story, with her myraid charmS and homage of the earth her brush transforms; smiling, piquant, coy, enchanting, light and 1 love and verve implanting, Nature crowns her queen of beauty and all pulsing life conforms. “For her crown falls fairest flow ers, for her smile the silver showers for her robes the golden sunset and 'the blushing tints of dawn; winsome, engaging, naught Large Force of State Highway Employes Engaggd in This Work With Messrs G. W. Crews and W. S. Pinson in charge, a branch office of the State Highway department has been opened in rooms onthe first floor of the Masonic 'building in Butler. Through this office the work of re surfacing Route Three from county line to county line, a distance of approximately twenty-four miles, has been started. Engaged in the undertaking arc approximately fifty men, many with families who are given cordial wel come as new coiners to our city. “Many trucks, the drivers of wnich will be engaged largely from local labor, will be used in hauling train loads of slag which will! SUPERIOR COURT FOR FALL TERM Hon. E: P. Hodges Is Grand Jury Foreman; Civil Docket Lightest in Years The regular fall term of Taylor County Superior Court convened here Monday with Judge C. tfranic McLaughlin presiding. Other court oliTcials /present and rendering vain* nble assistance in the usual deli'bera- tions include: Hon. Hubert Calhoun. Solicitor General; and Hon. R. O. Perkins, Court Reporter. The Grand Jury, composed of somo of the county’s most .prominent citi zens, organized by electing Hon. E. Paul Hodges, Foreman; N. L. Hal- t? y .*..9 le !l k ; and G. R. Windham. loads of slag which will be placed nin;re w’u • , , Windham, after asphalt has been applied to the K i ng ' McLuugh- hard surfacing laid a few years ago, but has 'been broken in a number of places by the heavy traffic to which it has been subjected, Number Three being one of the most important highways in the state, the principal route “used by tourists en route to Florida and return. When completed the road will have a double thickness of asphalt and gravel to that at .present and pron ises to be the smoothest riding and able to withstand the heaviest of traffic of any road in the state. Several months will be required to complete the work, it is understood. If you have not already .become ac quainted with these employees, 'be sure to meet them at once, invite them to your church and into othei affairs of the city. In other words prove to them that you are glad’ to have them in our midst. Those with whom we have come in contact nre fine gentlemen, deserving of every consideration to be extended. AMERICAN LEGION HAS AN ENJOYABLE MEETING MONDAY o i n t Meeting of Legion Auxiliary Held at Local School Auditorium _ . . . , ,i. i of pride nor pretense staging, we Driving an Automobile While Drunk, | acdaim her ic rs t0 revive Drunkenness on the Public Highway , both brain and 5rawn . and Resisting Arrest. AH three case : »j n ber cbee ^ s are cr j niS0I) traces, are set for trial tomorrow. Mr. j on ber jj,p a . bbe red w ; ne races, in her Iaun ton will be represented-in court i yes lurlc ] ure and longing that en- by Attorney 'Gilbert C. Robins n. j ra pt ure youth an d age; on her brow The Jury also wrote into their | no s jjrn 0 f sorrows for she hints ot f” 1 gj ad tomorrow’s, in her voice the soft sweet promise that still lairer days The American Legion and the Auxiliary met in the Butler school auditorium Monday evening and hao a joint meeting featuring a splendid piogram and good) eats. The Ameri can Legion Auxiliary nad charge of tne program and- altairs on this oc casion. Those appearing on the pro gram were: Oscar Adams, violin,- Gray Fountain, saxaphone; Mrs. L.R. Adams, piano; Miss Josephine flua- dleston, reading; Clyde Afay Green, vocal selection; Misses Evelyn Hort- mani and Pauline Cooper, duet; .Little Miss Kathryn Amos, violin selection; and Mr. J. S. Green gave a talk on the American Flag and the present crisis of the United States. The talk was marked by significant meaning and a call to observation of proper respect for law and order. After a very pleasant social hour the Auxiliary and the Legion held separate business meetings, The Re gion elected 1 the following for the coming year: J. S. Green, Commander. W. M. Mathews, Adjutant. Hugh Perkins, Service Officer. W. H. Trussell, Finance Officer. General Presentments as follows “In view of his conduct which we think unbecoming to the Representa tive, we recommend that he Hon. Dudley Taunton, Taylor County Re; lesentative, immediately send in his resignation.” Bazemore Is Better After His Operation Mr. Ollie Bazemore, well known Taylor county farmer, is improving nicely from an emergency operation for appendicitis at the Montgomery hospital Tuesday night. NOTICE TO PUBLIC The Herald is requested to an nounce that the work cleaning off grounds at Bethel cemetery is in progress and will be finished iby end of this week. Anyone having loveo ones buried at this cemetery and de siring to help in defraying the ex pense of beautifying same willplease mail or give their contribution to Mrs. H. E. Childres or Mrs. W. A. Payne. presage. “Here $Ke conies, in grace somport- ing, all,our vagaran-t thoughts trans porting, all our hopes and fancies fanning to a full,' effulgent flame: alj/the world, in adoration, bends and bows its exultation, all the song birds blend -heir music with the magic of October.” STRAYED Year-old' female rat dog, white with brown face and brown or black spots; bobbed tail, holds left ear flopped, right ear straight up; named “Mickey.” Missing since Sept. 27th. Reward offered. H. C. Walker, Butler, Ga. Capt. Myers, former comman der of the OCC Camp formerly lo cated here, was a welcomed visitor to the city Monday. He is now a resident of Waverly Hail. Friends of Mr. O. G. McCants are glad to see him out again after be ing confined to his home by illness for several days, The critical illness of Mr. W. :vi. Gee will be a source of regret bo his many friends. THE DIXIE CAFE IS NOW UNDER A NEW BUSINESS MANAGER lin’s able charge, the jurymen re tired to their room for its delibera tions. A number of true bills were returned to the Sheriff’s office, ali of a misdemeanor nature, up to the time of their adjournment for the day Wednesday. After a thorough investigation of the affaire of the county in general, including the books of the various officers, the convict system and' public buildings, which was begun Tuesday through various committees appointed for that purpose, they were excused Wednesday afternoon for the term with the thanks of the court. The trial' court made quick work of uisposing oi tne civil uocKet and tne jurors urawn tor me lu-st weeut were dismisseo Tuesday. Those urawn for the second wee* were in structed to be present wnen couit convened yesterday in order that the criminal docket might be taken up ami complete the two weeks 1 ’ session all in one week. It is of interest to the county at large to know that the court was confronted, when it con vened Monday morning, with tine smallest number of cuses on the civil docket recorded in many years, which speaks well for our citizens. The ■same is true as to the criminal (locket, there being * no serious in fractions of the law during the past twelve months: Among the civil’cases' taken from the records of the court yesterday, and their disposition, appear to be in importance: Edgar Nelson et al vs. E. H. Bazemore and Lester Wainwright; suit for value of timber and' lumber; in process of settlement ordering receiver to sell property. iL. H. Vanlandingham vs. C. H. Neisler; suit oni contract; verdict for C. H. Neisler. 'First Trust Co. of Appleton, Ap pleton, Wisconsin, vs. Town of Mauk; petition for payment of bonds; hearing later on case. W. T. Amos vs. T. C. Amos and Tomaston Banking Co.; injunction; case passed until April term, 1938. A. 0. Hill and Mrs. Pauline Eng lish vs. Mrs. W. M. Hill; appeal from Ordinary’s Court; verdict for Mr*. Pauline English and A. O. Hill The only felony case on record is that of Howard" J Morgan, white, a resident of Fulton county, charged with burglarizing the country store of Mr. W. F. Gray about two years, ago. Morgan, who has been in jail here for several months, is the only prisoner. His case will probably be called today. The throe cases against Represent ative Dudley Taunton are set for trial tomorrow. He will be represent ed by Attorney Gilbert C. Robinson. Much interest is manifested in the outcome of these cases. Mrs. O. O. Brown, of Howard, Suc ceeds Mrs. H. P. Wallace As Owner of Enterprise The Dixie Cafe, closed for several weeks pending business changes, was reopened 1 Friday with Mrs. O. 0 Brown and her attractive daughter, Miss Dorothy Brown, in charge as sisted by Mrs. Tom Chapman. Mrs. Brown and Miss Brown, who come to us from Howard, are quite an acquisition to business and social interests of our town and are being- most cordially received as such. The Dixie being located in a .arge two-story building the second floor has been converted into a comfort able and well arranged apartment which will be occupied by Mrs. Brown and her daughter. The Browns purchased this well es tablished enterprise from Mrs.Nannie Mae Braddy Wallace, wife of Col. H. P. Wallace, who conducted it foi several years in a most acceptable manner both to its splendid local patronage and the traveling public, and 1 expects to maintain it with equal satisfaction to all 1 . Singing Convention To Be At Rupert Sunday The Taylor County Singing Con vention will, by invitation, be held at Rupert next Sunday instead of at Butler the usual place. This is the annual county convention and' it i* hoped that all who are interested in the promotion of singing in the county will be present and help make this the greatest convention ta have yet been held. There will Ibe an enormous crowd present at the convention and it would 1 be impossible to attempt a. public spread but it is hoped that ail who can do so will bring enough lunch-rtn addition to what it wilt take to supply their needs for the purpose of helping care for the purpose of helping care for the vis itors. This will be a great kindness upon your part and it is hoped the visitors will be well cared for. The people of this entire section are cordially invited to attend and help make the occasion a great suc cess There will he special singers amt leaders form all over the state and an enjoyable day for all attending is assured by those in charge of the day’s program.