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WHAT MADE NEWS
HERE AND THERE
MANY YEARS AGO
From flies of the Herald of
September 2, 1884
Mo new candidates are reported in
lliis issue. * * * Improvements are
yi in order on College street. * * *
Sweet potatoes are in market at a
dollar a bushel. * * * Corn will sell
at 50c a bushel this fall in Taylui
county. * * * Mr. N. L. Respess, oi
Forsyth, visited relatives in town
last week. * * * Farmers are com
plaining of the dry weather and the
shortness of the cotton crop. * * *
Mr. Dick Lumpkin, of Talbot county
is visiting friends and relatives in
liutler. * * * Mr. O. D. Gorman, ot
Talbotton, was in town on business
last Friday. * * * Mr. J. W. Martin,
0 'f Walden, Ga., visited his father’s
family in this county last week.
. * » We learn that Reynolds has
received to date about 75 bales of
cotton. * * * Mr. J. W. Lipsey has
recently moved his family into his
elegant residence recently built.
* * * Dr. Walker is beautifying his
entire premises with the .painter’s
brush. * * * Mr. John Willis has
purchased the valuable plantation in
Panhandle district which belonged to
Mr. N. L. Respess. It is said to be
one of the most valuable farms in
Taylor county. * * * An infant son
of Mr. W. P. Goodwin, of this place,
died on Wednesday last. Its remains
were interred in the cemetery near
the Methodist church on Thursday.
* * * The Herald office has recently
been supplied with a new and very
handsome job press, and a large
amount of new type. Now bring us
your job work and we will give you
the benefit of the improvement.
* * * The meeting at Hays’ camp
ground in this county will take
place beginning Friday night next.
All, or the greater portion of the
tents will be occupied, and an earn
est effort will be made for the suc
cess of the meeting. * * * The store
room of Mr. J. T. Carson has been
considerably enlarged and otherwise
improved in order to make room for
his handsome fall and winter stock
of goods which will soon arrive.
* * * Mr. W. T. Montfort, with C. C.
Souder, in Butler has also enlarged
and improved the appearance of his
store room, to make space • for a
large stock of notions, hosiery, tin
ware, glassware, etc., which will be
sold cheap for cash. * * * A better
recommendation of Mrs. B. H. Grif
fith’s skill as a music teacher could
not he given than to state that she
has had a good class during the va
cation. The latest addition being
Miss Maude Fickling, daughter of
Hon. W. H. Fickling, and Miss Ella
Perry, a charming young lady from
Savannah, who is taking both instru
mental and vocal lessons * * * The
fall term of Butler Female College
and Male Institute opened on Mon
day morning. Many of the patrons
of this school have looked forward
with expectations of seeing the
prospectus of the fall term of this
school published in the Herald. We
ire sorry to inform them that such
will not be likeiy to appear, as the
managers of this school inform us
they are unable to pay us our price
for the “ad.” We would say to our
city fathers the best way to break
down a worthy enterprise is to dis
card the printer’s ink. * * * Mr. W.
H. Hudson has sold out his merchan
dise interest and has recently taken
charge of the hotel heretofore
elegantly conducted by Mr. J. W.
Lipsey. Mr. Hudson is a gentleman
of much energy and enterprise, and
the public may feel well assured that-
the Lipsey House will be conducted
on a successful plan and to the best
interest and welfare of the public.
Cotton is beginning to roll
into market and soon the little bills
"ill begin to pass around. We
glad of this and hope they will not
only pass, but we want some
them to make their headquarters
the printing office.
The Butler Her lld
"KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS"
Volume 61
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday October 14, 1937
Number 50
ELLAV1LLE BANK
ROBBED OF $8,400
BY LONE BANDIT
Bandit Successfully Eludes Offic
ers in Their State-wide
Search for Him
In spite of the state-wide
search for him, -made by Federal,
State and County officers, the
young white imam who alone
forced Cashier Harry F. Dixon
to tie Mrs. W. H. Ware, as
sistant cashier, to a chair and
scooped up all the money in the
Ellaville ibank early Monday,
-was reported last night to still
be at liberty with no trace of
him to be found by searchers.
A late re-check of the amount
of loss suffered by the bank in
the hold-up is said to have been
approximately $8,400.00 rather
than $5,000.00 as first announc
ed. It is stated, however, that
the amount of loss is fully cov
ered by insurance.
BUTLER COUPLE IS
HONORED AT REUNION
GIVEN BY CHILDREN
Home of Mr. pnd Mrs. J. J. Windham
Scene of Happy Family Re
union Sunday Last
Hon. and Mrs. J. J. Windham, one
of uuuer e oiuest and most highly es
teemed couples, were Honored on
Sunday last when their children and
a number of grand-t!niidren gathered
at their home to assist them m cele
brating the -birthuay of euch and
coming so close together. Mr. Wind
ham’s age is recorded as 80 on this
October i4th and thiat ot his de
voted companion as 78, October 5th
recently passed.
The day was happily spent in mer
ry conversation, recounting the ad
ministration of loving service, will
ing sacrifices each had made for the
other as the years had flown swiftly
and the family had increased later
to be separated by the children
building love-nests of their own; in
divine worship, singing songs of
Zion, and around tables heavily la
den with -the choicest of food to
please the inner man. As the day
passed many congratulatory mes-
received through tele-
MISTRIAL ENDS
TAUNTON’S CASE
HERE SAT. NIGHT
Jury Stood Deadlocked for More
Than Ten Hours; Court
Ends Term
E. J. MUSSLEWHITE
GIVEN TWO YEARS
IN THE STATE PEN
EllaviUe, Ga., Oot. 11.—A lone' sa S es w « re , J
white gunman who was unmasked telephone calls and personal
and wore no sox, Monday robbed the 'usits
Bank of Ellaville of cash estimated friends.
I visits of near relatives and devoted
by G. H. Stevens, a director, at $5,-
000.
The robbery occurred shortly after
the bank opened at 9 a. m..
The bandit forced Cashier H. F.
Dixon to tie up Mrs. W. H. Ware,
assistant cashier, and they waited
for the time lock on the vault to
open.
Mrs. Ware said she thought she
had seen the bandit before -while
includea
Although their attention was
called to the fact, both in the
lasit issue of this paper and 1 by
telegraphic dispatch, the daily
papers of the state in published
accounts of the accident inci
dent, have made no correction
of greatly exagerated 1 accounts
published in the state papers
of October fifth. This paper is
taking no issue with tine grand
jury in returning indictments
against Mr. Taunton, since they
acted' solely in accordance with
the evidence before them, neith
er with the trial jury in being
unable to agree as to the real
facts in the case; but we do
condemn the matter of exagerat
ed reports involving some of our
very 'best citizens and defend
their cause to the very last de
gree. By all means, people
should withhold judgment until
the real facts are known. In this
instance the community as well
as many individuals have been
placed in an -unfavorable light
without cause.
visiting in Rupert, Ga. She said she , gara Windham of this city
The guest list at dinner
the folowing:
Mrs. W. W. Wallace, Miss Eliza
beth Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. Tesla
Wallace and daughter, Ann, Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Wallace and son, Lor- ^
ry, of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. I indictments returned by the
Windham and son, Walter, of Tifton, here lagt week driving
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Windham and
son Charlton, of Thomson; Mrs. ira
Chambers, ol Jacksonville, Fla; Mr.
and Mns. J. T. Mathews and
did not know his name, but that
called her Belle, her first name. Mrs. I atl d~Mrs.Wtodham have been
Ware’s mouth was taped. Dixon was '
not tied.
Shortly after the robbery police
received a report that three men
dressed in -khaki haa been seen
speeding towards Andersonville.
During the robbery several custo
mers came to the bank door, but their
suspicion -was not aroused 1 by the
locked doors.
Approximately $700 of the loot
was in. silver, the remaininder in
bills.
The bandit left by the back door.
State highway patrolemen were
notified immediately and took charge
of the investigation. Officers of sur
rounding counties and Federal De
partment of Justice officers also
were notified.
T-wo planes of the new "Volunteer
State Air Patrol also joined in the
search. The planes, which took oft
from Americus, were piloted by Col.
Wallace Sheffeld- and Andy McEl-
wraith.
One ship headed toward Albany,
the other toward Rupert.
G-men left Atlanta lor the scene
of the robbery -shortly after being
notified.
Stevens said he presumed the man
had an automobile and a companion
but witnesses saw no one else.
The bandit was described-
Ste-vens as being six feet tal-1,
-Born and reared in the county Mr.
out
standing in everything that has
meant for the advancement and up
building of the community since ear
ly life. For many years Mr. Wind
ham has been a -prominent factor in
religious, educational and political
affairs of the county, a successful
merchant, warehouseman, farmer
and office holder. Mrs. Windham, a
lovely woman, holds claim on a fam
ily lineage that is truly beautiful
and unto you two some excellent chil
dren who, in your declining days,
pronounce you blessed.
The Rev. R. C. Howard
Is Named President
Of Athletic Club
Ellaville, Ga., Oct. 10.—The new
est organization to be formed in
EllaviUe is the Athletic Association.
Officers are Rev. R. C. Howard,
formerly of Macon, president; Ray
mond Duncan, vice president; Jas. H.
Hart, secretary; Clarence MoCrory,
treasurer. Directors are, Frank Alex
ander, H. F. Dixon, W. A. Manning
and M. J Arrington.
u v Dues are one dollar per year,
y | Meetings are held monthly on- the
weighed 165 hdui.de, nut blue ntj 52^'hlS , te^£i5lrt S Ali3S
0 « ss ‘s z"Sr «“■ “ d /r h “
.,, i He especially observed, he said,,
f ], e that the man more no sox.
Knights of Honor have recently pur-! The man had a gold- ring on- his
chased a very desirable two-story i 1®®* hand, Stevens said.
'ra'Ming and will give about the first! Messages went out to all police in
of November a fair and festival for , the surrounding territory.
Dm purpose of raising money to fin- j Atlanta police said they received a
sill uo ssaupaiqaput jiaql 3utXndi qsi! report from H. S. Dixon, cashier of
building. The Knights of Hpnor will the bank that the bandit forced him
make every effort for the success of to tie up a woman employe, and that
the occasion and we hope the citi-1 the bandit then tied him before loot-
zens generally will make an earnest j n .g the cash box.
effort to assist the enterprise. * * * '
Quite a number of the young urchins nnnmwm\T
.(Turn to Page 8; No 1) CORRECTION
I County Agent Urges
Farmers To Submit
Sales Certificates
The Herald wishes to correct an
error which- appeared in its last is
sue. In an advertisement for Hin
ton & Co., a well known business
firm at Reynolds, wheat was quoted
at $1.00 per bushel when the price
should have been given at $1.60
The Heral-d- gladly makes this cor-
I l a iD° r County Agent W. F. Bem-
Dr y> in a statement issued today, - - - - . ...
I urged that local farmers who intend rection and regrets very much that
I ? a l>ply for the subsidy payment on it occurred. The advertisement in its
l th fir 1937 cotton- crop, please turn in corrected form appears elsewhere in
1 tees bills on- all cotton sold within this issue.
IMteen day® of the date of sale.
Li-filiations- concerning these ap-
Iwations state that in- order to re-
t * 1 ‘ s Payment, sales bills or
I, cates must be on file within the
required time.
Gets 1938
Association Session
, Rehoboth Baptist Association
^ TOGt'h annual session at
|krnn°- rt Valley church yesterday a'f-
I its
I'ariou
WANTED
Refined sales ladies wanted: One
for Butler, three for Thomaston.
three for Americus and one for Tal
botton. Minimum salary $120.09 for
sixty days of eight hours each. $7.50
cash bond required to cover samples
which amount is refunded when con
tract is completed.
P. O. BOX 97, Butler, Ga.
The fina-l coat of asphalt and fine-
t screened gravel were applied 1 -to the
n "°n after selecting Reynolds for j streets yesterday necessitating traf-
.'"ueting next year and hearing j fic being kept off the streets for the
reports. next day or two.
SHOWS FOR WEEK
AT DEAN THEATRE
The double-header feature pro
gram for Friday and Saturday at tee
Dean Theatre this week is headed Dy
tne famous Jones Fan'S’j"'series “Hot
Water.” The_mirthful comedy that
includes among its cast of meiry
makers, Jed Prouty and Spring By
inton. Also on this program will be
Tom Tyler, ace action star, in “The
Rip Roaring Buckaroo.
Sunday and Monday will bring the
largest cast of stars, all in one
feature entitled “You Can’t Have
Everything.” Among the many stars
are Alice Faye and Don Ameche,
who add to the romantic story of the
plot. The comedy is well handled by
the popular Ritz Brothers, also
Charles Winninger of Show Boat
fame and Louise (Gypsy Rose Lee)
Hovick. The music is by the best
Hollywood songsters Gordon-
Revel.
Tuesday, for one day only, Lene
Raymond and Ann Sothem in- the
comedy hit of a newpsaper reporter
in “There Goes My Girl.”
Wednesday and Thursday, Miriam
Hopkins and Joel McRae in the hit
comedy of the year, “Woman Chases
Special matinees on Tuesday and
Thursday at the popular 15c ad
missions are proving very popular
with the Taylor County ladies.
Pleads Guilty to Theft of 14 Bales
(of (Cotton While Operating
Warehouse
A case in which much local inter
est centered was disposed of in Tay
lor superior court, in session here
last week was that of Mr. E. J.
Musslewhite, cotton warehouseman
and well known citizen of Reynolds, ...
in which Mr. Musslewnite was i ™is issue of the Herald goes
charged in an indictment with t.ie lts lar £ e family of readers.
FINE EXHIBITS
SEEN AT COUNTY
FAIR THIS WEEK
Large Crowds Present and Many
Exhibits Make Up a Rally
Successful Fair
The Taylor County Fair—an an-
mial event—is on/ here in full mriwc
no bills Iii. . ti _ . .
larceny of fourteen bales of cotton
valued at $727.00
Before the hour set for trial Mr.
The exhibits of agricultural- pro
ducts, poultry, canning, preserving,
cakes, candies, wood-craft needle
Dudley Taunton, Taylor county
legislator, charged in three separate
grand
auto
mobile while drunk, drunkenness
the public highway and resisting
artest, was placed on trial Friday
morning on the first count named
above.
The indictments were an after-
math to an automobile acciuen-t three
miles north of Butler oil State High
way Number Three on Saturday
night, Oct. 2nd, in which the auto
mobile driven -by Mr. Taunton was
struck -by another car driven -by two
prominent young women, Miss Esie
cywmt ot Atlanta, and Miss Eumiia
Mailer, of Bacouiton, Ga., in which
both women claim to -have been
painfully injured, as was also Robert
Beal, of Buena Vista, who was an
occupant of the Taunton car. The
young ladies were traveling south
while Mr. Taunton was going north
when the accident occurred on tne
side of the road traveled by tne
young ladies.
Wide-spread interest was mani
fested in the trial as evidenced by
tee large number of spectators who
filled the court room during the two
days’ trial that ended late Saturday
night in a mistrial, the jury -being
hopelessly divided from the start, it
is said. The last ballot, taken at 10
o'clock Saturday night, was said to
have shown the same result—5 to 7
—as that taken- ten hours earlier.
C. W. Foy, local attorney, assisted
Solicitor General Hubert Calhoun.
Taunton was represented by former
of our town were up before the
Mayor’s court last week for violat
ing the ordinance against riding on
the passenger train between the de
pot and the wood-rack. Such re
quirements were made of some of
(Turn to Page 8; No. 2)
Musslewhite came into court and on.- ' yxwk, cut-flowers, ferns and
tered a plea of guilty to the charges j displays filling two big tents
preferred and -was -sentenced by j g° to snake up a really fine fair
Judge C. F, McLaughlin to serve are excellent while large crowds
two years anti a day in the state i hav ' e 'keen present each day since the
penitentiary. I opening of the gates to main en-
Having absconded several weeks , *' rance Tuesday,
ago the cotton warehouse business, Butler welcomes her neighbors and
operated iby Mr. Musslewhite was friends -frm surrounding territory and
placed in receivership on the peti- Dm’ 3 the city over to them. We are
tio-n of a Fort Valley concern. | fi4**l to see these folks im town and
Mr. Musslewhite is held u -prison- j we hope they have a good time and
er in the Taylor county jail awaiting P r °fit by seeing the (many exhibits
Instructions from the prison com- | of farm products which are on dis
mission' directing to what -prison he Pl a y-
will be sent. The county fair is an old institu
tion and according to reports from ail
over the land it is staging a derided
comeback. Neglected 1 for a time
during depression days, we once
again see throngs co-ming to town to
see and enjoy it.
If you would know the American
people as they really are, visit a
county fair. No fancy clothes will
you see, but rather tee serviceable,
comfortable styles to whicn America
clings. You will learn, that it is still
Community Exhibits
Win Valuable Prizes
At Taylor Co. Fair
Prize awards in the various com
munity booth- exhibits at the Taylor possible to this modem age for folks
County Fair were announced yester
day by the judges as follows:
First prize, Mauk
Second prize, Crowell
Third prize, Central
Fourth prize, Reynolds
Fifth prize, Rupert
Sixth prize, Howard
-Seventh prize, Charing
Eighth prize, Cross Roads
Ninth prize, Butler
Mauk Achool -won the silver
to enjoy -themselves by inspecting
the harvests of the fields, the pro
ducts of the ho-mes and the inventive
genius of the nation as displayed in
labor-saving devices and agricultural
machinery. You will find as much in
terest shown in hogs, cattle and
chickens as you will in streamline
trains, dlrigilblles, or many-cylindered
autos. You will hear men and wo-men
chatting about weather conditions
CU P and coming crop prospects ami about
offered for the most attractive float coming and going tfterir.neigh:
in the Wednesday afternoon -parade, bors, instead of about fan-dancers,
The presentation was made by Mr. ft n g ern ail polish or movie star di-
Eugene Anderson, feature writer ox i vorces
the Macon Telegraph.
Complete list of'individual prizes I tair i® J not “
ill- J n,.Wished in next week’s is- ^ucutional set-up, it IS social oasU
FUTURE FARMERS
ORGANIZE AT IDEAL
INTEREST IS SHOWN
New Club in Neighboring City Elects
- W.annie Hambrick As
Its President
According to reports coming from
Ideal, Macon county, a rich agricul
tural section and our neighbor city
and county, a Future Farmers oi
America Club has been organized
there following a well attended and
enthusiastic meeting held at the
Ideal high eshool building. Tempo
rary officers were elected as lollows:
President, Wannie Hambrick; vice
president, Alvin Rabun; secretary,
Frank Williams; treasurer, Lester
Terry; reporter, Hinton Hambricis;.
These officers will serve until Christ
mas.
Odis R. Moss, teacher of agricul
ture, is adviser for the chapter.
Among projects planned by the
group are:
To build and equip a community
canning plant; build and equip a
community work shop; place exhibits
at the county fair; beautify the
school grounds; conduct fertilizer
tests; paint home dwellings; im
prove pastures for livestock; install
water_systems; drain farm laud; re
move - stumps from fields; -screen
home dwellings; prevent forest fires;
Hits Colossal Grandstand Show at j cu-ll poultry on the home farm; home
State Fair. Macon. All Week. Oct. j mixing of fertilizer; test seed tor
18-23. Teauty, Novelty, Variety, | germination; erect flag -pole
will be published in next week’s is
sue of The Herald.
Mr. C. A. Hurt Dies
At His Home Sunday
for those in whose lives the green
spots are infrequent. The county
fair has established itself as a fixed
part of our American- life. It will re
main such as long as it affords a
cheerful holiday to those who an-tici
pate its pleasures for months in ad
vance, as millions of -people now uo,
a majority of citizens among them.
-And then there comes in connec
tion with the county fair the needed
diversion of all work and worry to
fun and frolic on- the big midway,
Mr. C. A. Hurt, 08 years of age
died at his home in- Cedar Creek dis
trict Sunday morning, Oct. 10.
Mr. Hurt’s death was caused from eating pea-nuts, drinking red lemon
a fractured spine he received sev- ade, riding the merry-go-round, the
era! years ago in an auto-mobile ac- ferris wheel, the chair-o-plane, and
indent. 1 in- general playing the part or a
He was a native of Pike County, care-free child again.
Alabama. He -moved to Taylor coun- - hope old and young will enjoy
ty about a year ago, and- had been them selves to the fullest extent this
engaged in farming since that time. week B u t let us all so conduct our-
Funeral services -were held for Mr. ggi-ygg that when, we return to our
Hurt at two o’clock Saturday after- work we wjE have no regret for the
noon at Bethel church with inter
ment in the cemetery nearby. Rev.
J. T. Flournoy was in charge of fu
neral services with Ediwards Bros,
funeral directors.
Mr. Hurt is survived by three sons
and five daughters.
Quarterly Conference
To Be Held at Howard
I hope that you officials of the
churches on the Butler-Haward
charge will do your best to come to
conference at Howard next Wednes
day with a complete financial report.
I am so anxious to give all my time
time spent in quest of pleasure.
Infant Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Byrd Dies
Of Pneumonia Thurs.
Samuel Byrd 9-months-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Byrd, died at
the home of his parent® in Rey
nolds Thursday morning, Oct. 7.
Little Samuel’s death was caused
from pneumonia from which he
suffered only three days.
Funeral services were conducted at
10 o'clock Friday morning
to the spiritual matters of the work j Crowell Methodist church
■nine at
followed
Hits! Hits! Hits! Cavalcade ot
Flash!
school.
that I feel that Pm not doing my
duty when I am out collecting mon
ey. Will- you meet us there with all
the money for the year in hand?
Thank you for your loyaltv in the
work of the Kingdom this yaair.
E. A. Martin, Pastor.
FARM FOR SALE
One hundred and forty acres good
farm' land, ninety acres in cultiva
tion; good spring and pasture; barn
and two tenant houses; farm known
as the Peacock place five Tniles
south-east of 'Butler. Terms, cash.
G. D. LOOKE, Butler, Ga.
The remains of George Montfort,
colored, who died at Columbus Fri
day, were laid to rest in colored
cemetery in Butler Sqwiny He was
n native of Butler and’ well known
brick mr-son, moving te Columbus
onlv a short time a on He had- been
sick u-lrnost continuously since leav
ing Bfitl-er.
by interment in the cemetery nearby.
The Rlev. M. T. Gaultney conducted
the last sad rites.
The little child is survived- by his
fond parents, one brother and one
sister.
~ GINNERS’ REPORT
There were 7,980 bales of cotton
ginned an Taylor county from tne
crop of 1937 prior to Oct. 1, 1937 as
compared with 4,730 bales ginned to
Oct. 1, 1936.
Georgia State Fair, Dixie’s Great
est Exposition, in Macon All Week,
Oct. 18-23. More Joys, Grander Than
Ever Before. Lots to See, Lots to Do,
Lots of Fun. Let’s Go.
Vester Hill, of Rupert community,
was exhibiting in Butler Saturday a
seven-foot rattle snake which he
killed with a stick while crossing
the road in front of Mr. Hill as he
was coming to Butler.