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much progress in
EUROPEAN HOUSING
SAYS T. J. McGEE
EDITOR’S NOTEThe fol
lowing is the second of a series
of articles Theo J. McGee, for
mer Butler man, who recently re
turned from a European tour, is
writing for the Ledger-Enquirer
Columbus.
By Theo J. McGee
Current discussion about slum-
c lenranee bring® to mind the prog
mss European countries are making
in the improvement of business con
ditions. Though the criticism may be
shin Pi in not one of a score of Euro
pean cities which 1 visited this sum
mer, did I observe any houses so un
ited for habitation as exist in oui
American cities, including Columbus,
'fhe “slum-fringe” so familiar in
American cities is pleasantly absent
in the European towns.
Italy alfords the most amazing ex-
■unple of improved housing con
ditions. The great commercial city oi
Milan, with a population in excess
of amillion, seems to have been
largely rebuilt within the past few
years. I went to nearly every section
of the city particularly
The Butler Herald
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS”
Volume 61
BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday October 21, 1937
Numbei 61
NEGRO TRAPPED
IN CHIMNEY OF
REYNOLDS STORE
Extricated by Dismantling Part ot
Chimney After Crying
For Help
Butler Merchant’s
Wish Granted As
Streets Are Paved
MISS CAROLINE BLOUNT MEETS TRAGIC DEATH
AS DOES ANOTHER COLLEGE STUDENT, WHILE
FOUR OTHERS ARE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN WRECK
Paving of Streets of Butler
Reality Says Oscar
Dreizin
The first note of Christmas was
sounded at Reynolds Tuesday night
when, in his -attempt to play Santa
Claus, Johnnie Davidson, a well-
known negro about Reynolds, -mis
judged the size of the opening to the
chimney in the store of Mr. E. T.
Shealy as compared with his aoir-
_ to' observe: dupois.
housing conditions, and nowhere did I But Johnnie’s motive was that he
I discover any slum- area. On the should be the bearer of valuables
contrary, there have -been recently from the place visited rather than in
tiuilt scores upon scores of new hous- ■ leaving gifts.
jag units. Attractive brick, tile and j His p j anS( which were all worked
stucco apartments are the most oub with the assistance of James
popularly used types. One can ; Hicks and Charlie Burnett, two other
scarcely believe what he sees, on so ; negroes, proceeded well until he had
vast a ‘scale has the new construction ! ,j esc(!lu led the chimney uuout half its
been carried- on in Milan. - length when- he found himself wedged
Likewise in various other cities ot sn tightly that even to breathe was
Italy this building program is under a l mos t impossible and- to move a
way. in Genoa entire blocks of un-. mU scle inconceivable,
tenantable houses have -been rem-ov- -while Hicks and Burnett waited to
ed and new, attractive structures I rece j ve the -loot from the store as
built. For generations Naples was Davidson handed them out the back
afflicted with possibly the worst (ioor t h ey heard the cries of the man
stums m Europe. Now the slum areas , the chimney and went to his res
have been removed largely and the; cue immediately, but all efforts to
city made spotlessly clean. In Flor- extricate him failed them, so they
«ice, it is estimated that last year i a p (pea i e d to the night officer for as-
at least 3,000 new housing units i s ; stalKe .
were built. For the country
whole, it is said that probably 140,-
1100 new units were' constructed last
year.
New buildings in Italy are not con
fined to residential units, In every
city dozens upon dozens of new com-
Davidsoaii was rescued only after
considerable effort on the part ot
the crowd that had gathered and by
means of dismantling a good por
tion of the chimney.
The three negroes were placed
under arrest and- are now in the
(By Eugene Anderson)
Oscar Dreizin at Butler told the
Circle man a little more than a year
ago that Butler’s streets ought to be
paved, and- he wanted to live long
enough to see the pavjng laid. Last
week the paving job was being com
pleted. Mr. Dreizin was asked If he
now has anything else to live for,
s.nce this great wish of his life had
jeep gratified.
"Yes, I’m like the man who said
he would be willing to die if he
could live to reach 7 5 years old.
When he became that old he thought
of several reasons why he ouhgt to
be allowed to live until- he was 80.
Having seen the streets of Butler
paved, 1 now long to see the road
paved to Reynolds and on- into Ma
con. Every highway leading out of
Butler ought to be .paved.”
>Mr. Dreizin pays a tribute to the
Taylor county commissioners for
what they did in paving Butler. He
suid the city authorities could not
have done tile paving. Their financial
1 condition would no justify it; but
the county commissioners appropri
ated the money and did the work
well.
The people around Butler say Mr.
Dreizin was evidently joking, or
didn’t think twice, when lie said it
was has life ambition to see the
streets paved; that he has one of the
finest mercantile establishments in
Butler, and also operates two flour
ishing stores in nearby towns. And
MR. JOHN EASON
IS SERIOUSLY HURT
IN AUTO WRECK
Former Butler Man Is Carried to
Atlanta Hospital in Se
rious Condition
Educational Association
Is Organized By School
Teachers of Taylor Co.
Car in Which Party Was En Route
to Football Game Collides
With Train Near
Bradford, Fla.
mercial houses, such as office build- Taylor county jail at Butler charged ^ },is boast that he owes no man a
iii.gs, government buildings, factories with attempting to burglarize Mr.
etc., are now -being built. Splendid ghealy’s store.
highways are also being constructed —
all over the country. The ones at j ^
Milan, Florence, and Venice are par- D I Cviiporinrifnn Kt|f‘K
tolarly fine and beautiful. j R. L. dWedXlIlglUil DdUY
Recreational facilities are likewise
included in the building program.
Paries and playgrounds have every
where been built or improved. In
Home, there is now being constructed
an enormous athletic field with all p holwillgs 0 f the 1938 model
types of facilities for physical train- , t fo b r dealers an<i salesmen
uig. In- the gymnasium there is wha ^ he , d , , more thaUl 50 of
American travelers described ,, , - Hoa , vf t u~ rj-nited
From Chevrolet Sales
Meeting In Atlanta
dollar.
CHICKENS MAY NOW
BE REGISTERED
It will be a source of regret to his
many Taylor county friends to learn
of the critical condition of Mr. John
Eason as the result of Injuries he
received several days ago when the
car heiwas driving overturned a short
distance from bis home at Thomas-
ton. Mr. Eason is a former Butler
merchants and is closely related to
several prominent Taylor county
families.
Relating the wreck incident The
Tho-maston Times of Friday last
says:
“Air. Eason -was enroute from
Thomastun to- the home of his
mother-m-law when the accident oc
curred. Climbing from the wreckage
he made his way to Delray, his des
tination and told relatives the brakes
locked as he rounded a curve. He was
brought to Thomas-tan -where he
went to h-is wife a-t the Dixie Haven
Grill and gave her the details.
"Enroute home, he passed his
downtown store and noticed that it
had been- entered and that the -burg
lars were loading their loot in an au
tomobile. When they saw him they
fled. Investigation also showed that
Asking Clothing company had been
entered but the thieves were routed
before anything was taken.
“Mr. Eason then retired but com
plained Tuesday morning of a severe
headache and a few minutes later
An Educational Association ol
Taylor county -was organized at the
suggestion of County School Super
in tm --nt W. T. Rustin at a meeting
of county school touchers hold -at the
Butler school building recently.
Officers recommended by a nomi
nating committee headed by Prof.
V. P. Folds were elected unanimous
ly. They nre: Prof. E. H. Joiner,
superintendent of Reynolds high
school, president; Miss Verna Jarrell
vice president; Miss Laurette Pick
ling secretary-treasurer; ami Miss
Rarah Red,foam, reporter.
It was further recommended- that
the time of meeting shall be
Miss. Blount, Daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs.A.C. Blount
Mins -Sarah Tillman, 'Killed in Same
Wreck, Daughter of State
Senator and Mrs. Henry
C. Tillman, Tampa,
Florida.
One of the most deplorable trage-
u 8 1°^ Gle year—one which touches
the hearts and homes of some of
— „ _.. Taylor and nearby Macon county's
Sntnrday following the close of each , Gest and most widely known citizens
regular school month, und that the 1 whs brought to light here late Sat-
County Bound of Education have all j urday afternoon by bclegruphic corn-
teachers’ salaries available at these inunication announcing the dearth of
meetings. (Miss Caroline Blount, of Clmitahoo-
Mr. Joiner, president, named Mr. ; ch-ee, Fla., and Miss Sarah Tiillman,
V. P. Folds, superintendent of But-'er | of Tampa, Fla., and serious injuries
high sehool, to draw urn a constitu-1 to four others, the result of a coi
tion and by-laws to lie submitted at | lision between the automobile in
the next regular meeting.
TAYLOR CO. FAIR
PRIZE WINNERS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Horses, and cows, and dogs, may
all be pedigreed by their respective
breeding clubs or associations, but j apst( f j n t 0 unconsciousness,
chickens haive not until recently , mw the Geonri
been bred in the -purple, or their
breeding has not been standardized
and certified by a national associa
tion. At the Butler fair last week A.
E. Guinn of the Teach Valley Egg
Farm and Hatchery showed registra
tion papers for a number of h-is
White Leghorn hens and cockrels.
The hen whose eggs do not weigh
two ounces or more each cannot
ot |
de-
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le oi I
cite
and
Byrd
n, el I
loud
first
l the
1 not
,r« r , t F*;&src ussTtnam SSt
m the World. ! j n , r to Mr. R. L. Sewaringen, of the
Italy grants a 25 year tax ex- i Taylor County Motor Co., Reyon-lds,
cniptioni on* nil tigw construction. In ,y.L. Vinq lumt" returned here from lit- **"”».7. , .. , _ • i •
some cases cities donate buildings. tendi the introduction ceremonies C|U f'^’ n f 1-5 ounlls^extra ^-points
sites to encourage home construction. Wil Atlanta. eycess of two ounces^
Loans for terms as long as 60 years
are available at a small rate of in
terest.
There are societies in- Italy ^ ^ „„ Mi , „„„
K«nized- for the purpose of providing Geg sc h e duled for the balance of 1937 i to a laying capacity con-
kousmur for the poor. Assistance lor an<J , m8 , ^ fe eraHy n , bove eg g S each. In
hiusing is a recognized . - A brighter industrial picture was j f ac t, he says he had a record of 343
painted by Mr. Swearingen on his j gfrgs in one year; but anything up to
return to Reynolds. “Gains for the j goo and above 240 is considered
good.
While Air. Guinn and- Emory Parr
held in Atlanta.
The annual preview was designed
to familiarize all Chevrolet dealers
and salesmen with the new product,, e ^n'h ddi "Mr. Guinn believes it will
selling plans and advertising aetivi- j bg p08S ;y e to build a flock of White
are given. All of the registration
papers for hens showed points con
siderably in excess of the number of
recognized form o.t
I philathropy for wealthy persons, just
1 an hospitals and education are in
1 America. entire automotive industry seem in-
Italy, according to my observa- - dicated> ” he said, “and the outstand
ing, affords an outstanding example . advances made by Chevrolet in
what may be done to improve itg new |pro d uct indicate that public
improve- acceptance of the 1938 car will l>e
done to
I building conditions. The im-prov
nents are in such contrast to con-
I Mitions formerly existing there.
Germany likewise is doing much to
I eliminate undesirable tenement con-
Iditions. in Munich 1 observed in one
l area new apartments recently coh-
VrtrucU-d at government expense suf-
lficient u, house 8,000 families. Hol-
| too, is improving- housing con-
will be
even more enthusiastic than ever be
fore.”
iMr. Swai’ingen had high praise for
the new car, pointing out that en
gineering refinements and body,
chassis, and interior improvements
made Chevrolet an even finer car
than in 1937.
Predicting a banner sales year, he
ditiens for the poor, in- Amsterdam based his tdm . ast on the fact that
‘He is now in/ the Georgia Baptist
hospital in Atlanta in an uncon
scious condition and late Thursday
afternoon his condition was still di
agnosed as critical.”
All Exhibits, Both Community and
Individual, Are Pro
nounced Good
Reunion At Home
Mr. and Mrs. Cox
Is Enjoyable Affair
are working on the egig producing
and the marketing problems in Tay
lor county, J. E. Hu-naes of Columbus
striving to bring to the front the
A very enjoyable occasion and one
long to -be remembered by those at
tending was the reunion last Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Cox at which time descendants of the
Cox and Locke families gathered for
a delightful day together. Each of
these families were pioneers in the
settling anti early history of the
county and have long been promi
nent in the social, civic and re
ligious life of the community.
The occasion which brought to
gether more than fifty relatives and
s r.StV i 1 r " »'■ m ”- «*« «*
Waverly Hall, and raises there his
White Leghorns, but at Columbus 'he
personally looks after his Bhode Is
land Reds, in the Georgia and Flori
da National Egg Laying Contests
his red liens made history. The 13
•h«™ „; "S,r™W recently-built JS "rSne.nd, of order!! onte.tnnUe WM to hint in ft.
JSt n V b ? the government on terms oi j ct '; igbt uaseell l)y the buyers.
| and ao years. I “I call this a distinct tribute to
An American traveling m Europe ch€Vro ; et tlia-t these people place
!,f am!'.- 1 ,’ . inl i l>ressetl ! i. y , ;fe. abs „T® such confidence in the organization,”
he asserted.
A bigger truck sales year also was
indicated- by Mr. Swearingen, who
said “Increasing need of truck re
placements ana growing use of com
mercial cars in industry and o-n the
farm authenticate this prediction.”
FARM FOR SALE
l«f dilapidated, unpainted old shacks.
I Hie European ,people seem to keep
I their houses in better condition than
P® some Americans. The genera)
I cleanliness and orderliness of the
I cities impress the traveler. And m
jtne rural sections, one is much im
pressed with the well-terraced and
l f ared-for farm lands, most signifi-
I“fitly there are no muddy streams
like our Chattahoochee river. As l
liiow recall, 1 saw only one muddy
Istream in any of the countries that 1
I'isiteil in Europe. All of the streams
, the
Duntl'i
public
n No-
d daV I
court!
ounty>|
e, cer-
ty, to-
tv-ouel
nd '*1
iistrif!
the "I
ot 1
itratoM
ceased-]
One hundred and forty acres good
farm land, ninety acres in cultiva-
jjPd -fciTe retaining^valls
h most remote rural sections the G - D ' LOGKL, Butler. ua
I’ucams were thus hedged in by such
|*alls,
Work of removing the debris and
jjeaidng the grounds of the Butler
and Storage Co., which was de-
Irxed -by fire two weeks ago, was
Iff 11 ! tltis week for the purpose of
■wilding at an early date.
line Gordon-Carson Chapter U. D.
.'rill conduct a cake sale Friday
i 1 22, at Harry Powell’s Cafe in
'molds. Time: 2 till 4 p. -m.
^Thousands °f tiny bream from the
j le ei p l " lc 'rt hatchery were placed in
streams near Butler last week.
Marjorie Brown, the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brown, ot
Howard, received a painful seal!
wou-nd from- a missile, accidentally
thrown- into tire air from the pocket
of a rider of one of the riding de
vices- at the fair last week.
place. His nen was credited with
2,811 points for the 2,682 eggs laid.
It is said more than half of the pul
lets sent to the Florida contest
him had not previously laid an egg.
In the Georgia contest his rods fin
ished in fourth place, scoring 3o0
ooints ove-r any other heavy breeds, |
thus making history for the heavy |
broods, thus making history for the |
heavy breeds of America and tor
Georgia.
CAKE-BAKING TIME IS HERE
Christmas is just around the
corner and we aie beginning to
make plans to this effect.
The next community meetings oi
the home demonstration club will be
all-day fruit cake baking. Have
vour ingredients cut and ready for
mixing Bring two yards brown
paper, one tablespoon fat, six yards
card, and your cake ingredients.
Be on time and let us enjoy the
dav together.
Willie Leggitt, n. D. A.
Heavy rains and tomadic winds in
widely separated sections of tTLe
DOG LOST
Small white
and black spotted
bench legged i 11
deaths and- considerable property j front legs j a
wSTSSr.ca.
south are held accountable for three , m . a ,le .fox terrier,
deaths and- considerable , ' , ' rK im<1
damage first of this week.
for Mr.
few days prior to their forty-sixth
wSliding anniversary.
At the noon hour a sumptuous
dinner was served from the contents
of bountifully filled baskets prepared
by those attending.
Out-of-town guests includcdj Mrs.
Mary Holiday, Mrs. Susie Forehand,
Mrs. Mattie Cogibuni, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Johns, ,Mr. and Mrs. John Sor-
relBs and Mrs. Mildred Sheppard,
all of Montezuma; -Mrs. John Locke,
of Thomaston; Mrs. J. H Hickman
and' Miss Sarah Cox, of Miami, Fla.;
little Ralph Cox, of Oglethorpe; and
Rev. J. L. Whitley, of Mauk.
Carters Buy Drug Store
Located In Talbotton
Tallbotton, Ga., Oct. 19.—Dr. G. L.
Garter and his son, Norman Carter,
hav-e purchased the J. B. Douglas
Drug store at Tallbotton. Dr. Carter
wil move into the office of the EuiM-
ing soon. He has been located in tm’e
Bethune building.
Norman Carter will be manager of
the store. Besides improving th e
store, much new stock will be added.
Permanent representative for But
ler and surrounding territory to
represent LaSalle Extension Uni
versity. Full or part time. Excellent
Bpportunity for right man. l‘ul
training given for successful field
work. Write District Office
Bibb Building, Macon, Ga.
202
grast on Saturdays at Reynolds, Ga,
Get your Permanent Fall Wave
now, at Ruth’s Beauty Salon in
Butler; phone 95 day or night.
The 1087 Taylor County Fair
closed it gates Saturday night at
the end of a week’s exhibition, par
ticularly the co-immunity and the 4-H
Club members exhibits.
Attendance during the ~ first two
days was not so large as expected,
but crowds jammed the grounds to
their capacity timing the remainder
of the week.
The Brown Novelty Shows carried
a number of mierry-imaking and en
tertaining features. The grounds and
attrnetioins were we'll policed and
this department of the fair was
handled with practically no disorder.
Those to -whom prizes were award
ed were as follows:
Class 1, Tomato Exhibit
First, Mrs. W. M. McFarland
Mauk.
.Second, Mrs. J. B. B.vrd, Crowell
Third, Miss Ruth Nel-rton. Reynolds
Class 2, Berry Exhibit
First, Mrs. M. II. Chapman, Mauk
Second, Mrs. Zetta Peterman,
Cross Roads.
Third, Mrs. D. E. Bvrd, Crowell.
Class 3, Pdum (None)
Class 4, Garden Exhibit
First, Mrs. J. B. Byrd, Crowell
Second, Mrs. R. M. Jinks, Mauk
Third, Mrs. Cleatus Hill, Charing
Class 5, Relish Exhibit
First, Mrs. R. M. Jinks, Mauk.
Class 6, Pear Exhibit
First, Mrs. D. E. Byrd, Crowell
Second, Mrs. R. D. Waller, Mauk.
Third, Mrs. A. D. Wind-ham, Rey
noids.
Class 7, Apple Exhibit
First Mrs. George Theus, Cross
Roads.
Second, Miss Annie Martin, Rey
nolds.
Class 8, Vegetable Exhibit
First, Mrs. Louise Nelson, Rey
nolds.
Second, Mrs. FI. D. Locke, Cross
Roads.
Third, Mrs. Clinton R-uel, Charing,
Class 9, Peach Exhibit
First, Mrs. E. A. Nelson, Reynolds
Class 10, Grape Exhibit
First, Mrs. A. J. Peacock, Mauk.
Class 'll, F'ig Exhibit
First, Mrs. H. W. Woodall, Mauk
Class 12, Preserve Exhibit
First, Miss Annie Martin, Reynolds
Second, Mrs. J. T. Chapman, Mauk
Third, Mrs. Dock Byrd, Crowell
Class 13, Fruit Juice Exhibit
First, Mrs. Lillie Hill, Oh-aring
Second, Mrs. Joe Wilder, Mauk
Class 14, Pickle Exhhbit
First, Mrs. R. D. Waller, Mauk
CIhhh 15, Vinegar Exhind
First, Mrs. Hattie Warner, Mauk
Class 16, Menu Exhibit
First, Mrs. Gorman Jarrell, Central
Second. Mrs. Hattie Walker. Mauk
Third. Mrs. R. M. Jinks. Mauk
Class 17, Single Exhibits
First, Mrs. A. H. Jarrell, Central
(Turn to Page 8; No. 1)
which they were riding and a pas
senger train of the Atlantic Coast
Line, near Bradford, Fin., early
Saturday morning,
The party of six which included
five Florida State College for Wom
en students and n young attorney
was enroute to t-he University of
Florida—Sown nee footlbafl game at
Gainesville.
Miss Blount, 19 years off age, a
senior at the F. S. C. W. und driver
of the ill-futed machine, was the
daughter of Postmaster and Mrs. A.
C. Blount, of Chattahoochee, Fla., a
niece of Mrs. E. H. Joiner, Mr®. B.
E. Flowers, of Reynolds; Meters D.
W. and Sam Harp, of Macon coun
ty. Mrs. Blount, mother of the vic
tim being before lie' njarringe Miss
Eduiu Harp, daughter of M a j .
and Mra. J. W. Harp, off Ma
con- county. Her injuries consisted
of a fractured- skull, juw fracture
and internal injuries. She died al
most instantly as dill Miss Sarah
Tillman, 21, youngest daughter of
State Senator and Mrs. Henry C.
Tillman, of Tampa, Fla. She re
ceived a fractured skull. Miss Till
man, a granddaughter of the late
“Pitchfork Beni” TVmnn. once gov
ernor and later United States Sena
tor from South Carolina, was a
senior at the State College for Wom
en. She was a member oif Kappa
Delta sorority.
The injured were listed as follow®:
Mary Massey of -Miami Beach, a
senior, condition fair; Myrtle Alice
Clifford, of Marianna, a senior, leg
injury, condition serious; Dorothea
Ruff, of Miami, a junior at the col
lege, minor cuts and bruise®; Kieena
Harrell, Chattahoochee attorney,
minor cuts and braises.
Miss Clifford said the automobile
which the party was riding crash
ed into the locomotive at u grade
crossing just after the car had
rounded a curve.
Ambulances from Lake City and
from Live Oak took the four girls to
the Luke City hospital. The car was
badly wrecked.
Those from this section attending
the funeral off Miss Blount at Cnat-
tahoocheie, Fla., Sunday included:
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Joiner, ami chil
dren, Mrs. B. E. Flowers, Mr. and
Mrs. D. W. Harp, Mrs Jere MoorC,
Mrs. John Musslelwhite, Mr. Cleve
land Harp, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Sam Harp
and Miss Louise Hairp.
SADDLE-HORSE WANTED
Party would like to tent good sad
dle horse for winter. Horse wil-1 be
kept stables at Butler and given best
of care. Anyone owning such horse
which they desjre to rent for several
months will apply at Herald Office.
WANTED
Refined sales ladies wanted: One
for Butler, three for Thomaston,
three for Americus and one for Tal
botton. Minimum salary $120.00 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.
Members of the Howard Methodist
church were delightful host® yes
terday to the fourth quarterly con
ference, Butler ciriuit, which was
.veil attended arad presided over in a
most gracious manner by Rev. J. M.
Outlier. Presiding Elder, assisted by
Rev. E. A. Martin, pastor, ami on
which occasion many fine reports
were read showing substantial prog
ress for the quarter, as well as for
the year, in all' departments of the
work of the churches involved.