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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- 51 i the 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.