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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER. GEORGIA, OCTOBER 28, 1937.
CO. TO HANDLE
OWN AFFAIRS
NOW ADOPTED
Zone Meeting at Americus Also
Adopt Four-Point
Program
MARY LOU MYERS
HAS FINE RECORD
Sumter Girl Who Won Bread-Making
Prize Holds Many
Other Honors
Aimemicus, Ga., Oct. 24.—Miss
Mary Lou Myers, Americus high
school student who won the state
bread making contest at the Macon
fatate Fair lust wees, as a remark
able record as a 4-H girl.
(Miss Martha Cobb, county home
economics agent, has been Miss My
ers’ instructor since she first began
the study of bread-making and 4-H
methods. Miss Myers, who has been
a 4-H dulb girl during five years
first won the Sumter county elimina
tions at Aimericus in April. At Til
ton on June 29, she won the Third
district contest and at the Macon
State Fair she was awarded first
honors in the state contest. She was
given a trip to Chicago, wthere she
wiR 1 attend the annual 4-H Club con
ference for boys and girls beginning
Nov. 27 and will remain there until
Dec. 5.
All her expenses are to be paid by
the State 4-H organization while in
traveling
Americas, Ga., Oct. 22.—Commis
sioners front 12 southwest Georgia
counties meeting here Friday went
on record us opposing efforts of the
state administration to “centralize”
(tie government in Atlanta.
The zone meeting of the Georgia
Association of County Commissioners
•pprvcd a 4-ipoint program, which
aaked, among other things the allo
cation of an' additional cent of the '
■ix-oent gasoline tax to counties for '
-road building purposes.
They em.phaticall opposed any ef- j
Hort of the state to take over main- |
temamce of oounity roads.
In passing the program, the com- i
■assioners said they were not "fight- .
ing” the present state administration i Chicago, including
hut were "offering constructive ad- ! ponses. Tl
■rice’’ in solving the financial prob
lems of the state and county govern
ments.
The following program, adopted by
•ommissioners meetings in other
•ections of the state, was approved
at today's session:
1. Fixing of a $1,250 limit on
homestead exemptions rather than
the maximum of $2,000.
2. Steps to assure counties they
will have to pay no more than 10
per cent of social security adiminis-
ttratiy.e costs.
3. Glassification (intangibles) tax
which will not take away this source
Df revenue for counties.
4. Allocation of an additional cent
ef the six cent gasoline tax to coun
ties lor road bunding purposes.
C. A. Mathews, Decatur, chairman
of the board of managers of the
Georgia Association of County Com
missioners, presided over the meet
ing. T. M. Marshall, chairman of the
Sumter county commissioers, wel
comed the visitors to Americus. The
Sumter county commissioners were
hosts at a luncheon at the Windsor
hotel following the business session.
In discussing the “centralization"
of the state government, Mr. Mar
shall told the meeting:
“I’m in favor of counties being
able to handle their own affairs. This
is more vital than whether we get 1
or 2 cents gasoline tnx.
“1 don't see how the state could
take over all counties without set
ting up equipment inconceivable at
this time. The counties are in much
'better ."losition to care for their
roads than is the state.
"We cannot get the same service
from the state highway department
that the counties offer. As an ex
ample of the delay and ‘red tape’ ot
the state hig'. may board, I have
been trying for some time to have a
‘dentil trap' on the Albany highway
repaired. As yet this trip of slick
pavement, where two people were
recently killed in accidents, has not
been repaired.
“It’s all wrong under our system
of Democratic' government to allow
the state to take over the local pow
ers. We are a local government; we
know our local people, and we can
seme our community better and
rh-aper than any organization in
Atlanta,” Mr. Marshall declared.
During the discussion of homestead
exemptions, L. G. Council, member
of the Sumter County commissioners
laid:
“The chances are that the counties
will! have to bear the burden of this
lax exemption. It will probably make
us ra.ise our local taxes to make up
the 1 st income. 1 ask (hat the ex
emptions be Traced at the liq-west
possible figure.”
The commissioners Voted to 1
tiie st;de to exempt the corn
from naving the G rent tiiel oil..tax,
bVllovi ng a motion introduced by Ed
McKenzie, Macon county commis
sioner.
TV 1 •■•roun also asked that the
state rr'*""-' •■*■’ 'lie n'oi'"V above '(1
per cent, which the counties have bSvV
paying on the social security pro
gram.
In tall-ivnc of the mb'! 1 itv of the
p*nt." to fpl-n ever the co'vpty roads,
Chairman M-thew- said the counties
»re now supolementino the state*?,
funds with $8,900,000 in road build
ing.
The 1-rev? gas tax wh'ch the state
nmv allots the counties total $3,000,-
000, Mr. Mrithpwis said. Should the
state take a"-ay tlvs tax and take
over the maitenaree of the countV
roads, it would have to raise an ad
ditional 38.000 000 which the coun
ties are suordoniemting.
Declaring the state government is
a?rrulv in a financial plight, Mr.
Mathews said lie did vet w hew
COTTON CROP
GOAL IS SET
BY SECRETARY
One Victim Succumbs at Swains-
boro; Another III There;
Nation’s Toll, 32
Miss Myers ytas judged on the mak
ing of quick breads an d_ yeast breads
combined, and the award was based
also on 1 the club records of compet
ing girls. As her productive project
Miss Myers had gardening, while as
her home economics project wa.,
clothing and nutrition.
She is 1G years of age, a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Myers, who
reside on the Dawson road near
Americus, and a student at Anthony
high school, Americus. Miss Myers
has two brothers, Frank Myers, Jr.
and Carlton Myers, and a sister, Miss
lliith Myers, all of whom are en
thusiastic 4-H club members.
Mrs. Mathews, of Ft.
Valley, Believed Barely
Purt In Wreck, Dies
Fit. Valley, Ga., Oct. 23.—Mrs. J. L.
Muthews, injured apparently only
slightly Friday in an automobile ac
cident near Macon, died at Ft. Val
ley at 1 o’clock Saturody.
Mrs. Mathews was driving alone
at the time of the accident. Her car
collided head-on with one in which
four persons were on their way to
the state fair in Macon. The crash
occurred at Rutland on the Maeon-
I’ewy road. None of the persons in
the accident appeared seriously hurt.
Mrs. Mathews went back to Macon
and reported at the Macon hospital
emergency room. Her only visible in
juries were minor lacerations of tfie
nose mid one knee. She walked un-
issisted and discussed details of the
accident before returning to Fort
Valley.
P1MIENTO FETE PLANNED
AT EXPERIMENT STATION
Washington, Oct. 25.—The AAA
made a 2,000,000-aore reduction to
day in the cotton, crop goal for next
year.
Approving the 1938 agricultural
conservation program, Secretary
Wallace fixed it “goal” so far its cot
ton is concerned at 27,000,000 to 29,-
000,000 acres. The goal previously
had been placed at 29,000,000 to 31,-
000,000 acres.
Officials of the agricultural adjust
ment administration said the change
was decided upon because of the un
usually large cotton crop this year.
The goal is to bo divided by areas
and individual farms, and growers
required to limit their plantings to
their share of it in order to qualify
for government benefit payments.
Authorities estimated the reduc
tion' in' the acreage goal would mean
about 680,000 bales less cotton, if
yields next year averaged the nor
mal amount to 170 pounds an acre.
In view of the government fore
cast of a 17,500,000-bale crop this
year. AAA representatives said, the
reduction was necessary to keep
acreage ‘‘more in line with needs.”
To prevent the acreage cut from
diminishing federal rewards for co
operating growers, the rate of bene
fit payments was increased from 2c
n pound to 2.4c on the normal yield
of each acre.
The national goals and rates ot
iwiyments established for other ma
jor crons were as previously an- i 111 11
no,u need: 1 down
Corn, 92,000,000 to 96,000,000
acres, 10c a bushel.
Tobacco, flue-cured 850,000 to
900,000 acres, 1.0 cents a pound:
Georgia-Flovida t.ype 62, 2,800 acres
bo 3,000 acres, 2.0 cents a pound.
In addition to rewards for com
pliance with acreage limitations on
these “soil-depleting” crops, pay
ments to cooperating farmers under
the 1938 program will be based on
acreage in soil-conisevvimg crops, re
storatio bind, non-crop pasture land,
commercial orchards ondccmmercia'
vegetables. Restoration land is plow
ed acreage returned to crass.
Officials pointed out that the pro-
p'raim still 1 is dependent on cww.res
sionnl action, since the actual ap
propriation for next vear’s pay
ments has not been made.
Buried Treasure
Reported Found
In Sumter County
Americus, Ga., Oct. 25.—Burned
treasure has been found by R. A.
Seats on his Sumter county farm,
according to stories being told in
Americus.
The aged farmer was picking up
nuts under a tree on Iris farm the
other day, when he fell and his hand
hit something hard in some soft dirt,
the reports said.
His investigation uncovered a box
containing an unannounced amount
of currency, it is said. It also con
tained papers belonging to the grand
father of Mrs. Seals, who once
owned the farm on which Mr. and
Mrs. Seals are now living. The mon
ey is believed to have ibeen buried
for about a half a century.
It is said that Mr. Sales plans to
use part of the money to return to
his old home county of Meriwether
to live.
It is believed that lire money has
been placed in a bank to discourage
any curiosity’seekers. Much secrecy
surrounds the alleged finding of the
buried treasury, and Mr. and Mrs.
Seals could not be reached for com
ment.
Hyponotized by Woman, ELIXIR IS FATA?
Man Nearly Loses Money TO 5 IN GEORGIA]
Adairsrville, Ga., Oct. 25.—Bill
Herman still can’t understand it.
He says he was just walking down
the rood when the big car pulled up
beside him and the man driving' said
“Go around to the other side. The
lady wants to speak to you.”
So Bill says he went 'around to the _ ^
Dther side and the lady got out and . Way cross, McManus sadd. The nil,, 11
started talking right fast and looking owe been reported from varion!
him right in the eyes and before Bill | parts of the state, principally f r Jz
knew it she had his sweater unbut- tiie northeast and southeast bo 0 h„,„
RpC 1 ! /) aa Wnw/ifnno J. _1.1. **'•
Atlanta, Oct. 26—The fifth d
from eLixir of sulfanilamide in p •
gia woe reported by J. j. McMp!?*’
state chief of the U. S. FWi \
Drug Administration. ai "i|
The latest death was a man i n tk.1
Atlantic Coast Line Hospital
toned' and was searching his pockets.
Bill was hypnotized.
But when she pulled 1 out the
wallet he sort of came out of his
trance and started tussling with her
and they tore a ten-dollar bill info
two pieces in the scuffle.
The furriest thing, Bill says, is that
nil the time he heard a voice from
afar calling to him to “come away
from • that car,” but he couldn't move
Besides Waycross, deaths Were .1
ported as follow's: A wife man ,1
Dahlonega; a negro baby at McIW I
ough; a negro who died in a > hogpiw
at SWaansboro, and a negro of
mar county, near Griffin. u '*
Prosecutions Considered
Washington, D C., Oct. 285,-s*
- , . ssf ' u ' 1 ' to- its campaign to rem ov .
until the woman took her eyes off his | f™, 1 } j the niarkcit ^ of the
to open the wn.l’et.
T.f anybody doubts this story, Bill
will show him the $10-bill that was
tom.
ROOSEVELT PLANS AT LEAST
ONE DAY AT WARM SPRINGS
Experiment, Ga., Oct, 25.—A har
vest festival barbecue, to which state
leaders in all fields have been invit
ed will be hekl hert Friday begin
ning at 10 o'clock.
Senator Walter F. George will be
the principal speaker at the festival
sponsored by the pimiento industry
of Georgia, in conjunction with the
state-owned experiment station.
39 PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCHES TO MEE'l
Eiberton, Ga., Oct. 25.—The Ath
ens Presbytery will be in a two- day
session here this week beginning
Tuesday at First Presbyterian church
with the Rev. 1C. V. Ramage, host
pastor.
The Rev. J. E. Tulniudge, of Win-
dor, moderator of the Athens Pres
bytery, will open the first session,
and will call! for the election of a
now moderator to serve until the
.spring session. Dr. S. J. Cartfledge,
of Athens, is the constituted clerk.
Representatives from 39 churches
are expected.
DREWRY FIELDS MEN
READ “HOUSEKEEPING”
Athens, Ga., Oct. 25.—In the cur
rent issue of “The Writer” there ap
pears an article by J. E. Drewry,
director of the Henry W. Grady
School of Journalism, The Universi
ty of Georgia, entitled “Good
Housekeeping—Men Read It Too.”
This is one of a series of articles by
Mr. Drewry that fids been running
for the last two years in The
Writer, The Quill and The Matrix.
Two Islands
The Japanese island of Tsushima
secomes two islands at high water.
“LEAP FOR LIFE” IS
TRAGICALLY REAL
AT BALDWIN FAIR
Milledgevi'lle, Ga., Oct. 20.—Five
thousand spectators, jammed in an
outdoor throng for free acts at the
Middle Georgia Fair at Milledgeville
saw an unscheduled performance
which packed a chilling thrill and a
near-tragedy.
lit was a real “leap for Fife” in
which Teddy Thomas, 27, plunged
from the top of a 90-foot pole as the
spectacular climax of his balancing
act.
Thomas, teamed with another man
in a Groth Brothers act, didn't come
in the manner he anticipated,
the guy wires giving away in the
soft-ground loosened by a ruin which
had’ delayed the opening perform-
ur for two days.
The pole slowly toppled over,
Thomas cliniging to the tip end
where be had just concluded that
portion of the act in which he bal
anced upon a chair. As the perform
er swung down within 40 f<>et of the
ground the lower end of the steel
support ripped out of the ground,
sending the pole crashing earthward
and flinging Thomas head foremost
into a wagon some distance away.
Thomas was rushed to the Baldwin
Memorial hospital where an exami
nation disclosed no broken bones.
TWO SEEK POST
KINGEUY VACATED
called eliziir or sulfanilamide beiw
ed to have been responsible f or 1
number of death B , the food and dm
administration today was studvinSl
the question of prosecuting of I
wholesale drug firm which dastribm I
ed the elixir. I
Dr. W. G. Campbell, administrator
said that no decision had yet been I
reached on whether prosecute
would be recommended to the tfc I
partlment of Justice, but that |ul
“could conceive^of no reason' 1 ' w j, y l
not be prose-1
' the dispenser should
Icuted.
“We are devoting our full time I
Washington, Oct. 22.—President
Roosevelt, will go to Warm Springs.
Ga., Thanksgiving if only for one
day.
He says he plans to attend Thanks
giving dinner there in connection
with the Warm Springs foundation.
He will leave Washington Nov. 24. j now to follow up the elixir in th
Mr. Roosevelt indicated the special j homes and seizing the remainine
session 1 of congress convening Nov. . contents o.f prescriptions which have
15 might necessitate his immediate j not been used,” Dr. Campbell said
I “1 believe that every bit of the elixir I
has been removed from the market. I
I “As to criminal prosecution, ouiv
; veay limited penalties are provided!
by the law—a fine of $200 for the
1 first offense, such as in this case
ol and $300 for a second offeaise.Prose! 1
cation would have to be baed on the I
return.
MRS. WILLIAMS SUCCUMBS
Adel, Ga., Oct. 22.—Mrs. W.
Williams, 41, wife of a member
the Adel News staff, died Friday
Besides her husband, a daughter, technical -violation of sih'ippirVin tiv I
1 teretate commerce a misbranded
product. * * -•■
Elaine, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs
H. C. Jones, survive.
MONEY
SAVING
Atlanta, Oct. 20. — Andrew J.
Kingery, of Summit, Ga.. clerk of
the Georgia Souse of Representa
tives for the last eight years, re
signed today to take over a position
with a soft drink company.
His resignation was tendered per
sonally to Speaker Roy V. Harris of
Augusta.
Two veteran members of the house
clerical staff immediately announced
as candidates to succeed Kinrcrv.
They are J. W. Roone of Irwinton
journal clerk, and P. T. McCutcheon,
Jr. of Heard court v, calendar clerk.
Election of a new clerk will he one
of the first official nct« of the house
when it convenes with the senate
on Thinkso-iving Day to begin the
special fall legislative session.
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majority of the counties.
He said the state is returning a
total of 3 cents of the gas tax to the
counties now—1 cent for roads, 1 for
schools, and 1 for reimbursement of
highway certificates. Mr. Reeves
said there could be mo opposition to
the proposed plan to make the state
road maintenance program volun
tary.
Loss of the additional tax by the
state highway board would leave the
state unable to match federal funds,
and thus decrease the federal aid, it
was thought.
„ ,, , , , . , , . Answering this argument, Tate
' 1TKlortalce ltVl ’ s hpa ^'>’ n1 '- I Wright, Athens, executive secretary,
I said that the present tendency is to
the counties nr* | make the counties the road building
ligation
Mr. Mabbeys
now maintaining nine times as manv
miles of road as is the state. He
paid the qv-,to rei- -f n-- : rifnH the
•ounty roads as well ns the counties.
Tn atirin.r tbp additional one-cent
gaaetiae tnv allocation. Mr. Mathews
paid that "'hen, ti-c tav was 3 cents,
the counties reeeived 1 cent: now
whew It's 0 certs the counties' should
receiving 2 cents, instead of just 1
tent.
A question of whether federal aid
would be decreased should the state
highway de.martment lose the addi
tional 1 cent to the counties was
brought up T. G. Reeves. Muscotree
units for secondary farm-to-market
road's. The -funds would be allocated
to states and the states can deal
with the county governments as road
building units, in the same manner
as the United States now supervisee
the state’s expenditure of money.
L. L. Brown, state legislator from
Peach county, said the proposed “op
tional” plan for the counties to hold
the 1-cent tax and do their own road
work was a “jiker.” It is an effort
to do indirectly what they are trying
•.o do directly,” Mr. Brown said, since
it would force all counties to
"choose” to have the statement main-
and live
n£UJ
Left—6 mules, 3 men, 1 grader . . •
slow work.
Below—“Caterpillar” Diesel Auto «
Patrol grading and pulling another
Fast work, low cost.
county chairman. Mr. Reeves spoke tain the road.
against returning the additional tax ! State Representative Savaee of
to the county, but did not vote Doghenty county gave o short talk
against it, declaring Mnscogee coun- on the present tendencies of the
ty would do what was best for tiie legislature.
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