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REMINISCENCE
Anniversary of the Eiectrocotion of
LeonCzolgosz, the Fiend Who Shot
President McKinley.
Last Thursday—Oct. 28th—marked
g) € thirty-sixth anniversary of the
electrocution, at Aulburn, N. Y., of
the fiend Leon F. C:gciigosz—pro
nounced as if spelled “Choalgosh”—
w ho shot and mortally wounded
lieeident William McKinley at lJi.fr
fnlo, N. Y., on Sept. 6, 1901 while
the ’ President addressed a huge
throng attending the Pan-American
Reposition. The President breathed
hie last early Saturday, Sept. 14tb
an) :t was the third President of the
United States to die by the assas
sin's bullet.
Ozojgosz was an anarchist of Pol
ish dement and in the language of
his country the name Czo'.ogoaz
„ ea nR a snake. Following his elec
trocution the Anarchisbs dub in
txwdon celebrated' the occasion by
(huicce honor of his “noble
ioath." ’ he gatherings only difl
eer sod at four o’clock in the morn
ing after singing “Carmagnole”. All
the meetings Imstly cheered every
mention of Czolgosz, whose por
trait draped in bl'aclk and red; occu
pied the place of honor.
The capture of Czolgosz, imme
diately following the shooting of
Precedent McKinley at Buffalo, was
made by a nemro by the name of
Jim Parker, who for a number of
years was a waiter at tbe K’jrball
Hrn’so in Atlanta, but shortly before
The Butler Herald
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS’
Volume 62
BUTLEK, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday November 4, 1937
Numbei 1
JOBLESS CENSUS
FORM BLANKS
RECEIVED HERE
Blanks Will be Distributed Nov
16th by Local
Postmaster
RURAL ACTIVITIES
AT ITS PEAK IN
TAYLOR COUNTY
Miss Leggitt, Home Demonstration
Agent Manifesting Fine Lead
ership Amoii0 Women
CHURCHES SEND
GOOD REPORTS
TO CONFERENCE
NOVEMBER 11TH
WILL BE POPPY
DAY IN BUTLER
Mr. Eugene Anderson pays a de
serving con.iplrm.ent to one ot Taylor
counitys spuenoid offic.als in tne
Hundreds of the 14-point question- fojJowmg capped frcim h.s “Round
naiies designed to snow tne extent Y* 1 ® Circle” column:
u'UMgneu to snow me extent . . pastor of tlie Bit tier circuit, Metho- next—Nov. 11th—of Poppy I)
ot tne nations unemployment proto-l Kurai activRy in Taylor county dist j^ : ^ church, South, w , t h ! whereby the memorial poppy will
Inm uim>n vn.,.o , vvv/4 «.r , »-.n i k ..rvv. ftino.h WOS riiPlVfM* CT» 1T1 L nl PC«I V4» ilQ OlU th R . . ^ » I ....
th.3
the
tne
lean were received at the Butier post was never so m-piessive as at
office Monday from the oftice of the time. The entile population of
postunas.er general for distribution county socujs tu iiu.e realized
in Butler on November 16th. I pos&idbiLity for happy living on
The Post Office Department has £ ar ? n \ A b- s n ew ln.erest was
agreed to co-operate with the ad- ^ ra ted at the recent fair in But.er
ministrator of the census in regis-
MR. W. E. BONE
HURT IN WRECK
ON HIGHWAY 3
Condition is Critical Following
Head-on Accident with
Truck Yesterday
Mr. W. E. Bone of Rupert was
critically injured late yesterday af-
>*«. JHeii, ouuui, Wi j —J ~~ «iu.™.-ui puppy .v„, , uu an a uto-truclc accident in
two services, morning and evening worn by all in honor of the World ‘(Jr1 , ..F ar , nv , (yn ®y Mr. Bone
at Buticr, Rev. Edgar A. Marian, the War dead. | 1 “J, atn J^ ,fla<J cd with pro-
Excellent Record for Year Made
by Methodist Churches of
Butler Circuit
Closing his first year’s work as
AH Citizens Are Urged to Ilolnor
Tlie World War Dead by the
Wearing of a Poppy
In conformity with citizens
throughout the county, BuUlcr citi
zens of e.eriy faith and creed will
unite in tlie observance on Thursday
next—Nov. 11th—of Poppy Day,
woifr durin
Whale a Republican, Mr. McKinley
mas onre of the most beloved Presi
dents regardless of party issues that
ever lived. It was the privilege of
the present editor of the Herald to
have been among the large number
*f those gathered aiVuit the Presi
dent’s special! train and am.pl aud him
es h's train puliVd out of Washing-
Ion on his ill-fated trip ito Buffalo
standing at the time cf cheering the
President within ten feet of the
soot upon which Ouiteau shot Pres
the P®ot°r> left yesterday to attend the | As is the usual oustem the Ameri- I ' ., Y a ,K *? r0 -
annual session of the South Georgia ria ' ni Le a iow and Auxiliary will spon 1 ® accloemt occurred about five
Conference, which convenes at Duib- 80r the sale of the memorial flower vv l® north, of EUavi-Ue on state
lin, opening today and closing Sun-1 through ai eoarimittee headed by Mrs. "*5 . '*? ntum'ber three. Mr. Bone
.............. ...» *“ *»6“r dlBcounaged French soldie s iMiaa ^ "iffht with the readin D of imin-1 w - H - T mu-el L Funds thus raised, be J"®™severe head and chest in-
tration of the unemployed and part- thehome tanto- isterial appointments for 1938 eon- «®ed for that noble and glorious “ 1B co ^i*ion this morning kg
ly unemployed during the period of WBUe Teggitt.^the home rtmnonswa_ ference yeftr , purpose cf extending aid and relief re P° rtad as critical.
Nov. 16-20, inclusive. ttefnew inspiration. Her people 1 Brfore lea*inK Mr. Martin slated ' >; vin ff victims of sickness arid I M ? Ir R B< J, ne talkcn KHavine by
Reg.straticn le intended for per-1 “Jr® Uiat he hod never attended a con- 'wounded as a result of the partiol-1 Mr. H. S. Munroe who happened
paticn in the war in France. upon the scene of tho accident,
Taylor county during the great J™ e re the injured man was given
crisis of the World War sent forth wrmi€<llate medical attention. He
it"' rrra in renponse to the nation’a J va f removed 1 to his home at Rupert
call. Thev served gn.lia.ntly in tho ; laBt _ , “'8 1 ht.
™ ra iijed! to every call Each »Jiool 141111 ne 'never attemaed a con-
sons not only unemployed' or em> yrr v*. w every cam. j^acn scjioui £ durian- the mnnv v,„
„i„ m) T J ,v „„ _ district was represented at the tan , 7,, uuring tne many years ne
Esssr^r* 10 “:»“ 1 1
movie stars in Hollywood to
Fersons vrho ao not tail in these the procession with them
Classes snouui not nil out card's.
Tab cards, or questionnaires, will 1
be "delivered to cacti uwe.hng t Hf f the iai moBt di8
througaout the county, placed in mail ti q ui8h J service ei ^ bion th . at is t0
boxes, delivered by rural carriers, be B a , varded by the National Com-
given out at the general delivery “ 3
window, and other places for avail-. .
ability. I Sihouitmg by the children as they in
company with their school faculty,
I rolled through the streets, marie his-
head an d - his spirit higher than at this
session, diie, he said, to the fme re*
RiihW Prud- No 19A m’«1« Mvl.een 1 plorts he >* prepared to su'bmit of j nation’s defense cmd’ of their mi.m- I Mr. Bone is a brother of Messrs
more memibers before AnSice U^ wol-k ^“’^hshed through the co- hers some were catVd upon to lay ,*1» M. E. F., F. H„ and J. J. Bone
awe.ling r irT. 3 His. operation of the members of each of | ^own their l'vm in. that rervicc. The i a } 1 of this
Instructions about the forms say:
Workers at part-time or irregular t for ^ <j eorg .; a .’ Optimism!" 101 '^ at Sutler and tho other two
n ' KI “ '" n ,vw ”-“ ” 1 ' - - - n^rasion i Sundays divided between the other
—. .... county; Mrs. Will Cox
the churches he has served during I nlCn ' ,< ' l "v of thorn patriotic sacrifice aj 80 of this county, and Mrs Lula
the pant year, which include besides always he held dear to our Greene of Columbus,
the Butler Methodist church i c 'tizens.
churches of the same denomination Others of these brave young men
at Howard, iMauk, Wesley and! rallied upcm to sacrifice,
Union, with two Sundays in each .hut the health and strength
jobs who are able to oo more yrt the Ueyncte of the occasion ,
.. . f - nrt ie'ri! -at ine union aianuii, aJ1 ? U1v ' al 1 ‘ t , , m0 J e WOi '^ shoued fill Everybody pointed with piride to the
Went OartieM at in® union ouauu... out and m , al j, the foim even tho they f d
Penrflv’varia railroad, in Washing- . emiolovment achievements ot the past year ana
* i,„ v „ .nf/vori dn a Tt 8l> . empioyineni. I expressed hope for even bettei
tom: and later tr. have iprooa an Housewives and unpaid family. twi-iws next veai,
lownpour of cold ram all might tih workers engaged in domestic duties,I , (f T . . ‘ ‘ whore the
Avenue, Washington, listening to the work for pay.
news flashes from the 'Plimes build- | —
I seen. But precept anil example seem
churches as mentioned.
Every financial! ob.igation of the
circuit has been fully met, inupiove-
ments oit church property hia.e been
mode, tlie spir.tuull interests of the
churches have been a reatly
which makes life werth while. Their
families and 1 the families of the dead
aiiso were required to .make heavy
sacrifices! There disabled and de
pendents are still paying tho human
price of our nation's World War
victory. c
From the battle front in Franco
(itnccrj.ed while Mr. M'lKrnley’.s body
by in state in the rotunda cf tne
national crpitcil 1 after it had ^ been
Irottght tiw B' ffcio to Vh-.shij.fr's '
enroute to Canton, Ohio, where he
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her work for pay. u I to be necessary for lifting people up I ™“J rejoicing, not only by the pas-
Fu.ll-time students fttjagfa ^schooj aTld showing them the way to go. j but^aleo to thoce who feel a great
Elder
publicly at n
leadership of women like I recent session of the quarterly cbn-
M : .ss Leggitt such stories will soon 1 ference for the Butler circuit, that in
belong to the fongetten post. Living | view of the good work accomplished
is better wherever the home demon-. by Rov. Mr. Mart in, recommendation
created 1 .and any names added to tlie | our returning soldiers brought tho
roll of members. AI together it lias ; P^iTPy as a symbol of sacnili.ee and
been a most successful ye_ar causing ’
MR. J. A. PAYNE
BUYS LOCAL
GAS STATION
Old Building to he Torn Down and
Replaced with One of Much
Larger Size
With the many improvements
that are rapidly taxing p.uee in But
ler comes the announcement of the
purchase this weetx of the gasoline
station for many years operated by
Messrs Suggs Bros., but at present
by Mr. Leo An 0 .Idn, by Mr^ J. _A.
Payne, wholesale distributor for tn's
territory for the Standard Oil Co.,
gas and other oil products.
In confirming the report of the
purchase of the property Mr. TaynP
stated yesterday that he plaii’5 \
[ begin at once dismantling the pres-
i eat building and 1 clear ng the
[grounds for the erection of i, large
j ami attractive building of modern
I architecture and equipped with aw
[ modern conveniences for service to
local and the traveling public of gas,
oils, auto parts, together with lunch
room and colril drinks deportment.
“Butler is entitled! to the best
there is,” Mr. Payne says, “and I
•bail endeavor tc meet every derm
expected in a first-cless estaiblish-
“tent of this kind.”
Bus-Auto Smash
Near Butler Injures
Several Persons
Five persons all passengers of the
south bound bus of the Georgia
Stage line, operating on a regular
schedule, and due to. arrive in But
ler at 8:00 o’clock Tuesday night,
hearty escaped serious .injuries when
the bans wais struck by an automobile
driven' by IMr. H. T. Walker, who
gave his address as Oglethorpe. A
negire riding in the car with Mr.
Walker received minor injuries.
Patrolmen investigating the acci
dent arrested the driver of the au
tomobile, who was brought to Butler
Tuesday night and' placed in the
county jail under a warrant charg
ing him with driving am automobile
while intoxicated.
The bus received only slight in
juries while the automobile
stration
chance.”
agent has hod' a fair
MORE MONEY NOW
GIVEN TAYLOR CO.
FOR R. E. A. LINES
Line fto Extend Ninety-eight Miles
And Will Serve 306
Customers
Taylor county received, last week,
ne«v appropriation or
had been mamde that he be returned
to Butter for another year. Neither
is ft exacted that there will be a I
chanre in E’dersh-'n. Each of these
re-appointments will be generally
approved by our people whether
members of the Methodist church, or
otherwise.
Mr. C. D. McLendon
Felicitated On His
Eighty-Six Birthday
Congratulations by his numerous
friends are extended. Mr. C. D. Mc
Lendon in the observance, on- Saitur-
Iroini tne ruae.ai ivuiau Wivau- I **ay last, of his 86th birthday
uom AoimumsK.va.on. Tims wre, be “Uncle Mack,” as he is affection-
used 1 lor tne pui^ose ol coiistrui.t.ng ately called, ^ is one cf tne arvost
was Haiieiy-ei'giJG nmes of rural electric knvaible Christ]an 1 cluairaoters that
badiy damaged’ by the wreck which lines in the southern part of Tay- ^XT'lioam to*
of
oocaurred' about ten miles north
Butler on highway number three.
Taylor Welfare Dept.
Issues Awards Totaling
$611.50 To Co. Needy
lor county,
Tlie money will be available tor
use as soon as the Treasury depart-
advamced for the neiw lines,
Most of the money will he used
for construction materials, however,
some of it will be used for office ex
penses, such as salaries and sup
plies.
It was necessary to disallow cer-
Up to date, the Welfare Depart- t-, dn , items turned down, and the
ment of Taylor County has issued' 80 1 reason f 0 . r reA’s action, are listed
alwardis for Old Age assistance, in , a ]etter mailed to Project Super-
amounting to $631.50; three award 1 - j n tendent G. L. Cooper,
every demanc , to the needy blind, amounting , to j Mogt of the d i S aii 0 wed items need
any group of people, large or small,
with whom, he circulates; never a
. , , , murir.rjr or complaint as to financial
ment clears the voucher. i « is n ™ 8a | editions cr criticism of any inrii-
more than $33 000 wmch has been js ^ heard from hig i ips ,
the mcnnoi-iai iiower of the dead
Lcch year, Nov. 11th, the men of
Ihe Airr.eiivan Legion and the wom
en of the American Legion. Auxiliary
ask ,us to. wear this flower in tribute
to the nation’s fallen defenders and
to give in exchange for the flower a
contilibution to aid) the war’s living
"dims. All citizens of Butter are
therefore urged to honor the dead
an.il aid the living by wearing tho
American Legion and American In-
r- ; on Auxiliary poppy next Thurs
day.
ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM
WILL BE SPONSORED BY
LEGION AND AUgILIARY
The pulLiiic is cordially invited to
attend te Armistice Day (pnograim at
Butler school auditorium Nov. 11th
at 10 o’clock which is being spon
sored by local 1 Legionnaires and
A'ULary members.
The program for Armistice Daj
is as follows:
America.
Prayer
Advancement of colors, Salute and
Filec'ige of Allegiance 'to the Flag.
Star Spangled’ Banner
Dialogue, “The Americans Come”
Talk, “Armistice”
Solo, “Tlie Poppy”
Playlet, “A Pledge for Peace”
Rending, “Peace”
“Taps”
SHOWS FOR WEEK
AT DEAN THEATRE
Sunday and Monday, No-v 7 and 8,
but always a bright, encouraging
word for his town, its every inter
est, and its citizens generally. It is
siincereyl hoped' he may see many
more happy birthdays, such as the
one of 19S7 affords hrm and in turn
afforded others by his presence.
Mr. McLendon was born in
Jasper County, Ga., Oct. 81, 1861,
the son of M,r. S. Washington and
Mns. Anna Ramsey McLendon.
There were three other sons of the
fpmily besides bimre'lf, -all of whom
have passed' on. He moved to Harris
county when only six years of ase.
Having lost his parents in early life
$27.50; three awards to dependent further ex ,pi an 'ation or itemization!
children, amounting to $52.50-ia oth<jrSi whj , le they ma y be entirely
total of $611.50. I pj.Qpgj. expenditures, cannot accord-
There are still forty applicants ing the governments attorney, be
wf.o registered in May whose cases nrnmer iv paid from government ““ _ , .
han’e not been investigated'. As soon fn<te still others cannot 'be paid at he was thrown upon^his
as these can he disposed of, the June ~ t hit probably will be ap- fi™ hefeTveare bS
applications will be in order. | p^gd on a future requisition, when 071 a fal ™’ he in a f€W years became
The personnel of tlie County De- the project reaches a later stage of
- j, . partment since November first is development.
The Dean Theatre presents Tjorei.ta composed of Mas Marie Barrow, di- j No REA funds may be used to
Young and Don Amecbe in '“Love j^-tor; Mrs. Lula Wall, assistant; for rights of way, it is an-
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
BEING SPONSORED
BY LEGIONNAIRES
MR. HARRY HILL IS
KILLED BY TRAIN
SATURDAY NIGHT
Died Before ;He Could iBe Carried to
Manchester for .Medical
Attention
Mr. Harry Hiill, unmarried, about
3d years oa age, reaiuent oil Rupert
community this county and for a
muriber of years a inejrr.beir of tho
uiuto cany at, f t^ tanning, was al
most instantly killed Sabuidaiy night
when struck by a west bound train
oil the A. B. and C. raiiil’rcnd.
According to railroad officials Mr,
Hill was a&.oep on the tracks about
one mule east of Rupert. The en
gineer stepped the t.uin as quickly
as possible. Mr, Hill wne picked up
and was being carried to Manchester
for medical attention but died en
route.
Funeral services were held for Mr.
Hill Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at Prosperity church, itev. W. II.
Emerson officiating, roHoWed by in
terment in Prosperity cemetery.
Mr. HIM is survived 1 by three
broters, Messrs J. M. end Marvin
Hill of Rupert, and Eunice Hill of
Atlanta ,tiwo sisters Mrs. 14d Ijai no
and Mrs. Howard both of Ft. Valley.
Rev. Wood of Reynolds,
To Preach Here Sunday
Since I will be at Annual Confer
ence next Sunday 1 have asked Bro
Wood of Reynolds, to preach for mo
Sunday miomiinig at 11 o'clock. I hope
you will come out and hear Mm. He
is a good man and will give you a
good message. There will be no
preaching services at the local
Methodist chiireh Sunday night.
Ed A. Martin, Pastor.
Armistice Day Set for Close
Campaign and Making
Final Report
Under Fire.” These favorite stars aTld , Nliina Juliet Jarreill, stenographer, nounced.
score heavily in actionupacked ro-
I Mantle roles, and sterling support is
I rendered by a cast of favorite ac-
| tors.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Nod, 9
I and 10, another thrilling story is
I scheduled starring Dick Merrill and
I Paiula Stone in “Atlantic Flight.’’
I Thursday and Friday, Nov. 11 and
I' 2 . you’.Ll oniioy Ernest Truex and
|L Courtneidge in “Everybody
| Dan-ce.”
Saturday there will be plenty oi
I'dion and thrills with Cmrwood
hynard in, “Wild Horse Roundup”
Yhe Columbus Ledger issued’ today
mammoth edition in observance of
*5 n >neteenith anmliversnry of the
'lantry achool at Fort Bemnrng,
v ^ Columbus, of -which a Butler
..y 1 Iria a, Gen. Asa Singleton i«
C01 “manding officer.
While one of these three will be in
trie office at all times from 8 a. m.
to 4 p. m. (except noon hour 12 to
1) it will be the policy of the depart
ment 'according to the procedure fol
lowed in other counties to observe
office hours from 8 to 10 a. m. in
order that the resst of the day may
be free for uninterrupted work.
Anyone wishing to consult the de
partment pleiaise can wTlTiin these
hours.
There will not he another OCC call
until after Christmas,
Mayor Gorman Issues
Important Call To
Citizens of Butler
To the Citizens of Butter:
For the purpose of discussing with | zen
you matters of vital interest, to the I
? « rrl, IS aS corfid srovrth and The regular community singing
r»«3ai , ssrbS
mna, editor of the Buttw Herald, I members of the u v extended an invitation to at
one o,“ the largest lard owners and
most successful' farmers in his sec
tion cf the state. On Oct. 18, 1882
he was hempily marred to Miss
Posenia Calhoun, of Talbot county,
fnllrwinw which he moved! to that
county where he spent about 30
years, during which time he was
recognized as one of Talbot county’s
most outstanding citizens. Mr. Mc
Lendon lost his companion Aug. 10
1910 but to this union were bom six
children’, only two of whom are i ful trophies for the 1937 member,
still living, Mrs. R. C. Montgomery' ship performance, also much well
of this city and Mr. Clifford' Me- meritod publicity.
London, a prominent Columbus citi-1 nex t National Convention will
be held' iin Los Angeles and it Geor
gia reaches the honor it seeks 'thru
Georgia Legionnaires are combing
the higjjwaya ana: byways of their
respective counties in a desperate
euiort, to repeat their performance oi
last year which 'brought national
recognition to this state when Ueor-
g.a’s quota was reported fiitedl Ar-
miistice Day.
Commander J. S. Green, of the
local post has Mb membership com-
nt'Diees at work and will receive
their linail report on Armistice
at which time the
achie.e.T.eht wiill be
State headquarters in Atlanta,
At the New Rork Convention, the
Georg.o. Department of the American
Legion was awarded several beauti-
THANK YOU
There is nothing that makes a
Methodist preacher happier than fol
him' to be able to go to Conferencoi
with all his benevolent claims in
full. Ail you good people who helped
me to go this time with them in full
from the Butier-Howardi charge have
my sincere thanks. I worked harder
this year than ever before to get
them' but I have them. Thank you!
Thank you! Thank you!
E. A. Martin, Pastor.
(Mrs. Nettie Byrd had on display
yesterday several fine apples which
she received 1 from friends at Clark*
ston, Washington. These apples
Day I weighed approximately one pound
membership I each and apparently of the finest
reported to quality as well as color, elver seen
her*. I
Mrs. O. T. DriaijieU ^togught to
this office yesterday 'a freak sweet
potato whiqh resembled more the
fonm of an animal than that of a
potato.
Preaching services will be held at
Midway Baptist church Saturday.
S* -0 ** -rfitmed ^ ^ tt* Ceor^a ^
Bemus, wti.w* — — .. ,,
Mi ? sis Wdiwiie Aiultmuan of the Key- lenttw others
noldls New Era and Miss Luttie nn.rt’cularty the wcimmr
Windham of the Bibb Recorder, the BiufiMr please meet with
county will be informed Trom “time rourt house rn B'’h m- d y mor
to time as to the progress of the Wei ( ing, N< ’ v n ^2!jJ'r„ii?, 0 < ' ,no
fare Department.
—Director.
nte,rested
vo+ers of
Re^oeo'fu’ly,
O. D. Gorman, Mayor.
tmd. 5 Yo^r e attond a a n ncetolheVaVR! Mr. W. M. Gee, successful farmer
vui aui*- twrfu,..h and 1 well known resident of near
rAvSkSJi B»u«. «■». - is. Of.
to he coMc”"-ed during the past aumounced, which will bea source of
—Reporter. | regret to- hi® many fnende.
eeveral months.
day. Rev. M. T. Canltney ,wd!l ’ de
liver the messages and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
Capt. W. R. Myers, former cap
tain of the OOC camp located here,
was a welcome visiter to Wa many
Butter friends yestefdayi