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iBREVITIESi
ITEMS GATHERED
here and there
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Many friends off Miea Martha Fain,
aUractave daughter of Mr. and 1 Mrs,
, F. Fain, are glad to know that
jj e {g making an excellent recordi at
limestone College, Gaffney, S. C.,
this fall. She enrolled' as a student in
amtemlber and her first reiport,
wlich recently came to her parents
. 3S most gratifying indeed, ind’cat-
(that she will attain to the
hiiatiiest record in her college career
J W n in high school have as an
CLor graduate, The Herald L not
surprised at her success at college,
cQve flias ailiwayis been •& good -student
welt as a lovable girl.
Volume 62
The Butler Herald
1 "KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OP SUCCESS"
BUTLEK, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday November 18, 1937
Number 3
UNEMPLOYMENT
CENSUS RECORDED
HERE THIS WEEK
TAYLOR EDUCATORS
ATTEND CONFERENCE
TO HEAR GOVERNOR
The Public Is Urged to Cooperate
In the Work That Must Be
Completed Promptly
Meeting Held in Atlanta Attended
By Two Hundred School
Men of the State
One of the really pretty country
hemes is that of Mrs. L. P. Anthony
and children near Butler. However, Unemployed, or partially employee
£h,; s home cannot be seen as well persona, in, Taylor county, as well, aj ou , peran , lemlLm
since the highway from Bt£«r t° *e nation will have the opportunity BchcK)lBi attended an Atlanta Monday
Reynolds has been changed. But oto- j this week to put themselves in hne ni „ ht a conference called- bv Gover
or changes are being considered, it is | f 0 p work. 1 - -- -
understood, that will bring the home j ^ census of unemployed, or Close
<•»*" better view and much nretfer , wor ] t i n .jr pant tarn',, was begun Tues-
Ae representative of Taylor oounty
Prof. W. T. Uusbin, County School
Superintendent; Prof. V. P. Folds,
Superintendent of Butler City
schools; and Prof. E. H. Joiner,
Superintendent of the Reynolds
PAVING WORK
ON MACON ROAD
TO BE DELAYED
MRS. WATSON DIES
ATHERMAUKHOME
FROM PNEUMONIA
Opening of Highway Is
Scheduled Until Next
Year
Not
»nto better view
than before, bp sides having the ad
vantage of a neaiby paved road.
hear
It is always gratifying to
pood reports concerning records at
tained my Butler’s native sons and
daughters, more especially is tins
true of Uhose bound to us toy ties of
loud friendship cultivated in the
days of our youth that linger sweet
in our memory as the years go by.
Of such a one the following from an
exchange is of interest not only to
ourselves but .many of our people
who remember Rev. J. C. (*p.yde)
Adams, .the youngest son of the late
Kev J. T. Adams: “Under Methodist
discipline a minister may serve not
mure than four years at the same
charge, unless a special dispensation
U invoked, but coming up from
Hoard County to tire 71st annua)
Btsision of the North Georgia Con
ference at Atlanta this week is Rev,
j C. Adams, who has completed
Eve’ll years of service as pastor oi
tihe Franklin circuit. He will report
308 additions to church rolls on pro
fession of faith, and- show that foi
three yeans the Franklin circuit has
led the LaGrange District in this
particular, and was second two other
years. All of the five church build
ings in this circuit have been recon
ditioned. Mr. Adams has tried to
help the farmer solve his prob’ems.
his preached in jails and 1 at convict
tamps; aided in an unorganized pub
lic health program, and tuberculosis
his vanished since the campaign
started six years ago. “These seven
years have been busy and happy,
Raid the pastor. “If the bishop 'and
his cabinet see fit to return me to the
, Franklin circuit, we will he happy,
f feeling that we are having a part in
human conservation’,”
Another of tho.se fine characters,
resourceful and successful in every
undertaking, whose start in life ‘be
gan in the class-rooms in Butler,
Was, as we have heretofore had oc
casion to refer to, Mr. George D.
Lowe, now editor of the Baxley Ban-
iier, and son of the late Rev. J. T.
Lowe. This item, from a recent issue
of this paper selves as a warning to
tihose who drive automobiles and are
Inclined to speeding: “The motor
fear imay be worth all it is costing us
in- human lives, but it does not look
Unit way to me. Some years back 1
had a farm north of town, and Geo.
Moody joined me on the west and
George Rennets on the north. Both
were my very good friends for years.
day when, the ,postoffie"s in the coun
ty delivered to as many persons as
available a report card on winch un
employed, or partially employed, per
sons are to register.
Fourteen kuestions are to he an
swered. The cards, bearing self-
addressed destinations, require no
postage stamps. They are to be
mailed before midnight next Satur
day.
For the .purpose of acquainting
every one with details of the census
the following is given:
“If you are unemployed or partlv
employed and are able to work and
nor Rivers to hear him outline his
program pnojiosed for the benefit of
the schools of the state. The meeting
was attended by two hundred’ educa
tors from throughout the state.
After hearing the Governor the
educational leaders pledged him
their heart,y support to pending leg
islative proposals, and passed resolu
tions .to lioost it “back home."
B. M. Grier, president' of the Geor
gia Education Association, told the
educators “we have an opportunity
to help realize what we have been
advocating.”
S. D. Copeland, superintendent of
Richmond county schools, Augusta,
declared, “if the legislators are real
ly preparing to rewrite and revise
are seeking work, please fill out this the tax laws of the state . . we are
report card right away and! mail it
before midmigbt, Sat. Nov. 20. No'
portage is needed. I
“It is important to the unemployed |
and to everyone in this land chat ihe
census be completed, honest and ac
curate.
“The unemployed are warned that
registration on the report card' is in
no way registration for ia job. It is
the implied) intention of Congress to
use the information obtained for to
velo.omcnt of a constructive plan
-limed at l.moroviing conditions fir
Mur unemployed'.
“Every unemployed or partially
employed person may feel assured
t'heir name wall not be published nor
made public in any way. Information
supplied will not be used to the dis
advantage of the signers such as in
tax matters, question of citizenship
or relief. Data on the cards will be
used solely for purpose of the cen.
sus.”
ready to follow these men into tho
promised land.”
ACCIDENT IS FATAL
TO THOMAS DAVIS
AT TENNILLE SAT.
Tennill Man Injured by Passenger
Train; Dies Sunday in
Sandersville Hospital
Work on unpaved sections of Co-
lumlbus-Macon road could be com
pleted' in BO days, but it will lie
about May 1, 1938, before the high
way is formally opened.
W. C. Campbell, of the Campbell
Construction company, now engaged
in constructing tine link in Taylor
county, said that while work of lay
ing the 'base has practically been
completed, federal and state regula
tions, written into the contract, pre
clude laying the paving surface be
tween November 1 and April 1.
Alter, toe 'base Juis been completed
he fl'-JHi, mouk of paving at, a job
which wid require no longer than 8b
days, must be ne.d in abeyance until
A|pdU. Tams walk be a delay of nearly
live montH8 in coanipiejing tho road.
lit is unoerstoott tonal leueral pav-
ing regulation^ bold that sumac mg
wivh permanent miai.eu.als cannot bj
cuneci out iin temperatures below bfl
degrees, but at this season of the
year the meicury rarely ever drops
that low In this section.
Crews, it was stated will be kept
on the job in both Taylor and Talbot
counties during lire ini.erm to main
tain tlie road in proper condition and
to protect it against damage, and if
the road is used at al'l it will be lor
light tralfic only.
Mr. Campbell said work is pro
gressing so satisfactory that 'both his
company and J. W. Gwyn, Inc., hol
ders of the contract for the Talbot
county Link, will likely finish simul
taneously, enabling opening of both
links at the same time.
Citizen of Taylor County for
Years and Member of Free-
Will Baptist Church
Mrs. Lassie Watson, ubout sixty-
four yaus oi age and a lite-iong
res.deait of Taylor county, died at
her home in Miiuk community at an
an eariy hour Tuesday morning.
Bhe was a member oi the Free
will Baptist church, wife of Mr. Wal
ton Watson and a daughter of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Marion Purvis.
MRS MARTELLE
LAYFIELD DIES
ATCOLUMBUS
Wife of Former Butler Resident
Passes Following
Operation
Tlie sympathy of this community
is extenueu to Mr. Martelle Layfiebl
in tho death of Mrs. Layfield which
occurred Monday at Columbus hos
pital where she was carried from her
residence, 1240 Gurr Street, Colum-
Mrs. Watson’s death was attri'but- bus, for an operation a tow hours
ed to pneumonia from which she had earlier.
Stevens Suffers Attack
Of Cramp After Hard
Fought Basketball Game
suffered for three weeks.
Funeral services were held
Trinity church yestreday afternoon
at 2-30 o’clock, conducted by Rev. C.
H. Moore. Interment of the remains
was in the cemetery near by.
Surviving Mrs. Watson besides
her devoted companion are three
sons and five daughters, namely:
Messrs George, Lewis and Perry
Watson, and Mrs. H. G. Pyo, Mrs. Z.
T. Locke, Mrs. U. G. Wall, Mrs.
Dave TIai-buck, and Mrs. Cecil Gill.
Pallbearers were Messrs. Z. T.
Toeke, U. G. Wall, Dave Hnnbuck,
IT. G .Pye, George Watson and Lewis
Watson.
Mrs. Joe Salzer Dies
At Jacksonville Home
Following Long Illness
Mr. Ulma Stevens, Butler high
school student and a member of the
local school) basketball team, suffer
ed an attack of cramp Friday night
immediately following a bard fought
basketball game in Oglethorpe. He
was given first aid attention there
ond afterwards removed to the hos
pital in Butler.
Young Stevens was in the dressing
room at the time of the attack 'pre
paring to- leave for home. Physicians
viounce that over-exercise and not
Hie earth on George (Moody’s grave | being in. the best of physical con-
dead iby reason of the motor car, is , dition was the cause of the youth's
barely bleached by sun and rain, be-
for George Heron elis, ‘hi® neighbor.
• Taylor county friends of Mr,
Thomas Davis, 26, of Tennille, will
regret to learn' of his tragic death
He died early Sunday morning at
Rawlings sanitarium, in_Sandersville,
from injuries received Saturday
night when he was run over iby
Wrightsville & Tennille passenger
train as it was backing on the
Y-track to turn around.
Mr. Davis suffered a crushed leg
and arm, besides other tierious in
juries which resulted in his death
only a few hours after arriving at
the’ hospital. He was the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. Jerrie Davis, ot
Rutleir and a cousin o-f Mr. Walter
Davis of this citv. Mr. Davis moved
from Butler to Tennille about eight
v-ejiivp, a ; o*o and has since that tame
been connected with the Washington
Manufacturing Go.
Surviving are his wife, formerly
Miss Lizzie Veal, daughter of Mirs.
.1. W. Veal of Tennille; two children;
three brothers, Walter. W'iliam and
Roy Davis: two sorters. Mrs. Belle
Hi'-rno and Mrs. Ethel Windham of
Butler.
Funeral services were held from
the residence and interment was in
Tennrile cemetery.
MRS. T.E. ARRINGTON
DIES AFTER ILLNESS
OF MANY YEARS
, | Mr. Layfield, her husband, was
a ‘ j born and reared in Butler, the son
of Mr. and' Mrs. Tom. Layfield,
but has resided in Columbus for a
number of years, .where he was
a highly esteemed employe of the
Georgia Power Co. and was presi
dent of the Columbus Junior Cham
ber of Commerce.
Mrs. Layfield was a native of Al
bany, having been born there on
Oct. 2, 1.907, daughter of C. L. and
Victoria Inman ConoTy. She had
made her home in. Columbus tor tlie
past six years and was an active
member of the First Presbyterian
church.
Besides her husband, L. 10, Lay-
field, she is survived by a daughter,
Patsy Layfield, and an infant son, L.
Martelle Layfield, Jr., of Columbus;
her mother, Mrs. Victoria Conoly, of
Albany; two sisters, Miss Louise
Conoly, of Albany, and Mibb Gorat-
dne Conoly of Columbus, ami several
aunts and uncles.
dead on that same account, is laid
away n the same quiet little grave
yard. Tlie circunn stances differ as
the men differed 1 in their lives and
habits, but the result, the outcome
h same.”
Engineers have completed their
survey of the highway from here to
Ideal, following the old) Butler to
Garden Valley road via the school
building and 1 Mit. Pisgah Church, and
great effort is being .made to secure
a contract for the grading necessary
no dt can be done this winter ami
this important stretch, of highway
paved next sunimer. It is an import
ant .farm to market road 1 touching
one of the finest agricultural sec
tions of the county and affording ac
romodation to scores of families whn
| lave always manifested great inter
art. in public affairs generally, es
I pecialily in church and schools.
attack,
After remaining in the hospital
over ithe week end he was able to
return to school this week.
SHOWS FOR WEEK
AT DEAN THEATRE
Wishing to keep in close touch
[ with the people of Taylor county,
Congressman Stephen Pace, before
hiving his office from Americus' to
I Washington, instructed that his ad-
wess on the Herald's .mailing list he
‘hanged accordingly, adding “when I
1 tan be of any service to your com-
I trinity please advise me,” by which
« intends that anyone having n
I ‘"rigestioro to offer, or ' service he
lean render, Mr. Pace wants to
I know of it. Since being at home
IMiie Congress was not in session
|JJr. Pace has been a very busy man.
hen not forced to his office on im-
Itortant business matters he has vis
ited in the counties of his district
■ tying the condition® , and 1 needs of
I «te .people to hatter enable bim to
Ijta’fer the most efficient service
| Possible. For a first term Corogress-
(Turn to Page 8; No. 1)
Sunday and Monday, United Art-
ist presents “Prisoner of Zenda”
with Ronald Coleman and Madeline
Carroll in a lavish picture of royal
romance aawl glamourous intrigue.
The two favorite stars with one of
the strangest and strongest cast,
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Raymond
Massey, Aubry .Smith, Mary Astor
and others, will sweep you off your
feet in this brilliant story of daring,
royal intrigue taken fifrom a welt
known novel.
Tuesday and Wednesday, “One
Mile from Heaven,” starring Claire
Trevor and Sally Blane, is a most
interesting story; it carries tretfien-
mendous appeal for all women. Miss
Trevor’s fine comedy and Bill Rob
inson's, inimitable dancing do much
to relieve the sad atanomsphere of
the dtory.
Thursday and Friday, “Thin Ice,”
with Sonia Henie and Tyrone Tow
ers, even surpasses “One in a Mil
lion”, bat there will be nothing icy
in its reception, by the audiencep-TJcr-
eause it is a pure, unadulterated en-
tertamnent of the highest potency. It
is endowed with a fine story ,a splen
did cast and elaborate production.
The ice-ballet numbers top anything
A Well Known Butler
Negro Dies Following
Major Operation
Submitting himself voluntarily for
an intestinal operation, Fate Rus-
saw, well known Butler negro, ap
peared at a local hospital about two
weeks ago requesting .that the ope
ration be performed immediately. It
was discovered upon examination
that his condition was of most se
rious nature. The operation was suc
cessfully performed, however, and
he was on tlie road .to recovery when
pneumonia developed that caused his
death Friday last. _
Russaw, who was about 6b years
old the father of 21 children, was
one of the most industrious men of
his race and held in high regard' by
whites and colored alike.
Widow of Late Dr. T. E, Arrington
And Former Resident
Of Reynolds
Funeral services, conducted by
the Rev. H. F. Jelks for Mrs.
Hattie Airrington were hold Mon
day afternoon at the Goddard Fu
neral Home, at Reynolds, followed
by interment of the remains in the
family lot in Butler.
Mrs. Arrington, who was the
daughter of the late Mr. S. D. Chap
man, for many years treasurer of
Taylor county, and widow of the late
Dr. T. E. Arrington of Howard,
died at the state hospital at Mill-
edgeville where she had been a pa
tient for about six years, prior to
which time and following the death
of her husband she conducted a suc
cessful millinery business 1 in Rey
nolds.
Mrs. Arrington is survived by two
brothers and two sisters: Mr. Tom
Chapman, of Perry and Mr. John
Mrs. Jessie Townsend Snr/.er. b3,
wife of Mr. Joe Salzer, of Jackson
ville, Fla., died -at her home at 10 ®.
m., Saturday, Nov, Gt.h, following an
illness of several months.
She w a a born in Jacksonville
March 2, 1884 and had lived in that
city nil her life. Bha was a member
of the Riverside Pnric Methodist
church, a faithful Christian, and loved
by all who knew her.
Survivors are her husband; one
laughter, Mrs. Harold L. Mason; a
grandson, Harold L. Mason, Jr.; and
two aunt®, . I— L. Rpires _ and
Mrs. Cora Post, all of Jacksonville
Mr. and Mrs. 0. S. Cox, Mr. Char
lie Salzer. Mrs, C. W. Bazemore and
Mias Lois Bazemore attended the fu
neral cervices which were held in
Jacksonville Sunday at 3 p. m.
Col. Theo McGee
Leaves For Housing
Meeting At Cleveland
Columbus, Ga., Nov. 16.—Theo J.
McGee, member of .the local citizens'
commiitee will leave today for Cleve
land, Ohio, to attend the fifth an
nual renewal of tlie National Asso
ciation of Housing, Nov. 18-20. Mr.
McGee was named by Mayor J. C
Wilson a few weeks ago to make a
study of federal aid housing and
slum clearance anil possibilities of
such a move in Columbus.
Tlie convention will open Thursday
morning at the Statler hotel with
ATTACK IS FATAL
TO MRS. SHEPPARD
Wife of One of Fort Valley’s Most
Prominent Citizens
Pusses
Chapman of Albany; Mrs. Leonard i p reB j ( ] ca t George Gove presiding
Peterman of Reynolds, and Mrs. p (ie ^e^jon w ill discuss the Wagnes
Following an illnens of several
wuoitoi AtUMioyh he.- , •,,-Au'iiiou had'
not seen consmered unarming, Mrs,
G. Leignlxm Hhcpurd, prominent Fort
Valley woman Uied suddenly of a
heart attack Monday.
Her hukoand, Coi. Leighton Shep
ard, who as well known to the peo
ple of Butler, where he i# an occa
sional visitor either on bueiness or
principal speakeir on special occa
sions, has the sympathy of his many
friends here. For several years Col
Shepard was lay leader of tlie Ma
con: district, South Georgia Metho
dist conference.
Mrs. Shepard, the former Miss
Elizabeth Greene, was the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mns. Alva B.
Greene, one of the pioneer families
of Middle Georgia section.
Besides her husband Mtm. Shepard
is survived by one daughter, Misa
A min.toe Shepard, and one son,
Leighton, Jr.
Illness of Miss Owens
Source of Regret
Mosely of Atlanta.
Pall bearers were Messrs Tom
and Hugblani Chapman, George
Robert and Charles Petermam and
Tom Young.
Pace Comments On
President’s Message
Washington, Nov. 16.—Comjn«nt-
imr on the message of President
Roosevelt to the special session of
Congress, Monday, Representative
Stephen Pace, of Americus, repre
senting the third district of Georgia,
said: “Realizing the problems con
fronting the farmer at this time, 1
especially interested in that part
of ths nature ever filmed for beauty I 0 f the President’s message dealing
and precision. j with the agricultural situation, and 1
Saturday, Harry Cary will more i intend to do everything in: my-po
than, please the audience in this un- to see that his -
usual Western, “Rustlers Paradise.” j enacted into law at thus seas
Herald To Be Printed
Day Earlier Next Week
All correspondents and othres
wishing to make contributions to
this paper next week are urged to
have all copy in this office one day
earlier than Iras been their custom
in the past.
This request is made in order that
we may go to press Wednesday
night Nov. 24. The Herald Office will
be closed Thursday, Nov. 25, Thanks
giving day.
We request each of our confinbu-
tors to co-operate with us in this
matter.
Theater Is Burned At
Buena Vista Tuesday
Buena Vista Ga., Nov, 16.—Fire of
an undetermined origin gutted the
Buena Vista theatre Tuesday at a
loss of $4,000. The Ellaville hre
fighting apparatus was called to
extinguish the flames. The building
and movie projection etfuipment was
reported to be covered by insurance.
Strawberry plants and' Charleston
Wakefield Cabbage plants for sole-
L. T. BARROW, Reynolds, Da
Stegall bill during the afternoon
from the standpoint of its power and
possibilities. Several prominent lead
ers in the better housing movement
will discuss various phases of the
plan during t)he meeting.
Nathan Straus, administrator of
the U. S. Housing Authority, will
discuss “The Federal Side of the
Wagner-Steagall Program” at the
Friday meeting.
Gov. Rivers To Give Radio
Address Saturday Night
Following a series of conferences,
which he has been holding with vari
ous groups of citizens from, over the
state, Governor Rivers plans to de
liver a radio address to the people
of Georgia giving them first hand
information, of the purpose of his ad
ministration in, the approaching er-
tra session of the legislature which
convenes next Monday.
The Governor’s talk to the people
of Georgia will be broadcast over
radio station WS'B, Atlanta, from
9:30 to 10:30 o’clock, Central Stand
ard' time, Saturday night.
“THANKSGIVING DINNER”
Come get your Thanksgiving Din
ner at Central school building Satur
day nigbt, Nov. 20, at 6 o'clock.
Other features of the evening in
clude a musical entertainment. No
admission). Plates 26c. Also sand
wiches, pies, ice cream, candy and
News of the critical condition of
Miss France® Owens, of Macon, has
been the occasion during the past
few days of much sorrow among her
many Butler friends. Miisis Owens un*
derwent on emergency operation tor
appendicitis Friday at Uie Ogle
thorpe Infirmary at Macon from
which her condition was regarded aa
being serious until Sunday when a
change for better took place, since
which time she has been gradually
improving.
Miss Owens, who is a talented
singer, is the daughter of Mr. ana
Mrs. J. D. Owens and a grand
daughter of Mrs. J. M. Frederick, of
this city, as well as a niece of Mrs.
M. A. Chapman. She is a frequent
Butler visitor and on a number of
occasions has entertained the public
with her sweet voice in song.
Taylor County Men
Go On Fishing Trip
Those making up' a congenial fish
ing party at Panama City, Fla., lor
two days this week included Messrs
F. C. and Thelmon Jarrell, B. M.
Montgomery, Lawson, Wikoai, W. F.
Bembry and Dr. W. G. Fielding..
The party was forced to leave
Florida ahead of schedule on account
of a storm on the Gulf, but not un
til more than 200 pounds of fish had
been caught.
Miss Nann Latimer, Resettlement
Supervisor, whose headquarters have
wicnes, p.es, ice ««*»..! L—, been in Roberta, haa recently been
peanuts. Eat to your heart's content, ^transferred to Butter.