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Around The Circle (By Eugene Anderson) Igggaaiaiaiaraiaraiaiaiaisiaiaisiaisiaiaisisij? Reynolds’ Greatest Explosion The Butler keeping everl astingly at it is THE SECSET OP SUCCESS'' Volume 62 BUTLER, Taylor County, GEORGIA, Thursday, October 6, 1938 Numbei 49 0n a mantel 1 in or.a of the resi dences at Reynolds today is a brass 'late bearing' the number 1005. It yew into the house through the front door at 4 o'clock, Saturday morning, Oct. 12, 1907. The people of Reynolds will never quit talking about that explosion of the boiler of Central Railroad engine No. 1065. A lair boiler weighing thirty tons had taken a flight over two storage houses and buried itself in the center f the street. The fireman was thrown with such force that his body broke two brick pillars under the station house, and the conductor was tuoked beyond recognition by hot „ttr. The engineer was thrown over bicar lengths into a gondola coal fJ r, and bis head was cut from the hdy as smoothly as if a gullitoine lud been used. It was not found until | a t e in the day Sunday when some hoys opening a trapdoor in the roof 0 [ a two-story 'building across town saw the head, with the eyes staring at them. The shivering of a piece of sheath ing caused' the belief that the head must have been blown hundreds of feet into the air. A negro watchman some distance away suffered a broken leg, caused by a piece of the wreckage hurled through the air. Several huge pieces of metal were thrown great dis tances away. The search for the en gineer’s head extended over the fields and woods and through Patsa- laga creek for a distance of more than a mile. People ran from, their houses without waiting to dress.TheiT first thought was one of the banks had been blown up. One little lady, wife of the depot agent, thought of the passenger train that was coming soon. For years 9he kept secret what she found at the rear of the train. She had carried an oil lamp, and she found in the caboose the flagman, hst asleep through it. She aroused tin just in time to save the passen- ger train. She was the faithful Mrs. Hodges, who is now agent in the place of her lamented husband. The bodies of the dreman, conductor and engineer were brought to Macon for interment. The engineer’s head was rushed to Macon on Sunday afternoon in time to be buried with the body. The exciting story about the turn ing in of a tankful of gold water into an empty hot boiler is still on the lips of all of the citizens who lived in, or near, Reynolds thirty-one years ago. PIONEER INDIAN MISSIONARY NOW RETURNS TO GA. Rev. J. J. Methvin, 91, Has Spent Life as Worker for S.-E. Methodists STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION REJECTS TALMADGE APPEALS Gov. Rivers Renominated; Talmadge Urged New Primary Laws as George Is Again Chosen Tracing and Reuniting Adams Family At Mt. Zion church in old Bald- winville, Talbot county, nearly two hundred descendants of John and Olive Adams held a fourth annual family reunion and a basket picnic kwlay, Sept. 25. In the gathering »ven generations were represented, Welling back from the babe in arms fa a. number of men. and .women now Hi the late eighties and early nine ties "IVe are finding somebody every little while who belongs to our group but didn’t know it,” said one of the Workers. “And I believe if we do our job thoroughly, we can trace re- lationship with President John Wains and his son President John Quincy Adams.” in the church Sunday were such Hen as W. A. Baldwin, 82, whose family name the now forgotten vil- la K6 of Baldwinville honored; E. C. Perkins, living on “Old Wire Road'”, over 90, veteran of the war of the sixties, and oldest, most interesting citizen of Taylor county; C. G. Adams, 87, and vigorous looking, but confessing a failing memory; M. C. Heath, Junction City, 82, but not more than 65 in appearance. Mt. Ziou school that once stood across the road in front of the church, is now only a memory; it was donated by one of the Adams' fami lies in the community, some think by John and Nancy Adams. Pupils walked from as far as five miles to attend, Dr. Neal Kitchens of Warn Springs was one of the principals; so were Pete and Mrs. Pete Maxiwell, A. Bryan, T. A. McDowell and Miss Rosa Caldwell. Consolidation of schools wiped it out. fhe first forebear known to have settled in Georgia, according to the 0r 8anization records, went from (Turn to Page 8; No. 1) NOTE—Reference here to Rev. Mr. Methvin will be of more than passing interest "To the people of Butler and vicinity, especially our older citizens. It was while serving the presidency of the old Butler Male and Female College that Rev. Mr. Methvin felt the call to the foreign field and accepted an appointment by the South Georgia Conference to cast his lot among the Indians on the Western frontier as a missionary and teacher. No man of his years spent in Butler, or since that time, was held in greater love and esteem than was Mr. (Methvin, and the same goes for his estimable family some of whom have been' called to the Home above. We welcome Mr. Meth- vin’s return and trust his remaining days among loved ones and friends will bring to him all the joy happinessi anticipated.) Jeffersonville, Oct. 3.—Fifty-three years ago the Rev. J. J. Methvin was sent as a missionary to the Indians in the Indian territory now known as Oklahoma. Two weeks ago he came here to visit his sister, Mrs. Neely Hatfield and Miss Gertrude Methvin at their childhood home near Jeffer sonville. This was his first visit to scenes of his boyhood in 19 years. Although advanced in age, he is mentally alert and attended the re union at Gettysburg, Pa., and the Confederate veterans reunion in Co lumbia, S. C. 'Going from Columbia, he visited his daughter, Mrs. J. 0. Blackmon at Augusta; his nephew, C. M. Methvin, at Eastman and and thence to Jeffersonville. His wife was his companion on this trip. The Southern Methodist church sent Mr. Methvin to work among the civilized tribes of Indians at first and iater he went farther west and la bored among the wild tribes. For awhile he was in charge of the New Hope school for Indian boys and girls. Afterwards he was male head of the Seminole academy, which was under the auspices of the Southern Methodist, church and the Indian na tions, jointly. In 1889 Methvin Institute was es tablished. This school is at Ana- (Turo to Page 8; No. 2) Macon, Ga., Oct. 5—The Georgia state democratic convention todav noisily overrode former Governor Eugene Talmatlge’s attempt to block renomination of Senator Walter F. George through charges of fraud in the Sept. 14 primary. Talmadge adherents forced 1 a roll call on a motion to declare George the nominee for the regular six-year term. Acting Chairman Zach Arnold then ruled delegates had to vote as their counties voted in the primary. Under this decision, the motion car ried with a total of 242 delegate votes—the exact county unit total which George won in the September voting. Talmadge had 148 unit votes and contested results in 32 counties which could have shoved his total past the necessary 206 votes. Verbal fireworks touched off when and the former governor's name was placed in nomination contrasted sharply with the tranquility which marked the unanimous re nomination of Gov. E. D. Rivers and confirmation of the entire list of state house and 1 judicial circuit nomi nees. Talmadge at first declined com ment on the convention rebuff but later issued a signed statement as- erting the convention had 1 “made a serious error” and declaring the Sep tember primary “has been a chal lenge to the people that we need laws” to govern the primaries more closely. He said the convention had been made the “goat.” Associates of the former governor said he felt, in particular, that the acting chairman erred in his vital' ruling that dele gates must follow their county vote. Democratic nomination in Georgia customarily has been equivalent to edection in the November general elections, set for Nov. 8. Renomination of the governor was made unanimous when Hugh Howell runner-up, and John J. Mangham de- (Tuiro to Page 8; No. 3) SHOWS FOR WEEK AT DEAN THEATER American Red Cross Asks Taylor County Citizens For Donations Sunday and Monday: Bing Crosby and Mary Carlisle' in “Dr. Rhythm. Thursday and Friday: Members of, the Sara Burney Circle of the Butler Baptist church will sponsor the pic ture, “Always Goodbye.” This pic ture is magnificently produced, mas terfully directed and superbly acted by a sure-fire cast headed by Bar bara Stanwiek for whom the vehicle is made to measure, and Herbert Marshal. This piture treats frankly, yet with admirable restraint of the tried and true mother's love theme. These stars are ably supported by Ian Hunter, Oeasar Romero, Binnie Bartbes and others. If you liked “Stella Dallas,” you will not want to miss “Always Goodbye,” with Stan wyck and Marshal of the “Stella Dallas” cast playing. The W. M. S. Committee will be glad to see you present on one of these days. 'Saturday: Double feature, Wm- Boyd and 'Geo. Hayes in "Partners of the Plains.” And "Headline Women.” MR. CLIFFORD MONTGOMERY PLEDGES LAMBDA CHI ALPHA FRATERNITY AT UNIVERSITY The American Red Cross is now asking the citizens of Taylor county for contributions toward the relief of the disaster-afflicted families in New England, New York and 1 South Carolina. There are more than 15,000 fami lies (approximately 70,000 people) Mr. Clifford Montgomery, son of Dr. and 'Mrs. R. C. Montgomery, of this city and a Sophomore at the University pledged membership in the Lambda Ohi Alpha fraternity on the University of Georgia campus at the close pf the fall! rushing season. living in towns, cities and on farms who are looking to the Red Cross to help them rehabiltiate themselves. Mrs. Howard Neisler of Reynolds, chairman of the Taylor county chap ter American Red Cross, asks that the people of Taylor county make donation of any kind to this worthy cause. Mrs. Neisler stated that donations could be given to Judge ,L. T. Peed, Taylor 'County chairman of the Red Cross, Col. Dan S. Beeland, of Reynolds, Disaster chairman, or left at the Herald office. All donations or contributions will 'be sent at once to the American Red Cross head quarters for distribution. REVIVAL SERVICES WILL NOT BEGIN HERE ON OCTOBER 13 We have called off the revival scheduled to begin on the 13th of October. I hope, however, that you who pray may pray that Taylor county may be won to the Lord with in the near future. We hope to have a revival within the next few months. Edgar A. Martin. SEED FOR SALE Seed Oats Fulgrain Coakers, Abruzzi Seed Rye, Austrian Peas. See or call me for prices. C. B. HTCKIS, Reynolds, Ga. CONTEST SOUGHT BY W. E. STEED IS DECLINED State Convention Held at Macon Yesterday Rules Taunton Is Winner Delegates from Taylor county named by Hugh Howell, who carried this county for Governor in the Sep tember 14th state primary, attended the State Democratic convention in Macon yesterday. These were: Messrs J. W. Edwards and Dudley Taunton, delegates; B. H. Walker and Oscar Dreizin, alternates. The principal item of business be fore the convention from a local standpoint was the contest brought by Hon. W. E. Steed, who ran second BUTLER HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ORGANIZE TRAFFIC PATROL Program to Be of Great Educational Value in Safety for School Children The Butler High School organized a High School Traffic Patrol Tues day morning, sponsored by the Geor gia Highway patrol and each member of the High School patrol is commis sioned by the Governor of the State of Georgia. The purpose of the High School patrol is to reduce the number of Bchool tr.affic accidents, injuries, and deaths in each community and the state for the school year 1938-1909. This program is of great educa tional value in a "safety first” pro gram for school children. It is Georgia law; that no person in the primary for Senatorship from [ pass a school bus while taking on or the 23rd Senatorial district.composed j letting off school children. It is the of the counties of Taylor, Houston, duty of the members of the school Crawford and Peach, this being Tay lor's time according to the rotation system to furnish the man. Repre sentative Taunton, who did not seek re-election for a seat in the lower house, ran for the Senate post and received in the September 14th pri mary 433 votes, which gave him the nomination on the plurality rule. Mr. Steed’s vote was 406, while that of Col. C. B. Marshall, a third candi date in the race, was 381. Mr. Steed sought a recount of the votes on the grounds of illegality and irregularities. His petition, in which he was represented .by Attorn ey C. W. Foy, was heard by the Tay lor County Democratic Committee on Friday last and was dismissed by the committee. An appeal was made to the state committee at the Macon convention yesterday and there de nied. Another contest in which much local interest was felt was that of Hon. Eugene Talmadge, runner-up in the race for the U. S. Senate, Senator Walter F. George having received the highest number of both popular and county unit votes’. This contest was also denied by the state conven tion. Butler High Seniors Elect Class Officers For 1938—1939 Term The Senior Class Butler High school held a meeting in the eleventh grade room at the school building last week. The following officers were elected: President, Jams Harmon V-President, Junior Harris Secretary, William Adams. Treasurer, Pauline Rustin. Publicity Recorder, Alice Guinn. Assistant Reporter, Ludie Renfroe The class is 'beginning to make plans for the trip to the World’s Fair in New York in 1939. We are also planning on putting on a play before Christmas for this purpose. —Reporter. Annual Taylor County Singing Convention To Be Held Here Sunday The annual session of the Taylor County Singing convention will be held at the Butler High school audi torium Sunday, Oct. 9. A large number of singers from all sections of the state will be here to attend this convention. Mr. A: E. Locke, of this city, pres ident of t.he convention will be in charge of the program. He iwdll be assisted by Mr. C. R. Simmons, also of Butler, who is the able secretary of the organization. Every one interested 1 in singing are extended a cordial invitation to attend this convention which prom ises to .be one of the most interesting of its kind ever held here. traffic patrol to flag to a stop any approaching vehicle ... If the driver fails to stop, the commission re quires the school patrol to take the tag number and report same to the State Highway patrol. Prof. V. P. Folds, Superintendent of Bubler High school, stated that ha SUPERIOR COURT FOR FALL TERM IN SESSION HERE 1 aylor Sup. Court Reconvenes Today After Recess of Two Davs Tho regular fall term of Taylor County Superior Oourt convened here Monday with Judge C. F. McLaugh lin presiding. Other court officials present included Hon. Hubert Cal houn, Solicitor Genera); and Hon. R. 0. Perkins, Court Reporter. The court was opened toy an ad dress toy Brigadier General Asa G* Singleton commandant, Ft. Henning 'Military camp. General Singleton was introduced to the audience .by Hon. W. E. Steed, president of the Taylor County Bar Association. General Singleton, a natlvo of Tay lor county is tho son of the late Dt, and Mrs. F. 'P. Singleton. He stated in his address that even though he had seen practically every important place in the world that none of them looked nearly so good to him as does the old sand hills of Taylor county. The General also Btated that his education was started felt sure that every person wants to j ftt Gnublltl in Taylor county . The grand jury, composed of a help protect life and limb of school children and will be willing to co operate with the local school patrol ir. carrying out these regulations. Those commissioned as patrolc- men are: Frank Riley, Captain; James Harmon, Lieutenant; William Adams, Lieutenant; Grey Fountain, Millftrd' Stevens, Joseph Barnes, Junior Harris, Roy Fain, Frank England, James Btazemore, Isaac Dreizin, Oscar Adams, Cecil Waters, 0. C. Keen, Otis Gox, Carlos Brown R. iC. Kirksey, Darby Kirksey, James Jarrell, Bernis White, James Rustin, Gerson Waller, Calvin Spillere and Brown Sec'" Mr. Jamie Barrow Highly Praises Taylor County Commissioners who and The Herald takes pleasure in pub lishing the following letter written by Mr. J. T. Barrow, prominent Rey nolds merchant and business man, and to which we are pleased to add our hearty endorsement to the state ments made by Mr. Barrow relative to the efficient and wide-awake coun ty officials: Reynolds, Ga,, Oct. 3. Hon. C. E. Benns, Editor The Butler Herald. Dear Mr. iBenns: I am one of those fellows believe in giving credit where when credit is due and in giving bou quets to the living rather than to the dead. For this reason I am writ ing asking that you publish in your estimable paper this open letter thanking our Honorable 'Commission ers, Dr. G. W. Fickling, Mr. H. H. Riley and Mr. L. H. Vanlandingham for the magnificent work they have done in giving us six miles of paved road through Reynolds on the Ogle- thorpe-Roberta highway and for com pletion of the asphalt road between Reynolds and Butler. In the not distant future the peo ple of Reynolds and community will have paved roads North and South, East and West, not forgetting one block in the city of Reynolds thrown in. All this is due in large part to the untiring efforts and in defatigable energy of these three ex cellent men, Fickling, Riley and Van- landingham, .business men andi gen tlemen of the old school. Our thanks and gratitude go out to them now and always. Respectfully submitted, J. T. BARROW. HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE Three-roofh hpuse, good bam and six and one-half acres of land 1 just outside city limits of Reynolds. For immediate cash sale, $376.00. See me at once. , 10’6’2wp) Delia Mathews, Reynolds, Ga. group of the county’s most promi nent citizens, organized by electing Hon. R. M. Suggs, foreman; Mr. Howard Neisler, Clerk; and Mr. G. R. Windham, bailiff. Following Judge McLaughlin’s able charge tho jurom retur ed to the grand jury room for their deliberations. Court was recessed Monday after noon in order that the court officials and local 1 attorneys might attend the State Democratic convention in Mt- con Tuesday and Wednesday. Court will re-convene here today, and 1 con tinue on next week if .jeeeseary it is announced. • l" 1 In all the grand jury Wilt investi gate about 30 or 35 casee, ten oC which were investigated' Monday; seven true bills were found and three no bills. One murder indictment already in vestigated by the grand jury was true billed. This case, State vs. Mel vin Handley, charged with murder; is'scheduled to :be tried Monday, Oct. 10th. Handley was driver of the automo bile which struck the two Windham youths, Jack and Frank, on July 2, lust, killing Jack instantly and painfully injuring Frank. Tlie acci dent occurred at the intersection of highway® 3 and 96 in (Butler. Handley has been held in the Up son county jail at Thomaston since that time on a murder charge. Handley will ,be represented by Col. Homer Beeland, of Reynolds, Col. Thomas A. Jacobs, Jr., of Ma con and Col. Grady. Cillan also of Macon. Butler Citizens Defeat $28,000 Bond Issue In City Election Saturday In a city election held here Satur day, Oct. 1st, a proposed bond issue was defeated by 14 vote*,. The election was called by the mayor and council to deride whether or not the City of Butler would issue bonds to the extent of $28,000 be build a city-owned water works sys tem. In order thait the proposed bond is sue be qarried it was necessary for two-thirds of the ballots-cast be im favor of the bond issue. Out of the 191 votes cast, 112 were in favor of bond® and 79 were against bonds. Water i* now bribw; supplied the City of Butler by the Butler Water Works Compnay, a privately owned and operated system. This company has supplied water for domestic use as well as for fire protection in the city for the past twenty years and is owned jointly toy several Butler citi zen. m