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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 3 1 , 1968.
RECTOR MURDER
CONFESSION IS
NOWRERUDIATED
Negro Said He Told Story
“Because I Was Scared” at
That Time
Brunswick, Ga,, Oct. 20,—George
Cleyborn, negro, Saturday afternoon
repudiated his oral confession that he
killed Dr. Chas. H. Lee, rector of his
toric Christ church on St. Simons Is
land.
The confession had implicated
Henry and W. H. Cofer, island resort
operators, and Willie Looney, the
latter a negro.
<71 eyburn, from his cell at Wayne
county jail in Jesup, told his attorney
George Cowart, and Solicitor Ben
Gibbs:
“I didn't kill Dr. Lee.”
Asked why he had made the oral
•onfession Thursday, he declared:
“I just told them that 'because I
was scared.”
Solicitor Gibbs of the Brunswick
circuit, declined to say immediately
what steps will he taken regarding
the Cofer brothers, being held in the
Glynn county jail here.
They were named in Cleyborn’s
repudiated confession as the men who
employed him an Looney to kill the
rector last February 6. Looney also
is in jail.
The Cofer brothers from the first
have staunchly maintained their in
nocence.
A bullet fired thru the rectory
window as Dr. Lee was preparing his
Sunday sermon brought instant death
to the aged minister. He had no
known enemies on the island, but was
vigorous in his denunciation of alleg
ed vice and gambling in the com
munity.
Newspapermen from New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Washington
and other points in the East Satur
day were assembled here to write of
developments in the case
"Why was the 71-year-old 1 rector
killed?”
That question, propounded by news
papermen to officials and citizens on
St. Simons Island brought the reply:
“Because he was too outspoken. He
called a spade a spade and when he
saw something shady he talked about
it. He was criticizing gambling on the
island when he was killed.
“He was particularly bitter in his
attacks against the open operation of
Blot machines.”
Coroner Baldwin, a big, slow-talk
ing man, said Saturday the coroner’s
jury, which never has returned a
verdict in the Lee death, probably
will do something about it next
week.
World’s Only Marble
Jail Now Completed
In Pickens County
Jasper, Ga., Oct. 15.—Two miles
west of Jasper and 65 miles north of
Atlanta stands the only county pris
on camp made of solid marble in the
world.
Grady Jones, Pickens county com
missioner of roads and revenues, said
that shortly after he was sworn into
-office in January, 1936, he. was con
fronted with ,a serious problem on
finding that the Prison Commission
bad condemned the antiquated cages
which comprised the county convict
camp.
“Knowing the financial condition of
the county I was deeply concerned
with the matter of selecting material
for an adequate building,” he said.
“1 was unwilling to import materials
into the community and sought the
advice of the late Col. Sam Tate, who
I -knew was ever interested in the
welfare of the unfortunate.
“Mr. Tate asked, ‘Why not Geor
gia marble?’ To which I replied, ‘The
price of marble at $7.50 per cubic
foot is prohibitive.’
“Mr. Tate in his characteristic
manner, generously outlined a plan
whereby he would donate the marble
necessary for erection of the camp,
the county being liable only for the
sawing of the blocks, which he stat
ed would be 75c a cubic foot.”
As a result there now stands ready
for occupancy a building constructed
of white Georgia marble 100 feet
long, 40 feet wide and 24 feet high,
containing 4,150' cubic feet of marble,
42 windows, three doors, and 8,000
square feet of floor space. The win
dows and doors are fitted with hack
^aw and file proof tool steel bars
which, according to Warden C. C.
.Killian, are absolutely escape proof.
Closed Doors Serve
As Exits During
Wild Stampede
Ft. Gaines, Ga., Oct. 27.—Things
happened here Thursday.
For a time Confusion (with a capi
tal C) reigned supreme, but things
have quieted down now, and it is pos
sible to reconstruct what happened.
It seems that PWA workmen were
removing ceiling plaster in the court
room of the Clay county courthouse.
Suddenly all the plastering in the
courtroom fell at one time.
The crash terrified persons all over
the courthouse, convincing them that
the building was falling down, and
precipitating an exit of stampede
proportions. There was a rush for
doors and windows, some of which
happened to be closed,but that didn't
matter.
As one correspondent put it,’ "some
went through the courthouse doors
without opening same,” talcing the
door glass with them. Others dived
thru closed windows. A state high
way patrolman left the sheriff’s of
fice in such haste that he carried part
of a window with him, it was re
ported. 1
One workman was caught under
the debris in the courtroom, but the
judge’s stand saved him, protecting
his body. In the rush to leave the
building, some were trampled, sus
taining severe bruises. One of the
casualties was a negro who fell in the
wild scramble and became convinced
that the world was coming to an end.
His name—no joking—is Panic
Batiks.
Makes Snow Crystals White
The whiteness of the snow crys
tals is due to the reflection of light
from their many facets.
GEORGIA FARMERS
INCREASING CROPS
Athens, Oct. 30.—Georgia farmers
increased their plantings of principal
food and feed crops by 2,600,000 acres
from 1929 to 1938, the AAA reported
this week.
Acreage planted to soil conserva
tion and improvement crops also in
creased.
J. W. Fanning, extension farm
management economist, said plantings
to these crops amounted 2,414,246
acres last year. Measurements on
1938 plantings are not yet available
Thi compared with 1,076,179 acres to
similar crops in 1929, and 2,414,246
acres in 1936.
Grouped under food and feed crops
are corn, wheat, oats, rye, sweet po
tatoes, Irish potatoes, all tame hay
sorghum for syrup, sugar cane for
syrup, soybeans alone and cowpeas
alone.
Fanning said these plantings
amounted to 6,957,000 acres in Geor
gia in 1938. For 1929 the total was
4,048,148 acres; in 1934, 6,324,981
acres; in 1936, 6 235 000 acres and in
1937, 6,396,000 acres.
In the conservation and improve
ments groups are vetch, Austrian
winter peas, crimson clover, small
grain left on land or turned under,
lespedeza, crotalaria, soybeans and
cowpeas interplauted, peanuts alone
and interplanted and velvet beans in-
terplanted.
Production of hogs and cattle in
Georgia during the same years “also
Is signiefiant,” Fanning said, and is
sued figures prepared iby the division
of crops and livestock estimates of
the Bureau of Agricultural Econom-
Infant Is Crammed
Into Firebox of Big
Stove And Killed
Macon, Ga., Oct. 30.—A three-
months-old baby girl whose parents
formerly Lived in Macon died Satur
day in Columbus a few hours after
she had been stuffed into the hot fire
box of a big circulating heater.
The child was Priscilla Ann Turner
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E.
Turner, Jr. Police Oapt. J. T. Spence
of Columbus said Mrs. Lucile M.
Adams, the Turners’ landlady, put
the infant in the firebox and later
■ told neighbors she was “sending her
son to join his father.”
| He said Mrs. Adams a widow, was
taken to a hospital for mental obser-
( ration and that a charge of assault
, with intent to murder had been lodg-
i eri against her before the baby's
| death. He added that the widow ap
parently was under the delusion the
j child was her son.
j .Mrs Turner told officers she left
her baby with Mrs. Adams at the lat-
I ter’s request. She left the room for a
| few minutes, but on smelling smoke
j returned and found the infant with
its clothing aflame. She suffered
painful burns on the hands and arms
when she dragged the child from the
, stove.
Reports from Columbus said neigh-
i hors were attracted by screams of
] the baby and her .mother. Captain
Spence said neighbors quoted Mrs.
; Adams as saying she rocked the in-
. fant to sleep 'before putting her in
the heater. The officer said he was
informed Mrs. Adams suffered a ner-
j veus breakdown several years ago.
> Mr. Turner is employed by a to-
BEAUTY OF MULE
JUDGED ON BASIS
USED FOR WOMEN
Dawson, Nov. 1 Judging the .beau
ty of a mule—yes, the plain plowing
mule—is best done along the lines
similar to those employed in judging
womanly charm, in the opinion of
W. W. Zowman, of Montgomery, Ala.
Zowman qualified as something of
an expert on the subject when he
presided as judge of the mule beauty
contest featuring the Southeastern
Peanut Festival at Dawson Tuesday.
* Dress, size, breeding, hair, teeth,
feet and proportions count with
mules, just as with women,” said
Zowman.
To the judging eye, a mule entered
by petite Mrs. Don Jones, Terrell
county farm wife, .best filled specifi
cation. The sorrell animal took first
prize.
Farmers entering the contest evi
dently had much the same ideas on
mule beauty points as did. the judge.
A three-block-long parade of them,
two by two, had been clipped,
trimmed, combed; and even their
teeth were polished.
A pageant of South Geoi’gia his
tory is planned for Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
Other mule event prizes were: best
pair—first, Charles Bridges of Daw
son; second, J. P. Perry, of Dawson.
Best mare and colt, Charlie James of
Terrell county; second, I. W. Rice of
Randolph.
AR Of Georgia Tech’s
28,000 Students Will
Gather UnderOneRooi
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 2.—Students 0 ]
Georgia Tech will be together unde)
one roof Wednesday morning for thd
first time in 10 years. [
The roof will be that of their new
auditorium-gymnasium, built at
cost of $160,000 as a part of thj
schools 50th anniversary program. 1
For nearly three student general
tions the school has been without;
room large enough to accommodate
the entire student 'body, now number!
approximately 2,800.
The occasion will be,the first of ,
series of talks by prominent Atlanta
men, with Dr. Frank Boland speak!
ing on tlie health problems of thj
young men of today. I
The exercies, over which President
M. L. Britain will preside, will begij
at 11 o’clock.
JAIL GEORGIA COUPLE
CHARGED WITH STABBlnd
tacco company as salesman. They
moved to Columbus about two
months ago, when the child was
(about one month old.
Mrs. Turner is a graduate of Mt.
de Sales Academy and formerly as
sisted her mother in operating a
beauty parlor. \
Arlington, Ga., Nov. 1.—A Calhourl
county planter and his wife Tuesday!
were logded in a jail at Morgai
charged with assault with intent tJ
murder in the stabbing of Jamei
Dickens, farmer, in a fight precipil
tated over remarks allegedly mad|
concerning the woman.
The individuals held are listed
A. D. Prestou, 42, and Mrs. Prestonl
20. The affray took place in front
S. B. Timmons store here.
Condition of Mr. Preston Tuesday!
was reported fair. He is expected tol
recover. The warrant charges thel
woman slashed Mr. Dickens on thel
shoulder as the man and her husbandl
fought.
The Fords Tell Their Plans
for 1939
I F WE KNEW anything better we could do for
the country than make good motor cars, we
would do it.
By every one doing his best in the job he
thinks most useful, this country is going to regain
its momentum. We have tried to do our best in
our job.
When-business was suddenly halted in its recov
ery more than a year ago, we determined that we
should keep going anyway, if not at full-volume
motor car production, then at getting ready for
greater motor car values that would help future
production.
EXPANDING FOR THE FUTURE
We began to build 34 million dollars’ worth of
new plants and equipment. We felt that if we
could not employ all our men building motor cars,
we would employ as many as we could building
better production facilities.
We were told, of course, that this was no time
for expansion, that a wiser business policy would
be to "hold everything”—which means, stop
everything. But no one ever got anywhere
standing still.
Besides, we are not defeatists. We do not believe
this country has seen its best days. We believe this
country is yet in the infancy of its growth. We be
lieve that every atom of faith invested in our
Country and our People will be amply justified by
the future. We believe America is just beginning.
Never yet have our People seen real Prosperity.
Never yet have we seen adequate Production.
But we shall see it! That is the assurance in
which we have built.
Business is not just coming back. It will have
to be brought back. That is now becoming well
understood in this country; for that reason 1939
will be a co-operative year. Manufacturers, sellers
and buyers will co-operate to bring back the busi
ness that is waiting to be brought back.
This construction program is almost completed.
It has increased activity and payrolls in a number
of'related industries. It has given us better facil
ities for building better cars and trucks, and
eventually our new tractor which is being perfected.
THIS MEANS MORE VALUE
The current program has provided a new tire
plant, which will turn out a part of our tire require
ments ... a new tool and die plant that will help
us cut the cost of dies .. . and a steel-press plant
that will enable us to make more of our own auto
mobile bodies. These are in addition to the plants
we already had for producing glass, iron, steel,
plastics, and many other things.
We don’t supply all our own needs, of course,
and never expect to. The Ford engine is one thing
Henry and Edsel Ford, on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Ford Motor Company, June 16,1938
that no one’s hand touches but ours. Of nearly
everything else we use we build some quantity
ourselves, to find, if possible, better and more
economical ways of doing it. The experience
and knowledge we gain are freely shared with otir
suppliers, and with other industries.
We take no profit on anything we make for
ourselves and sell to ourselves. Every operation,
from the Ford ships which first bring iron ore to
the Rouge, is figured at accurate cost. The only
profit is on the finished result—the car or truck
as it conies off the line. Some years, there is no
profit for us. But we see to it that our customers
always profit. A basic article of our business creed
is that no sale is economically constructive unless it
profits the buyer as much as or more than the seller.
Our new plants have helped us build more
value into all our cars for 1939. That means
more profit on the purchase to the purchaser.
We have not cut quality to reduce costs.
We simply will not build anything inferior.
NEW TESTING EQUIPMENT
While we were putting up new plants to produce
cars, we constructed new equipment to test them.
The first weather tunnel of its kind ever built for
automobile research went into operation at our
laboratories this year.
It makes any kind of weather to order. The
weather it delivers every day would take months
to find in Nature. Our cars are weather-tested to
give you good service in any climate anywhere.
In other tests, every part of the car is pun
ished unmercifully. Then our engineers tear it
down to see if they can find abnormal wear or
any sign of weakness.
The money we spend on tests saves you money
on repairs. And your family car is safer and more
dependable when we put it in your hands.
THE NEW CARS
We have two new Ford cars for 1939—better cars
and better looking—but we also have an entirely
It’s called the Mercury 8. It fits into our line
between the De Luxe Ford and the Lincoln-
Zephyr. It is larger than the Ford, with 116-inch
wheelbase, hydraulic brakes, and a new 95-horse
power V-type 8-cylinder engine.
We know that our 1939 cars are cars of good
quality. We think they’re fine values in their
price classes.
With new cars, new plants, new equipment, the
whole Ford organization is geared to go forward.
FORD MQTOR COMPANY, Dearborn, Michigan