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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTIJ3R, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER a, 1938.
MEWS SUMMARY OF
THE WEEK IN GEORGIA
because they allege a new overpass
prevents them from seeing their
neighbors across the street or per
sons passing along the highway, four
Quitman residents are suing the city.
i A contract for $36,630 has been
awarded at Sylvania for the laying of
three miles of new sewer lines on 10
streets, connecting the present line.
The contract calls for the system to
be completed within 150 working
days. Work began Saturday.
Geo. L. Bell, Jr., 44, lawyer, ar
rested on a manslaughter charge in
connection with an automobile acci
dent in which a Whitfield county
woman was killed near Dalton, was
released Friday on $3,000 bond after
a Justice of the Peace hearing.
R. A. Caldwell was appointed Tues
day as Atlanta freight agent for the
A. B. and C. railroad, succeeding R.
E Huff, retired. iMr. Huff, who has
served more than 30 years, was re
lieved at his request on account of
his health, the announcement said.
The new state flag was adopted by
the State school boards and ordered
flown over every public school build
ing in Georgia. Governor Rivers
agreed to issue a proclamation de
claring the new flag to be the offi
cial flag of the state of Georgia.
Less than a week after he ad
mittedly shot and killed two “pals"
in their rooming house near Manor,
Clarence “Red” Sheffield, negro, was
sentenced to death in. Ware countV
superior court in Waycross. Sheffield
shot Bennie Ralls and Frank Green
Bush, 50, accused .by his wife with ' to death last Sunday. Tried and
making her “sleep with the dog,” was i convicted, he was sentenced by Judge
Bound over to Macon City court at a | M, D. Dickerson to die in the elec-
recorder’s court hearing Tuesday
morning.
Lumpkin city council has awarded
a contract for the digging of a new
city well with a 200-gallon per min
ute capacity, to supplement
Jive Atlantans have received stu
dent plot licenses, it was announced
hr the Civil Aeronautics Authority in
Waliington Tuesday.
Drought becomes serious through
out 'Georgia. Farmers in many sec
tions are forced to haul water for
long distance for livestock.
Members of the Georgia legisla
tive penitentiary committee gathered
at Macon Tuesday to begin a tour of
Georgia’s prisons and prison camps.
Miss Nannie Belle Whitaker, assist
ant to the dean of the University of
Florida, died) at her home in Ft. Val
ley Saturday after an extended ill-
ness.
Absent only six times in 28 years.
That is the record of Mrs. F. D.
Carden, of Twiggs county, in her at
tendance as teacher in the Sunday
school.
The department of public welfare
In Twiggs county has certified 331
farmers and farm laborers for WPA
employment. The last report showed
165 had been assigned work.
Capt. Jack Malhom, Atlanta's po
lice traffic bureau head, told his men
to show no mercy in traffic violation
cases to pretty women, policemen,
ambulance drivers and bus drivers.
A man docketed by police as C. B.
SUSPECT ADMITS
DOZEN BURGLARIES
Griffin, Ga., Oct. 31.—Fred RuckeT,
25-year-old negro, has confessed to
participation in more than a dozen
burglaries and armed robberies in
rencet weeks, Police Chief Stanley
Harper said.
The police chief said the negro,
arrested Saturday in Barnesville, un
folded to Solicitor General W. H.
Connor and himself a story of a se
ries of crimes e
Schley Co. Farmer
Celebrates 90 Mark
With Possum Dinner
(By Raymond Duncan)
Ellaville, Ga., Oct. 29.—T.
A.
Hon. Pace Learns
Of P W A Grants
Americus, Oct. 29.— Ropr;\<ntative
Stephen Pace of Americas., Third
district representative in the U. S.
Congress Saturday received notice
xtending through ! credits the ,bIes f in f of his 90 >' ears
Spalding, Upson,
counties.
Lamar and Butts
FOUR NEGROES DIE
IN FLAMES OF JAIL
Glennville, Oct. 31.—The Glenn-
ville city council studied plans Mon
day for a new city jail to replace the
structure damaged by a fire in which
four prisoners perished early Monday
morning.
Police Chairman Lamont Smith
asid the new jail, to be .built imme
diately, would be a modem fire-proof
building. Plans for it were under way
before Monday's fire.
Policeman Dewey Tootle was burn
ed on both hands attempting to free
the negro prisoners.
AMERICAN LEGION PLANS
DISTRICT MEETING IN
ARMISTICE OBSERVANCE
trie chair at Tattnall prison Nov. 25.
TALBOTTON PLANT
IS BEING REBUILT
facilities, which have been found to
be inadequate.
Charlie Allen, 39-year-old resident
of Austell, was in a critical condi
tion at Emory University hospital
Saturday night after being struck by
a freight train near here during the
afternoon.
Suffocation, probably from being
smothered 1 by his parents, was given
Tuesday by Coroner G. H. Johnson
as the cause of death of Wilbur L.
Phillips, 3 months old, in Savannah
Monday.
Dr. B. .1. W. Graham, active in the
-ministry for more than hulf a century
was named moderator of the Carroll
ton. Baptist Association at the an
nual session of tile association at
Ropevillc.
The 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mr.f
B. Clifton died at a Statesboro hos
pital Tuesday from bums. Young
George Clifton caught fire at his
home Saturday playing around an
open, fire place.
Atlanta Police and Coroner Done-
hoo Tuesday were probing the death
of Miss Ruth Littlefield, 18, believed
to be from Charlotte, N. C., who was
found dying in her room in an Atlan
ta hotel late Monday night.
With an estimated attendance of
more than 2,000, the Habersham Fifth
Sunday singing convention met at
Cornelia Sunday, with C. A. Kesler,
president of this convention, and of
the state singing convention, presid
ing.
P. T. Anderson, Sr., vice president
and general manager of the Macon
Telegraph Publishing Co., will lead
the Macon drive to raise $250,000 of
the $600,000 needed to repurchase
Wesleyan College property from
bondholders.
Gov. E. D. Rivers left Atlanta Sat
urday for Indiana where he speaks
this week in behalf of the state’s
Democratic nominees in the Nov. 8
general election. Speeches were
scheduled at Danville, Versailles and
Stroudsburg.
The new Greensboro $45,000 post
office which was opened Jan 15 will
be dedicated at 11 a. m. Friday, Nov
U. The program is not complete, but
it is known that Congressman Paul
Brown will be one of the speakers on
the occasion.
State Patrolman R. J. Redfem said
a 6-year-old Molena, Ga., school-girl
identified' as Margarie Cochran, was
killed instantly Monday when struck
by a pasing car as she crossed the
highway to her home after alighting
from a school bus.
Of the 1,086 Georgians who were
given employment during the week
Talboton, Ga.,
present j building of the
Oct. 30.—The re
boiler room at the
Hampton Lumber Co., planing mill
is nearing completion.
The room was destroyed by fire
Oct. 21, ■wrhile workmen were at lunch
The mill is operated by the T. A.
Parham Lumber Co., of South Geor
gia.
SAVANNAHAN MAKES
12,000-MILE CALL
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 29.—.Mrs. Pleas
ant A. Stovall, widow of the editor
of the Savannah Evening Press, was
thrilled Saturday to receive a 12,000-
mile telephone call on her birthday
anniversary.
The call 1 was from her daughter.
Lady Crnigie, wife of Sir Robert
Craigic, British ambassador to Japan
now in Tokyo, and was routed via
Sail Francisco.
STEWART NAMED
PASSENGER AGENT
Savannah', Ga., Oct. 29.—T. J
"Stewart of Savannah, assistant gen
eral passenger agent, was promoted
to passenger agent of the Central of
Georgia railroad to succeed the late
J. M. Blount.
Stewart has been connected with
the railroad 1 since 1913 when he en
tered the service as a stenographer.
He had been assistant to Blount for
nearly two years.
WALLACE COMING TO MACON
TO MAKE ADDRESS NOV. 17
Macon, Oct. 31.—United Georgia
Farmers and the Georgia Co-operative
Council have made plans to sponsor
ail address by Secretary of Agricul
ture Henry A. Wallace at Macon
Nov. 17.
R. M. Stiles, president of the farm
er group, said at Cartersville the cab
inet member had accepted an invita
tion to speak on the federal agricul
tural program in the Southeast. P. J.
Brown of Albany heads the co
operative council.
Mr. Wallace’s appearance here will
be only a little more than three weeks
prior to the Dec. 10 referendum, in
which cotton and flue-cured tobacco
farmers will passs on marketing quo
tas for 1939.
WEEKLY PAY IN STATE
AVERAGES ONLY $73.71
Americus, Ga., Nov. 1.—Final plans
for an Armitice Day program will be
completed at the meeting of the John
D. Mathis Post of the American Le
gion tonight at 7-30. All committee
members are especially urged to be
present.
Plans for a meeting of Legion posts
of the Third District next Sunday at
2-30 p. m. will be made.
State Commander L. H. Kelly, Past
Commander DeLacy Allen and Con
gressman Stephen Pace will be guests
at this meeting.
WITNESS IS HELD
ON SLAYING CHARGE
Griffin, Ga., Oct. 30.—Sheriff Hen
ry McWilliams said iSunday he had
arrested Marie Mathews, Griffin ne
gro woman, and taken her to Jackson
as a material witness in the Jim II.
Williams case. Williams is held in
Fulton Tower charged with the slay
ing of Police Chief C. T. Thompson,
of Jackson.
Sheriff McWilliams said the wom
an told him Williams came by her
house early Wednesday. She asked
him in, but he is said to have replied:
“I can't stop, I killed a man last
night.”
SYLVANIA MAN BURIED
IN CASKET HE MADE
Sylvania, Oct. 31.—Israel Waters,
age 79, a member of the Screven
county Waters family, said to be the
largest family connection in Screven
county, died at the home of his sister
in law, Mrs. Holman Waters, Sunday
afternoon.
He was buried Monday in a casket
made by himself nearly 18 years ago.
This was the second one made for
himself. The first was too short. So
he constructed another which has
been in the funeral home at Sylvania
in charge of Bill Thompson, under
taker, for the past six years.
SAWMILLS ARE NOT
WITHIN WAGE-HOUR
ACT, LAWYER SAYS
Washington, Ga., Nov. 1.—With
sawmill operators reporting half a
dozen mills shut down in Wilkes
county during the first week of the
wages and hour law and approxi
mately a hundred laborers thrown out
of work, W. A. Slaton, prominent
Washington lawyer, expressed the
opinion Tuesday that such mills were
not intended by Congress to come
within terms of the law, and that “a
properly drawn petition to the ad
ministrator would procure a decision
that these sawmills are not within
the act.”
AMERICUS CONSTRUCTION
FOREMAN IS KILLED IN
AUTOMOBILE-TRAIN CRASH
to “faith in a kind God.
Alert and healthy, the white-
haired, moustached planter reached
his 90th birthday Thursday and cele
brated the anniversary with a tra
ditional possum dinner. He says he
cannot remember a time when he did
not eat ’possum on his birthday.
Youngest and only survivor of nine
children, Mr. Wimbush points to the
oddity that each of the children have
died in the order in which they were
born.
'Mr. Wimbush recommends observ
ance of clean, healthy living .for
longevity. “I took care of myself and
ir all the 56 years I lived with my
wife there were not fifteen times that
sundown caught me away from
home,” he says.
“Punctuality—that’s one of the vi
tal things in Life and one of the keys
to a long and happy life.”
He enjoys smoking a cigar and ad
mits he has “taken a drink or two—
but I’ve regretted’ it. I have several
boxes of cigars given me for birthday
presents, and I hope the Lord is kind
enough to let me live as long as it
takes to smoke them, tho I*m ready
to go any time He wants me, now
that I've reached 90.”
The aged man is not a critic of
dancing. “I don't see any harm in
dancing. I never did. And because of
my views I got thrown out of church
three times when I was a youngster.
But every time I got right up and
joined again.
MOTHER ASSERTS BOYS
NOT HELD AT ALBANY
Americus, Ga., Oct. 31.—The two
youths hold at Albany in the death
of a railroad engineer recently are
not Joe Morgan and Rudolph Davis
pf Americus, iMrs. H. M. Morgan,
mother of poe, told The Times-Re-
corder Monday in terming as “false”
a published report (not carried in the
Times-Recorder) that the jailed
youths probably were the Americus
boys.
Youths giving their names as Frank
Moore of Aurora, 111., and R. H.
Davis of Atlanta were jailed at Al
bany after their car ran over and
killed the trainman.
Mrs. Morgan also said that her son
was not guilty o.f a warrant charging
him and Rudolph Davis of stealing
about $20 from Gus West.
SCHOOL GIRL DIES
WHEN HIT BY CAR
Wimbush, one of Schley county’s from the PWA in Washington that
most extensive farmers before *d-1 five applications from his district had
vanced age forced his retirement,! been approved and; allotments made.
Mr. Pace was notified that the ap
plications of the City of Americus
for a grant of $6,037.90 for improve
ments in Prospect Park, had been
granted by the NYA.
The PWA allotments included in the
notices received by Mr. Pace today
included:
Sumter county, $20,250 grant for
county stockade.
Rebecca, $4,070 grant for school
improvement.
Pitts, $2,475 grant for school im
provement.
Graves, $4,500 grant for school im
provement.
Cordele, $8,190 grant for court
house improement.
LEGAL ADVERTISER
PETITION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION
GEORGIA—Taylor County
Mrs Annie V Hortman‘having
proper form applied to me for
nent letters of administratioii onli
estate of John Visage, deces!
of said Taylor County Georgia y
Is to cite all and singular’
creditors and next of kin of SI
saad deceased to be and apnepr *
my office within the time allowed
law and show cause, if any they c
why permanent administration shnniJ
not be granted to Mrs. Annie
Hortman on the said deceased’s
tate.
Witness my hand and official sli
nature, this September 22, 19qr
L. T. PEED, Ordinary.
FOR LEAVE TO SELL
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
To Whom It May Concren:
Notice is hereby given that C.
. | Foy, as adminstrator of A. F, b a ,
estate, having applied to me bj
tition for leave to sell the real
tate of said A. F. Davis, deceased
and that an order was made thereoi
Referring to these WPA grants September term, 1938, fot
the Americus Times-Recorder edi-
torially says:
Announcement made Friday by
Representative Stephen Pace that he
had been notified of the approval of
an application by the City of Ameri
cus for the construction of a com
munity house and the renovation of
the swimming pool in Prospect Park
came as welcome news to Americus
citizens in general and the good peo
ple of Brooklyn Heights in particu
lar. This improvement is needed and
Representative Pace is to be con
gratulated on his diligent effort in
behalf of the application.
Wl
No. 1
from
Page 1
restoring interest in Aiidersonville,
especially in view of the splendid
condition in which the government
maintains the park and cemetery.
heirs at law and creditors of the
A. F. Davis, deceased will take notio
that I will pass upon said applicatioi
at the November Term, 1938, of thj
Court of Ordinary of said county!
and that unless cause is shown ti
the contrary, at said time, said leavi
will be granted.
This fifth day of September, 193;
L. T. PEED, Ordinary,
In the District Court of the Unite.
States for the Middle District
Of Georgia, Columbus
Division
In
the matter of A. B. Adains.l
Bankrupt. I
No. 1693, Proceedings for Composition!
dr Extension. 1
Notice of Creditors Meeting
To the creditors of A. B. Adams of I
Reynolds, in Taylor County, Georgia,f
and District aforesaid.
Notice is hereby given that on the I
27th day of October, 1938, tile pe-l
tition of the said A. B. Adams, pray-|
l ing that he be afforded an opportufii-1
The Dayton Brothers 1 of the Wind- ty to effect a composition or an
sor Hotel, the Junior Chamber of tension of time to pay his debts un-l
. - — - iQhapter 8 of the I
' — “—“ “* . isanKruntcv Act. ,wn
Americus are all bestirring them
selves and in connection with the
undertaking they are encouraging
highway beautification, so the scenic
effects will be an attraction.
No. 2
Griffin, Oct. 31.—State Patrolman
R. J. Redfern said Monday night a
six-year-old Molena, Ga., schol girl,
identified as Margarie Cochran, was
k ; . ed instantly Mt ‘ay by a pa *vr.g
car as she crossed the highway to
her home after alighting from a
school bus.
Redfern said a warrant charging
manslaughter had been served on the
driver of the automobile, listed by
state police as .Mrs. D. S. Jones of
Molena. The patrolman said the wo
man placed the child in her car after
the accident and took her to a Mo
lena physician in a vain attempt to
save her life.
Bond for Mrs. Jones was arranged
by her husband 1 , who said she was
under medical care for shock.
Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 2.—Wages in
Georgia .are not below the minimum
of $11 per week set by the wage-hour
law, fiugures prepared by Isador Lu-
bin, U. S. Commissioner of Labor
Statistics, showed Tuesday.
The figures, released by Wage-
Hour Administrator Andrews, show
ed that during last August the aver
age wage paid workers in
factories was $13.71.
Average wages in other
states included North
$14.99; South Carolina, $13.92; Ala
ending Oct. 22, 466 were placed in pri- j bama, $16.05; Mississippi, $14.16, and
vate employment and 621 on public , Kentucky, $19.19.
works jobs, Marion A. O’Connor, state | Highest average weekly wage in
director of the Georgia Employment i the nation was in the District of Co-
Service, announced Tuesday.
^lumbia, $33.61.
Americus, Oct. 31.—C. C. Autrey,
48 year olid foreman for the W. F.
Florence Construction Co., in Carters
ville and brother of Lieut. V. L. Au
try of the Americus police depart
ment, was killed Monday when his
car was struck by a Louisville and
Nashville passenger train a mile
Georgia j north of Cartersville.
Mr. Autry's car was carried several
Southern I hundred yards down the railroad
Carolina, tracks and dumped into a ravine.
A resident of Americus, Mr. Autry
is survived by his wife, a brother, V.
L. Autry of Americus; step-mother,
Mrs. A. G Autry of Ellaville; grand
mother, Mrs. W. T. Wheatley of El
laville, and several aunts and uncles.
ASYLUM DOCTOR
UNDER PROBE
Milledgeville, Ga., Nov. 1.—Chair
man Arthur Lucas, of the State Wel
fare Board,Tuesday was to undertake
an inquiry into the case of J. Lee
Drake, a junior physician under
suspension from the staff of the
Milledgeville State Hospital for the
Insane.
Dr. J. R. Wilson, chairman of
hospital committee of the State
W elf are Board, at Thomson Monday
night confirmed reports that Dr.
Drake had 'been suspended pending
completion of a probe into his creden
tials to practice medicine.
Dr. .John Oden, superintendent .of
the hospital, suspended Dr. Drake,
October 21, according to Dr. Wilson.
A graduate of Tulane University,
Dr. Drake formerly practiced in Ala
bama. He had served for 13 months
in the tuberculosis unit here, where
500 patients are confined 1 .
Authorities at the hospital said all
work done by the junior physician
was under supervision of a senior
mem,her of the medical staff.
Dr. Oden declined to comment on
the case.
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Page One
nite plans for the appliances you
wish to install right at the start. Wo
have a great deal of information
about wiring and appliances here at
the office in Reynolda.
Remember, this is your office.
Come in and see what we have for
you. Go over the maps, read the
pamphlets we have available, and let
us help you plan to use electricity
abundantly from the beginning.
Yours very truly,
G. L. Cooper,
Project Superintendent.
der Section 75 of
Act, wj
properly filed under' said |
Court a
Section;
-And that the first .meeting of his I
creditors will be held at my office in 1
Butler, Georgia, on the 10th day of I
November, 1938, at ten o'clock A. M„
at which time the said creditors may |
attend, prove their claims, examine |
the debtor, and transact such other
business as may properly come before
said meeting.
At this meeting the petitioner pro-
poes to offer terms of composition or (
extension.
This October 31, 1938.
C. B. MARSHALL,
Conciliation Commissioner,
Taylor County, Georgia
The body of V. C. Autry, 47, fore
man on a highway safety project who
wa killed Monday when his car was
struck by an L. and N. passenger
trainn ear Cartersville, was carried
Tuesday to Ellaville where services
were held from the Methodist church.
FARMS FOR SALE
The following farms are .being offered for sale by
the Federal Land Bank at a bargain and on very easy
terms of 10, 16 or 20 years, with five per cent interest
on the balance remaining unpaid from time to time, after
a small cash payment has been made with your offer.
The S. T. CARSON Farm, located six miles south
west from Reynolds, containing 325 acres, with approxi
mately 175 acres cleared, and the following improve
ments: One 3-room dwelling, three tenant houses, and
feed barn. (This farm is adjoining Hicks’ Mill Pond and
has fismng privilege).
The MiRS. LUCY L. SAMS Farm, located 11 miles
.north-west of Butler, containing 59 acres, with approxi
mately 25 acres cleared; one small tenant house and bam.
lhis farm will be sold very cheap.
, ^l e A" PRANKS Farm, located two miles north
east of Rupert, containing 202 acres, with approximately
7” acres cleared. One 4-room dwelling; bam and smoke
house.
Now is the time to purchase a farm, while prices are
low, therfore, look these places over and then write to
C. A. Wilson, Salesman for the Bank, Hotel Lanier,
Macon, Ga., for prices and terms,
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