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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, NOVEMBER 24, 1938.
SIX MEN KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
NEAR LAGRANGE
Huge Plane Was Enroute from
New York to Alabama
Port
CLACK CONVICTED
OF BRITT MURDER
Macon County Barber in Trial I
Life Wins Reccommendation
For Mercy
LaGrange, Ga., Nov. 19.—Six army
fliers were killed and one other in
jured when a huge army bomber
crashed in a dense wood near La-
Grange shortly before midnight.
While army officials at Maxwell
Field, Ala., listed eight men on the
crew of the bomber, Lieut. J. D.
Madre of Mitchell Field, who was
seriously injured told officials that
there were but seven on the plane.
The identiled dead were:
Lieut. J. W. Stewart, San Antonio.
Texas, killed in the crash.
Private Joseph Nanartowich, Mit
chell Field, who died in a hospital
from injuries and bums.
The plane plowed into the forest,
cutting off trees and then fell and
burst into flames. Three of the occu
pants were cremated, their bodies
burned beyond recognition.
One of the men killed was some
distance from the plane, an unopened
parachute strapped to him. He ap
parently had attempted to bail out
The fifth victim was both burned and
crushed by the fall.
The plane crashed with such force
the wreckage was scattered ovei
nearly an acre. Deputy sheriff did not
find one of the bodies until nine
hours after the accident.
The plane was en route from Mit
chell Field, N. Y., to Maxwell Field,
Ala.
Major Maxwell of Maxwell Field
flew to the scene of the accident and
took charge of the investigation. He
said the plane was completely de
molished and that it would be diffi
cult to acribe the cause of the crash
until the injured men were able -to
talk. ' !
Bodies of the dead were so burned
and mangled that identification was
difficult. Army officials said a com
plete list of the crew of the' ship was
not available here.
A negro farmer heard the plane
CTash, saw the fire and gave the
alarm.
Rescue crews were unable to reach
the plane until shortly before dawn
because of the dense woods and.hea
vy rain. * ......
One of the injured men was. found
wandering around the plane, dazed'
and delirious from pain.The other'was
unconscious.
later by
Americus
Oglethorpe, Ga., Nov. 18.—A Ma
con county jury late Friday night
found Irwin Clack, local barber, guil
ty of the murder of R. L. Britt, mer
cy was recommended.
Sentence will be passed
Judge W. iM. Harper of
who presided at the trial .
Solicitor General E. iL. Forrester
demanded the death penalty and pic
tured the shooting of Britt as a de
liberate killing resulting from a 35c
debt, which Clack owed Britt.
Clack was his own witness and
said in an unsworn statement that
he shot Britt in the latter’s cleaning
and shoe repairing establishment
when Britt advanced on him with a
kr.ife.
Before a crowded court room
state's attorneys introduced testi
mony seeking to show the shooting
was deliberate. Evidence was intro
duced that Clack bought shells for
the deathly weapon at noon the day
of the killing and went to see Britt,
who was not in. Witnesses testified
Clack returned to Britt’s establish
ment about a half hour after his first
visit and the call resulted in Britt's
death.
' There were no witnesses.
G. C. Robinson and B. F. Neal
were attorneys for the defendant.
. The trial did not get underway
until the 83rd prospective juror was
called.
MONTEZUMA HOME
DESTROYED BY FIRE
.Montezuma, Ga., Nov. 12.—Mr. and
Mrs. Reuben iBlack are surveying
fneir loss and studying plans for
their future home as a result of a
fire that destroyed their residence a
few days ago.
The large frame residnece on Dooly
street was practically a total loss.
Nothing but the shell of the lowfir
floor remained. It was one of the.
pretty homes of the city.
The blaze started upstairs and
spread so rapidly that not all the
furniture was saved.
Firemen prevented the flames from
reaching other buildings.
F. M.
BULLARD,
GIN INVENTOR, DIES
Baxley, Ga., Nov. 18.—F. M.’ Bpl-
lard, 63, constable of Baxley district
and inventor of a four-cylinder cot
ton gin, died at his home Friday of
pneumonia.
•He is survived by his widow and
five children; three brothers and
three sisters.
WEDDING NOTICE,
FUNERAL NOTICE,
COME SAME DAY
TALMADGE’S PORTRAIT
HUNG ONCE MORE
ON SOCIETY WALL
Athens, Ga., Nov. 19.—‘Former
Governor Eugene Talmadge’s picture
hung on the wall of the Phi Kappa
Literary society at the University of
Georgia tonight and a two-months
old wrangle was ended.
Phi Kappans, reverting their for
mer decision, voted overwhelmingly
to rehang the picture of Georgia's
coirful New Deal foe.
Ernest Vandiver of Lavonia, made
a 10-minute speech urging the socie
ty to reconsider its decision to place
the picture of Talmadge in the truck.
A vote then showed that members
wefe ready to end the long contro
versy.
Vandiver later stated that he be
lieves that members realize that they
made a mistake and that “the so
ciety is 'big enough to correct their
mistake.” He said that Phi Kappa
has received numerous protests of
their action in placing the picture in
the trunk.
Herman Talmadge, son of the for
mer governor, two weeks ago re
turned the speaking key presented to
him when he was a member of Phi
Kappa and harshly denounced the
society.
No action was taken on accepting
the key, members preferring to let
the matter drop hoping that the long
argument is now ended.
RIDES 28,000 MILES
TO COMPLETE SCHOOL
Toccoa, Ga., Nov. 18.—A mountain
girl senior took her mathematics in
hand to send the Stephens county
board of education a literal “thanks
for, the bus ride” to high school edu
cation.
Figuring that by the time she
completes this school year, she will
haye been carried 28,000 miles in a
school bus. Miss Frances Fricks, of
mountainous Ayersville, Ga., wrote:
“If it had not been for thh' 1 means
of bus transportation provided by the
school officials of Stephen county, 1
would, not have .been able to ' attend
high school and enjoy the privileges
whi<?h,have been mine durifig the
four years of my high school Ciireer,”
She sent the letter to County Su
perintendent W. J 1 . Andrews, who is
president of the Georgia education
Association, asked him to 'tharik the
school board. 1 c >'t
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WESLEYAN GIRLS BEAT
PROFESSORS IN CONTEST
SCHOOL PATROLMEN
GATHER AT GRIFFIN
Griffin, Ga., Nov. 20.—Approxi
mately 400 school boy safety patrol
men, representing 19 schools in this
patrol district, held a rally, the first
of its kinrtd ever staged in Georgia,
at Griffin Sunday,
Allen Mathews, student at R. E.
Lee in Thomaston, was elected presi
dent of the permanent organization.
James Swint, of Spalding high, was
named secretary.
Principal speaker was L. E. Sulli
van, state director of safety. He out
lined the progress of shool boy pa
trols over the state and said that
there are 2,100 school patrolmen
functioning.
Trooper W. J. Redfer, of Griffin
district barracks, was in charge of
the meeting.
MISSING EMORY PUSHBALL
FOUND IN DEAN’S AUTO
Atlanta, Nov. 19—On Oct; li Turn
er Collins, 3®-year-old chief inspector,
for the FHA, eloped with Miss Thel
ma iKlnox, 27, WPA employe.
They were married by a Rockdale
county magistrate.
Collins then resigned, effective Nov.
15, to take a job with a building
contracting firm. Mrs. Collins planned
to quit her job to become a bouse,
wife.
Because of federal attitude toward
man and wife on government pay
rolls, the couple temporarily kepi;
their marriage secret, prepared tq
announce it .Sunday.
Thursday Collins went duck hunt-,
ig, took ill with pneumonia and died
Friday.
Tonight the former Miss Knox sent
out tbe Sunday 1 announcements of
their marriage—as they both had
planned, then announced funeral
services for her husband would be
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Collins said she did not be
lieve she would resign from WPA.
New Georgia State
Flag Ordered To Be
Flown By All Schools
Atlanta, Oct. 19. — The State
School Board Tuesday adopted a new
state flag and ordered it flown over
every public school building in the
state.
Gov. Rivers agreed' to • issue a
proclamation declaring the new flag
to be the official flag of the state of
Georgia.
The flag adopted follows the gen
eral lines of the flag adopted in 1905
except that it bears a deeper blue
color and the date under the state
seal is changed from 1799 to 1776.
Both dates have been, used previous
ly, one by some departments of the
the state and the other by other de
partments.
A special committee of the State
School Board went into colonial rec
ords and decided that the proper date
to use was 1776, when. Georgia first
became a state, rather than 1799,
when the first state constitution was
adopted.
The resolution adopted by the state
school board provides for a flag of
scarlet, white and ultramarine blue,
the blue occupying one-third of the
space on the flag next to the staff.
In the center of the blue field, oc
cupying four-fifths of the width of
the blue band, appears the coat of
arms of thes tate, with three pillars
supporting an arch bearing the word
“constitution.”
A scroll encircles the three pillars',
which represent the legislative, judi
cial and executive branches of the
state government. Engraved on the
cross around the first pillar is the
word “wisdom,” on the second “jus
tice” and on the third “moderation”.
Between, the second and third pillar
stands a soldier in Revolutionary
War uniform with a drawn sword.
.The governor was requested to is
sue an executive order making the
great seal appearing on the flag the
official coat of arms of the state.
ROOSEVELT LEAVES
FOR WARM SPRINGS
Washington, Nov. 20.—.President
Roosevelt left by special train at
5-01 p. m., eastern standard time,
Sunday for a two weeks' stay at
Warm Springs, Ga. En route, lhe-will
spend half a: day Monday at Chatta
nooga, visiting a TVA dam and Civil
War shrines.
BUTLER SCHOOL JOURNAL
VOL. TWO Butler,, Georgia November 24, 1938. No"^
Contributors This Week:
Librarians,
James Bazemore,
Music Department,
Alice Guinn
FOOD PRESERVATION CLASS;
NEWS OF INTEREST
“MAKING LARD”
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FROM THE VARIOUS GRALES
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(F. E. Posey, Reporter)
THIRD GRADE
HOUSING CONDITIONS
IN GEORGIA SURVEYED
Atlanta, Nov. 21.—Emory Uni
versity’s “lost” pushball has been
iound.
The huge spheroid, center of ac
tivities in the annual freshman-soph
omore pushball classic, reappeared
as it disappeared from the machine
shops of tbe school one night last
week.
In a chapel meeting Friday, Dean
of Men E. H. Roe had set Monday
a the deadline for the reappearance
of the ball. Sunday night, the oval
was placed in the back seat of his
car.
Upper-classmen suspected fresh
men of confiscating the ball on the
eve of the annual classic, which was
scheduled for last Friday.
The ball found, the game will go
on, but several days late.
Atlanta, Nov. 21.—WPA workers
are surveying housing conditions in
eigh? Georgia cities, gathering data
for local housing authorities on slum
clearance projects and proposals, it,
was announced by the state office of
the WPA in Atlanta.
Surveys are being conducted in
Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon,
Milledgeville, Columbus, Albany and
Marietta. Similar projects will be
started soon in Athens and Rome,
and applications for projects in
Brunswick, Cedartown and Thomas-
ville are pending.
A total of .$16,000,000 already has
been earmarked for slum clearance
and low-costing housing projects in
Georgia. Atlanta’s $9,000,000 is the
largest allocation for slum clearance
in the state. This will be matched
with $900,000 put up by the Atlanta
housing authority, of which Chas. F.
Palmer, president of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce, is chairman.
Allocations made to other Georgia
cities by the United .States Housing
Authority are: Augusta, $1,260 000;
Athens, $270 000; Columbus $850,000
Macon, $1,250000; Rome $540,000;
and Savannah $2,700,000.
Macon, Nov. 17.—“Professor Quiz"
made. Wesleyan teachers “fear for
their jobs” when students put-an
swered their degreed elders at a con
test 'last night.
‘ Students scored 129 points to the
■faculty's' 92, and President Dice R.
Anderson jokingly announced the
wihners would be eligible for next
year's teaching staff.
(Miss Pat Jarrett of Macon and
Miss' Marguerite Pickle, Chattanooga
of-the student team and .Miss Fran
ces - McCann, assistant librarian, of
the faculty group were the only ones
answerings every .question popped
them;
Miss 1 Louise Wadsworth of Newnan
was captain of the student team;
Miss Thelma Howell, faculty team,
and Dfi; J. M. Almand, in ca.p and
gown, acted as the “professor,”
Questions, ranging from a camel's
backbone 'to slang of a soda jerker,
were submitted by students and first
prize of-20 dimes for the best list
went to Miss Bascom Knight, of
Bradenton, Fla. Miss Beth Belfer,
Atlanta, took second prize of 10
diriies, both awards being presented
ih tin cups.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
LESSON-SERMON
“Ancient.,and Modern Necromancy,
alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism,
Denounced,” is the subject of
the Lesson-Sermon which will be read
Sunday fii all branch churches and
societies of The Mother Church, The
First, Church of Christ, Scientists, in
Boston, Mass.
Among the citations which com
prise the Lesson-Sermos there will
be the following from the Bible:
“Be not overcome of evil, but over
come evil with good” (Rom. 12:21).
The Lesson-Sermon will also in
clude the following correlative selec
tion from the Christian Science, text
book, “Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker
Eddy: “Your influence for good de
pends upon the weight you throw
into the right scale. The good you
do and embody gives you the only
powqr 1 obtainable. Evil is not power.
It is a mockery of strength, which
erelong betrays its weakness and
falls, never to rise” (P. 192).
U. S. COURT PLEA
PLANNED IN RACE
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 19.—E. S. Ful
ler, Savannah .attorney who ran as
an independent for governor of Geor
gia, said Saturday he would file a
petition in U. S. court seeking “to
declare the election held Nov. 8 null
and void, and ask for an injunction
enjoining E. D. Rjvers from assum
ing the duties of governor."
Fuller contended the election was
illegal on the grounds that “election
officials, together with the ordinaries
gnd county Democratic chairmen
were instructed by J. L. Gillis, chair
man of the state democratic commit
tee to throw out and refuse, to count
any ballots which he termed split
tickets.”
Fuller said he also would take the
contest before the general assembly
at its next session. He did not say
when he would file the court petition.
HOSPITAL HEAD
WRECK VICTIM
Richland, Ga., Nov. 20.—Dr. W. 'C.
Sims, prominent Richland physician
and head of the Sims hospital and
clinic at Richland died Sunday as re
sult of injuries received Wednesday
when his automobile ranoff the pave
ment south of Richland. He was 66
years of age.
One of the best known physicians,
in southwest Georgia, Dr. Sims’
death will he deeply regretted by a
large number.
His car, after running off the
highway, struck a sharp depression
on the side of the road, turned over
and landed bottom upward. .Passers-
by pulled Dr. Sims from the wrecked
automobile and brought him to the
hospital.
The car, a new Chevrolet, is said
to have been almost completely de
molished.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
A^y Part of equipment, feed, or
livestock purchased from the R. C.
Childres Estate is subject to reclaim
if done without approval of the
undersigned.
This November 7th, 1938.
J. W. CHILDRE, Admr.
Only clean fat should be used for
making choice lard. Leaf fat is the
best. Leaf lard is that which is made
from the-leaf fat which lies around
the kidneys. The next .best in quality
is that from the back, and the poor
est in quality is that from around
the intestines. The back strip of the
side also makes nice lard, as does
the fat from the hairj, shoulder and
neck trimmings. Fat from around
the intestines should never be mixed
with the leaf and .back fat. It makes
strong smelling lard and should
be kept separate. Some of the offen
sive odor may be eliminated by
thoroughly washing and allowing the
intestinal and gut fat to stand cov
ered with fresh, cold water for sev
eral hours. The skins should be re
moved. They contain gelatin not
needed in lard and may be used with
discarded pieces of fat meat for
soap making. All scraps of lean meat
should be cut from the fat before
frying or cooking, as they fire very
likely to scejych aijd’stick to the ket
tle, causing discoloration and giving
an unpleasant flavor to the laid.
When preparing the fat for" frying,
cut it into pieces from one to one and
a half inch cubes. The pieces should
be nearly equal in size, so that they
will fry out about the same time.
Fill a clean kettle about three-
fourths full, and put in a quart of
water or, if convenient, a quart of
hot lard. One or the other is nefcfis-
sary to prevent the fat from burning
before the heat is sufficient to bring
out the grease. Keep the kettle over
a moderate fire. When sarting, the
temperature should .be about 160 de
crees, and should .be gradually raised
to 239 degrees. Lower the tempera
ture to 200 degrees when the crackl
ings begin to brown. Cook until the
cracklings are ibrown and light
enough to float. Frequent stirring is
necessary to prevent burning. When
done, remove from the 3tove tmd 41-
low to cool slightly. Press the lard
from the cracklings and then strain
through a muslin cloth into a large
jar. iStir it occasionally until it is
cool enough to solidify. If pails ot
bmaller jars are to be filled, the lard
should be dipped out while just warm
enough to be liquid. Stirring while
the lard is cooling tends to whiten
it and makes it smoother. Lard which
is to be kept for considerable time
should be packed in airtight con
tainers and stored in a 'dry, cool,
well-ventilated dark place to keep it
from becoming rancid. Light, ■ mois
ture, and high temperature affect its
quality unfavorably. Fruit jars are
especially good containers for lard,
because they can be completely seal
ed. Glazed earthenware crocks and
jars may also ibe used. Care should
be taken to sterilize all containers,
including the covers, just before fill
ing them.
Lard stored in clean air-tight con
tainers away from the light- has
been found to keep in good condition
for several years.
When removing lard, take it off
evenly. Do not dig down in the lard
and take out a scoopful, as that will
leave a thin coating around the sides
of the jar which will become rancid
very quickly through the action of
air.
The Third Grade has enrolled 32
pupils this term: 17 girls and 15
boys.
We are glad to have Mary Evelyn
Glaze in our class. She recently
moved to Butler from Ft. Valley.
This week we have been studying
about the Pilgrims and the First
Thanksgiving.
We were glad to have so many
room representatives at the P. T. A.
this week. We are looking forward to
our party next week.
HOME-MAKING CLASS
HOLDS MEETING
(Ludie Renfroe)
The girls of the Home-Making
classes met in the class-room Tues
day, Nov. 8, to organize a Club. The
purpose of this Club is for the girls
to become better acquainted with
each other and with the members of
all other such Clubs over the state
and nation. Another purpose is to
promote better home-making in the
school.
The following officers were elected:
President, Johnnie Pittman, Mauk.
V-Pres., Ludie Renfroe, Howard.
Secretary, Pauline Rust in, Butler.
Treasurer, Marie Parks, Howard
Reporter, Ludie Renfroe, Howard.
Asssitant Reporter, Helen Baze-
more, Butler.
The girls have chosen “Ellen H
Richards” for the name of their club
Miss Richards was the one who 'be
gan the study of home-making for
gills in public schools. A sketch of
her life will be given at a later date.
SIXTH GRADE
The Sixth -Grade of Butler school
has been doing many enjoyable
things since school has started. We
have moved into the new building and
like our nice, clean rooms and build
ing. The fourth, fifth and seventh
grades share the building with us.
We have a very nice first-aid medi
cine cabinet in our room. Each per
son brought something to go in it.
When anyone gets hurt we are glad
to be able to help him.
The Sixth Grade wishes to be a
member of the Red Cross. Each one
is bringing a nickel so that we may
join.
Last week the .Sixth Grade ob
served Book Week. We arranged our
library and learned bow to use it.
We learned the different kinds of
books, and the different parts of a
book. We also had posters about
books in the room.
A reading contest was started
The one who reads the most books be
tween then and Christmas wins a
prize. Each is anxious to win.
We have a very good baseball team
Of sixth graders, with Rosewell
Locke and James Bone as captains.
We have lots of fun, playing at re
cess and noon.
We, along with the rest of the
school, are happy over the coming of
Thanksgiving. Not only because we
enjoy reading about the Pilgrims are
we so happy, but also 'because we
will have a short vacation from
school.
. : We plan "to have a successful year
ir. school with the following as
leaders:
Carolyn Bazemore, President.
Roswell Locke, Vice-President.
James Bone, Secty-Treas.
EIGHTH GRADE
We had the election of officers for
the Eighth Grade last week and they
are as follows:
Julian Anglin, President.
. J. H. Childres, V-President.
Isaac Dreizin, Secretary.
Ruth Locke, Treasurer.
Oscar Adams, Publicity Manager.
At the Thanksgiving Carnival we
worked with the other section of the
Eighth Grade in having “Bluebeard's
House of Horrors.”.
WE WONDER WHY
The Seniors didn't buy Flat-foot-
Floozie arch supports.
Alicenel wants to go to the Gi-
Auburn, game.
The French class is so smart.
Marie Parks tries to hide bet
candy.
Pauline and Ludie retire so early.
Who Inez Scott wanted to be the
Senior King and Queen?
The Juniors want to assassinate
their King.
Ludie always looks forward to
Monday afternoon.
Alice wants to stop in Ohio for *
short visit on the way to New York.
If the belles of Butler have re
tired and are drawing an old age
pension.
- The seniors are letting their imagi"
nation run away with them.
Who borrowed the “yell book” a *
Ellaville Friday night.
Why Ludie and Alice were singing
“Anchor’s Aweigh” Thursday.
Why Roy Ffiin was so blue Mon
day.
If South End’s main water line )S
“out of order”. ,
If a certain group of boys ar ‘
girls are magicians.
What Senior girl walked horn
Sunday night.
A certfiin junior boy Js so
pendent.
What kind of candy a certain n>
ber of the faculty likes.
inde-