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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, DECEMBER 14, 1039.
fire Destroy’s
Montezuma Gym
Early Thurs. A.M.
Aged and Esteemed
Talbot County Citizen
Succumbed December 3
Talbotton, Ga., Dec. 8.—Mr. -Chas.
home in
. Sunday,
Play Is Resumed at Oglethorpe Dec. 3.
He came from one of the pioneer
_ _ n . T . S. Adams, 88, died at his
fiOss Came During Iournament; P | ensant Hill community
Cym.
Vontezuma Georgian:
Montezuma high school gymnasl-
ann was destroyed toy fire early this
snoming just a few hours after the
families of Talbot county, and had
been a member of the Primitive
Baptist church for many years.
All who came in contact with Mr.
Adams were impressed by his noble
character and his outstanding hon-
Hornaday’s Death
Is Mourned By
Taylor Friends
Former Editor and Telephone
Pioneer Dies at 81 After Long
Illness.
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Ellaville, Ga., Dec. 7.—E. P. Horn*
ndy, 81, one of the most prominent
opening round in the annual invita- .. HJs community js gricved at and l*® 1 known citizens of Schley
1 4mvi>Hnmnnt nod ltnPTI a i... j.* J nr. J j ... t
lion toasketball tournament had been
jplayed. The entire inside of the
building was in flames when the fire
was discovered.
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his passing but his good works and count y> died Wednesday after a long
examples will long live. I i,lness at his home . Oakdale farm.
His wife who was Miss Ector Me- | Mr. Hornady was the son of the
. , Kinney of Upson county, preceded lute Dr. Hornady and Mrs. Sallio
The semi-final and final Tound of him tQ the grave severa i years ag0> Greene Hornady, pioneer Schley i
Mie tournament will lg played in a He survive( j by four song| p] ov j e county citizens. He is a former edi- j
of Montezuma, Nathan of Macon, tor and owner of the Schley County |
Tom of Miami, Pla. and John Adams News and established the first tele-
of Woodland; two daughters Mrs. J. phone line ever built in Schley
T. Collier of Woodland and Mrs. Joe
Goolsby of Dawson; also several
grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted from
the church by his pastor, Eld. D. 0.
95c
50c
©glethorpo gymnasium, it was
atounced this morning by Supt. C. E.
■Stevenson after a conference with
officials of the Oglethorpe school,
who tendered the use of their build-
in? to the Montezuma school.
The blaze was discovered shortly
.(before one o’clock Thursday morn
ing and volunteer firemen fought the ^ Interment Woodland ccnle .
conflagration for three hours before tery
was extinguished, Only the smoke
colored shell of galvanized sheeting
that covered the outside and top oi
Hie building remained.
Inside, the hardwood floor, the
seats, the blackboards and the raf-
•Jters were only chnrred ruins and
school authorities feared the shell
might collapse at anytime and warn
ed citizens not to enter the ruins.
It is believed that the blaze was
McDaniel’s Home at
Thomaston Has Heavy
Fire Loss Early Tues.
Thomaston, Dec. 8.—A ?4,000 fire
razed the J. W. McDaniel home on
, , . . , ,,, „ Green Street early Tuesday morn-
eaused by a burning cigarette falling jng
-wider the seats and close examina'
tion by volunteer firemen seemed to
substantiate this theory. The build-
Although no official estimate has
been made of the losses, unofficial
, , , .. . u, , on estimates place the damage to the
me was closed for the night at 10-30 , , . . , “ „„„
Ja JLa house at approximately $2,000 and
and
county.
The line connected Ellaville
Aincricus.
He married Miss Margaret Drane
about 40 years ago, member of a
prominent famiy in Buena Vista and
Boon afterwards moved to Buena
Vista to make his home. Prom Bue
na Vista he moved to Atlanta with
his family where he resided several
years.
Coming hack to his old home about
10 years ago, he has since lived a
retired life on his farm. He, took an
active part in the civic, cultural and
political life of Ellaville and Buena
Vista and was one of the best posted
men on political affairs in Schley
county. He was a member of the
Ellaville Methodist church.
Funeral services were held at the
home Thursday at 2-30 .p„ m. and
were conducted by the Rev. W. S.
and at that time there was no sign , , ..... ■ - — — —
-of fire and the coals in the heaters ab ° ut ^ he same a ™“ nt tor furniture ‘ Johnson. Burial was in the Ellaville
cemetery.
-Survivors -include his wife;
from fire, water and smoke. daughter, Mrs. Minnie Drane
The alarm was turned in at 6-30
had practically burned out.
The building was only partially
covered with insurance and no defi
nite plans had been made by the
Montezuma board of education to re
place the gymnasium it was said.
Some statement will probably he
made within the next few days, but
St is unlikely that a new building
could he completed before the end of
ihc season.
It is expected that a majority of
the homo games scheduled for Mon-
tbezunm will he played in Oglethorpe
with only those home games that
■ conflict with Oglethorpe's homo
games being transferred elsewhere,
Supt. Stevenson stated.
Use of the Oglethorpe gymnasium
has been offered the Montezuma
school for their home games whert
there is no conflict in schedule. Ap
preciation for the generosity
Oglethorpe school officials was
a. m. Tuesday.
Damage was heaviest in the dining
room and inspection after the fire
was put out indicated thatv the fire
staided in a closet adjoining the din
ing room.
Mrs. McDaniel lost some fine chi
na and pieces of furniture and other
things of high value that cannot -be
replaced.
DR. BEVERLEY HALL
DIES AS HE TEACHES
MOUNTVILLE CLASS
Mountvillc, Ga., Dec. 10 — Dr.
Beverly W. Hall. 70, well known
physician of this city and near Ath
ol ens, dropped dead Sunday morning
ex-1 while he was teaching a Union Sun-
pressed toy Mr. Stevenson, the local day school class at the Methodist
hoard and Montezuma citizens. Church in Mountville.
one
Gil-
Christ; two sisters, Mrs. G. P. De-
Wolf and Mrs. Mary Hornady; an
uncle, Charlie Greene of Shellman
and five grandchildren.
HIGH DIVE PROVES FATAL
TO J. E. JAMES, OF ATLANTA
Atlanta, Dec. 11—Jesse E. James
employe of an Atlanta newspaper
fell or jumped from a fourteenth
floor window of the Atlanta City
Hall today and was killed instantly
when his body landed on the roof of
a one-story wing of the structure.
Pinned to the inside of his coat
was a note' requesting that rela
tives be called in case ‘‘something
happens to me.” It was revealed
James was found unconscious in his
automobile last week, with the win
dows of the car closed and the mo
tor running.
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CASH SALE
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ARMOURo PRODUCTS
Center Cut CANVAS HAM » 39c Lb.
PICNIC HAM — 19c U>.
SPICED HAM, 12-Oz. Can 29c
BOILED HAM- 40c Lb.
B. BACON, Best grade 25c Lb.
SMOKED BACON 19c Lb.
Country-made Pork Sausage 25c Lb.
0LE0 MARGARINE 15c Lb.
KRAFT CHEESE 2 Lbs. 50c
GOOD STEAK 25c & 30c Lb.
PIG TAILS 15c Lb.
PIG EARS 9c Lb.
SHIN BONES 9c Lb.
FRESH MULLET 3 Lbs. 25c
FRESH TROUT J8c Lb.
FRESH OYSTERS 30c Pt.
GROCERIES
CORN K1X 2 for 25c
POST BRAN FLAKES — 2 for 25c
WHEATIES 2 for 25c
TOMATOES, No. 2 Cans ~ 2 for 15c
Heinz TOMATO JUICE 5c
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE:
1 Pt. 2-0z. Can 5c
CORN, No. 2 Cans 2 for 15c
PINK SALMON 15c
K.C. Baking Powder, 25-Oz. Can 20c
7- 30 COFFEE 2 Pk^T 35c
LUZIANNE COFFEE 25c Lb.
TABLE SALT 3 Pkgs 10c
5-Lbs. SUGAR 28c
10-Lbs. SUGAR 55c
25-Lbs. SUGAR — $1.35
4-Lbs. COMPOUND LARD 45c
8- Lbs. COMPOUND LARD 90c
4-Lbs. PURE LARD 45c
8-Lbs. PURE LARD 90 c
Twinida Flour, 24 lbs .
Twinida Flour, 12 lbs. .
Gold Leaf Flour, 24 lbs $1.10
Gold Leaf Flour, 12 lbs 60c
3 lbs Snowdrift Compound 55c
4 lbs Silver Leaf Pure Lard 43c
Raisins, package .
Currants, package
Dates, packages .
5c & 10c
. . . 10c
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Oranges . . . doz 15c & 20c
Apples . doz 15c, 20c & 30c
Brazil Nuts lb 20c
English Walnuts
Raisins . . . ,
... lb 20c
2 lbs for 25c
All Kinds of Christmas Candy j
We have a complete line of that good Purina Chicken,
Hog, Cow and Horse Feeds.
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We have nice fat hens for Christmas also friers.
MARKET
Country Pork Sausage, lb 25c
Country Back Bone, lb . . 15c
Country Spare Ribs, lb 12 l-2c
Steaks, lb . . 25c & 30c
Breakfast Bacon, lb . . . 25c
Fresh Oysters and Fish
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James M. Cox
Buys Journal
And Radio WSB
Former Candidate for Presidency
Secretary Wilson
Hints Candidacy For
Govenor In 1940
Atlanta, Dec. 9—John B. Wilson,
secretary of state, today intimated
he would become a candidate for
W. L. Miller To Tell
Radio Andience About
Trouble With Rivers
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United States Purchases "° r P if “ st f e h ^ hWay . “ a »fP
‘ yr I twice forcibly ejected from the office
Atlanta, Dec. 11—W. L. Miller
ousted by Gov,, B. D. Rivers from
‘ ‘ ' ,Jand "K
Atlanta Paper.
Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 12—Editor Jas.
R. Gray of the Atlanta Journal an
nounced today the sale of the news
paper and its 60,000-watt Tadio sta-
“During recent weeks,” Wilson said sa i d today he would “take radio time
“citizens of Georgia in every walk to give the true facts in , tho caae »
of life asked me to become a candi-, .
, , , , ., Miller issued a statement from
date for governor next year. Almost 1 ,
.... .... . hospital where he went for tre
without exception these requests in-1
. , ,, , i „ , ,, , ” ment of “cuts and bruises" after
elude the statement that I can ap-
, ,, . , , i was dragged feet first from
tion, WSB, to Jas. M. Cox, formci proa f the issues facing our govern-. highway offices Thursday. He w;
governor of Ohio and .presidential m ®8| • • ' wjthout feeling. | ojectcd the first time Dec. 3, shortly
nominee. ! *. n n a , Wr ?‘ ten “ ent , after the governor removed and
The editor issued a statement as ® aid ^eoigia s should pull away * pointed L. L. Batten of Lakeland, a
from internal strife, our greatest fe „ ow townsman( to the highw ' ay
pokesman for the Gray family, ma
jority stockholders in the Journal in en ®' ny '
which he pointed out “difficulties in-
He said he referred to no indi-
herent in" division of control since but urged an end be put to
the death of his .father, Jas. R. Gray useless - bltter Partisanship which
Sr., as a factor influencing the sale. arra y s & rou P agamst group".
YEOMANS MEMORIAL
The price was not included' in an-
nouncement of the sale, which is SITE IS CHOSEN FOR
effective immediately.
The transaction was disclosed
shortly after the Federal Communi-
sations commission in Washington
approved transfer of control of members
WSB and WEIGG its .portable
commission.
Patten later was named chairman
to succeed -Miller.
■The ousted chairman said he
would go on the radio as soon as hie
doctor permits. He saijd he ex
pected to take approximately the
same time as Rivers did .Saturday
Atlanta, Dec. 8-The Yeomans ni f ht [ n * Tadio Presentation of his
clan of Georgia, an organization of slde o£ the <= ont >'°versy.
of the Yeomans families
unit over the state, at their last reunion,
to the Ohio and Florida publisher.
DISASTER FUND OFFICE
OPENS AT AMERICUS
Americus, Ga., Dec. 9.—Itep. Steve
Pace, of the Third Congressional dis
trict, has announced opening of a
district field office at Americus for
distribution of funds from $5,900,1)00
under the Disaster Loan corporation
for relief of destitute farmers,whose
crops suffered .from excessive rains.
Other offices are at Columbus and
Cuthbert.
Taylor county is -placed in the ter
ritory served through the Columbus
office.
HOME OF HOMER C. PARKER,
FORMER CONGRESSMAN,
IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
Statesboro, Ga., Dec. 11—Fire at
6 o’clock .Monday morning, the sec
ond in the house within 24 hours,
completed the destruction of the
lovely home of former Congressman
Homer C. -Parker. The first fire
started at 3 o’clock Sunday .p. m. and
agreed to sponsor the placing of a
suitable memorial to the memory of
the late Manning Jasper Yeomans
former attorney general.
The following committee, all mem
bers of the Yeomans clan, Jim L.
Gillis, member -Georgia -Highway
Board, Atlanta; I. W. Rountree, at
torney and former governor of Ki-
wanis, SwainSboro, and R. H. Riner,
was named to complete plans for this
plaque.
Gov. Rivers by executive order has
designated a suitable place for this
memorial in the State Capitol.
The relatives and close friends of
Judge Yeomans are financing the
plan to secure the memorial.
At the next session of the Yeo
mans clan, at Swainsboro, in June
19*10, a list of donors will be read.
At a date to be announced ther<
will be an unveiling ceremony of the
meorial in Atlanta.
CONFEDERATE VETS’
UNIFORMS WANTED
FOR GWTW AFFAIR
Atlanta, Dec. 11—In this one-
BALLARD S self-rising FLOUR 5 Lbs 30c
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was apparently suibdued by the fire Ume nerve center of the Confederacy
department after the house -had there's a, shortage—of all things
1 practically half burned. i of Confederate uniforms,
The house consisted of two apart- * -Persons in quest of appropriate
ments, one of which was occupied toy costdmes for this week's Gone With
Mr. and Mrs. Parker and the other tjfe Wind festival have found there's
by Mr. and Mrs* R. P. Stephens. scarcity of the butternut coats,red
Yesterday's fire originated, it waS sashes, and field hats of the ’60.
believed, in -a claset in the .Stephens Pew of these uniforms are in ex-
apartment. The Stephens family'had istence, as
gone out of town early in tlie -morn- erans were
Rivers asserted on the radio Miller
had a “malignant case” of “guberna
torial . measles” and would never re
gain the road chairmanship as long
as ho was; governor. Earlier he had
accused Miller of using the road job
to build up prestige as a potential
candidate for governor.
The fight oyer the chairmanship
will move Saturday to Nashville. Ga.
where a three-judge court will seek
to determine who the legally-consti
tuted members of the highway com
mission are and whether Miller or
Patten is the rightful chairman.
Another point at issue is whether
S. M. Griffin, aide to the governor
and capitol guards acted in con
tempt of court in ejecting Miller
after Judge W. R. Stnith had tem
porarily prohibited any interference
with the ousted chairman.
Miller said he did not know
whether his physician would .permit
him to attend the hearing.
14 LOSE LIVES IN
WEEK-END ACCIDENTS
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According to Associated Press re
ports fourten .peisons were dead
Monday because of week-end acci
dents and fires in Georgia. '
Three women were drowned 1 in the
Coosa river as a motorboat sank; a
youth was killed in an attempted
airplane landing and a man was
fatally wounded while cleaning a
i?un.
Highway wrecks accounted for
most Confederate vet-1 five fatalities. A negro couple and
buried in their grey their two children burned to
a farmhouse near Social Circle,
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