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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER GEORGIA, APRIL 18, 1940.
PAGE THREE
,, v K|!NOR RIVERS KEEPS
; W KET HIS PLANS
(By Ed L. Bridges)
Atlanta—The next move is up
Gov.
to
El Rivers—and he isn't talk-
but the boys whose business it
to be on the right side of the fence
'vender about the position of a iegis-
'itive call in the governor's squabble
;‘ th Highway Chairman W. L. Mil-
f Miller, whom Rivers ousted and
forcibly ejected from office last De-
1 iul>er, won support in the Georgia
Cupreine court Wednesday when the
u iliciary declared he still was chair-
and ordered board members I*
: patten and H. H. Watson to rec
ognize him.
before the multiple decision was
,uidcd down, Rivers announced he
‘‘„ u ld abide by whatever ruling the
, gh court made. In the next breath
hc vowed Miller would never re-oc-
; u| ,y the troop-guarded highway of-
during his administration.
Now Rivers is studying the court
orders which—barring granting of a
re-hearing—say he must do just
that.
Capitol observers recalled Friday
thut the governor resorted to legis
lative act In March, 1937, when J. A
Hock of Marietta, a senate-confirmed
uppointee of former Gov. Talmadge,
it fused to resign.
A “reorganization act” was passed
|,v the legislature—then strongly
lack of the new governor—and Heck
lost his job. notwithstanding that his
term would have run three years
longer. He was succeeded by Watson
who previously had held an appoint
ment to the state revenue commis-
Eion.
Rivers considered an extra ses
sion of the legislature last August,
announced he would issue a call for
September, then changed his mind
snd abandoned the entire plan. At
*he time he declared a poll of both
muse and senate indicated the mem
bers of both branches were so at
variance in opinions that a success
ful .session was impossible. Subse
quent events, however, have had time
to simmer and possibly change leg-
slative alignment.
Mr. B. E. Harrison
Recommended For
Milledgeville Postmaster
Milledgeville.—Congressman Carl
Vinson of the Sixth Georgia district
. has recommended B. E. Harrison, as
sistant bank cashier, to he post-
I mater of the Milledgeville otfico, Mr.
Vinson revealed Thursday.
! Harrison was proposed to l-'resi-
dent Roosevelt, the congressman
said, after Acting Postmaster H. H.
Herndon was denied a change of
rating by the Civil Service Commis-
l sion. Mr. Harrison ranked second on
a n eligible list of three .
Milledgeville has not had a per
manent postmaster for eight years.
Dr. E„ A. Tigner hedd the office of
, acting postmaster for six years hut
did not obtain senate confirmation
because of opposition from Senator
Russell.
SULLIVAN “PREACHES”
, MESSAGE OF SAFETY
Macon Bar Association
Plans For State Meet
In Macon May 23-25
Rwainsboro, Ga.—Georgia's 2,480
deaths on highways and streets dur
ing the last two years should con
cern Chritians just as much as “that
many murders would,” Public Safety
Commissioner Lon Sullivan told an
audience at the First Methodist
d lurch Sunday.
Taking his safety message to the
pulpit, Sullivan said the command
ment “Thou sihalt not kill” meant
:hat “we should not kill thru gross
neglect nor carelessness as much as
it does by intent.”
He added that almost all of the
! accidents taking the heavy toll of
lives in the state in recent years
cuuld have been prevented “if the
driver in each case had used just a
little more caution.”
Drinking and speeding caused
more than 50 per cent of the deaths !
during the last two years he said in '
appealing to church members for
moral support in the safety cam
paign.
Macon, April. 13—Members of the
Macon Bar Association made plans
a‘. a barbecue dinner given by City
Court Judge Cecil A. Baldwin last
night for entertaining members of
the Georgia Bar Association at their
state convention here May 23-25.
The lawyers, departmental heads
of the city government, and male
employes in the county building at
tended the dinner. The bar meeting
was held after other guests had de
parted.
President C.rady Gillon received
reports from committee chairmen
and conducted a general discussion
of plans for the convention. More
than 700 lawyers are expected to
come here for the state meeting.
General W. A. Harris is general
chairman of convention arrange
ments. Wallace Miller is finance
chairman and A. O. B. Sparks is
chairman of the entertainment com
mittee. The local lawyers plan to
stage liarbecues, dances, cocktail
parties and a golf tournament fof
the visiting barristers.
Judge Baldwins barbecue was held
at Coke Connally's lodge off Miller
field road.
Rainey Says He
Will Not Seek
Judgeship Post
Buena Vista Jurist and Bar
| Group to Favor Leonard for
I Judge.
DR. ROBERT STEPHENS
DIES AT MANCHESTER
Manchester, Ga., April 15.—Dr.
Robert W. Stephens, prominent dent-
sit and a leader in civic affairs, died
suddenly Monday morning of heart
attack.
Funeral services will be held Tues
day afternoon at the First Methodist
church, with burial in the Manches-
tei cemetery.
Dr. Stephens was chairman of the
hoard of stewards of the First
Methodist church. He is survived by
his wife and three'children, Mrs.Her-
man Callaway of Manchester; Mrs.
Hamilton Winn, of Ocilla; and Mar
vin Stephens, a student at Carroll
ton.
j Columbus, April 16.—In addition
■ to not being a candidate for the of-
, flee of judge of the superior courts
of the Chattahoochee circuit, made |
I vacant by the recent death of Judge
' C. F. McLaughlin, Judge T. B. Rain
ey of Buena Vista, has wired Gov. E.
D. Rivers that he favors the appoint
ment of Wm. A. Leonard to the post
it was announced by the latter Mon-
' day night.
I Mr. Leonard, a member of the Co-
, lumbus bar, formerly was a repre
sentative in the general assembly
from Muscogee.
I "1 will not be a candidate for
judge of the superior court,” Mr.
Leonard quoted Judge Rainey as ad- I
vising him over the telephone.
I “While I ran second in the race
four years ago, I now throw my
support to W. A. Leonard and have
so wired the governor. The Buena
Vista bar is unanimously for Leon
ard for judge, and have also wired
the governor in his behalf,” Mr.
Leonard quoted Judge Rainey as
saying.
LOSS TO PEACH
CROP IS HEAVY
Solicitor Calhoun is Not
A Candinate For
Judgeship Post
Columbus, April 16 Solicitor Gen
eral Hubert Calhoun, of the superior
courts of the Chattahoochee circuit
announced last night that he is not
tin applicant for the post of judge
of the circuit to fill the vacancy cre
ated by the death of Judge C. F.
McLaughlin, which occurred last
Wednesday night at his home here.
“Since the tragic death of my be
loved friend and associate, Judge
McLaughlin,” stated the popular so
licitor, “i have not sought and am
not an applicant for the appointment
to fill his unexpired term.
“in the event the appointment
were tendered, it would he declined,
because [ think it would not be to
the public interest.
“The 'many expressions of mv
friends in this connection are deeply
appreciated.
“It is my desire to serve in my
present capacity, wherein I believe
the public will receive the greater
benefit.”
Howes Resigns
Postal Post For
Political Reasons
Observers Say Resigned First
Assistant Will Push Farley’s
Candidacy.
DO YOU HAVE YOUR
MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE?
Griffin, Ga., April 13.—Peach grow
ers were fearful Monday of a $5,-
000,600 loss to the Middle Georgia
fruit crop as a result of Friday
night's unseasonable freeze.
Frank Gaissert, president of the
Georgia Peach Growers Association
and a grower himself, said he made
a quick check-up in Spalding and ad
joining Pike county today and found
the crop “almost a total loss.”
e
ITS ACTION IS EASIEST!
Tests prove Chevrolet’s
to he the easiest steering
column gearshift to
operate. Compared with
the two cars next in
sales, Chevrolet requires
only 2.8 ft.-1b. of effort
for a cycle of shifts,
against 8.5 for Car B and
14.8 for Car C.
ITS LEVER AND ITS
THROW’ARE SHORTER
Because Chevrolet’s
gearshift is operated by
vacuum, it requires less
leverage. The lever and
its travel or “throw"
are the shortest,and that
means the quickest shift.
Length of Throw: Chev
rolet, 41/4"; Car B, 71/2";
Car C, 10% '.
EFFORTLESS IN TRAFFIC
Stop and Go—Red and
Green—Halt! Start!
That’s traffic. And
that’s where Chevrolet’s
easy shifting is appre
ciated. Vacuum does 80%
of the work; only 20% is
done hy the driver. No
tugging, no shoving!
FIRST AGAIN!”
;v-
Iutomatic- 0nlti20% Driver Effort !
TAYLOR COUNTY MOTOR COMPANY
Reynolds, Georgia
sur
the
has
Experience with old-age and
vivors insurance claims under
Federal social security program
already shown that delay >n produc
ing proof of marriage may hold up
payments to widows and children,
ccording to Mr. E. L. Rawls, man
ager of the Social Security Board's
field office at Columbus.
“Knowing where to put her hands
on her marriage papers may,” he
said, “Help a widow to begin get
ting her monthly insurance checks
from the Federal Government quick
ly.”
“Claims for insurance are now be
ing received,” said Mr. Rawls, “from
widows of men who have died since
the first of this year, when the new
plan went into operation.” This new
system, lie explained, provides .sur
vivors insurance for widows and
children of the wage-earner qualified
under the Old-Age and Survivors In
surance program, as well as monthly
payments for qualified workers and
their wives after they reach age 66.
‘It is the Social Security Board's
policy,” Mr. Rawls stated, “to give
assistance to the applicant in fur
nishing proof of marriage. But the
Board's representatives naturally
must have proper evidence that the
woman is entitled to these payments
as the wife or widow of the worker
in question.
“The first question is, of course,
“Have you your marriage certifi
cate?” Some ipeople have neither
this document nor a church record
0? their marriage.
“Other proofs are acceptable; but
having a public record simplifies
the procedure. If no public record is
available, we ask the applicant if
she can provide us with an affidavit
of the clergyman or official who
performed the marriage ceremony.
“If the applicants are unable to
produce any such records or affi
davits, we take whatever evidence
they may be able to submit; and
many cases such evidence will be ac
cepted as proof of their marriage.”
Monthly insurance payments are
provided for widows, Mr. Rawls
pointed out, under two different situ
at ions.
First, if the worker leaves young
children in her care, the widow re
ceives monthly insurance payments
until the youngest child is 16, or 18
if in school. Each child is also en
titled to monthly payments.
Second, the widow of a qualified
worker generally is entitled to
monthly payments for life after she
reaches 65, provided she has not
married.
A widow's insurance payment will
nmount to three-fourths of her hus
band's benefit rate at the tiirne of
his death. Each child, within the age
limit, is entitled to one-half of the
deceased worker's benefit rate, so
long as the total payments to chil
dren and mother do not amount to
more than twice the amount that
would have been paid the father.
GEORGE DONALDSON WINS
TEACHING FELLOW SHIP
■Washington, Aipril 15—Wm. W.
Howes, big, bluff first assistant post
muster general, announced his resig
nation today to devote his time to
politics—which means, his friend#
said, plugging the candidacy of hi*
boss and good friend, Jus. A. Far
ley.
After a call on President Roose
velt, Howes told reporters that he
wanted to become democratic na
tional committeeman from South
Dakota and to head an uninstructed
delegation of eight to the democratic
national .convention.
In the present mood of rational
politics, an uninstructed delegation
is often quickly interpreted as an
anti-third term delegation, so strong
ly insistent have the third termer*
been upon bulwarking their draft-
Roosevelt drive by pledging every
possible delegate.
In this instance, however, inter
preters were warned not to draw
too firm an anti-third inference from
Howes’ statement, since he 'has al
ways been on close and friendly
terms with the president.
Farley attended a meeting of the
New Tork democratic state commit
tee, which reelected him state chair
man and adopted a resolution which
mentioned him, along with President
Kosevelt and Gov. Leham, as a“great
dmecrat of New Y'ork.”
All optimism regarding the com
ing campaign, Farley spoke of the
“matchless leadership” of Mr.
Roosevelt and Gov. Lehman and said
that there was “no doubt” the par
ty could “go into the fall campaign
confient of the outcome.’
Members of the Republican con
vention arrangements committee pre
pared for a meeting tomorrow in
Philadelphia, which is generally ex
pected to produce the selection of
Gov. Harold Stessen of Minnesota, a
forceful speaker and too young to he
a candidate himself, as the conven
tion's keynote sneaker.
Political Scandals In
Louisiana Revisberated
In Scholastic Circles
Atlanta, Anr 1 13—Political s.an-
da'o in Louisian:, today reverberated
■ n scholastic ci-clcs as the Southern
Association • f (,'oi'eges and Secon
dary Schools piaeed Louisiana State
University on probation pending a
report of the institution j 'igrcss
of rehabilitation from the effects of
t.ie crash of In: Long dynasty.
Baylor Univ: Sty at Waco. Te^.-,*
rod Judson Go' egc in Marion. Ala,
also were placed on probation list
hut reasons for such action were net
accounted.
The commission, recommending the
action was headed by Chancellor O.,
G. Carmichael, iif Vanderbilt Uni
versity of Nashville.
In addition to action on colleges by
the commission on Hgher education,
a commission on secondary schools
dropped from t lie association's ac
credited list ten Georgia high schools
and admitted one. Those dropped
were Ashburn, Cochran. Dawson, I a-
vonia, Manchester, Richland, Swains-
boro, Tallapoosa, Tennille and Wash-
■ngton.
The school admitted to the accre-
d ied list was the Girls' High Pchoufl
at Rome, Ga.
MORE BEDS SOUGHT '
FOR HOSPITAL 48
Americus, Ga., April 12—Geo. W.
Donaldson, director of the Anthony
school, laboratory school of Georgia
Suthwestern College, has been grant
ed a leave of absence for one year
to do graduate work at the Uni
versity of Georgia.
Mr. Donaldson has been granted a
teaching fellowship and will serve
as associate director of the demon
stration school of the University of
Georgia school of education.
Macon, Ga., April 16—C. A. Cheair
ham, state veteran's service officer,
left Macon Monday for Memphis.
Tenn., where he will make a request
for increases in hospital facilities
for veterans in Georgia.
In Memphis, Mr. Cheatham! will at
tend a meeting of service commis
sioners from 14 southern states.
As director of the State Service
office, he will tell the national hos
pitalization committee of tht
American Legion that 100 additional
beds are needed immediately at hos
pital 48 in Atlanta and 15 more are
needed at the Marine Hospital in
Savannah, he said.
John Slaton, manager of the re
gional office of the veterans' admin
istration in Atlanta, will accompany
Mr. Cheatham,