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The Butler Herald
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
VOLUME 64
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940
NUMBER 26.
How WPA Funds
Have Been Spent
In Taylor County
steady Employment Given 244
Persons During Past Few
Weeks. i
Emphasizing the importance of the
Works Projects Administration to
Hu. public, a survey recently com
peted by that agency reveals that
f a yl„r county has benefitted both
materially and financially to a con
siderable extent since the inaugura
tion ot the WPA in 19U0.
Besides the inflow of relief pay
(hecks, which assist in boosting lo-
al trade within the county, the
Mrs. Ben S. Persons
Will Fly to Chicago
To Attend Lovely Party
Butler Resident Will Be Special
Guest at Anniversary Party to be
Given for Friends.
W. L
Highway Chief
Shorn of Power
Action Not to Affect Heaving
On Appeal from Federal Con
tempt Ruling.
Butler Lions Club
Awarded Charter
Tuesday Evening
Atlanta, April 23—'The Georgia
By Herbert L. McKay
In The Macon Telegraph
April 24th
Mrs. Mary Scandrett Persons of
Butler, who was in Macon Monday
was telling friends of a wonderful Highway Board has shorn the chair-
trip in store for her this week. She ^ man of any authority and made the
is flying (for the first time) Friday chief engineer executive officer of
to Chicago, where she is going to < the department, official minutes dis-
be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. j closed today.
M. Hales at Hotel Windemere foi j The stripping of power was effect-
four Or five days, and be a special ed in a resolution adopted March 30.
guest for the lovely party to be it provided for repealing of any pri-
gi\en by Mr. and Mrs. Hales in or conflicting action concerning the
celebration of their 25th wedding (lowers, prerogatives and duties of
population of Taylor county has ac- j anniversary in the crystal room ball the chairman.
suited permanent i mprovements in ; room. j ^stored chairman 1. L. Miller in-
he fields of public works, education , Mrs. Persons, friendship with the dicated he Unew abo ut the resolution
and public welfare. i Hales began when her son, Ben, be- j but wx)uld not conlme nt on it.
A steady employment has been came a roommate of the Hales' son, Under the document| all business |
provided for needy persons, the to- I Herbert at Georgia .Military Aca- | of the department cmM be exec uted j
«l 'luring a rpcent week reaching , demy at College I ark and the par- by Herman w , tBon and L L Pat ten :
-44 persons. This figure varied up- 1 entai came down from Chicago to visit • without consultirig Miller. This is j
ward and downward, depending on In Georgia. Ben, incidentally, canl^ (me section provided the board
the extent of sponsorship and the not go to the anniversary party for ; WM continuous session aftei . Mar.
he is too busy getting ready to be
Delightful Banquet Enjoyed by
Approximately Seventy - Five
Guests.
Suggs Garage Moves
Into Handsome New
Building This Week
Prof. W. T. Rustin
Explains School
Closing Situation
Enjoys Splendid Patronage from all | -
Sections of Georgia A N Weil As Butler and Reynolds High School
From Many Border-State Points, j Departments Will Not Close It
I Is Definitely Assured.
Suggs Garage and Machine Works i (
owned and operated by Mr. W. H. * am having so many inquiries as
Suggs of Butler, is this week mov- i whether or not the Butler school
ing into their handsome new build- ; w ‘" run ^ or n ' ne months
ing which has recently been com- * erln tk at 1 think possibly the fol-
pleted. Their new building, much '°"‘ n K explanation will get the facts
larger than the one used by them as tkey aro ’ before those interested;
for the past few years, is located on I “The state school term was cut
the site of the old Suggs Garage from a seven months term as guar-
nne block south of the public square anteed by the state, to six months
on Highway No. 19. i for the 1939-40 term. In other words
Mr. Suggs has the reputation of Hie state financed only six months
The recently organized Lions Club
of Butler was awarded its charter
Tuesday evening. A delightful ban
quet at which approximately seven
ty-five guests were present, was giv
en in connection with the meeting.
The banquet was given at the local
I’TA lunch room.
The meeting was opened by Mr.
G. L. Hobbs, president of the Tal- I
botton Club. Invocation was by Rev. 1 operating one of the best and most °* her seven-months term.
F. J. Gilbert, pastor of the Butler ] modern automobile repair shops to 1 “The county board financed all
Methodist church. 1 Go found anywhere in this section, colored schools for the six months or
Mr H B Pease president of the !,skle from a lar K e and wel1 equipped state school term. All of the white
Columbus Club, acted as toastmaster , mahine sh "? that is . unexcelled in grammar schools were financed for
on this occasion.
Mr. W. F. Loflin,
Governor of i
need for employment which existed
m the county, and the amount of
federal funds available. In many re-
poets the WPA payroll has been
unong the largest in the entire
ouuty .
Tangible benefits wlvich have been
graduated from G. M. A. to leave
right now, but Herbert is going up
and he and Mrs. Persons will motor
home together.
revived through cooperation nth Many Reynolds Friends
ae - Deplore Death of
Construction and improvement of
79 miles of unpaved rural highways
constructing an extension of the
county's farm-to-market road sys
tem.
Mrs. P. B. Griffith
Eatonton—Mrs. Person B. Griffith
1, mother of Dr. E. F. Griffith, died
Included in this was the erection | ab ) ler home here Sunday night after
of one 60-foot timber bridge, and an ex tended illness,
the improvement of five others; 389 I A na ti ve of Eatonton, Mrs. Griffith
pipe culverts were laid, with a total j an Episcopalian, was prominent in
length of 5,826 linear feet, and 216 j c j v ic and state affairs. She was foun-
linear feet of roadside drainage pipe j (ler 0 f the local WCTU and she serv-
was laid. 1 ed ^ its president for 30 years.
The WPA has constructed 7,883 | Charter member and one-time pres-
linear feet of unpaved streets, 6,109 ; idell t of the Eatonton I’TA Mrs.
linear feet of paved sidewalks, and | Griffith held local and district offices
rebuilt 2.3 miles of unpaved side- ; n the American Legion Auxiliary
walks. | and the W. M. S. of the Eatonton
Three new schools have betn built. | Methodist church,
at Rupert, Butler and Mauk. Four j g] le served as state chairman of
the WCTU prison commission, and
was for eight years chairman of the
board of trustees of the Eatonton
public schools.
Mrs. Griffith was an active mem-
i 30, and that business could be trans-
| acted by two of the three members.
| Back at work for the third day
I after his restoration by the Supreme
I Court, Miller still had not been con-
| suited by the other two commission
ers about any highway business, nor
by any division heads. No road busi
ness had been sent to his desk foi
consideration or action.
W. R. Neel, recently named chief
engineer to succeed W. Bradwell
Brantley, who resigned to enter pri
vate business, is the executive officer
jf the road board under the pro
visions of the resolution.
Reynolds High School
Students Win Honors
At Third District Meet
the charter to the Butler Club. Dr.
U. C. Montgomery, president of the
local organization accepted the char
ter in behalf of the Club. '
Mr. Steve Norton, of Columbus,;
acting as tail twister adding to the
entertainment with a number of
size or efficiency in cities much seven months and one week by the
larger than Butler. | county board and the high school de-
„ _ , , , ,, This well known local machine partments of the Butler and Rev-
J , ° tU ; p Dop does an extensive business in nolds county high schools and the
the manufacturing of skidders used high school trucks will be financed
in sawmilling. They furnish skidders by the county board for the full nine
to lunmbermen in Georgia, Florida, j months.
Alabama and Tennessee. Up to the I “As to how long the Butler gram*
present time they have l>eeu unable | mar school wall run depends entire-
to supply the demand for this type ly on the cooperation of the patrons
. . of equipment although the shop has 1 of the school. The local board
jo es and fines of members or in-. beerl enlarged several times during ! strained their finances and credit to
fractmn of t e rules. I the past several years. | the limit last spring to save the
Prof. V. P. Folds delivered the j The widely taown machine works school's credit,
address of welcome to visiting mem- j furnishes employment for thirteen “They cannot stand a repetition of
bers, which was responded to by Mr. ] p€rsong) making it one of the largest I what they went thru with last spring
A. S. Boyd, Deputy District Gover- j industries in the city. j but we see no reason with reason-
i:or of 18-C District of Buena Vista. The citizens of Butler have ample able and fair cooperation from the
Entertainment w a s furnished | reason tx, be proud to have such an patrons why the school should not
throughout, the banquet by Mrs. J. enterprise in their locality and run for nine months. In checking
heartily congratulate them upon the up on the local board's finances it is
completion of their handsome new found that they can finance eight
structure.
VV. Edwards I, which included
piano duet by Mrs. Edwards and Miss
ClydeAfay Green. Reading by Miss
Leetimae Folds and violin duet by
Messrs Oscar Adams and Dan Calla
han.
Among the out-of-town guests
present were: Mr. Edward W. Mur-
rah, mayor of Columbus and past ^
district governor; Mr. and Mrs. j ^ SOlltllWeSteni
Butler Seniors Invited
To May Day Festival
! P<
others have been repaired, and an
addition made to one other.
Additions have been made to two
auditoriums. 'Hie schools which were
repaired were those at Wesley, Cross
Roads and at Reynolds. The addition
"as made to the Butlfer School, and
the additions tt the auditoriums
"ore made at Wesley and at Cross
Hoads.
Four school playgrounds were built
and the playground at Rupert re
paired.
In addition to these manual labor
(Turn to Page 8; No. 1)
Judge Chester Byars
Holds Court In Marion
County This Week
At the Third District High School |
meet, which was held in Montezuma j
lust Saturday the Reynolds High >
school made a splendid showing.
First place in the Boy's Essay con-1
test was won by Edwards Whatley;
of the senior class; second place in j
music was won by Virginia Hodges
of the junior elas; third place inj
ber of the Woman's cluib, and taught I home economics was won by Edith !
the Hattie Wynn Bible class at the I Coolik of the sophomore class.
Eatonton Methodist church for 15 | Reynolds High school maintained j
y ears- | its spelling reputation by winning;
She is survived by five sons: Dr.. first place with an average of 86.26
E. E. Griffith, Eatonton; 1. F. Grif- I per cent. Our best compliments to
fith, Alhambra, Calif.; Dr. P. W. ! these tine representatives who made
Griffith and W. H. Griffith, Los An- 1 such a creditable showing,
geles and P. B. Griffith, Colorado j We give below the list of the
Springs, Colo.; one daughter, Mrs. J. ! spelling words:
E. Bush Barnesville; and ten grand- ! Notoriously, competetitve, receiv-
zhildren. j ing, cafeteria, chauffeur, referring,
Funeral services will he conducted accuston, immense, despairing, pre
months and seven days. If the pa
trons will contribute funds enough
to operate the gTammar school for
1C days we can run for nine months
and thereby save the credit of the
school and we are sure that we can
depend on the patrons foe that much
j support to keep fche school from be*
, >ng taken off of the a*created list.
I “The embarrassing position that
and , the schools find themselves cannot
governor; Air. and
Steve Norton, Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Pease, Messrs W. F. Loflin, George j ______
Carter, George Ward and Neal Rut]er High School S€niors _ _
Ihomas all of Columbus; Mr. and j their parents are being invited by justly be charged to flhe county
Mrs. G. L. Hobbs, Mr. and Mrs. C. | Pres j deIr t Peyton Jacob of Georgia board or local boards. The only cause
I;.. Keiler, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith i Southwestern College in Americus for the em harassment is that the
I)r. and Mrs. J. B. Mitchell, Mr. and j , 0 be o^egts a t the college's annual , state failed to finance the full seven
Mrs. W. C. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. ; j| a y pj ay Festival in Americus I months pledged sHiool term last year
E. P. Freemon, Mr and Mrs. H. E. Wednesday> May j.
Hutcherson, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Ma-
hone, Mr. J. H. Mahone, Miss Mc
Carter, and Miss Blanton, Messrs
Woodrow ICieller, E. L. Bardwell, R.
H. McRae, D. R. Oliver, J. H. Ma
st the Eatonton Methodist church by
Rev. W. W. Carroll, Oxford; Rev. J
J. Sneed, pastor of the Eatonton
Methodist church, and ltev. Lon
Knight pastor of the Eatonton Bap
tist. church.
JAS. A. NIXON, VETERAN
LAWYER, SUCCUMBS AT
HOME IN SUMTER
Marion superior court convened
fi| r its semi-annual term at Buena
' sta Monday morning with Judge
1 llls te] Byars, of Griffin, presiding
a judge not yet having been appoint- I
Gov. E. D. Rivera to fill the j Americus, Ga., April 24.—Former
vacancy caused by the sudden death j City Court Judge James A. Hixon,
"f Judge C. Frank McLaughlin at who practiced law from the same of-
his Gome in Columbus April 10 I fice for half a century died at hi=
Judge Byars was designated by j home in Americus Wednesday.
Gov - Rivers last week to hold the j The veteran attorney curtailed his
Muiion court term, when it became I practice in 1938, but last week ar-
, M> ' vn that the appointment of a gued a case before the state supreme
ju,,L ’e to fill out the part of the un- I court. He served two terms as city
pirei1 term of Judge McLaughlin un- court judge and was a former state
( I tile next regular election in No- legislator.
'ember would he delayed a “few j Representative Steve Pace of the
days " Probably sometime this week, i Third Georgia district, is a former
tjohoitor General Hubert Calhoun
I- O. Perkins, court reporter
■d their respective posts.
I allowing organization of the
ll - Buena Vista the civil docket
"as taki
law pan
tiler of Judge Hixon.
GEORGIA WOMAN NAMED
OFFICER OF D. A. R.
cedent, necessitate, separate, luxuri
antly, occasional, pottscript, murmur
awkward, leisure, imagination, prep-
ration, inflamation, grievous, cholera
j condemning, besiege, frenzy, attend
ant noiseless, detriment, glimpse,
I practice, chasm, proceeding, allegi-
j ance assassination, emigrant grate-
I ful, superintendent, procedure, hu-
| morous, syllable, shoeing, mosquitoes
j professor preference apparently un
controllable, interference, burglaries
i quantities, apparatus, preceding, ex
tension, concerning, cornering,
; control, ascend, singeing, baggage
I ascertain, already, ginning, compli
mentary, commendation, discipline,
perseiweranee, frolicking, smudged
I ceiling, pertinent, noticeable, con-1
1 ceive, ascension, February, offense |
i licensing, depositor, descendant, ac- \
quaintance, illegal, assessable, futile
mimeograph, mucilage, parliament
; per cent, personnel, ridiculous, dy-
| spepsy, dilema, handful omission,
susceptible, superfluous, souvenir,
Niagara, fiesta, diligence, prestige
precedence.
and again this year. We are not go-
Hiuidreds of high school seniors ing out and solicit donations as the
and their parents from throughout facts are before you but T am going
Southwest Georgia attend the col- to take the liberty of asking those
lege's May Day program each year, that can and will do so, to contribute
enjoy a day of pageantry, music, as much as $2.00 per student both
hone and H. Persons, all of Talbot- | t rack meet, attend a luncheon, in- high and grammar school pupils to
ton; Messrs Arthur Loyd, Bob, AAal-| Bpect bb e campus which is con- save the credit of the school,
ker, William and H. M. Clements, s f an t]y adding new- buildings and We believe that tljere are enough
ot Buena Vista; and lorn Minor, ot ] together with former school j who are willing to voluntarily con-
fhomaston. chums who are students at the jun- tribute to save the credit of the
Rev. K J. Gilbert, Prof. V. P- ( ; or college and normal school. | school and give the children a full
I-olds, Dr. R. ( . Montgomery, Dr. L. j 'ph e May Queen will be crowned , nine months term. All who will co-
K. Dean, Col. C. C. Stone, Messrs L. j j n a p a gr e ant on the morning of May oj)erate with us in this matter, eith*
M. Doyel, lhelmon Jarrell, W. F. ; ( t n ie glee elub will sing during er patron or friend, are requested to
Bembry, E. H. Bazemore, I.E. I ante i., r , !pr (.ssi V e program. Following -“end their contribution to Prof. V.
| the luncheon, the. high school stu- P- Folds or Mr, L. R. Adams. Either
i dents will witness the annual Soph- of these gentlemen will give you a
j omore-Freshman track meet. | receipt for your contribution and if
| Remie Lane, beautiful diminutive the school does not run for nine
| brunette from Lake Park, Ga., will months your money will'be promptly
• be crowned as May Queen, She re- refunded. Keep your receipt to pre-
j cently was chosen Miss Southwes- sent for reimbursement in the event
j tern. j the school fails to run for nine
Miss I,ane has appointed the foi- months.”
W. T. RUfiTIN,
J. S. Green, J. T. Cochran, E. E.
(Turn to Page 8; No. 2)
THIRD DISTRICT FEDERATED
CLUBS ELECT MONTEZUMA
WOMAN AS THEIR PRESIDENT
!
Mrs. R. C. Collier, of Montezuma |
was elected president of the Third j lowing May Court: Theodosia Mur- i
District, Georgia Federation of Wo- ; phy, Americus, maid of honor; !
men's clubs at the spring convention Flora Murray, Anne Daniel, Emily ■
held April 23rd, at the library audi- Anderson, Barbara Larse.n and. Mary EX-GOVERNOR TALMADGE
torium in Fitzgerald. Those who Ellen Flatt, all of Americus; Martha TO PITCH FIRST BALL AT
will serve with her for the ensuing Cate, Leslie; Annelle Herring, Arl- I THOMASTON GAME TONIGHT
County School Sn.pt,
two years: First vice president, Mrs
W. E. Griffin, Vienna; second vice
president, Mrs. C. A. Holtzendorf,
I’itzgeruld; recording secretary, Mrs
Walter Lee, Ft. Valley; treasurer,
Mrs. Frank Sams, Reynolds; parlia
mentarian, Mrs. John Murrah, Co
lumbus; historian, Mrs. O. D. Daniel
Chipley; auditor, Mrs. C. L. Clark,
Ashbum.
Mrs, J. E. Hayes, of Montezuma
ington; l.aure Hamilton, ArabiJVIarj I
Evelyn Mathis, Richland; Ruth , Hon. Eugene Talmadge, former
Carter, Richland; Margery Walker, I governor of Georgia, will pitch the
Butler; and Margaret Smith, Adel, first ball at the opening game of the
attendants
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS AT
THE DEAN THEATRE HERE
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
I East Thomaston baseball team in
: Thomaston at 7-30 Thursday—to
night.
j Ex-Gov. Talmadge will make a
short talk before the game it is
! learned.
Local citizens are cordially invited
!n U P while the grand jury
■''■•''ligated some nine or ten crimi-
- 11 cases, none of which were of
, ' tlla » ordinary interest.
- <Ula l oivil cases were scheduled
light,
tlial * Gut the criminal docket is
FOR SALE
A Georgia woman, Mrs. Wm. Har
rison Hightower, of Thomaston. was
elected to a vice-presidency for a
term of three years, at the annual .
convention of the Duugnters of the | 8-4 inch^glyamzed pqie, good as
American Revolution seld in Wash-
ngton, D. C., last week.
Good used three-foot hog wire
fence, $5.00 per roll. Also 1,000 feet
new
per foot. See or write,
J. A. PAYNE, Butler, Ga
Next Tuesday night “The Ozark
and Atlanta, was elected the pioneer j Mountaineers” of WATL, Atlanta,] to hear Mr. Talmadge and to see the
Club Woman in the district, and Mrs will appear in person. Tire trooper j opening game.
Frank David of Columbus, was elect i carries seven performer and they are
ed to represent the district on the expected to present an unusually | LIVESTOCK FOR SALE
state committee on nominations. An good entertainment. j
On the screen will be Jean Her-1 Several good farm mules for sale
invitation was accepted from Rey
nolds for the executive board meet
ing in the fall.
Twenty-five dollars was voted for
the General Federation Jubilee fund, admission charges.
sholt and Dorothy Lovett in “Meet at reasonable prices. Also several
Dr. Christian.” ! milk cows now fresh-ln for sale or
Shows begin at 7:16 p. m. Regular exchange for dry cattle. (4112p)
M. A. LIKSEY,, Reynolds, Ga.