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THE) BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER GEORGIA, APRIL 25, 1940.
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L Committee
May Urge Third
[erm For F.D.R.
I Gtllis Calls Democratic Executive
gody Unexpectedly to Meet
Thursday.
Atlanta.—Georgia's state demo-
r itic executive committee was sum-
| Ironed unexpectedly Monday night
to a Thursday meeting believed to
J,, primarily for the purpose of for
mally urging President Roosevelt. to
| MT k a third term.
State Chairman James L. Gillis
wired the 120 members to assemble
Atlanta at 10 a. m. Thursday "to
|transact important party business.”
After announcing the call, Gillis
I wa3 asked if he had acted in. co
loration with other party leaders,
Including C,ov. E. D. Rivers, who is
Democratic national committeeman.
He said he took the initiative with
out consulting anyone else but add-
L| that he planned to confer with
givers an others within a few hours.
Cillis, long high in White House
favor, said also that he had not been
contact with President Roosevelt
..ice the latter came to his Georgia
fume at Warm Springs last Friday.
The ardent New Dealer-chairman
Kould not amplify his telegram or
interpret the phrase “important par
ti business" but an informed person
laid the Thursday meeting was call
ed mainly to submit to the members
the proposition of calling upon the
president to seek a third term.
This would he in line with Gillis'
ft-expressed views that Georgia
t.ould take the lead in proposing the
■(■nomination of the president at the
larty's Chicago convention July 15.
The other important business to
ibsorb the attention of the committee
lie the method of selecting the
tate's 24 delegates to this conven-
-whether by a preferential pri-
PRES1DENT U<)OSEY ELT
NRiN.S 28 BILLS
AT WARM SPRINGS
Warm Springs, April 2T—Presi-
dent Roosevelt signed 28 bills today
| including two to permit arrange
ments for the next presidential in
auguration on Jan. 21, 19ti.
One bill authorizes a $25,000 ap
propriation for the protection of life
and property at the inaugural cere-
- monies and parade, the other pro-
j vides for the erection of stands and
platforms for the thousands of spec
tators who are expected, and for dec
orations and first aid facilities.
, Another new law will increase the
present White House police force in
Washington from 60 to 80 men.
GOV. RIVERS ENDORSED
FOR PLACE ON ICC
Washington, April 22—It was
learned in Washington- Monday that
the Southeni Governor's Conference
meeting last week in Charleston, S.
C. endorsed Gov. E. D. Rivers of
Georgia, to succeed Marion Caskie
on the Interstate Commerce Comrnis-
son.
Gov. Rivers’ name has been for
warded to President Roosevelt for
approval.
The Georgia Chief Executive has
been a leader ni the fight waged by
tl-e Governor's Conference to elimi
nate freight rates discriminatory
against the South.
AMERICUS COUPLE QUIETLY
MARRIED AT HOME
Americas.—Mr. and Mrs. I.ec Hud
son arc on a two weeks' wedding
trip, following their marriage here
Saturday.
Mrs. Hudson, formerly Mrs. t\ ni
ter Rylander, nee Prances Davenport
and Mr. Hudson were married at a
ceremony performed at the home ol
her parents, Rev. Davenport, in the
presence of the immediate families.
Roth Mr. and Mrs. Hudson are
prominently identified in social, re
ligious and civic affairs of Americus
Mrs. Hudson is a descendant of
Southern families who have been in
strumental in the upbuilding of Geor
gia and the South.
Mr. Hudson is president of the
Citizens Hank of Americus, past
president and harter member of the
Kiwanis club and deacon at the First
Baptist church.
11 MINN. YOUTHS
DIE IN TERRIFIC
CRASH OF AUTOS
TWO NOMINATED FOR
PRESIDENCY OF STATE BAR
; mary or by committee designation.
! Gillis, Rivers and State Vice
1 Chairman Zach Arnold have com
mitted themselves individually for
an uninstructed delegation, but the
committee has taken no stand on de-
| mands for a primary.
A group led by prominent anti-
New Dealers and including backers
of the candidacy of Vice President
John Garner initiated the primary
agitation and the pro-Roosevelt Dem
cratic council later joined in urging
such a vote. Each group has an
nounced plans to present lengthy
petitions to the committee whenever
it meets.
Slayton, Minn., April 21—A head-
in collision of two automobiles so
terrific gears flew out of their steel
cases, took the lives of 11 young
persons near here early Sunday.
Seven died instantly. Two others
ere injured, one probably fatally.
So violent was the collision that
me of the bodies was hurled 60 feet
from the wreckage. Others were
strewn on the highway nearby. Sev
eral were crushed in the tangled
wreckage.
Transmission and differential gears
were scattered on the highway and
i generator armateur popped from
Is heavy encasement.
Seven persons were riding in one
machine and six the other. But one
person, Cecil Jensen, 17, Jackson,
will probably escape the crasn alive
nospital attaches said.
Capt. Ralph Potzin of the State
Highway Patrol said excessive speed
undoubtedly contributed to the heavy
ieath toll, the greatest in Minnesota
iraffic history.
Athens, April 19.—Wm. Y. Atkin-
'on of Newnan, and William Dent,of ;
Blue Ridge, wore nominated Friday j
as candidates for president of the I
Georgia Bar association by the board
■>f governors.
The electinn will be held at the as- j
sociation's annual meeting May 2,‘i
to 25 at Macon. Others on the slate
proposed by the hoard:
For vice president, W. W. Alex
ander, of Thomasville, and P. A.
Akin of Cartersville.
For treasurer, Charles Bloch of
Macon. |
John Harris, of Macon, was re- j
nominated for secretary.
A resolution deploring the death
if John Phillips, prominent Louis
ville attorney, was adopted.
TWO.CENT QUARREL
PUTS ONE IN JAIL,
ONE IN HOSPITAL
Dist. Committee Action
Forces Senate President
Not to Seek Re-Election
Ft. Valley—Two Byron men shot
each other about noon Sunday, Peach
Sheriff John Lee said, during an
argument which one of them said
resulted from a misunderstanding
over who owed who two cents.
One of the men, Joe Sullivan, 42,
was in the Macon hospital in fair
condition last night with shot gun
wounds in his hip and face.
Sheriff Lee was holdig the other,
listed as M-urph C-osey, in the Peach
jail here no charges hadbeen brought
the officer related, pending investi
gation of the affair.
Cosey was suffering .from a minor
shot gun wound in his body.
Sheriff tee termed the cause of
the quarrel "a minor matter” and in
the hospital in Macon Sullivan said
it “was two cents”.
Thos. L. Hunt, native of Macon
and formerly connected with dry
goods businesses in that city died
Saturday at his home in Memphis,
Tenn. For many years Mr. Hunt was
in the linen department of the W. A
Doody Co., and later he was with the
Union Dry Goods Co., and Burden,
Smith and Co.
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.Swainsboro,—Action by thp dis
trict executive committee Monday
removed John B. Spivey of Swains-
boro, president of the .state senate
ns a possible candidate for re-elec
tion.
The committee voted 16-4 to se
lect the next state senator in Treut
len county, and Rep, James Fowler
indicated that he might enter the
race.
Treutlen county waived its claim
to the state senatorship in 1928 to
permit Emanuel county to return
Spivey to the state senate.
The committee ruled against a
move to assign the election to John
son county. Rep. W. H. Lovett ol
Laurens raised the question wheth-
re Treutlen had waived its right to
name the successor to Spivey when
it waived the 1938 election. J. E.
Hall, Treutlen committeeman, argued
.Senate Approves
j Huge Naval Fund
In Record Ballot
fear of Spreading European War
Is Reflected As the Only Four
Oppose Measure.
Washington,—The senate gave a
thumping endorsement to faster na
val construction Thursday, voting 63
to 4 to approve navy expenditures of
$963,797,478 in the fiscal year begin-
ing July 1.
The measure, containing funds to
start work on two new battleships
and 471 warplanes, among other
units, won quick passage with only
Senators Johnson (-Colo.), Danahei
(R-Conn.), Reed (R-Kan.) and Cap
per (It.-Kan) voting against it.
Chairman Walsh (D-Mase) of the
that his county had merely stepped ' 5enate naval affairs committee said
aside because of the honor conferred il wa * the smallest vote against a
upon. Spivey but had not waived its nuval supply bill he had seen in 29
right under the rotation plan. I >' Pars in congress. It was apparent
The counties take turns selecting tllat European war developments
slate senators under this plan. I ^ad smoothed the hill s path. The
Spivey, who did not participate in measure now goes back to the house
the discussion, thanked the commit- | which originally voted a $965,779,-
teemen for honors “conferred upon 438 bill. N
me” and entertained them at lunch. About the time the senate was
Fowler, a leader in the house dur- acting, the navy reported to Presi-
ing the last session and widely j dent Roosevelt that it had been able
known conservationist, said, “1 may to step up construction of battleships
be a candidate for senator—1 will | submarines, destroyers and auxili-
liecide a little later.” | aries now- building so that they would
The 16th senatorial district in- j slide down the ways from several
eludes Emanuel, Treutlen, Johnson ; weeks to seven months ahead of
and Laurens counties.
30 DEAD AS NEW YORK
CHICAGO LAKE SHORE
LIMITED IS DERAILED
Little Falls, N. Y., Apil 20—The
New York and Chicago lake shore
limited, roaring westward along the
Mohawk valley 15 minutes behind
schedule hurtled the rails shortly
beore midnight last night carrying
at least 30 persons to their death
and injuring 100.
Most of the 250 to 300 passengers
were asleep when nine cars of the
16-car New York Central fast ex
press derailed on .a wide curve. Rail
road men voiced the belief that the
train taking curve at high speed,
sprung a rail.
PRESIDENT CAN’T GO;
FARM RALLY IS OFF
Warm Sprigs, Ga., April 20—-May
or W. G. Harry Saturday cancelled
plans for a state-wide farm rally
when he learned President Franklin
Rooesvelt would be unable to take
part in the program.
The President explained the un
settled European situation remained
so uncertain that he could not com
mit himself to speak at the proposed
farm meeting, since he might be
called to hurry back to Washington
at any moment.
Mayor Harry said he hoped there
would be another opportunity for
the farm rally when the President
could take part.
ILLNESS IS FATAL
TO COOK ORDINARY
Adel—Judge A. A. Parrish, Cook
county^ ordinary, died Friday after
an illness of two weeks.
He was serving his third term as
ordinary and was 66 years old.
He is survived by his wife and
two daughters, Mrs. L. T. Rountree,
of Tifton and Mrs. Earl Jones of
Sloatsburg, N. Y.; four sisters, Mrs.
Florence Phelps, Mrs. J. W. Iirana-
guard, Mrs. J. T. Adams and Miss
Mattie I’arrish of Adel; two broth
ers, J. H. Parrish of Adel and J. L.
Parrish of Valdosta.
The family has long heen promi
nent in Berrien and Cook counties.
SEEKING DISMISSAL OF CASE
AGAINST GEORGIA GOVERNOR
schedule.
'Die senate heard warnings by
Senator Byrnes (D-S.C.) and other
supporters of the measure that the
United States could not afford to let
other nations outstrip it in naval
building. Byrnes said he hoped that
‘some day” there could be limitation
of armaments, adding:
"Until that day arrives, however
we can't sit hack—the richest nation
on earth—and leave ours elves unde
fended.”
Creation of the 300-mile Atlantic
“neutrality zone” came in for criti
cism from Senators Adams and Nor
ris. Apparently referring to Llnder-
sec.retary of State Sumner Wells,
Adams criticized “the apparent .pre
sumption of some assistant secretary
in trying to change international
law.” Wells- signed the. Panama dec
laration creating the zone last fall.
Total appropriations in the , bill
were $48,437,229 more than made
available for the navy this year, but
still $125,514,000 tinder President
Roosevelt's budget estimates.
As passed by the senate, the bill
included $340,371,979 for construc
tion of surface vessels and $41,083,-
OOO for purchase of airplanes. In
addition, the navy was authorized to
let plane contracts for $25,000,000.
The measure carried $1,700,000 to
start work on two new battleships,
expected to be of 50,4190 tons or
more. Also listed in the new ship
category were one aircraft carrier
two cruisers, eight destroyers, six
submarines and five auxiliary ves
sels. Additional appropriations were
made to carry forward work on
eight battleships, seven cruisers, two
aircraft carriers, 42 destroyers, 20
submarines and 18 auxiliary ships
now building.
LANCE CONVICTED
IN SHERIFF’S DEATH ’
TAYLOR COUNTY MOTOR COMPANY
Reynolds, Georgia
New Orleans, La., April 23—The
Fifth U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
in New Orleans later today will be
asked to dismiss a contempt pro
ceedings against Gov. E. D. Rivers
of Georgia, instituted in Federal Dis
trict Court in Macon.
The contempt case grew out of the
prolonged legal battle over member
ship of Georgia's Highway Board.
Attorney General Ellis Arnall is
expected to lead the fight for the
Governor today and seek dismissal
on two grounds—that Federal Judge
Bascom Deaver, ff Macon, lacked
jurisdiction in the case, and that
since W. L. Miller has been restored
to the highway board chairmanship
both the injunction case and the
contempt questions are moot.
Dahlonega, Ga., April 21—Paul
Lance yesterday was convicted ol
voluntary I manslaughter and sen-
tneced to serve from five to seven
years in prison for the fatal stabbing
of Lumpkin County Sheriff Jack
Gillespie the night of March 20.
The jury's verdict was returned 17
hours after it received the case.
Sheriff Gillespie w-us stabbed sev
eral times as he attempted to arrest
Lance in an election night disorder.
He died two days later in a Gaines
ville hospital.
HOME OF MAYOR
CASON, BARNESVILLE,
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Barnesville—Fire completely de
stroyed the. home of Mayor Julius
Cason at Barnesville early Sunday.
Mayor Cason was asleep alone in
Ihe house at the time the flames
cere discovered about 3-30 a. m. by
John Bosch, according to Fire Chief
Phillip Byars. He escaped without
injury.
The blaze had made too much
headway to permit firemen to save
the structure or more than a few of
its furnishings, the chief said.
Chief Byars said he was uinable to
etimate the amount of the loss,
which he slid was partly covered by
insurance.