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The Butler Herald
“KEEPING
EVERLASTINGLY AT IT is THE SECRET OF SUCC
E S S
VOLUME M
njuries Are Fatal
fo Montezuma Girl,
four Others Hurt
\uto in Which Seniors Were
Riding Collided with Local
Man's Car.
Misg Juanita Peters, 16, president
the Montezuma High school
class, died at a Montezuma
Tuesday afternoon of in-
sustained in an automobile ar
dent Friday night.
Four other members of the Senior
, |asf „f the Montezuma school
. also injured when the
mobile in which they were
;dintr collided with another ma-
iuno, driven by Mr. Howard Mo
unts 01 Butler.
Mr. McCants was riding alone at
k> time of the accident and suffered
, ver nl bruises al>out the body. He
as not admitted to the hospital.
Miss Peters’ skull was fractured,
is learned. She remained in a co-
a frm the time of the accident
mtil her death.
Others in the accident, all admit-
to the hospital, included Mar
gie Garner and Julia Smith, who
offered cuts about the face and
ad; Billy Coates, broken arm ami
uts; Clifton Athon, head cuts.
The high school students were en-
,ute home after having attended a
irbecue given by classmates.
Mr. McCants, son of Mr. and Mrs.
. E. McCants of ths city, is a trav-
ling representative of the Cosby
Indues Milling Co., with headquar-
rs in Columbus.
It is learned here through his
ather that Mr. McCants is not be-
ig held in any way responsible for
le unfortunate accident.
liss ClydeAfay Green
o Give Piano Recital
Tuesday Night, May 14
On next Tuesday evening at eight
clock Miss ClydeAfay Green is be-
ng presented in a Junior Pianoforte
lecital.
She will be assisted by Miss Leeti-
lae Folds, reader, and the St. Ce-
ilia chorus. Her program will be as
ollows:
la) Johann Sebastion Bach—Arioso
(b) Ludwig Beethoven — Sonata;
'athetique Opus 13 Grave and Al-
sro Movements.
Selected Reading, Leetimae Folds.
(a) Franz Liszt—Libestraum No. 3
(b) Momtz Maskosski—Sparks
(c) Claud Debussy—Clain de Lune
Chorus, “Your Song from Para-
I’arlow Brown by St. Cecilians
(a) Frederichafin—Valse Opus 42
(h) Edward MacDowell—Polanoise
' E Minor.
bsbois include Oscar Adams and
'an Callahan.
'MINKNT NORTH GEORGIA
itizen \ND legislator
hRK FOR SHORT VISIT
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1940
NUMBER 28.
Public Invited to Inspect
Libraries Next Week
Taylor Farm Families
Given Free Cotton
By Fed. Government.
fiOR tlieff^dy yonjrave me, the bone and the sinew, the heart and
tlie lffcain that are yours, my mother, I thank you. I thank you
for jh<£ligftt in my eyes, the blood in my veins, for my speech, for
my lifeifm my being. All that I am is from you who bore me.
For all thp love that vougqye me, unmeasured from the beginning, my
mother. I thank yduVl\th^nk ytmjor the hand that led me, the voice that
directed me. the brpast tiiat N nestle^2 tiw* arm that shielded me, the lap that
rested me. All that f a Hi ik by^you," wlio nursed me.
For your smile in the morningand yourjiiss at night, my mother, I thank
you. 1 thank you for the Aear^'you shed over me, the songs you sung to me,
the prayers that you sard for me. for your vigils and ininisterings. All that
I am is by you, who reairfjd meS s'*\ \
For the faith you hadjbr'me, the hope you had for me, for your trust and
your pride, my mother, I thank you. I thank you for your praise and your
chiding, for the justice yombred into mearld the hohor you made mine. All
that I am you taught me. \ ; \
For the sore travail that realised youfor the visions and despairs, my
mother, forgive me. Forgive me the peril I hroughtyou to, the sobs and moans
I wrung from you, and for the strength rtook from you, mother, forgive me.
For the fears I gave you. for the alarms and the dreads, my mother, for
give me. Forgive me the joys 1 deprived you, the toils I made for you, for the
hours, the days and the years 1 claimed from you, mother, forgive me.
For the times that I hurl you. the times I had no smile for you, the caresses
I did not give you, my mother, forgive me. Forgive me for my angers and
my revolts, for my deceits and evasions, for all the pangs and sorrows 1 brought
to you, my mother, forgive me.
For your lessons I did not learn, for your wishes I did not heed, for the
counsels I did not obey, my mother, forgive me. Forgive me my pride in my
youth and my glory in my strength that forgot the holiness of your years and
the veneration of your weakness, for my neglect, for my selfishness, for all the
great debts of your love that I have not paid, mother, sweet mother, forgive me.
And may the peace and the joy that passeth all understanding be yours,
my mother, forever and ever. Amen. tfv T.J. DILLON
County Agent ML F. Bembry an
nounced today that the government
has made available free of charge a
large supply of surplus cotton to
farm families in the south for the
purpose of mattress making. He
states that in older for a family to
be eligible to receive a supply of
this cotton and mattress ticking
that the families gross income in
1939 could not exceed $400 and that
the family would agree to come tb
a specified place and process this
material into a mattress in accord
ance with directions issued by the
Extension Sendee.
Mr. Bembry further states that
any farm family including turpen
tine workers who had not already
received a mattress from any govern
ment agency should make application
to one of the following community
committeemen: Murray Jarrell, H. A.
Seal.v, Dave Harbuck, S. E. Waller,
Z. R. McCorkle, A. 11, Sheheo, H. B.
Parks, D. B. Posey, G. Z. Young and
Grady Wilson. These committeemen
will fill out the required application
and return same to the Triple-A
committeemen who will in turn ap
prove or reject the applications and
immediately order the required cot
ton and ticking. The applicant will
furnish materials required other
than cotton and ticking which will
cost him approixmately 50c or 76c
for the completed mattress. Those in
terested are urged to apply as soon
as possible.
Reverand Jason Shirah
To Preach At Crowell
Sunday Morning, May 19
Mr. J. S. Green To
Preside Over Session
Of Ga. Forestry Ass’n.
Cordial
welcome was extended
Pat Haralson, of Blairsville,
' !l ' L ‘ Molding Tuesday and Wed-
' s ‘>5 in the city, where he has
a nu| nber of years been the
"'u »f tit] e to local postoffice
i',,'" ,J " w Hioh, it is understood
ip 8 '.'i yesterday, a promi-
"* ‘""d citizen being the purclias-
dl ‘d who will make a number of
u ' ln<>l 't s immediately, we are
t,ai • informed.
, I' Huralson, who is one of North
1S mos t prominent citizens,
1(J] . J hanker, has been a mem-
t|0 . ' Pll ‘ Georgia legislature, serv-
wd y ' 1 t,!lms 01lc h in the House
,<l ' ! ’ a number o.f years.
ANl) Tl
MNG
Phi ! J ° Ur |,ian ° lU:I 'ed by an ex-
Pianos^'V ' a ' N0 seP new alK * usl>t *
l'ian re l 1 tentative of lister
mno Manufacturers. (fi^Sp)
402 w c W ' S M1TH
r<p)n St. Thomaston, Ga.
Mr. J. S. Green, vice-president ami
general manager of the Butler Na
val Stores, will preside over the Fri
day morning session of the Georgia
Forestry Association which meets
in Atlanta Thursday and Friday,
May 1« and 17. This will be the 19th
annual session of the Association.
Approximately 100 Piersons are
expected to attend this meeting.
The Georgia Forestry Association
of which Mr. Green is vice-president
is m ade up of Georgia citizens who
are enthusiastically interested in
| forestry work.
A large number of outstanding
m en in the forestry sendee will take
]iar t on the program. Among these
! will he: Capt. I. F. Eldredge, Re-
igional Survey Director, Southern
Forest Experiment Station, U. S.
Forestry Service, New Orleans, La.;
j p. Livingston, Manager Agricul
tural Division; and Dr. J. Phil
Campbell, Assistant Chief, Coopera
tive Relations and Information,
' Soil Conservation Service, Washing
ton, D. C.
Crew At Work Now
Re-Capping Highway 19
Through Taylor Co.
A crew of state highway employes
arrived in Butler Monday and began
work immediately on re-surfacing
of highway No. 19 begininning at
the Taylor-Vpson county line and
running to the Taylor-Schley county
line.
211 r. G. M. Heath, local representa
tive of the state highway depart
ment, stated that the work will con
sist of priming, tarring and slagging
highway No. 19 all the way through
Taylor county. This work he said
will take several weeks during which
time the crew will be located here.
The highway through this county
as in all other sections of the state
was badly damaged by ice during
the past winter.
RESIDENCE FOR SALE
If interested in purchase of one of
the best and most conveniently lo
cated pieces of property in Butler,
consisting of one 12-room residence
with two baths, sun-parlor, etc., ga
rage and other out-buildings, and
one vacant building lot suitable for
residence or business house, Please
see me at once.
Mrs. Mamie Adams, Butler, Ga.
Funeral Services Held
For Mr. R. E. Cole, Sr.
At Surrency Monday
Funeral services for Mr. R. E.
Cole Sr., 73 of Surrency, were held
Monday at Surrency. He died Sunday
at a Waycross hospital following a
major operation performed last Wed
nesday.
Mr. Cole was the father-in-law of
Mrs. R. E. Cole Jr., being before her
marriage Miss Ophelia Hortman of
this city.
He was a native of South Carolina
and eame to Surrency in 1890 where
he operated a retail store jointly with
his brother Charles Cole, for 20
years.
Survivors, besides the brother in
Surrency, are the widow, Mrs. C. S.
Cole; two brothers in South Caroli
na; two sons John and R. E. Cole Jr.
and one daughter, Mrs. Tracy May
ers of Brunswick.
Rev. Jason Shirah of Byromville,
superannuated preacher of the South
Georgia Conference, will preach at
tht Crowell Methodist church Sunday
morning, May 19, according to the
pastor, Rev. J. D. Smith.
Rev. Shirah was born in Taylor
county near Reynolds and made his
home there until he was 21 years of
age. At that time he joined the
Methodist conference. In 1893 he be
came pastor of the Reynolds Metho
dist church, wiich at that time was
composed of Reynolds, Crowell, Pot-
I terville and Garden Valley.
I Rev. Shirah still remembers a Jew
| persons in Taylor county and states
| that he is looking forward with a
great deal of pleasure to being with
them once again on the third Sunday
morning in this month.
The Sunday evening services will
be conducted by the pastor.
Senior Class Play
To Be Given at School
Auditorium Friday Night
The Senior Class of Butler High
school wishes to make this announce
ment; “We are going to have a
splendid play, entitled, “Safety-
First,” at the High school auditorium
Friday evening, May 17, beginning
at eight o'clock.
REYNOLDS U. I). C. SPONSORS
SHOW AT DEAN THEATRE
The Gordon-Carson Chapter, U. D.
C., of Reynolds, will sponsor “Barri
cade” starring Alice Fay and Warner
Baxter at the Dean Theatre in But
ler next Wednesday and Thursday.
The publi is cordially invited to ut-
tent.
| The play is about a young husband
who tries to keep his cousin Elmer
from marrying a Turkish fortune-
i teller. He and his friend wind up
i with 30 days in jail. Imagine how
, any wife would take that! And when
it comes to mother-in-laws! Well,
j just come and see what happens!
j This is one play that you'll cer
tainly get your money's worth. It
give you plenty of laughs and you
1 will long remember it.
j You may get your tickets from
j any member of the Senior Class,
j Admission, 10c and 25c.
Two Hundred and Two New
Books Recently Added; More
Expected Soon.
(By W. T. Runtin, C. S. S.)
We invite all those who are in
terested in the Library Service that
is being rendered by the WPA li
brary at the Butler High school
building and at the Club House in
Reynolds to visit these libraries dur
ing the Week of May 20-26.
We are very grateful to the public
for the splendid cooperation that
these two librarian and the travel
ing librarian have enjoyed for more
than a year.
The books have been selected with
care, keeping in mind at all times to
select nothing hut clean and whole-
Bome reading that covers a field
broad enough to supply the need and
desires of all those enjoying good
reading. We are adding to the num
ber of books as fast as finances will
permit and we are asking for a
bookmobile which we hope to have
some time in the near future. We
have 202 new hooks on the. grade
level in transit at present and ex
pect to be able to purchase''addition-
al books within a short time. We
are anxious to render the very best
library sendee that we are able td
render under the circumstances ann
your suggestions in the selecting ot
certain reading materials and other
suggestions will be very beneficial to
us in giving you better Binary serv
ice. We want you to be familiar with
the library program ns we know
when the general public is thorough
ly acquainted with this program that
more interest will be manifested and
greater benefit received.
We have planner! to have a meet
ing at the Butler school auditorium
Friday, May 24, 2-30 p. in. We es
pecially invite all eitizens from all
sections of the county to attend this
meeting. The purpose of the meeting
is to study the library program, dis
cuss ways and means of providing
adequate library service to every
white family in the county. No re
freshments will be served and no one
will be asked for any contribution
but speakers will be present to ex-
(Turn to Page 8; No. 1)
P. Y. Luthur to Speak
To Butler High Seniors
Sunday Morning May 19
Mr. P. Y. Luther of Griffin, will be
principal siieaker at the Senior Clasi
Day which will he observed at the
Butler Methodist church Sunday
May 19, at 10 o'clock.
This annual affair has proven
very interesting and beneficial and
is looked forward to with a great
deal of pleasure.
Mr. Luther was guest speaker on
a similar occasion here last year and
comes back again by popular re
quest.
Everybody is invited to come and
help make this a glorious day for
the future citizens of Butlei arid
Taylor county.
May 20-25 Designated
As Achievement Week
Throughout the Nation
May 20-25 will be observed as
Achievement Week throughout the
nation. Visit your county WPA
projects during this week and see
that this work pays your community.
At present the following WPA
projects are in operation in Taylor
county: Farm-to-Market Road Work,
Adult Educational Work, Lunch
Room, Sewing Room, Library, and
NYA Work for Boys and Girls.
The article published in the Butler
Herald of April 26, “How WPA
F’unds Have Been Spent in Taylor
County,” reveals the benefits this
county has, and is, receiving from
this work. Watch the Herald for fur
ther information regarding Achieve
ment Week.