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The Butler Herald
“KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS”
VOLUME 64
|)lrs. Mary Jinks
91 Years Old, Dies
Of Heart Attack
I One of Taylor County's Oldest
Citizens Passes to Her Reward
Monday.
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1940
NUMBER 32.
Mrs. Mary Brewer Jinks, one of
I Taylor county's oldest citizens, died
Joseph M. Wallace
Says He Will Run For
Governor of Georgia
Mr. Wallace (o Advocate a Two
Percent Gross Income Tax as a
Means of Financing State.
Butler American
Legion Post Calls
For Home-Guard
Mr. Joseph W. Wallace, manager
o the Wallace Players, now located
in Butler, states that he will be a
candidate for Governor of Georgia
Local Post Working in Harmony
With Defense Program; Letters
To George, Russell and Pace.
At a called meeting of the Butler
Mrs. i uanuioace ior uovernor of Georgia in j p ost tbe American Legion held
Hobbs near Butler Monday' “PProaching primary to be held j here Monday evening a move was
Jinks was born on | * n September. I made to organize a Home-Guard for
daughter of the ; Mr. Wallace was born in Tift ! Butler and Taylor county. Those in
Lee
morning. Mrs.
Sept. 5, 1848, the
Thirteen Awarded
Diplomas Tuesday
At Reynolds High
Miss Emily Woodward, Director
Counselor Georgia State Forum
Delivers Literary Address.
City of Reynolds To
Observe Boy Scout Day
To-morrow June 7
Hugh Sealy Chosen by Scouts to
Act As Mayor City of Reynolds
Ftor One Day.
Boy Scout day will be observed in
Reynolds Friday, June 7, in connec-
The graduation exercises at Rey- tion with the Troop’s first anniver-
nolds High school were held at the sary celebration,
school auditorium Tuesday evening On Friday the Boy Scouts will fill
at 8 o'clock. Miss Emily Woodward all city olTices. In an election held
Mr. Leslie Haywood
Killed In Traffic
Accident Yesterday
Fletcher Standridge, Local Mao,
Charged with Involuntary Man
slaughter by Coroner’s Jury.
Mr. Leslie Haywood, about 37
years of age was instantly killed
about one o'clock yesterday after-
_ _ _ _ noon in a wagon-truck accident
of Vienna, Director and Counselor a few days age the Scouts elected ' seven miles north of Butler on the
and Mrs. S. T. Brewer, of county, the son of the late Mr. and j terested in protecting your homes | of the Georg j a state Forums deliver- Hugh Sealy, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. I old Wire Iioad -
Late Mr.
| this county. I
In spite of her 91 years, Mrs. |
I Jinks was enjoying good health up
I until the time of her death. A heart
ttack suffered while out in the yard
IResulted in her death before she;
|rould be. carried into the house. |
Her husband, Mr. Henry Jinks
I preceded her in death several years
I ago. She was a member of the But- j
|!«r Methodist church.
Mrs. Jinks had lived in this county
| all her life with the exception of a
ew years spent in Texas.
Funeral services were held for her
1 at the graveside at Corbetts ceme-
| .„ r y at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning
vith Mr. M. J. Wood of Reynolds
officiating.
Pallbearers were Messrs J. H. and
A. V. Brewer, Lawson Wilson, W.
M. Hollis and B. J. Byrd.
She-is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Lee Hobbs of Butler; one son
1 Mr. Napoleon Jinks of Louisiana;
•wo sisters, Mrs. Annie Wilchar and
I Mrs. W. B. Wilson of Butler.
Mrs. J. M. Wallace. He has been in and lining up with the National De-
the show business of thirty years, fense program will please see Adju-
1 taut E. B. Wilson or the new Post
j Commander, Mr. G. V. McMullan.
j Proper party will be invited to take j
charge and legally organize and
command the company.
All of last-year's officers were re-;
elected. The Post Commander having '
moved out of the county, a new
commanding officer was elected.
Officers are as follows:
G. V. McMullen, Commander
J. S. Green, Service Officer
E. B. Wilson, Adjutant.
The following resolution show
the Legion's interest in the National
Defense program, a copy of which
SHOWS FOR WEEK
AT DEAN THEATRE
ed the literary address. K. Sealy, as Mayor. Young Senly; At the time of the accident Mr.
Miss Woodward's address which will hold the mayor's office for the; Haywood was crossing Little Patsi-
was most fitting was enjoyed by a day. Dave Montfort and Sidney; Hga creek bridge just beyond the
large audience. Bryan will act as city policemen. j home of Mrs. Ruth Neisler, riding
Miss Louise Ogbum, having the Donald Whatley and Bobbie Aultman j in a one-horse wagon headed west,
highest scholastic average for her will act as city fire chiefs. I A heavily loaded log-truck operated
four year in high school was chosen On Monday through Wednesday ; by Mr. Fletcher Standridge of But-
as Valedictorian of the class. i next week the eighteen Scouts and * er a ' so Headed west, struck the
Air. Edwards Whatley, having sec- ten visitors will camp at Whatley's rear the wagon knocking Mr.
ond highest scholastic average for pond near Reynolds. Prof. W. F. Ka-1 Haywood together with the mule and
wagon into the creek underneath
the bridge. The empaet also caused
the truck to plunge into the stream.
Mr. Haywood was killed instantly
j it is learned. Mr. Standridge re-
four years, was selected as Saluta- derly, scout master, will accompany
torian of the class. the troop on the camp. Prof. Kaderly
Senior class officers during the stated that on Tuesday a number cf
past term were: Harold Posey, Reynolds girls will visit the Scouts
presdent; Dorothy Brunson, vice at the camp.
president; Edwards Whatley, secre-1 Prof . Kaderly also 3 t ated that the 1 ^ elved only minor bruises about the
: tary; and Louise Ogburn, treasurer, appreciate very much the | J °*^‘
I ' r ’ *• , I The class motto was: “Hats off to e fy orts 0 f , be P , uGer Lions Club and coroner A. I. Parks empannelled
was mailed to Senators George and; Coats off the sto "l\ organ!ri™ - > a jury which instigated the causes
Russell and to Congressman Stephen M the conclusio „ of the exercises ^oop in ButVer
ace ' Tuesday evening Hon. E„ P. Hodges
i ,v ^ ear ^ r ‘ 'chairman of the board of trustees of
! This •° h0 / t 1 f 0mmUmcatl °" 18 f0r i the Reynolds school district, deliver- lt| anv T av ] ftr fnillltv
I purpose of eallmg on you for con-1 ed djplomas to the thirteen members UWIIiy
; tinued support of the National De- of the graduating . class .
Those receiving diplomas were:
Jule Blair, Dorothy Brunson, Mollie 1,0311 TeDIlS ThlS Yedr
Coolik, Mozelle Cox, Winifred Kirk- |
sey, Howard McCrary, Louise Og- j
burn, Harold Posey, Doris Saunders,
1 fense Program and to let you know
that the American Legion here is
hacking you in your every effort to-
| ward true National Defense.
I We are highly in favor of trading
Farmers Obtain Longer
Sunday and Monday: "Little Old
New York,” a stoty dealing with
I lie life of the inventor, Robert Ful-
portrayed by Richard Green.
and has traveled in every state ir
the Union and in nearly every for
eign country in the world.
Mr. Wallace states that he advo
cates a two per cent gross
to reduce the
any of our old war equipment to the p ran ' ces Seav Edwards ' Whatlev The °PP ortumty
Allies in exchange for their order Kathleen Windham and Eleanor annual P nnclpal payments ° n Land
I placed with American manufactur-1 y 0U ng
ers, provided such exchange does not
and will not weaken our own na- j
tax and abolishment of the present
advalorem tax system because it is
j Crinline days are back as the story j both inadequate and obsolete. He
(•liens, with Richard Green the in- said that the rich corporations and
\entor, arriving in 1807 from Eng- j millionaires should pay a greater
rather
small salaried individuals.
lncome tional defense.
Would it not be advisable to di
rm all aliens? And intern all fifth TWO CaSCS III
,. ! Judge George Palmer
Bank Commissioner loans by re-
of death and found 1 : “Mr. Haywood
came to his death when his wagon
was struck by a log truck operated
by Mr. Fletcher Standridge.” Mr.
Standridge was ordered by the jury
to be held on a charge of involun
tary manslaughter.
Sheriff J. M. Bone stated) that Mr.
Standridge was released on bond in
the amount of $500.
Air. Standridge stated that his
brakes failed to catch which caused
his truck to strick Air. Haywood's
vehicle. He also said, accordong to
amortizing than over a longer period! M Bone> that he ’ Wew hu hor „
of years has been opened to many .
of the 156 Taylor County farmers j
who have commissioner loans, ac-1
columns?
Would it not be advisable to deny Butler Friday Afternoon
naturalization to all apparent-ene
my-aliens as a national defense
measure. Please urge that America
than the
i -
lands at an inn, Alice Fay playing
the part of the owner of the inn.Air.
Fulton then begins his hunt for fi
nancial assistance. He is successful | states that he will do so before the these spit-fire and squirt oil, ar.d do
Although he has not as yet quad- have the largest war-tanks and the
fied as a gubernatorial candidate he best air fleet in the world- that
cording to a statement received to-1
aay from the Farm Credit Adminis- j
tvation of Columbia.
There were about 112,000 of Land;
i Bank commissioner loans outstand-1
ing in this county at the beginning!
Judge George C. Palmer and So-< Q ^ and j n addition approxi-j . .. M
Heitor General Hubert Calhoun were mately $lfil|0 oo 0 f federal land bank th ’ Ml% Armand Haywood
in Butler briday afternoon hearing j oans g ome 0 f these loans have al-
several times thinking that Mr.
Haywood would pull* to the side of
the road before entering the bridge.
Funeral arrangements for Mr.
Haywood have not been announced
at the time of going to press this
morning.
Mr. Haywood is survived by hia
mother, Mrs. Waif Hancock, an
time for doing so has expired.
Air. Wallace has been extended an
invitation by Mr. Jack Birch of
Dodge county to open his campaign
in that county at a rally to he neld
there July 4. The gubernatorial as
pirant states that this rally will be
in finding one who almost runs out
un him, but his beautiful daughter,
Brenda Joyce, persuades him to
| change his mind, and the romance
begins. Fred AlacMurray is in love
; with Alice Fay, the inn keeper. All
the lovers are confused as to whom
is in love with whojn. but it turns sponsored by his farmer-friends
nut alright and the boat gets under that sect j on 0 f the state.
its steam. |
Wednesday and Thursday: The
1 story of “Swiss Family Roliirson,”
is known to thousands the world over
the picture is produced with warmth
| mid sincerity of purpose and should , •in*
inlereset all. It has a east that could ||] (jOIl^rGSSlOnill lldCG
| n °t be better for the parts. Thomas (
•Mitchell, as William Robinson a rich |
watchmaker finds a new world on an | Americus> Ga „ j une 3.—Congress
ls ' and for himself and family, Edna j stephen Pace, Americus, ii
Hest, his wife, objects. Freddie Bar-1 headed for his third term in Con
I '-nolomew, Tim Holt and Bobby
/•« mi. ffl'GSS
•duillian supporting the cast.
Friday and Saturday: Geo. Sanders
Hon. Stephen Pace
To Have No Opposition
any other devilish thing that any
barbarian might wish to do do us.
Amours for a free country,
The Butler Post No. 124,
American Legion.
Butler Citizens Attend
Dedication Services At
Macon Last Sunday
two cases in the Tailor county su- ready been remortized.
1,1 "Saints in Double Trouble”. Also
* barLs Starett in “Two Fisted
Ranger.”
,|(IN - EI.I.IS ARNALL VISITS
“I'TI-EU MONDAY AFTERNOON
I Mr. and Airs. J. R. Wilson of But-
i ler, attended the dedication service
of the Tattnall Square Baptist
church in Macon last Sunday.
Mr. Harry D. Chapman, of Macon
chairman of the building committee : months
and well known Baptist layman, took J guilty.
part in the dedication service. ]
Mr. Chapman stated: “In apprecia
tion of the beautiful Christian co
operation and of the many sacrifices
made by the membership of out
church, together with the loyal gifts
of several of our friends, as chair-
perior court.
Clinton Gray, 24-yaer-old white
man charged with criminal assault,
was refused bond by Judge Palmer
tnd returned to jail to await trial
here at the regular October term of
court.
Guy Binion, white, who entered a
plea of guilty
case was given
suspended sentence by the newly
appoinetd jurist.
Judge Palmer announces that it
will be his policy to dispose of jail
cases as rapidly as possible, with a
view of relieving the counties of the
circuit the expense of feeding pris
oners lying in jail for several
when he desires to plead
and two sisters, Mrs. Christine Spil-
lers and Mrs. Elizabeth Wilder, all
of this county.
Edwards Funeral Home of
city are in charge of funeral
rangements.
this
ar-
Bankston’s Market
Purchased Last Week
By Mr. Hoke Windham
H° n - Ellis Arnall, Attorney Gen-
' ml ill Georgia, was in Butler Mon-
“ a > afternoon enroute to Pelham
"here lie was scheduled to delivei
'be graduation address Monday eve-
liln e at Pelham High school.
Mr. Arnall is a candidate for re-
11,1 tion to the office of Attorney
i eneral. Elsewhere in this issue of
1 Herald is a formal
without opposition.
Entries for the Democratic nomi
nation closed at noon Saturday with
Mr. Pace being the only candidate
seeking nomination, Mrs. H. T.
Kearse, Leesburg, secretary of the
Third District Democratic Executive man 0 f the building committee 1
Committee, told The Americus Times w j s ]-, t 0 express to each the sincere
Recorder in a long distance tele- thanks of this committee, as well as
phone call. for myself personally for making
Representative Pace was elected possible a dream our people have had
to Congress in 1936, succeeding Rep. | for many years of securing adequate
p, T Castellow, who was not a can- quarters to enable us to carry for-
n'date for re-election. He was re- , ward in a better way the work we
elected without opposition in 1938, ‘ are trying so hard to do. This plant
L.'nd is slated for re-election without we now have is one of which we may
opposition this year, with the Dem- ■ justly feel proud and should be an
ocratic nomination being tantamount inspiration for us to do even a better
W. M. Musslewhite
Home Place Destroyed
By Fire Saturday Night
Alost of the Federal land bank
loans are already written for long
terms up to 30-odd years, but the
“commissioner's” loans were origi
nally made on a 10-year basis, re
quiring considerably heavier princi
pal payments.
In a recent statement from Wash-
a misdemeanor j ng t on> \_ G- Black, Governor of
twelve months ^h e p arm Credit Administration,
said many of the “commissioner's”
loans were being remortized Over a |
longer period of years in order to j Mr Hoke wjndh we „. knowll
ease the payments of farmers ^th | Eutler business manj , ast week
the heaviest mortgages. Spreading. chased the Bankston Growry
store
out the payments over a longer j and meat market from i Mr . O B.
period will provide these farmers i Bankgton> owner and tor of
w.th the same opportunity of work-; thjs re , iab , e concfrn for the t
ing out of debt as already provided j ejght years
for federal land bank borrowers thru I w . ,, . ■ . , . ■
I, .... i -Mr. Windham is taking over the
long-term repayment periods. Gov.! , , , . . ,
I , ., _f • , , , , j , management of the business today
i Black said. Federal land bank loans u ..
I , : it is learned. He will continue to
are all first mortgage loans where
as the Commissioner's loans are
Fire of undetermined origin Satur-
iay night destroyed the large frame
dwelling house known as the W. M.
Musslewhite home place about two
miles west of Reynolds, on the Rey-
nolds-Butler highway.
Mr. Tommie Horton was occupy
ing the home at the time of the fire.
It is learned that only a few house
made on both first and second mort
gage seucrity.
i
STAMPS-BAXTER QUARTET
WILL BE AT LOCAL SCHOOL
BUILDING TUESDAY NIGHT
operate a grocery store in connection
with the market.
Mr. Windham for the past few
years has been employed as a Fed
eral Revenue officer with head
quarters in Columbus. He resigned
this position last week after ne
gotiating a trade with Air. Bankston.
Air. Windham's son, Mr. Windell
Windham, will assist his father in
i to election, and no other parties ex- work in making our Lord's Kingdom | »ut houses, including a large
announce- ^ tQ p] ace candidates against count for more in our immediate ] and water tank were consumed
t b> Mr. Arnall. |* | section of the city, the state and | the flames.
a-**-*.^ ^
the rity even though his visit was ' committee during his early term of I
The Stamps-Baxter Smile Awhile
Quartet of Macon will appear in per- j °P pra H n 8 their newly acquired busi-
son at the Butler High school audi- i 1,eSs enterprise.
torium next Tuesday evening at 8 Ft is not learned at this time whai
o'clock. j ^ r - Bankston's plans are for the fu-
This performance is sponsored by ! lure ' However, his numerous friends
lold furnishings were saved. Several Circle No. Two of the local Aletho- 1 ho P e that whatever his plans develop
barn dist Missionary Society. I in t° be an d his interesting
by | Everyone is cordially invited to , ^ arr, H y will continue to make their
j attend this program. Admission will | * lome be!, e.
be 15c and 25c.
Rut for
brief period of time.
L| BRARY notice
office, Air. Pace several months ago ,
was placed on the powerful agricul- ;
was discovered in the
i rear of the building about 11-30 j
[ o'clock Saturday night and before PIANO TUNING
Rrtrinning Monday, June 3rd, the' the farmers. He has won fame
WORK AT CEMETERY
help could arrive the fire had spread
where he has been I Citizens residing in the vicinity of | over the practically the entire
lure com mi ^ thg b€ne fl t j Trinity Freewill Baptist church are j dwelling. The Reynolds fire depart-
working ^ j ias won f anie as j lequested to meet at the church Sat-j ment and a large number of volun-
“cotton S * authority” of Congress urday, June 15th, for the purpose of i teer fire-fighters answered the call.
will be open from 9 to 11 , the ----- , nart in ob . cleaning and neautnym
1 am f . rom :i t0 6 P- m - each day- and h“ P ay « , . armers< a nd cemetery grounds.
Kva G. Byrd, Librarian. ' gaining assistance for the farmers.
cleaning and beautifying the church | It is reported that the loss
partially covered by insurance.
Have your piano tuned by an ex
pert tuner. I also sell new and used
pianos. A representative of Lester
Piano Alanufacturers. (5‘2‘8p)
C. W. SAIITH
; 403 W. Gordon St. Thoniaston, Ga.
SINGING AT RUPERT
The regular singing will be held
at Rupert school auditorium next
Sunday afternoon. All singers and
the public in general invited to be
present. Those who enjoy good sing
ing are assured an afternoon of
pleasant entertainment.