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VOLUME 64
The Butler Herald
Keeping everlastingly at IT is the SECRET OF SUCCESS”
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1940
NUMBER 35.
Hugh Howell To
Open Campaign In
Ellaville July 4
f]sh Fry Given by Schley County
Connection with
Citizens
Speaking.
Airplane Beacon Light
To Go Dp Near Highway
No. 3 In Upson Co.
Li slit Between Butler and Thomas-
ton May Be Seen for Distance of
Ten Miles.
Schley Co. Youth
Dies of Injuries
Received Sunday
Olin Clark Womble Is Fatally
Hurt and Jim Short Injured
Near Taylor County Line.
Many Children
Attend Vacation
Bible School
Nearly One Hundred Boys and
Girls Enjoy Course at Local
Methodist Church.
Former Butler Man
Plans Erection of
Athens Auditorium
Ilev. Hugh S. Wullace Seeks to
Make Athens National Center for
Bible Study.
Ellaville, June 26—The funeral of , _ ,, .... ,
. ’ ... , . ... . . i a close Friday, with a large number
Olin Clark Womble, 10-year-old •' ’ . ” u
A beacon light approximately 75
feet in hight will be put up on the
old Harp place just south of Swift
Creek on south Highway No. 3 on
Schley county supporters of Hugh the property now belonging to A.T.
o ffC n Atlanta attorney and candi-. Mathews.
for governor, are planning aj Thos ’ H ' Chapman, airways en-
oate ' . i 1 4th rallv • S'neering division of the Civil Aero-1 ly injured in an automobile accident
free fish fry tor 'e uy ' ' nautics Authority in Washington 12 miles north of Ellaville Sunday
Ellaville marking the opening of | has been responsible for the draw- afternoon, was held at the Ebenezer
his campaign. ! ings !lnd plans and specifications of Baptist church near Ellaville Tues-
gtjjte Senator C. C. Williamson of the beacon which will be visible for ! <lay 1 p. m. Rev. Hugh Dozier con-
F.llaville, chairman of the citizens' 10 miles when put into operation, j ducted the services.
committeee staging the event, issued j The revolving light will be of the Mr. Womble died Monday after- ; ^ ^ ^ church( , Si con .
.„ invitation to all Georgians to be ; 1360-watt variety, but will he intensi-! noon from injuries received when the
Butler relatives as well as local
friends of Rev. H. S . Wallace, na-
The Daily Vacation Bible School at tive of this city, son of the late Col.
the Butler Methodist church came to John L. and Mrs. Mary E. Walker
Walace are interested in the an-
i of parents and friends attending the nouncement of his plans for estab-
Schley county youth who was fatal-1 , . • lishment at Athens, where at pres-
For the past several years the <*nt he is one of the state's leading
Butler Baptist and Methodist ministers, a “Southern Keswick," to
churches have united and held one which would be brought some of the
| big school for a week each summer, foremost Bible teachers and speak-
I This year parents, teachers and chil- el- s in the world,
dren of the Howard Sunday school , The (center, Rev. Wallace s||jd
wlill bepatterned after the already
tributin.tr much to the success of the established English, American and
Mrs. R. A. Hester
Dies In Atlanta
Sunday Afternoon
Funeral Services Held at Mount
Pisgah Baptist Church Tuesday
Afternoon.
but Canadian Keswicks.
Mr. Wallace announced he
and
Mrs. Fidel Imcke Heater, about 66
years of age, died of complications
al. an Atlanta hospital at one o'clock
Sunday afternoon following an ill
ness of two yearn.
Mrs. Hester was the daughter of
the late Rev. John Locke and Mrs.
Amanda Gaultney Locke of this
county. She was the widow of Mr.
Robert A. Hester who preceded her
in death several mold.is ago.
Mrs. Hester ;no md witb her hus-
the county's guests at the speaking f le d a nd magnified through the use' car in which he was riding turned grfio()| ^ jn attendance
and li.-h fry. He said reports reach- 0 f mirrors. Approximately loot) over several times Sunday. ! in worship and study.
iiim from a wide section through watts will be consumed bv identify-1 It was said that Jim Short, driver i , , ...
in K h,m ” ' . ... * „ 3 , 5 , y ... , . . . . ’ „„ , “Sing and Snnle and Pray and tiis wife have aci|U ired the Patman hand and two cm dren from lay nr
c, nth Georgia indicate a tre- mg and aux arv 1 ghts on the tow- of the car, lost control of the ve-1 ., . i 4 , , '
rlusnumlr will accept. er in addition £ that used by the 1 hide, a Mrfel A pick-up Ford. A Dnve the Clouds Away," was the fa- pri>p6rty on South Lumpkin street county ten year, ago where they
1 y ‘ traveler B aw the wreckage of the car V ° ' te S °’ ,g k °£, lhe Week ’ | in Athens and, with funds to be ivade their home since that lime.
and the two men lying near the road ,, ^ , Bob . Ch »P" lan ‘f'Aercl into | raised thru a widespread subscrip- j Funeral services were Reid .for her
and State Troopers brought the in-. 6 ' vmk U ' U utided much 10 lts suc ‘| tion campaign, plan to build ail au- Tuesday aftrenoon at £ o'clock at
Howell's address', first of a Mara- beacon,
than drive that will carry into each j The tower will he of the type A
of the state's 159 counties, will be- i style and will in all probability be
in at 12 o'clock, c. s. t„ WSB, At- 75 feet high, altho there is a pos-
i;.nla. and a statewide hookup will sibility that it will be 92 feet high,
broadcast the rally direct from the The
Hurt house grounds at Ellaville. j ing the site of the light contained
launch' this information: 9.3 miles from the
In coming to Ellaville to
|,i f bid for the governorship the
colorful Howell will be “picking up
. here he left off” for he closed his
■,;s campaign in Ellaville. Runner-
mi ib that race, Howell polled near
ly i:;.'i,(K;o popular votes. He an
nounced for the 1940 primary a
onth afterward, naming Schley
junty as his opening battleground.
cess.
jured men to the Boyette Clinic at
Ellaville. Womble went to his home [
engineer's language in locat- in LaCross after being treated it
was said, and Short, who suffered
bruises, returned to his home at
Murray's Cross Roads.
Mr. Womble is survived by his ,, . .. ... , . ,
, „ , , , Far Round the World for Juniors,
mother, Mrs. Johnnv Stuckev; step ,, , . , .
„ , ’ , „ * , ’ I To Market, to Market,” for Pri-
fathor, Johnny Stuckey; brother, , . .. ... , ,,
_ ’ manes. “Our Happy World,” for Be-
c larence Womble of Washington ^ nners _ The , itt]e nursery Kro ip
cm the said highway. Two-tenths of; •'tate; half-brothers and half-sisters f , ayed happlly fcach day with stories
a mile southwest to intersection of, Alary Lizzy, Johnny, Lugene and
Yatesville road and highway No. 3. Julia Stuckey, all of LaCross.
It will be situated’ nine feet and! State patrolmen investigated the |
three inches from the center of the’ cause of the wreck,
highway. It will be situated at lati-1
Thomaston post office south of Thom
astn on state route No. 3 and U. S.
route 19 to site on southwest of
highway. Eight tenths of a mile
southeast of bridge of Swift creek
Ninety-five children were enrolled
with about twenty teachers and help
ers and the attendance was almost
perfect.
The subjects were: “Finding God
in the Beautiful
, and songs to suit them.
Confederate Pension
Checks Due July First
Will be One Week Late
is*", Ga. Evangelistic Group
To Hold Hally at Tay
County Camp Ground
(Mrs. V. P. Folds)
White Leghorn Pen
Owned By Mr. Guinn,
Leading In Contest
A pen of White Leghorns owned
by Mr. A. E. Guinn of the Peach
Valley Egg Farm near Butler is i
leading in the leghorn class in the !
| number of eggs and points at the
ditorium with a seating capacity of ^ Mt. Pisgah churTi rear F-utler, of
about 2,000'. | which she was a member. Rev. M.
• “Southern Keswick,” lie said, will Henderson of At'anta, officiated. He
be “a place where ministers of the was assisted by tW. M. T. Gaultner
goFpel ami other church leaderss of Sr., of Butler. Inf irment was in Mt.
all evangelical denominations can Pisgah cemetery,
for Intermediates. 1 come and get those truths that have | Survivors include: One son, Mr.
been of untold blessings to hundreds John R Hester, Washing! m, D. C.;
of preachers throughout the world” cne daU ghter, Mvs James Chase of
To it, he said, would come some of Atlanta; three .-isiers, Mrs. E. T.
the world’s outstanding Bible teach- Peterman of Reynolds; Mrs. G. L.
ers, pastors and evangelists. ! Walden, of Augusta; Mrs. F. H.
Another feature of the center, not L . one of Bxitler; also Ear ihothers,
incorporated in other “Keswicks,”Mr Jiessrs J. E. A. J J. B and e T
Wallace said, would be the secular Locke, all of this county,
and Biblical education of sons and i
daughters of ministers and of other I
church leaders. Dormitories, he said
will be built to provide accommoda- i
tions for these students. In addition |
summer Bible courses and Bible con
ferences will be held for the benefit 1
of University of 'Georgia summer l
school students.
j lude 32 degrees and 47.31 minutes
al longitude 81 degrees and 1
j'Te 'upson county r. e. a. Mem- To Hold Rally at Taylor
j bership Corporation will furnish
power to the beacon.
The light in this county is one of |
I the many being built for the,air-j
Judge L. T. Peed, Taylor county . i ane between Atlanta and Tallahas- i
■nlinary, stated Monday that he ' see one will be put up in Pike coun-! EMfth Sunday Rally of
had been advised that all pension j ty alld a ; so one j n Taylor county i Evangelistic Groups of South Geor- j Fourteenth Annual Georgia Nation
:ecks due July 1, would be about a ( a ] 0 ng that route.—Thomaston Times. ”’ a w *'l °l )en Saturday night of this , a j Egg Laying Contest, being held ppom Tu a (airme ji-i
\l-Oolr fit tlin 11.W Tavlor County I ... TT-I.m.ailtr o-n-ma |I 1UIH I ITU 1 Cii Illo 111
Judge Peed said the
Pension Deaprtment in
vised him the delay was due to the [ I, »T
dose of the fiscal year which is A3.T0I1 FdlllGll NOW
Nephews of the dem v 1 acted as
pall bearers. Thev were. Messrs Au-
l ry and Filmort Bone, L. C. Wal
den, I. D., Elbert and L B. Locke.
A large number of out of-town
relatives and fr’jnds were among
those attending ,he fune/al service*.
! Cotton Blossoms Taken
Confeelerate \
Atlanta ad- £J emenC y SOUght F0f
week at the new Taylor County | the University of Georgia.
Camp Ground. I Each pen in the test started out
Delegates from the various groups | thirteen birds. The tefcjt will |
will be present and the public is cor i He continued, for a period of twelve
dially invited to attend these serv-1 months.
Reynolds District Fri.
FAMOUS RADIO STARS
COMING TO THE DEAN
THEATRE ON JULY 4
Serving Life Sentence
June : J ,(lth. 0 , | ices.
The hour of the sunrise service
will be announced later. Services
! will continue throughout the day un-
Aaron Fennell, janitor at the Tay- til adjournment on Sunday after-
lor county court house, has thru noon. Praises and testimonies will
his attorney, Col. Walter E. Steed constitute a large part of the meet-
Hank Penny & His Radio Cowboys of this city, filed with the State ing. An outstanding vangelist will
coast-to-coast radio network stars I Penal board his petition for a par- preach at 11 o clock Sunday with
"ill be welcomed by a host of ad- d°n. The petition is scheduled to be Rev. E. M. Shelton and Rev. Parrish
miners whop this nationally known heard at the regular July session of splendid gospel smgers, bnngmg
headline feature of radio station the board. i specia messages in song. e
WSB “Cross Roads Follies ” plav by! Fennell was convicted of the mur-! Parrish Sisters will also be piesent
popular demand at the De’an Thea- i der of another negro at the Novem- to make their contribution in song
ire Thursday night, July 4th. | Per, 1936 term of Muscogee county The day will lie filled with spiritual
The Radio Cowboys have exhibit- superior court and sentenced to life
hI a talent and developed a technique imprisonment b> tie ate u £e
Wr providing what people want to, FVanlc McLaughlin
enjoy and have entrenched them as »e has been at the Taylor coun-
ty works camp for the past three camp ground at i o clock
vears, and has been janitor at the
court house here for the past 12
months.
feasting. Come expecting a blessing.
, For .Saturday night, everyone is
requested to bring sandwiches and
lea to he served the delegates at the
Hon. Eugene Talmadge
Opens His Campaign
July Fourth At Albany
Points are given to the pens ac
cording to the weight of every dozen
eggs.
Mr. Guinn's leading pen has
The first two cotton blooms of the
prospective 1940 cotton crop in Tay
lor county to be brought to the Her-
to 0 Tice were brought in last Fri-' paign opening at a state-wide rally
Albany, Ga.—Eugene Talmadge
once again will face his coustrymen
in a race for Governor, an office he
I has held for two terms, in his cam-
date 2,481 eggs and 2,495.15 points.
Palmer Commended
For Upholding Mill
Control Law In State
eay- I of the people at 11-30 Thursday a..
Both of these blossoms were m>l July 4, on the Legion <>©lf Course
plucked from farms in Reynolds a t Albany
district.
One came from the A. M. Halley
favorites in tens of thousands of
Americans who hear them on the air
1 buy their recorded originalities.
°w an outstanding
„ hit on the
•unmis “Cross Roads F'ollies’', afte>
.(urs of success on the nation
leading stations and network, H
tni1 .' & His Radio Cowboy
•""ven to bp a tremendoup d
•nil in the southeast.
®‘ nce Hank Penny & His Radio
lowboys are easily one of the fast-
■ ""'St modern, and original at-
ractions heard on the air, it is ex-
'I that a record breaking at-
of their friends and ad-
1,1 1 Will lie on hand for their
appearance.
Picture on th.
ink Revival Services Begin
Hawing At Howard Methodist
Church Sunday, July 7
'Mu
screen will be,
My Heart.”
Work
The
AT CEMETERY
Revival' services will begin at the
Howard Methodist church Sunday
morning, July 7th.
ltev.’F. J. Gilbert pastor of the
church, will he assisted by Rev. W.
\y . Whaley, of Oglethorpe.
Services will be held each morning
and evening throughout the week.
Everyone is cordially invited to at
tend these services.
For lunch on Sunday, the plates
will be served and everyone is re-
i quested to limit their basket lunch
to the following menu: Potato salad,
stuffed eggs, chicken, fried or baked
pickle, cake and tea.
Come and bring your lunch so that
we may enjoy a day of fellowship
and worship together.
Revival Services Begin
At Charing Methodist
Church Next Sunday
farm two miles w&st of Reynolds.
Mr. Halley has thirty ac^es of ad
vanced cotton he states. If weather
conditions are favorable this year Mr
Halley expects to harvest twenty-
five bales from this farm.
The other blossom ws; grown bv
Chalie Edwards colored, on the H.
K. Sealy farm neac Reynolds.
Edwards is a share-cropper on the
Sealy farm. The cotton from which
this bloom was taken is sai l to have
been planted April 1st.
Edwards also anticipates a large
cotton crop this year.
Columbus, June 23—In a court
ruling of statewide interest here
Judge Geo. C. Palmer of the Chat
tahoochee circuit superior court up
held the validity of the milk control
act of 1928.
The instance of the ruling was
brought about thru a petition filed
in Muscogee superior court by Earle
Cox, of Atlanta in February, in
which he alleged that he was a
broker engaged in selling products
manufactured by various concerns
located in the United States, and »
that in the course of his business he MlOWS Might InCrGUSe
sold the product to retailers a prod
uct known as “Riehwhip.”
Columbus Roberts, commissioner of t
agriculture, contended that that
portion of what is known as the The population of Taylor county
Taylor Co. Population
Shows Slight Increase
Since Census of 1930
i milk control act applied to Riehwhip as shown by a preliminary count of
a roduct composed of milk and coco- the results of the sixteenth census
1 nut oil. Cox sought an injunction taken as of April 1, was 10,744 as
1
Drawn into the race by public de
mand that manifested itself in no
uncertain measure when a crowd of
friends took him to the Capitol and
paid his entrance fee, Talmadige will
begin the campaign in the tradition
al Talmadge way with free barbe
cue on Independence Day.
Public reaction to Talmadge's defi
nite entry into the race has ex
ceeded even the most optimistic ex
pectations of those friends who have
been insisting for nearly two years
that he should return to office and
lead Georgia out of the maze of
debt ai d high taxes into which she
has been driven since he turned over
the state government—wihl a cash
oalance in the treasury—to his suc
cessor.
“Broadened by experience and
strengthened by the way in \vhicb
he has taken defeat, iKugene Tal-
madge's outlook on life has benefited
and the soundness of his vision and
views has increased so that he will
make an even better governor than
before,” Talmadge leaders declare
as they prepared for the campaign.
Talmadge's friends (minted out.
that “Georgians don't have to guesv
against Roberts, to restrain him compared with 10,617 on April
A series of revival services will from the institutio of action under 1930.
begin at the Charing Methodist j the statute. It is expected that the The number of farms in Taylor
church next Sunday and continue ’ (case will
through the following week. j preme court, as this is the first in- the returns of the Supervisor of the *aste in the state government.”
at what Gene Talmadge will do about
he’ appealed to the isu- county have decreased. According to I suc h matters as high taxes and
Rev.
Bruce Wilson, Pastor of the stance of the act having been con- census of agriculture, inventory
I'cople of Bethlehem comniuni-
,ll '‘ requested to inset at Bethle-
I Hmitive Baptist church Ikies-1
ll| ly 16th, for the purpose of
RUTH’S BEAUTY SHOPPE
UPEN FOR BUSINESS
1 wish to announce to my patrons
1 church, will lie assisted during the , tested.
I meeting bv Rev. A. B. Wall ofi
Iiue na Vista. | TIMBER FOR SALE
1 One of the evening services will!
‘oi.li, ior tne purpose u, .
"* nin * «nd beautifying the church that my Beauty Shoppe ,s now lo-
1 'I cemetery grounds Those in-j rated in the home_ of Dr L. R.
'* bit in this important work are I Reason on tre eas sii
open for business
ipor .
" |U, ' st, '(l to meet at 8 o'clock on The Shoppe
J he . Uay appointed and bring along Und your visits will be apprec^^d.
tu,,Ls neeessarv t„ “v Mrs. Ruth Peed, Butler, Ga.,
be devoted to a special study of the
life of Jesus Christ.
Morning services will begin at 11
o'clock. Evening services 8 o'clock.
Everyone is extended a cordial in
vitation to attend these services.
All the pine, gum, poplar and oak
timber on the Beeland place is fot
sale. If interested see or write
J. D. BEELAND,
Care: Rogers Store,
Fort Valley, Georgia.
of April J, 1940, was 1,165, as com
pared with 1,282 on Jan. 1, 1936 and
J,3S6 on April 1, 1930.
The City of Jlutler shows an in
crease of approximately thirty per
cent during the past ten years ac-
Many thousands of Georgians, in
cluding the stalwart old Talmadge
standbys who have followed Gene
thru thick and thin since he served
as Commissioner of Agriculture,
and other friends who have been
won by his courageous and determ-
and
cording to the census. On April 1, | Ined stand for less expensive
this year the population of this city better government, are expected to
was given as 1,116 as compared with attend the Independence Day rally
857 on April 1, 1939. | at Albany.