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TOE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLUR, GEORGIA, OCTOBER 10, 1040,
MEWS SUMMARY OF
THE WEEK IN GEORGIA
At least nine persons lost their
lives as result of automobile acci
dents in Georgia over the week-end.
Judge B. C. Hill, 62, ordinary of I
Bartow county for the past 12 years
died at his home in Winder Monday.
Mrs. Annie L. Pounds' name has
Jbee n sent to the U. S. Senate for
•onfirotation as postmaster at Wood
bind.
Mrs. Math Gay wilt go to Atlanta
Sunday for the HV'lrd birthday cele
bration of her grandmother, Mrs.
I'Mnnie Cosby.
More than 800 bales of cotton
•tored in a warehouse at Abbeville
wre destroyed by fire of an unde
termined origin Monday.
E. B. Dominy has been elected
president of the Oconee Electric
Membership Corporation, succeeding
J. L. Allen, who has resigned.
Explosion of a hot water jacket
being utilized for a bedroom heater
•was responsible for the serious in
jury of two Moultrie women Friday
night.
Two hundred and thirty-five men
have pledged 18 national fraternities
at the University of Georgia. Sigma
Alpha Epsilom led the list in num
bers, pledging 26.
Mrs. Low Peavy, 43-year-old wife
of an Alphretta merchant, ended her
life in a bed room of the Peevy home
<>arly Saturday by firing a pistol bul
let thru her heart .
Frances L. Noles, 5-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Noles nar
rowly escaped death when struck by
an automobile in front of her home
near Eastman Sundays
Bright McConnell, Richmond coun
ty agricultural agent, Monday was
aamed co-defendant in a suit <or
$5,000 damages as a result uf an au
tomobile accident at Ma^on.
The 20th anniversary of Woman's
Suffrage in the United States will be
celebrated by the Georgia League of
Women voters at its 17th convention
in Atlanta on Nov. 12-13.
Superintendent W. P. Pickett, of
Marshallville High school, was elect
ed president of the Macon County
Teacher's Association, at the first
.meeting of the 1940-41 year.
Andy Durham, 23, of Newton, died
Friday of injuries received several
hours earlier when an automobile
crashed thru the brick wall of an un
occupied service station in Smith-
ville.
Registration began Thursday to fill
a quota of 30 students in the fall
classes at the Milledgeville aviation
school under the civilian pilot train
ing program, Capt. E. W. Romberger
announces.
General Evangeline Booth, retired
world-famed leader of the Salvation
Army, has accepted an ivitation to
apeak in Atlanta, Sunday, Dec. 1, in
commemoration of the golden jubilee
of the Salvation army.
Entries in the Americus Demo
cratic primary of Oct. 23rd closed
this week with Mayor T. L. Bell un
opposed for renomination and four
candidates seeking the three open
positions in city council.
The Lyons Progress, official paper
of Toombs county, owned and edited
for the past eight years by B. H.
McLarty, former postmaster of So-
perton, was sold a few days ago to
the South Georgia Publishing Co.
Joseph R. Lord, farmer of near
Dudley and son of the late County
Commissioner R. M. Lord Monday
was named to the place on the Lau
rens county board of commissioners
made vacant by his father's death.
R. L. Cornwell, secretary' and
treasurer of the (Jeorgia Fox Hunt
ers' Association Thursday predicted
the annual field trial and bench show
at Americus, this year, Oct. 15-18
would be the largest ever held in the
state. ,
Mrs. W. M. Rigdon, 74, died at her
home in Ft. Valley Monday. Funeral
was held Tuesday at the Methodist
church with interment in Oaklawi:
cemetery. She was a member of a
pioneer family of Peach and Craw
ford counties.
A petition to keep the name of Tom
Linder, democratic nominee for com-
misioner of agriculture, off the ballot
in November, has been overruled.
Judge P. S. Etheridge Jr., of Fulton
county superior court, held that the
question of qualification to hold of
fice is not an issue until after the
-election.
Judge B. C. Hill Sr„ 62 widely
known resident of Barrow county,
died Monday at his home in Winder
after a lingering illness. He had
been ordinary of Barrow county for
the past 12 years, holding office at
the time of his death.
S. W. Miles, mayor of Ellaville,
Central of Georgia depot agent, and
prominent citizen of Ellaville, is re
covering from an operation for ap
pendicitis which he underwent at the
C. of G. R. R. Hospital in Savannah
Wednesday of last week.
Members of the Georgia league of
women voters will celebrate the 20th
anniversary of woman's suffrage in
the United States at a meeting in
Atlanta Nov. 12-13. The meeting will
be the sixth biennial and 17th con
vention of the organization.
Two Chattanooga youths, William
Ashe and Harry Martin, whose career
as Atlanta bandits ended 20 minutes
after it started, pleaded guilty to
robbery and pistol charges Monday in
Fulton superior court. Judge W. C
Hendrix deferred Sentence until
Thursday.
Four soldiers of the 68th Armored
Regiment were admitted to the Ft.
Penning hospital Monday for treat
ment of what appeared to be minor
injuries suffered when a scout car in
which they were riding skidded into
the Ochille creek on the Cusseta
highway Monday.
Secretary of State John Wilson de
clined Saturday to certify 12 Com
munist electors for Georgia's general
election ballot of Nov. 5. He an
nounced a month ago the Communist
ticket could not be placed on the
state ballot, acting upon advice of
Attorney General Amall.
Miss Hazel Raines of Macon, only
woman flier in Georgia with commer
cial and instructor's licenses, has ac
cepted a post in Milledgeville as in
structor in the Civil Aeronautics Au
thority school there. Miss Raines will
be assigned to train women students
from the Georgia State College for
Women.
The Dalton Citizen, weekly publi
cation, has been chosen as one of the
outstanding weekly community publi
cations of the United States as a
model for study in classroom work
at the University of Southern Cali
fornia, it was announced recently by
Dr. Roy French, director of the
school of journalism at that institu
tion.
Two recent crimes in Richland
were solved when a young negro boy
confessed to stealing and wrecking
the car of Prof. Williamson, colored
school superintendent, and to break
ing in the parked car of Mrs. Percy
Hobbs and stealing several suitcases
containing valuable clothing, accord
ing to a statement Saturday by City
Chief of Police W. C. Bruce.
SUPERIOR COU't SET
SET IN CU VWi OLD COUNTY
f MARTIAL LAW COST
GEORGIA NEARLY $5,600
j Atlanta, Oct. 5—The state spent a
tidy sum in maintaining martial law
over the highway department last
| Spring according to figures submitted
■ by Auditor Zuch Arnold. Arnold's
! figures do not specify the exact cost
but indicate that nearly $5,000 was
1 spent in keeping Highway Chairman
W. L. Miller away from his office
alter Gov. Rivers had ousted him.
YOUTHFUL ATTACKER
SENTENCED TO CHAIR
Albany, Sept. 25—Henry Hicks,
| young negro, was convicted of as
saulting a 16-year-old girl near
Ochlochnee Sept. 14 at the Septem
ber term of Dougherty superior court
today. '
The sentence carries an automatic
I death penalty, and Judge W. E.
! Thomas of the Southeastern circuit
| set Oct. 18, for the negro's electro-
| cution at Tattnall prison in Reids-
| vjlle.
I GEORGIA COUNTIES. GET
RURAL ELECTRIC FUNDS
Gray, Oct. 5—An allotment of $43-
000 for the Tri-County Electric Mem
bership Corporation, with headquar
ters here was approved Saturday by
the RFA, according to a telegram
from Representative Carl Vinson of
the sixth district.
The funds will permit construction
of five more miles of lines for the
Jones, Baldwin and Putnam county
REA project for service to 163
members.
AMERICUS MAN ACCUSED
OF AN ASSAULT ATTEMPT
Americus, Ga., Oct. 7—Sumter
county Sheriff W. P. McArthur said
today that a man whom he identified
as Chas. P. Davis, a dentist and life
long resident of Americus was ar
rested yesterday and accused of an
assault attempt charge. The sheriff
said that Davis had made $10,000
bond.
—The arrest took place in Davis' of
fice, which the sheriff said was the
scene of the alleged assault.
TALBOT JAIL BONDS
VALIDATED BY COURT
Roberta, Oct 6— -According ,o B.
T. Ware, clerk of Crawford superior
Cfurt Judge M. D. Jones will preside
at the opeing of the fall session of
court Monday, Oct 21.
He will hear ;i>» civil docket, and
Judge A. M. Anderson will preside
over the criminal cases.
PEANUT ACREAGE BILL
IS OFFERED BY PACE
Washington, Oct. 7—Representative
Pace (D-Ga.) introduced a bill to
bring the peanut crop under the
AAA's acreage allotment program.
Peanut producers of Georgia, North
Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, Arkan
sas and Texas, l ace said, feel that
I heir crop should lie declared one of
the basic commodities.
UNION POINT HIT
BY $10,000 FIRE
I nion Point, Oct. 4-—Damage esti
mated at $10,1100 was caused by a
fire which broke out at Union Point
I'riday. A building housing the City
Pool Room was destroyed and one
occupied by the Artistic Beauty Shop
suffered damage. The buildings are
said to be covered by insurance. Ori
gin had not been determined.
$3,579,949 ALLOTTED
TO BUY COTTON GOODS
Washington, Oct. 6—Award of
$13,050,823 in national defense con
tracts announced Saturday by the
National Defense Advisory Commis
sion include awards totaling $3,579-
949 for the purchase or cotton prod
ucts.
The cotton products lw.ircis are to
manufacturers who will supply
bleached sheets, cotton matt-esses
and masquito netting.
The products are to be delivered
to the Quartermaster Corp6.
Columbus, Oct. 6—Judge Geo. C.
Palmer and Solicitor General Hubert
Caihoun went to Talbotton Saturday
afternoon for the purpose of validat
ing $17,000 of county bonds recent
ly voted for the purpose of building
a new county jail there. * 1
It is understood the new and more
modern jail building will be erected
west of the courthouse square. It is
understood that the new building will
be erected as soon as possible.
GEORGIA SOUTHWESTERN
PLANS JOURNALISM COURSE
Americus, Oct. 4—A new course—
journalism—will be introduced at
the Georgia' Southwestern College
next spring, President Peyton Jacob
announced today.
. Dr. H. L. Boyd, head of the Eng-
Ifsh department will teach classes of
introductory journalism to the jun
ior college students during the
spring quarter. The course will be
elective for both freshmen and soph
omores.
DEATHS AT GRADE
CROSSING AHEAD
Atlanta—Fatalities resulting from
highway-railroad grade crossing ac
cidents during the first seven months
of 1940 totaled 1,010, compared with
<<4 in the same period last year, a
gain of 236, according to figures
compiled by the Bureau of Statistics
c-f the interstate commerce commis
sion, and made public in Atlanta.
In the first seven months of this
veai 2,.181 persons were injured in
such accidents, compared with 2,068
m the corresponding period of 1939
a gain of 313.
GEA MEETING
DATES CHANGED
Atlanta. Ralph L. Ramsey, secre
tary of the Georgia Education Asso-
(iation announced Saturday the dra^j
had forced a change in plans for the
Third District convention at Ameri
cus.
The convention originally scheduled
for Oct. 16. day for registration un
der the conscription measure, will be
m Id Oet. 11 instead, at Georgia
Southwestern.
Ramsey said superintendents were
urged to co-operate by giving teach
ers a holiday to permit them to at
tend the district convention. Dates of
the second district meeting, Oct. 14
at Albany and the fourth Oct. 18 at
LaGrange, were unchanged.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
_ i
LEGAL SALE
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
By virtue of the power of sule con
tained in u deed to secure debt from
Mrs. G. C. Stokes to Mrs. Ida Butt,
dated October 28, 1933 and recorded
in Deed Book “T" page 591, Clerk's
Office Taylor Superior Court, there
will lie sold before the courthouse
door of Taylor county in Butler, Ga.,
on the First Tuesday in November,
same being the fifth day of Novem
ber, 1940, the herein described lands
as the property of Mrs. G. C. Stokes
between the legal hours of sale to the
highest and best bidder for cash, the
following described property, to-wit:
Lot of land No. Twenty-Six (26)
in the Fourteenth (14th) Land Dis
trict of Taylor County, Georgia con
taining two hundred and two and
one-half (202 1-2) acres, more or
less.
Default having been made in the
payment of the indebtedness secured
by said deed to secure debt, the
power of sale therein contained has
become operative.
Proceeds from the sale shall he ap
plied us directed in said deed to se
cure debt and proper deed of convey
ance will he made to the purchaser
or purchasers at said sale as pro
vided in the deed to secure debt.
This the 10th day of October, 1940.
MR1S. IDA W. BUTT.
Chas. C, Stone,
Her Attorney-at-Law.
FOR LEAVE TO SELL
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that
H. C. Adams as Administrator of the
estate of T. J. Adams, deceased
has applied to me by written petition
for Leave to Sell the said estate be
longing to said intestate for the pur
pose of paying indebtedness and for
distribution to heirs of said estate.
All creditors and heirs-at-law of the
said T. J. Adams, deceased, will
take notice that I will pass upon said
application at the November term
1940, of the Court of Ordinary for
said County, an d that, unless cause
is shown to the contrary, at said
time said leave will be granted.
This 9th day of October, 1940.
L. T. PEED, Ordinary.
SHERIFF'S SALE
GEORGIA—-Taylor County.
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
in November, 1940, same being the
fifth day of November, 1940, before
the Court House door in Taylor
County, Georgia, between the legal
hours of sale to the highest and
best bidder for cash the follow-inc
described property, to-wit:
All of lot of land No. 67 in the
12th land district of Taylor County
except four acres, more or less,
deeded to J. W. Purvis. Said proper
ty being hounded as follows: On the
North by land of the J. T. Garrett
estate, on the East and South In
lands of the Jasper Garrett estate,
and on the West by land of Mrs. F.
he sold as the property of W. I*.
M. Purvis.
Said property levied upon and to
Purvis to satisfy a fi fa in favor of
W. R. Cook issued from the Superior
Court of Taylor County Georgia at
the October term, 1935. Said proper
ty pointed out by plaintiff.
This the 4th day of October 1940
JNO. M. BONE, Sheriff.
Taylor County, Georgia.
APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
OF ADMINISTRATION
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
To All Whom It May Concern-
Mrs. Pear! Pennington Hamilton
having m proper form applied to me
for Permanent Letters of Adminis
tration on the estate of J. G. Hamil
ton, deceased, this is to cite all and
singular, the creditors and next of kin
of J. G. Hamilton to he and appear
at my office within the time allowed
by law, and show cause, if any they
can, why Permanent Administration
should not he granted to said Mrs
I earl Pennington Hamilton on J (V
Hamilton's estate.
Witness my hand and official sig
nature, this the October 5, 1940.
L. T. PEED, Ordinary.
Legal Notice
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
All creditors of the estate of T. J.
Adams, late of said county, deceased
are hereby notified to render in their
demands to the undersigned ac
cording to law, and ail persons in
debted to said estate are required to
make immediate payment to me.
This September 17, 1940.
H. C. ADAMS, Administrator
Of Estate of T. J. Adams, Deceased.
P. O. Address, Howard, Ga.
Nn 1 rron '
INU. 1 i> attc |
Rev. Joseph Clark and Rev. Chap-
pel Brooks, 1864. ,
Rev. Wyatt Brooks, 1866-1856.
Rev. Smith Davenport, 1857.
Rev. Wm. G. Booth, 1868
Rev, Leonard Rush, 1869.
Rev. Jno. Robinson and Rev. Mc-
Lemore, 1860. f
Rev. A. J. Dean and Rev. Andrews
1861.
Rev. John Berry and Rev. M. J,
Jenkins, 1862.
Rev. Wyatt Brooks, 1863-1864.
Rev. C. M. Mitchell, 1865.
Rev. G. C. Clark, 1866
Rev. G. L W. Anthony, 1867-1868.
Rev. B. F. Williamson, 1869-1870.
Rev. J. R. Littlejohn, 1871-1872.
Rev. W. M. D. Bond, 1873
Rev. E. J. Rentz, 1874-1876.
Rev. W. F. Robinson, 1876.
Rev Geo. S. Johnjson, 1877-1878.
Rev. R. L. Wiggins, 1879-1880.
Rev. R. F. Evans, 1881.
Rev. J. B. K. Smith, 1882
Rev. J. D. Maulden, 1883
Rev. T K. Leonard, 1884
Rev. C. D. Adams, 1885-1886.
Rev. J. T. Lowe, 1887-1888.
Rev L. V. Crawley, 1889.
Rev. J. W. Brewton, 1890
Rev. M. B. Terrell, 1891.
GAINESVILLE BABY
KILLED BY AUTO
Gainesville, Ga., Oct. 6—Mary Alice
Keidling, 15-months-old daughter, of
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Reidling, ’died
while enroute to a hospital here after
being struck by an auto while play
ing in a sand pile at the edge of the
street late Saturday.
H. W. Watson of Candler road, al
leged driver of the car, is being held
for further investigation, but the ac
cident was thought unavoidable.
Rev. R. M. Weglev
Itev. John Sea*,
R*v. G. S. Child ** 1
Rev. J 8. Lewis, 5“J
Itev. Hazemoie, ^
Rev Paul Kende,,*^
R*v. R. M. Booth, lyci, a
S. w. I
Rev Earl Am| f . rs , ^
Rev John Stanford, mil
R*v. a. j. Mean, ; 91 7
Rev. L. A. Harrell 19111.
R«v. B. A. Pafford
Rev. O. L. Kelley, J
Rev J. w. McCord, 19I
Rev. L. T Rogers,
^v. W. E. fflghtoWl
Rev. H. C. Griff in ,
Rev. J. a. Cook, lyiq.nJ
Rev. W.E, Hightower 3
Rev. Edgar A. Martin ,
Rev. F. J. Gilbert, m
No. 2 l rm
1 “ge 1 .
o n docket by Tuesday af d
the criminal docket will „J
finished this afternoon *1
court officials.
TAX LEVY FOR THE YEAR H
SPECIAL MEETING OF TAYLOR COUNTY COWMKwnl
HELD AUGUST 29, 1940 M01
The Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, Taylor r„„>•
in Special Session on August 29. 1940 with all members' nr.
H. H. Riley, Chairman, G. W. Fickling and L H V-i. | P
gether with C C. Stone, Clerk. The Minutes 0 f the
read, approved and ordered signed. rt! l
It being the duty of the Commisioners of Roads ami ifd
Taylor County to levy a sufficient amount of taxes to m ^ 1
rent expenses of the County for the year 1940 fro mtha „„ ‘1
ty of the County. The digest of the county shows
property less the exemptions of $823,940.00
r J 1 I s ll ]? refore ordered by the Commissioners of Roads ™i I
of Taylor County that the total rate for the year 1940 be and if
is assessed at .011 (eleven) mills or one and one-tenth 11 1 ml
per centum on all property in said county subject to taxation.]
laws of the State of Georgia. The same is « f|
1. To pay sheriffs, jailors, or other officers fees that mav
be a legal charge to be paid by the countv _ <
2. To pay coroners all fees that may be due 'them "bv
the county for holding inquests ' j.
5. To pay expenses of county for bailiffs at court' non
resident witnesses in criminal court cases fuel sta
tionery, etc. ’
4. To pay jurors a per diem compensation 1;
5. To pay expenses incurred in supporting the poor of
law ^° Unty ' Public Health and otherwise provided by
6. To pay any other lawful charges against the countv 1 1-1
.. h or working the public roads under the altrenative
road law
8. To pay salary and expenses of Tax Commissioner 1 l|
9. To pay $1,000.00 of Bond issue and interest on $15 -
000.00 bond issue due and payable through Fulton Na
tional Bank, January 1, 1941 __ , j
10. To pay salary of County Agent as provided by law l|
11. To pay salary of County Forest Ranger and other ex-
^ penses necessary in the prevention of Forest Fires 1|
12. For county-wide school purposes as provided by law 5
13. To pay principal and interest on bonded debts of But
ler School -
It is further ordered that five mills be levied for local schJ
E“? "l^h of the foUowing school districts: Butler, Reynolds,1
Mank, Central, Wesley, Crowell and Turner. I
R r* s f “ rther or< i e red that the Tax Commissioner collect th]
, van ° us ) ,ur P° sea af ter allowing the exemptions I
n J • aW ant ^ P a Z them over to the proper authority.
Done in open session this August 29, 19-10.
Signed,
• H. H. Riley, Chairman,
G. W. Fickling, Commissioner .
L. H. Vanlandinghant. Commission!
I, the undersigned, Clerk of the County Commissioners oil
v. oo ui .a' hlIrf ‘V y , eert'fy th at the above and forebolng tax ratel
*• . 0' • VNas duly set by the Commissioners of Taylor County f
cial Session Meeting held on August 29, 1940.
C. C. Stone, County Clerk.
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