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PACE EIGHT 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. Cord At/ Cers/j Ply Ay P/if WM *#£ rom s£sr 1 HE materials used in Atlas Tires are quality -the methods of manufacture are quality—and the performance on your car will give a satisfaction that only quality eon provide, Atlus is a safe tire to buy—a safe tire to *** use. And it is extremely good-looking. 6.oo-l» lor an agreeable surprise get our price on your Size. 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