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pf om age | V? Millie, secreijj ent of ’trici 'strict * J- D. j ant, | Wand;', Lilian j'J su Pplyl (Joni "■inton, N ' Hicla ion. C. A. P. M. nierson;I s t str w tj E, M. Cul| '’Re cks; V ision, ReynolJ ’obertaj E Sai Wasl iley; '• L. county I lioardl leral roraotij lurch ( -utive | issiont 3ilis; j Smith] re, ileyai pE 65 The Butler Herald KEEPING EVlILiavtbfl.. . . EVERLASTINGLY at it is the SECRET OF SUCCESS" BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1940 L. Lewis Resign In [Few Days NUMBER 4. Leader Is Lggest Bet of [ection for 1940. Ready to Pay the Presidential jantic City, N. J., Nov. 18- * President John L. Lewis has set j | stage for payment of 1940‘s big-1 election bet—his resignation as of the organization. i tousei-haired labor leader has the opening session of the CIO L n tjon that he will step down as [president within a few days. w j s promised to resign if Presi-! Roosevelt, whose third term iidacy he opposed, won re-elec- j I , man who founded the Congress [industrial Organizations addressed 1 delegates after two ovations ini I honor, which brought tears to his ■ Let never day nor night unhallowed pass, But still remember what th‘ Lord hath done —Shakespeare. ut in spite of this show of sup- and indications of a move to him Lewis warned that disuni- j [threatens the life of the congress, i he has urged election of what i Jcalls a unified leadership in which! [nibers will have greater confidence s has appealed for solid sup- his successor. Says he: “He‘ll it, I ought to know.” demonstrations that preceded ’ remarks were a rousing affair. ■ CIO leader even credited the or- jmization's president with keeping United States out of war. | Leonard H. Goldsmith, the secre- of the New Jersey CIO Council )ld the convention: “The men in the mines and mills that America is at peace today liy because they have one great I Irani' voice—crying out regularly at [rery crisis.” I Then a band struck up Solidarity ■ forever and a parade of delegates fas touched off. I Tears came to Lewis eyes as the lemonslration continued for many unutes. Most of the delegates took part, j put representatives of the Amalga- ated Clothing Workers and the tortile Workers Union remained sated. Iioth these groups supported sident Roosevelt. SHOWS FOR WEEK IT DEAN THEATRE Sunday & Monday: “Andy Hardy Meets Debutant”. Another of the »pular Hardy Family series. The For all that God in mercy sends; For health and children, home and friends For comfort in the time of need, For every kindly word and deed, For happy thoughts and holy talk, For guidance in our daily walk, For everything give thanks! For beauty in this world of ours, For verdant grass and lovely flowers, For song of birds, for hum of bees, For the refreshing summer breeze, For hill and plain, for streams and wood, For the great ocean's mighty flood, For everything give thanks! For the sweet sleep that comes with night, For the returning morning's light, For the bright sun that shines on high, For the stars glittering in the sky, For these and everything we see, O Lord! Our hearts we lift to Thee. For everything give thanks! Ellen Isabella Tupper. Congressman Pace Speaks to Carriers In Ellaville Sat Night Ellavilte, Ga., Nov. 18-Uongress- Butler Methodists to Hold Special Meeting Friday Night, Nov. 22 Rev. F. J. Gilbert, pastor of Butler Methodist church, has the an- Rev. Lynwood Jourdan Given First Appointment By Methodist Conference Rev. Jaifies E. Ward Former Taylor Co. Man To Preach at Wesley Sun. A Native of Taylor County Is Now Castor of Methodist Church in Brooklyn, N. Y. House Refuses To End Session Due To Crisis Plans of Democratic Leaders to Adjourn Congressional Session Is Upset by Vote. Rev. James E. Ward, pastor of the Knickerbocker Avenue Methodist church-in Brooklyn, N. Y., will ___ preach at the Wesley church next Sunday at ten o'clock a. m. | Washington-—The house refused to Rev. Ward is a native of Taylor , end this session of congress Tuesday county and united with the Wesley ] voicing by a 191 to 14*8 vote a feeling Methodist church when quite a young that so long as the foreign crisis con- man. He left this county many years tinues Congress should stay on the ago and for the past few years has job. resided at Brooklyn. He has served By its action it upset the plan of as a Methodist minister for a num- j Democratic leaders who brought up ber of years and has held the pasto-1 the adjournment resolution. The rate of a number of the largest leaders thus were presented with an churches in this country. I outright defeat on the first test of Rev. Ward's many friends rejoice in ! their strength since the election of his success and a large crowd is ex-j two weeks ago. pected to hear him Sunday morning. * Their reverse was caused by the Rev. Ward is expected to arrive in defection of 44 Democrats. These, Butler the latter part of the week including particularly Democrats when he will visit with friends and from the West, combined their voices relatives for several days. with those of a solid Republican mi nority to block the adjournment move. A significant result of the vote was that the senate, too, was held in ses sion to face the issue of approving, rejecting or laying aside the highly controversial Walter-Logan bill. Un der the constitution, neither house can adjourn or recess for more than Business houses in Butler will be three days without the onsent ()f the closed all day today—Thursday—in 0 (h er- Butler Merchants Close Stores All Day To-day To Observe Thanksgiving observance of Thanksgiving. The citizens of Taylor county The Walter-Logan bill, already are i passed by the house, would facilitate observing “Roosevelt's Thanksgiving court appea | s from the decisions Da/’ again this year as the did last Buc h government agnecies as the La- year ' | bor Board and the Securities Com. A special Thanksgiving service was ! mission. held at the Baptist church last night j shortly before the house voted, a in connection with the regular Wed- motion was made ^ the henat(J tdkrf nesday night prayer service. j up the bill—highly unpopular ,n New Rev. F. J. Gilbert, local Methodist Deal quarters—and it was still pastor, was in charge of the service. pending at the clo8e of th „ da} A special musical program was there is much sen timent for the hill presented by the Butler choir under in the senate is conwted by itg op , the direction of Mrs. J. W. Ed- ponents, who also predict that if it is Edwards. passed, President Roosevelt will veto it. Following their defeat in the house Democratic leaders were uncertain of their plans for the immediate future Representative McCormack of Massa chusetts, the majority floor leader, pointed out that there would have to ] be a session each week day unless Gray Fountain, son of Mr. and Mrs I unanim ° ua c " n8ent for longer recess- Mr. Gray Fountain Pledges Delta Tau Delta Fraternity at Emory U. I —-v ,, - —*— - .v miner lucuiuuiot vuutvsi, ***■ lexcellence of this family pictures has man Stephen Pace Amencu , nounced that a special meeting of all Ions' lipon p U f~i,iic.wi ti,:- indrrpH Tsin/i District. save an interesting . . , m |fcng been established. This is judged Third District, gave an P) many as the best in the series for and informative discussion of t e ntertainment qualities. Judy Garland ; war and the world conditions of today "id her voice have been added to the at the Third District meeting of the [last, which she bolsters so substan-. Rural Letter Carriers at , a\i e [bally that at times he completely Saturday night. |take the play away from Master* Between 76 and 100 persons from j Mickey Rooney. I throughout the district were present Wednesday & Thursday: “The Doc' for the banquet and meeting. |‘or Takes a Wife,” in which a new State leaders of the Rural Letterr Personality comes into being. A new Carriers Association took part on j Loretta Young, gay, daring, smart— the program. ."ith a fl ar e for comedy that will en-j Representative Pace left for WasU- thrall her thousands of fans and add ington Sunday morning. a new host of admirers to this scin- — ————— dilating personality. Comedienne Lo- MRS. J- W. O'NEAL JR. retta Young joins Ray Milland to DIES OF BULLET WOUND rom P thru a series of sequences that ■ according to latest Hollywood word j Talbottonj c,a., Nov. 17—Funeral •larks a new high in comedy enjoy- ( . enr j ces f or Mrs. Edwina Fuller incut and guarantees to create a fe- Q>j^ ea j t 22, who died at her home •or of excitement. Splendid support- q'Llbotton Saturday from a gun " IR like Reginald Gardiner, Gail Pat wound ga i d to have been selfinflicted ri, 'k, George Metaxa and their fine ^ be j d g un day at the Geneva Methodist church. She is survived by her husband J. W O'Neal Jr.; her parents, Mr. and Mrs Hallie Fuller; two sisters, the i Misses Christine and Wilmodel Ful- ; |er and a brother, Milton Fuller. | \\r e have splendid opportunity for Ka ch Saturday an expert in horse' responsible lady ^ my time, lalcnt to a new Columbia comedy. k riday & Saturday: Joe E. Brown j ® ll( i Mary Carlisle in “Beware Spooks.” Also William Boyd Ranger War." H °RSES & MULES SHOD to establish local magazine mule shoeing will be at i T’ iDtion agency. Applicants must Blacksmith Shop located south of ; subscription age y w ‘ he Butler school building. Those have some *^tSflndburnish firing to have horses or mules shod known in this'tern b * ** ^vited to call on us. | S W. B, POSEY, Butler, Ga. j Agency, Savannah, Ga. members of the local church would be held at the church Friday—to morrow evening at seven o'clock. Rev. Gilbert stated that all mem- Rev. Lynwood Jourdan, son of Mi^ and Mrs. W. C. Jourdan and a native of Sumter county, who two years ago served as principal of the Rupert! d j v j s j on Junior High school, received his first ] ministerial appointment Sunday, Nov 10, when he was assigned by the T. L. Fountain of Butler, has pledg ed Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Emory University, it was announced this week. Fountain pledged at the close nt the six-week qivet period following Emory's tradieionally' gruelling “rush” week. Graduated from Geor gia Military Academy, lie is regis tered as a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, which with an en rollment of 709 is Emior/s largest bers are requested to be present at South Georgia Methodist Conference this meeting as a church conference will be held and a number of other I important matters are to be dis cussed. Committees for various phases of the church work will be chosen and reports from all church organizations on the year just ending will be given. Plans for work of the church for the new conference year will be dis cussed. Reynolds Young Man Pledges to Fraternity At Emory University Edwards Whatley, prominent young man of Reynolds, has pledged Delta Tau Delta fraternity at Emory Uni versity, Atlanta, it is announced this week. Whatley pledged at the close of the six-week quiet period following Em ory's traditionally gruelling “rush” week. Graduated from Reynolds High school, he is now registered as a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences, which with an enrollment of 709 is Emory's largest division. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Whatley of Reynolds. to the Pachelle charge. Since leaving Taylor county he has been serving as principal of the Andersonville school. Rev. Jourdan has delivered a num ber of sermons in this section during the past few years. The former local, school principal has many friends in this section who are proud of the record he is making and wish for him much success in his new line of work. Seven Taylor Countians Attending Southwestern Negro Woman Injured In Automobile Wreck Here Sunday Night A Butler negro woman, Julia Dur ham, was injured here Sunday night about 9-30 o'clock when the automo bile in which she was riding over turned on highway No. 19 about one mil e north of the public square and within the city limits. The car a 1988 Chevrolet sedan ran down first one side and then the oth er side of the road before overturning in the middle of the road, it is re ported by officers. Welcome D. Durham, local negro, Taylor | driver of the car, was arrested or. i es can be obtained. At the same time it was suggested by some that the daily sessions bo accompanied by daily quonun calls to reveal how many who voted against adjournment will stay in town to at tend the sessions resulting from their victory. Swift action by both house and senate stamped final congressional approval on legislation permitting the president to place 200,»>00 additional , federal employes under civil service. ! The measure by Representative ! Ramspeck (D-Ga.), now goes io Mr. j Roosevelt for signature or veto. Both j chambers accepted a compromise , draft, the senate on a voice vote and ! the house on a roll call, 206 to 139. : The measure provides that the em- ; ployes must pass non-competitive : tests and physical examinations be fore going under civil service. Forestry Division Man To Discuss Tree Planting With Taylor Co. Fanners DIPHTHERIA TOXOID GIVEN CHILDREN EACH SATURDAY Ameircus Nov. 18—Seven countians are among the 378 Georgia | charges of driving while drunk. Southwestern College students who will spend the Thanksgiving holidays at home. They are: Forest Brown, Winifred Kirksey, Harold Posey, Jewel Posey, Doris Saunders, Kathleen Windham and Pauline Rustin. There are 373 Georgia students at Georgia Southwestern, with 47 differ ent counties represented. There are three Florida students and two Ala bamans enrolled in the junior college and normal school here for the 1940- 41 term. On next Tuesday Mr. Wm. J. Prince * , o f the Georgia Division of Forestry Middle Georgia district, headquarters in Macon, will be in Taylor county to contact all landowners interested in planting forest trees for the com ing planting season. If you are in terested in discussing your planting problems with Mr. Prince, make your interest known to Couaty Agent W. F. Bembry. The division of for estry feels that they can better assist landowners in their planting Miss Sara Windham, Taylor County Nurse, announces that Diphtheria toxoid for the prevention of diph-' the theria will be given free to all chil-; problems by personal contacts, dren between the ages of six months and five years, each Saturday at her office in the court house from 8 a. m. to one p. m. A fee of 10c will be charged for toxoid given children from 5 to 8 years of age. “For rent or sale 306 acres of land at Ideal, Ga., known as the George Dwight Home Place. Address: Mrs. A. M. Minor, Care He Macon Shoe Company, Macon, Ga. (ltKttfi)