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^I he Butler Herald
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
VOLUME 66
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1942
NUMBER 2)
MINUTES OF FEB.
MEETING COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
All County . Commissioners Were
Present At Meeting; Bills Paid
As Listed.
GEORGIA—Taylor County:
The Commissioners of Roads and
Revenues of Taylor County, Ga.,
met in regular session the First
Tuesday in February, the same
being February 3, 1942, with all
members present, to-wit: J. R.
Cooper, Chairman, W. M. Brown
and R. L. Swearingen with L. P.
Anthony, Clerk.
The Minutes of the last meeting
were read, approved and ordered
signed.
Bills were introduced against the
FT. BENNING SOLDIERS
ENTERTAINED SUNDAY
IN BUTLER HOMES
Army Men From the Officers'
Candidate Battalion Enjoy Local
Hospitality.
EX-GOV. RIVERS LIST OF JURYMEN
TRIAL TO BE HELD DRAWN TO SERVE
A group of soldiers from Com
pany C, Officers Candidate Bat
talion, of Ft. Benning, were guests
in a number of Butler homes last
Sunday.
The service men arrived here in
time to attend services at the local
Baptist church.
The visitors and the homes in
which they were entertained in
cluded:
First Sgt. Paul Chivington, of
Dixon, Wyoming; Capt. Felton
Brooks, of Amerlcus, Ga., guests
County and ordered paid
Warrants No. 6850 through 6936
Inclusive:
The following funds were re
ceived and ordered deposited in the
County Depository:
$796.44 From P. A. Jenkins, T. C.
Representing 1941 Tax Collections.
$2,556.45 From State of Georgia
Representing Gas Tax Allotments.
$13.90 From State of Georgia
•Representing Gas and Oil to Fire
Control Unit.
$1,621.00 From State Highway
Representing estimate on Project
1707-B.
$43.79 From J. M. Downs, Pay
ment from Charlie Rushin $5.00,
Jack & Ella Leonard $16.29, Leon
ard Stearns, $22.50.
$106.41 From P. A. Jenkins, T. C.
Representing 1935 and 1937 Tax
Collections.
$54.66 From P. A. Jenkins, T. C.
Representing 1933 and 1934 Tax
Collections.
$362.56 From P. A. Jenkins, T. C.
•Representing 1938, 1939 and 1940
Tax Collections.
List of Warrants Issued
In February, 1942
6850 Grover Garrett, 4 loads
Wood for Courthouse .... $ 8.00
6851 R. D. Waller, Interest on
Old Warrants 309.41
6852 A. F. Fain, Agt., Express
on Materials | 7.18
6853 (Void)
6854 C. D. Johnson, Repairs
on Heating System at
Courthouse 16.50
6855 City Wholesale Co., Sup
plies for Camp 106.14
6856 B. H. Bazemore, 10,241
feet oak lumber 153.62
6857 Eelbeck Milling Co.,
Supplies for Camp 9.66
6858 Gulf Oil Corp., Kerosene •
W. P. A. Road 50
6859 Standard Oil Co., Gas
and fuel oil Road
Equipment 603.06
6860 Joe Willis, Fish and
Beef for Camp 28.99
6861 (Void)
6862 O. Dreizin, Convict Sup. 11.17
6863 Wilson Electric Co., Re
pairs . on Camp Pump .... 25.05
6864 H. E. Allen, Supplies W.
P. A. and jail 25.84
6865 E. D. McCorvey, Hauling
Surp. Com. from Co
lumbus 39.94
6866 State Dept, of Revenue,
Lie. plates for Co. Trucks 39.00
6867 F. H. Bone, Collards for
Camp 7 - 80
6868 J. R. Cooper, Per diem .... 20.00
6869 W. M. Brown, Per diem 4.00
6870 R. L. Swearingen, Per
diem 8.00
6871 L.P. Anthony, Salary .... 25.00
6872 E. G. Blackwell, Salary 50.00
6873 Sara Windham, Salary 50.00
6874 Ga. Division of Forestry,
Amt. Due for July, 1941 105.69
6875 C. T. Wright, Warden,
Salary 110.00
6876 E. L. Whittington, Trac
tor Operator, Salary 65.00
6877 Wm. Dunn, Guard, Sal. 65.00
6878 H. L. Hardage,' Bridge
Foreman, Salary ................ 75.00
with of Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Byrd.
Lieut. G. W. Atkinson, Rochester
N. Y.; Fred Watkins, of New Jer
sey, and L. B. Wallace of Arkansas
guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Walker.
Chaplain Pollock of Rockmart,
N. C., guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Green.
Sgt. Lester M. Walton and Sgt.
Emil J. Krukar, guests of Dr. and
Mrs. Eli Garrett.
Don Keisler of Griffin, Ga., Lee
Harper of Winchester, Kan., and
Bill Loeding of Chicago, 111., guests
of Mrs. R. L. Sutton.
Robert Poblockl, of Chicago, 111.,
and Elmer G. Owens, of Severn,
Md., guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. B.
Childs.
Editor W. T Anderson
Is Presented Gold Ham
At Fort Valley Show
Ft. Valley—Festivities at the an
nual Ham and Eggs show at Fort
Valley State College will end Sun
day after another gala day Satur
day.
Music was mixed with the ham,
and eggs display, along with dis
cussion of other farm problems.
Prizes were presented Friday by
Editor W. T. Anderson of the Ma
con Telegraph.
Long an advocate of ham pro
duction, both from the standpoint
of good eating and money in the
purse, Anderson was presented a
gold ham as a token of apprecia
tion from the Negro farmers.
No small part of the festivities
was the music. Buz Ezell of Peach
county scored heavily with his
guitar ballad entitled Roosevelt
and Hitler, and won first prize in
that class.
Composer Wm. C. Handy tootled
The St. Louis Blues, but brought
down the house when he sang the
popular We, Too, Are Americans.
IN FULTON APRIL 6
Date Postponed Thirty Days in
Order to Review Data in
Case.
IN APRIL COURT
Court To Begin Here April 6;
Judge Gtorge C. Palmer
Preside.
to
J. C. Byrd
J. P. Harvey
R. M. Jinks
D. L. Averett
R. R. Brewer
J. R. Locke
C. E. Benns, Sr.
C. E. McCrary
A. T. Jarrell
G. J. Hortman
Woodrow Amos
W. H. Suggs
James Gray
the young romantic leads. There
are in. the supporting cast too, Alan
Baxter, Louise Beavers, Henry
6879 E. C. Oliver, Guard, Sal. 50.001 O’Neill, Dickie Hall, Asta and oth-
Atlanta, March 4—Trial of For
mer Gov. E. D. Rivers and several
co-defendants charged with con
spiracy to defraud the state in the
purchase of supplies was reset
for April 6 by Judge E. E. Pome
roy of Fulton superior court.
The jurist's action followed a
lengthy hearing on the case orig- L. T. Peed
inally set for March 3; On that date B. H. Bazemore
Judge Pomeroy ordered the trial to John Mangham
be set for March 17, but at the G. O. Horton
same time called today's hearing J. L. Saunders
on petition of defense counsel that J. W. O'Neal
period of at least 30 days would H. B. Walker
be necessary to review the data in E. M. Gaultney
the case collected by the Fulton J. H. Nelsler
county grand jury. Ed Theus
Those named as co-defendants J- T - Cooper
with Rivers in the indictment set G. C. Smith
for April 6 are D. B. Blalock, ma- D. A. England
chinery company executive, George
C. Blount, former state highway
department engineer, O. G. Glover
former state purchasing agent, J.
G. Glover, former supervisor of
convict camps for the state high
way department, and W. W. Willis
former assistant state purchasing
agent.
Funeral Services For
Aubry Goode Held At
Dade City, Fla., Feb. 21
(From The Dade City Banner)
Dade City, Fla., Feb. 27—A
throng of sorrowing friends and
many relatives, including a num
ber from out-of-town, gathered
Saturday afternoon at the funeral
home of Coleman and Ferguson Co.
for the chapel service held at four
o'clock for Aubrey Goode, whose
death on Thursday in a train col
lision of Seaboard trains on the
East Coast was a shocking event.
The accident occurred near Boyn
ton when the northbound Sun
Queen of Miami delayed in mak
ing it into a siding to give the
Orange Blossom Special its sched
uled right of way. Mr. Goode was
serving as fireman on the latter
train although he held the title of
engineer which he acquired several
'months ago after a long period of
faithful service with the railroad.
Thomas Aubry Goode, 39, was a
native of Taylor County, Georgia
where he was born Sept. 4, 1902, the
son of J. B. and Bertha Riviere
Goode. He came to Dade City in his
early youth and attended school
here.
In addition to his position of
seniority with the railroad, the de
ceased was a prominent business
man of Dade City as the owner of
one of the city's most up-to-date
restaurants, and through his busi
ness connections and long resi
dence here he has made a host of
friends who held him in the high
est esteem, as evidenced by the
large attendance at his funeral and
the profusion of lovely flowers.
Rev. W. R. Boland, pastor of the
Methodist church, conducted the
services and a quartet from the
church choir rendered special mu
this hilarious, slap-happy domestic sic interment was in the Dade
life of the Charles family with the city cemetery under the direction
fascinating murder mystery. There I of Coleman and Ferguson Co. Act
are two interesting newcomers j ve p a n bearers were members of
ahead in the supporting cast, Bar- j t h e Brotherhood of Locomotive
ry Nelson and Donna Reed playing j Firemen and were A. F. Stallard,
Wenner Derden, G. G. Derden, W.
B. Harrison, R. L. C. Thomas and
Kay Glennan. Honorary pallbear*
Grand and Traverse Jurors drawn
by His Honor, Geo. C. Palmer,
Judge Superior Courts Chattahoo
chee Circuit, to serve at the April
Term, 1942, Taylor Superior Court.
GRAND JURORS
G. . Young .' E. A. Hollis
L.H.VanlandinghanD. A. Cofield
W. M. McFarlanc
O. B. Bankston
A. H. Jarrell
J. W. Woodall
J. R. Williams
Wanza Hortman
H. E. Allen
E. L. Wilson
H. W. Cox
Fred Jarrell
J. W. Edwards Sr.
Clay Smith
M. W. Smith
TRAVERSE JURORS
E. J. Wainwright
Thomas McDaniel
T. C. Harris
Gann Nelson
L. A. Eubanks
U. E. Peterman
L. R. Dean
Gleason Fowler
P. B. C hilds
H. B. Parks
F. W. Hodges
W. R. Merritt
j. L. Barnes
Bentley AdamsIiuqniand C’i’.pn an
Danjel Posey
R. L. Philmon
J. B. Griffith
Alva Adams
J. T. Orrel
V, ';r.: G; Fowler
E. E. Payne
W. D. Beeland
R. L. Brown
Thomas Byrd
J. A. MusslewhiteT. tV. Upton
W. E. Neisler Cjom Waters
Robert Whatley
J. N. Turner
Robert Cosey
Johnnie Shelley
W. W. Jarr :>1
Clifford Moore
J. W. Windham
H. G. Windham
H> B. Theus
II. D. Ilar.non
Jas.G. Windham
E M. Ivey
It. C. Humber
J. T. Kendrick
NEW MODERN FIXTURES
INSTALLED IN THE BUTLER
POSTOFFICE THIS WEEK
Stamp Canceling Machine and
Other Equipment to be Furnished
Local Office by Government
Citizens of Butler were admiring
Tuesday the complete new and
modern fixtures installed over
night in the local postoffice.
Postmaster C. E. Benns stated
that the newly installed fixtures as
modern and beautiful as could be
purchased and would compare fa
vorably with any postoffice in the
state regardless of size or class of
postoffice.
Much credit for making thi$
equipment available is due Dr. R.
C. Montgomery, owner of the post
office building. Dr. Montgomery
was recently awarded a new 10-
year lease on the building by the
the government..
While extending thanks and ap
preciation to those responsible for
these improvements, Congressman
Stephen Pace, of this district,
should be remembered. For it was
Mr. Pace who used his good office
and best efforts in contacting the
headsof the postoffice department
in Washington in obtaining their
approval for this large expenditure
by the government.
In addition to the new fixtures
the building has undergone gen
eral improvement, and repainting
of inside walls, floor and ceiling is
to begin this week.
Postmaster Benns stated that the
public was deriving a great deal
of pleasure in learning the loca
tion and dial number of their new
boxes.
The post office department has
advised the Postmaster that besides
UPSHAW SPEAKS
HERE MONDAY ON
LIQUOR SITUATION
Former Congressman a n d a
Presidential Candidate, Gives
Interesting Lecture.
A large number of Taylor county
citizens gathered at the court
househere Monday evening to hear
an able address by Hon. Wm. D.
Upshaw, former congressman and
a “dry" candidate for president in
1932.
Mr. Upshaw was introduced to
the audience by Hon. W. E. Steed,
president of the Taylor County Bar
Association.
Discussing the liquor situation
in Georgia, the speaker declared:
“If the federal government will
not follow the example of Wood-
row Wilson's wartime administra
tion," said the one-time dry can
didate for president, "and take
liquor away from the drinking,
staggering soldier, defenders of
this country, then in the name of
God and decency and freedoih
let the fearless Governor of Geor
gia call a special session of the
Legislature to redeem the vote of
Eugene Talmadge and over 8,000
others five years ago against the
sale of liquor, and make Georgia
the one decent state in this Union,'
where no soldier or sailor will be
allowed to disgrace the uniform
which is the inslgna of their
courage and the emblem of their
patriotism."
"Conditions now," said the "dry"
crusader, “are actually intolerable
to every patriotic local citizen who
wants to give 100 per cent loyalty
Ed ( Swearingen
Hugh Bone
J. M. Downs
J C. Newsom
SHOWS FOR WEEK
AT DEAN THEATRE
Sun. & Mon.: We welcome again
Mr. & Mrs. Thin Man;they are
loose again; Myrna Loy and Wm
Powell assume their most famous
characterization as Detective Nick
and Nora Charles, with Nicky Jr.,
and Asta rounding out the noted
detective's family in “Shadow of
the Thinman”. There is plenty of
humor and amusing situations in
6880 Geo. Spillers, Guard, j
Salary —— 50.00
6881 Chas. Wright, Grade ,
Foreman, Salary 75.00
6882 F. J. Brown, Night-
watchman, Salary 13.50
6883 J. W. Aultman, Night-
watchman, Salary 31.50
6884 H. S. Baugh, Mec., Salary 10.32
6885 Counties Supply Co.,
Forms for Making Con- ,
crete Pipe 312.00
6886 J. D. Cook, Repairs on
Rest Rooms 3.50
6887 Childs Serv. Sta., Charg
ing Batteries .. 4.50
6888 J. T. Cochran, Fertz.
W. P. A 22 - 00
6889 Ga. Power Co., Current
Wed. & Thurs.: “Glamour Boy.” A
comedy drama starring Jackie
Cooperand Susanna Foster. The
story: A behind-the-sccne story of
an adolescent screen star, his
trials and tribulations. This amus
ing story is ably directed by
Ralph Murphy. In the supporting
cast are Walter Abel, Daryl Hick
man and Others.
Fri. & Sat.: Ann Rutherford, Hugh
Herbert in “Bad Lands of Dakota.”
Also Gene Autrey in "Sierra Sue."
HELP WANTED
Always In Trouble Is Name
Of Play To Be Presented
At Rupert School Sat. Nite
the granting of these improvements!^ ° ur >t ,f ver r m f e, } t i " hel P in R wln
at considerable expense to the gov- war. But I dare any man,
ernment, the local postoffice will to*® 1 ^ rtT ! y °/. £lccr ; l , t< i
be equipped with a new canceling! t£lal
machine, new burglar-prooi safe £ have -cen d.'ink.ng, Ltaggt.riii fc
machine, - new
and other modern equipment
within the next few days.
Miss Frances Neisler
Again On Honor Roll
At Shorter College
Miss Frances Neisler, daughter
ofMr. and Mrs. J. H. Neisler of
Reynolds, is on the "Highest Hon
or Roll” at Shorter College again,
being the only member of the
Junior class deserving this credit.
Besidest his honor Miss Neisler
is a star music pupil, member of
Sororities and has just taken a
leading part in a dramatic pldy.
However, the honor roll is not
anything new to her. Each semes
ter of the three years Frances has
attended Shorter,, her name has
headed the list of honor students.
Her friends wouldn’t be at all sur
prised but that she will walk away
with honors in that 1943 graduat-
Members of the Eighth and
Ninth Grades of the Rupert High
school will present a play, “Al
ways in (Trouble," at the Rupert
school auditorium next Saturday
evening. The play will begin at
8:30 o'clock (E.W.T.)
In addition to the play there
will be a Comedy Skit by Mr. R
L. Burns. Accordion music by Miss j
Anne Halley, guitar and harmonica; B 1
music by Misses Nell Beeland and
Margaret Smith, solos and piano Kiiflgr Hjnh GPddlJdtC
numbers by Misses Frances Me- 1 '"a" '««***•**■'•
Ginty and Martha Jane Elliston
and Mr. Ben Giles.
Refreshments will be served in
the school lunchroom after the
play.
Attending Asbury College
Honored By Faculty
bearers were Eddie Cash, A. F.
Price, L. J. Shuman, Roy Gant, P.
C. Wind and V. V. Adams.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Evelyn Goode; one son,
Jack Goode; three sisters, Mrs. A.
L. Waters, Butler, Ga., Mrs. H. H.
Whidden, Ft. Meyers, and Mrs. J.E.
Gray, Atlanta; one brother, J. W.
Goode, Avon Park; and an aunt,
Mrs. W. R. Jordan.
COTTON SEED FOR SALE
Coker 4 & 1 strain 4, wilt-resis
tant and Ceresan treated. One
year from breeders—Cokers Farm—
to to 1 1-8 inch staple and 37 per
MOVIE OPERATORS AND MAN
AGERS BUTLER DISTRICT MOVIE cent lint. Germination test 90 and
for jail 3.70 CIRCUIT WORK. 1622 Rhodes ' above. Call or see me at once.
(Turn to Page 6; No. 1) Haverty Bldg., Atlanta, Ga. | T. L. Fountain, Butler, Ga.
Admission: 10c and 20c.
Evangelistic Rally
To Begin At Chapel
Next Thursday A.M.
Next Thursday, March 19, a
county-wide Evangelistic Rally
will be held at the evangelistic
Chapel in Butler. Rev. Cam Thomp
son, of Atlanta, will deliver the
morning message at 11 o'clock and
the afternoon message at three
o’clock.
Rev. Thompson will also conduct
a series . of services at the local
Chapel Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday nights, March 19-21. Night
services will begin at 8:30 o'clock.
Services Sunday afternoon, March
22nd, will begin at 3:30 o'clock.
MUSICAL PROGRAM
AT CROSS ROADS
SATURDAY NIGHT
Kid Melvin and his Saddle Pals
will present a musical program at
Cross Roads school auditorium Sat
urday, March. 14th. Program be
gins at 8:30 war time. Cake walk;
quilt given to lucky person. Ad
mission: 15c and 25c. (Adv.)
Recently the Dean of Asbury
College, Wllmore, Kentucky, nam
ed Miss Leetimae Folds as one of
the nine selected from a freshman
class of 200 students as eligible for
student-faculty membership. What
ever else this may mean, the cita
tion carries with it the significance
of being a best all-round student
in scholarship, character, extra
curricula activities, attitude and
student-faculty relationships.
We will recall that Miss Folds
graduated from Butler High school
class 1941, completing the high
school work in three years, and en
tering Asbury College at 15 years
of age. Inspite of these facts she
is carrying four regular full time
courses of academic subjects, doing
choral club work, member of the
Christian Service League, and
maintaining at least a "B” average
which is from 85 to 95 percent.
Miss Folds is the attractive
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. P.
Folds who are now in charge ofi u P
the Georgia Industrial Home lo-j J question ^concerning
cated at Macon.
SEED POTATOES FOR SALE
Porto Rico Seed Sweet Potatoes
for sale, for sale. Enough to supply
any reasonable demands. See or
write for prices.
R. L. Philmon, Butler, Ga., R. 2.
soldiers around every training
camp I have visited (except Al
bany, glory be) and when I re
cently wired these facts to Presi
dent Roosevelt he very promptly
referred my wire to the War De
partment; and I received a dis
gusting letter from some petty of
ficer, making this insane pro
nouncement: 'We feel that soldiers
should not be denied privileges
that other citizens enjoy.’
“In otherwords, the War De
partment says that soldiers should
be allowed the privilege of getting
drunk and disgracing the uniform
and the flag they claim to defend.
That's a glittering prevarication,
sometimes called a lie. America
can no more win this war with
drunken soldiersthan France could
win with soldiers sodden with
drink and shame.
“If Gov. Talmadge will throw
himself into this moral and patri
otic emergency, calling on the sol
diers in our midst what Congress
refused to do for the soldiers of
the nation, it will electrify Ameri
ca, send a moarl thrill among the
struggling democracies, and give
Hitler, Mussolini and the Japs a
spell of cramp colic, chills and fe
ver, and conniption fits, all in our
glorious hour of European and
Asiatic consternation,
"Come on Gene! The moral forc
es of the nation look to Georgia to
lead in the epochal hour as she
led the South against liquor in
1907. Other states around us will
rise again to warn the nation't
heart.”
Mr. Upshaw paid high tribute to
the W. C. T. U. and spoke of his
pride in wearing the white badge
of the Women's Christian Tem
perance Union.
“Don't send your children to
Sunday school,” said the former
lawmaker, “but go and take them
with you. And whatever else you
do, for God's sake, for your chil
dren's sake, do not send your chil
dren out to face the temptations
of the terrible times, having to
say, ‘I never heard my father or
mother pray.’ A prayerless home is
America's greatest tragedy.”
During the talk Mr. Upshaw, said
that the 18th amendment was
“wrapped in prayer and passed by
due legislative process.” He held
dollar bill as he asked a
its passage,
of Miss Mary Nann Hollis
of Reynolds, answered correctly
and was given the dollar.
Monday morning Mr. Upshaw
delivered an address at the Butler
High school auditorium and Mon
day afternoon he spoke to the
students and teachers of Reynolds
High school.