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Butler Herald
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1942
NUMBER 24
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To
J. T. Cochran
By DAN PAYNE
LARGE ARMY PLANE
BOGS UP IN SAND BED
NEAR HERE FRIDAY P.M.
From reading and from perso
nal observation I have come to the
conclusion that our great country
of America has been made largely
by farmers and business men. It
Is therefore quite fitting that ' the
man I have selected as the citi
zen who, in my opinion, has made
the greatest contribution from Tay
lor county to the state of Georgia
should be a product of the farm
and the business world. John
Thomas Cochran Is his full name,
but he is better known to his
friends and business associates as
"Tommy.”
Mr. Cochran's father was a
farmer; and it was on his father's
farm at Garrett's Mill Pond near
Rupert that a boy was born on
December 31, 1890, arid given the
nae of John Thomas. Here the boy
lived for some twenty years. Dur
ing that time he helped his father
with the farm work, getting the
experience and discipline which
furnish the background of his nu
merous contributions to the welfare
of his county and state. By the
way, isn't it remarkable how many
of our leading citizens are fitted
by farm life for success?
Mr. Cochran's entry into the
business world came about through
the erection of a warehouse at Ru
pert by his father. The young man
took to this work like “a duck to
water,” and the ways of business
an dthe opportunities for service
were deeply impressed upon him
by the training and experience
gained during this apprenticeship.
With such a background as out
lined here, our citizen gradually
ventured forth on his own. He be
came the owner of the warehouse
founded by his father; then the
owner of the gin and warehouse in
Butler. To these he added, in due
course of time, a fertilizer plant
and a Standard Oil Agency, as
well as an interest in the ntizerr
'State'Bank at Sutler.''AH of these'
business enterprises have been
operated, not merely for profit, but
with a view to making a distinct
contribution to the people of Geor
gia. That this is true is evidenced
by the fact that he is one of our
most popular citizens, and, as
have said, affectionately called
"Tommy.”
I hear from my father and oth
ers that Mr. Cochran has always
been a friend to the farmer—and
especially the poor farmer who has
so many “ups and downs.” If there
is any way he can held a poor
farmer to make a crop, he is al
ways willing to do so. He seems to
understand that some years you
may make a comfortable living,
and some years you may lose
everything you have. So what he
makes is in line with the farmer;
that is, if the farmer makes a
good crop, he can pay, but if he
Pilot Mistakes Strip of White Sand
For Paved Runways at Local
Airport.
None were injured and but little
damage was done to a large twin,
motor airship belonging to the U
S. Army, when the pilot mistook a
sandy field for the local airport
and attempted to land. When the
plane struck the soft ground the
wheels bogged causing the nose of
the ship to bury in the sand. .
Only the pilot and co-pilot,
whose names are withheld from
publication were in the plane at
the time of the accident. The plane
No. AT-710, was from Moody Field
Valdosta, Ga.
It was drawn by tractor to
nearby field from which it was
able to take off, without being
overhauled.
The pilot stated that the two
long strips of unplowed soil looked
like two run-ways from the air,
thus causing him to mistake the
field for the local airport.
Funeral Services For
Mrs. L. A. Eubanks To Be
Held This Afternoon
TAYLOR CO. SCOUT
LEADERS MEET
FRI. AT REYNOLDS
Reynolds Group Is Reorganized
Under Direction of Dr. S. F.
Sams and Prof. E. H. Joiner.
Mrs.
L. A. Eubanks, about 56
years of age, died at her home
near Butler at eleven o'clock last
night.
Mrs. Eubanks was before her
marriage Miss Vera Windham of
Reynolds. She had been in ill
health for about three months.
Funeral services for Mrs. Eu
banks will be held this afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock at Mt. Pisgah Bap
tist church. Rev. E. H. Dunn, pas
tor of the church will officiate.
Interment will be in the church
cemetery. . „
Mrs. Eubanks is survived by liei-
husband and six children Messrs I and F,
Taylor District of the Boy Scouts
of America held a meeting in Rey
nolds Friday night in the office of
Dr. F. H. Sams with E. G. Black-
well, district chairman, presiding.'
In the absence of J. M. Weaver
finance chairman, plans were de
veloped for launching a finance
campaign in the district, simul
taneously with solicitations in oth
er districts of the Georgia-Alabama
council.
The organization and extension
of new Scout units and Cub Packs
was discussed, and points where
nfew troops could be developed
during 1942 were listed. The re
organization of the troop at Rey
nolds is to be handled by Dr.
Sams and E. H. Joiner and the city
council of Reynolds is again to be
asked to sponsor the troop. Exten
sion plans developed at the meet
ing for 1942 indicated from four to
six troops in the county before the
end of the year.
Court of honor and the advance
ment program were discussed, and
plans will be developed at a later
date for an intensified advance
ment program as new troops are
organized. It was also advocated
that all new Scouts coming into
troops be required to have a
health examination and that any
camping equipment of troops be
Inspected by the health and safety
committee. Other discussions cen
tered around the camping and
activity program for the coming
Sumer.
The training of all new leaders
will be under the direction of Mr.
Joiner, and commissioner service
to all new troops will be furnished.
Those present at the meeting be
MR. MANN HOBBS,
MACON FARMER
HELD IN SLAYING
Fatal Shooting Occurred on
Farm of Dr* S. H. Bryant «on
Which Mr. Hobbs Is Overseer.
Oglethorpe,, April 4 — Mann
Hobbs, 65-year-old Macon county
farm overseer was in technical
oustody Saturday night facing a
warrant charging murder, and
Calvin Hill, 30, was dead of gun
shot wounds received March 26
during whajt Sheriff W. T. Jolly
termed adispute between the two.
Sheriff Jolly quoted Dr. Sid
Bryant, farm operator as declaring
hie rode up at Hobbs' rented place
In time to hear the latter order Hill
off the premises. The sheriff said
Jie had information that Hill had
rriade a gesture as if drawing a
weapon just before the fatal shot
was fired.
i Hobbs had been employed by Dr.
Bryant as overseer for some time.
Hill died Friday night in a Mon
tezuma hospital of a wound in the
abdomen. The sheriff said no
weapon was reported found on the
younger man's person immediate
ly after the shooting.
Jolly said the murder warrant
was signed by O. C. Hill, brother
of the slain man. Hobbs had not
been arrested at a late hour Satur-i
day night, but the sheriff said “we
know where he is and he is not
trying to run away."
Local Pastor Demonstrates
Most Cooperative Spirit
With Other Denominations
SHERIFF BONE'S HOME
DESTROYED BY FLAMES
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
Members of Family Barely Escape
Being Trapped in the Burning
Building.
Fire of undetermined origin
early Friday morning destroyed
the dwelling and household furn
ishings of Sheriff and Mrs. J. M.
Bone.
The fire was discovered by Mr.
Bone about six a. m. and had at
that time gained so much head
way that it was with much diffi
culty he was able to get members
of his family from the burning
building.
Mr. Bone stated that he thought
the fire probably originated in the
kitchen pantry.
Neither the sheriff nor other
members of the family Were able
to completely dress before rushing
from the burning building.
This modernly constructed and
attractive residence was located on
Reynolds Street two doors east of
the local Methodist church. Neither
of the adjacent buildings were
damaged.
It was learned that a small
TAYLOR SUPERIOR
COURT TO OPEN
HERE MONDAY
Number of Important Civil
Cases to Be Tried; Criminal
Cases Also Coming Up-
The April term of Taylor County
Superior Court will convene here
next Monday morning at ten
o’clock, with Judge George G.
Palmer presiding.
The spring term of court is
usually held here during the first
week in April but due to the fact
that Judge Palmer was called to
Florida at that time the court
was postponed until the second
week.
Solicitor General Hubert Calhoun
and Court Reporter R. O. Perkins
both of Columbus, will accompany
Judge Palmer to Butler to take part
In court.
Thirty-one civil cases appear on
the court docket which will prob
ably require the time of the court
for the 'first three days of the week.
Besides members of the local bar
a number of out-of-town lawyers
will act as counsel in various
cases. Among the out-of-town at-
. , , , : maun, miiuiig me uui-oi-iown ai*
amount of insurance was carried torneys to be here during riext
on both the residence and furnish 1 .... - - - -
ings.
Mr. Avery Pucket Dies
Saturday Morning At
Home Near Reynolds
J. Gilbert, and from Rey-
Rev. Hugh Dozier, who is the
highly esteemed pastor of both the
Butler and Ellaville Baptist
churches with his home in the lat
ter city, “is not only a good shep-
M *“«£; MCMiiijli
"but
dition a good sub for the pastor of
Joe, Brown, Roy and Ralph Eu-j nolds, E f H. Joiner and Dr. F. H. j jjjg Ellaville Methodist church,
week include: Geo. P. Munro, of
Columbus; Geo. B. Culpepper, Jr.,
of Ft. Valley; one or more mem
bers of the Smith, Smith &
Bloodworth law firm of Atlanta;
John A. Smith of Talbotton; one or
more members of the- Lindsey &
Lindsey law firm of Atlanta; David
A. Pirkle Jr., of Atlanta; John Mc-
Gehee of Thomaston; and L. L.
Brown of Ft. Valley.
According to Sheriff J. M. Bone
one murder case and approximate-
misdemeanor cases will
Mr. Avery Puckett, 67, died.at his
home near Reynolds Monday morn
ing about 6 o'clock.
Mr. Puckett was born in Craw- j ly forty
ford county the son of Mr. and Mrs come before the attention of the
Jim Puckett. He moved to Taylor grand jury. The murder case is that
county in early life where he has of F - M. Gooch, colored, charged
been engaged in farming since that w * th tbe murder of Huilee Heath
time. He was married to Miss Ina another negro on 1941,
Childree, who survives him.
Mr. Puckett was ill only a short
time
banks, Miss Helen Eubanks and, Sams. C. Adams scout executive
Mrs. Jim Simmons; also four sis- from headquarters in Columbus,
ters, Mrs. Hugh Windham and also was present.
Mrs. Clyde Eubanks, of Reynolds;
j Mrs. E. W. St. John of Washing
ton, D. C.; and Mrs. Maggie Mc
Crary of Geneva; four brothers,
Messrs Hoke Windham of Butler,
Jim Windham of Reynolds, Ellis
Windham of Oglethorpe,
George Windham of Texas.
Death At Talbotton
Of Capt. Heath Is Source
and! Of Regret To Friends Here
Mr. Morgan, Nephew
Of Mrs. J. A. Wilson,
Dies At Alto Hospital
Friends of the Morgan and Wil
son families of Talbot and Taylor
«n-r;,r.nd“« r,
duty of the business man to share
with him.
I heard a story the other day that
illustrates my point. Mr. Cochran
once said in his warehouse that it
surely was too bad about the crops
being eaten up by the boll weevil.
Then another man told Mr. Coch
ran that he expected “Tommy”
would have enough to live on
whether the boll weevil struck or
not! Mr. Cochran looked the fellow
in the eye and told him that it
wasn't for himself that he was
thinking of, but it was the poor
farmer he had in mind. “And
what I'm regretting is, I won't
have the money to help all of them
carry on until next fall.”
It is his many contributions to
the farmer that cause me to think
of Mr. Cochran as our first citizen.
By helping the farmer, we can all
readily see how Mr. Cochran is
helping the State of Georgia.
Farming is leading pursuit of our
pathy inthe death Saturday of Mr.
Flem Morgan, 50, well-known
Junction City merchant, who died
at Alto Sanitarium after an illness
of several months.
Mr. Morgan was a veteran of the
First World War. He is survived
by his wife and two children,
Flem Jr., and Wm. Morgan of
Junction City.
Funeral services were held Sun
day at Junction City.
Soldiers To Visit
Butler Sunday-19
A group of soldiers from Fort
Benning will visit Butler Sunday,
April 19. The soldiers will attend
services at the local Methodist
church after which they will be
guests in Butler homes.
Anyone desiringto have one or
more of these service men in their
State and the key stone of all our homes on the their forthcoming
other work. ■ *~ ,i *
visit here are requested to contact
Rev. F. J. Gilbert or one of the
following ladies: Mrs. B. J. Byrd,
Mrs. E. G. Blackwell, Mrs. W. M.
Mathews and Mrs. W. H. Trussell.
APARTMENT FOR RENT
“If the farmer fails and cannot buy
Then the merchant's goods upon
his shelf must lie.”
Or just substitute for merchant
any other name
And the story will be the same. (
Another fine contribution thati
Mr. Cochran has made is in the New and modern six-room apart-
field of good government. I am ment. Electric hot water system,
told that so many men get too busy I C. B. Marshall.
to take time to have a real interest | —
in politics. He has taken time tojpoR SALE
serve as County Commissioner and _____
I find that he rendered valuable
service to the county in this capac- 1 Splendid young milk cow fresh
Ity He told me that his hobby was in with second calf. Good qualities;
building roads, and I learn that price reasonable. Call or see,
(Turn to Page 6; No. 1) L. T. Peed, Butler.
during his absence from town, as
sisting in .revival work. For in
stance, on last Sunday' morning
after delivering his sermon at his
own church, Mr. Dozier motored to
Concord Methodist church, eight
miles.from Ellaville to hold an af
ternoon serve, and on Sunday
evening, held the usual evening
service for Rev. R. J. Bond, at the
Ellaville Methodist church .Brother
ly love as is admonished in the
gospels of the New Testament, is
certainly exemplified in the unity
of the pastors of the Baptist and
Methodist churches of Ellaville.
Another important criminal case
to be heard will be that of S. T.
the the deceased at Mt. Olive , wlfo who -escaped in a i a break
cemetery at 12 o'clock, noon, last here on August 30, 1939. Mosley
I Sunday, Rev. W. J. Childree offi- arre ® ted ^Jtate Patrolmen
I dating. Pallbearers were Messrs G. 1 la ®‘ n Monda y ni B ht in
ID. Childree, Charlie Mclnvale,. o . , . ..
] Coleman Hinton, G. D. Youngblood -1^1 p hfl T- / ^ A he
Asa Childree and Arthur Childree electric chair b Y Jud 8 e c - F - Mc-
Asa Childree and Arthur Childree., LaughHni deceased, during the
He is survived by his wife and April, 1940 term of court. At the
on ° daug . i time of his escape he was awaiting
Goddard Funeral Home was In a hearlng of * motlon for ne *
charge of arrangements. tr j a j
Talbotton, Ga„ April 2—Capt. J.
Monroe Heath, 81, leader in Tal
botton and Talbot county for more
than half a century, died at his
home at Talbotton Thursday night.
He had been ill for some time.
Capt. Heathserved as mayor in
Talbotton and as a captain in the
Georgia National Guards. He had
been active in business circles of
He is survived by a daughter, | And Candy At Talbotton
Mrs. Emily Heath Anderson of- _____
Americus and a son, H. P. Heath, Talbotton, Ga„ April 6—Soft
Columbia, S. C.; three granddaugh-! drinks, candies and cigarettes no
Ban Placed On Sunday
Sale Of Soft Drinks,
ters, Ann, Emily and Eva Heath of i jon g er are available in
Columbia; and a sister, Miss Dora| coun ^y on Sundays.
Heath, of Talbotton. 1 - J -
Funeral services at the residence
Saturday morning. Rev. Harry
Gillespie officiated. Burial in Oak-
hill cemetery.
Misdemeanor Defendants
Pay Fines Aggregating
$1,720 In Talbot County
Talbotton, Ga., April 6.—Fines
aggregating $1,720 were meted out
by Judge Geo. C. Palmer in Talbot
superior court, at the March term
which was adjourned Monday, to
37 defendants in misddemeanor
cases, J. W. Trussell, clerk an
nounced.
Several other defendants upon
whom alternate fines were imposed
were unable to pay the fines and
left Friday for the penitentiary at
Reidsville to serve their sentences.
More than 50 criminal cases and
27 civil cases were disposed of dur
ing the term. Majority of the civil
cases were out of court settlements.
FOR RENT
Three-room apartment; furnished
or unfurnished.
M. A. Chapman, Butler, Ga.
For delicious Cube Steak call
Bazemore's Department Store, But
ler, Ga., Phone No. 32.
Talbot
Sheriff J. H. Ferguson has en
forced the grand-jury edict that
business establishments must ob
serve the Sabbath, and for two
successive Sundays, cafes were the
only places of. business on Sun
days
Filling stations, unable to repair
tires, or wash or grease automo
biles, now close Sundays. While
gasoline has been construed as a
necessity and filling stations are
privileged to sell this commodity
on Sundays, operators decided not
to open at all.
Card Of Thanks
Ones friends are largely meas
ured, as well as numbered, by sac
rifice and services rendered. Thus
we have been enriched in no un
certain terms by the bountiful re
sponses that have come to us after
suffering the loss of our home and
its entire contents.
FOr such favors and from so
many sources we are deeply appre
ciative, and take this means of ex
tending most sincere appreciation
to each and all of you.
Sincerely,
Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Bone.
JARS FOR SALE
Fruit Jars of all sizes for sale
cheap. If interested see,
Mrs. H. E. Adams, Butler, Ga.
Funeral Services Held
For Infant Daughter Of
Mr And Mrs. J. B. Bartlett
Funeral services were held at Mt.
Olive cemetery this morning at ten
o'clock for little Connie Nadine
Bartlett, three months old daugh
ter of Mr. Joe B. and Mrs. Dora
Patrick Bartlett of Reynolds.
Rev. C. H. Moore conducted the
funeral.
Little Connie developed pneu
monia a few days ago and died at
eight o'clock yesterday morning.
Goddard Funeral Home of Rey
nolds was in charge of arrange
ments.
Five Negro Youths Leave
Wednesday For Ft. Benning
For Induction Into Army
Five Taylor County colored
youths left Wednesday for Fort
Benning for induction into the
Army, according to Mr. H. K.
Sealy, clerk of the local draft
board.
The negroes leaving included:
Belmont Montfort, J. D. Joiner,
Leonard Mason, Herbert Searcy and
Please Powell.
Typhoid Clinic Will
Be Held At Reynolds
Typhoid Clinic will be held in
Reynolds beginning April 24 and
continue on May 1 and May 8. We
will be in the school building from
1- 30 to 2-30 p. m. each of these
days for the benefit of school chil
dren. Will be in County Nurse's
office (over C. B. Hicks' store) from
2- 30 till 3-45 on each of above
named days for adults.
The fee for these clinics will be
75c for the three vaccines.
Sara Windham, County Nurse.
Red Cross Instructor
To Conduct First Aid
Class In Taylor County
Taylor County is to be congratu
lated on securing 1 Mr. Eugene
Jones, art instructor sent out by the
National Red Cross Headquarters
to teach a 30-hour First Aid Course
in Taylor county. Mr. Jones will
conduct two classes, one in Rey-
nolds and one in Butler, beginning
May 18, and lasting through May
29. The sessions will be held every
day and last for three hours, and
course will include the standard
course, the advanced course and
the instructor's course.
Textbooks will cost fifty cents
but the tuition will be free. Any
person who is interested in this
course should send name to either
Mrs. R. L. Sutton of Butler or Miss
Melissa Ogburn at Reynolds. As
the hours for holding classes have
not been set at this time it will be
well to state the time most suit
able for the person when he en
rolls. Classes should contain about
35 each. It is hoped that every part
of this county will be well repre
sented. Hours will be announced
later.
Barbecue Dinner
Mon. Night, Apr. 13
The local P. T. A. will sponsor a.
barbecue dinner at the Butler
school lunch room Monday, at - 6
o'clock p. m., April 13. Everybody
invited to attend. Plates, 35c each.
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
cent lint. Germination test 90 and
above, Call or see me at once.
T. L. Fountain, Butler, Ga.