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Butler Herald
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
VOLUME 66
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 1942
NUMBER 26
; A Tribute...
To
Hon. C. B. Marshall
By DON WHATLEY
"Deep in the heart" of Reynolds
is the man I have chosen as my
citizen of Taylor county who has
made the greatest contribution to
The State of Georgia. I hear him
called sometimes "Botheration to
it,” and again it is simply
“Colonel”. Speaking properly, the
name is Chesley Brown Marshall.
I often think that the contribu
tions a man makes to his times
may be traced back to the influ-
enceof a good home and a good
school. Certainly this is true in the
case of Mr. Marshall, vVho grew up
in a fine home of eleven children.
His father, Mr. Thomas Marshall,
was for many years a thrifty and
well-known citizen of this couhty.
Among so many brothers and s's-
ters, there was little chance for a
child to be spoiled; and the les
sons of sharing with others, of tak
ing care of what you have, of loy
alty, truthfulness, and uprightness
of character were early impressed
upon this subject of my sketch.
Mr. Marshall was fortunate in
having good opportunities to get
an education and his school record
shows that he took full advantage
of these opportunities. At the old
CRAWFORD CO. YOUTH
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
TERM IN ARSON CASE
Mother of Victim of Fire That
Destroys Home Faints During
Court Trial.
Knoxville, Ga., April 22—,1. E.
Wade Jr., must serve life imprison
ment for the arson death of Rtifus L
Dent in a Roberta service station
fire.
A jury, which was out two
hours, returned a verdict of guilty
Wednesday afternoon recommen
dation for mercy.
Judge A. M. Anderson immedi
ately imposed sentence.
Solcitor Charles Garrett had
asked the death penalty for the 21-
year-old Rbertan, who admitted
setting fire to the service station at 5:30 {*• m ' Monday s
ALL MEN 45-65
TO REGISTER ON
APRIL 25 OR 27
REYNOLDS TIES
WITH PLAINS IN
DISTRICT MEET
but dehied kowing Dent was
asleep inside the building J. E.
Wade Jr., pleaded insanity.
The solicitor said that Nelson
Registration to be Held at Court
House in Butler and at City Hall
In Reynolds-
All male citizens of the United
States from 45 to 65 years of age
are required to register with their
local draft board on Saturday April
25, or Monday, April 27.
Two place of registrations will
be held in Taylor county. One at
the local court house and the
other at the City Hall in Reynblds.
Registration can be made at the
point most convenient to the indi
vidual.
Registration offices will open at
9 o'clock Saturday a. m. and close
opening
n. and
hour will be sever)
close at 9 p. m.
All men born on or after April
28, 1877 and on or before Feb. 16,
Wade, 16-year-old brother-in-law if re squired to register,
of J. E. Wade Jr„ who returned I Registration hero will be done by
state's evidence, might be tried aU* ba local board employes and vol-
teh fall term of court for his part! H*^ eer workers while at Reynolds
in the case. He is free under $1,000 ‘ hi » 'work will be in charge of Mrs.
- Dont j l J. H. Neisler, chief registrar, as-
Progress of Trial Thru Tuesday ' slstad b y a group of volunteer
Knoxville, Ga., ‘ April 21.—J. E.. w °, r T ®' „ „ , , , , ,
Wade. Jr., claiming that he was “led I Mr - H - K - Seal y- clerk of the local
Butler Male and Female College,at! hall , uc * na “ or J''’ Tuesday told M
the University of Georgia, and at
Columbia University, Mr. Marshall
was an outstanding student, grad
uating with honors at each of the
institutions named.
With such a background as this,
our citizen entered the practice of
law in Taylor county. He had the
offer of a Georgia Law Professor
ship and other offers, but he chose
Taylor county for his place to la
bor. My teacher says this is what
all our trained boys and girls
ought to do, for the opportuhities
and needs are great for this type
Jin. our county. The choice of Mr.
Marshall was a happy one for
Taylor county and, T believe, for
himself. Here he has practiced law
for forty years. I suppose that in
this field of service he has made
his greatest contributions, for I
learn that he has helped hundreds
tense and crowded’court how he set ™ an ™ ithia the registration age is
the fire which served as a funeral. P lannl ng t0 be awa y ° n tbes ®
pyre for R. L. Dent, last Nov. 25. | date ®’ f bR w l f al1 b ^ tbe local
His implication of himself came board office any time between now
as a surprise in a trial that has and registration date that he will
been packed with action since it, be a ii° W0( 3 to register,
opened Monday morning. It was ' '
Z a ,L w £J or word ' from a type iRev. J. 0. F. McCarter,
h r e e r a of nB th°e Well-Known Colored Man,
.Dies At Home Thursday
writen sheet.
As he concluded the
it, Mrs. Eva Dent, mother
young man burned to death, faint
ed and the trial was held up some
20 minutes until she recovered. I —
In his prepared statement Wade| Rev. J. O. F. McCarter, well
said he had nothing against , the known colored minister, died at his
dead boy, that he Went to school home herb Thursday morning fol-
with him and rode in the same bus ‘ lowing a long illness,
He said he "didn't wish to do him j McCarter was born in Glennville,
any harm.” | Ala., Dec. 15, 1889. He became a
After this testimony a cross-fire minister in the A. M. E. Church in
of conflicting opinions . on his the year 1916, being assigned to the
mentality was heard. The defend-1 Butler church. He served as pastor
in this and other counties of Geor-lant is pleading insanity. | of the local congregation for four
gia in the drawing of wills, in the I The state introduced school rec- years after which he decided to
making of deeds and contracts, in | ords to show he was an average make his permanent home here,
the settling of disputes, and the student but his attorneys claimed | McCarter served as recording
untangling of many legal snarls, i they showed he was considerably secretary of the Americus District
He must have had for his motto! under average scholastically. | Annual conference,
the words I saw inscribed on the I A state fire marshal and a rep- j Funeral services were held for the
walls of our courtroom, “The object j resentative of the Fire Underwrite- deceased at Philippi church here
of all legal investigation is the ers’ Association testified Wade was Saturday afternoon. Rev. T. M. Wal-
discovery of truth." j of average intelligence. The defense der, pastor of the church, officiated.
Some of the old folks of my ac- then introduced an Atlanta phy-1 He was assisted by Dr. J. Roy Moore
quaiptance have told me that MrJsician who said he had treated Presiding Elder of the Ft. Valley
Marshall's greatest contribution to > Wade in 1933-1934 and found him j District.
our people was the service he ren- jto be an epileptic. At the time| :
dered as attorney for the Federal Wade was 14 years old, he said he
Land Bank during the dark days of
1932 and 1933. It was largely thru
his advice and counsel that many
farm mortgages were refinanced
had the mentality of a 9-year-old
boy.
Evangelistic Rally
Be Held Here Apr. 23
The monthly Rally of the Tayloi
An official of the state hospital
at Milledgeville told the jury that
and these properties thus saved for m his judgment “the defendant
their owners. ! knew right from wronj but J s a I County Evangelistic^ Group wilf be
Although he will be judged | m0 ron.” , hel dat the Chapel in Butler on
largely by his work as a lawyer, | w. j. Wallace, attorney for the, Thursday, April 23rd.
to my mind his greatest achieve- defense, opened the argument- to Rev. S. F. Andrews, of Macon,
ment was the development of a the jury to close the action-packed will be the guest speaker for the
beautiful play-ground one mile day < s seS sion.
north of Reynolds. It was due
largely to his efforts that the Rey- ,,
nolds Golf Club came into being. UeaCOn UllbbS,
It's a long story, but I shall try o • ri as8 Pl a v
to condense it to a few facts. Sev-1 oemor V^iaSS nay,
eral years ago, he sensed the need gg Sfaofed Fri. Nite
of a place of recreation for the peo-1 oiaijcu *
pie of Reynolds and community. He
had a vision and in his quiet and
unassuming way, went about talk
ing and planning,trying to get oth
ers interested in what he deemed a
necessity to young and old alike—
a playground where men, women,
and children might go at the close
of the busy working hours, bask in
the sunshine and find rest and re
laxation for their tired bodies and
minds. He kept steadily at it until
others caught the vision and plans
were really made for the purchase
of a certain tract of land, and its
development. .
Please understand when I say
day. You are cordially invited to
come worship with us. Services be
gin at 11:30 a. m. (EWT).
—Committee.
NOTICE
To Upton's Mill customers: My
mill will be shut down during the
! week of April 20th for installation
The Senior Class of Butler High Qf a new J ater whee! .
“play-ground”, I do not mean
carnival-like place, filled with
noisy jolntsand gambling devices.
No, a thousand times no! It's a
place of beauty, where we may be
refreshed in body, mind, and spirit,
school, will stage their Class play
Friday evening at the local school
auditorium and a cordial invitation
is extended to everyone to attend.
An admission 6f 15c and 25c
will be charged for this entertain
ment.
Cast
Deacon Dubbs, Isaac Dreizin.
Amos Coleman, Oscar Adams.
Rawdon Crawley, Frank Barnes.
Major McNutt, Otis Cox.
Deuteronomy Jones, H a r o 1 d
Jarrell.
Rose Raleigh, Frances Watson.
Philipena Popover, Ruth
Miss
Cook.
Emily Dale, Dorothy Adams.
Trixie Coleman, Betty Sealy.
Yennie Yensen, Ruth Locke.
reiresuuu ... ., j Villagers, Quartet & Children
The Reynolds Golf Club is situated Elizabeth McCants, Wynelle
on the banks of Patsiliga Creek, | Taunton, Sidney Hobbs, William
and boasts of a splendid golf Hortman, Clifford Spillers, J. H.
course, a lovely swimming pool, Childres, Theresa Wallace, Phillip
two tennis courts, seats, tables and Sutton and Walter Wilson.
stove for picnickers. As I said be-1 — — r—
fore it is a place of beauty, and Mr SETTING EGGS FOR SALE
Brown Marshall is due the credit for |
its existence. 1 Eggs from Parmenter Reds; best
That accomplishment might not layers of the heavy type hens
be considered great in the annals Price, 50c for 15 eggs. (4’23’2tp)
(Turn to Page 6; No. 1) M. J. Bodiford, Butler No. 1.
T. W. Upton, Butler, Ga.
Both Schools in “C” Group
End Day with Thirtytwo Points
Each.
Fitzgerald High school won the
Third District Class B literary and
athletic meet at Cordele Friday and
Saturday with 53 points, being
strongest in the literary events.
Cordele was second. In the Class C
group of schools, Plains and Rey
nolds tied with 32 points each.
First place winners in the various
events will compete in the annual
Georgia state contests which will
be held in Athens.
Point winners in the various
events were as follows:
GROUP B
Home economics contests: Jull-
anne McDaniel, Fitzgerald, 2. Ber
nice Wade, Hawkinsville, 3.Liilaine
Harris, Cordele, 4. Gwendolyn
Vaughn, Vienna.
Declamation: Melvin Wentz, Fitz
gerald, 2. Bobby 1 Marchman, Ft.
Valley, 3. Millard Gilbert, Vienna,
4. Jack Williams Cordele.
Oral reading: Sara Hall, Ft. Val
ley, 2. Catherine Cobb, Cordele, 3.
Jean Martin, Fitzgerald, 4. Nell
Smith, Hawkinsville.
Quartet—Cordele (uncontested).
Piano contests: Helen Sackelares
Hawkinsville, 2. Betty Weldon,Fitz
gerald, 3. Helen Akin, Vienna, 4.
Oscar Adams, Vienna.
Essay: Boys, J. Wilson, Fitzgerald
2. Lee Garrett, Ft. Valley, 3. E.
Killebrew, Cordele, 4. George Hough
Hawkinsville.
Essay, girls: Angela Stone, Fitz
gerald, 2. Bargara Allen, Ft. Valley
3. Alice Kelly, Vienna, 4. Agnes
Harris^ Cordele.
Debate: Fitzgerald and Hawkins
ville tied.
School score, all events: Fitzger
aid. 53'; Cordele 39; Ft. Valley, 34;
Hawkinsville, 22.
CLASS C
Home economics: Louise Reese,
Preston, 2. Marilu Doster, Rebecca,
2. Reba McCall, Abbeville.
Declamation: Joe Davis, Monte
zuma, 2. Donald Whatley, Reynolds
3. Bernice Thornton, Parrott, 4.
Charles Cannon, Abbeville.
Oral Reading: Lou McCloud, Pine
view, 2. Eloise Clark,. Montezuma,
3. Gloria Whatley, Reynolds, 4
Lorraine Baker, Abbeville.
Quartet contest: Plains (Gene
Hall, Betty Timmerman, Gloria
Carter, Marguerite Wisel, 2. Rey
nolds, 3. Rebecca, 4. Abbeville.
Ptano Contest: Ann Halley, Rey
nolds, 2. Naomi Duncan, Leslie, 3.
June Collins, Montezuma, 4. Jane
Biggers, Rebecca.
Ready writers, girls: Gloria Car
ter, Plains, 2. Myrtice Rhodes, Ab
beville, 3. Dorothy Beachman,
Pinehurst, 4. Marilu Doster, Rebec
ca.
Ready writers, boys: Millard Sim
mons, Plains, 2. Albert James, Rey
nolds, 3. Lucas Griffin, Pinehurst, 4.
Billy Luke, Abbeville.
Debate: Dawson.
Total meet points: Plains 32;
Reynolds 32 (tied); Abbeville 31;
Pineview, 16.
COMMERCIAL SUGAR
USERS REQUIRED TO
REGISTER APRIL 28-29
Registration of Individuals to be
Held at All School Buildings
May 4, 5, 6, and 7.
All commercial users of sugar in
Taylor County are required to
register with the local rationing
MR. J.R. FRIERSON
DIES IN MACON
SATURDAY NIGHT
Funeral Services Held at Home of
Mrs. J.’ W. Hall in Butler
Monday Afternoon.
Funeral services for Mr. James
Robert Frierson, 65, were held at
board next Tuesday and Wednes^ ft 10 . bornR his sister, Mrs. J. W.
day. Commercial users include
wholesalers, retailers, cafes, hotels,
boarding houses, hospitals, school
lunch rooms and service establish
ments of foods.
The registration will be held at
the local high school for white citi
zens, and at the local negro school
for the colored registrants. Regis
tration will also be held at the Rey
nolds school for the white residents
and at the negro school for negro
registrants.
Hall in Butler Monday afternoon.
Rev. F. J. Gilbert, pastor ’of the lo
cal Methodist church, officiated. In
terment was inthe family lot in a
local cemetery.
Mr. Frierson died at a Macon
hospital Saturday night following
a stroke of paralysis a few days
earlier.
Mr. Frierson was born in Butler
March 9, 1877, the son of the late
Mr.Thos. Hancock Frierson and
Mrs. Jane Lundy Frierson. After
growing into manhood Mr. Frier-
Schools will open at 9 a. m. war | son moved to Macon and was en-
time ■ and close at 7 p. m. on gaged as a cotton buyer for the
registration days. . | George H. McFadden agency.
Registratino of all firms must bei He was married to Miss Jennie
made on these dates in order to ob- Merriman Colbert of Culloden, and
tain sugar during the months of: some years after her death, which
May and June. occurred in 1922 he married Miss
Registration Information
A. Retailer Handling Sugar for
Release: •
1. Gross sales from your entire
Ruth.Woodey of Smithfield, N. C„
who survives.
Other survivors are: three
daughters by the first marriage,
business, including all goods or Mrs. Norbet A. Dempsey, Mrs. A. H.
foods sold by you during the week’S. Weaver and Mrs. M. H. Liles all
beginning April 20 and ending]of Macon; three sisters: Mrs. M. E.
April 25. I Everett of Macon, Mrs. Ludle Bate-
NIGHT OF FUN
NEXT TUESDAY NITE
The Navy Relief Fund Committee
will sponsor a Night of Fun at the
local school auditorium next Tues
day evening at 9 o'clock. Admis
sion 10c to all.
REFLECTION
The following is from the pen of a
Bournemouth, England clergyman:
“We have been a pleasure-loving people, dishonor
ing God’s day picnicking and bathing, now the sea
shores are barred, no picnics, no bathing. We have pre
ferred motor travel to church going, now there is a
shortage of motor fuel. We have ginored the ringing of
church bells calling us to worship, now the bells cannot
ring except to warn us of invasion. We have left the
churches half empty when they should have been filled
with worshipers, now they are in ruins. We would not
listen to the way of peace, now we are forced to listen
to the way of war. The money we would not give to
the Lord’s work, now is taken in taxes and higher prices-
The food for which we forgot to say thanks, now is un
obtainable. The service we refused to give God, now is
conscripted for the country. Lives we refused to live
under God’s control, now are under thd nation’s control.
Nights we would not spend in watching uhto prayer, now
are spent in anxious air-raid precautions,” . j i
2. The number of pounds of sugar
purchased and delivered to you In
November, 1941.
3. The amount of sugar in your
possession on the date of regis
tration.
B. Institutions and Food Service
Establishments: (Including cafes,
Hotels, Hospitals, Schools, etc.)
1. The amount of Sugar used by
you during each calendar month In
1941. In case of food service the
amount used during March, 1!
may be used in lieu of'above.''
2. The amount of sugar you have
on hand the day of registration.
It is most important that you
have the above information with
you at the time of registration in
order that the Registrar may de
termine your allotment of sugar
for the month of May and June.
man of Cairo, and Mrs. J. W. Hall
of Butler; a brother, F. S. Frierson
Macon; and grandchildren: Miss
June Liles, Miss Jennie Dempsey,
M. H. Liles Jr., A. H. S. Weaver Jr
and O. H. Weaver all of Macon.
Pall bearers were: Messrs J. W.
Edwards, C. E. Benns, L. R. Dean
J. R. Gray, R. P. McGuffin, and IL
B. Walker.
Out-of-town friends and relatives
attending the funeral included:
Mr®, Lucile Bateman,, Cairo; Mr.
•and Mrs. W. T. Bateman, Ft. Val
ley; Mrs. H. R. Frierson, Mr. H. H.
Frierson Jr., Mr. and Mrs. F. S.
Frierson, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Eve
rett, Mr. and Mrs. M. Edwin Eve
rett, Mrs. G. F. Oliphant, of Macon;
Mrs. M. O. Fariss, Savannah; Mrs.
N. A. Dempsey, Mr. and Mrs. A. H.
S. Weaver, Miss Jennie Dempsey,
Registration of individuals will; Mr. and Mrs. Marion Liles, Miss
be held on May 4, 5, 6 and 7, at I June Liles, Mrs. Mary Williams,
every school in the county, both Mrs. Morgan Yates, Mrs. Clayton
white and colored. ! Buchanon, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Bar-
Any member of the family will ; rett and Miss Emma Woody, of
be eligible to register for the entire Macon; Mr. W. I. Powell of Rey-
family.
Soldiers From Benning
Visit In Local Homes
And Attend Church Sun.
A number of soldiers from Fort
Bennihg attended services at the
local Methodist church Sunday
morning and were, afterwards
guests In various Butler homes.
For the past several months
members of the local Methodist
and Baptist churches have invited
service men from Ft. Benning to
attend services here and after
wards be their guests.
Soldiers present Sunday and the
homes in which they were enter
tained include:
Jack S. Higginbotham, of Bun
nell, Fla., guest in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Blackwell.
Pvt. W. E. Perryman of Bell, Fla.,
and Pvt. Eugene Gaines of Marbury
Ala., guests in the home of Mrs. T.
G. Turk and Mrs. Sara Cross.
Earl Clement of Connelton, Ind.,
and Pvt. B. A. Fallett of Chatta
nooga, Tenn., guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Doyle.
Cpl. J. Lassere of New Orleans,
La., and Cpl. J. S. Shell, of New
born, Ga., guests in the home of
Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Porter.
John Kinkendall of Marion, N. Y.
and Wilburn Mobley, guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Hum
ber.
Pvt. Pickle and Cpl. Conner ol
Ft. Benning, guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mathews.
Pvt. Smith and Pvt. Baggett of
Ft. Benning, guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. A. J| Gill.
Pvt. L. R. Cason, of Quitman, Ga
and Pvt. Otis pefare of Ramherst,
Ga., guests in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Wallace.
Pvt. Bobbie Campbell of Hazard,
Ky., and Pvt. William S. Pierson
of Conshatta, La ., guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Benns.
Also Pvt. Q. R. McCarthy and Pvi
O. w. smith, both of Ft. Benning..
nolds; Mrs. Thos. Jordan, Oxford,
N. C.; Mr. C. E. Kernaghan, Mrs. CL
H. Weaver, Mrs. H. Weaver, Mr. Eli
Hill and Miss Laura Hill,, of Ma
con.
Edwards Brothers Funeral Home
of Butler was in charge of arrange
ments.
Secretary Morganthau
To Speak Over Radio
Tonight at Ten o'clock
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau Jr., Secretary of Agri
culture Claude R. Wickard and
leaders of business and labor or
ganizations will speak on a special
broadcast tonight over the Blue
Networks from 10 to 10-30 p. m.
(EWT).
The broadcast will be devoted to"
discussions of the national war
bond quota system and the ten per
cent payroll savings plan.
A special guest on the program
will be the hero navy pilot, Lt
Com. Ed. H. O’Hare who was pro
moted this week from the rank of
Lieutenant.
Other speakers on the broadcast
will include Wm. Green, president
of the American Federation of La
bor; Philip Murray, president of
the Congress of Industrial organi
zations; W. P. Witherow, president
of the National Association of
Manufactures; Jno. W. Oleary,
Chairman of the Executive Com
mittee of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce; and T. C. Cashen
Chairman of the Railway Eexecu-
tives Association.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to take this opportunity
to express our appreciation to our
many friends who were so kind
and considerate of us during the
recent illness and death of our de
voted wife and mother.
May God richly reward each^of
you is our earnest prayer,
L. A. Eubanas & Family.