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WAGE SIX
THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER, GEORGIA, APRIL 23, 1942.
NEWS SUMMARY OF
THE WEEK IN GEORGIA
Forest Turner, 2 Pals
Harris Are Captured Monday
In Deserted Farm House
After an illness of more than two
years, Mr. W. D. Layfield, 62, for
mer Muscogee county jailer,
Tuesday at his home in
county.
Rev. and Mrs. O. T. Moncrief i
Bcv. Roy B. Miller of East Point have secured a little home in Cler-
and Lawrencevllle hasbecn elected monti .. thc garc i e n spo t of Florida," Collins, Ga., April 20—A posse
president of the Georgia Christian and wan t their Georgia friends to caught Forrest Turner and two
Endeavor Club. ' dress is i 2 32 sixth Street. Mr. and other fugitives from Tattnall State
J A Murrav 44 Cordele news- 1 Mrs. Moncrief would like to hear Prison today. The notorious Georgia 1
paperman, died Saturday night in trom their fiends. j Jail breaker was captured without ;
SawSer o^CrL^ou^weekly' A blU in, ' roducod 1,1 the houso “‘ vacant house near Collins “
Sl. bl rnra»i^n C P C k y ' Washlngton Tuesday by Reprcson ' Turner escaped from a prison'
ujraeiean. ( tative Camp (D-Ga.) would transfer road gang Saturday. It was the
W. Elmo Parham, 24, of Atlanta Putts county from the Macon divis- sixth time he had broken out of i
and brother of Radio Patrolman W. * on o£ tbe Middle District of Geor- custody during his 10 years of a j
B. Parham, accidentally shot him- fi‘ a t0 tbe Atlanta division of the criminal career. i
self Sunday while examining his Northern District of Georgia. I According to state prison officials
brother's pistol. Georgla stale College tot Women Tur , ne . r was suffering from a slight'
U. S. District Attorney Lawrence summer session at Millcdgeville "^ed at'him by^aguar?a^he
Camp of the northern district of will open Monday, June 8, Dr. Guy ® h °‘ flrad at A B ,“ ard d f
Georgia confirmed a report Tues- Wells, president, announces. The * ad the road gang in a dum P
day that he is not seeking appoint- first session will continue through • . oomn , n . nn - hnd
ment to his post. Tuesday July 14, while the second be In traD Ded in a sw^mo near Col
will open Wednesday, July 15, and near Col-
Rev. M. M. Maxwell, pastor of the close Wednesday Aug. 19. I ns but evac * ec i pursuers at dawn
LaG range First Methodist church, ’ and robbed a general store in Col
ls conducting a series of special Dedication exercises and cere- Uns. They exchanged their convict
services at the First Methodist monies for laying the corner stone clothes for civilian apparel,
church at Americus this week. of the recently completed Daniel Guy Ezell, convicted murderer
1 Merner chapel of the Ethel Harpst and Harry Smith, short term pris-
The merit system of employment Home for children at Cednrtown oner, were captured along with
was provided for the State Depart- were i le ] d i n that city last Thurs- Turner. Ezell was caught only 100
aaent of Public Health Monday af- day w j t h Bishop Arthur Moore fly. yards from the robbed store. The 1
ter Gov. Talmadge approved a new i ng back from Florida by plane to other two were found four miles
budget for the present quarter . ] ead the service. away in a vacant house on the
w - Fl Wimberly of the Mayor Chas. L. Bowden, of Ma-' still aMarge^rom the road gang
Louisville Kv P h S ns arZw'a os'll con ’ haS designatod Ma Y 6 as u - S ' break Saturday were Chris Anglin
to heoome Castor of Marino da V in recognition of the convicted robber and Hubert Dick-
to become pastor of the Baptist g a n an t fight of the devil-dogs on son serving 10 to 20 vears for
church at Donaldsonville, Ga. Wake island.” Marine officials at theft. At first prison officials be-
The condition of A. C. Chancellor Macon are planning a parade and jicved Anglin was with Turner—as
prominent Columbus realtor, was °‘ ber ceremonies. And arrange- several years ago the two engi-
reported Tuesday at the Columbus ments are being made to have the neered an escape together,
hospital as being critical. He was clt Y decorated for the occasion it is
removed to the hospital from, his Btated -
home Sunday in a serious condi-j From Talbotton comes the glad
"°JV ! tidings that Miss Margaret Bran-
At the recent annual session in "° n „ haa cabled h f c L ™ tber - M J S ’ U r J I C J
Atlanta of the Georgia Savings W. H. Brannon, of Talbotton, that ty ear Cordele SUIUlaV
and Loan League, Jack Williams, sh e has arrived safely ln Au ‘i *
stralia and is well. Miss Brannon ]
is with a corps of army nurses: Cordele, Ga., April 21—The well
whose whereabouts lias been a developed body of a white new-
source of speculation for several born infant boy was found near
weeks.
Chas. E. Walton,
Prominent Columbus
Man, Succumbs
Columbus, Ga., April 19—Charles
E. Walton, 45, prominent Columbus
business man, died suddenly at his
home at Columbus Saturday night.
A heart attack was believed to have
been the cause of death.
Mr. Walton, who had gone about
his usual activities Saturday,was at
home with his family and several
visitors when he was stricken. He
complained of a pain in his chest
and took some medicine. The pain
persisted and a doctor was called.
The physician was present when
Mr. Walton died.
Vice president and general man
ager of the Commercial Printers,
Mr. Walton had been in business
for a number of years and was
widely known. He was seriously ill
about a year ago, but had recovered
and resumed his business activi
ties.
COLUMBUS LEDGER
PRINTS ARMY EDITION
Columbus, Ga., April 17—The Co
lumbus Ledger's 1942 “Army Edi
tion" was dedicated to General
Douglas MacArthur.
The 22-page edition, published
Thursday, contained a full-page
picture of America's hero of World
War II and a section devoted to
Army activities, news and features-
Local P. T. A. Holds
Interesting Meeting
Wednesday P. M.
The following program was pre
sented at the April 15th meeting
of the local P. T. A.:
Piano Duet, “To a Wild Rose,"
Gloria Bazemore and Barbara Al
len.
Piano Solo, "To a Humming Bird,”
Barbara Allen.
Poem, “The Old Flag Forever,"
(Frank L. Stanton), . Mrs. L. M.
Doyel.
Talk, "The P. T.A. in the De
fense Program,” Mrs. E. G. Black-
well.
During the business meeting
which followed Mrs. W.M.Mathews
chairman, reported a balance of
$55.15 from the barbecue sponsor
ed by the P. T. A. A vote of appre
ciation to the public for their co
operation in this affair was also ex
pressed.
Mrs. Gordon Wallace gave a very
interesting report of the Fifth Dis
trict P. T. A. Conference at Tal
botton.
Installation of the new officers
for 1942-1943 was conducted by
Mrs. E. H. Perkins, the retiring
president, who expressed her
thanks to the organization for the
cooperation given during her term
in office.
Following the business meeting,
refreshments were served in the
Home Economics rooms.
STATE MUSIC WEEK
SET FOR MAY 3-10
Atlanta, April 13—Proclaiming
May 3-10 as music week in Georgia
Gov. Gene Talmadge said Monday
that "music maintains morale and
especially is needed now to bolster
the courage of our people 'in these
perilous times."
He called on churches, schools
and civic clubs to arrange musical
programs in observance of the
week.
No.l
From
Pace
of history, but the benefit and
pleasure that is being derived from
this playground, by youth and old
er people alike, is a living tribute
to thc untiring efforts of Mr. Mar
shall.
He may not be so widely known
but he will ever hold a warm place
in thc hearts of his fellow town
citizens. It is not always the “big
gest" deed that Is greatest.
I'm sure you'll agree with me
that Mr. Marshall is truly one of
the county's outstanding citizens.
“He is greatest, who serves best.”
LAND POSTED
All of lots of land Nos. 89, 90,
and’ 103 in Taylor County have
been posted. Hunting and fishing
are strictly prohibited. Please dl
not ask for favors. Keep out.
R. G. Culverhouse, Butler, Ga.
Body Of Infant Boy
Found In Shallow Water
Williams,
editor of the Waycross Herald-Jour
nal was elevated from vice-presi
dent to president of the organiza
tion.
W. E. Ross of Tifton is the new i
manager for the Montezuma dis-1
trict of the Georgia Power Com-
At least three people were dead
and 14 injured in week-end auto
mobile accidents in Georgia, in
Cordele late Sunday in the shallow
water beneath a trestle of the A. B.
& C. Railroad.
The body was found by L. T,
pany. He succeeds M. G. Bell who "°° e KSr tn “Vi n™, ! Spradley who was walking along
is now connected withthe Derson-1 eluding injuries to 12 persons oul the track and noticed a peculiar
pasteboard box resting in the shal
— now connected withthe person ,
nel departments of the U. S. Ar- of 15 riding in two aut °m°bilos
my Air corps. that collided Sunday near Toccoa,
I also two Camp Gordon soldiers
low water at the edge. Investigate
State Senator O. W. Hill of were killed and two others injured i be , foaad ‘ be b °dy wrapped in
Greenville, who with his committee In an accident near Harlem Satur-
are on an inspection tour ol convict day night.
camps in the state, is being promt-1 ...... , . , . .
nently mentioned as a probable' Atlanta firo and s F h ° o1 o£flclals
candidate for Congress from the Monday launched a thorough in-
Fourtn district ,vestigatlon in the cause of fire
I which Sunday night destroyed the
Luke Lassiter, Covington, has 1 Maddox' Junior High school in that
been elected editor of the Georgia city and called upon Atlanta coun-
Agriculturist, campus- wide publi oilmen to immediately authorize
cation at the University of Georgia the installation of alequate fire
for the school year, 1942-43. Tom j plugs for the protection of Murphy
Penland, Blairsville, will serve as Junior High school, which also is
business manager.
Word has been received in Fitz
gerald that Richard Mathis, a grad
uate of Fitzgerald High and son
made up of portable “firetrap"
buildings.
E. J. Foster, well known Calhoun
man, was lodged in the county jail
of Mrs. Newton Mathis, instructor j at Calhoun on warrants charging
in social science and English in j burglary and violation of the nar-
the high school, has won a $200! cotics law. According to officers,
scholarship at Emory University, j Foster is responsible for a series of
_. , , , , I crimes in South Georgia, where he
The annual convention of the is a n e ged to have stolen $500 in
cash and a large quantity of nar
cotics from a hospital at Nashville
Ga., and a quantity of narcotics
from a drug store at Adel.
Col. Willis Battle, prominent Co
lumbus attorney, and vice presi-
den and general counsel of Nehi
Corporation, h«s been appoi-.ued
a member of the non-alcoholi bev
erage industries advisory commit
tee of the war production Board, it
was announced Monday. The board
composed of 18 members represent
ing all sections of the country,
will advise the WPB on problems
facingthe soft-drink industry dur
ing the war emergency.
Albany now has a pouplation of
30,000, in the opinion of Mayor W.
Georgia Funeral Directors' Associa
tion convened Tuesday at the At
lanta Biltmore Hotel. The Fifth
District Funeral Directors Associa
tion was host at a barbecue held
Tuesday afternoon at Weinstock's
Farm.
A suggestion to grocers of south
ern states to keep careful record
-of all food sales this week, as a
basis for computing their sugar al
lotments in the registration April
28 and 29, was issued Monday by
A. Harris, OPA regional rationing
executive. i
Alan Kemper, formerly connected
with the Clayton County News at
Jonesboro, has leased the enter
prising and popular Weekly at
Jonesboro following the death ! b. Haley, and if he is correct in tha
two weeks ago of its editor, Mr.: opinion, it means that there has
Lee W. Moore, a veteran newspa- j beenmore than a 50 per cent in-
per man. | crea se since the federal enumera-
An Atlanta mother, returning I f io " in Apr ”' 19 a 40 : A h lb “g^ popu :
;' lK Ui| ’ “ joccd!fcprSeS , g.Tn ,‘l31 per
*■*•*--> »• *<*- *- *~!sas,5J^wKr
gia city of 10,000 population or
greater.
B. H. Lord of Dublin, was elect
ed president and general manager
of the Wrightsville and Tennille
Railroad Company and the Wadley
Southern Railway Company at the
annual meeting of the board of di
rectors and stockholders of the re
spective railroads last week.
Earlier in the week Mr. Lord was
elected president and general man
ager of the Louisville and Wadley
Railroad Company. All lines head
ed by Mr. Lord are subsidiaries of
the Central of Georgia Railway.
on the floor, a pistol beside his
right hand, Radio Patrolmen T. J.
Sikes and B. B. Dixon reported.
Construction work on the Colum
bus airport located in Muscogee
county has been started by Hugh
McMath Columbus contractor who
was successful bidder on the pro
ject. Clearing the site for the air
port has been completed and grad
ing has started. It will be located
five miles from Columbus between
the Warm Springs and Hamilton
roads.
The divorce situation in Bibb
county is appaling, Judge M. D.
Jones is said to have told the jurors
Monday afternoon after 67 cou
ples had obtained uncontested di
vorce decrees in Bibb superior
court The judge in his talk to the
jury lamented the fact that so
many children are having to be
reared by their mothers, without
the controlling influence of their
fathers, or reared by their fathers,
without the love and influence of
their mothers.
SOLDIER GETS LETTERS
FROM FIFTY-SEVEN GIRLS
Camp Blanding, Fla., April 20—
Private W. E. Bryan has been rec
ognized as Camp Blanding's “la
dies’ man.” 3ryan received a letter
over six feet long, two feet wide
and written on both sides. The let
ter was a combination of letter!,
from 57 of Bryan's girl friends it.
his home town, Hobe Sound, Fla.
sheets inside the watersoaked bo3c.
Sheriff J. H. Pitts and county
Police Duffee Grimsley investigated
the finding. As the officers pulled
the corrugated box out of the wat
er, the contents emptying through
the watersoaked bottom. rf-t
The infant newly born was esti
mated as weighing around ten
pounds. It was wrapped in parts of
a sheet and bedspread and appar
ently carried to the place where it
was found. Coroner W. E. Mixon
after an inquest stated that the
body had evidently been dead for
several days when found. ! -
The box was a coffee case bear
ing the stencil of a local grocery
store.
The coroner's jury met at the
scene and retired to meet Saturday
at 1 p. m., for their final verdict
when further evidence is to be un
covered as to the identity.
It has not been determined
whether or not the baby was dead
when dropped into the water.
W. A. ANDREWS DIES
AT THOMASTON, GA.
Thomaston, Ga., April 18—W. A.
Andrews, 84-year-old pioneer Up-
sonian, died at the residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Herschel Kilpatrick
here early Saturday.
Mr. Andrews, who was a retired
salesman and merchant, was born
and reared in Upson County.
Funeral service from the residence
Sunday afternoon with interment
in Glenwoodcemetery.
MARIETTA COUPLE HAVE
THEIR 74th ANNIVERSARY
Marietta, April 18—Not many
people even live to be 74 years old.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Pratt, beloved
Mariettans, hold the unusual dis
tinction of having been happily
married for that period of time.The
couple has 12 sons and daughters,
and many, many grandchildren
and great-grand-children, and a
smaller number of great-great
grandchildren. Both Mr. and Mrs.
Pratt were born near Monticello,
Ky. Their marriage occurred on
April 16, 1868, and they moved to
Georgia in 1880.
TWO MIDDLE-GEORGIA
SAILORS BACK HOME
AFTER RESCUE AT SEA
Macon, April 22—They won't talk
about it but two Macon men who
returned home yesterday on fur
loughs could tell plenty about what
it's like on board a warship being
battered by Japanese bombs.
W. I. Stinson, chief storekeeper on
the Aircraft Carrier Langley when
she was sent to the bottom of the
sea, and Justen Grace, first quar
termaster of the USS Pecos, another
victim of Japanese bombs, reached
aeie yesietuay irom an American
naval base in the farjpff East In
dies.
Phone 89
Butler, Ga.
Now..
at new
low prices
$4.95 UP
Buy your sugar this week.
Government will not allow
sugar sold during week start
ing April 27.
VEGETABLES
Tomatoes .
English Peas
Beets . .
Carrots . . .
Celery . . .
Lettuce . .
Strawberries
. . lb 15c
. 2 lbs 25c
bunch 10c
. bunch 8c
stalk 8c
. head 8c
. 20c
Genuine
Gold Seal <
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—in Rugs and By-the-Yard.
Cresent Rugs . . . $3.95
Gold Seal Superwear $4.95
Gold Seal Deluxe $5.95
We carry Gold Seal Rugs
by the yard.
Black Pepper ... lb 15c
Lima Beans ... can 10c
Corn can 10c
Grapefruit Juice 3 cans 25c
FRESH MEATS
Skinless Weiners lb 22c
Bologna lb 19c
Breakfast Bacon lb 29c
Olemargarine ... lb 22c
Pig Liver lb 24c
Try our
Western Branded Beef.
Always Tender
Dressed Hens and Fryers
Happy Host
Coffee
Lb 23c
Self-Rising
Flour*** 841
48-lb $1.65
Every Sack Guaranteed
Crackers lb 15c
1 lb Graham Crackers 10c
1 lb Vanilla Wafers 15c
Salt c . . 3 boxes 10c
Macaroni ... 3 pkgs 10c
P. A. Tobacco . . . can 10c
Camel, Lucky*Strike, Chesterfield
Cigarettes pack 16c
Kelloggs or Post Toasties pkg 5c