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THE Butler Herald
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
VOLUME 66
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1942
NUMBER 27
... A Tribute...
To
J. W. EDWARDS
By A FRIEND
Without appearing to enter into
any contest or rivalry in making a
brief appraisement of the acts and
achievements of the subject of this
short sketch, and which
we trust, will be made without ful
some, ,or extravagant praise, we
the friends of “Jule” Edwards, as
he is familiarly called by his
friends and neighbors, wish to pay
a passing tribute to him while he
is living among us.
It has been truly said, without
regard to our written biographies
that, at last, everyman writes his
best biography by his own acts
and deeds. Tho "we pass like ships
in the night" by our friends and
neighbors, without knowing the
purpose, or the course of their life
voyage across life's tempestous
sea.
Mr. Edwards was born in
Tazewell, formerly the county
seat of Marion county, where he
first attended the schools of that
community, afterwards attending
the high schools of Buena Vista and
Americus, with one year's course at
the University of Georgia, after
which he graduated in a business
course at the commercial school
of Sullivan, Smith & Creighton, in
Atlanta. His first entry into the
business world was that of sales
man for the Rucker & Whitten To
bacco Co., of Martinsville, Va., and
afterwards in a like capacity for
the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., of
Winston-Salem, N. C. Soon after
wards he located in Butler, where
he and his brother. Dr. W. W. Ed
wards established the general
mercantile, farming and livestock
business, including the undertak
ers’ establishment.
Mr. Edwards organized and es
tablished the Citizens State Bank of
Butler, and is now its president:
In these various business en
terprises Mr. Edwards has been al
most uniformily successful. - One
outstanding and chief character
istic of this man of affairs has
METHODIST MEN'S BIBLE
CLASS TO HONOR BUTLER
SENIORS NEXT SUNDAY
Hon. Theo J. McGee of Columbus,
Former Butler Citizen, to be the
Guest Speaker.
The Men’s Bible Class of the local
Methodist church will sponsor the
annual "Senior Class Day" next
Sunday at 11 a. m.
Mr. Theo McGee, prominent Co
lumbus attorney and outstanding
church layman, will be principal
speaker on this occasion. Mr. Mc
Gee is a native of Butler having
moved to Columbus a number of
years ago where he has made a
splendid record in the legal pro
fession of the Muscogee city.
Mr. McGee will, no doubt, bring
a most inspiring message on this
occasion. The public is extended a
cordial invitation to attend.
Members of the Men's Bible class
of the local Baptist church have ac
cepted an invitation to attend the
Senior Class Day exercises.
The program will be as follows:
Opening Song, "America the
Beautiful.”
Prayer, Rev. F. J. Gilbert.
Alma Mater, Senior Class.
Duet by Mrs. Bertha Bazemore
and Miss Ouida Brewer.
Principal Address, Col. Theo J.
McGee.
Introduction of class officers.
Benediction, Dr. H. J. Porter.
MeeHng This Afternoon
To Outline War Savings
Stamps And Bonds Sales
Judge J. R. Lunsford, county exe
cutive chairman for the War SaV'
ings Stamps and Bonds program,
will hold a meeting at the court
house this afternoon at 5 o'clock
E.W.T.
Two speakers from state head'
quarters will take part on the pro-
been his prompt and faithful dis-, gram
charge of all business obligations. The government is asking that
He has always regarded his con- each county make a speclal drive
tractural obligations as something | to sell Stamps and Bonds during
too humanly sacred to be slighted j the first 10 days ln May .
or ignored. 501 citizens of the county are re
'T as e * ec * ec ' as representative quested to attend the meeting to be
MR. FRED GUINED
DIES TIES. NIGHT
OF HEART ATTACK
Funeral Services to be Held at
Local Methodist Church This
Aternoon at 4 o‘Clock.
Mr. Fred Gu ned, 46 years of
age, died of a hca*t attack at his
home near Maulc Tuesday night at
10:30 o'clock.
Mr. Guined was born in Palmet
to, Ga., and moved to Taylor
county in 1914. He was married to
Miss Kate Williams of this county.
He was a veteran of the first
World War and a member of the
local Post, American Legion. The
Legionnaires will have charge of
the funeral arrangements.
Funeral services will be held at
the Butler Methodist church this
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. F. J.
Gilbert, pastor of the church will
officiate. He will be assisted by
Rev. E. H. Dunn, of Reynolds. In
terment will be in the Butler
cemetery. The deceased was a
member of the Methodist church.
Member ofthe local American
Legion Post will act as pall bear
ers.
Mr. Guined is survived by his
wife, and one son, James, of Mauk.
Also his mother, Mrs. Lula Guined
of Howard; and two brothers,
Messrs Jack and Tom Guined.
ARSON SLAYER
BARELY ESCAPES
FIRE LYNCHING
Convicted Man Says Mysterious
Trio Set Fire to Crawford
County Jail.
March Price Level
Fixed As Maximum
Until War Is Over
Washington.—With one broad,
inclusive order, the Office of Price
Administration Tuesday night fix
ed wartime maximum prices for
"virtually everything Americans
eat, wear and use” at the levels
prevalent during the month of
After'May IS; "under “the general
maximum price regulation," no re
tailer may charge more for an ar
ticle than the highest price at
which he sold it in March. The
same restrictions will apply, after
May 11, to manufacturers, and
wholesalers’ prices and after July 1,
to a long list of service establish
of Taylor county to the Legislature^ , d t the , oca , court house thls iments such as laundries, tailors,
—•- -o-n ...n,—a auto repa j r shops, radio repair
men, etc.
Simultaneously, the price agency
ineffect froze rents in 302 centers of
war effort or war production. Most
ly they were fixed at the rents paid
on March 1 of this year. In 64 of
the areas of stabilization was as of
the rent paid on Jan. 1, April 1, or
July 1, 1941.
Operators At Wellston
To Begin Months Ahead
Of Scheduled Time
Macon, April 28—Wellston Air
in 1938 and again in 1940 without afternoon
opposition. He is regarde as one of
the practical, dependable and con
servative members of the Legisla
ture. It has been well and truly
said that whoever contributes in
the constructive building up of his
own community and county by his
own acts and foresight is a builder
and benefactor.
From substantial evidences we
think we can truthfully say that
Mr. Edwards has measured up to
this standard.
Mrs. H. E. Adams Left
Tuesday To Establish
Her Home In Florida
Disposing of her residence in
Butler and other holdings in Taylor
county, Mrs. H. E. Adams left Tues
day for Orlando, Fla., where she
will make her home in the future.
The mere announcement of the
above , brings much sorrow to our
people due to the high esteem and
love held tor Mrs. Adams by her.
broad acquaintance in this section
beloved largely for her years of
usefulness in this community and
deeds of mercy and charity in
darkened places.
It is the fervent prayer of all whe
know Mrs. Adams that the
change of climate may prove most
beneficial to her health which has
not been the best for the past sev
eral months.
On her trip to Florida, which was
made by automobile, Mrs. Adams
was accompanied by Mrs. Berta
Richardson, Mrs. Aubry Lunsford
and little daughter, Patte Joy, and
Mr. Percy Fincher, who have been
her recent guests.
Seniors Thank Public
The Senior Clas of Butler High
School wishes to thank each and
ever yone in Butler and surround
ing communities for their splendid
help and co-operation in connection
with staging the play, “Deacon
Dubbs” at the local school building
last Friday evening. Your generous
atendance will long be remem
bered.
Special Services At
Reynolds Methodist
Church At 9 Tonight
Dr. C. K. Vleitt, prominent
in church affairs will speak at
Reynolds at 9 o'clock Thursday
p. m. The officials of Reynolds,
Crowell charge and all friends of
the kingdom are invited to hear
him.
The Quarterly Conference will be
very brief in order that our guest'Depot will begin operations
speaker will have ample time to I July 1 to shatter by many import-
deliver his message.
We are expecting visitors from
Butler, Oglethorpe and Roberta.
Services begin promptly at 9 p.
m., E. W. T.
J. D. Smith, Pastor.
Services At Charing
Methodist Church
Sunday, May 10th
Services will be held at the Char
ing Methodist church Sunday after
noon, May 10, at 1 o'clock (E.W.T).
Rev. Fred Johnson will have
charge of the service and the public
Is cordially invited to attend.
WANTED: — Responsible party,
man or lady to sell high grade
AAA Baby Chicks from bloodtested
pullorum controlled flocks. Also
take orders for high grade well ad
vertised line poultry and livestock
feeds; drinking water tablets, etc.
Everything delivered at Butler or
Reynolds prepaid. Can furnish
chicks any quantity. Reply stating
ant weeks the original opening set.
for the vast war plant.
The announcement was made by
Col. 'C. E. Thomas, commander. He
said that his headquarfers will be
moved to the site next week.
In addition, the other maze of of
fices now scattered over the Bank
ers Insurance Building, on Broad
way and at other places in Macon
wil lstart moving to the Wellston
site next week.
Entrance Fee For
Gov. Talmadge Subscribed
By Baldwin Co. Friends
Milledgevillc, April 27—Baldwin
county friends of Gov. Eugene Tal
madge met at Millcdgeville Monday
night and over-subscribed funds to
pay his entrance fee. for the office
of governor inthe coming demo
cratic primary when and if the
governor decides to enter the gub
ernatorial contest.
The selection of a campaign
qualifications fully. P. O. Box 828,1 manager was postponed by the
Columbus, Ga.
(4303tp)
FOR SALE
One-mule Binder in good con
dition, price $25. Good two-horse
Walking Cultivator. Five good
r-econd-hand mules. For further in
formation see or write,
D. W. Payne,-'Reynolds, Ga.
group until Gov. Talmadge makes
known his intentions, a spokesman
for the group stated.
SETTING EGGS FOR SALE
Eggs from Parmenter Reds; best
layers of the heavy typo hens
Price, 50c for 15 eggs. (4’23’2tp)
M. J. Bodiford, Butler No. 1.
788 TAYLOR COUNTY MEN
REGISTER IN COUNTRY'S
THIRD REGISTRATION CALL
Men To Receive Questionnaires
To be Filled in with Occupation,
Experience and Qualifications.
Knoxville, Ga., April 29—Agents
of the state bureau of investigation
and the state fire marshal will
launch an investigation today into
an apparent attempt to “lynch by
fire” a convicted arson slayer by
burning the Crawford county jail
early Tpesday.
Sheriff L. R. O’Neal of Crawford
county said Tuesday night he had
kept the partially-damaged jail at
Knoxville locked pending the ar
rival, of the state officers.
J. E. Wade Jr., 21-year-old Craw
ford countian under life sentence
for the arson murder of Rufus Dent
was burned about the ears, upper
lip and fingers In the fire about 2
a. m.
He accused a mysterious trio of
entering the jail, pouring gasoline
on some of the bedding down the
hall from his cell, and setting fire
to It. He was the lone occupant of
the Jail at the time. Wade said the
trio referred to each other ns "No L
No. 2, and No. 3,” instead of by
names. They first told him, he re
lated, that they had come to help
him break jail. Then they made an
unsuccessful effort to set fire to
the mattress in his cell before Ignit
ing the bedding from another cell.
Calhoun Culverhouse, who lived
near , the jail, discovered the fire
and notified the sheriff.
The sheriff found the lock to the
outside door broken when he
reached the scene and rushed into
the jail to rescue Wade.
Confidence that the “fire lynch
ing” attempt would be solved was
expressed by Judge A. M. (Phil)
Anderson of the Macon judicial cir
cuit.)
“Iff the attempted burning was ~ .. , „ ,
malicious and willful, as reports COmmiSSIOned 1ST Lt.
sovu r o indicate, I feel certain that
the people of Crawford county and
the officials of this circuit will get
to the bottom of it,” Judge. Ander
son said. Mr. Jack Suggs is receiving the
SheriffO'Neal informed the judge)hearty congratulations of his many
and Solicitor Chas. Garrett, who is l friends in his successful examina-
111 at his home in Macon, of theltion as technician in the construe
fire. I tion of latest improved and most
He requested R. K. Mann, head I powerful ’ machinery resulting in
of the state prison board, to send his induction into the army serv
ice with the commission 6t Hirst
Leutenant.
Mr. Suggs, who is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. R. M. Suggs of this coun
ty, and brother of Mr. Walter
Suggs of Butler, has for the past
several years operated a large au
tomobile repair shop at Thomaston.
Acting on orders from Washing
ton, Mr. Suggs left last week for
Aberdeen, Md., where he will in
struct classes in mechanical arts.
Seven hundred and eighty-eight
Taylor county men between the
ages of 45 and 65 registered with
the local draft board in the nation's
third registration held last Satur
day and Monday. Of these regis
trants 512 were white men and 276
were colored. The total registration
In Georgia is said to have neared
the 200,000 mark, while over the
nation nearly 13,000,000 were reg
istered.
The registration was held by the
office force of the local draft board
and with the assistance of the fol
lowing volunteer workers: Mr. W.
H. Mott, Mr. E. G. Blackwell, Mrs.
Dorothy Gray, Miss Sara Windham
Miss Isolce Jarrell, Mrs. R. C.
Humber, Jr., Mr. D. E. Byrd, Mr.
Elbert Pride, Mr. G. C. Smith, Mr.
M. P. Dean, Mr. Thelmon Jarrell,
Mrs. B. F. Rustin, Miss Elsie Sim
mons, Mr. J. H. Neisler, Mr. W. M.
Hollis, Mrs. Elbert Pride and Mr. R.
C. Moore.
Mr. Thurman Whatley, chairman
of the local draft board, as well as
Mr. W. F. Gray Sr., and Mr. J. S.
Green expressed their sincere
thanks to the volnteer workers,
without whose help the registration
would have been almost impossi
ble.
Draft officials stressed that the
45 to 65 group was not liable for
military service. The purpose of the
listing, they explained, is to de
termine how to best fit the nation's
man power into the war effort. The
registrats will receive question
naires calling for details of their
occupations, experience and other
qualifications.
Mr. Jack Snggs Is
Commissioned 1st I
After Standing Exam.
state bureau of investigation
agents to Knoxville. Wade's papers
had been mailed to the state prison
board for assignment to a prison
camp. Sheriff O’Neal also called
State Fire Marshall V. W. Crawford
Atlanta, to join the investigation.
Seniors To Sponsor
Dr. Kildare's Victory
At Local Picture Show
The Senior Class of Butler High
School will sponsor "Dr. Kildare's
Victory,” the latest of the Dr. Kll-
daire series, at the Dean Theatre
Tuesday at 4 and 8:30 p. m. It is
a heart-warming and enjoyable
motion picture dealing with the
ALL AMERICANS
MUST REGISTER
FOR SUGAR CARDS
Registration to be Held At AH
County Schools from 9 a. m.
To 7 p. m. On May 4 to 7.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week every school
house in this county will be open
for the registration of sugar con-.
Burners. The hours will be from 9
a. m. to 7 p. m. In all schools both
white and colored, during each of
ihe four days.
The registration for War Ration
Book No. 1 will probably be the
largest mass registration ever at
tempted in the United States when
every man, woman and child, re
gardless of age or color will make
application for Sugar Stamps.
Every person living in the United
States is entitled to a book and
separate books will be issued to
every person applying. In case of
family units one adult (over 18
years of age) who is a member of
the family unit will be permitted
to register for the other members
of the family. In case of domestic
servants who take meals with his
or her employer the servant must
register separately and obtain their
own Ration Book.
In order toavoid delay on the
days of registration each member
of the family unit who will register
for the family is urged to take the
following information in writing to
the place of registration: Full
name of each person in the. family,
the age, height, weight, color of
eyes and hair and also the exact
number of pounds of sugar owned
by the family on the day of regis
tration.
In cases of persons who taka
meals at a cafe or boarding house
they are still entitled to a Wai
Ration Book but if they take a*
many as 12 meals a week at such
places then the book must be turn-
edover to the person managing the
cafe or boarding house.
Everyone is requested to register
at the nearest school house to
their home as every school house
willbe prepared to register the
people ln their community.
No proof of the statements of the
persons registering Is required but
the public is warned that there is
a penalty of a $10,000 fine or one
year in the Federal penitentiary for
making a false statement In the
application for War Ration Books.
Wheat Farmers
Vote On Quotas
Next Saturday
Local wheat farmers as well as
those over the nation will go to
life of Dr. Jimmy Kildaire, a young the polls Saturday to vote in a
doctor devoted to his profession.
The humor is well supplied by the
witty Lionnel Barrymore.
For an afternoon or evening of
enjoyable entertainment don't miss
this attraction which will be staged
at local theatre at 4 and 8:30 p. m.
Tuesday afternoon.
Flowers, A Perfect Gift
For Mother’s Day-May 10
Oak Crest Nursery will have a
supply of many varieties of flow
ers for Mother's Day. Pot plants, cut
flowers and corsages. Prices are
as reasonable as possible.
Should you desire to obtain
flowers on this occasion and should
we have the pleasure of serving
you, please place your order as
early as possible, by mail, by phone
or at the local Theatre.
Mother's Day—May 10—is not
far away.
Mrs. L. R. Dean.
TWO-DAY SHORT COURSE
FOR VEGETABLE FARMERS
A two-day short course is offered
Taylor county vegetable growers at
Tifton, Ga., next' Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Anyone interested in attending'
this course is asked to contact
County Agent E. G. Blackwell for
full details.
referendum on wheat marketing
for this year, Dan O. Harvel, Coun
ty AAA Administrative officer stat
ed this week.
Farmers who plant 15 acres
more to wheat, and whose acreage
normally produces 200 bushels or
more, will be eligible to vote, he
said.
Chairman H. A. Sealy, of the
AAA county committee, urged eligi
ble farmers to vote “in order to in
sure continued fair prices, orderly
marketing, and more effective
acreage adjustment.”
Growers, he said, should check
with the county AAA office on
their voting, eligibility and for in
formation on the location of polling
places. Polling places will open at
9 a. m. and remain open until 5 p.
m. next Saturday afternoon.
Dean Theatre To
Add New Attraction
Beginning Wed.& Thurs., May
6 & 7, the local Theatre will add
another double-feature to the week
ly program. The Fri. & Sat. double
feature has proven so popular that
the management has decided tc
put on double-feature for Wednes
day and Thursday of each wee'
also, meaning there will be two
different pictures for the price oi
one.
—Manager, Dean Theatre.
Pittmans Receive
Another Cablegram
From Their Son Duke
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Pittman re
ceived another cablegram Sunday
from their son, Duke, of the U. S.
Navy. This message like those pre
viously received was without date
or origin.
Young Pittman stated that he
was alright but had not heard from
home since last November. He
also stated he had not heard any
thing from his brother, Clyde.
As the public will recall Mr. and
Mrs. Pittman were notified some
time ago by the. Navy department
that their two sons, Duke and
Clyde, were among those missing
following the sinking of the U. S.
S. Houston off Java by Japanese
forces.
This is the third message the
Pittmans have received from their
son, Duke, since unfortunate
plight of the ill-fated vessel. It is
quite coincident that each of these
messages have been received on
Sunday.
Dr. And Mrs. Montgomery .
Attend Medical Association
Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Montgomery
left Tuesday for Augusta to attend
the ninety-third annual convention
of the Georgia Medical Association.
The association of which Dr. Al
len H. Bruce of Atlanta is presi
dent, held Its opening session
Tuesday night.
While in Augusta Dr. and Mrs.
Montgomery will also visit their
son, Cllffbrd Montgomery, who is a
student at the Georgia Medical
School in that city.
LOST: Upper Plate of Teeth
somewhere in town Tuesday. Find
er please return to Herald Office
and receive reward.