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THE BUTLER HERALD, BUTLER,
GEORGIA, APRIL 30, 1942.
MEWS SUMMARY OF
IKE WEEK IN GEORGIA
The midspring term of five weeks
began Monday for new students at
Mercer University.
The handsome new Callaway au
ditorium at LaGrange, was formal
ly opened to the public Tuesday
night.
In a featured article Wm. G. Key
tells a distressing story of scorched
earth of many miles left by fires in
the hills of North Georgia.
An antebellum "mammy" Jane
Griffin, was burled at Cuthbert
President Roosevelt last week
sent to the senate for confirmation
the nominations of these Georgia
postmasters: Acworth, Ruth D.
McClur; Crawfordville, Troy Howard
Vickers: Decatur, Wylie West
Doerun, L. J. MePhaul.
High School Association
To Be Held At Mercer
University This Week *
Georgia Teachers To
Finance Legislation
For Pension Plan
Vienna School Paper
Awarded Second Place
In Emory U. Contest
Masons of Georgia Saturday'
emonstrat
substantial manner—by the pur
chase of $7,500wor th of
bonds. The check was signed by
Macon, April 26—More than 1,000' Savannah.—Georgia school teach#
thni,- irintium inn high school students and teachers ers will be asked to chip in 50c
«,r^nH^ m nnnorlhv thT nur «" sections of Georgia will apiece toward a fund to pay for
substantial manner bv the pu vislt the Mercer university campus preparation of legislation to be
oeiense wee j {i submitted to the next general as-
_ . . ,. , . . „ , Four hundred will bo drawn by sembly setting up a retirement
Zach Arnold, grand master and C. I , he 35th annual meot of thc Geo ' plnn .
Georgla 0r Grand r Lodge eaSUrGr l K ‘ a H1 &! 1 Scb ° o1 Association, which , The Georgia Education Associa-
The spring meeting of newspa
permen from over the first congres
sional district of Georgia Friday at-
Camilla Mayor Cleared
By Coroner's Jury In
Death Of His Father
Camilla—A coroner's jury said
Saturday that J. E. Broobs Sr.,
Atlanta.—The Greenville, S. C.,
High News was announced Satur
day as the winner of the Atlanta
to be Journal cup, awarded to the high state legislator, was shot to death
school newspaper adjudged the by his son acting in self-defense,
best in the Southeast in a contest I Coroner W. C. Allen said the son
sponsored by the Journal and Em-, w. W. Mrooks, 28, mayor of Camil-
ory University department of jour- i a , told him his fathen "went wild"
opens Thursday, and continues thru Hon concluding its 67th annual Thl'Vreenvmp aI ? d a , ttacked him with a knife
Saturday. Mercer is host to the convention Saturday adopted a h 0 ? ™ oSt nf he entered an office of the
meet. ! reS solution endorsing the teacher D o ln t 8 in «adm«r on the hi« « ' W ° f Camllla o£ wh,ch the Mlt ‘
Approximately 600 will come annuity plnn and agreed that each of ne vs-eatherfn^emernrke writ chel L c ° unty representative was
. . „ u , I Friday as guests of the institution teacher would pay 50c toward a iJ,? ant . er P ri ! e - , wrlt - . president,
traded Otis Brumby of Marietta, on lts nlnth annua i pilgrimage [und for Drenaration and submis- L_? ., dt !! a ®, fe , atur f s ’ I The coroner said a further
iraciea uus urumoy oi Marietta, on lts ninth annua i Pilgrimage t un(1 f or preparation and submis- u jiu ■ 1 leaxures,
president of the Georgia Press As- day . T hey will be accompanied by ? |on 0 f a bill to the legislature. headlines, make up and advertis-
„ j . -- - v, ” - ... 4 lucj uj 5 j 0 n oi a Din xo me legislature. i Mcr
Sunday. She was 115 jears old and ^ sociatlon, Jim Seymour of Atlanta, teachers, ministers and members of I under the plan, teacher and state n l«
in-
the
the Baptist Women's Missionary 1 would Jointly contribute to the re-
Union, which is sponsoring the oc- j tlrement fund and teachers meet-
casion. ! mg requirements of age and years
I The high school meet will select 0 f service could retire on an an-
Dr. R. C. Pendergrass, prominent sta te champions in dramatics, dec-1 nu ity,
in,m physician and X-Ray Inmation, reading, debating, spell- j Education of additional officers
secretary, R. E. L. Majors of Olax
ton, vice president, and other not
able figures.
Americus
✓estigation might be made by
The next highest point total, 925, he
as scored bv the Vienna hi eh had been unable to learn of any
Voice, a mimeographed paper dls ^ te b ? tween the two men prior
to place among the top scorers in ° cc V rred
the 13-year history of the contest. ?f!f r the bank had closed
_ _ The Greenville paper placed first, ,0 Lu Qay ' „ i
tough, who died at her home near speciaffst, received an appointment ing;“mUsIwolin; pTano'andTari- j wem Announced aMh^wncluding StSen^an^thiviST by AHena^sayinghlsmtheThad
McRae only a few hours apart. Saturday as a major in the medical ous branches of sports and ath- session. Retiring President Knox pap er w^ f rst orL m the m meo asked him to lock the front door of
Roy Hall, who for the last six corps of the U. S. Army. Although letics, including golf, tennis and walker of Atlanta was named vice a fanh ^omnetition the building and to come into the
vears has been superintendent of he has not been « lven orders t0 hack events. Contestants will be president succeeding J. L. Allman
thP Buena Vista public schools, has re P ort for du ‘y. he expects to be winners in the 10 district meets of Atlanta whose term expired. L.
Seen re-elected to that office by called into the service in the near conflicted in recent weeks, and D . -
the Buena Vista board of educa- ] future.
Hon.
was active until thre^ weeks be
fore her death.
Double funeral services were held
In the Erick Christian church Sun
day for Mr. and Mrs. F. C. McCul-
graph competition. ,. . , . ..
First prize in class two for dr °°™ at . tbo r f r ;„ He aaid
schools for 500 to 1,000 students
I judges will be provided by the ivas
I Mercer faculty and staff. Head- |j en t.
Funeral services for H. L. Boggs quarters for the meet will be Por-1
There is an epidemic of measles' widely known Sumter county phy- ter gym. i c . ..
and whooping cough in Cochran, sician were held Friday at grave-1 F. E. Barron, superintendent of lIQiiT inSOFICrS CSCdDc
.All grades in the grammar school I side in Leslie cemetery. Death fol- schools of Homerville is president!
are suffering in attendance with the lowed an illness of six months, of the association and S. F. Burke
Haskew of Emory University , t H i-Times ofHmrv n v when he entered and he grabbed a
previously named .he presl- T S„g“ »"Z , «”«»« «•
winners of the competition for, P p nl 7‘ rhlof r T IW en ,.
printed papers of smaller schools 1 Police .- ChlefC '. T ' Ivey said he
his desk and when he got thru he
had authorized withdrawal of $3,-
891,356 from the state treasury.
Five Dublin children are under
treatment for rabies and a number
of others are under observation
near Dalton, according to Dr. Chas.
F. Engelking, commissioner of
health for Whitfield county .
Rev. Jas. H. Mahoney, of Phila
delphia, has been assigned to duty
as a U. S. Army chaplain at Camp
Wheeler, Macon. Father Mahoney
was recently stationed at St. An
thony's church, Chester, Pa.
Chief of Police W. G. Whitley of
Duluth, reported Monday that
Kalph McGee of Albany, was killed
first grade having 20 absent
cently.
Otha Bryant, 20 was injured fa
tally early Tuesday while unload
ing a steel window sash from a box
car at Wellston. The sash tipped
over, pinning Bryant against the
car wall, breaking his neck.
Back to his office after being tore of the college, Rev. Silas
away severa ldays, Gov. Talmadge 1 Johnson, vice presdient said Mon-
Saturday waded into some bills on day. The buildings will be named
for R. J. Taylor and Mrs. H. M.
Wortham on Benefactors' day,
May 12.
The biggest event of the week at
Macon will be the 18th Annua]
Bibb County Flower show at the
Municipal Auditorium Friday. Ev-
everything is said tobe in readiness
and yesterday the committee began
to execute the master plan which
was designed by Eugene Burden
This year there will be 17 gardens
entered at the show by garden
clubs.
* June Collins, 17-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Collins,
and high ranking high school
senior at Montezuma consolidated
instantly on the highway at Duluth school, is the winner of a $300
early Sunday when a tire on his scholarship in piano. She competed
carblew out and the car overturn , with other high school pianists at
ed. Wesleyan on dormitory day. She is
Ithe pupil of Miss Estelle Walker,
An estimated 200,000 more Montezuma pianist who is a Wes-
Georgia menhad added their names i evan Era cluate.
to the nation’s list of manpower,
Monday, and soon will receive. Miss Jacqueline Reid, daughter of
questionnaires which will determ-, Mr an( j Mrg j ack ant j a
tlon r" occ P at ona h a ca serl i or a t Montezuma High school,
is amassing honor in dancing.
Miss Echo Patterson, 15, daughter I Macon lovers of terpsichore will re-
of Mr .and Mrs. R .A. Patterson of! call her as a participant in the
Cuthbert was one of four girls win-1 Baconsfield clubhous commission
ning a scholarship by competitive dancing revue here. At Savannah,
examination at Wesleyan College She won first in junior talent and
Dr. Boggs had practiced at Cobb superintendent at Thomaston, is
for 30 years. Born in central South secretary-treasurer.
Carolina, he was a son of pioneer | T he pilgrimage day schedule will
settlers of that state. I be Ei" at 10 a. m. Friday with a
| program in Willingham chapel.
Two of the buildings on the Music by the glee club, presenta-
Rivoli campus of Wesleyan College h° n °I student leaders and faculty
will be named in memory of two members, a tour of the campus, a
Macon citizens who were benefac- luncheon, and a reception in Mary
Erin Porter hall are other features
of the program.
recently, 200 girls standing the ex
amination.
The annual May Day pageant of
the Cordele schools will not be
held this year because of the war
School authorities believed it best
to abandon the event because of
heavy demantis made by defense
activities.
A dinner featuring pot likker
was ordered by Dr. Louie D. New
ton Monday in celebration of his
50th birthday anniversary. The
pastor of Druid Hills Baptist church
made the request to Mrs. Newton
early in the day.
figured prominently in the Jane
Withers award. She is a pupil of
Arthur Powell.
Sheriff T. V. Beard of Colquitt
county said Monday an escaped
convict who stole two automobiles,
misrepresented himself as a sailor,
and committed bigamy in Monti-
cello, Fla., was being held in Quit-
man, for Colquitt authorities. The
man was listed as Paul Conley
about 28, whom Sheriff Beard said
fled from the Colquitt work camp
where he was serving a term of
three to five years for larceny of an
automobile from Paul Laverett
Moultrie attorney.
Trials in the state graft inves-
LeP.oy Walton, of Thomasville,
Ga. was elected president of the
student body at Emory University
Tuesday and Bill Morris of Green- | tigation cases are scheduled to get
ville, S. C., was named editor cf under way in Fulton superior court
the Emory Wheel in elections in, Monday," May 4, it was revealed
which 750 students cast ballots. i this week by attaches of Solicitor
Rev. Rov Sampley, pastor of the Boykin's office Those whose cases
Cordele Methodist church has been I have been tentatively set for the
ordered to report for duty as chap-: week of May 4 are O. G. Closer, for
lain in the Army on May 7. An- j ^or Gov. E. D Rivers and H W,
nouncement was made at the reg- Eva ns on indictments charging
ular services Sunday. He will! conspiracy as the outgrowth of sand
preach his farewell sermon next
Sugar Rationing
Program Put Into
Effect Over Nation
Washington, April 26-r-|leginning
Monday night, the nation felt the
first effects of the sugar rationing
program.
From that time until rationing
begins on May 5, retail sugar sales
will be prohibited.
Industrial and institutional sugar
consumers will register Tuesday
and Wednesday and thus will be
able to obtain their allotments un
der the regular rationing procedure
but individual consumers do not
register until next week.
Restaurants and other food serv
ices next month will be allotted 50
per cent of the amount of sugar
they used during May, 1941; bak
ers, confectioners, ice cream makers
dairy products companies, bottlers
and other specialty industries will
be given 70 per cent of their May,
1941 supplies.
Peach MarkeHng
Plan For Georgia
In Effect This Week
Washington—The agriculture de
partment announced Friday that a
federal marketing agreement pro
gram for Georgia peaches, designed
to improve grower returns, would
become effective April 27.
The program provides for the
regulation of interstate shipment
of peaches by grades and sizes and
prohibits the out-of-state shipment
of immature fruit.
The program was approved by
more than 82 per cent of the grow
ers of Georgia peaches voting in i
recent referendum.
A similar program for North
Carolina and South Carolina may
be submitted to growers in those
states soon, the department said.
Tattnall Prison Monday;
Five Are Recaptured
Reidsville, Ga., April 27—Five
prisoners escaped from the state
prisonfarm but were recaptured,
while three men who kidnaped a
guard and fled a highway convict
camp near Reidsville remained at
large Monday.
Three ofthe five young convicts
who dashed away from a gang
clearing a field were shot by the
guard, Warden R. H. Lawrence re
ported. The other two were cap
tured ten miles from the prison
after being trailed by dogs.
Three prisoners who forced a
guard to accompany them a few
miles after commandeering a pris
on truck at Hortense, Ga., highway
convict camp here were being
hunted in swamps several miles
south of the camp.
POST OFFICE WIRE
STATIONS FDR's IDEA
was the Statesboro Ga Hi Owl I was notlfIed of shooting when
awarded to a staff member, select
ed on the basis of journalistic
promise and high school record
from each of the four prize win
bank with the statement, “I have
lust killed a man.”
The coroner's jury which returned
its verdict Saturday was impanelled
■ner state senator.
nine nuhiiratinns The T, ' Fridtay night and no charge was
ffif ffS'CS S e bS 0l a»?’is 5!*r, TZ^JST e ' BTOta
SSTt I'iTl'Snv TCSudmn 1 Tl “ “" »"» « Vlci
gwS y hC S ! uaen " »' <*» »«*. His falter wL a for-
In addition 46 school papers
throughout the Southeast received
scores entitling them to "distin
guished newspaper awards.”
Navy's V-5 Aviation
Open To High School
Graduates Age 18 To 25
Graduates of high school, be
tween the ages of 18 nad 26 in-
Washington. — A proposal by
President Roosevelt to locate tele
graph offices in post office build
ings throughout the country was
submitted to a senate Interstate j nearest Navy recruiting station for
Commerce sub-committee Friday
by Secretary of Commerce Jones.
Sunday.
O. A. Slayton, of Columbus is
slated to become grand chancellor
of the Georgia Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias, when the
Grand Lodge meets at Macon on
May 20, according to his fellow
member at Columbus. He is the
present vice chancellor.
Evelyn O'Neal will edit the 1943
Pine Cone yearbook of G. S. W. C.
Valdosta, and Phyllis Whitaker will
serve as business manager. Miss
O'Neal, who was business manager
of the 1942 publication, succeeds
Alice Wisenbaker as editor. All
three are Valdosta girls.
Presentation of a student honor
system, proposed for Mercer Uni-
'and asphalt transactions; D. B
Blalock, the former Governor, J. G.
and O. G. Glover, G. C. Blount and
W W. Willis on charges of con
spiracy as the outgrowth of ma
chinery transactions.
SOLDIERS OF TODAY
TALLE RAND HEAVIER
THAN THOSE OF 1918
Washington—The average soldier
is more than a half inch taller and
nearly 10 pounds heavier than the
men who joined the colors in 1917.
The war department reported
Saturday a study of medical rec
ords showed:
In 1917 the average man enter
ing the Army was 67.49 inches tall
compared to the present average of
Ellis Arnall Speaks
To Georgia Voters Over
W.S.B. Next Saturday Nite
Ellis Arnall, Georgia's attorney
general and candidate for governor
is expected to begin accelerating
his campaign and limbering up his
guns for heavy action as he goes
an the air next Saturday night at
10-15 over station WSB for another
campaign speech to Georgia vot
prs.
Arnall, thus far the only an
nounced candidate for the gover
nor's chair, set a precedent last No
vember 1 by announcing his en
trance in the race nearly ten
months before this fall's primary-
date of Sept. 9.
versity, and spring tapping cere- inches—an increase of seven-
monies of Blue Key, honor fraterni- > onl ) ls 0 f an inch
ly, will feature Mercer's Wednes- j The average weight of the 1917
day chapel exercises, to be followed so ldier was 141.5 pounds, 9.8 pounds
by ratification of a constitution pro unt | er the , 151.3 pounds at which
[f ,;J?ared by the coed government. ! present recruits tip the scales.
City Of Macon Gets
$375,000 Govt. Grant For
Sewage Disposal Plant
Macon, April 25—Outright grant
of $375,000 for a sewage disposal
plant and ten-mile long sewer
line was secured for Macon yester
day to allow residential district ex
clusive, who can meet the physical! tensions and new community
requirements, are now eligible for building construction in heretofore
enlistment in the Navy's Air Corps handicapped South Macon,
for training, leading to a Commis- News of the grant was contained
eion as Ensign. in a wire from Sen. Walter F.
This announcement was made to- George to Mayor C. L. Bowden. The
day by Lt. Com. Stanley Jones, of- notice was:
fleer in charge of Georgia recruit-1 “Today advised President ap
ing service. proved Ga. Doket 9-112 for sewer
All high school graduates, be-1 and disposal plant, city of Macon,
tween the ages of 18 and 26, in-, Cost $375,000. All Federal con
clusive, are urged to report to their' struction.
Mayor Bowden said yesterday he
information and physical examina
tion.
expected construction to start
within a month..
DOYEL’S
Phone 89
Butler, Ga.
AGED NEGRO BUYS
$1,000 WAR BOND
Barnesvillc, Ga.-—“Aunt” Louise
Fleming Merritt, 93-yeai-old La
mar county negro woman doesn't
approve of “old Hitler,” so she went
to the First National Bank and
withdrew enough ofher savings ac
count to purchase a $1,000 War
Savings Bond. She says she hopes
the bomb her money pays for will
“be the very one to hit Hitler.”
25c
Large Octagon Soap ... 5c
Self-Rising
t\ nur mh 840
r lour 48-lb $1.65
Every Sack Guaranteed
Crackers ... . 2 lbs 15c
1 lb Graham Crackers 10c
1 lb Vanilla Wafers 15c
Corn 3 cans 25c
Turnip Greens 3 cans 25c
Snap Beans .. 2 cans 25c
Gerbers Baby -Foods 3 cans 25c
Mustard .... quart 10c
Potted Meat . . . can 5c
Kelloggs or Post Toasties pkg 5c
Salt c . . 3 boxes 10c
Macaroni ... 3 pkgs 10c
Black Pepper ... lb 15c
Grapefruit Juice 3 cans 25c
VEGETABLES
Cresent Rugs . . . $3.95
Gold Seal Superwear $4.95
Gold Seal Deluxe $5.95
We.carry Gold Seal Rugs
by the yard.
P. A. Tobacco . . . can 10c
Camel, Lucky Strike, Chesterfield
Cigarettes pack 16c
Tomatoes .
English Peas
Beets . .
Carrots . . .
Celery . . .
Lettuce . .
. lb 15c
. 2 lbs 25c
bunch 10c
bunch 8c
stalk 8c
. head 8c
FRESH MEATS
Skinless Weiners lb 22c
Bologna ....
Breakfast Bacon
Olemargarine .
lb 19c
lb 29c
lb 22c
Pig Liver lb 24c