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T:.ie Butler Herald
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VOLUME 66
TAYLOR COUNTY MEN
Serving
IN ARMED FORCES
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1942
NUMBER 51
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Station Puerto Rico
Lieutenant and Mrs. Horace J.
Pope of Ft. Sill, Okla., are the
guests of their mother, Mrs. Mlntle
Pope. Lt. Pope received his com
mission. as second lieutenant in
the U. S. Army last Thursday, after
completing a three-months’ course
at Officers Training School at Fort
Sill. He is’ in the Field Artillery.
Lt. Pope enlisted in the Army as a
private 21 months ago ar.a has
made steady promotions the latest
of course being from Tech Sergeant
to Second Lieutenant. He is now-
being transferred from Fort Sill to
Ft. Jackson, S. C.
Lieutenant Harley Howard Riley
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Riley
of Butler, graduated from the Vic
torville, Calif., Army Flying School
as a bombardier and commissioned
as Second Lieutenant in the Army
Air Force last Saturday. Lt. Riley
graduated from the Butler High
school in 1935. He received an A.
B. degree from the University of
served as a member of the local {Writes Interesting Letter
high school faculty until entering | - u ,.„ . . ..
the Army Air Force as a privatei|0 rreC'Will ASSOCISliOII
January 10, 1942. Lt. Rileyhasj
been transferred to Army Air Base, -
Salt Lake City, Utah. The following is a copy of a let
ter to the Chattahoochee Free-will
Sgt. David Beason of the Savan- Baptist Association from Mr. Ed-
nah Air Base was the week end ] ward La whom, son of Rev. and
guest of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Mrs. W. R. Lawhorn of Rupert. Mr.
Lewis Beason. Sgt. Beason is a gun- Lawhorn is serving in the U. S.
ner in the Army Air Force. He has | Navy and is stationed at San Jaun
made a number of advancementsj Puerto Rico,
Edward Lawhorn
Mr. Edward Lawhom
JUDGE R.L. GREER
DIES AT HOSPITAL
TUESDAY MORNING
Serving As Judge of City Court of
Oglethorpe at Time of His
Death-
Oglethorpe, Oct. 13—Judge Rob
ert L. Greer, well known jurist, died
Tuesday morning at a Montezuma
hospital following a lingering ill
ness. Son of the late Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Greer, he was a native of
Oglethorpe and had been active in
the affairs of Macon county since
early youth, having succeeded his
father as county ordinary and clerk
of the superior court ih 1885.
At the time of his death Judge
Greer was Judge of the City Court
of Oglethorpe, an office which he
had held for 35 years. He had served
his county in- the general assembly
and for many years was an active
lay member in. the South Georgia
conference. He was a steward in the
Oglethorpe Methodist church and a
member of the county Kiwanis
club.
He was married to Miss Leila Mae
Powell of Sumter county and sur
FUNERAL SERVICES taylor county fair
HERE TO-DAY FOR
MR. H. R. McLEAN
Prominent Railroad Official and
Husband of Butler Lady Dies at
Brooklyn, N. Y.
CLOSES SATURDAY NIGHT
AFTER SUCCESSFUL WEEK
Cross Roads Community Exhibit
Awarded First Prise; Mauk Wins
Second Place.
Graveside services for Mr. Henry
R. McLean, veteran traffic official
of tiie Central of Georgia Railway,
will.be held here early this after
noon. Rev. Hugh Dozier, pastor of
the Butler Baptist church, assisted ■, *. .. u , . •,
by Rev. F. J. Gilbert of the local | ' ^ X l ^ ^ , S al ^ ay ®
Methodist church will conduct the one of the - most essential parts of
The annual Taylor County Fait,
sponsored by the Local Post Ameri
can Legion, was brought to a close
here Saturday night following a
most successful week. Frank's
Greater Shows, under the manage
ment of Mr. Harry Lottridge, turn-
EIGHTEEN WHITE
MEN WILL LEAVE
FOR ARMY OCT. 23
services.
Mr. McLean died in New York
Sunday evening after an illness of
several months. Funeral services
were held for the deceased at the
Fairchilds Funeral Home in Brook
lyn, N. Y., Tuesday evening. Rev.
Charles Carroll Albertson, former
pastor of the LaFayette Avenue
Presbyterian church, of which Mr.
an enjoyable fair. Practically every
community and civic club in the
county competed in exhibits.
There was approximately $50.00
In prizes awarded to the various
communities, clubs, and individuals
having outstanding exhibits. It Is
understood that there was approxl
November Call Is Set at 45, of
Which 24 Will Be White and 21
Colored.
Another group of eighteen Taylor
county white men have been se
lected by the local draft board to
fill the October call. These men are
to leave for induction at Ft. Mc
Pherson Friday, Oct. 23rd.
According to Mr. H. K. Sealy,
clerk of the local draft board, up to
Oct. 1st the total number of regis
trants going into the armed forces
through the draft board has been
185. Of this number 101 were white
men and 84 were negroes. At the
beginning of the draft method of
mately another $50.00 offered in!induction there were 89 Taylor
prizes that vyas not obtained due to I couny men already ih service. Of
McLean was a member, officiated. 1 lack of entries in these specific; this number 79 were white and ten
— .Items. “• — ...
Mr. McLean was a native of Ma
negroes. The total number of men
vlvors from this marriage are two had been eastern traffic agent for |
since enlisting in the service a lit
tle more than a year ago.
Corporal Hubert Payne will re
turn to his post at Daniel Field;
Augusta, ' Ga., tomorrow after
spending the past two weeks with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Payne. Corp. Payne suffered the
misfortune of losing the middle fin;
ger on his left hand, seveHl'days^ w . w .
ago, when his gun accidentally | s jj a jj not j,e moved. In God is my
went off while hunting near his I salvation and my glory: the rock
home here. Mr. Payne has been 1 my strength and my refuge, is in
under treatment at the local hos-! God » Ps 62: 5.3.
pital. He plans to return to his i „ God j s 0 ur efuge and strength,
duties at Daniel Field where he is a very present help in trouble.”
engaged as an airplane mechanic. ps<
Willis Windham, son of Mrs. i As 1 were sitting here after
To Members of the Chattahoochee
Free-will Baptist Association
Dear Brothers & Sisters:
Rock of ages cleft for me. Let
me hide myself in thee.
“That Rock was Christ.” I Cor.
10:4. “My soul wait thou only upon
God; for my expectation is from
Him. He only is my rock and my
Salvation. He is my ‘defense; I
daughters, Mrs. T. H. Hollis of
Buena Vista and Mrs. W. B. Rice of
Athens and two grandsons, Robert
L. Greer of the U. S. NaVy and John
M. Greer of Buena Vista, sons of
Judge Greer's only son, John M.
Greer, deceased. He is also survived
by a sister, Mrs. Susie G. Sutton
of Oglethorpe.
Funeral services were held at the
First Methodist church in Ogle
thorpe Wednesday afternoon
Butler Boy Scouts To
Hold Service At Methodist
Church Sunday Afternoon
On next Sunday afternoon at the
Methodist church in Butler the en
tire county is asked to attend the!
the railroad at New York since I seneral public was allowed to
March, 1920, and was prominent in HM* the fair.
con, Ga., where he was born Sept. On the opening day of the Fair; service from this county up to Oct.
17, 1882. He had been with the members^of the American Legion 1st is 274.
Central of Georgia railroad for the appointed a committee composed of j t w m be interesting to note that
past forty-two years, and had .^^al^w-enforcing officers, city | accordlng to recordS( on]y ggg
represented his company at Macon, i officials, and ^ leading citizens, to f rom this county joined the armed
Athens, Atlanta, and New York. He ins P ect the fair and to report any forces during World War. Number
. : . 1 . ’ ... i i nnripslrahle features, if anv. hefnre Q ne
A list of selectees to leave for
induction next week are as fol
lows: William Chester Yarbrough«
Hughland Chas. Chapman, Herman
Elliston (enlisted in Navy), Hugh
Victor Millirons, Lavelle Stevens.
Walton T. Neisler, James Daniel
Fouche (enlisted in Navy, Clifton
Green Luck, Willie Aaron Windham
Edward Phillip Lacey J r., Zack
Alexander Weaver, Milton Lamar
Ross, Willie Dock Goodwin, James
Hollis Vann, Roy Hill, Leon Mc
Duffie Gill, Howard Gilbert Ben-
ford, and Aaron Dreizin.
The local draft board has been
club affairs there, having been a
past president of the Georgia Club
in New York and also of the Traf
fic Club of that city, the largest or
ganization of its kind in the World.
Pallbearers will be Messrs W. J.
Butler, A. J. Gill, H. B., Walker,' L.
L. Minor, Wanza Hortman and Bob
Carson.
Honorary pallbearers: Messrs J. R.
Wilson, Clifford Whatley, C. C.
Stone, T. L. Fountain, W. F. Gray,
A. F. Fain and C. E. Benns, Sr.
\ Mr. McLean is survived by his
Prizes were awarded as follows:
Community Exhibits:
First Prize, Cross Roads, $12.50.
Second Prize, Mauk, $10.00.
Third Prize, Legion Auxiliafy, $5.
Special Exhibits:
Boy Scouts, Butler, $7.50.
Canned Goods:
Fruits, Mrs. E. G. W. Williams,
$2.00.
Pickles, Mrs. E. G. W. Williams,
$2.00.
Pickles, Mrs. Geo. Theus, $1.00
Jelly, Mrs. E. G. W. Williams,
wife the former Miss Heard Scan-' $2.00; no competition. notified that 45 Taylor county men
drett of this city; also three broth-1 Preserves, Mrs. Geo. Theus, $2.00; will be called in November, of
ers Messrs Hugh and Winship Me- no competition. | which 24 will be white and 21
Lean of Macon; and Elihu McLean Dried Fruit, Mrs. E. G. W'lnegroes.
Boy Scout Rally and training ses-j^g fag HltltOII HiCkS
sion and afterwards a vesper serv-j ui L
ice In behalf of the youth of Taylor SuCCUIIlbS TO UlTCC WCCKS
„ | county. Those who come will bring j . ..
a picnic lunch which will be spread |||||CSS Al MOmCZUHHI
of Charleston, West Virginia; and Williams,, $2.00; no competition. \ "
two'sisters, Mrs. Frank Minnis of Chickens,..Mrs. Qfio. Theus, $1.00. iLL. U- kj r MnM , 7|
Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. Paul H. Ten Ears Corn, J. E. Locke, $1.00. “I*. cf- LOOpSi, il,
* Dies At Her Home
In Reynolds Monday
Watson, of Macon.
Mi„r W =pfR7y^^^
KSLES is r r fc® can have a clear fc**
First Class to Corporal. He is serv
ing in the ground crew of the Air
Corps and is at present .stationed at
Hamilton Field, California.
Pvt. John Robert Parks, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Parks of Howard
has been transferred from Camp
Gordon, Ga., to Camp Hood, Texas.
Mr. Parks enlisted in the Army in
March of this year.
Pvt. John Douglas Purvis of Camp
Chaffee, Ark., was called home re
cently due to the serious illness of
mind Kd K w#Tnd W** « five m ‘ wil end at
The many Taylor county friends
of Mrs. R. A. Hicks of Montezuma,
Ten Ears Corn, Rev. Whitley, $1.
Shelled Corn, George Theus, $1.
Mrs. Hattie Blassingame
Dies At Cape Charles, Va,
Following Long Illness
Mrs. Hattie Gray Blassingame, 72
think of what it means to us all. ! o:15 P- m - were shocked and grieved by the years of age, died at the home of
My thoughts happen to wonder. In President Roosevelt recently said announceme nt 0 f her death which her son, Mr. Wm. Gray Blassingame
a few more weeks y ou all will' “The record of the Boy Ecout serv-
have the opportunity that thous
ands of young boys and men once
had. But on the account of sin we
are debarred from those privileges
but we are never debarred from
having a talk with our Saviour.
I thought as I could not be with
you all in this session, I would
write to let you know that my
prayers will be with you, and I
his ister, Miss Lillian Purvis, of j pra y tha God will pour out one of
Charing. Young Purvis reports that
he likes his work fine and that he
is enjoying the climate at Camp
Chaffee. ' This is his first visit
Home since he enlisted in the army
in March of this year.
Pvt. Herman P. Griggs-, son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. West Griggs, has
been transferred from Camp Chaf
fee, Ark., to Camp Yound, Calif.
Mr. Herman Elliston left Wednes
day morning for Atlanta where he
enlisted in the U. S. Navy. Mr. El
liston was* given a rating as Avia
tion Mechanist's Mate, 2nd class.
The following letter was received
this week from Candidate Cecil W.
Parks at Camp Hood, Texas. He has
been in the Army little more than
a year and is in the Tank Destroy
er Unit.
Camp Hood, Tex., 10-4-1942.
Mr. Charles Benns
Butler, Ga.
Dear Charles:
I have at last found time to write
.and let you know how much I en
joy getting the Herald.
I am now In the Tank Destroyer
Officer Candidate School, and am
kept quite busy; as you may know
we are on the 24 hour per day sys
tem here. We are in classes from
B in the morning until 5 in the af
ternoon, and then in study hall at
night. I will finish after five more
weeks, and then I plan to spend
ten days at home.
Remember me to my friends in
Butler and Taylor county.
With kindest regards, I am
Very Truly Yours,
Candidate Cecil Parks,
’ T. D. School.
His richest blessings upon each and
everyone, and that you will have a
session of the organization that will
long be ermembered and that some
one's sin may be washed away by
the blood of Jesus.
God said He would go with us
all the way. Friends, that is one of
the sweetest thoughts a person
could have, for if you feel that he
announcement
occurred at her home at Montezuma
Monday morning after an ill
ness about three weeks.
She was outstanding in her
church activities and in labors with
civic clubs of Montezuma and Ma
con county.
Mrs. Hicks, who before her mar-
late Mr. and Mrs. James H. Gray,
She lived in Taylor County until
about 21 years ago at which time
ices to our country during the past
year fully justifies the confidence
that I have expressed in the Scouts
of America on many occasions.
Much more will be asked of the Boy
Scouts as we go forward with our
program to preserve our liberty and
to bring peace on earth through
complete victory over our enemies.
I have full confidence that the Boy
Scouts will effectively meet every every
request of them. Each and eylfry.B.Hfe ii^Maeon count! She'visit relatives and friends, thereby
Scout has reason to feel proud of married life Macon cou y keeping up her acquaintance and
the part he has as a member of I was a member of the Ba P tlst friendship with many local citizens
the war.” ichurch. 1 ,
at Cape Charles, Va., Friday, Oct. 9
following an illness of several
years.
Mrs. Blassingame was born in
Mrs. Ida McDaniel Cooper, 71
years of age, widow of the late G.
L. Cooper Sr., died at her home in
Reynolds at 11:15 o'clock Monday
night. She had been ill only a lew
days.
Mrs. Cooper was born in Taylor
county Feb. 5, 1871, the daughter of
the late Mr. and Mrs. George Mc
Daniel.
Funeral services were held for
Taylor-county the daughter of the her at the family residence in Rey-
riase in 1903, was Miss Rae Hin- she moved to Cape cnaries, va., to
tr.n S wnc hnrn in Americus on May make her home with her son. Mrs.
29 1880 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Blassingame visited relatives inthis
_ * jloou tueuauB ontirp countv almost every summer to
There are in
Scouts and Cubs who are
day and night in every possible way
—messengers, ushers at rallies, col
lectors of precious material, distri
butors of important releases—de-
-orvir-ps were held for the She united with the local Methodist
America WP Tuesday afternoon, five church in early life and transferred ,
wonting * clocki at the Mont e Z uma Baptist
is with you there is nothing for! veloping themselves physically and
you to fear. jlyearning first aid, and in every
1 do not fear, for fortunately Ii way possible preparing themselves
have been able to make peace for whatever they may be called on
with my Saviour, and I did this by to do for their country, ofr whatever
being alone reading His word and part they may play in its defense,
remembering how I was taught in | Never has any -period behooved us
my young days to call upon Him to encourage training, and support
and live a life that when my trou- of youth as this particular period,
bies and trials are over, I will Whatever we begin they must finish
have a home on high.
And if the enemy should attack
and I should not be able to hear
the “all clear” sounded, I can hear
my Saviour say, “Come up higher.
You have been faithful over a few
thing, now I will make you ruler
over many things. ,
It is beautiful to be In God's
strength. God has promised us that
He will not forsake us, if only we
pray to him for support.
The way grows dark and drea'ry,
trouble and sin is at every turn in
life to try to way-lay God's children
but if you will only look up toward
heaven and call on Him in earnest
prayer he will lead through it all.
Before I close I want to ask each
of you praying people to pray for
me; and I ask you to pray for my
dad, mother, brothers and brdther's
wife and sans.
And am asking that you remem
ber all the boys in the armed forces
(Turn to Page 8; No. 1)
whatever we plan they must carry
out. Therefore evry community has
a part to play in doing all that it
can to solve the problems that the
war and its after effects will bring
to your youth.
Following is a copy of the entire
program to be held Sunday eve
ning:
Open Prayer, Rev. F. J. Gilbert.
Welcome, E. G. Blackwell.
Purpose of Meeting, Roy M. Hall
(Greetings from Scout Executive)
Theme 1—Development of Scout
ing in America, Roy M. Hall.
Morale Stunts.
Theme 2—Essentials of the Boy
Scout Movement, W. B. Mosley.
Theme 3—How the Community
and Institution Use the Movement,
W. G. Wallace.
Picnic Lunch.
Vesper Service, Roy M. Hall.
Benediction, Rev. Hugh Dozier.
Everybody in the county invited
that have boys of Scout or Cug age.
church, the last sad rites being
conducted by her pastor, Rev. Geo.
M. Ray, assisted by Rev. B. A. Paf-
iord, pastor of the Methodist church.
Survivors include her husband;
two daughters, Mrs. R. E. Wilkin
son, of Manchester and Mrs. Parks
Ham of Montezuma; one son Brown
Hicks of Raleigh, N. C.; one toother
R. A. Hinton, of Reynolds; a sister
Mrs. W. T. Brown of Americus; and
two grandchildren, Rachael and
Martha Virginia Wilkinson of Man
chester.
Mr. Clarence H, Hair
Judging Poultry At Fair
In Manchester, This Week
Mr. C. H. Hair, owner and operator
of the Feedrs and Growers Ex
change of Montezuma/and a for
mer Taylor county citizen, has ac
cepted an invitation to be one of
the judges of the poultry exhibits
during the Tri-county Fair in prog
ress at Manchester this week.
Mr. Hair acted as one of the
judges of the poultry exhibits at
the Manchester Fair last year,
prizes are being offerede for the
best poultry exhibits. Mr. Hair is
offering a prize himself of $2 for
the best male and $2 for the best
female bird of all varieties com
peting.
nolds yesterday morning at tea
o'clock. Rev. J. D. Smith, pastor of
the Reynolds Methodist church of
ficiated. Interment was in Hill
Crest cemetery.
Pall bearers were: Messrs Elbert
Hill, John Nelson, Gann Nelson, El
mer Nelson, George Trussell and
Moody Trussell.
Mrs. Cooper is survived by one
ton, Mr. G. L. Cooper, of Reynolds;
one daughter, Mrs. Roy Clay cf
her "JSMlJgjJ 0 Reynolds and one grandson, Ed-
wards Cooper of Reynolds
after moving there to make her
home.
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Blassingame at the family res
idence in Cape Charles with Rev.
Floyd T. Bentley, pastor of the
Methodist church officiating. Her
remains were then brought to Cul-
loden, Ga., with interment at the
Culloden cemetery at 11:30 Monday
morning. The pastor of the Culloden
Methodist church officiated.
She is survived by one son, Mr.
William Gray Blassingame, and one
grandson, Mr. W. G. Blassingame
Jr. both of Cape Charles. Also two
brothers,- Messrs Harry and Arch
Gray of Butler.
Among out-of-town friends and
relatives attending the funeral
services at during the noon hour followed by
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. Bias g e .. business session in the after-
Goddard's Funeral Home of Rey
nolds was in charge of funeral ar
rangements.
Quarterly Conference
To Be Held At Howard
Tomorrow-Friday
The Fourth Quarterly Conference
of the Butler Methodist charge will
be held at Howard tomorrow.
Rev. G. N. Rainey, District Super
intendent, of Columbus, will deliver
the morning sermon at 11 o'clock.
Lunch will be served at the church
the business session in the after
noon.
This will be Rev. Rainey's last
appointment in Taylor County as
District Superintendent. He is com
pleting his four years as Superin
tendent of this district and will re
turn to his duties as pastor follow
ing the annual South Georgia Con
ference. Rev. Rainey has made
many friends in this county during
the past four years all of whom
The Butler High School Library W j s h for him continued success as
will open each morning at 9:45 he enters another field of labor.
Cape Charles, Va., Messrs Harry
and Arch Gray, Miss Marion West,
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gray, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Trussell, Mrs. W. F.
Gray Jr., Col. W. E. Steed, Mr. and
Mrs. James Gray and son, Mrs.
Laura Jordan and Mrs. O.
Horne.
LIBRARY HOURS
W.
o’clock and close at 3:45 p. m. The
Library. The Library will be closed
all day on Saturdays.
—School Librarian.
A large crowd is expected to be
present at the Quarterly Conference
tomorrow and to hear Rev. Rainey
at that time.