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Ijhe Butler Herald VOLUME 66 KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCE S S BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1942 NUMBER 52 TAYLOR COUNTY MEN Serving IN ARMED FORCES FIFTEEN PERSONS KILLED HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS. IS CAUSED BY FLOOD Along with the approximately 300 Taylor county young men serv • Ing In the armed forces of our country we do not wish to forget that the women of our county are doing their share towards helping America win this war. A few of the Taylor county wo men, who we recall off-hand, now rendering full-time service include: Lt. Frances Riley, daughter of Mrs. Mae Riley of Butler. Lt. Riley is serving as a nurse having enlisted several months ago with the Emory Hospital Unit of Atlanta. Miss Pauline Rustln, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rustln, who is serving in the F.B.I. department, with head quarters in Washington, D. C.; Miss Ruby Jinks, daughter of Mr. and Msr. R. M. Jinks of Mauk. Miss Jinks Is employed in a government office in Atlanta. Mrs. Dan S; Bee- land, of Reynolds, wife of Lt. Dan Beeland, who is now in foreign service. Mrs. Beeland is engaged in secretarial work at Wellston. Miss Miriam Dreizin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dreizin, serving as librarian at Wellston. Miss Betty Maddox, daughter of Mrs. D. O. Brinkley, of Butler, secretary, -Wellston. Miss Pansy Vann, daugh- Flood at Many Points Said to be Worse Than Unfortunate Disaster Back in 1936. Washington, Oct. 17—Damage es timated in millions of dollars was left Saturday in the wake of a three state flood caused by nearly seven inches of rainfall within four days There were unconfirmed reports that at least 15 persons had died as a lesult of the inundation. Thousands of weary workers toil ed throughout the night in Mary land, Virginia, West Virginia and in Washington where t he raging Po tomac flood crest reached 17;6 feet —a record high. Flood stage is seven feet. The" Potomac was receding slow .. So we hannock and Savage rivers. The James river had reached a peak near Richmond, Va„ and was be ginning to fall. But at many points the floods were worse than the 1936 disaster in which damages was estimated at $9,464,000. The crest of the flood hit Wash ington early Saturday and damage here will be comparatively negligi ble, due largely to hurried erection of sand bag dikes in two vulnerable ter of Mr. nad Mrs. R. S. Vann,I secretary, Wellston. Miss Elsie Peed j P?*® 1 n p a X„,™™t ?J h , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank nad Llncoln Peed, secretary, Wellston. M‘ss M ^ si |ent Roosevett made a per- Margaret Peterman, daughter of trip of the Meal Wellston N MMs Pe Frmices Se Harris I fl00d section of Washington yester- daughter of Mr .and Mrs. E. L. Har-’ j fgftg “IlS ric oonmtorv T,.,.™ neither effort nor money ‘to protect MANY ATTEND CONFERENCE AT HOWARD FRIDAY Rev. G. N. Rainey Visits Taylor County Last Time in Capacity of District Superintendent. ris, secretary, Wellston. Mrs. Irene Whatley, secretary, Wellston. Mrs. Ricks Carson, secretary, Wellston. Mrs. Mirriam Wright, secretary, Wellston. Miss Doris Saunders, secretary, Wellston. We will appreciate any infor mation as to other local ladies how serving in defense or other govern ment work. the city.” Meanwhile the Weather Bureau called on backward meterologists to help' gather data about the flood. It was given special dispensation to do so by the Office of Censorship, since mention of rainfall normally is banned in newspapers or radio broadcasts. November st Deadline For Mailing Parcels Pvt. Ennis R.Luck, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Luck, of Howard, has been transferred from Fort 1 Jackson, Miss., to Camp Gordon, I Ga. Pvt. Luck is spending several Tft (IprCPR VolflfeK days at home with his parents. W UC,aCQ JUIU,CI5 While at home on a short furlough Mr. Luck and Miss Pauline Wheeler of Atlanta, were . married Saturday afternoon. The marriage was performed by Judge J. R. Luns- , ford, Ordinary of Taylor county. Pfc, John James of Edgewood Arsenal, Md., spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. j. James. Pvt. James reports he is likipg the Army fine. He enlisted about a year ago. Julian E. Anglin, son of Mrs. W. A. Anglin, enlisted in the Navy about three months ago. He is now a second class seaman and is serv ing on the U.S.S. Sciota in the At lantic ocean. Anglin reports he is enjoying his work in the Navy. Mrs. Anglin has another son, Pvt. Leo Anglin, who is now somewhere in England. Latest letters received from him state that he is in good health. The many friends of Pvt. Ray mond Parks will be interested in the following letter received here Monday. As you will note young Parks is stationed somewhere in England. His letter is as follbws: "Somewhere in England". Oct. 8, 1942. Dear Charles: Would like to express my thanks to you for the copy of the Herald every week, for 1 really appreciate getting it. It makes a fellow feel better when he knows what's going on back home. I especially like the ‘‘Men in Service” column, for it helps me keep up with all my old friends in the service. Like England fine but surely would like to see the good old U. S. A. again. Thanking you again for tne Her ald each week, Sincerely, Pvt. Raymond Parks. 34269839 401st Bomb Sqdrn. 91st Bomb Group. A. P. O. 634 % Postmasetr New York City, N.Y. BUILDING LOT FOR SALE . Only ten days remain to get the Chirstmas shopping done for gifts that are to be mailed to soldiers The fourth quarterly conference Butler - Howard Methodist charge was held at the Howard church last Friday. An unusually large crowd gath ered at the church to attend the conference and to hear Rev. G. N. Rainey on his last appointment in Taylor county as District Superin tendent. Rev. Rainey has served four years in this capacity and will after annual conference be returned to duties as a pastor. At the noon hour the ladies of the Howard church served a boun tiful dinner to the guests of the fconference. > The business session was held in the afternoon' at which time splen did reports were made by all of the churches. Wesley, Mauk, Union and How ard churches reported they had paid all expenses for the year. The following 1 officials for churches in the charge were se lected: Butler Church—Stewards: C. E. Benns, W. J. Butler, Dr. Eli Gar rett, A. J. Gill, Mrs. T. B. Joiner (Recording Steward), W. M. Mathews, E. D. McCorvey, Dr. R. C. Montgomery, Mrs. H. J. Porter (Treas. Brd. Stewards) H. H. Riley, Col. C. C. Stone, W. G. Wallace. Dist. Stewards: C. E. Berths Sr., H A. Sealy, Alt. Butler S. S.: A. J. Gill, Gen. Supt. T. E. Tante, Supt. Adult Division; Mrs. R. L. Adams, Supt Young People Division; Miss Janie Neisler Supt. Children Division. Board of Christian Education: Mrs. E. G. Blackwell (chm.), Mrs. Bertha Bazemore, Miss Oudia \ Brewr,' Mrs, Ruth Dunwody, T. H. Chambers, Mrs. Lawrence Joiner. Butler: Pres. W. S. C. S., Mrs. F. J. Gilbert. Butler Church Trustees of Church of Parsonage Property: C. E. Benns W. J. Butler, Dr. Eli Garrett, T. B. Joiner J. T. Mathews and H. H. Riley. Howard Church Stewards: R. L. Brown, E. Esselstyn, E. H. Perkins, Rupert Willis and Clinton Clark., Howard Trustees: R. L. Brown, E Washington, Oct. 20—Members of Georgia's congressional delegation wrote President Roosevelt today urging appointment of sen. Walter George (D-Ga.) to the vacancy on the U, S. Supreme Court created by the resignation of Associate Justice Jas, F. Byrnes. The delegation acted without the knowledge of the state's senior overseas, the postoffice department H- Perkins, L. H. Vanlandingham. - - - Howard S. S. Supt.: H. A. Sealy. Howard Pres. W. S. C. S.: Mrs. warns. Packages mailed after No vember 1st will have little chance of reaching men abroad by Decem ber 25th. The Postmaster at Butler advises that there has been some confusion regarding the regulations as to size and weight of parcels to be mailed to Uncle Sam's fighting men. Although “shoe box size” has been widely publicized as correct for overseas Christmas packages, a shoe box is not a satisfactory con tainer, the postmaster said. Proper package is a heavy double-faced corrugated box. Weight limit is 11 pounds, max imum elngth, 18 inches, and max imum length and girth combined must not exceed 42 inches. “We cannot make any exceptions Bomery to these rules” the postmaster ad vises. Food not to be Included James Brown. Union Church, Stewards: E. C. Gholson, A. H. Jarrell, Fred Jarrell Thelmon Jarrell, J. M. McCants. Union Trustees: H. H. Gholson, Hinton Jarrell, Thelmon Jarrell. Union, Supt. S. S.: Hugh McCants Wesley Church, Stewards: J. A. Hetah, Charlie Butler, W. A. Spinks R. M. Suggs, W. J. Willis. Wesley Trustees: Charlie Butler, J. A. Heath, R. M. Suggs. Wesley Supt. S. S.: W. J. Willis. Mauk Church, Stewards: Mrs. R. M. Jinks, R. D. Waller; Willie Mc Farland, Irvin Williams. Mauk Trustees: R. D. Waller, Willie McFarland, Harmon Mont ROOSEVELT URGED TO NAME GEORGE ON HIGH COURT Georgia Delegation's Petition Cites Senator's Record As a Lawyer. Central of Georgia; Jas. A. Addlsort, Commercial Agent of the Central of Georgia; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McLean, brother and sister-in-law; MR McLEAN'S FUNERAL ATTENDED BY NUMBER OF OUT-OF-TOWN FRIENDS Husband of Former Butler Lady Dies at Home in Brooklyn, New York. TAYLOR COUNTY SCOUTS HOLD MEET HERE SUNDAY P.M. Scout Leaders Team of Columbus District Are Guest of Ttroup Here. Among the out-of-town friends and relatives attending the commit- meht services here last Thursday afternoon for Mr. Henry R. McLean ifSSu wire! a a d frJ ®" ds Included the following: ' J‘ K '^ as 1 i cId Sl,!;da V From Macon: H, C. White, Di vision Freight Agent of the Cen- A large and enthusiastic gather ing of Boy Scout leaders and friends noon in the Butler Methodist church. E. G. Blackwell, chairman tral of Georgia Ry.; W. W. Hackett, !lL the ,T aylor dist * ict > made a splen- Division Passenger Agent of the d d addross of welcome in which he - - - - stressed the need of Scouting antj the interst of boys in the program. He particularly paid tribute to the excellent work being done by R. L. Mrs. Henry Winship McLean, niece; ® urns > Chas. C. Stone and Julian V. and Miss Carolyn McLean, niece. | DuPree. He also expressed his From Savannah: W. McN. Knapp, 1 t0 the churches for sponsor- Chief Traffic Officer of the Central lln S this outstanding meeting and of Georgia; Wm. E. Stewart, Freight 10 the ladies for preparing the din- Trafflc Manager of Central Rail- j ner ’ way. i Rev. F. J. Gilbert acted as pro- From Columbus: T. P. Wade, Di- ■ Gram chairman and expressed vision Freight Agent, Central Rail- < thanks for the work that C. L way., (Adams, Scout executive, and Roy From Atlanta: Harrell L. Perkins, M. Hall, assistant executive, were General Industrial Agent, of the J doing in behalf of the boys of Butler Central of Georgia; Frank M. Tuttle and the entire county. Division Freight Agent of the Cen tral Railway. Other points: William Molinet, New York, Commercial Agent of the Central of Georgia’ Railrpad; Mrs, The fundamentals of the Boy Scout program were discussed by Hall and Mr. W. G. Wallace, dis trict commissioner. Mr. Hall dis cussed the development of Scouting Frank Minnis of Pittsburgh, sister ( in America and the essentials of of the deceased, Mr. and Mrs. Win- Uhe Scout movement, giving par- ship McLean, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. ticular emphasis to the Scout Oath McLean of Bickley W. Va.; broth ers and sisters-in-law of the de ceased. Besides the above quite a large group of Reynolds citizens and other friends from the county • at large were In attendance- interment for Mr. McLean was held at the local cemetery last Mauk S. S. Jinks. Mauk, Pres. Supt.: Mrs. R. M. W. S. C. S.: Mrs. Mailers are advised that both the, J° e Wilder, War Department and Navy Depart-1 . .... ment have stated that no food naan IflCDnC AQVIS6S should be inclosed in parcels mail ed to members of the armed forces overseas, not only because crumbs or other matter escaping from the parcels attract vermin, but for the further reason that the armed forc es are amply supplied with food. Sugar Stamp No. Nine Good For Three Pounds From Nov. 1 Until Dec. 15 Col, C. C. Stone, secretary of the Taylor County Rationing Board, states that he has been advised by government official that Sugar Stamp No. Nine for three pounds of sugar will be good beginning Nov. 1 until Dec. 15. Patrons Of Changes Made In Schedule Due to the fact that ninety per cent of the patronage of the Dean Theatre is made up of out-of-town people and under the present short age of rubber and gasoline as well as so many of our young men en tering the armed forces and also the large number of our citizens mov ing away to accept positions in war production plants or other'govern- ment work, we are forced to dis continue our Wednesday and Thursday shows effective after to night, Oct. 22nd. We also wish to state that we will resume full time schedule as soon as transportation facilities will allow. Our Sunday and Monday shows The Butler High School Library as we n as Friday and Saturday will open each" mprriing at 9:45 lp ro grams will continue on the same Desirable building lot within City limits of Butler; 100-ft. frontage If 14 and 33-ft. deep. Has small barn on pounds) it. For further Butler Herald. o'clock and close-at 3:45 p. m. The Library. The Library will be closed all day on Saturdays million tons (2,800,000,000 of scrap were collected information call, in this country it would be enohgh to build many battleships. schedule. In the meantime the four days a week on which the show is ope rated we will continue to giw you the best pictures that it is possible to obtain. The Dean Theatre, Butler, Ga. senator,, and the letter was drafted by Rep. Steve Pace of the Third congressional district in which George resides. The letter was signed by Sen. Richard B. Russel and Representa tive Carl Vinson, Paul Brown, i Frank Whelchel, Sidney Camp, John Gibson, Eugene Cox, Hugh Peterson, Malcolm Tarver and Pace. Rep. Robert Ramspeck had pre viously advocated the appointment of Chief Justice Charles Reid of the Georgia Supreme Court and did not sign the letter. However, in an other letter, Ramspeck wrote the president that George's appoint ment would be gratifying to him. The text of the delegation's let ter to the president follows: “We respectfully invite your special consideration of the quali fications of Sen. Walter George for membership on the Suprem Court of the United'States and express the earnest hope that he may be se lected to fill the vacancy now ex isting on that court. “While born the son of a tenant farmer In Webster County, Georgia Sen. George has thru his efforts de veloped himself into one of the out standing men of the nation. Cer tainly there is none with finer in tellectual capacity or with higher personal Integrity. "In early life Sen. George demon strated his outstanding legal abili ty. He served as prosecuting attor ney of his circuit, as judge of the superior courts of his circuit, as judge of the State Court of Appeals and as justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. “In every service he has dis tinguished himself for his ability, his fairness and his courage. “We know he will serve with equal distinction as a justice of the U. S. Supreme Court and will be a credit to that court and to the na tion.” and Law, Scout service and the leadership of the program by vol unteers. Mr. Wallace brought out interest ing data on how the program js used by the community and insti tution. In his talk he stressed the fact that the boys are the respon sibility of the community and that Thursday • afternoon Rev Hugh their training is clearly a duty of Dozier, pastor of the local Baptist parents. church, and Rev. F. J. Gilbert, pas- Following the completion of the tor of the local Methodist church, I trianing session, the meeting was had charge of the service, - . .continued on-.the outside, where Mr. McLean died in New York . g couts bad built an enormous October 11th after an illness of sev-1 cam fj re( around which lunch was eral months. Funeral services.were B p rea( j' on tables. After the serving held for him at the Bairchild Fu-, 0 j the lunch, all gathered around neral Home in Brooklyn, N. Y.,: t be campfire where old-fashioned Tuesday 1 evening, Oct. 13th. songs were sung and Boy Scouts Mr. McLean was a native* of I presented stunts. Macon/Ga;, where he was born The afternoon and evening sos- Sept. 17, 1882. He had_been with 6lon was com pi e t e d when all per- the Central of Georgia Railway for Kons re t urne( i to the. church for the the past 42 years. He had been oven i n g services, which were con- eastern traffic agent for the railroad; ducfcd b Mr> Ha il. at New York since March, 1920, and 17 was prominent in club affairs there. I Bamesviile, Griffin having been the past president of Ungp Army famn Ta the Georgia Club in New York nad 1,1 m Jf VUH, r ,v also of thet raffle club of that D fl p M ||f p a f ulufan city, the largest organization of its DC DUIII DCiVYVYCII kind in the world. Mr. McLean is survived by his wife, the former Miss Heard Scan- drett of this city; also three broth ers, Messrs Hugh and Winship Mc Lean of Macon; and Elihu McLean of Charleston, West Virginia; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Minnis of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mrs. Paul H. Watson of Macon. Charing Man Injred In Jump From Truck Near Americas Saturday Amerfcus, OcL ’l8- ; -Mhc'fc ChYpen* ter of Charing is In a critical con* dltlon at an Airterlcus hsopital as a Holders Of B And C Gas Cards Warned On Epiration Date All unused portions of “B” and "C" gas rationing books expiring Oct. 22—today—must be returned to local boards within five days after expiration, Frank Merritt, regional gas rationing representative, said yesterday. In addition, motorists must file by Nov. 22, an affidavit stating they do not own more than five tires per automobile. Failure to make a truthful certificate, Philip Weltner OPT attorney, pointed out yester day, carries a penalty of not ex ceeding 10 years' imprisonment, and a fine of not exceeding $10,000. OPA officials yesterday pointed out that motorists are free to act Immediately in selling or giving to the government's vitally needy tire stock-pile, thru the Railway Ex press Agency. Card Of Thank# We wish to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to our , many kind friends and neighbors result of injuries sustained' teh’en he j who Were so considerate Of us dur- jumped from a speeding • truck to, ing the time of our greatest sorrow recover his hat. occasioned by the sudden death of Hospital attaches said Carpenter bur devoted husband and father, suffered several concussions when I Frank M. Foy. May. God abundantly he landed on his head In the leap | reward each of you is our earnest and that his condition is reported prayer. grave. | .. Mrs. F. M. Foy & Family. Bamesviile, Oct. 16.—The U. S. Army will construct a huge canton ment costing approximately $23,- 000,000 between Griffin and Barnes- ville, Mayor Harvey Kennedy said today. Mayor Kennedy said that altho no land had been officially pur chased as yet that Army engineers are already on the job. Robert & Company, Atlanta firm has been awarded a contract for the engineering and architectural phase of the construction, it was reported. It is believed that a minimum of 35,000 men will be trained at the camp. Mayor Kennedy, Judge W. H. Beck of Griffin; Hal Perkins, Central of Georgia industrial representative; Ivan Allen and Frank Shaw of At lanta all went to Washington re cently to confer with officials there regarding the camp! Local P.T A. Sponsoring Hallowe'en Carnival At School Auditorium Oct. 30 Right this way, folks! Right this way! Hear the barkers! Heed what they say! A Hallowe'en Carnival! Big stuff! We're telling you, and its no bluff. Stage attractions? You bet! Best thing you've seen yet. Bring the family, large and small! We'll have eats, plenty for all. Hot dogs, salads, cakes and pies! Dress In costume, win a prize. Come ear ly, stay late! Don't leave at half past-eight. Witches, owls ahd ghosts galore! We'll be meeting you at the door. Such a show you’ye hot seen before! You’ll laugh, you’ll thrill and ask for more. Date: Friday nlte, Oct. 30. Time: 7:30 p. m. Place: Butler High School. j