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VOLUME 67
Butler Herald
KEEPING EVERLASTINGLY AT IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
BUTLER, TAYLOR COUNTY. GEORGIA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1942
NUMBER 2
LEGION AUXILIARY WILL
SELL POPPIES HERE NEXT
WED.-ARMISTICE DAY
Edwards Clayton Whatley, a stu
dent at Emory University Medical
School, has been commissioned- a
Second Lieutenant In the Medical
Administrative Corps of the U. S.
Army. Lt. Whatley Is the son of
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Whatley of
Reynolds.
Pvt. Charles Hugh Nelsler, for
merly of Reynolds, was inducted
Into service at Ft. McArthur, near
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 12, and
was assigned to the Air Corps. He
Is taking basic training at an Air
School at Kearns, Utah.
Pvt. Garland Byrd, 18, son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Byrd of Rey-
• nolds volunteered for Army Ser
vice Oct. 19. He is now stationed
at Camp Attirbury, Indiana. Byrd
has passed examinations entitling
him to attend officers training
school. He will take this training
after compelting preliminary work.
Mr. Harold Davis, son of Mrs.
T. C. Boswell, who enlisted in the
Navy a few months ago was pro-
. moted to Second Class Seaman on
Oct. 7. He is attending one of
the Navy's trade schools at Great
Lakes, 111.
Mr. Wanza Davis, another son
of Mrs. T. d Boswell, who also en
listed in the Navy a short time ago
is now stationed at Norfolk, Va.
His many friends will regret to
learn that Davis is confined to the
hospital suffering from a severe
attack of mumps.
Pvt. Wendell Windham, son of
Many Now Names Havo Been
Added to ..America's Roll of
Honored Dead.
Poppies ofpatrlotic remembrance
will bloom in Butler next Wed
nesday—Armistice Day.
New names on America's roll of
honored dead give new meaning
to the memorial popy this year.
“Wearing a poppy is the indi
vidual way of honoring the men
who have sacrificed their lives in
I he nation's service,” according to
the Poppy committee. "Ever since
the first World War the poppy
has been worn In tribute to the
men who gave their lives in that
conflict. Now new names are be
ing inscribed among America's
GA. MASONS IN
ANNUAL SESSION
ELECT OFFICERS
Zack Arnold, Grand Master, Is
Succeeded by E. D. Wells, of
Savannah.
Macon, Oct. 29—The Georgia Ma
sonic Grand Lodge elected E. D.
Wells, of Savannah, grand master,
succeeding Zach Arnold, of Fort
Gaines.
Other officers elected at the clos
ing session are:
M. G. Pound, of Sparta, third
grand steward; Dewey H. Wollstein
of Rome, deputy grand master; D.
L. Shanin of Atlanta, senior grand
warden; J. H. Wilkinson of Augusta
senior grand warden; C. W. Monk,
of Sylvester, Junior grand deacon;
J. C. Perry of Woodbine, junior
heroic dead. The poppy is for them i^and de°c^; E.R.Moulton of Lin-
too. It is a symbol of our sorrow EM grand stewa d J. Everett
symbol
and pride. It is a pledge that we
will always remember them and
serve on in the cause for which
they died.
Our poppies are withered in
Flanders
Scorched from a dictator's wrath;
The torch that they begged us to
Is trailing, in blood, in his path. S®”™*!**
But God is still God in Hisi E H Thompson of Sylvania, was
’ ,n th . '-appointed grand marshal, succeed-
And right will yet rule in this Chag Q Wall) of Ellav ille.
Thrift of Atlanta, second grand
steward; D. W. Locklin, of Macon,
re-elected grand secretary; C. W.
Anderson of Savannah, terasurer; C
J. Owen of Newnan, re-elected
grand tyler.
Rev. Ernest Riley, rector of St,
John's Episcopal Church, Savannah
was appointed grand chaplain, suc
ceeding the Rev. Z. C. Hayes of
METHODIST OPEN
CONFERENCE IN
SAVANNAH TO-DAY
Butler and Reynolds Pastors
Complete Year's Work with
Good Reports.
world;
Let the torch again be illumined,
And poppies, in bloom be
unfurled.
“The poppy springs from the
blood and tears that are the price
Mr. and Mrs. Hoke Windham, of of victory—the price of freedom in
this world of conquest and oppres
sion. Again and again Americans
have had to pay this price to win
and maintain their existence as^a t(m county ordlnary> and oldes t liv-
nation. When we wear
poppy this year we will be show
ing that we are not shrinking from
paying that great price once more
in order that we may pass on to
Americans to come the heritage of
Butler, has been transferred to
Scott Field, 111., where he will be
trained in radio operating and me
chanics to fit him for duty as a
member of a fighting bomber crew tree
Thomas. Eugene Byrd, 22, of Rey
nolds, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E.
Byrd, has been selected for train
ing as a naval aviation' cadet-and
will be ordered to active duty
shortly. When ordered to active ! a free America,
duty, Byrd will report to the U. S. | « As we honor those who give
Navy Pre-Flight School, either at \ thelr u veSi we should think, too, of
the University of North Carolina,: those W ho sacrifice health and
Chapel Hill, N. C., or the Univer-1 strengt h, and of the families left
sity of Georgia at Athens, for three | [n need because a father or son
months of physical conditioning, | has served his country. They are
instruction in Naval essentials,’ s tm within the reach of our help.'
milltray drill and ground school,^ us b e generous in our contrl-
subjects. After completion of thisj butions f or the poppies. Every
course he will be sent to one of penn y 0 f the money given goes to
mo,™** nnmornuB rosorim hasps Bup p 0r t the work the American Le
gion and the Auxiliary are doing
for the disabled and dependent
families of the first World War
instead of the customary $250
jewel, retiring Grand Master Zach
Arnold was presented with a $250
War Bond by J. W. Parker, of Fair-
burn, past grand master.
The installation ceremony for the
new Grand Lodge officers was con
ducted by Post Grand Master John
Travis of Savannah.
Thos. H. Jefferies, of Atlanta, Ful-
The South Georgia Conference of
the Methodist Church will open
its annual session at Savan
nah this morning with local Min-
isters, Rev. F. J. Gilbert of Butler
and Rev. J. D. Smith of Reynolds,
in attendance. Both are exceedingly
popular in their espective charges
and while no one can safely tell
what may happen in conference ap
pointments, lt is the unanimous
Wish of both congregations that
each of these pastors be returned to
their respective stations for another
year. Rev. G. N. Rainey, who has
completed his four years as su
perintendent of the Columbus Dis
trict, will be given other work much
to the regret of the churches
throughout the district.
It will be gratifying to learn
that both local pastors will ren
der splendid reports for each of
the churches on both charges—
Butler and Reynolds—as to In
creased membership, spiritual
state of the churches and all fi
nancial claims paid in full. CIamap CpLaaIp
Bishop Arthur J. Moore, president: MOITiS AHO jCHOOIS
of the board of missions and church j T , T n L
extension of the United Methodist UOSG lOudV 10 lUSH
church, again will preside at the #
“SSS'co— *** w,„ Co.-Wide Scrap Drive
be held Thursday morning with the
first conference session scheduled
for this afternoon. The annual meet
ing will be the shortest In the]
VOTING IN ELECTION
TUESDAY VERY LIGHT
IN EVERY PRECINCT
Democratic Nominees Win by
Overwhelming Majority in This
County.
Tuesday's election was one of
the quietest ever held in Taylor
county. Polls were opened in each
of the eight percincts in the coun
ty with a very' light vote being re
corded at each of them.
The democratic nominees, head
ed by Ellis Arnall for Governor
and Richard B. Russell for U. S.
Senator was ratified by the peo
ple by an overwhelming majority
in spite of a few votes being cast
for ‘^dependent candidates.
Frank Hooper Jr., was named
on the local ballots for judge of
BUTLER GIRL 18,
SENT TO WATERY
GRAVE SAT. NIGHT
Tragedy Occurs As Miss Lois
Posey and Three Companions
Are Enroutc Home from Party.
One of the saddest funeral serv
ices held In this section in a long
while was that attended by a large
gathering of relatives and friends
at Turner's Chapel Monday after
noon for Miss Lois Gertrude Posey,
Butler high school girl, who was
drowned Saturday night in a lake
about two mlels north of Butler
and known as the L. R. Adams
lake.
The accident is reported to have
occurred Saturday night about 11
o'clock when the victim with a
group of friends were returning
from an evening's entertainment in
court bench is now occupied by
Bond Almond. A court fight to de
cide whether Almond or Hooper
will begin the new judgeship term
in January, 1943, probably will en
sue, since . each is claiming it.
the Superior Court of Fulton coun-! the vicinity of her home. Other
ty to succeed the late Judge John! members of the group were: Miss
D. Humphries, whoso place on the'Nell Ranow, Messrs Clinton Culver-
house, Paul Wainwrlght and Lewis
Watson.
All, except Miss Ranow, who
shortly before had been left at the
home of her father, Mr. C. A. Ra
now, were passengers in a 1937
Chevrolet with Mr. Culverhouse as
driver. In attempting to cross the
stream on a narrow dam the driver
apparently lost control of the ma
chine which rolled down the em
bankment into the lake which was
about 12 or 15 feet deep in water.
They succeeded in extricating
themselves from the automobile
and the young men safely swim-,
ming to shore after having strug
gled for sometime with the drown
ing girl who in her excitement
Treed herself from her rescuers and
,was lost in the darkness of the
I night. Following an alarm being
ing grand master, addressed the fi
nal session.
An extension of the benefits
the Masonic Home at Macon to chil-1 pe
dreri ofnon-Masonic parents was |
Butler merchants are sponsoring
a Scrap Dirve throughout this
memory of the oldest members, clos county today. All stores In this
ing Sunday night when the church city and the schools throughout
'appointments will be announced. the county will be closed all day
Many of the conference members! to assist in collecting scrap. _
are now serving as chaplains in the] We , the merchants of Butler,; K^en neiGhbors in the vicinity.
U. S. Armed Force? and the number 1 agree to close our places of busi- tho a \ d . °. £ l ° rchcs a ” d
I of stars on service flags represent 10 ness Thursday — today—for the! *g S 8 l£oc£
•iper con; of the total, membership, purpose of gathering Scrap: ;floating on top of the water about
the Navy's numerous reserve bases
for primary flight training.
Below are copies of. letters re
ceived from Taylor county men in
the armed forces • which their
many local friends will no doubt
be Interested in reading;
Hunter Field, Savannah, Ga.
Dear Charles:
A few lines to thank you again
for the Butler Herald. I really en
joy it more than any paper I get,
for I can read of people and events
that I know, and it keeps me in
formed of the whereabouts of other
Butler boys In the service.
I also want to give you my nevf
address, as I will be getting m'y
mail here in a new squadron In
stead of the 301st. I was trans
ferred about a week ago, and like
It fine in my new outfit. Give my
regards to all. Sincerely,
Sgt. David L. Beason.
Yakima, Wash., Oct. 25,1942.
Mr. Chas. Benns, Butler, Ga.
Dear Charles:
I have planned several times to
write and let you know how much
I enjoy the Herald but now I have
found time.
I am now in Washington in the
Medical Department Detachment
but am attached to the 144 F. A.
We have been very busy since we
, got out here.
I left Butler in March, along
with several more of my friends
for Ft. McPherson to be inducted
intothe Army
I left Ft. Me. about three weeks
later for Camp Grant, 111., for my |
and of the present conflict.”
Mrs. J. S. Green,
Poppy Chairman.
Death of Well-Known
Minister Is Mourned
By Many Friends Here
Ellaville, Ga.—Rev. W. T. Grims-
ley, wpII-known farmer and min
ister of the Chattahoochee Freewill
Baptist Association, died at his
home in Marion county, Tuesday,
Oct. 20, after having been in ill
health for nine months. He reached
his 4th birthday Sept. 20.
Funeral services were held at
Palmer cemetery Wednesday with
Rev. H. L. Lumpkin officiating,
Survivors Include his widow, the
former Miss Etta Golden; six sons,
’IS'tt’STSLlS*K-otsenJMemorial Service To Be
national Bill-of-Rights Day Dec. 15,
and urged each? lodge in the state
to arange a special program for the
day.
Air Mail Packages
To Be Inspected
By Local Postmaster
From now on an air-mail pack
age cannot be accepted by the
post office unless It bears an in
spection permit, your local post
master advises. The package not
only must have the permit attach
ed, but the post office must actual
ly inspect it, and remove, or cause
mailers,to remove any inflamable
explosive, or otherwise unmailable
material.
Held At Bethel C.M. Church
Sunday For Mr. F. M Foy
A Memorial Service will be held
for Mr. Frank Foy at Bethel C. M
Church six miles north of Butler
next Sunday. The service will be
gin at 12 a. ml E.W.T.. Rev. M.J
Wood, of Fort Valley will be in
charge.
Mr. Foy was a charter member
of Bethel C. M. church, which was
organized some forty-odd years
ago with Rev. B. R. Birdsong as
pastor, and who served the church
continuously until his health
failed due to advanced age.
“We thank God for the life Mr.
Foy lived. He walked and talked
with God since he was nine years 1
The clerk who inspects the i old. He spent his life praying for
packlge must sign that it hasiothers. Friends, let God answer the
heen insoected and the signature i prayers he prayed for you.
must be P w tness by anothlr post This verse of scripture burns in
office emolove our soul as we think of Mr. Foy.
“Should anyone mail a package'“And I heard a voire from heaven
at the post- 1 saying unto me, write, blessed are
the dead which die in the Lord
in a box
office containing a sufficient num
ber of stamps to send it by air
mail, the postmaster said, “and not
have a return address on the pack
age and we cannot find who mail-
gatiiering Scrap:
E. H. Bazcmore,
W. H. Trussell,
■{ The Cross Shop,
Cash Grocery Co.,
J. W. McKenzie,
Bertha Bazemore,
Suwannee Store,
Maxwell's Store,
B. J. Byrd,
Joiner Brothers,
City Barber Shop,
Oscar Dreizin,
H. D. Adams,
W. T. Rustin,
Thelmon Jarrell,
E. G. Blackwell,
Dan O. Harvill,
Doyel's Store,
Sheriff Bone,
Mrs. Lula Wall,
P. A. Jenkins,
C. C. Stone.
Grandson of Late
Dr. And Mrs. J. W. Rogers
Killed In Plane Crash
Elmire of Phenix City, Ala.
grandchildren .
He was the son of Rev. and Mrs.
E. C. Grimsley of Schley county.
Pallbearers were: Charlie Cromer
training, after‘which i was sent to|j. H. Hill, Norman Greer, J. C. Mc
Henry Grimsley, of Concord; Joseph .they can see what we are doing.
Grimsley, of near Ellaville; Leonard 1 But the package must be inspected
Lester and Leroy Grimsley, all of if it goes by air mail."
Marion county; three sisters, Mrs. i .
Sallie Jones, of Albany; Mrs. Mary ^ FraCtU^S
from henceforth: Yea, saith the
Spirit, that they may rest from
their labors; and their works do
[iiivl ..... .follow them." Rev. 14:13. Thank ^ ... — —,
„ d it we will not examine it. but'God Mr. Foy died in the Lord ana was the son of Col. and Mrs.
ea it, we wm « hls works an d prayers will fol- Ernes t Barker, of Ft. Manmouth,
low." ■, , j N. J., and Macon, and grandson
The church invites the friends f the late Dr j w . and Mrs.
of Mr. Foy to come, and as many Gussle Beall Rogers, for many
as will, are requested to take part y ears one 0 £ Reynolds and Taylor
in Sunday's service.
C. P. EAST, Pastor.
will send it by ordinary mail.
"We prefer that mailers open the
packages themselves in the pres
ence of post office employes so that
nine
Ft. McAuther, Calif. I left Califor
nia on the 6th of October for
Washington and expect to be here
for a while.
Will repeat, thanks a lot for the
Herald and hello to all the people
in *Taylor County.
With kindest personal regards,
Yours truly,
Leonard A. Smith.
Oct. 26, 1942.
Butler Herald
Dear Charles:
Thanks a lots for the Butler
Herald each week. You just can't
Daniel,
Greer.
Zeubla Anthony and Mr.
HERE AGAIN
Leg In Fall At Her
Home Tuesday A. M.
News of the unfortunate acci
dent that befell Mrs. . Bernard
Gordy at her home in this city
Tuesday morning about 10 o'clock
occasions sincere regret to her
many friends.
While in the performance of
routine domestic duties around her
Tree planting time is heje
again. Early plantings live better'home Mrs. Gordy stepped into a
and grow off faster than those • small hole in the back yard of
planted later In the season. I rep- her premises from which sue re-
resent several of the most reput- jeeived a hard fall that resulted in
able Nurseries and can supply;the dislocation of her right hip.
your needs In anything in Nursery! Following the accident Mrs.
stock: Nut and Fruit Trees and Gordy was removed by ambulance
neraia nu> — Yard Shrubbery. Can save you'to the local hospital for medical
imagine how glad we are to get mon ey on your purchases and attention and in all probability, it
the paper from home. I am across j wll i appreciate your patronage. ,i s learned will be confined to her
Mr. Willie Carr Dies
At Home In Jackson
Early Wednesday Morning
The many local friends of Mr.
Willie Carr were grieved to learn
of his death at his home in Jack-
son early Wednesday morning.
Mr. Carr, about 70 years of age,
was born in Taylor county and
lived here until about 20 years
0l He is survived by his wife and
of j several children and grand-cmi-
dren.
one hundred yards from where she
had plunged into the water, and
brought her lifeless form to land.
Miss Posey who was the daughter
of Mr. Oscar L. Posey, farmer and
school bus driver, was born in Tal
bot county August 10, 1924. Her
mother died about three years ago.
Besides her father she is survived
by three sisters and one brother
namely: Mrs. Roy Adams, of Nor
folk, Va., Mrs. Dorothy Hembry,
Miss Mary and Jack Posey of this
county.
The funeral service which was
largely attended by sorrowing
loved ones and friends, was con
ducted by Rev. F. J. Gilbert, pastor
of the Butler Methodist church, as
sisted by. Rev. W. R. Lawhom. Pall
bearers were: Messrs Felton Posey,
Earl Posey, Jacob Posey, Andrew
Youngblood, Alton Posey and Clar
ence Ranow. Goddard Funeral
Home of Reynolds in charge of ar
rangements.
Albert Parks Davidson,
Formerly Butler Barber,
Drowns In Fla Sunday
News was received here Monday
of the death of Mr. Albert Parks
Davidson, of Camilla. Mr. David
son met death’ by drowning Sun
day morning at six o'clock near
Blountstown, Fla. He will be re
membered by Butler citizens as
the operator of a local barber
shop in 1927.
Davidson was on a fishing trip
with Ben Hill Cox, of Pelham.
When the boat's motor stopped,
. . the men attempted repairs in the
friends when the handsome y°«ng narr6w stream, and the craft cap-
cadet seemed In the bast of health j sized. Cox said he swam ashore
and most optimistic in his views ^ Davidson beside him for a
relative to his future. He was {ew morne nts, but that when he
scheduled to graduate from.West| reaehed shore and lookcd for his
Point in June, 1943, under the ,ac- partner( D av idson was missing,
celerated army program. The body was recovered Sunday
‘According to information re
ceived here Saturday Cadet Ernest.
Barker Jr., third year student of
the United States Military Acade
my, West Point, N. J., was killed
Friday in an airplane accident.
County's most prominent citizens,
While on a visit to his mother at
Macon some weeks ago the two
paid. pleasant visits to Butler
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J. T. Mathews, Butler, Ga. bed for several months.
BUILDING LOT FOR SALE
Desirable building lot within City
Upon learning of the tragedy
Mrs. Barker left Macon immediate
ly by airplane and was joined by
Colonel Barker at Ft. Manmouth
for the remainder of the trip to
West Point to claim the body of
their son and arranged for funeral
services and burial in the family
lot at Macon.
GINNERS REPORT
at 3 p. m.
Mr. Davidson's untimely death
was a great shock to the com
munity where he was known and
respected.
The funeral services were held
at Camilla Baptist church Tues
day.
Mr. Davidson is survived by hi*
wife, the former Miss v Ethel Hand,
of Buena Vista, and three brothers
''Fred, Joe and John Davidson, all
of Louisiana. Mr. Davidson was a
There were 6,303 bales of cotton,n a tive of Monroe, La.
limits of Butler; 100-ft. frontage ginned in Taylor County from the
and 333-ft.deep.Has small barn on crop of 1942, prior to October 18,
it For further information
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